Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-31
Indications of an Active Season in
Building Operations.
SOMEOF TIE NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS
Additional Facilities to Be Pro-
vided in the Business Sections.
V A r 1 o c S NJ A T Z E r S


Inc pudding enterprises which are to be
pushed through this season are gradually
heiDer got into shane II Ia Thought nv the
,,otor,oI ,o,, 49,, .hu 49, 90 e.
-; -. - .,lt,. " II. ~
Sitioh 10 Judge OIL the character OF the de-
mand in these particulars that there is to
be a good deal done during the coming wear
in adding IN the nrrnher of the structuras
in the Dfstrict da,o,ed 70 husinass W.
- ~ o,e' " 'u'e'' pui-
poses, ana also tndt the mouse accommodate
lions of the city will be enlarged. The
warehouse and office building of the new
trust connan,, is To no h,,i1, on5 ,rha, +ha
present hotel season comes To an end If ;s
the intention to begin the erection of the
new Willard Hotel, an enterprise of large
proportions.
A large office building is to be erected at
the southwest corner of New York avenue
and 14th street. and also a new home for
the Riggs National Bank adjoining the
present puildlng, "nle another extensive
BUSINESS puiiulhs Is 10 30 up at the north
Mest eoiiei u ''h anu l. streets northwest.
i'ieie are o'iiei schemes "hlch are IN vari-
Gus Stages OF progression, and II they are
realized, as 1t Is now thought will be the
case, the record will be enlarged Of what
promises to he a rather h,,s,, eo,.o, 20
building 1t is expected the work of nn,+;nr,
up private residences and apartment honnas
will continue, and that building of this sort
will be done in all parts of the District
There is a likelihood of a number of inn,
provements being made in what is known a.
the suburbs of The city, in addition to those
usual each season. The street car facili-
ties are now 50 complete that it makes but
little difference whether a man has his
home Two miles five miles from the bust
ness center, as the probability Is he would
roe III elther event The cost being the
same tie question OF time hardly comes in,
OF may De regarded as hardly worth taking
4!ll' dStOuiIt as lHe present RAPID
.i a.s, PiictIcailE anmhliated time, and what
.i - Gu d hdll hour ana more OF
'iaSei can ee zone III Ten minutes
The Granger Residence
vno nev bonn. NJ Nv ovid NJ, ,, ,r
C,,,r,,,,, 90 49, - JIM l.
oi'iisei' a. inc southwest corner OF Co.
lIlnola ROAD ana lie Roy street. is one of
the interesting examples in the class of
large Residences in 1bts ci,r I. -
s,,acio,,s in,,.io~ ,r,a ,'a. =, i'is
one The i,o,ressio,, of how, . - -,
ing. 1t occupi.s a comman,,ir. ,,,.t,ia,,
on rbe brow of Tho biu ovsr,noIi,.r 49,,
civ and ne II is so,ne dis,,roo go,
Level of 1h, street Inc frnnt s,,so
is reached by pIatform staircase ~
stone, with balustradcs. The exterior walls
are pleasing combination of Roman brick
anu Drown stone ana are surmounted by a
a.. tbe boo,sa ~ "" 'n sptaiiish tiie.
i. - nAI.aI oit q .oi iiei ana there
~ a. ~ ~" aotis d POI loh Oh the
datanhaa IT, ts. Piac'Naiy STANDS
81 ,b4. ar,roaon !. vi ,ie spaciousness
- h appioaoh 10 eoi,.iiueu py the size
"a IN. t ii'iii' winch eAtehdS across
oilG side VI 'nS house ana contains the
staife ase ana also fireplace. Two win
Vows overlooking the porch, open into this
h.-ii.
On the leit OF the entrance are recep-
noh room the parior and the dining room,
the latter being 24x29 feet. On the second
1lcor are the sitting room. library, two bed
rooms hrn
Is one of the large rooms of the house as
1t is 2OX2S feet. On the third floor are
five bed rooms and two bath rooms FIem-
ish oak is used in the finish of the dining
room and hall, while the wood chosen for
the library is mahogany. The parlors are
| finished in white and gold. The house