Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13
Handsome New Residence to Front on
Dupont Circle.
ROOMS IN HOUSES FOR AUTOMOBILES
Changes Made Necessary by the
Growth Of the City,
V A RIOU S NJ \ Z r E r S

an Episcopal congregation. ana winch mas
not been occupied for churrh purposes for
some fi1n, i ia he remove TIL. new
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"h"'' Oh lh' pt-Io'i'H "S3'''' Withth ms
area. having Il broad frontage on Massa-
chusetts avenue and also on 7 street, the
base of rho. trianmI, ing III. 1871, s,roet
fro,,,a.r.
lis properly WIS purchased several years
ago by Mr.. Henry Wadswolth of Avon, y.
y. from the late Scuato' Van Wick of
Nebraska and the new nous. which is to
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exterior 'eL!sn, as wen "a, as me interior plan,
- .' VII VI M aug "olih VINO Is
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new structure
Colonial in >tyIe.
I, is 10 he :, large. fnnosira bonse ,b.
general architectural ,r..,,,u.,,t ,,,,,,o,,;n,,
the colonial stylo =, araar deal ne torr.,
Gotta is 10 he ;isad which with Tho ,iobt
brick. will no tho n,fn,.inaI ,pa,.ri.1s ON
pIov.d in ,h,, .v,,ri. III. ro,,., ,.,,,,., j.,
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I ~, 'in 'o'''i a. oi -" !i'aFllS Si'i'de'
49, w., -, "''t ~ 'U III ''E III lhe hasa
;n ~ III 80 ne same material
W. ''' .iilNi"H '' IN me hpprf portion of
III ,lle " ANA '"FiiiS' ana
az ~, III VIZ li'''dliiSN ABOUT tii' "pt fliiSS
inc, ,i,,7oI H. ~ ca. ''.'st uItFe%"E pass
t'IS li,L ""sH IN enter OF III" house be
~ u IN 1911" SI"i!. u" mann entrance
WI " On ne II Vel "lth ne street and on
IN Looi VIII D. d r+c' ptioh room. billiard
"l!, Sil"hIII4; room. On me main floor there
WIN ~ d ARG central nall and dining
room. itIiof ana nan room.
IL" pan room VIII be one of the novel
features ~ the house on account of its
raIiira win h.. t,.,,,,,. g. Co. ~ 'ilo
and Will occupy TIN space. assigned in the
other parts Of the house 10 the second and
4 any ne Iihlng room Is to be
he n n4a,tI-ri',., l az $f a. "lie enn VIII
tending from floor 10 ceiling. tn. fir@n,ano
Will be raised It short distance from the
level Of The floor. The builder will b. Mr.
Charles \. Langley Of Ibis city.
Nr p;ucbo,.s u..;5.
IT.,
ne handsome residence which Mr.. Gift
ford PlrChot is erecting on Rhode Island
avenue. west OF Scott Circle is ,oo,,ro
completion. 1t occupies practically the en-
tire space between Rhode Island avenue
and \ street and the plateau at the cir
Gle, and is built Of light-colored brick and
Stoiie' ne htSlSn Is by Hines & lie Fargo,
wo,.L il, IN, ~ WHO'S oiiiy o.her
1hew's Church which mas bacn er,ctai r.
main entrance to the house is from Rhode
Island avenue beneath q square porch sun
ported by stone pillars.
There is staircase h"ll in the center of
the house. which leads to a spacious hall
on the second floor. There is on the first
floor reception room as we'll as the do
mestic departments. and on the y street
front provision is made for room to store
an automobile. which can be run in di-
fcctly from the street. \ similar room will
also b" provided in the Wadsworth house,
above referred to.
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ne hidili moor VIII re divided into three
spacious rooms besides the central hall.
The library will be twenty-three bv thirty
siv +aat ara vii, h. e;l,, T., ,,..,,o
'' " ''.'i1'.' Al H""i 'eieu
'dh, inc same material beng used in the
finish of the hall. The dining room will
be tWenty-1hree by twerty-eiSht feet, and
birch will be used in The trimming. White
and gold Will he the finish Of the parlor,
which will he twenty-one by twenty feet.
1t is expected by the contractor, Mr.. Chas.
A. Langley, to have the house finished
e"''S iii '''e coming season.
Ne" offce building.
Inc CD building AT the south of the CO.
lumbar office building, on 9Th street, or
Judiciary Square, between d and E streets
northwest, is being removed, and on this
site is TO be erected seven-story office
building by Hamilton & Colbert, the own
ers. The building will have frontage of
IN thiee ieet ana extend PACK l'U 1eet:
there are alleys on each SIDE or the lot
IN me rear: upon which the windows In
lhe new bshldihG VII! open. Inc front IS
TO be hght-colored brick What Is known as
steer CONSTRUCTION VIII be used ana the
framework of the building will be of that
maternal
instead, however, of filing in the panels
OF this frame with brick or stone, as Is
customary, concrete will be used, in
cordance with what Is known as the Ran
some system. This material, as is well
known, is used in a plastic state, but it
hardens and becomes like stone. 1t has
carrying strength to a considerable degree,
and, owing to this fact it is not neces-
work as is the case when other material
is employed
The walls and partitions of the building
are to be treproof. and a feature of the