Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Some Of the improvements in Progress
in Various Sections.
WORK OF CHANGES And ADDITIONS
Modern Facilities as Tending to
Encourage Suburban Growth.
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at 1926 S street northwest is one of the
| latest additions to a neighborhood that has
| many attractive examples of domestic
\ architecture. This house was designed by
| b. Frank Meyers, architect and is three
! stories in height with an attic. The ma
| ter1al used in the exterior Is brick and
| brown stone. the latter being employed in
| the courses and in ornamental bands to
| enrich the front. There is a BAY window
| extending to the third story and its ter
| mlnatlon is marked by a porch the front
| Oh which is protected by an iron railing
| Above the main entrance there is little
| balcony at the opening in the second story
| The gable, which finishes the main por-
| t1on OF the front, is also of brick and is
| ornamented. The width of the house is
| twcnty-three feet and the depth seventy
| three While there is a basement under
the entire house, it is used for heating and
other purposes, the kitchen being located
| on the hrst floor. On the right of the en-
trance hall Is the parlor, which is finished
| IN white enamel and gold, and from the
haH there is an entrance to central hall,
where the staircase is located. Farther
back is the dining room and then comes
the Kitchen. with the buffers pantry in
tervening. The entire first floor, with the
exception of the parlor, is finished in quar-
tered oak.
DIR. Domer's Residence.
The same architect has prepared the
plans for addition which Rev Dr.
Domer proposes to make to his residence
IDS 18th street northwest. 1t will be two
stories in height with a cellar and will add
to the house on the first floor dining
room and a kitchen and on the second floor
a bed room and bath room.
MIR. Hyde's Library.
The residence of Mr.. Thomas Hyde, 2Sth
and Q streets, is being enlarged by an adj
dition in the rear. The plans, which have
been prepared by Marsh & Peter archi-
tects, provide for extension of the Ii
| brary. The addition will be two stories in
| height so that there will be a room above
| the library There will be low book cases
| running around the sides of the apartment.
| A feature will be fireplace with loaded
| glass windows each side. The room
| Will be finished in cherry.
| Christ Church improvements.
| The same architects are experimenting
some repairs which are being made in
| Christ p E. Church. 31st and streets
The roof is being put in order and the
| tower will be fixed and the stones replaced
| where needed. While the changes are i'm
| portant yet they are of such a character
as not to be noticed by most Of the con-
| gregation when all services are resumed in
| the fall.
| Increased Suburban Growth.
| One result of the modern and improved
| system of street railways which the peo-
| pie of the District during the present
| season enjoying for the first time is the
| opportunity that is afforded for the resi-
| dents to become familiar with the country
| surrounding the city. In addition to the
| mere knowledge which always comes from
| travel, people Will also be impressed with
| the ease and facility with which they can
| go from one point to the other. The new
| system of roads which are now being put
iE shape and which still shows some of
the crudeness Of newnesS has the feature
| of through cars, thus giving continuous
| service from the extreme parts of the ter
| ritory covered by the network Of railways.
| In this way in half hour or less peo.
| pie can go from the business center eight
| and nine miles in the country. One of the
| great objections to a suburban residence
| in the old days were the annoyances
| well as the time required in getting from
ones place of business out into the coun-
| try, and only those who had great per-
sistence continued in spite of the difficult
| ties and also the hardshps of the situa-
ton to have their homes any distance away
| from the populous portions of the city.
In Spite of Obstacles.
1t is surprising, when everything is taken
| into consideration, and especially when the
conditions of the present are compared
| with those of the past, that the suburbs Of
| the city had any growth at all. The fact
| is, however, they did prosper, and that
/ circumstance was used and may still be
used as a convincing argument that the
growth Of the city such as to over
come all obstacles that stood in the way Of
| its advancement.
The population of the city, as was shown
| by the figures of the census which has just
| been given out, is not standing still by any
means, and in spite of the hard times
| which made up a major part of the last
| census decade the increase in the city's
population was about equal to that of the
| FOR he