Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Large Improvements in BusinessSec-
ton Of the City.
PROPOSED ADDITION TO EBBITT HOUSE
Purchase Of Square of Land on
Steam Railroad Lines.
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Plans are Icing prepared by Mr.. James
G. Hill, architect, for an addition to the
Hooe building the south side of f street
between 18th and 14th streets The site is
new occupied by two three-story buildings
Nos. 1924 and 1896 f street, and the owner
Mr.. Calico c. Willard, Cesires the proposed
addition to correspond in design and III
height with the present structure The en-
tire site will be occupied. 1t has a frontage
of 44l2 feet and a depth of 160 feet to a
thirty-foot alley. There is also a fifteen
foot alley on the east side of the lot
The new portion will be SIX stories in
height, and will be fireproof throughout
The front will be of iron, to correspond
with the material used in the present build
ing. The floors above the first story of the
Hooe building are occupied by the United
States geological survey, and the need of
additional space has been felt for some
time.
Provision for Stores.
The first story of the new part will be
planned for use stores, while the upper
stories will be connected with the floors of
the present building, and will supplement
the space of that structure. Owing to the
fact that there is an alley at the side as
well as in the rear, the building will be
well lighted. Advantage will also be taken
ol lhe court III II, tiie rear OF me Hooe puild-
ming through the building, with tier of
office rooms on each side.
1t is not unlikely that Mr.. Willard will
also soon take active steps toward building
an addition to the Ebbtt House by making
use of the space to the east of that struc-
ture. now occupied by the buildings known
as 1::sG-3S F street. Ills ground has d
frontage on f street of twenty-seven feet
eleven inches, and a depth of 100 feet. The
~ nrsant he hTiiIin%s are NOT nrrnn j,t,I
The new addition will adioin the Hooe
building an the west occunvinr the sn.ce
bctvecn The latter structure and Inc E;b-
hitt House This Improvement as we'll as
that on the east side of the Hooe building
will be of ire silhsfa ntial character which
is characteristics of every structure put u
Inv Mir Willard His hoI1ings of re,iiv are
the most important on that prominent hus-
mess thoroushfarc, as fev include the en-
tire south frontage on + street between
Eth and l4th streets in addition to hold
ings which extend more than half down the
square on 18th street and as well as a con-
siGera bic mart of the frontage on 14th
street He also owns the Adams building
on the opposite side of F street
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Recently there have been some changes
made in the location of real estate dealers.
A handsome new office building has bacn
ne" oi'iee D'-"e t.''a
street and the owners occuny the first
floor.
Mr.. Louis d. Wine has opened an Office
at l3ol + street.
For Railroad Purposes.
Perhaps the only matter of note to &C.
cur durins, the past week, which has proved
to he a rather dull one in real estate cir
clos u,,s tho ,Iaci,s on racord of daads
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transferring 'he ttles 10 squares Vi ldilu
along the proposed route of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad in the northeastern sec
ton of the city, Aithough the legal insiru-
m,uts did nor show more than that the
land was vested in indiyiduaIs yet The
general understandine among those who
are st,uDosed 10 he we'll poste1 is that the
SQUARES were bought in the interests of.
or rather for. the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad C,,nnary
The nurchaIes connrise the SQUARES on
each side of Delaware avenue between NJ
street and Florida avenue. Through trans
fers made some time ago the company
or rather the representatives of the
Company as it is thought now control tie
sc1;aras bordering an Tho ,yast side Of 1st
street and Delaware avenue northeast,
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The pronnd netwnen tbesa noints some Of
it has passed into the hands of private par
ues' VINO are thought to have bought with
me we" OIL permanently retaining the
frNiieSe OF condemnation.
Still, however, when the bill becomes a
law giving the railroad authority to do
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way WIN sia"e crossiiiss' 'neh tiie iisn.
VIII also De given 10 condemn lahd needed
for its purposes, and 1t may be that
the Intervening territory is held by a large
number of individuaIs and NOT in blocks as
was the case win most Of the land rhus
far acquired the counany has concluded
if can acuuire II viii hatter or perhans as
good advantage Nv Conformation as nv
Drivate purchase ~
The formal formulation of the MANS for
abolishinS grade crossings along the line
W " me tiihsylEaiilh railloau Ml'i,ih me
the case Of tbc 4, IL md ohio b,, ,ba
transfer of land along the tracks of thar
| road in South Washington. These trans
| actions afford some suggestion of The great
| changes mat Will take place as soon as me
sraoe CROSSINGS IN these secuons OF the
| GiS are aoohshed. 1t Is oeneVed there VIII WI
| De an enlargement of the business fa"ill-
ties there which Is much needed. and also
| that there will be good deal OF building
| activity.
Influence of Street Railroads.