Evening star., 1900-10-13


addition to what is known as the
Hooe building the south side of
| F street near the E,bbitt. the former being
| occupied by the geological survey. The
F., owner of the property. Mr.. {. g. Willard. in
| order to provide additional space, which is
badly needed by the survey, decided to
utilize the ground in the rear of The Hooe
| building.
The new part, now about completed if
| it was in any other location, would be
| looked upon as a notable addition TO the
! office accommodations of the city, not only
because of its size. but from the character
| of the construction. 1t has a width of about
| nifty feet and extends to the height of
| seven stories. The construction is fireproof
| the walls being of brick. and the floors are
| carried on iron girders Light shafts have
! been provided, so that the entire building
| will have an ample supply of both light
and air.
| Rapid Steel Construction.
The progress made in the erection Of the
new Willard Hotel building during the past
| few weeks has been such as to make 1t
| notable in the history of construction of
| this character. On the 1st Of September
according to photographs i'll the possession
of Mr.. Clough, the superintendent for the
Geo. A. Fuller Company, contractors for
the work, there We're but few of the col
umns of the steel framework in place. Now,
tire stories is up and the terra Gotta floor
ing is in pace except the two upper
| floors. The magnitude of the work already
done, we'll as what yet remains to be
done. can be realized to some extent when
1t is known that the area covered by the
structure is 40 feet PENNSYLVANIA ave-
! nue. and $50 feet on 14th street. The steel
| frame is of the most substantial charac cter
and the brick in the walls IF the basement
| and on the sides are laid in cement.
| The work was begun last July and one
month was occupied in removing the old
| building and one month in digging out the
| foundations. and now the steel frame of
seven of the twelve stories of the building
| is up. The work of laying the stone of
the exterior walls has been begun and is
completed nearly to the second story From
| that point brick will be used
Mr.. Wayne Macyeagh's House.
| The new home which Mr. Wayne Mac
Veagh is erecting on the north side of Mas
Sachus5ttS avenue between 18th and 18th
streets is nearing completion and will be
ready for the use of the owner in the course
OF few weeks. Like other houses of that
character which have been erected in re-
cent years in this city, this new home has
the advantage OF rOomy lot that 1t
stands detached from its neighbors and has
space for light and air, not only at the
frcnt and the rear. but on both sides The
house has noe been sacrificed to the side
yards and wears the comfortable look of a
| place where there is an abundance of elbow
room for The occupants and their friends.
There is nothing crarnpcd either about the
house or the grounds, and the style select
ed by the architect. Mr.. Appleton Z. Clark,
jr.. in making the design, is in harmony
with generous air of hospitality.
II is colonial in architecture. There is
porch at the main entrance the roof of
| which is carried white pillars. The
walls OF brick and the stone used. as
well the finish of the wood trimmings
about the windows, are of white. it Is
what is known a Il basement house, and
! the interior arrangements throughout the
| three stories provide for a comfortable
| style of living.
Report business Brisk.
| that business has been unusually brisk this
| month. Notwithstanding the dullness that
is always experienced in presidential cleo
t!on years, they say they have rented near
! ly every house on their list and have made
| number of recent sales 1920 s street to
, Wilton J. Lambert: 1905 Columbia road to
! William ODonnel large frontage corner
12th and L streets northwest. improved by
| several tTame houses. To JnO. @. Camp
| bell; 13J I street northwest to Richard H.
/ Ramsay, 123 T street northwest to Walter
] f.. Schneider, 1904 North Capitol street to
| Augusta X. McGonigal. fiat POT Virginia
| avenue southeast to Mary K. Jackson, large
| frontage on Pennsylvania avenue south
| east 10 Clarence +. N0rment, 415 14th street
! northeast to Philip Melcher lot on North
! Capitol street, near New York avenue to
J Charles Die.Z: 9:S; Westminster street To
Sarah Il. Haliam, 122 Thomas street north
| west to Charles b. Mellen.