Evening star., 1900-02-24
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
improvements in the Business Facili-
ties Of the City.
CHANGES IN VARIOUS SECTIONS
Another Addition to the List of
Spacious Private Residences.
V IOUS M ATTE ER S

Some additions to the business facilities
| to the city are in contemplate ton and others
are fairly under way, so that 1t is proba-
| BILE the present season will witness a good
many improvements in sections of the city
devoted to business purposes. Expansion
seems to be the reason for most of these
changes, and it is evident from the plans
that additional room is needed and greater
| facilities for commercial houses It appears
| that the city in this respect is forging
ahead as in many others, which may be
| looked upon as only another of many in
dications Of the increase n the population
of the city.
1t is proposed to remove the old struc-
tire at the northwest corner of 7th and d
streets northwest and erect on this site a
fine modern building. This new improve
ment will have frontage of fifty feet and
a depth of ninety-eight feet, and will be
six stories in height. The lower floor will
be used a store, while the upper floors
will be arranged for office purposes.
As Business Street.
While 7th street is one Of the Oldest busi-
ness thoroughfares of the city, and while
the business area seems to be constantly
growing, yet it is evident from the expert
ence OF this street that the expansion is
not at the expense of the older sections.
A large number of new buildings have been
erected during the last few years on 7th
street and others have been Improved and
modernized SO that the facilities for doing
business have kept pace with the demands
of an increasing population.
In the office of Mr.. James G. HILL the
architect where the plans of the building
above referred to have been made, plans
are also being made for the erection of an
addition to the building 1915 f street, occu-
| pied by the Dulin & Martin Company, sue
cessors to NJ. w. Beveridse. The present
structure now extends through the Llock
from F to G street, and t is proposed to
erect on the ground adjoining this bui,G
ing on the west side a structure forty by
twenty-eight feet and four stories high,
which will be enlargement on all four
| floors of the available space of the pres
ent building.
Addition to the IOoe Building.
Bids are being received by Mr.. Hill. arch
| itect, for the constructor OF building
which is to be located on the rear part of
the lot now occupied by the Hooe build
| ing, on the south side of F street between
| 18th and 18th streets. The new addition is
to be fifty-two by ffty-nine feet ard will!
be six stories in height, conforming ip the
latter particular well in general de-
sign to the structure which is located on
the front portion of the lot. The tenant
VI I1oOe IS 'JINtel states
geological survey, and it is the intention of
Mr.. c. c. Willard, the owner of the proper
ty, in making this Improvement, to provide
additional room, which is needed by the
survey.
Wayne MacVeaEh's Residence.
Next week Mr.. John McGregor, who has
| the contract for the erection of a residence
| on the north side of Massachusetts avenue
between 18th and 18th streets northwest
| for Mf. Wayne MacVeagh, will begin the
excavation for the foundations. According
| to the plans prepared by Mr.. Appleton 2.
Clark, jr., architect, the new building will
be one of the largest private residences in
this city. Unlike most city houses built on
an inside lot, 1t will have a lawn space on
each side. with windows opening it,
and for this reason the interior plan is
drawn on much ampler lines than would
otherwise have been possible, and, in addi-
ton, the house is continued back the full
width, instead of resorting to the usual
| device of rear building in order to secure
needed light and ventilation.
In this way the sweep of the interior is
more satisfactory, as 1t is possible to have
| an unbrcken vista from the front to the
rear. Better proportions possible for
| the rooms, and the entire interior is given
| an effect Of spaciouSness which is generally
lacking in city houses. The exterior de-
sign will follow strictly the lines of what
| is known as the colonial style in architec-
| ture, and while the details will be simple
| yet the effect, it is thought, will be pleas
| ing.
Brick and Stone.
The material used will be brick Of a
| rather dark shade, something similar to
| that which is found in the residence of Mr.
Thomas Nelson Page A light stone will be
| used about the openings and also for the
| band courses and cornices. The main en-
| trance will be raised from the level of the
| terrace by only few steps and will be
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| lars Of classical design. The basement will
| be rusticated, as it is termed, the courses
| of brick being laid to show grooves at each
course.
| mark the piers or ends of the wall at each
| side There will be a projecting cornice at
the third story, and then above will rise
| the roof on slightly retreating lines, and it
| will be pierced by dormer windows. There
| will be cellar underneath the entire house.
where the heating apparatus will be placed
and where the laundry and other rooms for
| household uses will be found.
An Ample Fireplace.
| large room near the heating apparatus
will be used as a cold air chamber, and
through this room all the air supplied
throughout the house, after being heated,
| will come The house will have four stories
| and cellar. There will be a large en-
| trance hall with library on the left The
| hall Will be twenty-eight feet wide and
"ill contain an ample fireplace, which will
be eleven feet wide. Back of the entrance
| hall will be the staircase hall and opposite
TO the approach to the staircase will be a
| reception room. The library and recention
| room can be utilized on social occasions as
| places Where the guests lay aside their
| wraps before going up stairs.
In the rear Of these apartments are the
| Kitchen and other rooms connected with
| that department. The staircase, which will
be wide, Will be built along the east wall of
l the house. and Will be ESyDte5 },,,
| opening on the side lawn There Will be a
| passenger elevator running to the ton of
the house and back staircase to the upper
| floors.
| Spacious Effect,
The arrangement of the first or parlor
floor Will emphasize the size of the house
as there will be a central hall twenty feet
| wide and extending across the entire width