Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-06
ErectiOns of Buildings.

Plans have been prepared by Speiden &
Speiden, architects, for a row Of three
houses for Mr.. Henry Orth, jr., located at
Nos. 1OO3-1OO5-1001 L street northwest. The
houses will have a frontage of twenty feet
and Il depth of seventy-siX feet, and will
be three stories in height, with a basement
The fronts will be of notified Roman brick
with brown stone and copper trimmings
and tiled roofs. The houses will be heated
by hot water, and will contain all modern
conveniences.
The same architects have prepared plans
for a four-story apartment house for Mr.
John F. Donohoe & Son, located at 3OS
East Capitol street. The building will have
frontage of thirty-ve feet and a depth
of 100 feet. Each floor will contain three
apartments, each of five rooms and bath
A portion of the basement will be fitted up
for cafe in addition. There will be space
for heating apparatus, laundry and storage
rooms. The main halls will have Terrazzo
floors and the bath rooms will be tiled
The specifications call for all modern con-
Veniences, such as elevator, electric lights,
speaking tubes, fire escape etc. The front
will be of dark Roman brick with light
stone trimmings and ornamental iron work
The same architects have alSb prepared
plans from which Mr.. Frank E. Altemus is
about to erect a store on 14th street near
Binney street. The dimensions of the
building will be 25x7O feet. The front will
be of ornamental design of white brick
with plate glass show windows The cell
ing of the store will be of metal and the
most approved fittings are to be used
throughout.
The same architects have prepared the
plans from which Mr. p j. Nee has bee1In
the erection of a furniture storage ware
house on the rear of lot 3, square 453 The
building will be twenty feet 6 inches by
fifty feet, and three stories in height.
Some improvements.
Two buildings for use as stores are to be
built by Mrs. Frede-icks at the corner of
Monroe and Harrison streets, Anacostia.
The plans have been drawn by Appleton
P. Clark, jr., architect, and provide for
two-story structures, each forty feet wide.
They are to be treated in the ~colonial
style, and>the material will lie brick and
stone.
Nine two-story and cellar houses are be-
ing built by r. w. Walker & Son on Q
Georgetown. The material used in the
fronts will be dark, lnottled brick and
brown stone Each holse Will contain six
rooms and a bath, and will be heated by a
furnace. There will be electric bells and
electric lighting and ether features which
are found in up-to-date homes.
On the 18th Street Road.
AS soon as some conclusion is reached in
the matter of the extension of 10th street
it is the expectation of a number of per-
sons who, as stated IN The Star recently
bought building sites comprising quite a
large piece of acreage property on the
Piney Branch or 14th Street road, this side
of the Brightwood Driving Park, to begin
| the erection of homes for their own occu-
pancy. Altogether there We're some four
teen individuals in this transaction and
| the amount of land purchased was eight
| and a half acres. AS 18th street extended
| will pass directly through this property
| the disposition of the matter is naturally
| one of great Importance to these people
| When the line of that thoroughfare is de
| term1ned 1t Is the purpose of some eight Oh
ten of the purchasers TO begin at once ths
erection of houses. Among those who con
| template building are Thomas G. Steward
and HI. w. Parker
/ Palisades of the Potomac.
/ Charles r. Norris will build two house.