Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

the changing Of the building at gI6 I4th
street into an apartment house. There
VIII be suite on each of the four ctories
without elevator service.
A three-story frame apart ment house
has been designed by c. L. Hariiny az Chi
tect. for w. R. Simpson. who proposes to
erect II at the corner of Meridian avenue
and Center street, Mount Plea SAINT 1t
will be thirtytwo and half feet front nv
a depth of siXty-fiVe feet, and the design of
the exterior will be colonial. There viii
be four suites of rooms. those on the first
hoor containing four rooms each and those
on the second floor six rooms. including in
the latter two rooms for each suite i'm the
thlrd or attic story. The building will be
vator.
The same architect has designed two
houses of a colonial type for Mr. George
w. +. SWartzel, which are being erected
in Petworth
For Investment Purposes
A residence at the southeast corner of
Massachusetts avenue and Thomas Circle
Is being removed and on this site will be
put up an apartment house from designs
which have been prepared by b. s. Sim
mons, architect. The ground has a 'front.'
age of eleven feet on Thomas Circle and
nfty-elSht feet on Massachusetts, az enun
ana extends back l27 feet to an alley The
new structure will cover the entire lot with
the exception of spaces for light shafts
and will rise to a height of eight stories
The front will be built of jicht-colared
or1ck and stone. At the main entrance
there VIII be stone porch. The principal
railways will be trimmed with Tenne ssee
marble
Mr.. Simmons has also designed for Mr..
). X. Phillips a series of four threa-story
buildings to be erected at the southwest
corner of East Capitol and 18th directs
the interiors of which are ARRANGED for nse
as hats There is to be a suite of nye
rooms and bath on each floor Mr.. Phil
lips has also decided to complete the euter-
prise which he started some months ago
of building eleven three-sto.y tpa,tr,an+
houses on H street between 9Th and St1
streets southwest, and is now building two
aodltlonal structures, which will finish the
row. according to Mr.. Simmons plans.
Large New Office Building.
notable addition to the office buildings
of the city has been made in the erection of
the large seven-story structure at the
southwest corner of 18th street and New
York avenue. The work of construction
was begun about year ago, and it is ex-
pected by the contractor Mr. John ID.
Nolan, that the building will be ready for
occupancy the coming June
While the design as We'll ass the ma
terials used would call attention to this
improvement, still without such features
its size entities it to a place among the
conspicuous buildings in this city. The
frontage on 14th street is 119 feet and on
New York avenue 153 feet and there are
over 200 office rooms in the
building.
The walls are built of white marble to
the Sill of the first story and then brick
of a light buff color, With Ohio stone used
in abundance as trimmings, are employed
to the top story, the design being finished
by cornice and balustrade of terra Gotta
There Will be a roof of Stag and an iron
staircase. In the first-story hall the VAIN
scoting of marble will rise to a height of
eight feet, while the ceilings will be panel
ed and highly decorated. There will be
two electric elevators in the building
The architect, Mr.. George 5. Cooper had
arranged the first floor for store purposes
but that part of the plan has been changed
and the entire structure will be uurely
used for office purposes. The building was
erected by Mr.. Chas. II. Bond of Boston
and Messrs. Davidson & Davidson of this
city.
A Georgetown Apartment House.
A four-story apartment is to be erected |
IN DumbartOn avenue between 31st and 32d |
streets. The work of building is to be |
begun at once from designs prepared by |
L. Z. Dessez, architect. When the struc- |
-ure is completed it will be fifty feet front |