Evening star., 1901-07-13
Enlargement Of Several Buildings
Used for Business Purposes.
IMPROVEMENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS
Rapid Progress Made in Meeting
the Demand for Houses.
MATTERS OF INTEREST

OGclueQ upon. fIdilS Iol tHlS
are being made by l.. Norris, architect, in
compliance with orders from Mr.. Thomas S
| Hyde. the owner of the property. Some
weeks ago Mr.. Hyde bought the abuttng
property fronting on G street, and it is now
! the purpose to build such an addition to
! the F street structure as will carry it for
| a considerable distance over on the G
| street lot The latter has a depth of about
| 12S feet and about forty feet of that space
| will be occupied. The new part will also
! extend about forty feet on the rear of the
| F street lot so that the entire depth of the
! addition will be eighty feet. 1t will rise to
| the height of two stories This enlarge
| ment will add materially to the facilities
| of the establishment of Mr.. Reeves, now a
necessity, and is an indication of the ex-
| pansion of the business of the city. Ulti-
mately no doubt the f street building will
| be continued all the way to G street so
| that the structure will extend through the
| block in the same fashion does the
| building of the Dulin & Martin company, a
| few doors to the west
Business improvements.
Another Improvement on F street is con-
templated by Mr.. Henry Strong, the owner
of the building at the southwest corner of
10Th and F streets northwest His agent in
this city. Mr. f. c. Baumgras, has received
that building reconstructed, The large
piers of masonry that support the upper
portion to be removed, and the weight
is to be carried on iron beams and posts.
In this way there will be more space for
the show windows. An entrance is also to
be made at the corner and one at the west
end of the F street front of the structure.
In order to provide the facilities which
growing business demand, the firm of
Smoot, Golfer & McCalley taking ad
vantage of the summer, season to have a
large addition built to their place of busi-
ness 1916 street. The new part will be
in the rear and will occupy some of the
vacant ground at the end of the building.
The Improvement will enable the firm to
give more space for the display of their
goods
The building known as G27 F street, which
was recently purchased by Miss Sarah
Moore Is being remodeled by the direction
Of the new owner. Instead of devotiug the
structure to office uses, has been done
with practically all the buildings that
block, the first floor, which is on a level
with the street, is to be arranged for use
a store. There will be Office rooms on
the second floor and the upper stories will
be apartments.
New Subdivision.
One of the few remaining tracts of land
in the immediate vicinity of the old bounds
of the city is to be laid off in building lots.
1t is what is known as the Moore property
4
Lincoln avenue. In the midst Of the thirty
acres still stands the old house where David
Moore one of the wel-known residents Of
the District, lived for so many years. The
holdings of his father comprised a much
larger area, which extended to the north
and west including part of what is now
the Soldiers Home grounds. Portions have
been sold from time to time, and the thirty
acres about the old house are all that re-
main. About a dozen years ago Mr.. Moore
received offer of this
erty.
Today 1t is estimated by his grandson,
David Moore, who, in connection with
James F. Barbour Is the trustee of the
property, to be worth at the market rate
about 100000. This estimate allows for
the ground that Is to be taken for streets,
and as Rhode Island avenue extends
through the property a large slice of the
land will be required for that broad thor
oughfare.
Already portion of this tract-that lying
west of 1st street-has been laid off in build
ing lots. and rows Of houses have been
erected.
Activity in Building.
This section, in the vicinity of LIST street
west and of North Capitol street, extend
ing north to within four blocks of the
grounds Of the Soldiers Home, has been
the scene of unprecedented activity in
building. Nearly 400 houses have been
erected within the past three years, and
A large area of land, comprising some
forty acres, and extending from the How
ard University reservoir east to North
capitol street and from the Soldiers Home
south TO Cincinnati street, has recently
been acquired by the government for use
as filtration plant in connection with the
water supply Of the city. When this work
is completed there will be series of lakes
| covering this section, with 1st street, as
at present, furnishing an entrance to the
Soldiers Home grounds
One OF the features of the opening of
the Moore tract will be the further extern
sion of Rhode IsldEd avenue. That thor
oughfare has recently been opened east
from Florida avenue through LIE Droit
Park, and this proposed extension will carry
It to Lincoln avenue. Between the latter
point and 4th street east there will be an
interruption, as that, section of the street
Is still on paper. East of 4th street east
the avenue is in existence through to the
District line. This latter extension is due
to the street railroad which is a part of
the line of the City and Suburban road to
Berwyn Md.
Effect of Street Railroads.
Some extensive grading is being done on
the east side of North Capitol street, north
of street. and extending to the grounds
of the Soldiers Eome. The high ground
Is being cut down and brought to the grade
of the streets, and when the work is COM
pleted 1t is the purpose of Mr.. Joseph Paul,
VINO owns the property, to subdfvide 1t into
building lots. This holding of Mr.. Paul
represents only a small portion of what
was known as the Bloomfngdale subdi
vision. which he laid off several years ago,
and comprised large section of the terri
tory in the vicinity of 1st street north
west. Owing to the fact that the location
was not accessible no improvements were
made. although the streets were graded,
trees planted and sidewalks laid. AS soon.
however, as the railroad was built along
North Capitol street. and even when there
was prospect Of one, the work of building
houses began and the property came rap
idly into the market. The extension Of
the old Belt line through LIE Droit Park
has also made this sectien more generally
accessible.
An Street Residence.
Plans have been prepared by Marsh &
Peter, architects. for the residence which
is to be erected for Miss Jennie Heap on
the south side of street between connec-
ticut avenue and 10th street. 1t is to be
an English basement house. with the de-
sign worked out In light stone and gray
prick, the latter being laid in Flemish
bond Stone Is to be used in the oriel win
dow which extends through I've stories.