Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Plans Made for Home by
Mr.. James I'M. Green.
DEALS IN REAL ESTATE
CONTRAST OFF CITY CONDITIONS
WITH THOSE OF '65.
Expansion Noted in Nearly Every De-
partment Of Material Life
of the City.

of the City.
In the course of the next few weeks Mr..
James M. Green will have prepared plans
for the house which he intends to erect for
his own use on the site on the north side OF
Massachusetts, avenue between 18th and
18th streets, which he recently acquired
The building lot Is a generous one, as 1t
has frontage Of thirty feet seven inches
and extends back to an alley some cone hum
dred and twenty-six feet. The total area Is
4,074 square feet, and the price paid was s.
per square foot. There Is at present small
brick house on a portion Of the property,
which will, of course. be removed.
A feature of this transaction which is Of
considerable interest is that the house is the
last of old-time structures on that side of
the block. A similar process has been go
ing on across the street with nearly the
same result, so that the entire square is
now nearly built up with modern residences
of a handsome type Senator Lodge has his
handsome home On that block and there Is
the colonial home of Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh
while the home Of Mr.. Beriah Wilkins has
just been completed
Progress in Building.
The foundations of the new office building
which is being erected at the northeast cor
ner of 14th and G streets are nearly COM
pleted. and as soon as a sufficient supply of
steel is received the work will be begun of
erecting the steel frame of the superstuct-
ure. The foundation walls and piers of this
building show substantial work, as the
brick are laid in cement, forming mass
that is like stone in consistency and power
n
the foundation for the addition of Wizards
Hotel Is nearing completion and some Of the
masonry has been laid.
Some Large Transactions.
Several large transactions have recently
been closed through the office of Early &
hampton, real estate brokers. They have
sold to Major James J.. Gordon of Cincin-
natl for L. A. Barr the Thomas apartment
house at the southwest corner of Thomas
Circle. The consideration was $50, COO Also
they have sold to f. A. Barr for Major Jas.
]. Gordon the Lewis building at the south
east corner of Louisiana avenue and 9TH
street for $4,000.
They have sold fort Mrs. Finella Alexan-
der to George w. F. Swartzell lots 800,
3O6 and 3O7 on Baltimore street between
18th and 10Th Streets having frontage or
III feet and depth of al, and containing
% 27S square feet. The consideration was
$4,000. 1t is stated to be the intention Of
the purchasers to erect on this ground
row of ten houses The firm has also sold
to Mrs. Fnnella Alexander the houses 1917
and 1919 Adams Millbroad for SIG 900 and
also house 176S Columbia road for $4,000.
Through this office Mr.. Everett has
bought from Franklin T. Sanner house 1857
Mintwood. place for $4,000.
Change in the City.
The significant feature of the visit to this
city of members of the Grand Army during
the past week must have, BEEN in many
cases at least, the appearance of the city
as compared with their recollections Of 1t
thirty five years ago. Those of the veterans
whose service brought them to this part OF
the country during the four years struggle,
who saw the capital city In war times, must
have been fairly overwhelmed by the con-
trast which greeted their eyes on every
side To say that new city has sprung up
on the site Of the struggling village with its
mud roads, which they recall, will hardly
do justice to the radical transformation
which has taken place. There was no sug-
gestions then that the plan Of the city was
the most effective and beautiful that had
ever been adopted for the of any city.
In fact, the very capaciousness Of the
plan then only served to emphasize the I'M
kempt condition of the streets and the
lack Of care which are only possible when
the municipal income bears but little rela-
ton to the outgo. The town would have
presented a more compact and orderly ap-
pearance If 1t had been started as most
cities of the country were-from one central
point-and then gradually developed as the
municipal needs demanded.
Realizing the Plans.
But the city was laid out on regal plan,
as an imperial city, using the word in its
material and not political sense. When the
civil war broke out Washington had been
in existence over sixty years. and had not
yet begun to realize the ideas of it's found
ers. Since the war the work of develop
ment has been going on with results such
as are seen today in a city that is acknowl-
edged to be the most beautiful in the world
However, as the visitors no doubt noted,
the development has by no means reached
an end.
1t is continuing year by year with a
force and volume that is astonishing even
to those who are most familiar with its
daily life.
Expansion of Business.
In almost every department of the material
life of the city this growth and progress
is marked. and perhaps in no direction more
so than in the additions which are being
made in houses and business places to ac-
commodate the increasing population and
expanding business. A few years ago there
were practically no apartment houses in the
city. Today these structures are found all
over the city and in such numbers as seem
surprising, yet in the face of this broadening
Of the living quarters of the people the cree
ton Of houses continues with undated ac-
tivity, and the houses to rent signs are seen
only here and there.
Along the streets in the business sections
of the city are seen great store and office
buildings in numbers that would have
seemed incredible@to resident of ten wears
ago. These and other facts which are omen
to the observation of every one that walks
the streets with. open eyes are onIy the SIR
face Indications Of the material growth and
prosperity which the fnation's capital Is en-
joying.
DR.. Crawford's Residence.
Plans for residence to be built nv Dr
C. Alexander Crawford, U. S. N, have been
completed by Marsh land Peter, architects.
for the lot recently purchased by the owner
on the east side Of New Hampshire avenue.
just north Of Dupont Circle
The house will have four stories and base
ment, with a frontage Of twenty-five feet
and a depth Of seventy-five feet. and the
exterior will be entirely of white stone de-
signed In the French renaissance style. the
upper story with dormer windows and slate
roof.
The interior plan is well arranged, one of
the features being a large central hall with
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