The Washington times., 1902-06-15
Agents Feel the Hot Spell
and Genuine Apathy
Has Begun.
THE FOUNDRY CHURCH SITE
Lively Since the Settlement of Sew
eral of the Strikes of Members of
Building Trades.


Real estate brokers have been forced
to feel the effects of the heat of the past
week through dropping off in the num-
ber of inquiries and many of them now
feel that the summer season is upon
them. While a number of good deals
were sconsummated during the period,
but few new deals were entered upon.
and those which were put through have
been under negotiation for weeks and
even months past. The final purchase by
the official board of Foundry Church of
site for new edifice was an event
worth noticing. while other transfers
of business and residence properties
took place.
The transfer to the Misses Davidson
of the block of ground bounded by Nine
tenth and Twentieth Streets. S Street
and Florida Avenue. went on record dur
ing the week. Two hundred thousand
dollars was paid for the ground.
Since the sale of the old Foundry
Church, at Fourteenth and G Streets.
several months ago, to Thomas f. Walsh
a special committee has been looking
about for a site where the congregation
might be accommodated 1t had been
decided to buy site at the northeast
corner of Fifteenth Street and Rhode
Island Avenue. but as the ground Sc
lected there was not of the dimensions
for 4 church required this place was
abandoned. Next the members turned
their eyes toward Sixteenth Street.
where several sites had been offered.
Through Theodore. A. Harding they en-
tered into negotiations with Thomas ].
Fisher & Co. and have now about closed
for the ground at the southwest corner
Of Sixteenth and Madison Streets.
Foundry Church Site.
This ground has frontage of 125 feet
on Sixteenth Street, by 11O feet on Madi-
son Street. and contains 1850 square
feet of ground. The selling price is un-
derstood to be S55. 600, which would aver
age about $3.T0 per square foot. Part of
the ground is improved by three. two
story brick houses. which will soon be
razed to the ground in order to make
way for the church.
The location of the new Foundry
Church at this point brings it within the
territory of st. Paul's NJ. E. Church,
and will result in a consolidation of the
two congregations St. Pauls submitted
this proposition months ago. shortly
after the sale of old Foundry. and agreed
that the new church should be called
Foundry. II is understood that the
new building erected by St. Pauls
at Fifteenth and R Streets. will be sold
as soon as an advantageous offer is sub
mitted and that a branch Will be estab-
lished near Mount Pleasant or Column
bia Heights. So far as known no plans
for Foundry Church have vet been pre-
pal ed. but no time will be lost in hay
ing this done. Since old Foundry Church
was torn down the congregation has
been Horshiping in Columbia University
Hall. but it is probable in the near fu-
ture they will worship at st. Paul's.
Building Operations Booming.
Building operations have taken on
new lease of life recently. and it is ex-
pected within the next week or two a
number OF structures will be started
The strikes of the members Of the build
ing trades which have been on since
carly in the spring have about all been
settled and contracts have been signed
between the workingmen and bosses
which will keep things going at least
for a year Considerable injury was done
the business by the strikes coming on
just as they did at the opening Of what
promised to be a busy season. However.
there is yet time Tor the erection OF
many structures and there will be many
changes noticeable before the fall rolls
around.
Mr. Louis Bernier the architect OF the
French government, has been in the
city during the past week and has de-
voted considerable time to study OF
the building regulations p vogue here
He had also had borlngs made OF
the site recently acquired tor the Duilu-
ing the French government proposes to
erect for the use OF the embassy TO this
country. When the large frontage on
Street, between Twenty first and TWEEN
ty-second Streets, was purchased last
year. about this time, Mr. Bernier. who
was then in this country, became famil-
lar with the location.
Plans for the Building.
Since that time he has drawn what
may be termed tentative plans, and tae
purpose of his visit to this city at this
time Is TO perfect the details s. that
building will be erected that will not
only be an architectural credit TO Jn,
French nation, but will be well adapted
for the residence of the ambassador and
the Office OF the embassy. Ample ground
has been secured, and it is expected that
the building to be erected upon that
commanding site will be an attractive
addition to the city.
The fine new building of the Home
Life Insurance Company at Fifteenth
and G Streets northwest now commands
a fine view OF the surrounding neigh
borhood, as it stands towering above
the surrounding buildings nine STOKES
in the air. At Fourteenth and g Streets
there is vacant ground where Old Foun-
dry Church stood. which will soon be
covered with the steel framework OF an
other nine-story structure. which is TO
be put up for Thomas F. Walsh. This
building viii have much larger front
age than the one at Fifteenth and G
Streets, as IL extends nearly 200 feet
on Street and about the same dis |
tance on Fourteenth Street. To the |
westward from the new Home Building |
Tast the Treasury and War Depart |
ments, there is another vacant piece OF |
ground At Seventeenth Street, Pennsyl- |
Yania Avenue and g Street. Here also |
will be erected a magnificent new Office |
The ground was purchased |
early in the spring by Gen. Arson S. |