Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-10
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
New Apartment House on
Capitol Hill.
LATE IMPROVEMENTS
PRESE. WALTON OF PLACES OF
NATURAL BEAUTY.
Facilities of Communication Between
the City and Wide Area
of Suburbs.

An apartment house is to be erected for
Albert Carry on the west side of 18th street
just south of Lincoln Park. On account of
it's nearneSs to this beautiful pleasure
ground the new structure is to be known
as The Lincoln. 1t will rise to the height
of five stories, and as Mr.. Carry owns the
adjoining land, lawn space has been re
served on each side of the building for
light and air. 1t will, therefore, be prac-
tically detached structure, and will have
all the advantages of such a site. Brick of
light shade, with white joints and light
stone trimmings, are the materials which
have been selected by the architects, c. A.
Didden & Son, for the main front The
treatment Will be that of the renaissance,
and the appearance of the structure will be
attractive and pleasing.
The building will have twenty apart
ments, each containing five rooms, kitchen
and bath. The main entrance will be in
the center. and will lead to a sort of ro-
tunda, where the main staircase will be
located and where the elevator will. be
found. feature of the suites will be the
access from the kitchens to the platform
of the fire escapes, which will be used as
back porches. The new structure will have
a frontage of IS feet and a depth of 11S
feet.
Enlarging an Apartment House.
The same architects have prepared plans
for an extension to the north of the Portner
apartment house. The contract for the iron
work has been given out, so that in the
course of the next few months when it
is contemplated to begin the work the ma
terial will be available for use.
Odd Fellows Hall.
Plans for substantial structure have
boo
elected on 2Sth street between o and P
streets. 1t will be the home of the Odd
Fellows of Georgetown and will be four
stories in height. with a frontage of forty
feet and a depth of eighty feet There are
to be stores on the first floor and a large
hall on the second with lodge rooms above.
Buff brick with light stone will be the ma
terial used in the front
A Business Building.
The old building at 141O New York ave-
nue. is being torn down and in its plac
will arise two-story structure. This prop
erty adjoins the Bond building on the west.
Property at Auction.
The auctioneers find a good demand for
property, and as a rule they secure excel
lent prices. While the market is considered
| to be promising and sales can be effected
at figures that are based upon the income
producing quality of the property the
amount of realty offered through the me-
dunn of the public auction has not been
above the average during the present sea-
son. The explanation is that there exists
no need to resort to a forced sale, for. the
reason that those who have membranes
on their property are able to meet the in
terest charges or pay off the indebtedness.
In some respects the falling off in the
number of auction sales is an indication of
strong market, although that is not the
lnvariable rule, for the reason that this
| medium of selling property Is sometimes
found to be more advantageous than by
private sale. All auction sales are not trust
sales by any means.
To Preserve Natural Beauty.
What has been termed the Palisades of
the Potomac are likely to be permanently
injured if the present policy is pursued of
gouging out the sides of the hills overhang-
ing the upper portion of the river The
wooded heights that overlook the Potomac
are justly admired for their beauty. and
without exaggeration can be compared in
scenic saftractiveness with the more famous
surroundings Of the lower portion of the
Hudson river. At this season of the wear.
when the forests bordering On the Potomac
are clothed in all the glory Of their spring
attire, these bare spots are painfully notice.