Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-04

estate market and the outlook for the
future Moore &, Hill, real estate brokers,
said to Star reporter that the first three
months of this year the business was the
best the firm has ever enjoyed. January
and February they continued, usually re-
garded rather slow, proved active the
calls concerning property from posslDle
purchasers being remarkably large. These
inquiries have been coming in in a steadily
Increasing ratio since the middle of Feb
ruary, the aggregate number of calls being
far in excess of those for any correspond
ing period. The inquiries come from no
particular section. nor is the demand con-
fined to any one class. but represent all
grades from the highest-priced properties
to the less imposing dwellings suited to
those of slender means who are desirous OF
making their first venture as home own
ers.'
Among the sales made by Moore & Hill
during the last week were the following:
For D. F. Anderson 1923 North Capitol
street, 81 $50: for David Moore. two houses
on U street between North Capitol street
and LIST street. for $500 each; for Eugene
E. Stevens. 1916 Columbia road, Columbia
Heights. for $3.50: for Mrs. Sarah r. Hal
lam, 300 n street northwest, for $3.50; for
Gerald NJ. johnson. 1926 w street; for Bar
bour heirs. nine lots in Bloomingdale for
50 500: for John G. Campbell, two lots on
4th street between F and G. fer $3.50; for
Charles w. Downing, 1904 18th street north
| west 5000: for Mrs. Jane E. Reilly. 800 NJ
street northwest, $4,000 for Bates Warren,
five houses In Blooming dale Tor SZl,fitJ.
Enlarging Bank Building.
The facilities of the Second National Bank.
800 18th street, have for some time been in
adequate for the transa elton of its increas-
ing business. To accommodate its patrons
and its employees the officers OF the bank,
with the approval of the board of directors
have acquired from w Parker Smith about
500 square feet of ground adjoining the
bank for bank purposes.
Mr.. George s. Cooper, the architect is
now engaged in preparing plans for re1nod-
cling the present bank building to a more
modern one.
1t is proposed to change the front
trance the vestibule and the banking
rooms A new board room Will also be
constructed the recently acquired prop
erty.
The present board room will be utilized
by the officers and clerks for executive
offices 1t is understood that the improve
ments will begin at once.
New Catholic Church.
Plans have been prepared by w. F. Wa.,-
ner & Bro. architects, for the new church
edifice which is to be erected at the north
east corner of South Capitol and NJ streets
by the congregation of ST Vincent de Paul
Catholic Church. The new structure is to
have a basement for general uses in con-
nection with the parish work. The audi
forum will be raised a short distance
above the level of the street. AS the roof
will be supported by trusses, the use of
columns will not be necessary, and in CON
sequence the full sweep of the interior
from the vestibule to the altar will be I'M
obstructed. The exterior will follow the
plain lines of the Roman style of archi-
lecture, which will be well expressed in
granite, the material used in the construc
ton of the exterior walls. At one side of
the gable will be a square tower of sturdy
dimensions. The seating capacity of the
auditorium will be 500.
Mr.. Walsh's Improvement.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Thomas F.
Walsh to improve that portion of his resi-
dence property which fronts on street be-
tween Goth and 21st streets by the erection
of two or three houses. This part of the
property where his residence has been
erected is now separated from the house
lot proper by a stone and iron fence, the
section fronting on Massachusetts avenue
being laid out as a lawn. The frontage of
the ground on street is sixty feet, with
he