Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-14

ner OF Connecticut avenue and Florida
avenue, having frontage Of 'fifty-hve feet
s street and on Florida avenue and con-
tanning 6,23o square feet, was bought by
Mr.. r. Dickinson Jewett ),
The price paid was $4,000. which Is at
the rate of $500 per square foot. Plans are
being prepared by Marsh & Peter. archi-
; tects, for handsome residence to be
erected by Mr.. Jewett
The other building site referred to is at
the southwest. corner of Goth and Q streets.
having a frontage of ninety feet on the
former and Lightweight feet on the lat
ter. The total area is 9.456 square feet.
Mr.. T. T. GaF paid for this ground $a5 600.
which is at the rate Of $3.50 per square
foot
J. Augustus Taylor. real estate broker.
in connection with Ellerson & Wemple.
real estate brokers, has sold to Charles
Wilson the residence 1116 Vermont avenue
for $4,000.
New Banking Building.
The American National Bank is having
plans prepared by Mr.. B.~stanley Simmons,
architect, for modern banking house on
the property recently leased by that insti-
tutien at $40 18th street. The entire front
of the old building will be taken out and
a handsome classic front of stone, brick
and ornamental iron substituted The front
will have stone colonnade taking in the
full width of the building and extending
through t two stories RE. projecting six feet
Of the old building will be taken out and
extended back to depth OF seventy feet,
at the rear of which will be the directors
rooms, elevated five feet above the main
floor. The president and secretary's office
will be at each side of the main entrance.
From these offices will lead the banking
cages extending back fifty feet and FORM
ing a semi-circle at the front of the vault
The main floor win be fireproof and all of
the fixtures of the most modern type.
Near Lincoln Park.
A large block Of land on the east side
of 18th street between Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and street southeast has been pur-
chased by w. E. Wright. 1t comprises the
entire frontage ot,the square OF, 18th street.
1t is Mr.. Wrsghts intention to- build four
or five houses on this property during the
present season. The purchase, was made
through Ellerson & Wemple, real estate
brokers. -''-ss' 1852 ~
On the Conduit Road.
A deal is reported by which Jacob P.
Clark has sold to w. W. Fraser a tract of
ffty-six acres on the Conduit road in the
vicinity of the Athletic Park and including
that place. 1t is understood to be the pur-
pose of the new owner to improve the
property by the erection of houses The
land lies between the Conduit road and the
tracks of the Great Falls railroad
New Apartment Houses.
There is marked activity in the offices of
architects just now. and a number of plans
which have been under consideration have
been put into the hands of contractors for
estimates. Several contracts have been
awarded and the promise is that there will
be quite a good deal Of building ..---.,..
There seems to- be no let up in the build
ing of apartment houses, and besides those
now in various stages of progress number
OF. new enterprises are being considered
Perhaps the largest of the new schemes
is the one that soplanned, by the Kenesaw
Avenue ApartmsntTH House Company, which
owns nearly the entire triangular piece Of
ground lying on. the south side of Kenesaw
avenue between odd and new 10th streets.
The frontage of this ground is over 100
feet and the depth is about 200 feet Plans
are being considered for the erection, of a
building which will practically cover the en-
tire site. and Will rise to the limit of the
height allowed by law, which is about eighty
feet. The officers Of. the company are: T.
A. Harding. fpresfdent; T. c. Dulin,' vice
president F. L. Averill, secretary and
treasurer; Walter D. Davidge, counsel. The
directors comprise the above and John B.
Henderson, Georges w! t'Stone and Robert L.
Balm. 81 rs&+s s1a@4
An apartment to be built on the property
adjoining, the Cumberland, at the south
east corner. aof Massa chusetts avenue and
Thomas Circle is proposed by Franklin 7.
an apartment house at the southwest cor
nerv of Massa chusetts avenue and 18th
street.
Mr.. Wallace's Home.
Plans have been prepared for hand
some residence which Mr.. w. J. Wallace is
to build at 1874 18th street northwest. Ac-
cording to the designs as prepared by Hard
ing & ,Upman, architects. brown stone and
brick will be used in the front of the house,
which will have a circular bay window
and square stone porch. There will be
three stories. with attic and cellar. The
frontage will be twenty-three feet and the
depth eighty feet. On the first floor, which
Will be finished in quartered oak, will be the
depth 50 feet On the first floor, which will
be finished in auartered oak. will be the
parlor. central hall. library, dining room
and Kitchen. An attractive feature of the
dining room will be wide window at5the
side following a curved line. One the second
moor viii be three chambers and a. den the
latter finished in mahogany.
Some New Houses.
A house is to be built for Mrs. Alice M
Fulton on Vermont avenue between M and
N streets.
A country residence is being erected in
Montgomery county, Md, near Washing
ton Grove, for Frederic w. Carlyle.
F. E. Terrell is to build home on North
Columbia Heights.
:, Three houses are being erected by Frank
lin T. Sanner at 3012 -3016 18th street north
west, and Lester A. Barr is building a
house at 2221 California. avenue.
Plans for residence fora. M. McIach-
len on Lanier Heights have been prepared
by James G. Hill, architect. 'H-a-
A Proposed Subdivision.
Howard F. Johnson & Co. real estate
brokers, in connection with w. 8. Minnix
real estate broker, have closed a sale of
property on Brightwood avenue just. south
of Scheutzen Park, known as the Click
property containing three acres
1t is the purpose of the purchasers to tear
away the old house. clean of the grounds
and make subdivision.
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