Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Active Building Operations
Favored by Mild Weather.
INTERURBAN TRAFFIC
THE IMPROVEMENTS IN VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
Result Of Continental Hall Contest to
Be Announced at Meeting Of
D. A. r. Congress.
INTERURBAN TRAFFIC

An apartment house is to be erected on
the west side of 18th street between M and
N streets by DR.. Farnham. 1t is to be five
stories in height and will contain twenty
suites of rooms. The building, which has
been designed by Mr.. Atkinson, architect
will occupy the entire frontage Of the lot
which is eighty-two feet, and will extend
back ninety-six feet, with setbacks for
light and air.
An attractive house has been designed
by Wood, Dom and Deming for w. H.
Walker. 1t is to be located on the north
side Of N street between 18th and 18th
streets. and in it's architectural treatment
will be a pleasing example Of the French
style.
The same architects have made plans for
two houses to be erected by Chas. L. Fitz-
hugh at the southeast corner Of 18th and /
streets. The principal house will have a
wide frontage on I street. where the main
entrance will be.
An Attractive Residence.
The residence which has just been COM
pleted for Mr.. Robert Patterson at the
northeast side Of Dupont Circle is much ad-
mired. in adlition to being an admirable
type of the French school of architecture,
the treatment shows refinement and deli
cacy that constitutes one of the chief
charms OF the house. 1t is easy to under
stand with a scheme of decorat ton so elab-
crate that unless the details are handled
with good judgment and self-restraint the
result would be almost barbaric. At least
the house would be apt to show the coarse
ness of mere ostentation. The upper por-
ton, which Is terra Gotta. Is fairly over
run In parts with a tracery Of ornamental
ton SO delicate that the mass Of it is not
for moment in evidence. All the carving
Is nodded on the blocks Of terra Gotta, and
the joints of the blocks are SO skillfully
made that only close inspection brings
them out. The interior Arrangement is
ample and generous, as BETTING a house
of such unusual dimensions for a cftv
home, while the exposure to the south and
west serves to flood the interior with an
abundance Of sunlight
Two New Subdivisions.
There are two recent subdivisions Of land
In the northeast. One is Ellaston Terrace
which is virtually the northern limit of
Langdon and outlet of Langdon and Win
throp Heights, lying, as it does, south of
Rhode Island avenue and conferred on Goth
street Then there is Fort Saratoga Addi-
ton to Brookland, which was recently pur.
chased by number of composttors in the
government printing office and several
others, for the purpose of division and i'm
provement. The opening Of this subdivision
or Hamlin and 10th streets-linking together
two important sections Of Greater Wash
ington.
Active Building Operations.
AS rule what is known as an open
season-in other words, mild winter-is a
matter Of consequence only to those who
have outdoor work to do. This season,
however, owing to the coal situation, the
absence of the usual severe weather has
been universally commented upon and the
general public has benefited in saving in
their coal bills. At the same time those
who are interested in building have found
1t possible to go on with the work practi-
cally with no interruption except for rain
during the entire winter up to this time
There have been but few days when 1t was
not possible to lay brick in the open The
result is that some large undertakings,
which were delayed for one reason or an
other at the beginning, have been pushed
and IN this way part Of the lost time
has been made up.
All those who are in a position to know
about such matters are agreed that there
is an unusual amount of work in progress.
Following as it does season Of large ac-
tivity and leading to the period which
promises to be busy one, the outlook
for the building trades well as for realty
in general is promising. In addition to
expenditures on account of private under
takings there is likelihood Of a good deal of
work to be. begun by the government. The
need of the general government for build
ings of all kinds is to be recognized by
Congress this year to the extent at least
of adding something in the way of addi-
tional accommodations.
The additions from time to time do not
keep pace with the development of the
civil service and the result Is that the area
is constantly getting larger. However, with
the improvements at the Washington bar
racks, a new building for the Smithsonian
and one for the Department Of Agricul-
ture, new structures for the standardizing
bureau and the building of the filtration
plant and the erection Of the municipal
building. 1t is evident that the share of the
government in the activities Of the season
will be considerable.
/ Hotel Improvement.
The extensive improvements which were
In progress during the past season in the
Shoreham Hotel. and which have been
completed. have SO changed the interior
that 1t will hardly be recognized by the ole
frequenters of the place. The most radi-
cal changes have been made on the first
floor. but the entire building has been gone
over. The work was In charge Of Col.