Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-24
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
New Houses in Various Parts
of the District.
THE OWNERS OF HOMES
PRICES PAID FOR BUILDING SITES
OF LARGE AREAS.
Facilities Offered Those Who Have
Not the Means to Pay En-
tire Amount.
THE OWNERS OF HOMES

EdClILlGS
Not the Means to Pay En-
tire Amount.
The new residence of Mr.. Justice Brewer
in course of erection at the northeast cor
ner of 10th and Caroline streets, is an I'M
pretentious structure, particularly when
contrasted with the modern city house. The
red brick and stone used in the front carry
out plain lines even to the roof which pro-
jects. wide porch extends across the
entire front, and is built Of brick A wide
entrance leads into a roomy hall, with the
staircase in the rear, approached from the
central hail. The latter, however, with the
windows opening on the street, is a room
separating the parlor from the dining room.
The latter is unusually large, and extends
across the entire width Of the house. In
the rear is the kitchen.
Mr. Dunlop's House.
A house is to be built during the coming
season by Mr.. G. Thomas Dunlop on the
north side of Baltimore street between
10th and Goth streets. The frontage of the
lot is fifty feet which will make it possible
to have a home of generous dimensions for
a city house. The new structure will stand
at the turn in the street, SO that 1t will COM
mand an extensive view across the valley
of Rock creek to the wooded heights where
the buildings of the naval observatory
stand
Property an Investment.
A feature of the market which is appar-
ent even during the rather dull months Of
December and January, is the demand for
investment properties. In fact. the supply
is hardly sufficient, and dealers find ready
takers for holdings which can be sold at
prices ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 1t IS
evident this demand comes not only from
persons who have limited means and are
seeking either an investment or a home,
but from those who have large means
which must be profitably placed.
There Is a degree of confidence in invest
ments Of this character which indicates
more strongly than anything else the sub
stantal foundation upon which realty In
the District rests. While in late years the
margin of profit on realty has narrowed as
the rate of interest has decreased, still the
market does not seem to be affected. The
demand keeps up. and the ruling prices are
looked upon as satisfactory.
Increase Of Home Owners.
What is recognized as the situation In re-
gard to investment exists in greater degree
in home seekers phase Of the market.
There was never time, perhaps, when peo-
Pile of moderate means were more generally
buying homes than is the case at this
period. Appreciate additions to the num-
Der Of home owners of the District have
been made in the last few years, and this
tendency seems to be increasing. The flu
ture promises to witness still further devel-
opments in this dire ction.
1t can also be said that the facilities Of
fered to people, especially those Of moder-
ate, means to own their homes were never
of of and hl1v nj i- ,
present. 1t may be truly said that the pur-
chaser Of today of home of moderate pro-
portions can get more for his money than
the wealthy man could a few years ago
when he built his own house. Without ex-
aggeration it may be said that practically
all the Improvements known to the modern
house can be found in the small house of
today that sells for $4,000 and more.
The Advantages Offered.
This is true even to providing kitchens on
the first floor. convenience which has not
been attainable in the moderate-priced
home, because a larger structure would be
required. But in some way that difficulty
has been overcome, and now, in addition to
electric annunciator, tiled bath rooms and
other devices, the kitchen is on the first
floor along with the dining room Then
there there is the central hall feature, sepa-
rating the dining room from the parlor, and
if it Is three-story house there is probably
bath room on each of the chamber floors
Besides the attractive features presented
by the modern house Of today may be rank
ed the opportunities offered to buy home
with small cash payment-in some in
stances no advance demonstrating the
installments with interest and taxes, to
be paid monthly. In most cases the total
Is not much in excess of what the person
ordinarily pays in rent. AS might naturally
be expected, such an arrangement appeal Is
strongly to the thrifty and ambitious and
Il i,,a ~, al,
is one of the notable facts in connection
with the onward progress of the city.
DR.. Barrie's Residence.
The erection of four-story English base
ment residence, of interesting design will
shortly be begun by DR.. George Barrie on
the triangular lot at the intersection on the
north side Of Massachusetts and Florida
avenues and odd street. opposite the gar
dens surrounding the Townsend residence.
The house. planned by Marsh & Peter
architects, is designed in the Italian renais-
sance style, and will occupy the full area
OF the lot, which has a frontage Of eighty
nine feet on Florida avenue and Sixty-tWo
feet on 22d street.
The material for the exterior will be light
gray bricks in combination with white sand
blast terra Gotta and white limestone and
the roof will be covered with glazed mot
tied green tiles. The lower story of a large
tower at the apex of the lot will be re-
cessed with stone columns for an entrance
porch facing Massa chusetts avenue and
there will be an entrance porch and drive
way for carriages on the 22d street side,
as well as a service entrance on Florida
avenue. The entrance to the automobile
room will also be on Florida avenue.
The lower floor Will contain the offices
for the professional work of the owner and
the equipment is believed to be as COM
plete and convenient as modern science de-
mands. In addition to the usual waiting
and consultation rooms there will be a
pathological laboratory, sterilizing room,
couch room and operating room, the latter
finished in marble and tile.
The second story will contain the parlor
library, dining room, reception room and
staircase hall. The library Is in the cir
cular tower and the dining room is oval
in shape, these two rooms being finished In
mahogany. while the parlor will have ivory
white-finished woodwork. The upper sto-
ries will have number of bed rooms with
bath rooms, and there is to be a breakfast
room and pantry in the third story.
A feature of the plans is the location of
the kitchen, pantries. laundry with drying
racks, and the service part Of the house in
the fourth story, with communication with
the lower stories by a dumbwaiter. There
are also to be an elevator and service stair
case from cellar to roof, and telephone
system and electric bells and lighting
throughout the house.
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