Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

vide for a building seventy-five feet front
nv depth of one hundred and forty feet.
e will be three stories in height, and will
contain sixteen apartments of from tour
to six rooms each A feature of the build
ing will be the central court in the front
with the windows of the apartments on
each side opening on to this central space.
Nine New Houses.
The erection of row of nine three-story
houses has just been begun from plans pre-
pared by the same architects. They are to
be located on L street between LIST and
North Capitol streets. Buff brick will be
used in the construction of the fronts. Each
house Will contain nine rooms.
Hotel Remodenng.
During the coming summer the Norman
die Hotel will be in the hands of workmen.
1t is the intention CT the owner of the
property. Mr.. John r. Mclean, to remodel
the interior of the house and transform it
into modern type of the small hotel. The
court in the rear of the present lobby is to
be used for office purposes. and the present
size of the lobby will be doubled.
ble staircase will lead to the upper floor,
and there will be two elevators and other
changes made which have been suggested
by the experience of the proprietors, the
Messrs. Cate.
Continental Hall Plans.
new program has been submitted to
the three architects selected as the result
Of the recent competition for designs for
the proposed Continental Hall, to be erect
ed in this city by the Daughters of the
American Revolution. When the designs
are completed in accordance with this new
program and the three men have submit
ted the results of their work a selection
will be made. and it will be possible to de-
termine what the character of the proposed
structure will be. AS is well known a
large building site has been purchased by
the organization on 18th street below the
COrcoran Art Gallery, and the home of the
society is to be built there.
A Handsome Residence.
The triangular piece of ground at the
southeast corner of Rhode Island avenue
and NJ street is to be improved by the cree
ton of handsome house which will be in
the French style of architecture and de-
signed by the same architect who planned
the two houses which are being erected in
the same block farther to the east Prac-
tically the entire building space which Is
ample. will be occupied by the new strus-
ture The property is owned by the Poto-
mac Realty Company.
Sales of Realty.
Moore & HILL real estate brokers. report
the following sales: For Ernest L. Schmidt
1903 + street northwest, for $500; for r.
E. Pairo, 1871 California street northeast.
81 800; for Geo w Emerson. 800 4th street
northeast. for $3.50; for Mrs. Annie Hay
den, 1852 University place, Columbia
Heights, for $1,000; for William ] Heider.
7o5 A street northeast, for 81, 800; for David
Moore, 2009 Flagler place northwest for
81, $50; for Adam Brandt, lot in LIST street
Bloomingdale. for $780, for Ray E. Mid,
daugh, 1915 eth street northwest, for a. 600;
for James F. Barbour lot on LIST street
Bloomingdale, for 81 800; for Harry Ward
man, I'LL Z street northwest for IS 600:
for William H. Davis, lot on Whitney ave
nue., Columbia Heights; for John S. Melton,
% T street northwest, for "a 400; for Mrs
Elizabeth Duhamel, 1913 Indiana avenue; for
John q, Campbell lot on Kalorama avenue,
Washington Heights; for David Moore lot
on street between North Capitol and list
street Moore & Barbour's subdivision.
81 900; for Mrs. Sarah Davidson 1O7 Rhode
Island avenue, for $3.50
Fve-story Apartment House.
Plans being prepared by Appleton
P. Clark. jr., architect for an apartment
house to be erected by Levi Woodbury.
in Rhode Island avenue between 18th and
14th streets The frontage Will be seven
ty feet and the building will extend 100
feet to + street. 1t will be five stories in
height and Will contain twenty apartments
OF uNe rooms edCn. his building VIII take
the place of the row of houses which MIR.
Woodbury. planned to erect there.
For City Property.
The residence of the late B. p Snyder,
near Hyattsville, Md, including some sew
enteen acres of land, has been exchanged
by b. p. Snyder, son of the former own
err with James f. Shepperson for 10000
square feet of ground at the northeast
corner of 10Th and streets southeast
The basis of the trade was 80 cents per
square foot for the city lots
Sales of Realty
Stone & Fairfax report the following
sales during the past week:
For Harry b. Wilson, No. 1922 Columbia
road, 81, $50: for Charles w. King, 1851 and
1883 Sheridan street northwest teach
| 81, 500, $1,000; for f. a. BIundon, ll15 Ken
| yon street northwest (being one OF the six
new houses now in course of erection)
| 5000; for Andrew Devine, 137 c street
southeast for Harry X. Willard 9I6 West
minister street northwest, Sc 600; for H.
| Nofsinger. 1888 Huntington avenue. 50 500;
| for L. y. Lord, 1872 u street northwest
| $500. for Harry Wardman, 300 r street
| northwest, 5000; for f. V. Dreamer 53l
| 9th street northeast, 1880; for F. A Blum
den, 12T V street northwest, 81 $50: for
| George a. Schneider III street north
| west, 81 $50: for Robert Reyburn ia 18th
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