Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Work Soon to Be Started on
New Pythian Temple.
HANDSOME STRUCTURE
MR.. GEORGE p. ROBINSON TO
BUILD COLONIAL HOUSE.
General Apathy in Trading and Little
Building Going on-Cold
Hurts Business.

General apathy has reigned in the real
estate world for the past week, and but
few trades Of any note have occurred. The
continued cold weather makes it almost
impossible to get probable buyers to ven
ture out to look at property. Building ope-
rations have been more than dull, but
within a short time work along this line
will be commenced on several buildings of
more than ordinary Importance.
Ground will shortly be broken for the
erection of the new temple of the local
lodges. knights OF Pythias, for which they
have been working for a number of years.
The proposed building is to be one of the
most imposing structures of the kind in
this section of the country, and, when
completed, will be decided ornament to
the District of Columbia.
1t Is proposed to erect this structure on
lot Al feet wide by 100 feet deep, now
owned by the Knights of Pythias, and To-
Gated on the west side of 9th stree. be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and l. street
northwest The building will cover the
entire area of the lot. and will be four
stories in height above the sidewalk, with
intermediate or mezzanine floor in front
and rear and with high basement beneath
the first story.
20 feet above the sidewalk, the front ia
cade will be of Pompeiian brick and stone,
in italian Renaissance design, with bold
side and central pilasters having sCorinthian
caps and surmounted with enriched frieze
md cornfce having central broken pedi-
ment, in which will be a coat of arms of
the order" consisting of shield, helmet,
swords, etc, as prominent feature Above
tits will be an imposing attic story, the
whole being surmounted by a massive
modillioned and enriched cornice.
The main first-srory entrance will be in
the center of the building, which floor will
be ONLY 4 feet at1OVp the sidewalk and the
basement story will be reached from the
street by means of two sets of wide iron
stairs placed in the front area.
The basement story will contain an ar
rory 43 feet wide by 81 feet long and 10
feet high, approached through a wide en-
trance hall, on the left OF which will be
barber shop. and on the right side of the
hallway will be the toilet room, staircase
to the first story, hat and coat room and
motor and machinery room In the rear of
the armory will be located the room for
the heating apparatus, with coal cellars
under the public alley, and there will also
be in this rear part of the building a serv-
ing room in connection with the kitchen on
the second story, as also back staircase
with entrance from the side alley the
staircase running clear up to the second
story.
On the first story, and raised only four
feet above the puolic sidewalk will be a
large hall 43 feet wide by Go feet long and
- feet high, with additional elevated
stage or platform in rear Is feet deep by -
Ieet VIDE. On the left side of the entrance
hall will be a ladies' room and on the right
hand side of the entrance hall will be
wide staircase and an electric elevator COM
municating with the upper stories
The intermediate or mezzanine story be-
tween the first and second floors will con-
tain in front a Grand Lodge office, with
toilet room, and also public gallery in
connection with the public hall. On this
story In the rear, will be store ROOM
communicating with the kitchen above by
an independent set of stairs.
The second story will contain one large
lodge room, 43 feet wide by "a feet long and
IA feet high, with necessary ante rooms
and waiting rooms, and in the front part
of this story will be a committee room with
necessary accommodations. In the rear of
the lodge room, entirely separated there
from, and reached from the side alley by
the back staircase. will be jantors ROOM
also a kitchen and pantry, in which viii
be dumb waiter, for service in the base
ment and first story.
On the third story there will be two lodge
rooms, each having its own separate ante
room and waiting rooms and in addition
there will be to each lodge room an alcove
recess.
The fourth story will have similar ar
rangement, in fact duplicating the arrange