Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Improvements in Progress in
Various Localities.
SOME LARGE HOUSES
BRICK PLANTS TO BE STARTED IN
EASTERN SECTION.
Additional Street Railroad Lines
Talked About to Provide Facilities
in the Northwest.

An improvement Of considerable impor-
lance to the locality will follow the recent
purchase of a large block of ground at the
northwest corner of r and 21st streets. At
present this site is occupied by frame
structures that have stood there for a
number of years and are similar in gen.
eral character to the buildings that for
merly were spread over the entire square.
More modern buildings have gradually
taken their places, and when the improve
ments that are contemplated are made at
the corner a large proportion of the en-
tire area of the square will be built up
with buildings of recent date.
The corner property has a frontage of
y feet on R street and 60 on Dist street
and was purchased through Ben B. Brad
ford, real estate broker, by Lee Hutchins.
1t is the purpose of the new owner to erect
on this site several dwelling houses The
cluster Of frame buildings, some of them
might be called shanties, which covered
this square some fifteen years ago were on
the outskirts of the city, at least in that
direction, for then Florida avenue was
looked upon as the northern boundary of
the city, and, in fact, did mark the limit In
That direction of the closely built-up Sec
ton.
Influence of Street Railroads.
Now, however, the population has gone
beyond that limit in all directions In that
locality residences are found several
squares to the west and the north Of r
street and Florida avenue. The growth
mas not been as great as in some other sec
tons, notably Columbia Heights. WASH
lnston Heights and the newer section of
Bloomingdale. The comparative sIoWness
with which population has gone out in the
locality west of Connecticut avenue and
nolth OF y street. although recently the
movement has been more rapid, is attrib-
uted In part to the lack of direct street
railroad facilities
II Is the belief of some that when the
new bfidge over Rock creek, on the line of
connecticut avenue, is completed that a
pranch line of the Capital Traction Conn
pany VIII be run down Connecticut avenue
ana then down 21st street to PennsvIvania
ave5ue. In this way it is thought a rail-
road line will be provided which will he ne
convenience in the section of the cty "a
ferred to. N0 'i'S re-
Price for a Home Site.
Inc lot at the northeast corner of 18th
"o ~ streets northwest has just been Dur
CHASED by w. Duncan McKim Of Norris
town, N. j., through A. D. Addison 700,
estate broker. The ground, which com.
prises two lots, has a frontage on p straat
OF over ffty-one feet and a deptb Of NINETY
Nse ieet: Inc entire area comprises 4 SS5
square feet. AS the price paid was over
S 49,, y, the per foot value was something
er to improve the property by tbe erect;nr
Oh large residence for his own use.
Large Houses Leased.
While Mr.. Thos. T. Gaff is building q
mouse here for himself he has leased
through Mr.. Addison the residence of Mrs
Barney. 1926 Rhode Island avenue where
he intends to spend the winter. A hee;n-
ming has been made in improving the lot
winch Mr.. Calf bought at the southwest
corner of Goth and Q streets. and in the
course of a few months a large residence
will occupy this site.
Several large houses have been 1e.sa5
through the office of Mr.. Addison during
the past few weeks. Among them NAV he
mentioned the Bates house. at the northeas ST
corner 1 OF 18Th and streets. which has
peen leased for another year by Mr.. w. p
Emo. Mrs. Marcus Hanna has leased the
house of Gen. Corbin at the northeast cor
ner OF I'D and r streets, and Secretary
Morton the quay house. 1912 K street;
Secretary Taft the Johnson house, 1903 K
street. and Gen. Chaffee the house 1871 K
street
Proposed Brick Plants.
The fine quality of the clay in the hills
or the District and in the country surround
ing 1t has long been recognized by the
brickmakers, and the brickmaking industry
has become one of the most important in
this section of the country, many thou
sands of dollars being invested in the BUSH
ness and the plants giving employment to
many hands.
Several new plants have been started re-
Gently, or will start shortly in this vicinity.
Messrs. Cook 6, White have recently erect
ed and equipped a plant at Chesapeake
junction, with machinery to turn out 80 600
bricks daily and are now employing thirty
five hands.
Another plant, that of Mr.. Daniel j.
Ready of this city, has been recently start
ed at Beltsvile. Nd. This plant has a
capacity of 10000 bricks per day and gives
employment to twenty hands.
At Brentwood, D. c., the ground is being
prepared for one of the largest plants in
this vicinity, that of Thomas r. Riley the
lumber dealer, who is about to add brick
making to his extensive business in build
ing material. This plant, which will cover
six acres of ground. will give him about
$4,000 bricks each working day, and will
employ half hundred hands.
Houses in Petworth.
A large block of land in Petworth has
been purchased by Mr.. ]. F. Mccormick,
through the B. H. Warner Company, real
estate brokers. 1t is located on the north
side of Utica street between Sth and 9th
streets and is to be divided into building
lots The new owner has had plans pre-
pared by the N. T. Halter Company, archi-
tects, for ten houses to be erected on this
ground. They will be semi-detached and
will contain two stories with cellars and
garrets. The exterior walls will be covered
with pebble dash and there will be large
porch of colonial design at the entrance of
each house. Steam heat will be used and
there will be tiled baths and Hobbies.
A Storage Warehouse.
A storage warehouse has been designed
by Harding & Upman, architects, for
Messrs Earnshaw & Leary, the Boston
Baking Company which they will erect on
a lot adjoining their present bakery at Nos.
119 to 125 LIST street southwest. 1t will be
45 feet WIDE 100 feet deep, three stories in
height and will be used above the first floor
entirely for the storage of flour. On the
first floor the space is to be divided through
the center and the wagons will back up to
q granite curb and be loaded at night with
bread for delivery in the morning.
The front of the building will be of hard
burned brick laid in Flemish bond with
dark headers, with galvanized iron trim
mings at the roof The walls will be thick
and substantial, and 1t will be good exam
pie of warehouse work when completed. Es-
Inmates are being taken by the owners and
bids will be opened next week.
Popping the Question.
From the New York Press.
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