Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-14

for the sum of $4,000. and that the fur
nfshing viii require additional $4,000
so that the proposed outlay for the buIld,,
Ing In this case will amount to just twics
the cost Of the land. This proportion is
Of residences.
Go Into Large Figures.
A recently erected residence is the Pat
terson house. which is located on ground
which cost $s5.O00. The bills for the cree
ton Of the house probably ran up to twice
that amount. Mr.. wadsworth paid $45,ooe
for the lot where hts house now stands.
and the expenditures for the house exceed
Cd that figure Mrs. Slater gave 81 900 for
plot OF ground and built a house which
cost probably much larger amount Mr..
wayne Macveagh paid $4,000 for a lot
ana erected there house which represents
a larger outlay than was made for the
iand Mr.. James M. Green paid $40, 600 for
MS lot, and spent about twice that on his
house. The relation between the cost of
the ground on which Mr. IIsner's house
stands and what he paid for the erection
OF the house shows a large balance pre-
sumably In favor OF the lot.
These instances might be multiplied, but
they are sufficient to establish the conten-
ton that the principal cost In private resi-
dences here is not In the outlay for the
ground: In other words. ample building
~fUS al bdHuSOme reSluentlal locality
can De had on terms that are recognized as
reasonable when compared with what O n
be done elsewhere.
Friends School Building.
Progress is being made in the erection of
the new building for the Friends Select
School. on street between 18th and 10TH
streets 1t will have frontage of 4s feet
and depth of 20 feet and will be con-
nected In the rear with the main school
building. The basement will contain a
Kitchen and dining room. where a warm
lunch will be served to students. The first
and third floors will be used for class
rooms. laboratories and the PRINCIPALS
offices The second floor will be the study
hall and library of the high school depart
ment Hornblower & Marshall are the
architects and Rezin w. Darby the con-
tractor.
When this building Ii finished the school
VIII occupy In all three buildings having a
frontage OF $50 feet. The Friends Select
school was started twnty-one years ago by
Its present principal. Mr.. Thomas w.
Sidwell.
New Buildings Going Up.
Julius Wenig, architect, has let the con-
tract to ]. M. Dunn for the erection OF a
three-story and cellar business dwelling
house for Frank Geiers Sons. The build
ing will be known as No. lib 7th street
northwest, and will have a front twenty
feet by depth of seventy feet. The
cellar will contain heating room, a morgue
and several storage rooms. On the first
floor Will be an Office. chapel and work
shop, while the second and third stories
will be used for living purposes The en-
tire building will be trimmed In oak The
front of the building up to the second floor
VIII be brown stone and the second and
third stories of red brick with copper bay.
Mr.. Wenig has prepared plans for three
two-story fiat buildings to be erected on
the corner of 27th and l. streets north
west Each building will contain five
rooms. suites of four and a bath. The
fronts will be twenty-eight feet by a depth
of fifty-five feet and the materials will be
red brick and lime stone trimmings.
The same architect has plans for re-
modelling the building No. 257 n street into
a fat building. When completed the build
ing will contain four and five rooms and
bath apartments.
Mr.. Wenig has also prepared plans for a
three-story and cellar store and fiat build
ing to be erected on North Capitol and p
streets. 1t will be 1Sx66 feet, and each fiat
will contain five rooms and bath The en-
tire building will be heated by hot water
and the front will be faced with red brick
and lime stone.
Real Estate Sales.
The real estate corporation of Stone &
Fairfax continue to report a large volume
of business. the sales made by them this
spring, they state. greatly exceeding those
of any previous year. Among the recent
sales by them are the following: For Harry
B. Wilson, $4,000. 144s and 1450 Chaplin
street; for Harry Wardman. $4,000. two
flats, 81 and 80 Quincy street northwest;
for M. L. Johnson. 1914 18th street north
west, 50. $50; for NJ. Downing, 62S G street
northeast, $4,000; for M. Kaiser, 2019 ana
2O25 11th street northwest; for A X. Grimes.
1892 Florida avenue northeast. 50. 400; for L.
A. Douglass. 40 Rhode Island avenue
northwest. 1880: for John M Henderson.
$50 L street northwest. $3.50; for A. Bar
nett lot on Willard street between 18th and
18th streets; for A. Daley. 902 street
northwest; for M. 8. Milliken, 925 and 92S 9
street northwest: for NJ. Ainsworth, At
Florida avenue northwest. $3.50: for M. A.
Hammersley, 235 I'd street northwest, $500;
for J. Cullinane, Coz 9th street northeast:
for c. g. fainter 15 Q street northwest for
C. E. Robson, 1883 ami 1885 F street north
east.
Moore & HILL real estate brokers, have
sold for Mrs. Mathilde Goldschmid to Mr..
Franklin T. Sanner a lot on south side L
street between 18th and 14th streets north
west The size of this lot is " feet front
and a depth of 100 feet 1t Is stated to be
Mr.. Sanner's intention to erect an apart
ment house on this site.
Moore & Hill have also sold 1907 9th
street northwest for Mrs. Sarah r. Hal
lam for $4,000; for 1sador Saks. 1877 10th
street northwest for s., $50; for John q.
Campbell, premises 1915 and 1913 Balti-
more street, Washington Heights. for 81, 200
each; for George s. Cooper, All and 449
Tennessee avenue northeast; for Frank NJ.
Willis, to Mrs. Ruth B. Judson % I street
northwest, for "a, 600. The same firm has
sold large piece of ground to Mr.. Harry
Wardman, the contractor, who intends to
improve the same at once.
A Handsome Residence Sold.
A transaction that attracted considerable
attention was made during the past week
by Moore HILL real estate brokers.
Through them Mr.. Justice Clabaugh, the
chief justice of the District Supreme Court.
purchased the handsome residence of Mr. T..
w Fuller, on Mintwood place. Washington
Heights. The mouse practically stands de-
taehed and has ample lawns about it and
a commodious stable in the rear of the lot.
A Large House.
Plans are being prepared for large house
to be erected by Mr.. Charles Hinkle of Gin
cinnau 1t is the purpose to occupy the
entire frontage Of the ample building site
purchased through Westcott & Story. real
estate brokers. and fronting on the south