Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Progress Of improvements in
Various Sections.
RECORD , OF BUILDING
CHANGES IN THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST LOCALITIES.
Increase in the Number of Dwellings
and Advance in the Prices
of Land.

Extensive changes are to be made in the
building S1S 18th street, which is owned by
DR.. Joseph H. Bryan. A new front of stone
and brick will take the place of the present
one Of red brick A large back building is
to be erected and the interior is to be ar
ranged for use as doctors offices on the
first and second floors, and for bachelor
apartments on the two upper floors.
Erection of Homes.
Architects Speiden & Speiden have
prepared plans from which B. B. Ben
nett has commenced the erection of two
houses on 9Th street near Massachusetts,
avenue northeast. Each house will be two
stories in height and will contain six rooms
and a bath The fronts will be of light
impervious brick with Indiana limestone
trimmings Porches across the entire lot
will add to the artistic effect of the fronts.
The same architects have drawn plans
for enlarging and remodeling the residence
of DR.. Llewellyn Eliot, No. 11O6 p street
northwest. The improvements will include
a new dining room on the first floor with
chambers and bath above. Entire new
plumbing will be put in and a hot-water
heating plant will be installed for heating
the entire house. c. H. Willett has the
contract.
Houses in Prospect.
Plans are being made by Appleton p
Clark al chitect, for two houses which are
to be built by Mr. Charles Schneider on
10th strees. They are to be similar in de-
sign to the houses which Mr.. Schneider has
built on Sheridan avenue just around the
corner from 10Th street. The important
problem of securing an ample supply of
light and air has been solved In this case
by grouping the houses In pairs, thus leav-
ing g space on each side on which windows
can be opened.
The portion of the lot left vacant is ten
feet, and when the space of the adjoining
lot is counted the interval between the two
houses Is twenty feet. In this way 1t is
possible to build house OF uniform width
the entire distance without running the risk
of shutting out light and air.
Sale of Suburban Lots.
with the extensive grading and improve
ments which has been done at Colorado
Heights, business in the sale of lots has
been lively in that subdivision during the
past month";" states Mr.. Samuel c. Hill,
who with Mr.. E. Lodge Hill is the exclu-
sive agents for this property. Seven lots
have been sold during the past week, and
now that the extensive and expensive i'm
provements which was promised for this
subdivision have been faithfully carried
out, and the assurance that still greater
and expensive improvements will imme-
diately follow as early as money and labor
greater activity and an early sale of the
entire subdivision of 106 lots
New Real Estate Firm.
new real estate and insurance firm was
created this week. 1t Is called the Baker
Osgood & Handy Company. and is COM
posed of N. H. Baker, William Osgood and
Charles w. Handy, with Offices at 141O G
street.
Mr.. Baker was politically associated for
long time with Senator Beveridge, and
also was one of the division chiefs in the
city post Office. having charge of a force
of seven hundred carriers. More recently
he has headed the N. II. Baker Real Es-
tate Company, which is now merged in TIN
new concern. Mr. Osgood is well-knowf
newspaper man, and was the chief of the
division of vital statistics of the twelfth
census, a position he held for three years.
Since the establishment of Chase's Theater
he has been closely identified with it's in
terests. and will not sever this connection
because of his increased responsibilities. Mr..
Handy is familiar figure in the real es-
tate world, and is broker of long expert