Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-09

property last October, but owing to certain
bic to have the property sold under the ex-
listing trust and the title conveyed by the
trustees. Mr.. Killeen, who has been a
tenant OF the place for several years, will
modernize the buildings.
Stone for Building.
Stone for the st. Patrick's Church ina
provement. the masonry about the 6her-
man statue and some heavy Alexandra
county structural work is being supplied by
) the quarries on the Canal road near the
Chain bridge.
A Row Of Dwellings.
Chris. Heurich is having plans prepared
for row of dwellings to be erected on the
east side of Wisconsin avenue, north Of AL
bemarle street, adjoining the row erected
by him several years ago. The improve
ment will necessitate the demolition of sew
eral old buildings that have detracted from
the appearance of that promising suburb
The Irvington Hotel, in Tenleytown,
owned by Christian Heurich, is being en-
larged.
New Buildings Going Up.
Contractor Ready has broken ground FOR
P. T. Moran at the corner Of oath and
streets. A row of two-fiat apartment
houses is to be erected. The Improvement
will represent an investment Of about 1885,
co.,
Bogley Brothers have begun the con-
struction of three houses 33d street,
above @ street, to cost about $500
A Large Property Holder.
The late B. H. Warder. a far-sighted cap
italist, believed firmly in the extension OF
Washington westward through Georgetown
and invested largely in that locality. His
estate owns $4,000 feet of wharf property,
seventy-five acres west of the Burleith sub
division, twenty-four acres on the Ridge
road, and nearly 1900 square feet on M
street near 35th street. These holding ag.
gregate in value over 100000
Site for Church Building.
The congregation of the Southern Pres
byterian Church, which has been worship
ing for some time in brick dwelling on
the north side of P street between 21st and
22d streets northwest is taking practical
steps toward the purchase of site near
the French embassy site, and the erection
of a church
Realty in the West End.
High rents and a great scarcity of houses
continues one of the most noticeable fea-
lures of the Georgetown realty situation,
evidencing a most prosperous investment
condition in the west end of Washington.
The filling in of the unsightly Rock
creek valley between Washington and
Georgetown would produce, 1t is thought
good effect upon values. The shanties on
the Georgetown side would quicly disap-
pear, and upon sites long occupied by dilap
idated frame structures, would rise slightly
dwellings
whats up south of M street," is the
query being put to the officers of the Mil
ler-Shomaker Real Estate Company
Within the past ten days this company has
| gathered in options upon almost every piece
| Of marketable property.
Highway Extension.
1t is not generally understood how
Georgetown will be affected by the bill
| that passed the Senate this week charging
the scope of the act providing for the ex-
| sion of highways under the original high
way act. No extensions were provided for
in the original act within the corporate
| limits. One section of Beatty and Haw-
| kins addition is peculiarly situated, being
long narrow strip of land extending
north on either side of 32d street extended
| for distance of mile north of the lire
| running east and west across the city and
| commonly known as the Boundary. I'm
| der the enlarged act though, within the
corporate limits, California avenue, Madi-
| son street and w street may be extended
| westwardly through the county lying north
| of U street into and through that portion
Of the corporate limits above referred to-
| This would enable the granting of appro-
| priations under the general authority con-
| ferred by the act and resulting in the ex-
| tension of California avenue. V and w
| streets from their present western termi-
| nus through the county north of u street
| and into the corporate limits as above de-
| scribed.
To Secure Light and Air.
The houses that are to be built on 10th
| street between and T streets will in some
respects present new features, especially in
the method of treating the important mat
ter of securing light and air for the in
terror. Generally speaking the idea is based
On that of detached houses but will not be
| carried out to the extent of separating two
| neighboring houses for their entire depth
The interval between them will only con-
| tinue as far as the depth of the front
room. Then there will be window in
| each house opening into the court or space
| between the two structures, thus furnishing
| direct light to the room back Of the front
| ROOM Farther back will come the dining
room, which will occupy practically the en-
tire width of the house, with two windows
opening into the back yard
Still farther to the rear will be the kitch-
| en-, which will be narrower than the main
| portion Of the house, and in this way there
| will be no obstruction to the dining room
| windows.
The same arrangement can be continued
| through the upper floors if it is designed
| to provide such space in the house as to
| require three-story back building. 1t is
| believed that the cost of the additional
| will be more than made up in the attrac-
| tiveness of the houses, so that the selling
| price can be made to cover this extra out
| lay.
A Row of Houses.
| A building improvement of considerable
| extent is to be undertaken by the Messrs.
Louis H. Myers and Frank Wunderly.
! They propose to build eighteen houses on
| Ontario avenue, north of Columbia road.
improvements in Progress.
| c. E. Webb, architect. has prepared plans
for the remodeling of the business property
| No. 739 Sth street southeast. The old store
front will be removed and new one built.
| The interior of the store and residence will
| be refitted and a two-story addition will
be erected A new stable will also be built
| on the rear of the lot. Messrs. William
| Yost & Bro. have the contract.
| Louis F. Bradley has had plans prepared
| by the same architect for three-story and
| cellar addition and for the complete re-
| modelling of the store and residence at the
| northeast corner of Sth and E streets south
east. The improvements will cost 5000