The Washington times., 1905-05-21
Business Steadily En-.
croaehing on Resi-
.dence Section.
PROGRESS ON SCHOOL
Competition for Plans for
Metropolitan-C Citizens
Bank Building.

No better illustration OF the growth OF
Washington will be found than the en-
croachment Of business upon the resi-
tsence sections of the city. Less than
twenty years ago F street was almost
wholly devoid OF business establish
nents. and nothing of the sort had
made its appearance above that
thoroughfare. To-day. from Fifth to
Fifteenth streets, there is scarcely a
house along either slie Of Lie stree.
bat Is gwen up altogether OF in great
part to trade. @ street is rapidly
changing its character IN this respect,
and H street too, within the limits in
dicated. Is taking on the aspect OF a
business street. It Is also 10 be OBJ
served that this change Is not confined
TO the streets named, but has COM
Tnunicated Itself to the adjacent and in
serseeting thoroughfares running north
and south. From Ninth to as far west
as Eighteenth residences have been al
most completely crowded out. at least
as far north as I street, so that what
Yves the chief residential portion of the
town comparatively a few years ago
has become the business center to-day.
Naturally prices Of real estate have
risen in exact proportion to the demand
for available business property. Lots
fer which q few years ago IS or 81
a square foot would have been re-
garded as an excellent price. are
now held at many times that figure. It
has even come to pass that in the most
eligible localities on F street $40 and
so foot is not considered too high.
These facts viii go far 10 explain the
rise in the price OF property In the resi-
49, t.,
also will readily be found the cause
for the increase In rentals concerning
which a good deal OF complaint is
heard from time TO time.
Paying for Expansion.
Washington is In this way paying the
price for its expansion, its experience
IN this regard being not one whit diff
ferent from that of other cities. 1t Is
not q manufacturing center. and proba-
bly, never will be; 1t is not even a great
commercial emporium. and probably
never will he. at least IN the sense In
which that .erm is applied to cities Hike
Baltimore. or Cincinnati. or Boston.
But it has the advantage over all these
IN that its attraettveness as a place
OF residence for people OF culture and
wealth is more fully appreciated every
this class of persons from all parts Of
the land. The more these come, the
greater will be the demand for eligible
residence sites; the higher win become
the prices paid for ground. and the
farther out into the suburbs will be
crowded those OF our permanent popu-
latien whose income will not permit
them either to purchase or TO rent prop
erty in those localities where land will
be too costly.
Cathedral Choir School.
The work on tina National Cathedral
Choir School is progressing rapidly. The
foundation is nearly completed and soon
the work on the main building will be-
gin. 1t is hoped the school can be
opened October. 1906. The Choir School
Is OF collegiate Gothic architecture and
will be built of gray Potomac stone,
with facings OF Indiana limestone. The
site which has finally been chosen il
Ideally located, close to Massachusetts
avenue on the Stops OF the hin near the
Little Sanctuary, the historical treas
ures of which can not fail to make a
lifelong impression upon the minds OF
the school boys. The west end of the
school Will be connected with a Gothic
the west front OF the cathedral. The
entire length OF the building will be
over $50 feet. Standing at right angles
60 the Little Sanctuary, II will form the
southwest corner Of the future eathe-
drai cloister.
The front Of the school will face the
cathedral and as provided by the archi-
lecture the windows of the lower story
are q series OF large clo;ster-like arches
filed with perpendicular tracery. Be-
hind these arches Is the corridor OF the
school.
Interior Arrangement.
In arranging the interior details Of
the school care was taken to group
togther in one part ell that pertains To
the school education; in another the
home life Is provided for. and still an
other section is devoted to the admins