Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-11
the cities enumerated show in some in
stances increases of remarkable magn-


stances increases of remarkable magni-
tude
Nineteen out of the twenty-seven cities
show increases varying from p to SS7 per
cent. 1t Is worth while to call attention
to some of the most notable increases.
New York city shows increase of 800
per cent, while Louisville's increase for
some unaccountable reason is the enormous
percentage of SS7, indianapolis 52S, Pitts
burg 204, Cleveland 1S9, Allegheny 139, San
Francisco 107, while the other Increases are
below the 100 mark Singular as 1T may
seem, Chicago for the month of January
is in the list showing decreases, the falling
off being IA per cent in cost compared
with the same month year ago, although
there was highly satisfactory increase in
the number of buildings erected. Chicago's
increase from month to month heretofore
has been phenomenal. Other cities show
ing decreases are Washington 49, Omaha
81 Atlanta Co. Buffalo %, Minneapolis II,
Cincinnati 10, Tacoma and Spokane 1.
New Buildings Proposed.
1t is now stated that Mr.. c. B. Keferstein.
who bought the unimproved property at
| the northwest corner of Both and @ streets
during the past week, intends to improve
it by the erection of houses and not an
apartment house as at first reported. Mr..
Keferstein owns the northeast corner and
some time ago he erected there individual
houses and he proposes to build on the
otEer corner structures of similar char
acter.
Plans for the two apartment houses which
are to be erected Oh the Lansburgh tract,
which is on the east side of the Columbia
road at the top of the hill north of Florida
avenue, are being prepared by B. Stanley
Simmons architect. One of these struc
lures will be seven stories in height and
the other will be five. They are to have
fronts of stone and brick and will be de-
signed with the idea Of harmonizing with
each other. On account of the proposed
size they will take rank with the largest
buildings of the sort in the city.
New Buildings to Be Erected.
Julius Wenig, architect, has prepared
plans for four two-story and cellar houses
to be erected at 1906 to 1912 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast for Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow.
Each house will contain six rooms and
bath and all up-to-date accommodations
Mr.. Wenig has plans for three three
story and cellar brick and stone dwellings
TO be erected at Ill, 113 and 115 Rhode Island
avenue northwest. Each house will have
frontage of twenty feet by depth of
sixty-three feet and will contain ten rooms
and bath and large reception hall. The In
terror trim will be of hardwood through
out Hot water heat will be used. The
fronts will be faced with red brick and
black Blenders and Indiana limestone trim.
Mr.. Wenig has also prepared plans for
store and dwelling for Mr.. William E.
Grieb, 322 Sth street southeast.
Mr. Charles j. Cassidy has the contract
for alteration and addition to building 1922
18th street northwest for Mr.. David Else
man. The plans prepared by Mr.. Wenig
call for extension of thirty feet to the
store and remodeling of the entire upper
stories into modern fiat building.
Sales Of Property.
Among the recent sales made by Moore
& Hill are the following: To Christian Heu-
rich in connection with Wilige Gibbs G.
Daniel, 931 Louisiana avenue, for William
II. Wright, 49, 18th street southeast; for
Sewers &c Mattingly, trustees, lots A and
a. of Sewers & Mattngly subdivisions; to
John l.. Warren lots 81 to SO, block Z, and
lots / and 50 to Al of Moore & Barbour's
subdivisions; to Charles e. Brown, 235 Elm
street northwest; for John B. Ruffin, lot
corner 18th and Kenyon streets, Columbia
| Heights; to William II. DuvalI, lot on Ken
| yon street Columbia Heights; lots Is and
16, block of Moore & Barbour's subdivision;
| for Dulaney & Fleming, trustees, lot a.
| block "Inglesde;'' to Noble Lewis, 6B
| New York avenue northeast; for Thomas
| j. Fisher & Company. lot on odd street
| near Massachusetts avenue; to Charles A.
| Eckstein, lot 80 of Sewers & Mattingly SUBJ
| division: for Harry B. Wilson, 1451, 1853
| and 1855 Chaplin street, Columbia Heights;
| for Harry Wardman, 1859 and 1851 Chaplin
| street. Five out of six of these houses
have been sold during the past two weeks.
For Mrs Anora Reinburg, AT 18th street
southeast; for James r. Steele, 1214 Kirby
street northwest: to Charles j. Wade 1886
18th street northwest; for l.. Walter Weed.
I52I Grant street, Mt. Pleasant: for Pat
rick j. Dougherty. 1902 street northeast;
for Mrs Elizabeth s. Wilmer. POS r street
| northwest; to Mrs. Mary Craven 81 18th
street northwest; for William II. Duvall,
1860 Kenyon street, Columbia Heights; for
Joseph Sanders 637 street, northwest;
to Harry P. Thorp, ut 9th street north