The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-20
Building Operations Re-
spending to Immed-
late Necessities.
SAVINGS BANK BRANCHES
Out-of-T Town Work for
Washington Architects.
Sales of Properties.

Another important deal affecting the
suburb of Petworth has just been closed.
J. NJ. Points and +. l. Mockabee have
acquired large tract of ground on
Philadelphia street Newark street and
Illinois avenue, on which they intend
to erect at once thirty dwellings. These
houses are to be- two stories high, with
mansard roof and cellar. provided with
colonial porches. and contain six rooms.
reception hail and bath. The fronts will
be brick. with stone trimmings. and
plate glass storm doors will be installed.
Each house viii have hot water heat
ing plant The cost of this Improvement,
including the land, viii DE S120.000.
Attention was recently called IN these
columns to the remarkable activity man
ifesting itself in building in the subur-
ban sections. The enterprise noted
above is the third or fourth considera-
Bile operation in Petworth alone. where
more than a hundred houses have been
erected or are about to be built within
the last three months Far out or
Brightwood avenue rows OF houses are
going up; in Mount Pleasant, in the
eastern section -of the District, the car
penter and bricklayer are continuously
busy. Wherever one goes beyond the
limits of the city he is struck with this
For the Plain People.
Most Of these are only, two stories and
make no claim to architectural orna-
mentation. They are of the kind likely
to be in demand by the man of small
means, either as purchaser or renter.
Those who build them are not. as a rule,
possessed Of the speculative fever, but
make the Investment because practically
h.+
erty is easily found.
The fact-and fact it is-that the
mushroom-Iike growth OF such small
dwellings in no wise seems TO abridge
the erection of apartment houses, large
and small; and the further fact that
all real estate agents report an unpre-
cedented demand for all sorts OF tene-
ments by renters, furnishes the most
convincing proof of the rapid increase
in the population of the National Cap
itai Building operations. as already
noted, are not carried on with an eye
to the possible growth OF the city Within
any period IN the more or less near
future, but account Is taken entirely
of immediate necessities II IS quite
safe 10 predict that thousands of houses
of every description will be built in
the District within the next five years.
and thus increase the taxable values
and the revenues of the municipality
Building Operations.
Among the interesting building opera
tons TO be undertaken at once is the
erection of thirty two-story dwellings
by c. b Tight AZ the intersection OF
Georgia avenue and q street southeast,
at an estimated cost of $4,000.
Architect Frederick B. Pyle is pre-
pairing plans for Herbert NJ Wilson
for the erection. at 1925 Twenty-fourtt
street northwest. OF a residence OF
twenty-five feet front and sixty-three
feet IN depth. It is to be two and one
half stories in height and will cost
s12o coo Logan Prosise is the builder
Wood, Dom & Deming are engaged
in the preparation of plans for an ex-
tension of the chapel of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary in Fairfax coun-
~. Va.
Architect Appleton P. Clark. jr.. il
drawing plans for the remodeling OF
John F. Wilkins residence at 1924 Mass
achusetts avenue. al q cost of $1,000.
f W Mahlert IS going TO build {
store and two-story residence at the IN
sersection OF Rhode Island and Flortda
avenues, to cost $4,000. Architect 7. H
Milford is drawing the plans.
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