Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
RCHITECTS Speiden & Speiden have
prepared plans from which A. c.
Cunningham has begun the erection
u of five houses on 10th street be-

u - OF nve houses on lVtn street De-
tween C and d streets northeast.
While harmonious both to interior and
exterior designs, the houses present de-
cided choice as to both. Offering either
reception hall or staircase hall and bay
window or veranda.
They will contain six and seven rooms.
pantry and bath. with large cellar. The
fronts will be Of impervious light gray
brick and Indiana limestone. with slate
roofs. The finish in halls and main rooms
will be of chestnut. The heating will be
by furnace.
The same architects have designed the
house now in course of erection by Mr.. w
l.. Bowie near the corner of Brightwood
avenue and Philadelphia street northwest.
1t will be of frame construction. containing
eight rooms. reception hall and bath A
wide veranda on two sides viii be the lead
ing exterior feature.
New Buildings Going Up.
An apartment house for Edmund Stone
Is being built at Is 18th street southeast
The design was made by Sherman, Lock-
wood & Paschal. architects. and the cost
of the improvement will be $1,000.
The same firm made the plans for the
residence of George P. Robinson. which has
been built on Connecticut Avenue High
lands at cost OF $1,000.
residence for Miss Mary G. Henry is
being built at Arlington. Va. from plans
furnished from the same office.
This firm is also building house for the
Roland Park Company at Roland Park,
Baltimore.
The Real Estate Broker.
| In real estate as in practically every
| other line Of business. the broker. agent or
| salesman has come to be an Indispensable
| factor. 1t is safe to say that of the sales
| %
made through agents. With the machinery
at hand for dIsposing of property, with full
| est facilities, through advertising and 9TH
| erwise. of reaching the buyers, 1t is only
| natural that the agent has tremendous
| advantage when II comes to finding an out
| let for piece of realty, and that the prop
! erty owner when he wishes to realize
should place his holdings In his hands.
| The broker Is In touch with the buying
| public. as he is with the selling. That this
| fact Is appreciated best by those having
| most to sell is shown by the builders of
| houses and other properties placing them
in the hands OF agents instead of handling
| them themselves. In addition to making
| sale OF tie properties all the work Incident
| to the transfer. the preparation OF the pa
| pers the placing of the loan or loans. and
| the multitude Of other details OF the change
| of ownership are looked after by the broker.
| leaving seller and buyer free of all care,
work and worry.
| Property Into Cash.
This alone is quite consideration, yet
| 1t Is a small one compared with the real
| usefulness of the broker a means for
| turning property into cash. for getting for
| the would-be seller buyer and for find-
ing for the latter the kind of a property
he Is seeking. Instances are innumerable
| where after property has been for sale for
long periods by the owner only. purchaser
has been found quickly by some broker to
| whom 1t was finally intrusted.
| But II Is by no means to the seller alone
| that agent or the salesman is needful If
| he Is valuable 10 the owner who has some
| thing on which to realize he Is invaluable
| to the buyer. Whether II be an investment
or home that the prospective purchaser
| wishes. In the real estate broker he enlists
the services and ayails himself of the
| knowledge OF one who provided. of course.
| that he be honest. can be of great service
| In guiding him Alright in placing his money
| to the best advantage.
A Home or an Investment.
He has the real estate mans knowledge
| of values to help him. If a home Is wanted
| the salesman, finding out the amount of
| money to be put into such, the size and
| character of the property desired, together
| with the approximate location, with his
| complete familiarity with all sections of
| the city and his intimate knowledge of
| properties in the market puts him in touch
| with realty of the class desired If an in
| vestment Is wanted the agent sees where
| he has reason to believe Is coming enhance
ment and advises a purchase And again
| where an income is wanted he can tell as to
| the rent, the likelihood OF its continuance,
| the probable expenses for the future in the
| way of taxes, repairs. etc.
| The growth Of the real estate business
| during the last decade in Washington has
| been something phenomenal. In proportion
to other lines of business the trade in realty
| in the capital has come to be very large. 1t
ia in he fara Of he
of Washington. The desire to own one
| own home is becoming with every year
more and more nearly universal. Washing
| ton Is yet to become city of homes and
| that, too. at no remote period.
Pride in the City.
The uncertain tenure OF office that so dis
| tinguished the nations political center
years ago has passed away and with It has
| come more settled, healthy feeling a more
| homelike feeling. more of public spirit more
! of local pride, more of a sense of proprie-
torship. and less of the transient allen, ir-
| responsible sentiment Washington is the
| most beautiful city N America, destined to
| be the most beautiful of the world either
present or of the past, and those who live
| mere nave begun TO realize 1t and to be
proud of her.
| Washington real estate Is among the most
desirable in the United States. 1t Is safe
| and sure It has future AS the country
| grows 1t will and must grow. 1t Is unique
| In itself in that 1t Is Independent entirely
of all the results OF the caprices of indus
| trial conditions. Strikes are not to be fear
ed here. In hard times, as well as In good
the work of the nation goes on and its sal
| aries are forthcoming in the same generous
volume and the same unvarying regularity
/ and frequency.
Fireproof Buildings.
| 1t Is good sign of the times that the
question Of fire protection is receiving very
| wide attention. And it Is no wonder this
is In the last few years the United
States has been visited by series of disas-
| trous fires. which have been so extensive
| as to make the terms Baltimore fire."
| Patterson fire." Rochester fire. and 9TH
| ers both descriptive and definite.
These great CONGREGATIONS, however. by
no means sum up the total fire loss in this
country. which for many years has aver