Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-10
Additions in the Number of
Large Houses.
SPACIOUS INTERIORS
SOME CURRENT TRANSACTIONS
IN RESIDENCES AND LOTS.
New Method Employed in Excavations
for Foundations Of Large Build
ings-Matters of Interest

private residence that has good many
points of interest for city home is the
one that is now going up at the southwest
corner of 10th and Q streets northwest. 1t
is withdrawn somewhat from the most fire.
quented line of travel. as II Is about block
away both from Massachusetts avenue and
Connecticut avenue, and it has the benefit
Of the seclusion which is afforded by the
pretty little park at the intersection of
Connecticut avenue and street.
1t is one of the largest and most elab-
crate private residences put under contract
here in a long time. 1t is not, perhaps, in
the same class with the Anderson, Town
send. Walsh and other houses merely from
the point of view of size. still it is going to
be a good-siZed residence, as the ground
which Mr.. r. 7. Calf, the owner of the
property and for whose home it is being
built, owns an area of about ninety feet
square, with additional room on the west
side at the rear where the ball room is To-
Gated. The house practically occupies the
entire lot. leaving room on the south side,
however, for driveway from 10th street
and u formal garden.
Driveway and Porch.
The main entrance Will be from goth
street along the driveway to long porch
There will be no entrance on @ street.
The feature of the interior arrangement
viii be the spacious effect as the size
of the rooms opening into each other lend
themselves readily to such a result. The
dining room Will have depth of nearly
forty feet, with a width somewhat less
than half that. The ball room viii be
nearly fifty feet square. On the Q street
front VIII be range of three rooms. the
dining room library and parlor. of from
the hall Will be rooms which can be used
on social occasions. where guests can
leave their wraps
The house is being built in a substantial
Ia f1c e
the contractors. The tive stories which
are to be surmounted with a mansard roof
have walls of sufficient strength to CARRY
the weight of the steel beams which are
used across the wide openings. The frame
work of the roof will be entirely of steel,
filled in with terra Gotta. The material
used in the exterior walls is of red brick
with stone of light shade, a combina ton
that is difficult to handle with entire sue
cess. The architects are Bruce Price &
Siborg of New York.
For Business Uses.
The old buildings adjoining Epiphany
Church on the east have been removed and
this site, which has frontage of nearly
fifty feet, are to be built structures which
will be used for business purposes. The
portion of the ground Immediately adjoin-
ing the church property, and which belongs
to the parish, is to have a three-story
building, while the balance, which is
owned by Mr.. w. ]. Newton. is to have
One-story store buildings
New Method of Excavation.
A system of excavation for tall buildings
has been devised which is a reversal of all
methods of excavation.
Under the old method of excavation the
task of digging Easements to a depth of
forty-three feet would have been almost
insurmountable. even without counting the
loss or time Under this system instead
OF making excavations first, IL leaves the
earth until the superstructure is well along
The old method made excavations first
and then inserted the retaining walls and
the building in the excavated area. This
process leaves intact the core of earth
until a surrounding wall has been built
The earth then is taken out and a SUBJ
basement steel frame is inserted, begin
ming at the street level and working down
Under the old system gravity walls are nee
essary TO support surrounding buildings.
These grow broader as they go deeper and
render useless a large amount of valuable
space. Under the new process the sup
porting walls of the same thickness
throughout their entire depth. making it
possible to utilize every foot of under
ground space
Mrs. Huidekoper's Residence.
The residence which Mrs. Huidekoper is
building at the northwest corner of 18th
and Corcoran streets. or New Hampshire
avenue. as that thoroughfare cuts through
adapted for home. 1t Will be specially
suitable for social functions. owing TO the
fact that the range of rooms on the prn-
cipal floor is left unobstructed by parti-
lions and passageways. The main en-
trance is on the street level. and there is
a wide hall. with rooms on each side, lead
ing to the stairway, which is about In the
center of the house This gives access to
the second or main floor. Owing to the
width of the house and the fact that II is
located on corner, the interior is I'M
usually spacious, and the arrangement is
such as to bring out fully these advan-
tages.
The material used in the exterior walls is
brick of light shade, with stone trim
mings. The mansard roof is covered with
slate and is finished at the top with an
iron railing. 1t is expected by Mr. John II.
Nolan. the contractor, that the house win
be completed early in the present season.
Sales Of Realty.
1.-THE business of our office" remarked
Mr. Charles w. Fairfax of the real estate
corporation of Stone & Fairfax, continues
TO show an increase, especially when the
records of previous years are brought into
contrast During the past spring we did