Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22

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it is the purpose of the new owner to re-
move the frame house now there and erect
| in its place a modern residence for his own
use. AS the lot has q frontage of twenty
! five feet, house of good size can be
] erected. The plans for the new structure
are being prepared by Wyeth '& Cresson,
| architects.
Some New Buildings.
An apartment house is to be erected on
| Maryland avenue between Cd and Sd streets
northeast by Henry NJ Foote. The cost is
| estimated to be about $4,000
A three-story apartment house is to be
| built by John f. Herrell on Seward street
| between 9TH and 9th streets southeast. 1t
| will contain SIN apartments, two on each
| floor.
Mrs. Aiken's Residence.
The house which is being built for Mrs.
| Augusta Aiken is to illustrate rather
| unusual type of city home. The spacious
ness of the ground which it is located
enables the architects, Wood Dom Dem
! ing, to carry out ideas which otherwise
| would be impossible, at least with the
| ordinary conditions under which city
| house is built.
| The rev structure is located on the east
| side of Columbia road between California
and Wyoming avenues, and in addition to
| the usual main entrance in the center of
| forty-seven feet in width, there will be a
| driveway the south side of the house,
| which will give access to a yard in the rear.
Quite Spanish in Effect.
| The plan contemplates a patio court
yard, such as is found almost universally
in Mexico and Spain, with this difference:
The south side will be bounded by a per-
COLA, columns supporting an arbor of orna
mental beams and rafters, the spaces be-
| tween columns being filled in with wrought
| iron grlls In the center of this patio will
be a stone fountain, while formal shrub
berry and bay trees in vases will be ar
ranged about it. The floor will be covered
with fine white gravel, which will make
pleasing background for the shrubbery, etc
AL, the principal rooms will look out on
this patio through French windows, which
in the summer time may be thrown open,
making the house a most livable one in the
warm summer months. There will be
broad terrace with balustrade in front and
flower balconies to the windows above.
The entire house will be covered with
stucco made of white marble grit and
LaFarge cement. Wide projecting caves
with elaborate supporting rafters and
beams will give a rich effect. and the
whole roof will be covered with red Span
ish mission tile.
The color effect will be white walls re-
lieved by the soft browns and greens OF
wood and ironwork, and the bright red
| roof.
Mr.. William P. Eno's Residence.
According to statement made by Arthur
D. Addison, the ground east of the house OF
Mrs. Bates at the northeast corner of 18th
and N streets was purchased by William
Phelps Emo The published statements
have been to the effect that the purchaser
was Mr.. John c. Emo. AS Mr.. Addison
states he sold the lot to Mr. Emo, his au-
thority ought to be considered conclusive.
no iS not of much inheritance,
generally speaking, for it seems that no
change has been made in the plans for the
erection of a residence on this lot.
The building is proceeding, and, as already
stated in The Star, 1t will take its place
among the large private residences in this
city. 1t will be one of the houses which,
while having an extensive frontage, yet
owing to the depth, will afford the room
which seems to be requisite in these days
for houses of that class.
Ample House Interiors.
The new structure will be like the resi-
dence now owned by Senator Knox on X
street, which was built by Mrs George w.
| Childs. 1t does not have such a great
| frontage, but instead of occupying the en-
tire front the house is set back the west
| side, that the space thus secured when
| added to the yard about the adjoining house
| of Senator Hale gives an abundance of
| light and air and permits openings along
| the entire side. In this way the whole
| width of the house can be used and
| series of rooms secured on the parlor floor
| that gives fine sweep and affords one of
! those effective interiors which are so much
admired by people who wish to entertain.
| There are other houses of similar design
and plan, especially the residence of"Mrs.
! Slater on 18th street, just north of N street.
| In the latter case, however the ground was
| sufficient to permit the house to be so
! placed as to leave air and light space on
| both Sides The common method when 1t is
the design To build elaborate lOuSe is TO
buy either one of the triangular pieces of
ground which abound in the city or else a
wide front and then occupy as much of the
| space as is possible. There are, of course,
| exceptions to this rule, but generally speak
ing there seems to be but little consfdera
! ton given, even by people who seem to
have plenty of means. to the providing an
| abundance of room about the homes they
| occupy in this city.
More Light and Air
One explanation given is that the houses
are not occupied at time of the year when
| outdoors is attractive, but while there is
no question that to certain extent this Is
| true. still there are considerable periods,
both In the fall and the spring. when If
| the foliage and greenery of ones yard Is
| spacious site has influence the entire
| interior. Certainly house that stands
| either entirely or partly detached Is much
| more desirable. much better lighted In the
the opportunities for ventilation are also
better.
| 1t seems that In comparatively recent
| days the requirements of living in certain
style are such that a large dining room
has become a very important feature of a
house. and 1t is found that practically all
| the houses of a large type that have been
| lately put up have room OF this sort
In cases where the accommodations in this
| respect have been found to be Inadequate
4 there have been many instances where
changes have been made In the house in
| order to provide more space in the dining
| ROOM Another condition of living in a
| large house is said to be the need for quar-
tiers for servants. as a large corps has to
be employed, and rooms must be provided
for them in order to have the best service
Interior Arrangement.
| One may enter by the terrace In front
or by the driveway entrance at the side,