Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03

1910. On the supposftion that the latter
represented the date of the erection of the
house, it would make IT an old one in most
any other section of the city except this
one, where the building began at early
period in the history of the city. How
ever, but few of the old houses are stand
ing in that block, and the removal of this
one will result in taking away a structure
that was associated with the beginnings of
things here.
Proposed Improvements.
The number of the house is 1422, and it
adjons on the west couple of buildings
which are owned by Mr. willard and
which, including the Kellogg building, gives
him the ownership Of all the property on
that side Of the block extending from the
Kellogg building to the Corcoran building
1t is his purpose to improve the frontage
west of the Kellogg building at some time,
and also the site of the property which he
recently acquired. but his plans have not
been fully decided upon. He removed the
old structure at this time mainly because
It was in such a dilapidated condition that
IT was rather dangerous to allow 1t to stand
any longer. The property has frontage
of PA feet and depth of about 100 feet,
and the price paid for 1t when the trans
action was closed last summer is under
stood to have been $50, 900, which is at the
rate of nearly $50 per, square foot.
Fine Modern Structures
In the event an Improvement is deter
mined upon by Mr.. Willard. which will
cover the entire frontage of this build
ing and the two on the east, it is probable
that II will take the character of the
buildings which he has recently put up
and which are looked upon somewhat as
of a monumental character. One Of these
is the large Office building on 14th street
just south of F street, which is occupied
by the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. The other building is on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, adjoining on the west the
New Willard Hotel.
House Building Plans.
Mr.. Harry Wardman, who built In tn
neighborhood of 200 houses during the
months of the last calendar year, expects
this year to exceed that record. Under that
general ter moi house are included apart
ment houses of what might be termed the
smaller type. namely. those of two and
three and perhaps four stories. During
the present year Mr.. Wardman has plan
ned to erect large number of buildings
designed for individual homes as well as
for flats.
He has in course of erection six houses
of large size at the southwest corner of
Columbia road and Biltmore street They
are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is, with lawn
space between eacn In the style which
has become somewhat general since the
building regulation went into effect
which increases the size of the area that
is to be provided in the case of dwellings
The corner house of this group is to be
occupied by MIR. c. F. Norment.
A row of ten semi-detached houses are
to be built on Ontario place near the
Adams Mill road and west of Columbia
road, while at the southeast corner of 22d
and M streets four-story apartment
house is to be built. 1t will be four sto-
ries in height and will contain thirty-two
suites.
Also Apartment Houses.
A four-story apartment house Is also to
be built on Irving street between 14th
and 18th streets which will contain thirty
suites. At the corner of 11th and Irving
streets eleven two-story houses are be-
ing erected, and before the roofs were on
Moore & Hill. the agents of Mr.. Ward
man. sold two of them.
A number of houses are being built in
Brightwood Park by Mr.. Wardman, and
at the northeast corner of 18th and Ken
yon streets he is putting up nine two
story houses.
The extended frontage which Mr.. Ward
man owns on w between 14th and 18th
streets, comprising the entire block With
the exception of the front feet already
built up, Is to be improved by the cree
ton OF series of four-story apartments
They are to stand detached. and each will
be fifty feet front
Mr.. Wardman is finishing eight two