Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26


principal. in addition to which was the
interest, which gradually decreases, Of
course, as the principal was paid.
John Miller and NJ J. keane are con-
structing eleven two-story and attic eight
room residences at The northeast corner OF
18th street and Columbia road northwest.
Jordan & Bioomer have just finished a
row of eleven twtt-story two-fanily mats
corner of Shermaft avenue and Columbia
road northwest.
Six three story mottIe brick ten-reom
residences are novt being erected on 18th
street between Fairmont and dirard streets
northwest.
excavations for considerable improve
ments in the way Of BODYBUILDING have
been commenced at the southwest corner
OF Irving and 10th streets northwest.
AT 18th and Gfrard streets northwest
Harry Wardnian is building nine six room
residences; at nth and Irving streets four
teen houses of the same character OF
which eleven are already sold: at 18th and
Kenyon streets northwest are nine resi-
dences now In process of construction oy
Mr.. Wardmen. differing from those aoovs
chiefly in style OF fronts. being OF red
press brick while the others have notified
brick fronts. All these houses are heated
with hot water and represent an invest
ment In ground and buildings OF about
$175.0o0, and An average value singly of
about $500. Mr.. Wardman will also build
nine detached pebble dashed six room and
Petworth These houses are to have hot.
water heat and hardwood finish, and viii
be sold at about 5.0GO each.
On Columbia Heights
The residents OF Columbia Heights claim
that It Is an ideal section for homes, and it's
philosophical citizens have done much to
emphasize the natural advantages on which
the claim Is based. Columbia Heights prop
er occupies the land formerly known as the
stone farm" This tract, comprising 121- iS
acres. was bought by the late Senator John
Sharr Of In In x. Fnn-
sideration named in the deed being S175o0o
With the exception of the Logan home.
Calumet place. it was plated into lots.
blocks and streets in 1881 and 1SS2. In con-
formity with the plan of Senator Sherman
and his associates that Columbia Heights
should furnish desirable residential sites
there was put upon record In the surveyors
office the covenant. to go into every deed.
that the front building line Of all lots
north of Clifton street IL fixed at not less
than thirty feet from the street line on
which the lots front" The effect OF this
was to add sixty feet 60 the width of all the
streets Under this provision the cost Of a
building site was increased. but the value
of the home was more than proportiouately
enhanced.
Another covenant prohibited liquor sailing
and all mechanical trades, The Congress
reinforced this covenant by the prohibition
OF the liquor traffic within a radius OF one
mile of the Soldiers Home. 1t Is said that
nowhere else in the District OF Columbia
does so large proportion of the inhabf-
taDtS own the buildings In which they i've
as in Columbia Heights. Ample public and
private schools give educational facilities,
and with the completion of the street rail-
way on nth street transportation facilities
are abundant No section of the city per-
haps has experienced such remarkable
growth In the construction of handsome and
substantial homes as has Columbia
Heights in the last fifteen or twenty years.
Constructive work has been so steady for
many years past that no considerable area
is left.
Some New Houses.
Building Is going on still and among oth-s
activities Mr.. H Clay Stewart is just COM
pleting six ten-room residences from 1898
to 1345 Park road formerly Whitney ave-
nue). between 18th and 14th streets. they
are valued at from $500 to $3.50 each.
Mr. G. H. Brice Is building three resi-.
dences on the south side OF Park road. JusS
west of nth street. and Mr.. L. r. Breun-
niger two two-family apartment houses on
the northwest corner of Park road and llth
street northwest.
Blundon & Simons are constructing three
three-story residences at the northwest cor~
ner Of 18th and Irving streets northwest,
and r NJ. Lewis. the builder, Is building for
the owner OF the land three three-story ten
room residences at Lydecker street and
Park road northwest.
Park View Subdivision.
The new subdivision of Park View come
prehends the territory east of Soldiers
Home grounds to 9th street northwest, and
from Lamont street to Newton street north-
west. and bisected by Park road. which Ii
the west entrance to Soldiers Home from
Columbia Heights
The tract. comprising five squares, ot