Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
REAL ESTATE CIRCLES
New Construction in Various
Sections of the City.
CHURCH IN THE NORTHEAST
Home Of the Norwegian Legation to
Cost $4,000.
SOME HANDSOME RESIDENCES
Apartment House Near the Capitol
Twenty Three-story Resi-
dences-Auto Garage.
SOME HANDSOME RESIDENCES

The new Church Of the Pilgrims, to be 10
Gated in the northeast section, will be one
of the most attractive and interesting
structures Of its character in the District.
The ediflce will cost $33, 600 and will oc-
cupy a commanding site fronting on public
parking at the junction of Massachusetts
avenue, 9Th and B streets northeast. The
lot contains 4.52 square feet and Is valued
at 5000. The Church of the Pilgrims Is
new organizations of the Congregationalists
which began It's existence March of the
present year, and is the successor of the
Fifth Congregational Church. which was
organized about twenty years ago. The
church has membership at present Of
ninety.
Classic lines will be followed, and the
interior arrangement will be as perfectly
adapted to modern institutional church
gymnasium Is to be provided. with bowling
alley. shower baths, etc. No other church
on Capitol Hill has these advantages.
The second floor will contain the main
other smaller rooms. Below this floor will
be the ground floor, which will contain
the gymnasium, large auditorium, club
rooms a kitchen, baths, heating room and
the bowling alleys.
Rev. David Wallace Montgomery 10 the
pastor Of the new church, and the architect
who furnished the designs for the new
edifice is James H. Warner Of this city.
New Norwegian Legation.
The new home of the Norwegian Lega-
tion to be erected under the direction Of
Minister Hauge, at oath street and Massa-
chusetts avenue, at an estimated cost of
$4,000, was designed by George Oakley
Totten, jr., the local architect, and will
rank with the handsomest buildings main
tanned In Washington by foreign govern
ments. The building will be four stories in
height and will be constructed after the
lines Of the chateau style of architecture
of the period of Louis XII.
The entire exterior will be constructed
of white Indiana limestone. There will be
circular tower at the intersection of
Massachusetts avenue and Path street. The
many balconies, the steep slate roof the
richly carved cornice and the pleasing
irregularities Of the street fronts will all
lend to make the new legation one of the
most attractive and interesting houses of
Washington.
Three Handsosome Residences.
Frederick B. Pyle, the architect. has fur
nished the designs for three residences
which will be erected Immediately by F. P.
Reside. s. w. Woodward and R. w. Scott.
Mr.. Resides residence will be located
on the south side Of Bancroft place north
west near Connecticut avenue. The build
ing will be 70 feet by 20 feet, four stories
high and will contain fourteen rooms two
baths and toilet. The style Of front will be
French renaissance. Materials will be In
diana limestone, Sayer and Fisher brick
and terra Gotta. The building will contain
a very handsome music room and library.
Mr.. Woodward's new home will be on
the west side Of Connecticut avenue be-
tween Leroy place and Bancroft place.
The building Is of the colonial style, three
The basement floor 10 arranged for en-
trance hall, reception hall and library In
front OF building, and for heating depart
ment, laundry and provision room, etc, in
rear OF building. The first floor Is divided
off into parlor. dining room. reception hall,
palm room. pantry and kitchen, and the
remaining portion of the building is de-
voted to five bed rooms and baths.
Mr.. SCOTS residence will be on Newark
street between S2d and S3d streets. Cleve-
land Park. 1t will contain cellar two
stories and attic, with spacious porches on
two sides. The exterior will be finished
with pebble dash and stained single roof.
The cellar will contain the laundry. heating
department and provision room. The first
floor has a large living room, hall, dining
room, pantry and kitchen, front and back
stairs. The second floor contains four bed
rooms, bath and ample closet space. The
attic Is arranged for two servants rooms.
Mr.. Pyle also furnished the design for
the new Station No. 10' Of the Potomac
tract for the construction of which was
signed yesterday. The building will be of
REINFORCED concrete construction, two
stories in height, with cellar. and is located
in square 220 between H and 1, 14th and
10Th streets northwest.
New Constructions.
The apartment house to be erected by
Mrs. N. G. Ordway and E. O. Whitford, at
the northeast corner of East Capitol and
LIST streets will represent, with the site, a
value of about s125, 600. Arthur B. Heaton
is the architect, and the contract for con-
struction has been awarded to James L.
Parsons.
Littleton w. Walker, the builder, will
erect in time for the fall market twenty
three-story residences on Columbia road
and Champlain avenue at an aggregate
cost Of about $4,000. NJ. D. Hensey fur
nished the plans.
Plans are being prepared by Irving D.
Porter for an automobile garage to be
erected on Florida avenue near 18th street
on a lot 60 by 100 feet. The building win
be one story in height and will contain a
machine shop. Bids are also being re-
ceived by Mr.. Porter for the construction
of five houses to be located at 18th and A
streets southeast. and he is preparing plans
for four stores with apartments above to be-
built at Florida avenue and street north
west.