Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-05
| REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Types of Large Residences Re-
Gently Erected.
LIVING STYLE CONSIDERED
Changes Made in Character of Domes-
tic Architecture.
MORE GROUND ABOUT HOUSES
Shifting About Of Householders
Causes Business for the Dealers
and Others.
MORE GROUND ABOUT HOUSES

Some of the new residences OF the larger
type in Washington are of interest because
of their external appearance, which adds 10
the attractiveness OF the city streets. They
also illustrate styles OF architecture and
mark the change which has taken place in
the taste OF the people and In the require
ments Of modern domestic life. In this lat
ter particular some of the houses In course
of erection, as well as some that have gone
up in recent years show the change that
has taken place in the style OF living.
This is brought out In the larger provision
of rooms for servants. One such house has
the entire upper floor given up to this pur-
pose In fact. such a house is no longer ex-
ceptional but It Is mentioned largely be-
cause in proportion such q large space was
assigned to such uses 1t Is not uncommon
to find ten or twelve rooms set aside for
servants in a single domestic establishment,
with bathrooms and sitting rooms sufficient
for such corps.
A Modern Demand.
In some cases even apartment houses have
been planned with the idea OF furnishing
these accommoda tons for q large force.
One criticism Of large houses on the market
for rent which is met with by brokers Is
the lack Of such rooms The practice OF pro-
vidinE outside OF the house for the sleeping
accommoda tons of servants seems to be no
longer adapted to the way of living. hence
arises the demand for residences equipped
with sufficient space for that purpose.
1t is not an easy requirement to meet In
the case OF the city house for the very OBJ
vious reason that ground Is limited IN area
and rather elaborate needs of the family
require q good deal OF space. Still the de-
mand Is evidently SO insistent that some
how 1t is being met. Sometimes this object
tna ha,L
but in most cases provision is made for
house larger than the actual needs or the
family in order to have within its walls the
entire force of domestics
Rooms for Servants.
A house Of this general type which Is
one of the recent additions to the residences
of the city has four sleeping rooms for the
use of the family and about dozen for the
servants. A requirement OF this sort would
naturally have an influence upon the char
acter of domestic architecture, or rather
upon the interior arrangement and espe-
cially upon the size of the house. There is
no question that in recent years, generally
| speaking. the type OF house in this city be-
longing to what Is called the larger class
case.
There is also noticeable tendency to
provide ground about the house, so as to-
leave it detached instead OF being a part
of the usual city block. For this reason
more money is being spent for the ground
as web as for the house ITSELF and. there Is ;
no question but that improvements of that
sort mark a notable stage in the progress
of the development or the city. -
Average House.
While the people who have a great deal
of money to spend on their homes attract
| attention because of the large amount OF
| the expenditures, it is important to keep
erected in this city intended for the use Of
people of moderate means is not without
distinction, especially when compared with
houses of similar style that were put up
several years ago.
In point of convenience and comfort what
Is called the small house-the home of the
average citiZen-does not differ except in
size from that of the wealthy resident. All
the facilities found in the elaborate homes
are also features of the modern house of
the average type. The attractveness of
the homes of the city and the beauty of
the surroundings have much to do with the
fact that the number of home owners Is
increasing each year. .a. -.'-
Preparing for Winter.
There are several branches OF business in
Washington which usually enjoy boom
at this season Of the year, and the present
time has proved to be no exception to the
rule In the first place, this is moving time,
have that distinction. 1t Is, however,
thought to be true that more people shift
their living quarters in the fall than in the
spring. and as indicating to some degree
the tendency In this direction the major
ity of house and fiat leases terminate in
the fall.
So the concerns that make a business
of moving people are up to their necks
In work just now, and so are the paper
hangers, and the plumbers and furnace
men, and those In other lines of business
that supply the variety of needs house
keeper develops. This Is the season when
money to spend makes improvements and
changes, and the landlord is also Obliged
to satisfy the tenants who have come home
from the summer outing and find things
which need attention.
influence on Business. $500. .
Altogether, these days are busy ones for
a considerable portion of the business pop
ulation of the city. and the influence OF
this activity, of course, extends to the
supply stores of various sorts, so this
phase is an important one in a CONNER
cial sense. There is not much being done
in the way of starting new work. and 1t
is not expected great deal will be done
this fall One reason for the let-up In
building is, of course the existing strike.
and to this may be added the unwiliingness
of people to embark in enterprises requir-
ing the expenditure Of any considerable
amount of money.
II is anticipated in the building trades
this coming winter there will not be much
business.
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