Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Elaborate Building Operations
in Progress.
CURRENT PRICE FOR LAND
More Money Was Spent Last Month
Than a Year Ago.
WEATHER AND THE MARKET
Coming of the Foliage Brilliant Spec
tacle of the Year That Makes
This City Unique.
CURRENT PRICE FOR LAND
WEATHER AND THE MARKET

going on in preparing the foundations for
house which Mr.. Joseph Beale is to
build on the north side of r street where
that street joins Massachusetts avenue
just west of sheridan Circle. The lot is q
rpOmy one and the house has been &C.
signed by Mr.. Glenn Brown. architect. to
suit the alton in that respect well as
in others. There is to he lawn space all
sides that the supply of light and air
In the interior will be ample and will make
the large apartments which have been pro-
viGed livable. not alone when artificial
light is used hut also in broad daylight.
The Style OF trea tment is that of the
Italian renaissance. and in the case of the
exterior is to he worked out in stone of
light shade and with the upper stories fin
ished il stucCo. The entrance floor will
be used for the domestic departments and
for rooms that can be utilized social &C.
casiors as cloak rooms. The approach to
the main floor is to be by a spacious stair
case of stone and wrought iron. The par
lor and dining room on this floor will each
be ~ by 20 feet and in addition there will
be central hall and also a small parlor.
on the third floor will he eight bed rooms.
and the top floor will be three guest
rooms and eight rooms for servants. The
contract for the erection of the house has
been given to John Nolan.
The Olcott Residence.
The house which j. to be built for Rep
rcsentative ]. Van Vechten Olcott of New
York is 10 be begun soon by Mr. Nolan.
who has the contract 1t is to be located
or the north side of r street to the east of
the house referred TO. and overlooking the
plaza formed by the merging of that thor
oGghfare with Massachusetts avenue at
Sheridan Circle.
stone of light shade will be used in
the construction OF the lower story OF the
house The upper portion will he finished in
sturco. and The roof will he laid in green
tile. The design was made by G. O. Totten
architect The main floor will be Just above
the basement. or entrance floor. and in the
latter viii be provision for the service of
the house, as well as rooms for the use of
guests on social occasions, and also for
the family The parlor will be - feet
square. while the dimensions of the dining
room ar - 10y - feet. Limestone will be
used Ia finish the dining room walls. and
the ceiling Will be tiTrered. The two up
Per floors will be used for sleeping rooms
and servants quarters.
Building for March.
Reports from ffty-fye leading cities u
TIE country. officially reported to the
American Contractor, New York. and tab
UIa;ed, show a widely distributed build
ing activity for March. In the cities re-
ported Jhiriy-onr show a gain as COM
pared with the corresponding month Of
l.'lbr N allie JWTHtN-Glp indicate loss. In
the aggregate the loss amounts to } per
cent This is regarded as encouraging
when compared with the showing made in
the preceding month. when the total loss.
as compared with March, 1906, was ~ pr
cent
The greatest loss reported is in New
York Manhattan lost S4952 621 and the
Bronx $l19o.It:'. while Brooklyn made a
gam Of Si.il4t3I making a total loss for
Greater New York of SJ.32S 80 or over
three millions more than the total loss of
Tie atiy-two cities. The loss in New
York = clearly Chargrable to previous
lung" building operations and the strin-
E"u.y OF the money market. which makes
Il difficult 70 place large building loans.
tmedso. he city next on the list from
the standpoint az volume of business re-
ports "a gain OF 33 per cent The per-
Teutagv Of gain in other leading cities is
SHOWN by the following figures: Allegheny
." birmingham, III: Buffalo, ~: Cleve
laId. u. Detroit, So; Harrisburg, 9: Hart
iur:. Il Indianapolis. li9. Minneapolis IS
N mph.s, -: Mobile. ~: Paterson 81
Rochester, n. ST Louis. 30: St. Paul 30
Sllt Lake city. 80. Topeka l53: Wash
!-Etpu, % The following figures show per
cottages of losses: Cincinnati. A. Denver
j.. Duluth. g.; Grand Rapids, o; Kansas
INV =. Louisville %: Los Angeles. IL
Milwaukee, /. Newark, 81: New York 90
Omaha. -. Philadelphia 81: Pittsburg. s;
Spokane. 5. Toledo. 81; Tacoma. 20.
Five Dollars Per Foot.
-, on the north side of r street be-
tween, New Hampshire avenue and 18th
street was sold during the past week, and
i' price paid, according to the statements
H. ..Hse Interested. was 81 per square foot
Tie frontage Of the lot is twenty-five feet
fHi iae depth ninety-five feet TO an alley.
A-.i -." total area is 2,3T5 square feet The
VII" 9siH 10 have been paid for it by the
'ii"..'S-i. Representative Foss of Illinois
tH BOD II stated he no int
e.. 4.- fpSs 70 erect there a residence for
-~ own Use.
Tie lot IS the only one on that side of the
.'' n remaining unimprOved II fronts ON
l.' triangular building site where is helm,
DAM TIE residence of Mr.. Perry BeImonf
"-i." q, the New Hampshire avenue corner
- li-' nome 81 Mr.. Thos. Nelson Page, and
Il, ine lsth street corner the residence of
Nr. NJ Kim.
The Weather and Business.
The range In the variations of the weather
iAs been so extended as to attract more
'N'A tSEa! attention Such is not merely
confined TO those who have property TO sell
or propose to buy. but it affects practically
the entire community from the man who is
puzzled each morning to know which of
IHrer weights OF uuderclothes he ought 10
select IN order to be comfortable for the
EAy Z" the citizen who objects to the COM
hinauon OF budding trees and snowy walks
II certainty gives one an impression of
the strange and unusual 10 walk along the
streets and see the light and vapory mist
tHat covers the tree tops at this season OF
the year Or at least at this period in the
tonage development. made still more misty
and Napory by falling flakes of snow and
the outlining OF the limbs by the heecy
masses II Is a mixture OF two seasons
with a vengeance and the important con.
sideratiun Is whether 1t is taking plac.
without injury 70 the products OF the spring
season.
Natures Great Drama.
The coming Of spring In this city is ar
event that Is well worth seeing. for, OWNS
10 the wealth OF foliage both in the tree.
along the streets and the shrubbery an(
flowers in the parks and open places. to sa,
nothing OF the lawns or parkings In from
o! the houses an amount of stage room /.
available for the great drama of nature thai
can be found in no other city in the cour
t-y.
In fact. fl is necessary for the residents
IN most cities to go away from home ant
out In the country in order to witness a
any rate. the preliminary movements. 1t il
generally several weeks after the season
has really begun before the average resi-
dent OF the city begins to be aware of the
change, there is so little in the brick and
stone by which he Is surrounded to suggest
the great awakening that is going on In the
world or the soft beauty with which every
thing that Is alive is being robed