Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02

much interest has been shown in the latest
of the elaborate houses which have been
announced to be built here. 1t Is said that
Mr.. Perry Belmont intends to spend half
million of dollars in the erection Of this
house. There are other houses which are
planned to be built this season, and while
they are not as costly as Mr.. Belmont's Is
reported to be. yet they belong to the class
of large houses Among this number are
the houses of Representative HUFF Of Penn
sylvana. at the northwest corner of New
Hampshire avenue and Q street: Mr.. A. NJ.
Lothrop, at the intersection of Connecticut
avenue and Columbia road; Mrs. Noble, at
the intersection of Rhode Island avenue
and M street, and of Gen. Corbin, In the
country just east Of the Chevy Chase Cir
Gle.
Some New Houses.
Permits for quite group of two-story
houses were taken out during the week.
These houses are to be located in different
portions of the city, and If it Is possible to
form any idea this early in the season and
from a few instances of what the general
character of the building during the season
will be, then 1t may be safely concluded
that there will be good many houses of
the small type put up during the coming
months.
w ]. Palmer. architect. has designed
eighteen two-story houses, eleven of which
will be located from APO to 4140 7th street
northwest and six from 1905 to 4O15 9th
street northwest. They are to be put up
by the Washington Building Company.
c. B. Keferstein, who as an architect
makes the plans for the buildings he puts
up. has prepared the plans for eight two
story houses Four Of them will be on
Kenyon street between 7th and Sth streets,
and four on Morton street between 7th and
Sth streets northwest.
Harry Wardman Is also to build six two
story houses. 302S to 303S Dent place.
George s. Cooper intends to build on Wy
| oming avenue between 18th and 18th five
three-story houses. He has just purchased
the ground, which has frontage of 100
feet.
Large Private Houses.
During the past week the developments
of the market have been notably along the
| line of the purchase of building sites for
residences While in one sense that Is a
perpetual feature of the market, still the
phases of it at this time that give 1t prom
inence are the size, and, of course, the cost
of the building lots. Purchases Of this sort
mean that additions are to be made to the
| number of large houses in this city, and, 1t
follows, to the number of wealthy people
who choose this city for their homes.
1t appears that this city has been accept
ed a social center. and 1t follows that
there must be houses where the details of
such life can go on with the cfrcum-
stance that is, as rule, associated with
1t. A number OF such houses have already
been built here, for 1t is not the past week.
or, in fact. in the course Of the past few
years. that this distinction Of social promi-
| hence has come to this city. There have
been homes of wealth and with the facil-
tiles for an elaborate mode Of living In this
city for a good while. and in this respect
they will compare with anything Of the
sort anywhere else.
For Social Purposes.
But the tendency toward large domestic
establishments which is SO marked here has
not yet turned toward the erection Of show
places. Of private galleries and museums
instead of homes The domestic require
ments. which are. Of course. of the first i'm
portance in any structure which is intend
ed as place of residence. still continue
to be characteristic of the plans of private
residence In this city, even of the class
which is known as large residences. It
appears, however. that there is to be
change in this respect. but to what extent
it will go it is impossible to say.
The residence which Mr.. Perry Belmont
has planned to erect in this city Is. looked
upon as type of the private residence
which is intended more for social uses
than as a home. The latter use of the
building is subordinated to the provision
which is made for entertainments on a large
scale.