The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-28
NOTES ON BUILDING.

Edwin Gilbert & CO.. of Philadelphia
have been awarded the contract for re-
placing the old sandstone pillars and gen.
orally remodeiing the east front of the
/ Treasury Building Thirty new piece
granite columns viii replace the old pill
lars and much OF the stone work win be
made new. The repairs will cost sos, 1855,
Contract for supplying twenty-five ele-
vators for the new Union Station has
been awarded to the Otis Elevator Com
pany. and work on their construction
will begin at once. Twenty Of these ele-
vators viii be for freight, two Tor pas
sengers. and three Will be dumb walters
run by electricity. The cost of the outfit
will be $4,000.
]. J. Hemphill Is about to remodel the
house at 2210 Massachusetts, avenue north
west. according to plans designed by !.
Morris. The builder viii be c. T. Lang
ley, and the cost is estimated at $4,000
Mrs. Joseph Beale will erect a four
story residence at 23m Massachusetts
avenue northwest. TO cost $4,000. The
plans were drawn by G. Brown and
Thomas Nolan is the builder.
A permit has been issued in the name Of
Frederick Eichelberger for the construc-
ton of a three-story brick dwelling at 2l22
Bancroft place northwest, according 10
plans prepared by A. B. Heaton. John
Nolan is named as the builder. and the
cost OF the construction is placed at
S15OO0
Howard Reside is preparing to erect a
handsome residence on the west side of
Nineteenth street. near s. G. Q. Totten,
in preparing tie plans has designed an
Italian front. with tie remaining exterior
to be finished IN stucco. The house Will be
45 by 81 feet and two stories high.
Andrew W Lukei has prepared the
plans and viii himself superiutend the
construction OF six two-story brick dwell
ings at % to % r street northwest
The s. w. Maddox Company, builders.
viii remodel and make repairs to the
dwelling OF Mrs. X. S. f. Falconer. at us
Thirteenth street northwest, according to
plans prepared by c. f. Webb. The cost
is estimated at $500.
I, L, Stateven has prepared the plans
and J B. Hammond will erect a belfry
tower on the Cathedral grounds OF the
Protestant Episcopal foundation, on Wis
consin avenue. The estimated cost Is
$500 The tower will be used for tempo
rary purposes until the completion of the
proposed cathedral.
John Houtz will build for a. Behrend,
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one-story brick stores, at a cost of 5000.
Julius Germiller prepared the plans.
Capt John s. Sewell. constructing Off
Ger at the United States Soldiers Home,
has advertised for bids 10 construct tw5
sets OF officers quarters and for the
construction Of an iron fence about
the grounds. The officers quarters
will be three stories high and stand So by
q feet upon the ground. They viii be
built of brick, with stone trimmings,
concrete floors. slate root. and
galvanized iron cornice, Wood, Dom *
Deming prepared the plans.
Marsh & Peters have prepared plans for
the erection of an Office building for Il.
K. Fulton, at 72S Thirteenth street north
west. 1t viii be four stories high, with
299 feet on Thirteenth street. by 100 feet
deep. The materials will be brick with
stone trimmings The contract for con-
structiOn has been let TO William S. Spen-
Ger. the builder
c. A. Dldden & Son have completed
plans for remodeIing and building an ad-
dition to the hotel near the corner Of
New Jersey avenue and street south
east at a cost Of $4,000. Thomas C. Hen
derson has been awarded the contract
for the construction. Albert Carry IS the
owner.
julius Wentg has completed plans for
three two-story brick dwellings TO be
erected for John Schlord at First and o
streets northwest.
John Morris viii erect four two-story
brick dwellings and one brick stable on
L, near Seventeenth street northwest. 10
cost $1,000. a. 3. Mullett & Co. are the
architects,
A two-story pebble dash and frame
dwelling will be built for Mich Klein on
Connecticut Avenue Terrace, after plans
drawn by Frederick Fletcher.