Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-25

ish for the new work and will give char
acter to the design which aims chiefly to
ness uses to which the building Is devoted.
The building 1925 street. which is owned
by E. N. Richards, Is being improved by the
removal of the old front and putting in
new one. The building, as the location In
dicates, Is to be used for business purposes,
and the front will be what Is known as a
store front. Instead OF frame, which sis
being taken down, the new work will. of
course. be of brick and stone and metal -
Further east on G street, at the northwest
corner of 7th street. the building is being
remodeled from plans prepared by b. STAN
ley Simmons, architect The property is
owned by the Merchants and Mechanics
Savings Bank, and 1t Is proposed to fit UP
the ground floor for the use of the bank.
At present the institution Is located on the
same block, on street.
Near the Union Depot.
A matter of interest to many has been
the possible development and improvement
| in the vicinity of the union depot. Ar
thur Cowsill, builder, yesterday filed an ap-
plicatfon for a building permit for the
| first of the buildings in this locality, which
will be termed the Plaza Hotel. The
building will be located at the corner. of
North Capitol street and Massachusetts,
avenue, fronting on Massachusetts, avenue
ninety-seven feet Gray will be the pre-
COlOE OF the DTlCR ana SIOn0
trimmings. The floors will be constructed
of reinforced concrete. The Interior ar
rangements as planned by T. M. Medford,
architect, call for the latest modern I'M
is the owner.
Hospital Facilities.
Washington, like number Of other
cities which have been experiencing an
unusually large growth, could not arrange
Co.
needed Of certain buildings which have for
their object the alienation of suffering and
improving the conditions of the community
along certain lines
One of these matters which has been
given considerable attention recently is
| has been taken in this matter is practi-
| cally evinced by the large addition to the
| Providence and Garfield hospitals, the
commencement Of the Walter Reed Army
\ Hospital and Of the tuberculosis Hos
J pitaL
| Arthur Cowsill, builder, has recently
| completed the Isolation Hospital and
| made extensive repairs and modern i'm
provements to the old hospital building
at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Even the animals are not neglected.
| The same builder is erecting for DR.. E. E.
street between Y and W streets l
where there will be Office quarters and
| operating rooms with all the modern
| facilities and conveniences for treatment
| Of horses and pet animals. The front Is
| being constructed of brown colored brick
| with Hummelstown stone. Marble and
| tile work enter largely into the construc-
| ton Of the operating rooms. -
New Houses to Be Built. 80
| The residence of Frank P. Reside, 212S
Bancroft place, has been purchased through
]. B. Winner, real estate broker. by NJ Mon
roe Hopkins. The price paid was 500. 500.
| Mr.. Hopkins has also bought through Mr..
Winner from James G.. Hill, the lot ad-
joining on the west the house mentioned
| where he intends to build an addition which
| will provide a library room. The LOTS
| 25x95 feet and the price paid was little
more than 81 per square foot,
A lot similar in size and price and adj
| Joining the house on the east has been pur-
chased from Mr.. Hill by Frank P. Reside.
where the latter intends to erect house
| for his own use. 4-..--
Mr. Winner states that of the seventeen
| lots on the south side of Bancroft place all
but four have been or are now being built
upon. =
| Mr. Winner has closed the sale of the
house 2117 street, owned by Baron Grip,
| late minister from Sweden. to Representa-
| tive Richmond Hobson. The consideration
named in the deed was 900. The house
! contains about thirteen rooms.
| Sale Of Residence. -v..
Arrangements for the purchase of the
| residence of the late L. M. Saunders at the
| northwest corner of Wyoming and Con-
| necticut avenues by Justice McComas of
the Court of Appeals have been concluded
| by Mr.. Winner. The purchase included
| ground which Is 70x162 feet. The house
| contains sixteen rooms with a stable In the
rear.
The price agreed up is said to be some
| thing less than $4,000 -,