Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-20

pany is erecting a row of twenty-five two
story apartment houses NJ street. west
of South Capitol street. They are con-
structed of hollow cement block and are
built sanitary lines. The buildings are
neat ones. and going up in section
that has not been much improved in recent
years. The same company erected a row
of twenty-five of the same type of houses
on Van Ness street about two years ago,
all of which occupied.
Mr.. G. B. Pearson is having a siX-room
two-storH modern brick house built on Rob-
inson street between NJ and n streets. and
Mr.. +, Leonard is building a dwelling on I'd
street between + and + streets. To cost
S3.GtD.
AS stated. real estate investments in the
southwest are among the best paying in the
city. The houses tor rent are generally OF
an inexpensive type. though there are many
fine ZONES in the section. and real estate
men say they have no difficulty in keeping
them rented to good tenants. Rents in the
southwest are steadily advancing. and the
advance is caused by the increasing de-
mand for homes
Scope of Railroad improvements.
1t is the opinion of many who have kept
watch on values that the railroad improve
ments in progress. which mean the elimina-
ton of all grade crossings and the doing
away OF a large portion of the train-shift-
ing on Maryland avenue. will have most
beneficial effect on real estate values. not
only in the vicinity of the tracks. but all
over the southwest section. 1t is contended
that the fact that in going to and from the
southwest it will not be necessary to cross
a network of railway tracks will attract
hoTeSeekerS to the section south of the
railway tracks.
No Longer a Nuisance.
Another factor that it is believed will
lend to improve the southwest is the eliIai-
nation of the open sewer. known as James
creek canal. Since the completion of the
new sewage disposal plant large por-
tiOn of the sewage that was emptied into
the canal is now diverted from it. When
the trunk sewer through the lower part
of the District is completed and connected
with the pipes laid in the bed of the
river all the sewage will pass through
the station and Will be emptied into the
river short distance above Alexandria,
and the portion of the old canal left UNI
covered will be clean stream, with only
the tides of the river in it. When the work
now under way along the canal is COM
pletcd it will be arched over as far south
as l. street leaving the portion south of
that street open for the of the wood
and sand trade that has been using it for
many years. The arching of the canal will
cause the erection. with the next few years,
of dwellings on land that has up to this
time been of but little value. and will add
to the taxable values of the southwest.
In speaking of the southwest section of
the city, it is urged that the fact that the
Potomac Park is included should not be
forgotten. The filling in of the old river
flats has practically eliminated ''chills and
fever the old time people termed ma
lara and has made the river section of the
city one of the most healthful. 1t has also
provided a beautiful park, which contains
Fairgrounds for children and a place of
recreation for their elders.
Value of Potomac Park
When the plans of Col. BromwelI. the
engineer officer who has the identifying of
Potomac Park in charge. are completed
the southwest will have within its limits
one of the finest parks in the world, filled
with magnificent driveways, Fairgrounds
ard beautiful spots to make it attractive
to those whose homes will be near it,
The people of the southwest more than
of any other section of the city, will derive
pleasure from the big park.
In speaking of improvements the river
front must be included. Since last year the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany has built d new office building and
has greatly improved its pier at the foot
mac Steamboat Company has erected a
new eight-room, modernly-equipped Office
building at the foot of Sth street, and the
same company is now building a new two
story office at its excursion pier, between
NJ and streets. The latter building is
to have a pebble-dash front, and will be
an ornamental structure.
Now that plans have been prepared for
a general improvement of the dock system
of the city, and that measure will come
before Congress at Its next session, a big
change within the coming few yea can DE
looked for along the river front section of
the southwest.
Two Large Residences.
: The two residences being built by the
Kennedy & Davis Company on Kalorama
l.
of handsome homes in that vicinity. The
one that will adjon the corner. where the
large residence of Admiral Selfridge is To-
Gated is being built for Mr. f. C. Goodwin.
While 1t is only about fifty feet deep it oc-
cupies the full width of the twenty -fve-foot
lot, and has been carefully planned TO meet
the owners requirements. The front will
be of the colonial type of architecture en-
riched with white stone, and the interior
will be finished in white, mahogany and
oak
The other one of these two houses VIII
be of the same width twenty-five feet, but
much deeper, running back eighty-six feet.
The front will be of Italian renaissance
treatment worked out in white cut stone
and brick of a darker shade The plan
adopted is unusual one, being of the
English basement type only as to the front
portion, in which will be the entrance re-
ception hail. smoking and billiard rooms;
the kitchen, pantries. store room, dining
ROOM library and dra wing rooms being on
the next main floor.
This arrangement combines the two ad-
vantaSeS of having the kitchen and dining
room on the same floor and a large draw
Ing room across the entire front. The two
upper stories will contain nine bed rooms,
TWO OF which will be unusually large, and
four bath rooms.
The scheme of finish. will be white and
mahogany, with oak floors and oak finish
Tor dining room and reception hall.
Sun Dog on View.