Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
WILL HAVE NEW HOME
LOCAL ASSOCIATION TO BUILD.
OTHER REALTY MATTERS.

Bids Tor a three-story and cellar brick
and stone building. to be erected at the
northeast corner of Sd and B streets
southeast. for the German American
Building Association were recently open
ed by the building committee They were
as follows: James l.. Marshall, $23 500:
Yost & Bros. s2o.9S1: Piper & Kenyon
s22.417; Jones' Il Peters, SCI ,46S; August
Getz & Sons. $20,579.
The building will extend thirty five
feet on 8 street and seventy five feet
on Sd street. The fronts will be of brown
stone up to the second-story window stills
and red press brick laid in black mortar
with stone trimmings to all openings, for
the balance above second story slls. The
cornices oriel windows and show win
dows will all be of ornamental copper
The building will be trimmed in hard
wood throughout, will be wired for cleo
trio lighting and fans. have tiled baths
and hOt-Water heating
The banking room and fixtures will be
finished in white marble and have mosaic
floor and modern fire and burglar proof
vault. The building was planned by Jo-
Seph Bohn, jr., architect. whose design
was selected in competition. The cellar
plan shows a private cellar for each store,
boiler room, janitor's quarters and store
rooms. On the first floor will be the Of
trance on the corner. and consisting of
banking roOm clerks Office. presidents
office, directors room and fireproOf vault.
The main entrance to apartments and
two stores, with show windows viii be
located on the Sd street side of the build
ing.
The second floor will be occupied by two
apartments. one consisting of five rooms,
kitchen and bath. and the other consist
ing of four rooms. kitchen and bath. The
third floor will be similar to the second
floor.
The offices of the building association
will be moved at once to temporary quar-
tiers on Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
which it Will occupy until the new home
is ready for business. The work of re-
moving the old building will begin at
once. The new building will be finished
in five months.
Purchase for Investment.
Willge, Gibbs & Daniel. real estate
brokers, have sold for Robert E. Burks
the three-story dwelling 1341 L street on
the north side of that thoroughfare. near
the corner of 14th street. The house has
red pressed-brick front. with brown
stone porch and the first story has a circu-
lar bay window extending the full height
of the building. 1t contains ten rooms and
bath and occupies a lot 2OX112 feet to
thirty-foot rear alley. 1t is understood
that $1,000 was paid for the property.
The purchase was made as an investment.
Sales in Columbia Heights.
The real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps has sold the residence 3417 Hol-
mead avenue for S. Fylee to George Shan
non. who will occupy it as his residence.
The house is of colonial design. with
large lot. 1t contains ten rooms and Is
heated by hot water. One of the features
is a large porch across the entire front.
The price paid was about $500
The company has also sold the detached
corner residence, 18th and Euclid streets,
Columbia Heights, to w. S. Herndon, who
will occupy 1t as his residence. The lot
is fifty feet wide by nearly 100 feet deep.
The house contains ten rooms and bath
and is heated by a furnace. 1t is under
stood $1,000 was paid for the property.
DR.. Jesse B. Schafhirt of this city has
associated himself with the sales depart
ment of Moore & Hill, Inc.