Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Effects That Are Souqht in
Careful Brick Work.
PLANS FOR NEW BUILDINGS
Arrangements for Providing Addi-
tional Space.
OUT IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
Influences at Work Across the Po-
tomac-Matters Of Interest
in the Market.
L16RARYADDI71OW TO
RESLOEWcE Or
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Two houses recently designed by George
3. Cooper, the architect and owner are
TO be built Of brick which has only been
Esed IN this city in one instance. and that
was for the residence of John r. Nc
Lean. The brick when seen close at hand
has rough face. almost corrugated, and
The color is a dull shade of brownish red.
IL Is 20 be laid in white mortar having a
wide Joint. and for a wall of that width
will give good effects OF brickwork
One Of the houses is to be on Lamont
street between 18th and 18th streets, and
the ether On 8 street between 10Th and
10th streets. TIE fronts will be made in
feresttng by overhanging roofs covered
with red tile. The interiors will be I'm
ashed In white mahogany and the dining
rooms paneled and will have beamed CELL
1ngs.
Army and Navy Row.
The s street house will be opposite the
row Of houses built several years ago in
thu Improvement of the entire square, and
which has cone TO be known as Army
end Navy row. The southwest corner CT
18th and q streets. which is unimproved.
was recently purchased by Harry Ward
man and the announcement is made of
Ills purpose TO erect an apartment house
there.
Mr.. Cooper is also engaged in building
group OF hve houses on the north side
OF wyoming avenue between 18th and
18TH streets. Each house has width of
twenty feet and the lots a depth of one
hundred and twenty feet. They will be
three stories IN height. with cellars, and
certain eleven rooms and two baths. The
eNter!ors will be built OF a dark gray brick
laid IN white mortar with heavy joints
and stone trimmings. The arrangement of
. frCe Nxtf1 he ur1n
hall, dining room and kitchen.
Cosmos Club Building Changes.
Plans are being considered by COM
nittee Of the Cosmos Club, of which W.
N. Poindexter is chairman. for the adap-
tatioii to the main building OF the property
on the south of the home Of the club,
at the southeast corner of H street and
Madison place. This part owned by the
CLUB Is residence which has been used
since II came into the possession of the
club to furnish additional room without
much material change in either building
It ts now proposed TO harmonic the two
sections OF the clubhouse and bring about
better assignment of the interior space
and also some approach to conformity in
appearance and design in the exterior 1t
Is proposed TO stucco the outer walls in
the same style as that of the main build
ing, while for the interior arrangement
the principal thing proposed to be done is
to have a large assembly hall on the first
floor and an addition to the billiard room
on the second. However nothing is to be
decided until after the members have
had chance to vote on the proposition
during the coming fall.
Trust Company's Building.
The recent action of the District Court
In deciding in favor of Thomas r. Jones'
who filed suit against the owner of the
Lehman building, the north side of
New York avenue between 18th and 18th
streets, for performance of contract is an
other step In the progress toward a change
in the ownership of that property. An
Appeals, and it will be probably year
before a decision is reached In the
meantime the conditions surrounding the
property must remain unchanged
Mr. Jones is the president of the Ma
tlonal Savings and Trust Company whose
property is adjoining on the corner of
New York avenue and 18th street vet IL
is said that the offer to purchase which
is still in dispute. is a personal matter
with Mr.. Jones. and not made as a rep
resentative of the company. Still il is
thought. if the property comes into the
hards of MIR Jones. and the company
wishes a portion adjoining its own hold
iEgs for the purpose OF rounding out its
lot Mr.. Jones will be disposed to sell the
company what IL wants.
More Room Can Be Used.
While it is thought that the present
Office of the company has sufficient ell
bow room at the front. yet. owing to the
wedge-shape character of the lot and its
tapering almost to a point to the north,
the space of the vaults is rather cramped
and some of the officers of the company
think that If additional ground could be
secured and new part built the COM
pany would be very adequately equipped
with office room for a good many years
to come. In the event this is done ii will
follow that the building will be continued
to its present height over the new section
Pushing Toward Alexandria.
It is eviden, that the section of coun-
try between this city and Alexandria
embracing a wide strip extending back