Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19

sets avenue and ending at the Naval OBJ
| servatory. The bill providing for the
taking in of this land has already passed
one branc9 of Congress and has good
from the other. Along Connecticut ave-
nue. already half dozen or more ex
pensive homes have been erected. together
with one row of the better order of mod
erate-priCed dwellings.
A number of high-cass residences are
owners along the Connecticut avenue
front. Among these are several houses
10 be erected by Mr.. Franklin Sanner.
vice president of the National city Bank.
In Cleveland Park lying just beyond.
where a steady dew, lopment has been go
ing on since the opening of the park
about fifteen years ago about dozen
new houses will be erected this year in
addition to those now nearing completion
OF this number about one third are being
erected for purposes of sale, the others
by private owners who will occupy the
residences as homes.
Builders of Homes.
Among those who are building in the
park are the Cleveland Park Company
and Messrs. Warren and L. w Peet Mr.
Peet is erecting a residence to cost about
$4,000 onAthree lots recently acquired
through the Moore & Hill Company The
dwelling is located on Newark street and
is being built from plans furnished by
Architect Pyle. Gilbert Osterman has
prepared plans and will begin work on
four dwellings for individual owners who
will make their homes in the park A
number Of the residents will make
changes and additions to their homes dur
ing the year.
In the section to the south ,of Cleve-
land Park. and between that and Connect
cut avenue. Senator Nixon has recently
fro3o 10
hundred thousand dollars. and intends
building thereon house to cost several
hundred thousand more
The great cathedral of the Episcopal
Church. to cost something like $1,000 600:
the Choir School for Boys the buildings
of the bureau of standards, the Carnegie
institution. and that for the Seminary fr-
the Sisters Of the Holy Cross are among
the important developments of that seq
ton.
road several subdivisions have been
opened up and changes are going on
rapidly.
Methodist University.
The coming month will see conference
men. who will consider the pushing to
a successful conclusion the plans for the
great Methodist University. which lies to
the west of Wisconsin avenue or Tenley-
town road. Two very handsome stone
buildings have already been completed
and constitute an important nucleus of
this great UNCONVENTIONAL enterprise
which promises to become one of the
greatest universities on the American
continent.
While the principal sessions of the
Methodist conference will be held in Balti-
more. arrangements have been made for
all of the delegates to come to Washing
ton May Is. when they will be received
on the grounds of the university BY Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The building of the
American University promises to be one
of the most important factors in the
identifying and development of that por-
ton of the District. The university had
Its inception about eighteen years ago.
when Bishop Hurst. almost entirely on
his own responsibility, purchased the
nucleus of the present northumberland
tract and laid the preliminary plans for
the institution Of learning. Altogether it
is intended to construct twenty-three
departments or colleges in the university
grounds. and the plans have been COM
pieted for grouping them arttstically
around the border of the future campus.
Proceeding as rapidly as possible since
the trustees of the American University
have built the College of History at the
cost of $176.0W The building known as
the Mckinley Memorial College Of Gov
eminent Is NnOer rOO;. and I'D to the
present time it has cost S156.OOO. while an
almost equal amount will be necessary to
complete the interior.
Occupied Important Position.
In it's relation to the development of
that portion of Northwest Washington.
the American University stands in a most
important position. Most of the tract on
which the university will stand faces upon
Nebraska avenue. and that thoroughfare
has been dedicated and opened and
macadamized until 1t affords one of the
finest driveways in the city The trus-
tees have dedicated wide strip cutting
through their property on the line of
Massac husetts avenue extended. At the
present time Massachusetts avenue has
been completed as far Wisconsin ave
nue. and numerous efforts have been
made 10 secure congressional authorize
ton for the much desired extension Of
that important thoroughfare to the Dis
trict line. Favorable action on at least
portion Of the additional extension is
expected at this session of Congress- and
ii is understood that the avenue may be
opened through tine grounds of the Ameri-
can University and from that point over