Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
Two De w171oND Hor1ES

| rev Connecticut Avenue bridge and
| fronting on that avenue are being taken
| up. 50 that il may be said the pioneer
movement in that locality is about over.
| As a development and an extension OF
| the city in that direction what is being
| done there is of interest. as it shows
| that tire city is growing. and the evidence
Of that is in such form that II cannot
be misunderstood
OF course, the completion of the bridge
over Rock creek furnishes another direct
connection betwe that section and the
region TO the south of the waterway. but
the tide OF improvements set in there De
fore that structure was completed. and
therefore proved that il was the natural
EXPANSION of the city. For several years
the building sites farther north on Con-
necticut avenue. extending To Chevy
Chase and the country beyond. have been
improved with comfortable houses. and
as a result there are the subdivisions OF
Cleveland Heights. of Connecticut Ave
nue. Heights. OF FernWood and Of Con
necticut Avenue Terrace and of the ad-
ditions to Chevy Chase.
Some of the Improvements.
In the section just north of the new
bridge there are three houses built by
Clarke Waggaman and he is now en-
gagged in erecting two more on the east
space between the entrances TO the two
bridges On the west side of the avenue
and still farther to the north an excava-
ton has just been begun by Franklin T.
Sarner FOR two houses of high grade
which he intends to build. They Will De
semi-detached, having space on one
side thus leaving portion OF each lou
unoccupied by the building. The exterior
will be designed in the colonial style ana
the material used will be the long roman
brick. With walls of this material the
window frame and other wood work
forming what is known as the trimming
will he in white thus furnishing good
color scheme. ;.
Each house will be TWO stories II,
height and will contain twelve rooms and
two bathrooms The material USED IN
the finish on the first floor will be various
kinds of hard wood. and in the case OF
he hall and the dining room paneilng Will
be used.
An Apartment House.
Mr. Sanner also intends to begin the
erection of three-story apartment
house on 18th street just south OF L
street. The building. which will contain
fifteen suites will have frontage OF
forty feet and depth of one hundred
and eighteen feet. The entire building
space will not be used for the building.
but part will be reserved for light ana ar
st. Rose Industrial School.
The foundations are being prepared for
the erection of a large building at the
southwest corner of California street and
Phelps place. When completed ii will be
the home OF the St. Rose Industrial
School now located at 2O2' q street
northwest. The Sisters of Charity in
charge of the school own the site and
the new structure is being built in con
sequence of the building now occupied
having become too small for the needs.
1t is the intention to dispose of the prop
erty now in soon as the new
structure is ready for occupancy.
The new building will have ample
grounds and will be large and of course
Specially planned for the purposes in
tended.
A List of Properties.
The F. Fox Company have just is
| sued in pamphlet form list of the prop
| critics il has for sale. For convenience of
| reference a classification has been made
| consisting of business properties. dwell
| ines arranged according 10 sections.
| apartment houses. Maryland suburbs and
| Virginia properties.
| Sale of Apartment.
| Stone Il Fairfax real estate corpora
| ton recently sold for W. n. Gotwalds