Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

The vacant ground on the south side
of Park road between 18th and 10th
streets is being rapidly built up with
houses l.. +. Brueninger has just com
pleted four. which were sold before they
were finished and he is now engaged IN
building eight more. two OF which nave
already been purchased All these new
structures are what are known as semi
detached. having an open space between
each pair OF houses. Mr.. Bruenlnger
during the past season has also puill
two detached houses on the opposite size
of the street. where the buildings are ali
of that character. having openings on all
sides. He has also built five houses on
Lamont street between 18th and 18TH
streets.
On that same thoroughfare. but
square to the west and in the same block
where the buildings first referred 10 are
located and on Lamont street between
18Th and 10Th streets. the Kennedy com
pany has acquired the tier of lots on each
side of the block. where they propose 10
continue the building operations earned
on by them and which have resulted IN
the erection of so many homes III 'his
locality.
Detached Houses.
Detached houses, mentioned as peihs
characteristic of the style of nome pullo-
mo IN tho north side of Park road be-
tween 18th and 10Th streets. are usuali9
found In what are known as SUBURBAN
localities, but in the case or sucn houses
as we'll as that of the semi-detached, IL Is
becoming more and more the practice 10
put them up in purely urban sectiohs.
However. the demand for homes or that
sort has not yet become at all general
and they have not by any means taken
the place of the house in rows with only
the front and rear open 10 the ar anu
the light. - /,
such a STYLE of building houses. as a
rule. implies the freer use OF GROUND,
and hence a good market price OF the iailu
which makes such use possiDle; -
IS no doubt about the fall In tne price
of building lots. due TO the auui. nsn;hio
the supply as the area OF land accessiple
to the business center becomes iaI 81
as the trolley roads stretch out rom
the city through the surrounding country,
Change in Conditions.
Tho greater cost of building and the
irpnroyed methods by which economies OF
various kinds are secured by carrying on
onerations on a large scale have poth
heen instrumental in substituting the gen.
oral builder for the individual builder,
90 that It Is now found by the citizens
that II is cheaper for him 10 puy
house than to build one. rms conal.,o,i
has also an influence upon the market
for improved land
The present era is one OF extensive
bonse-brilding operations. and 1t is TINS
form Of activity that has produced sucn
astonishing results both IN ana oulsiue
of the old city limits. Row AFTER TO"
Of houses has been built even even dur Thg
the manic period of the past season Inc
wonder has been what will be done with
all the new homes.
For Homeseekers.
Thus far experience has demonstrated
that all these new houses were bui' TOT
people who wanted homes, and. what is
of more interest and importance. homes
which they can buy. In other words, the
nractice has been more uniform of sales
than of rents.
The growth of the city which has been
In progress, and which is still going on,
is therefore of a substantial character
and is making Washington rank high as
city of homes.
One of the characteristic features of