Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-13
BELMONT NOT TO SELL HOME
WILL OCCUPY IT UPON RETURN
FROM ABROAD.
Apartment Houses at 18th Street
and Park Road-Remodeling of
an Office Building.

The business building at the southwest
corner of 14th street and Park road is to
be made over by direction of Charles f.
Gross. owner Of the property. Harding
& Upman. architects. have been author
lied to make plans for remodeling the
structure and also for extending 1t on
Park road and carrying it up two stories
higher
The entire building when completed will
be three stories In height and will be ar
ranged for use as an apartment house.
The same architects are preparing plans
for residence for Mrs. T. B. Young at
Clarendon, Va, which will be of the cot
tage type. They also designed the Ma
sonic Hill building to be erected at Clar-
endon during the coming season.
An unusual house for the city has been
planned in the same Office. 1t is to be
the home of l.. l.. Thompson and will be
on Irving street between 14th and 18th
streets.
The distinctive feature of the house will
be its spaciousness within and without
The house will stand entirely detached
on a plot of ground that is about one
hundred feet front. with ample depth.
About forty feet of the frontage will be
taken up with the house and all the rest
will be devoted to lawn space, as we'll as
affording light and air from all sides.
In keeping with such surroundings will
be the colonial design of the building. A
circular porch will mark the main en-
trance, and above 1t will be an oriel
window. The entrance will be into a hall,
which will extend from the front to the
rear of the house, and will end in door
opening out on porch that will over
lock the rear lawn.
On the right side of the hall will be the
living room, spacious as such room
ought to be. Back of that will be a den.
On the ether side of the hall will be the
dining room, Kitchen and pantry The
upper floor will be used for bedrooms.
Perry Belmont. now abroad, in reply to
rumors that have come to his ears CT
his intention to sell the house which is
now being built at New Hampshire ave-
nue.. 18th and r streets. asserts that his
house has not been on the market: that
he has no intention OF selling it and that
he will occupy it next season. The in
formation Is contained in a communca-
ton to Story & Cobb, real estate brokers.
The western portion of the property
known as 1ngleside and extending west
from 18th street to the ravine of Rock
creek is now being graded. so that the
streets can be opened through 1t and
the ground used for building purposes.
Owing to the heavy grades of that To-
cality the amount of earth that will have
to be shifted from one place to another
Is considerable, and steam shovel is in
use.
The sale of two houses on 18th street
northwest. Nos. 1887 and 1872, for Mrs.
Anna f. w. Coulter to Mrs. Elizabeth II.
Lloyd is reported by the real estate cor
poration of Willett 4 Reinecke Company
The purchaser will hold these properties
as an investment.
Premises 10S 18th street southeast have
been sold to Emma Schmulovitz by the
same concern. The purchaser intends to
occupy 1t as her home. The house is of
the colonial type. containing six rooms
and bath. and has hot-water heat. The
sales aggregate $500
Fl. II. Cassidy. a Washington business
man. has purchased one of ten new
houses in course of construction at 18th
and Lamont streets. Kennedy & Davis
Company are the builders. Mr.. Cassidy
pleted about June 1.
The house. twenty-five feet front. is
situated on the corner of fifteen-foot al
ley, and contains ten rooms. three baths.
and will be trimmed in oak and hav
hardwood floors. 1t will be heated by no:
water and lighted by electricity. 1t is
understood the consideration Is $4,000
The property at 1915 9Th street, adjoin-
ing the corner of New York avenue, has
been sold for the Redstrake estate to o.
w. Strattlen. The lot is 81 feet 21s inches
front, and runs through to New York ave-
nue.. The house is three-story red brick,
containing nine rooms and bath Pur-
chase price is $500: 1t will be held as
an investment.
These two sales are reported by Thomas
]. Fisher & Co., incorporated.