The Washington herald., 1910-06-26

| It was said few years ago that when
the House and Senate buildings. the
Union Station. the National Museum. and
the new District Building should be COM
| pleted, Washington would take a long
rest before it would see such another
/ period OF construction.
The time has arrived when Il may be
said these structures are about finished,
and behold the Capital is face to face
with a period OF construction which will
add almost as many new and costly
/ buildings 10 Washington.
The new building bill which Congress
/ has enacted makes provision for the new
/ City Post-ofiice, next 10 the Union Sta
ton, which viii be erected at a final cost
of 100000. II provides for starting the
work on the buildings which are to oc-
cupy the five squares bounded by Fiji
teenth and Fourteenth streets. the Mall.
| and Pennsylvania avenue. These will
! perhaps be limited in cost 10 S000.0O0.
/ Then the bill provides for the oOnstruc-
| ton OF a home for the Geological Survey
at a cost OF $2.50OOOO.
Private Buildings Increase.
Along with this activity in the way Of
| government construction. large private
structures are planned and will go up in
/ the next year or so. The proposed
Southern Building. at Fifteenth and H
/ streets northwest. has Just been started.
/ This is TO be erected by a private COM
pany and will cost about $1.O00.O00.
The Supreme Council OF Scottish Rite
Masons, of the Southern jurisdiction,
have obtained the site for their new tenn
| pie at Sixteenth and S streets northwest,
and viii soon begin the construction OF
one Of the finest structures in Washing
/ ton outside OF the government buildings,
at cost Of not less than 100000.
Office buildings OF smaller size and con-
struction are IN process Of erection
at various points IN the business district.
The steel and brick structure on F street
1ust below Seventh is nearing completion
and VIII receive it's occupants this year.
The new home Of the District National
Bank, IN G street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, is going rapidly
forward, and President Harper, who is
watching every move OF the builders, is
confident that the bank will be settled
In its new home as early as November.
improvements which viii result IN al
most a complete change of the interior
OF the Second National Bank are under
way and will be completed before the
autumn.
Where whistler Lived.
The new building on the northeast cor
ner of Twelfth and f streets. which &C.
cupies the site where once stood the home
OF Whistler. the artist. has the walls and
roof complete and is receiving the finish
OF the interior. The new structure, with
| its cafe on the ground floor. its elevator
| service. and its apartments above. viii
not bear much resemblance to the modest
place In which Whistler lived while en-
gagged in the government service IN the
Coast Survey, and where tradition has
1t that he once entertained the Russian
Minister. cooking the meal himself in
the room which served him at the time
as reception-room, bedroom and kitchen.
To this period of building activity in
Washington will belong the erection of
the new clubhouse OF the Army and
Navy Club. at Seventeenth and streets.
upon the site OF the old Meyer residence.
The new club will cost. including the
site, about 100000 and will be d distinct
addition TO the fine architecture Of the
city. It will also be in keeping with the
newer type Of clubhouses in Washington,
OF which the Metropolitan and the Co.'S
mos are other illustrations. The addition
to the Cosmos Club is progressing rap
idly and viii be ready for occupancy on
contract time.
out in the country the Columbia Golf
Club and the Country Club are already
at work upon their new club homes,
where hundreds of thousands Of dollars
xsrfIT - " a4f at
places for recreation and enjoyment in
the summer time.
Costly Residences Multiply.
Among the costly residences which viii
be added to the fashionable district In the
next year or so may be mentioned the
Lothrop home. at Connecticut avenue
Columbia road. and California street
which has been under construction for
about eighteen months. The new house
being erected for W. W. Lawrence on
KalOrama road, will be about six times
the size of the average city residence
It will stand in the center OF ample
grounds and in future years viii be one
of the notable residences in that part of
the city. In general appearance II will
resemble IN English home OF the suburb
an type.
The new home of Mrs. r. r. Hit. that
of Edward w Dom, IT.. Of Joseph c.
Sibley, and many others OF the large and
costly class, are either under construc-
ton or soon viii be, and each of them
will add greatly to the appearance of
things near them. These buildings will
compare favorably with those which have
been erected in the last few years, and
the facts show that there is no deteriora-
at In ho fvr1, Of
the number Of these fine residences that
are being added one by one to Greater
Washington.
New ApaFtm Going Up,
Several large apartment houses. in
GLIDING those being built by s. w. Wood
ward at Connecticut avenue and Ashmead
place, and by Harry Wardman, on Cali
fornia avenue. are providing numerous
places 10 shelter the increasing popula-
ton of the city, and present activities
along this line OF building put TO shame
the opinions expressed by builders and
real estate men six years ago that the
multiplication OF apartment houses had
then transcribed the limit of profit to
the owner.
Suburban development promises to go
forward at about the same gait as for
merly during the next few years. and
the multiplication OF the moderate-sized
dwelling that win sell within SS,000 does
not seem to have more than received
momentum by the unusual activity of
the last three years, that is carrying the
city outward in concentric circles.
Operations looking 10 start upon the
great Cathedral at St. Adams are in the
initial stage. Contracts are about to be
let for the construction OF the Ierusa