Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-29

The building No. 80 18th street north
west, on the east side of the street,
short distance south of f street. is being
| torn down. On this site will be erected
by the owner Of the property, +. Held
enheimer, q four-story business building.
The structure which it replaces was
residence of the type built some years
ago, and Of much the same character as
the buildings along that frontage which
are dwellings remodeled for business
uses.
One of the conspicuous buildings in
the vicinity Of the Union station depot
is the building occupied by portion of
the office force of the Southern Rail-
way Company, which was erected
last summer, and which stands between
the Senate Office building and the rail-
way station, but farther to the east.
The exact location is D street between
| LIST and I'd streets northeast. 1t is
| fireproof structure, seven stories in
| height, has a frontage Of some eighty
feet and extends back over 100 feet
| This building, which was begun last
| July and was occupied the 1st of Jan
| uary last, shelters the Office employees of
the company that were scattered about
erected by William H. Walker and o.
II. Perry Johnson and was leased to the
company for period of ten years with
| the privilege of purchase.
| Messrs. Walker and Johnson own suf-
ficient ground adjoining the new build
/ ing on the east to duplicate the present
structure if it should become necessary.
| 1t is not thought such an occasion will
arise in the case of the company unless
it is forced to leave the Office building at
the southwest corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and 18th street northwest, which
lit owns and where there is accommodated
another large section OF the executive
staff.
| In the event this latter property is
| taken for the use of the government the
new structure on ID street Will be dupl1-
Gated and the entire office force of the
Southern Railway Company will be 10
Gated there.
Look for Moving Day.
The owners of property east of 18th
| street, which at present is the limit of
| the governments recent acquisition of
property south of Pennsylvania avenue,
arc in much the same state of uncer-
tainty as those whose property has been
condemned, but who will be allowed to
remain as tenants of the government un-
til the latter needs it, The element of I'M
| certainty is the probable length of such
a period. On the other hand, the owners
| of property farther to the east, which
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fact any authority given by Congress to
begin such proceedings, are in dubious
state of mind.
In spite of the entire lack of any posi-
| tive declaration Of the policy of the gov
| eminent relative to the private holdings
| south of Pennsylvania avenue, there Is
| still very general feeling, not to put it
more strongly. that some time-it is not
known exactly when-all the land lying
on that side of the avenue and between
it and the Mall. perhaps all the way
! down to the Botanic Gardens, will be
condemned for use of the government.
| In the meanwhile those who are in
occupancy of the buildings would like to
stay there. and in the majority of cases
| intend to do SO until compelled to move.
There are various reasons why they pre-
| fer to remain where they are, and if there
could be some larger certainty as to the
future they would have no cause of COM
plant. AS it is, while they have their
| business in one place, they are obliged to
| make provision for some indefinite day
when they will be Obliged to seek other
quarters.
| Mansfield Apartments Sold.
A sale Of an apartment house was made
recently through the Office of Stone &
| Fairfax for John Warren. The latter sold
| the Mansfield, No. 17JO NJ street, on the
south side Of that thoroughfare between
Connecticut avenue and 18th street The
! building belongs to the apartments of a
| larger type and contains twenty-four
| suites of rooms. The purchaser, Henry
yietz is understood to have pa d 500 600.
The annual rental is said to be 50. $50.
MI. Hahn's Home.
| An attractive home has been built at
No. 1S47 Kalorama road by William
Hahn, which was designed for comfort
and which is now realizing the expecta-
tons in that particular. Like the in
terror. the exterior expresses the idea of
the entire structure, which Is that of a
home. The design is Italian with over
hanging caves, and the walls of rough
dark brick. There are no projections, but
the windows are wide and deep, and
through the three stories afford ample OPP
portunity for light and air to reach thel
intsrior. The interior arrangement, as