The Washington herald., 1910-08-21

will be torn down and on its site. with
three business places below, will be
erected a new hotel.
Foundations are going in for the new
structure OF the BFcLachlen Banking
Corporation, at the northwest corner of
Tenth and G streets This building will
be constructed with the banking room
on the first floor and Office suites above.
A new four-story business building, wit8I
big store on the ground floor. is near
ing completion at llO9 G street. Boyer
& Smith being the builders. 1t is a
handsome structure with brick walls and
large plate-glass windows.
Around the corner, at 7N Eleventh
street, an old house is being remodeled
for business purposes. II was for a long
time the Office and home Of DR.. Stewart
When completed it will have a store be-
meath and living apartments above.
New Engine House.
In the same square on the east side
Of Twelfth street the new building of
the District Fire Department. TO house
the apparatus Of Engine Company No. ,,
and which will be known In future as
in the business district. is nearing COM
pletion. Thomas II. Melton is the builder.
The structure is one Of the slightly
buildings OF the neighborhood and is
constructed OF brick with broad gray
stone trimmings.
The two largest improvements In this
portion OF G street is the erection Of the
Office building on the site OF the old La
Fetra Hotel. and the construction of the
dome on the Palais Royal Both jobs
are in the hands of Gormley & Poyn-
ton. The office building is we'll along
and will be ready for occupancy this fall.
Work on the Palais Royal is in the early
stage. 1t IS proposed TO place an addi-
tional story on the building, which upon
the exterior viii be inclosed by a huge
dome-like roof which Will give the Pal
ais Royal a much finer architectural ap-
pearance than it has had in the past
/ At 1912 F street the Charles ]. Cas-
sidy Company is remodeling the store
room and portions of the upper stories
OF 1910 and 1912 for the use Of the
Mode. In the new store room Mr.. Rel
| senstein viii put in a linz Of mems
clothing. charging his business by a new
department, retaining his old trade in
gentlemen's furnishings at 1910
Darby Printing PInnt.
The Darby Printing Company is build
ing a new plant at 9o5 to 900 E street. The
building will be four stories high. and
will be entirely occupied by the printers,
their supplies. offices. and accessories.
The building will have = basement story,
where the heating plant and some Of the
big presses will be set up. This building
IS being erected by the Baltimore Ferro-
Concrete Company. according to plans
prepared by Walker and Chase arch:-
tects of Atlanta. The building will have
a steel frame and construction Of re-
enforced concrete. Its estimated cost is
$4,000.
The new business building at the north
east corner of Twelfth and z streets
erected by Albert Carry is nearly finish
ed. having been under construction dur
ing most of the present year It is Of
brick, four stories in height, and will
be devoted 10 business purposes.
The addition 10 the Commercial Ma
tional Bank Building in Fourteenth street
Is more than half finished. under the SUI
pervision Of W. S. Spencer. 1t occupies
the site of the old Franklin Fire In
surance Building. It has been con
structed to join the bank building. and
considerable change will be made on the
interior Of the bank room when the an
mex Is finished.
Around the corner on the south side o.
G street, about midway OF the square, the
high walls Of the District National Banl
are closing In with the roof line, and III,
frame Of the dome-like roof is already Z
familiar landmark in the upper sector
of the business district. The contractor
IS W. P. Lipscomb & Co. the plans hav
ing been prepared by Milburn, HeiskeI
e. Co.
At 1888 Pennsylvania avenue I. NeumaI
is remodeling his store by putting In Z
new front and changing the interior. ]
B.. Henderson is the builder
store in Glover Building.
The Glover Building. on the north sid,
of F street, between Fourteenth and Eff
tenth streets, is being rebuilt in III,
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