Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-08
MANY NEW STRUCTURES
ARE NEARING COMPLETION
Several Handsome Office Buildings Going
Up-Work on Alterations and Addi-
tons to Mercantile Establish
ments Is Being Pushed.

There has been much building material
piled along the streets IN the BUSINESS
..ct;ons of the city during the building
season now drawing to an end' ana ZOE
the most part it has by this time gone
into new and altered structures Inc
changes and improvements IN the size
and appearance of buildings along the
nrincipal thoroughfares naturally attract
nuch attention, especially from those
who have been away during the summer
AS representing one phase OF the bulio-
ing activity Of the city these alterations
are significant, being the natural result
If the increase In the population and
wealth of the city so wonderfully mani
tested in the extension OF the residence
sections. What has been done has been
an effort to provide facilities for carry
ing on a larger volume of business Lib
eral provision has been made for addl-
tional office buildings.
Tho latest enterprise of this sort was
started early last month. when nesotia-
tons we're closed for the purchase of a
large site at 1878 G street northwest
The deed transferring this property to
the new owners. Robert B. Caverly and
others. was recorded during the past
week. But since this deal was closed
h0
r. Rrainerd, real estate broker, addl-
tional ground in the rear, carrying the
property all the way back 10 thlrty-
foot alley. so that the entire depth back
from G street is 212 feet. Inc rear por-
lion is not as wide as the front, but 1t Is
the purpose of the new owners to begin
at once the improvement of that part OF
their property by removing the seven
frame buildings now upon II.
Plan Nine-Story Structure.
nine-story office building is to be con-
structed and it will subsequently be eX-
tended to cover the G street front. The
new structure will adjoin on the east
the Colorado building. Progress is being
made with the new home of the Dis
trict National Bank on the next block
TO the west and it's tall walls have reached
their full height.
The big building OF the RIGGS Real Es-
tate Company, which Is to replace the
Riggs Hotel at the southeast corner of
nth and G streets, with fine modern
structure adapted for use as a theater
and office building. has been begun with
the erection of the section occupying the
cite Of the old Citizens Bank building
on 10Th street.
The extension of the Commercial Bank
building, at the northwest corner of
18th and G streets. is finished as far
as the exterior is concerned, and when
the added space becomes available the
object in buying the old Riggs Fire In
surance building, which adjoined the
banking house on 18th street, will be &C
complished in providing much needed
room for the bank.
A new business structure is being
| built at 1928 q street by Miss Shoemaker
| from plans prepared by Appleton p.
Clark 1t will adjoin on the east the
building recently fitted up and now oc-
cupied by the piano business Of Percy
s. Foster Good progress is being made
| in the erection OF the building at the
southeast corner of 10th and G streets,
which the r.. II. Smith Company an
nounces will be used for stores on the