Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-15
SOME LARGER DWELLINGS
NOW NEARING COMPLETION
Beautiful and Spacious Homes That Will
Be Occupied by Their Owners Dur
ing the Coming Winter Season.

The additions made during the build
ing season that is now closing to the
number of residences of the larger type
have been quite numerous. AS might be
expected in undertakings of such ex-
tent, the period of one building season
has not always been sufficient to COM
plete in all details some Of the more elab-
crate establishments. 1t therefore hap
pens that some of the houses that are
receiving the finishing touches at this
time were begun prior to last spring. For
the main part, however, the dwellings
put up in this city are not SO large or so
rich in detail as to require for their con-
struction a longe- time than the aver
age building season as it occurs in this
climate.
One of the houses that belong to the
class that were begun last season but
completed quite early the past summer
is the large and pleasing-looking house
of Mrs. Beriah wilkins at the southwest
corner of Massachusetts avenue and 18th
street. The rather long front has been
proportoned SO to give graceful
curve rather than sharp angle. and
these lines. softened by the harmonious
color scheme of the light stone walls.
contribute to the variety which is not
easy to find in the hard and regular
stretch of the average city street.
Across the street is a new stucco front
which has replaced red brick front OF
a house that was recently purchased by
Senator du Pont because it adjoined his
own residence and might be SO extended
in the rear as to encrcach upon the light
and air The changes made in the house
have made it conform more in color
with that of the senator's house and at
the same time have materially improved
its appearance:
New Home for A j. Parsons.
The residence which is being built for
Arthur j. Parsons at the northwest cor
ner of 18th and r streets is nearly
finished certainly as far as the exterior
is concerned. 1t is in a locality of large
homes, and Mr.. Parsons house is an ad-
mirable addition to the number. In spite
of the size, it will be noticed that it is not
too large to wear comfortable, home
like look. and that. of course, is due pri-
marily to the excellence of the lines and
the proportion of the front. The sim
plicity of the treatment has good deal
to do with such an effect.
The style of architecture is colonial,
and when that is properly interpreted II
means an entire freedom in the design
of any loud appeal to public attention.
This house, like, 1t may be said, large
number of the private residences In the
city, does not convey the impression 10
the mind of the observer that the owner
has spent a good deal of money in the
building.
Another home that is not so far adj
vanced is that which, is being built for
Woodbury. Blair at the southeast corner
of New Hampshire avenue and COrcoran
street. 1t is of the same general style OF
architecture as that of several of the
newer houses in that locality and will fit
in nicely in the group which makes that
section one of the handsomest of the resi-
dent portions of the city.
Victor Kauffmann's New Home.
Farther to the north and still within
this particular section one can see the
walls rising of the residence which is be-
ing built for his own use by Victor kauff-