The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-17
APARTMENT HOUSES
RAPIDLY BUILDING
Structures Embody Newest
Devices for the Elimina-
ton of Drudgery.
COMPLETION RUSHED
FOR FALL OCCUPANCY
Locations Are Beautiful. and En-
terpTises Index Expansion of
Realty Values.

If Dr. Anna Wells BIOomer. tn,
New York physician. who decriec
apartment house living as detrimental
10 the health and morals Of American
women, were to come to Washington
just now and see the scores of new
apartment houses being erected. sh.
might decide Washington IS going u
the demnition bowwows by leaps and
bounds
Apartment houses are easily leadinl
the building operations in Washing
ton they show a wide diversity OF
architecture, and include in them more
features designed TO make life more
worth living and to do away with
6rudSery than ever before
On Washington and Columbia
Heights, Mt Pleasant, and in other
sections Of the city, builders are rush
ing scores of modern apartment build
ings to completion to meet the fall
demand for desirable apartments II
many instances suites have been en-
gagged months before completion OF
construction.
New Features Planned.
Features never before introduced in
apartment houses In this city are be-
ing included in buildings now under
construction Sleeping porches, vac
uum cleaning arrangements, free
electric lights. shower baths. pleasing
architectural designs Of exterior and
interior. and location with reference
to views of the city or parks are some
OF the things which have been consid-
cred by the builders.
Harry Wardman, Franklin T. San
ner. Bates Warren, John l. Warren
L Z. BreuaiuGer, John H Nolan. J. J.
NOebs, Howard Etchison, and other
builders are the men responsible for
the construction of these modern types
of dwelling places
For novelty OF features the Beacon
apartment house, which is nearing
completion at the haIiTOn formed by
the intersection Of Calvert street and
Adams MIL road. is the most inter
esting Of the buildings now being
erected. The owner and builder, J J.
Moebs, has introduced some entirely
new features for Washington Every
APARTMENT will be cleaned by the
vacuum process by the mana cement Of
the building. Tenants will not have
deposits. for free electric lighting has
been provided. showers IN each
bathroom. porcelain TefT1geratOrs
connected with drains, private balcony
with each apartment. living rooms de-
tached from sleeping compartments,
built IN cCnSoiS and every room an
outside room, are SINE OF the distinc-
The apartment is a hve-story red
brick structure. containing thirty-three
apartments. It faces 155 feet on Cal
vert street and 10 feet on Adams Mil
road The owner has placed Il IN
charge Of Thomas J. Fisher & Co, Inc
Sleeping Porehes Built.
Screened sleeping porches are the new
features which distinguish the Colorado
northwest, by tae owner, Howard Etch-
ison This is 4 four-story brick build
Ing, finished with white stucco- It
contains only eight apartments, two OF
four rooms each on the first floor. and
on the three upper floors all the suites
contain seven rooms. bath, and extra
toilet This Is an unusual arrangement
in apartment building here This is
also to be handled by Thomas J. Fisher
& Co. Inc.
Two apartments are being erected by
Bates Warren on Adams Mil road.
just opposite the Beacon. which have
not vet been named, They viii be
ready by October l. and give promise
of that locality They are or similar
design, white stucCO. with wide, pro-
jecting caves, upon which red Spanish
tiles contrast with the white. The en-
frances are Though small Colonial
porches Of white stone One house
occupies the corner at Ontario place
and contains twenty apartments, while
the other has sixteen The suites range
from three TO FIVE rooms and bath Mr.
Warren has placed them IN charge of
the F. H Smith Company.
Three new fOuT-stOry apartments and
one new three-stOry apartment are be-
ing finished IN several sections Of the
northwest by Franklin T Sauner, all of
which have been placed in the hands OF
4
dale. at New Hampshire, avenue and y
street; the Nottingham, at Zl24 P street;
the Holland, at 1875 L street, and the
ChaIfoE-es at z11s P street
Interior Variety.
The Chalfonte and the Holland are
similar in style-white brick, with red
Spanish tile projecting rOOfs-but all
varying considerably in interior ar
rangement. The ChaIfonte is an all
outside-roOn house, containing twenty
four apartments OF from two to five
rooms each The Holland has sixteen
suites all Of four rooms. This house
viii be finished about the middle Of
October. The Nottingham also has al
outside rooms, with the sizes OF the
apartments varying from three to i've
rooms each. The Alendale IS a red
Colonial POrches n the rear This
building contains only twelve apart
Ynents Of four and I've rooms each
Bates Warren is putting the finishing
touches on his own SiX-StOry white
brick apartment, the Netherlands, al
1850 Columbia road The building IS one
Of the largest in the city. containing
thirty apartments Of from three to five
rooms. five apartments upon each floor
Telephones have been installed IN every
apartment and an au-niEht elevator
service viii be provided The real IS
tate department Of the Washington