The Washington herald., 1911-10-14

Washington property owners and COM
InerciaI circles, as we'll as the exclusive
social strata, are much interested in the
building operations of E. w. Everett the
Ohio and Texas capitalist, who besides
huiIdlng palatial summer and winter
homes plans to enter the hotel construc-
lion business.
Mr.. Everett's headquarters are in New
ark. Ohio. He is president OF a NAM
moth bottling works there, a heavy
stockhoIder in the Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Company, of St Louis, and is
interested in a number of lines in other
sections of the country. For the past
three seasons Mr.. Everett has brought
his family TO Washington, and now he is
constructing one Of the handsomest resi-
dences in the city. at the corner of Mass
achusetts avenue and Twenty-third
street, Sheridan circle, and a hardly less
paIatial country home in the historic
mountains back of Bennington, VT Also,
1t is understood, Mr.. Everett. who re-
Gently purchased the site of the Rich
mond Hotel. Seventeenth and H streets,
plans the erection of a handsome apart
nent hotel there. These last plans have
not progressed to the architect stage vet,
II is understood.
A S25O,OOO Home.
Mr.. Everett's winter home here will
cost in the neghborhood of $50, 600 when
completed. The last Of the stone work
has recently been done, and it is possible
the residence will be ready for occupancy
by January !. II VIII be one of the hand
soonest structures of it's kind in Wash
ington. Plans sor it and his Bennington
home were prepared by George Oakley
Totten. the local architect.
The exterior of the building will be
Of Bowling Green limestone, the same
material as that of which the handsome
new LOthrop house was constructed, and
which grows whittier and handsomer with
age. The lines will be after Italian
renaissance types, and despite certain
modern adaptions, the building will be
a singularly pure example Of this much
used type. a feature of the exterior will
he the Iogia with four large monolithic
columns on the Massachusetts avenue
corner The exterior will oe emoellished
hv a number of richly carved and deco
rated pilasters and panels. The building
will he sUrmounted by CorniCe and
halustrade OF limestone, handsomely
shaped. Copper and slate will he used
on the roof, part Of which slopes off to-
ward Massachusetts avenue, and part Of
which is fiat. One of the unusual fea-
tureS will be a handsome roof garden
over the south wing of the building,
with an ornamental fountain. 1t prob
ably will he the largest and most at
tractive private roof garden IN Wash
ington. The general exterior lines will
he set off by a retaining wall sur
mounted by a balustrade, all of lime
stone which will enCirCIe the scant
grounds around the structure. A curved
drive will lead to the main entrance on
Twenty-third street
Will Have Swimming Pool.
The building will be adapted TO the
English basement plan. The first floor
will contain large. marble-paueled
reception or entrance hall. from which
monumental marble stairway will lead
20 the second four, opening into a large
living hall. On The first floor. in addition
to the reception hall. will he a living
suite. billiard room, the kitchen. and
auxiliary rooms. The basement will con-
tain large swimming pool the heating
equipment and a garage. which will have
entrance on the south side of the build
ing.
On the second floor the living hall will
open into a magnificent salon on the
Sheridan circle side. On the east side il
will open into the dining and breakfast
rooms, which, in turn, open into a large
living room in tho south wing of the
building. The .hird floor will contain six
bed chambers, sitting room, and four
baths. The fourth floor will he used for
servants quarters.
The interior decorations have not been
paneled in marble and the dininE-room