The Washington times., 1911-07-08
More Than Score of Impor-
tant Projects Are
Under Way.
ACTIVITY SURPASSES
ALL RECORDS IN CITY
Big Woodward Structure, at Fif-
teenth and H, Fast Near
ing Completion.

More than score of important build
Ing projects are in progress today in
the downtown business section of the
city, and the values of these buildings
foot up full $6.OOOOOo. Probably at no
time before in the history of the city
mas there been so much building in
progress in this section.
The big Woodward building, at the
southeast corner of H and Fifteenth
streets, is fast assuming shape and
beauty. The Southern building on the
northeast corner is now practically fin-
lshed. Next to the Southern building,
on H street, the new four-story home Of
q. g. Cornwell & Son is we'll Up. Across
the street from this rhe Maryland
building is undergoing extensive exte-
Tior and interior alterations.
Demolition Of the two buildings next
to the Cosmos Club on the south side
Of H street, to make way for the new
wilkins office building, is under way.
"A square north Ben B. Bradford is
making extensive alterations to his
property at l405 l street.
On Fifteenth street. the old Herald
building is being made over into an
entirely new structure, and around the
corner, next to the Riggs National
Bank. the old Arlington Fire Insurance
uDOn
site is going up the new home of Lewis
Johnson Co.
Much Doing on G Street.
On G strest the activity is most strik-
ing. At the corner of Fifteenth, the
old Riggs House and Citizens Bank
building have been razed to the base
ments and tbs foundations are being
made ready for tho new Riggs office
and theater building. Opposite, the new
Arcade. connecting C street with New
YORK avenue, is being completed today
A Few feet to the east the attractive
lnew store building Of E. H. Snyder &
Co. has nearly bean completed as to
its front
Farther down The street the Palais
ROYALS big G street addition is almost
completed. filling the entire space in
the square up to the new McLachlen
building. Just north Of the Palais Roy
al and adjoining the property which
was purchased for 1t on the Eleventh
street side. Robert Callahan Is remod-
cling the building at rs Eleventh street.
In the G street square. between Ninth
new four-story building is being con-
slructed next to the Congregational
Church, and q. few doors below an old
1our-story building is being remodcled.
the west side Of Fourteenth street, be-
tween G street and New York avenue,
is being raised from a single story hank
structure to a seVeH-story office build
ing The banking rooms and office
building Of the Washington Loan and
Trust Company. one of the first big Of
fee structures in Washington, are be-
ing thoroughly modernized. The Lin
coin National Pank. at the southwest
conner of D and Seventh streets. has
Just given a contract for a complete
remodelinc of its building.
At Ninth and
On r street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. the handsome new home for the
Equitable Building Association, is ap-
pearing. The Perpetual Building Asso- |
ciation's home. at the northwest corner |
Of and Eleventh streets. was started |
this week A square to the south the |
Hotel marks the southern boundary of |
the area which is undergoing such ex-
tensive changes.
These are some Of the downtown |
building projects now actually under |
way. Two others projected and assured |
of realization, but not yet commenced, |
Will increase the value of downtown |
building to over $40 900. ono. The new Ar |
linEton Hotel and the three new depart |
ment buildings for the five squares be- |
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets |
will bring up the total bv S6,6O0.0tO and |
eS, ,o0c. 900 respectively.
Building permits for the month OF |
June show an increase of S600.0n0 over |
the preceding month. Residence build |
ing is also active. Eight permits for
twelve houses to cost a total Of S500oO |
were issued Yesterday.