The Washington times., 1911-07-01
IS BUILDING
DONE BY WARDMAN
Former Carpenters Apprentice Has Put Up Eleven Mil
lion Dollars Worth of Structures in Capital
in Five Years.
By GEORGE H. GALL.

The extent to which new building in
Washington in the past five years is
due to the enterprise of one man Is in
dicated today by the fact that since
April, 1906, one builder. Harry Ward
man, has constructed nearly S11.OCO,000
worth of houses and apartment houses
in the city.
A compilation of figures from the
books of Mr.. Wardnan just completed
discloses for the first time the extent
of this builders activities. Comparative
figures are not at hand. but it is unlike
Iy that the record thus made in the
Capital City can be equaled in any
other city of the country.
Mr. wardman has built and sold l.079
dwellings for a total net price of s., 9S2,-
$50, and he has built fifty-three apart
ment houses and sold all but two of
them at a net price of 1856, $50, while
these two, the Brighton and the North
cumberland, are still held at combined
price Of $4,000.
Building More Houses.
Practically all of Mr.. Wardman's
houses have been sold as soon as or
before completed, and he now has under
construction sixty-two houses in seven
different sections of the city, represent
ing an operation of about $350,0O0. He
has projected about another million dol
lars worth of house and apartment
buildings for the near future.
1t is interesting to note that the av-
erage price OF, the houses erected and
sold by Mr.. Wardman is between five
and six thousand dollars; houses for
the people, most of them six to eight
room houses, which have been sold on
terms enabling wage and small salary
earnerS to secure homes Of their own
without waiting lifetime to save
enough to purchase them outright. His
home building, however, has not by
any means been limited to the construc-
tion of the small house in a row, but
he has also built a number of more
expensive type.
Inc most elaborate private house con-
Structed by Mr.. Wardman. on the hill
at the intersection of Connecticut ave-
nue. and Woodley road, he occupies
grounds, is estimated to be worth be-
tween S175,O00 and 100000, and is con-
sidered by many to be one of the most
attractive residences in the cSy.
Has Built Up Heights.
The upbuiIding of Mt. Pleasant and
iColumbia Heights is largely due to Mr..
|Wardman's enterprises. There he has
constructed row after row and block
after block of houses and apartment
houses one after the other. Seven $75,-
COO apartment houses on adjoining lots
in Meridian and Newton streets were
built at one time.
Nor has the house in a row been
the only type of home of moderate
cost constructed. The development of
the frame detached residence suburb
l. In ola nnNrIf
of Mr.. Wardman's efforts. Every house
in that section has an individuality of
its own No houses in row are per-
mitted, and no apartment houses. He
has just completed four houses Of that
type in that subdivision.
In aIartment building the most ex-
pensiyI and largest structures in the
city a5eathe work of Mr.. Wardman;
The DesdeTs the $4,000 apartment
R,SeSto3, RDnSe the, Nortltim%ber, nh md the vere e
saiIIes. aud the CaveNdish are some of
to- bsttT known OF Nlsrfe aparfment
buildings. They were not built for his
inyestrneit. Mr.. W6rtiman Is not an
Investor n the sense of putting his
Money ;ntl a structure and letting il
aorn on iYcome for, him. His money
Is aiways fctive. and he is always bor-
rowing. fouses and apartment houses
alike are plt up Tor the purpose OF SELL
Inc 70 the investor who wants s good
home or permanent paving invest
ment. He 1ways takes profits and goes
at somethin new ~ .'
wardgans Big Pay Roll.
The pay Fsh of the men in this build
er's empl&. not including material men
or subco4tractors, runs from 5000 to
81, 600 ip cash paid out in wages every
week. He has built up a thoroughly
lefficieF and economical working or
ganiztion.
Thaf methods nv which thi.t.4