The Washington herald., 1912-10-31
TRUST COMPANY
TO BUILD HOME
Montrose Hotel to Be Replaced by
Highest Office Structure in
Warrington.
WANNAMAKER STORY REVIVED

Announcement was made last night
through Eldridge Jordan, vice president
Of the Real Estate Trust Company. OF
the plans of that corporation to erect a
new office building on the site OF the
Montrose Hotel. on the northeast corner
OF Fourteenth and H Streets Northwest.
The property was purchased several
weeks ago by Mr.. Jordan for the COM
pany at a cost Of about $175,ooo. and
plans were Immediately set on foot for
the construction Of the new building.
Milburn, Hester & Co. have prepared
plans for the structure. which will be
thirteen stories high. with basement and
sub-basement. It will be the highest Of
nee building to be erected at the Capital.
and is estimated to cost about $500. 900.
The exterior walls will be white stone and
brick, surmounted by a lofty and hand
some frieze, which will give a pleasing ap-
pearance to the building from the streets
below. On the interior the ground floor
will be fitted UP for the permanent home
Of the Real Estate Trust Company, and
will compare favorably with the best
banking rooms Of the city. The upper
floors will constitute single Offices and
suites, and will be arranged with refer
ence to the comfort and convenience Of
the tenants. The new building when COM
pleted will add materially to the better
appearance VI tne uuTtccNtH anu
Streets crossing and will give the Capital
one more modern and convenient ONCE
building. the number Of which has been
increasing rapidly In the past few years.
Southern Building Transferred.
Formal transfer was made yesterday on
the District records Of the Southern
Building from the Southern Building Cor
poration to the Commercial Fire Insur-
-
Fire Insurance Company Of the United
States. Some wseks ago a controlling in
terest in the st ock Of the Southern Build
Ing Corporation was acquired by Rooert
N. Harper AID Charles F. Carusi. It was
stated at the time that the transaction
was bein. made in the interests Of the
two Insurance companies. and through
the record the formal transfer Of the
properly to the new owners has been
effected.
The Georgetown Gas Light Company
has emerged from its ancient and dingy
quarters on the second floor of the old
dwelling on Twenty-ninth Street and
has entered its spick and span offices
at the northeast corner Of Wisconsin and
Dumbsrton Avenues. It has swapped the
smell Of gas from the adjacent works
for the din and dust Of Wisconsin Ave-
nue. at its busiest point. but the COM
before hidden from sight and almost
from the knowledge Of the world. The
company's new odices were recently
constructed for 1t. The building ID q
handsome buff-brick structure two stories
high. and has ample space for the Of
nces Of the company and q handsome
room for the public display OF gas ranges
and appliances which are coming to Be
Of almost necessary use in every we'll
regulated house. The building was
planned by Marsh q Peter. and has
been under construction since about the
middle Of July.
Wannanaker Story ReyiveA.
The perennial story about John Wanna
maker coming to Washington to establish
. department store to overshadow those
We have. and to bring the peculiar meth.
ods Of that merchant prince to the ac-
quaintance Of the people OF the CAPITAL,
u again revived. This time, as on for
mer occasions, the story II put forth
with much seriousness n to the prob
ability Of the coming Of Wannamaker, but
with almost entire absence Of tangible
fact 10 rest the tale upon.
According to the story the new de-
partment store - to occupy the square
Of ground bounded b. Eighth. Ninth. q