Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

There is perhaps no section of the city
where so much is being done just now
in the way of building as in the north
east To a large extent work is being
completed that was begun earlier in the
wear, and almost without exception it is
confined entirely to finishing up houses
The record of the past year in house
building, when taken in connection with
what has been done in previous years.
is an impressive one to those who note
to what extent the building space mas
been taken up and how it has been i'm
proved with attractive and comfortable
homes.
The growth has been outward to the
east and north, and there is also mani
fest a coming together of the course of
improvements which follow such main
arteries as Pennsylvania avenue, East
Capitol street and III street, thus filling
up the vacant spaces and lining the
streets with continuous rows OF houses:
The vacant squares and stretches OIL
commons that formerly were 1anlilar
in this locality are no longer 10 De
found The original boundary OF the
city along portion of the eastern enc
of the city which follows the course OF
14th street has been reached In the
building movement and in some places
has been passed.
No More Stretches of Commons.
The northern boundary of Florida
avenue no longer is separated from the
built-up portion of the city by long
stretches of commons. The great sec
ton lying between East Capitol and Ill
streets is now we'll supplied with street
railways. as in addition to the lines
along these principal arteries street
cars run out G and ID streets to 18TH
and along r. street to Sth and some
day there will be connecting INK
along 14th street joining the East
Capitol and III street lines.
The movement of the population be-
yond the original limits of the city has
begun and considerable progress has
been made The extension of the
streets has been provided for, and what
will no doubt prove to be a thorough
fare of Importance will be the new ave-
nue. of West Virginia. which is taking
nm the ground of the old Baltimore and
Ohio railway line from TX street 10
Iangdon The southern end OF this
new avenue, which is now being sfaded,
begins at closely built up streets But
the latter condition is recent; in fact.
workmen are now engaged in building
a row of houses at the southwest corner
Of Sth and X streets. which are to be
handled by Phillips & Sager, who have
sold most of the recently completed
dwellings that fill UP the triangular
square just to the north and bounded Dy
Sth. X and l. streets and West Virginia
avenue.
Middaugh & Shannon Operations.
Just to the east Of this building activ-
| ity is the scene of the large operations
of Middaugh & Shannon, which have re-
II CT hpf
and 10th streets with houses sold by
Shannon & Luchs, as well as the in
tersecting thoroughfares. At Sth and X
streets is also where a good deal OF the
activity of the H. r. Howenstein Com
pany has been displayed of recent sea
sons, although that company has also
built on Maryland avenue between Eth
and 18th streets Farther to the east
and also to the south are the houses
built on Tennessee avenue between 18th
and 18th streets by Harry A. Kite and
placed on the market by Phillips d
| Sager
| Another large building operation which
| has been added to during the season Is
the improvement of the entire square
| between 9th, 9TH, K and d on Maryland
avenue The E street front practically
| is all that remains unfinished of the
great undertaking which Kennedy Bros.
are CARRYING out. At the present time
some thirteen houses at the eastern end
of Lexington place which bisects the
square. This street is now completely
built up, as is also the case with the
ID street or Maryland avenue front and
| also a large portion of the 9th and 18th
street fronts and the houses marketed
| by the n. L. SanSbury Company.
Main Arteries for Years.
| In all this great section of the city
known as the Northeast East Capito
| street and III street are still the mair
arteries. they have been for soot
| many years. 1t is supposed that, follow
| ing the usual course in this city. this /.
due mainly to the car lines. However
| since parallel lines have been built bust
ness has not followed their course. and
| while il may do so. the supremacy OF
| the older thoroughfares has not as We
| been impaired.
This seems to be the case especially
with III street, which really consists Of
! two sections in the business portion. One
is about the government printing Office
| both along III street and North Capito
street and then following ii street cas-
there is the interval OF the railroad
/ bridge under which in the dim shadow.
| the street passes and there are, of course
| neither houses nor stores.
| When 4th street is reached the char
| acter of ii street as business thorough
| fare is again resumed. Apparently thu
center of the business area Is found a
| the street car junction at Sth and T
streets. where the Sth street line crosses
| Here at the northwest corner Is beint
| erected q banking house for the north
| east branch of the Home Savings Bank
which, with it's pillared porch of stone a
! the main entrance and it's lofty window.
| along the Sth street side. will be promi
nent INTELLECTUALLY in that section, a:
| it has been for some five or six years IL
| the business life.
Bank Structure Attractive.