Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-30
MANY IMPROVEMENT THIS
SEASON IN BUSINESS SECTION
Woodward & Lothrop's Addition Will Be
Finished Soon-Banks and Business
Houses Have New Homes.

but it will be ready earlier than that.
! The Woodward & Lothrop building is
the largest. of number of notable adj
| ditions and improvements to the busi-
| ness section of the city. While build
/ ing In Washington and other cities has
not been exceedingly active during the
present season, Washington's business
/ section has certainly not suffered Tor
want of Improvement.
Five New Bank Buildings.
| In reviewing the list of buildings
that have been completed this season
the stability of Washington's business
expansion is notable in the number Of
new bank buildings.
! No less than five. entirely new bank
| ing houses have been finished during
the summer The handsomest. per-
! haps, is the branch of the United
States Trust Company at Dupont Cir
Gle This structure is reported to have
| cost 100000, and is complete in every
| detail.
| The Seventh Street Savings Bank. at
! 7th and streets northwest, is also
| recently completed. and affords q
| banking room second to no other of
| it's size in the city. Just adjoining
| this building are two. new two story
stores completed few months ago by
H.
| The Home Savings Bank Company's
| new branch. at 18th and H streets
northeast. is notable development
! for that section. and cost, it Is stated.
| $4,000 1t is of brick, terra Gotta and
| Indiana limestone
| The Security Savings and CONNER
| cial Bank. at the northeast corner of
| 9th and G streets northwest. adds
/ much to the appearance of this well
established business section. In the
newe developed 14th street section
the Park Savings Bank is an import
ant development, and one that would
do credit to more important business
sections.
In addition to the banking buildings
there are a number OF handsome bust
ness houses in the capital today that
were not here six months ago. The
building of the National Capital Press:
at 51l 18th street northwest is one OF
the most attractive. 1t Is only twenty
five feet wide. but is ninety-hve feet
deep and seven stories high. The cost
was about S6o,O0o.
Building Wholly for Dentists.
Another interesting building is the Pro-
fessional building, New York avenue
just east of 18th street This Is the only
building in the city designed exclusively
for any one profession, and all of the of
fees are especially fitted for dentists.
The development OF II street between
18th and 18th streets northwest by the
Washington Loan and Trust Company is
one of the features of the season. This
particular block, while within a stones
, throw of some of the most valuable bust
ness property in the capital, had never
been developed because it appeared that
no one man owned enough property in
the block to warrant his making the ex-
pertinent.
The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany was made executor of three es-
tates which held property In this block
and by building UP all the properties
each has been mutually benefited. The
attractive building at the southwest COR
ner of 18th and II streets is one Of those
| affected and the new home of Barnhart
Brothers & Spindler is another. Several
| other new buildings are in process of
construction under the same manage
| ment.
| Two new restaurants are conspicuous
\ in the downtown section. One Is Childs',
| just opened on the Avenue between 18th
and 10Th streets northwest. and the other
/ is the new building of III. 7. Warwick at
/ 1904 z street northwest
Building Association Has New Home
| The building Of the Washington Six Per
! Cent Permanent Building Association. at
| 631 street northwest. forms an attrac-
| tive addition to that section. It is of ex-