Evening star., 1914-03-28
MANY SMALL HOUSES
NOW READY FOR SALE
Rows in Outlying Sections Are Com
pleted and Others
Started.

In various outlying sections Of the city
the finishing touches are being given a
number of rows of attractive houses
which have been erected in readiness for
the spring trade In many instances the
houses already have been sold, although
the interiors are not yet completed. The
selling of the houses In an uncompleted
state has been made possible by the
erection of a sample house at one end Of
Il row and utilizing it for show pur
poses while the remainder are in the
course of construction This plan is
being followed by the majority of build
ers in the city, and as a result the pur-
chasers of houses in rows are prepared
to move into their new homes as soon as
the workmen vacate.
Face Home Grounds.
Charles F. Wire. owner and builder.
has just completed, eight attractive
dwellings, on Park place near Lamont
street. which face the western bound
ary of the Soldiers Home grounds. The
grounds border the east side Of Park
place.
The houses are numbered S21s to 1892
Park place. The corner house contains
eight rooms and the remainder six. The
houses are heated by hot-water plants
and have electric and gas lights. The
floors on the first floor are OF hard wood.
The bathroom is fioored and walled with
tile. Stationary tubs are provided in
the cellar. which is concreted. In addl-
ton to a wide porch at the front there is
a two-story porch in the rear. The sec
ond-Story porch is arranged for use as a
sleeping porch.
On Upshur street. a short distance east
of Georgia avenue. Mr.. Wire has just
completed five houses. which contain
many Interesting features. The houses
are 20 feet wide, and the fronts are OF
tan-colored brick with dark mortar joints.
The houses have electric and gas lights
and hot-waSer heating plants.
Concrete Porches Provided.
There are front and rear porches. That
in the rear is two stories high The floor
OF the upper porch, which is of rein
forced concrete. measures by 16 feet.
while the lower porch. which is Of the
same construction. is slightly smaller
The upper porch is supported by rein
forced concrete columns: Electric light
fixtures are provided on both porches.
The back yards measure 102 feet from
the rear wall Of the houses to a fifteen
foot. alley. They are sufficiently large
to accommodate a good-sized vegetable
or flower garden.
\ feature of the interior arrangement
is a small hallway connecting the front
hall and the kitchen, but shut of from
both by doors. Within the smaller hall
way the door leading to the cellar is
located. A servants toilet. stationary
wash tubs and hot-water heater are locat-
ed in the cellar. the floor of which Is
concerted. A. j. Connor & Co. are the
agents for these houses and also those
erected by Mr.. Wire on Park place.
Columbia Road Development.
Winfield Preston. builder. is erecting
FIVE attractive six-room houses on Co
lun,bia road between 4th and 9TH streets
northwest adjoining a row of six which
he recently completed. Monday excaya-
tons are to be started for the founda-
tions for ten more houses Of the same
type. The houses have front and rear
porches, hot-water heating plants and
gas and electric lights.
An extensive home building operation is
being rushed to completion in the north
east section of the city by Phillips &
Sager in the square bounded by c and
n streets. and 18th street and Tennessee
avenue. Phillips & Sager have erected
teventy-eight attractive six-room houses
In this square. The majority of them
already have been sold and within the
past few days nine more have been.
placed on the market These are located
on Corbin street which extends between
divides the square. On Tennessee avenue
between C and Corbin streets seven
houses are now under roof and soon will
be completed. All Of the houses have
fix rooms, hot-water heating plants and
front and rear porcheS.