Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-25
D. c. BUILDING GOES
TO HIGHER LEVEL
Industry Christmas Week
Takes Big Jump, Compared
With Recent Records.

Christmas week in building industry
took a big jump upward compared
with the past few weeks and regis
tered a total of approximately S1,4oo,
600 in new building authorized.
This is somewhat unusual during
the holiday season Of the year and
will help establish another yearly
building record by December 81.
Two 100000 projects an apartment
house and a hotel help swell the total
to the unusual Christmas week
volume.
New Construction Figures.
The new construction authorized
by the inspector of buildings Includes
Rogers NJ. Fred, owner and builder;
Harris & Harris, architects; to erect
two 2-story frame dwellings, 3715 and
3717 Window place Oots so and CT
square 1870, to cost $4,000
Rogers M. Fred owner and builder;
Harris 4 Harris, architect; to erect
two 2-story frame dwellings,, 1923 and
1925 Window street dots ga and 60
square 1S9D; to cost $4,000
Rogers M. Fred, owner and builder;
Harris & Harris, architects; to erect
two 2-story frame dwellings, 1919 and
1871 Window street lots 81 and 63,
square 1891, to cost $13, 900.
A. j. Howar, owner and builder;
Stern G. Tomlinson, architects; to
erect one S-story brick hotel and
stores. 1888 New Hampshire avenue
DOT 1870, square 177); to cost $500, 900
Homes to Cost $4,000.
II. C. Ball, owner and builder;
Claughton West, architect; to erect
twelve 2-story brick dwellings,, 4423
to 4445 Harrison street (lots s to 10,
square 1580); to cost $72, 900
Jacob Trachtenberg, owner; w. H
jackson, builder: to erect one brick
private garage, 800, Fifth street Got
81S, square 4s4): to cost $1,000.
Jacob Trachtenberg, owner; w. II.
jackson, builder: to change front of
dwelling into store. 920 Fifth street
DOT S1s. square 4sD; to cost $500.
II. A. Bramow, owner and builder;
coleman and McCaw, architects; to
erect one 4-story brick and concrete
apartment. 1920 Monroe street, and
3417 to 3427 Eleventh street )lots S04
to S07, square 2840); to cost $3.50, 900.
l.. A. Pincus, owner and builder; L.
w. Giles, architect; to erect one 2.
story brick and tile apartment, 1884
3 street southeast.
Dwellings in Northeast.
Clayton l. Higdon, owner and
builder; w. S. PLACER, architect; to
erect one 1-stor~- frame dwelling, 2613
Twenty-second street northeast dot 40,
square $3.50; to cost $4,000.
William Asa Cole, owner and
h,,; LA a. 90
one 1-story frame dwelling, 715 Fifty
fifth street northeast dots IL and IS,
square 5213); to cost $500.
David Kaplan, owner and builder;
to make repairs, 1920 H street north
east Got 70. square 981); to cost 81 100,
Stockwood Investment Co., owners:
Earl S. Haislip. builder; to erect one
cement rear porch, 2O62 Rhode Island
avenue northeast dot. sol, square
4219): to cost 81 $50.
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, owners
and builders; T. NJ. Medford. archi-
tect; to make repairs, 552S Connect
cut avenue DOT SO, square 1859; to
cost $1,000.
Oscar G. Claxton, owner; Lake
Stone Co., builders; to erect one brick
garage. 1910 Twentieth, street dot "a,
square 76); to cost $450.
Michigan Park Manor Co., owners:
Louis Justement. architect; Federal
Construction Co., builders; to erect
four two-story cinder block dwellings,
4305.11 Thirteenth street northeast
Cots SO to SO. square 3974); to cost
$4,000.
100000 Project.
Lincoln Hotels, Inc, owners: Pier
son & Wilson, architects: Wardman
80, 1.,,n 70
erect one eight-story brick hotel and
stores, $50 North Capitol street DOT
16S, square 628); to cost $500. 900.
DIR. Hohberger, owner: NJ. r. Alpress,
architect; T. L. Lewis, builder; to
erect one two-story rear addition, 1900
Fourteenth street DOT I, square 2704);
to cost 81, 900.
r. Murray, owner and builder; II. G.
Archer, jr., architect; to erect brick
addition, 1929 Ninth street DOT %,
square $3.50; to cost $1,000.
Elizabeth Brown, owner; VI. r. AL
press, architect; T. L. Lewis, builder;
to erect brick addition, 1904 @ street
Got 262, square 1867; to cost $500.
e. G. Hutzler. owner and builder
to erect one brick private garage, 3410
Morrison street DOT Z, square 1880;
to cost $500.
Investment of $4,000.
s. J. Solomon, owner and builder;
r. Q. Kluge and James K. Cooper,
architects; to erect two two-story
brick dwellings, 1917 Van Buren,
street and 6605 Sixteenth street dots
50 and 20, square 2732); to cost SIS 900
Harry I. Carroll, owner and builder
to remodel 709-11 Fourth street dot
SO, square 529); to cost 81 900.
Washington Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, owners; V. N
Hughes, builder; to erect brick add
ton, Sixteenth and Lewis streets
northeast Got 146, square 4075): to
cost 1000.
NJ. b. Schnurr, owner; to make re
pairs, 113 Massachusetts avenue dot
S02 square 500; to cost 500.