Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
Home Owning and Building Page for Washington
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS TO HAVE
EIGHT-STORY OFFICE BUILDING
Million-Dollar Project at Nineteenth and
Streets Announced-Large Site
Already Acquired.

Plans for the construction of al
eight~story office building at the corner
Of Nineteenth and I streets for the
use of doctors and dentists, to bt
similar in design, purpose and owner
ship TO the Washington Medical Build
ing. Eighteenth and I streets. were
announced today by DR.. Charles Stan
ley White.
Including the cost of the land and
the building. the new medical Office
building viii be a 100000 project
the largest project to be announced
thus far this year.
While actual construction activities
are not to he started until Spring, DR.
White said. land necessary for the
new building already has been pur'
chased at total cost of approximately
$500 600. Six parcels of land in the
site for the proposed building were &C.
ouired for the holding company within
the past six weeks through the office
OF John +. Maury.
The lots are at 1921 I street, pur-
chased from Rear Admiral Newton A.
NcCully. commandment OF the Navy
Yard ut Charleston. s. c.; 1928 / street
from John Brawner: 1926 street from
Mrs. Ellen O. Manning: 1927 l street
from Madeline McCandless and George
s Williams: 1929 l street from the
George Washington Post, No. l. the
American Legion. and Oil Nineteenth
street from Arzilla McDonough.
Large Site Acquired.
The site for the building contains
between $4,000 and 10000 square feet.
The property is to be owned by the
name OF the owners organization be-
ing taken from the name of the build
ing.
DIR, White is temporary chairman of
the corporation and other officers in
clude DIR. A. l.. Miller. vice chairman:
DR.. Charles Hyde. treasurer. and DR..
Oscar Hunter. secretary. DIR. White
IS president of the corporation of the
Washington Medical Building.
TIE new building will be similar in
appearance to the Washington Medical
Building. with facade of brick and
limestone. It will cost approximately
500 900. DIR. White said. Plans for
the building now are being drawn by
Mar~elius Wright, architect. of Rich
mond. Va. and the structure will be
erected by the firm of Lee Paschall,
also of Richmond.
Larger Than Medical Building.
The new building will be about 90
Per cent larger than the Washington
Medical Building. DIR. White states
that approximately so per cent of the
floor space in the projected building
already has been contracted for by
doctors and dentists Office suites I'm
the building are being designed TO the
order of the tenants.
Private building operations in Wash
ington got of to rather slow start
this week, when the total value of all
new projects approved by Col. John
w. Oehfnan, building inspector,
amounted 10 but 1921 $50.
Construction OF 10 dwellings Of va
rious types, costing an estimated total
OF $3.50 100, or considerably more than
half the total amount for the week.
was provided for in the new list Of
operations. The largest single project
calls for the erection of two 4-story
brick dwellings for the William A.
Hill Co. at 2343-3345 Massachusetts,
avenue. at total cost Of $4,000.
Building Permits Issued.
Building permits were issued as
follows:
John II. King. owner and builder:
J. A. Melby. architect: to erect seven
e 2-story brick dwellings,. 1881 to 1919
Capital avenue northeast dots % 10
2s, square 4045). to cost $24,500.
Scott p. AppIeby. jr.. owner: James
r.. Cooper, architect: Bruce T.. Clark
builder; 10 erect one 2-story brick ad.
oi;ion, 35ei Thirtieth street uot IS,
square 2i39). TO cost $1s 900.
Meta II. HUNT, owner: George r.
Santmyers. architect: ]. w. Crawford.
builder: TO erect two 2-story brick