Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-10
AUCTION SALES.
7 ARGE SALE OF GOVERNMENT BUILD
IL lNGS AND OTHER PROPERTY AT
POINT LOOKOUT, MD,
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property at that place, viz
UNITED STATES GENERAL HOSPITAL,
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go by Is feet; one Guard s Quarters l7 BY a feet
en-. 60 by Is feet; one chspe, BY Is feet; one
Laundry BY Y feet; with stationary Engine, Lo
es Horse sta s. Sns BY Gov ess sns
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tank is feet diameter; two Coal hou.es one ssw
house, one Forage house, one Dead house. and one
Wash house, OF various Dimensions; also, covered
Plank Foot walk. connecting the above buildings;
aggregate length $50 feet, and feet wide.
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fifteen Hospital Wards, the Mess house, and a feS
other structures are also lathed and plastered.
10 Hospital wards, ' each Ia By Is fset;7 Cook
houses, each l4s by 2 feet one Cook house 100 by
6 h ss w BuS
ing, u By z. feet. with two wings each - By 20
penssry 20 BY % feet one Chapel 100 BY FEET
enc Express Office, 30 by l6 feet one Guard house,
one storeroom Of vaIieus dimensions also, 3, Iss
neal feet Of Fencing y feet high $40 lineal feet
covered Prank Footwaiks T. feet vide and Y g. s
linesl feet of Plank Footwalk, 4 feet wide with
QUARTERMAsTER'sD DEPARTMENT.
One Quarters. 10 by rs feet; one Quarters 100 by
by 70 feet; three Stables averaging IsS by "a feet
each: one Storehouse, 81 by "a feet one Smith Shop,
and fspr Offices, three Quarters, two Sterehonses,
one Oil house, one Saddler' Shop, and one Meas
house, of various dimensions.
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS AND OTHER
One Post Hospital 70 BY q feet one Commissary
rsom and Once by t7 fee s one oce 9 BY Is
feet; one Guard House, nogJ so by 30 feet: one
50 y tG8t GusTd
60 by 20 feet one Ordnance Storehouse "a by l. feet
Is feet, and 0utbuiiding BY feet; one Stable. q
by " feet end 10 kitchens, Quarters, &C., Of vari
One wharf of Timber and Lumber, 40 feet long,
and varying in width from 2 TO 02 feet. 24s line
feet Of stockade u feet high on Potomac side with
wide. ls7 liseal feet of stOckade Bay Side with
block house IS by 20 feet and three platforms of va.
rious dimensieps. and footwalk
One Hose Carriage; % Fire Ladders; "a Axes; ll6
Fire Buckets and six lengths of Hose. each 81 feet
three Cooking Ranges; one Perpetual Oven;
Point Lookout. situated at the junction Of the
Potomac river with Chesapeake Bay, was, before
adapted for the purpose now, having excellent ia
cilities for saltwater bathing, and abundance OF
The buildings above enumerated, under the head
of United States General spital, are located
directly on the Point, the princ pal structures
being arranged in circle, radiating from com
mon centre. and connected by covered footwalks
and could with moderate expense be fitted M DROP
erly for the accommodation of visitors as a steam
laundry, ice house. coal house, water tank, and
many other necessary structures for the purpose,
are ready for Immediate use. An excellent obpor,
tunity is also afforded to land owners in the viciu
ity; and elsewhere to secure valuable fencing and
building material.
steamer win leave the Government VIII arves,
south side of the basin, near Fardys shi yard !,
baltimore, Nd, at 10 O'Clock on the morning of
Wednesday, Jan. IL, 1866 for the transportation of
bidders to Point Lookout, and will be retained
to Baltimore. Meals will be furnished on the boat
at the usual (steamboat) rates.
The Buildings will be sold singly and other prop-
erty in lots to suit purchasers.
,m1tsry gSafdt Si 5sWai9 In Ihsrss OF the
sired, and purchasers will be allowed twenty DAYS
in which to remove their property.
Terms Cash in Government funds
NJ. i. LUDINGTON,
Colonel and Chief Quartsrmaster,
de y lot Department of Washington.