Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-12
FOR sRLE OH RENT.
FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY
AND COUNTY.

The UNDERSIGNED, in accordance with the pro.
visions of the will of Robert b. Miller, offer for
sale the following pieces of property in the city
| and county of Alexandria, in the State OF Viz
ginia.
The terms of sale will be agreed upon at the
time of the sale, and will be easy and liberal to
| the purchaser.
First; The large well III built an, and convenient
No. n Washington street. situate on the east
| side of said street, between Queen and Princess.
This house is supplied with all the modern con-
| veniences, including gas and water, first rate
| kitchen range steam heating apparatus OF
Gould's patent. &C., Sc The lot on which it
| stands fronts 100 feet on Washington street. and
runs through the square to st Asaph street. and
contains about 50, 600 square feet, or nearly one
acre of land, and is in beautiful order. 1t con.
tains variety of choice fruit trees-pear, apple
ounce and cherry, fine English walnut tree in
full bearing good collection nc. OF small all
| gooseberries, good asparagus beds, and q
| largo number of fine rose bushes and other
| shrubs and plants. A more desirable residence
than this is not to be found in the city,
Second: A two-story RESIDENCE, front
building frame and back building brick, on the
east side of st. Asaph street, between King and
Prince, with suitab BILE out bulldogs, on lot 'front.'
ing 40 feet on st. Asaph street and running back
of the same width for depth of 81 feet.
Third: A LOT on the west side OF Washing
| ton street, between Duke and Wolfe, fronting 70
| feet inches on Washington STREET and running
| back l13 feet to an alley IL feet wide There is
q large FRAME TENEMENT on this lot
Fourth: The property at the southwest corner
of King and PITT streets, fronting 81 feet 81
inches on King street and Ill feet inches on
Pitt consisting of SEW ERAL STORES, occu-
pied at present by Thomas Hoy and others.
Fifth A LOT OF LAND fronting So feet 81
inches on the east side of Water street and rum
ming through the square to Union street. of uni
| form width, and OF q depth of 800 feet
Sixth A WATER LOT at the northeast cor
ner OF Union and Queen streets, fronting 81 feet
inches on Union street and running into the
Potomac river Of the same width to the Port
Warden's line having the advantage of dock
room of 80 feet, being the north hall Of Queen
street. Sold subject to an improvement lease to
T. j. Mehaffey
Seventh A LOT situate on the east side of
Union street, between Prince and Duke, front
ing 80 feet on Union street and running of that
width into the Potomac. This lot has wharf
front OF 80 feet, and has on it two large and
commodious WAREHOUSES-one fronting on
the Strand, now occupied by b: H.. Lam bert,
and one on Union street, occupied by Z. Nd.
Lawson.
Eighth: A LOT OF GROUND near the Stone
Bridge, on the south side of Duke street, having
a front on said street of 476 feet, and running
Railroad, containing about 81 acres This lot
contains never failing spring of good water.
and is bounded by the west bank of Hof's run,
with the privilege of using its water. The ter
minus of the Street Railway is on this property,
and it is susceptible of division into building
lots, which would be very desirable for mechan-
cs and others wishing to make homes for them
selves.
Ninth: A TRACT OF LAND in Alexandria
county, near to but outside of the city limits,
containing ID or IA acres. The east line of this
lot, II 0J teet long, binds on the Alexandria Ca
nal, and the Alexandria and Washington Rail-
road and turnpike bind it on the west. This
tract being in one compact body, offers singular
advantages for large manufacturing establish
mcnt, and being beyond the city limits it is ex-
there is very large quantity Of excellent clay
for making brick. in this land, and the railroad
and canal on either side Of it would offer cheap
and easy means of conveying them to a market.
Tenth: A TRACT OF LAND in Atchison
county, Missouri, lying near Rockport, the
county seat, containing 3l6 acres, more or less
Eleventh A RACT OF LAND. lying in
Clark county, Missouri, containing 76O acres,
more or less.
Any of these pieces of property will be divided
in such manner rs the purchaser may desire IN
less tho value of the same be impaired by such
division. AS there is now hourly communics-
ton between Alexandria and Washington, both
by railroad and steamboat, every facility is Of
tered to persons doing business in Washington
who may desire to avail themselves OF the much
greater economy of living in Alexandria.
For further information apply to either OF the
Executors, ELISHA j. MlLLER,
Alexandria, Virginia.
FRANCIS MILLER,
sp 25-eo2m $50 La. av., Washington, D. c.