Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-30
FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY
AND COUNTY.

TIL undersigned, in acccr lance with The pro-
visions of the will of Robert d Miller, o1er ior
sale the following pieces of property IN the Guy
and county of Alexandria, in the State oil VIZ
ginia.
The terms of sale will be agreed upon at the
time of the sale, and will be easy and liberal 10
the purchaser.
First: The large, well built and convenient
three.story BRICK DWELLING, known as
No. II 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, q hrst rate
kitchen range, a steam heating apparatus OF
Gould's patent, &C., SC. The lot on which II
runs through the square to st Asaph street, ana
contains about 3 8,WU square feet, or nearly one
acre of land, and is in beautiful order. 1t con-
tains a variety of choice fruit trees-pear, apple
ounce and cherry, a fine English walnut tree IN
full bearing, a good collection OF small mai
gooseberries, good asparagus beds, and q
large 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 RES!DENCE' front
building frame and back building brick, on the
east size of st. Assph street, between King and
Prince, with suitable out bulldogs, on lot front
ing 40 feet on st. Asaph street and running back
Of the same width for a depth of 81 feet:
Third A LOT on the west side OF Washing,
ton street, between Duke and Wolfe, fronting 70
feet 5 inches on Washington stree and running
back lI3 feet to an alley ii 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 63
inches On King street and Ill feet inches on
Pitt, consisting of SEVERAL STORES, occu-
pied at present by Thomas Hoy and others.
Fifth A Lotto LAND fronting 81 feet 81
inches on the east side of Water street snd run
ming through the square to Union street, of uni
form width, and OF y depth of 30J feet.
Sixth: A WATER LOT at the northeast cor
ner ot Onion and Queen streets, fronting 81 feet
7 inches on Union street and running into the
Potomac river of the anne width to the Port
Warden's line, having the advantage of dock
room Of 33 feet, being the north hall of Queen
street. Sold subject TO an improvement lease to
T. ]. Mehafey. .
Seventh A LOT situate on the east side OF
Union street, between Prince and Duke, front
ing 30 feet on Union street and running of that
width into the Potomac This lot has a wharf
front OF 80 feet, and has on it two large and
commodious WAREHOUSES-one fronting on
the Strand, now occupied by B. II. lambert,
and one on Union street, occupied by 4. NJ.
Lawson.
Eighth: A LOT OF GROUND near the Stone
Bridge, on the south side of Duke street, having
q front ON said street of 476 feet, and running
back to the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad, containing about 81 acres. This lot
contains a 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 tnis property,
and it is susceptible of division into building
lots, which would be very desirable for mechat-
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 l3 or IA acres. The east line of this
lot, 100 tset long. binds on the Alexandria Ca
nal. and the Alexandria and Washington Rail
roud and turnpike bind it on the west. This
tract being in one compact body, offers singular
advantages for a large manufacturing establish
ment, and being beyond the city limits it Is ok
empt from city taxation. 1t is believed that
there is a very large Quantity. OF excellent clay
for making bricks in lnis land, and the railroad
and canal on either side of it would offer q cheap
and easy means of conveying them to a market.
Tenth: A TRACT OF LAND in Atchison
county, Missouri, lying near Roekport, the
Eleventh A TRACT 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 as the purchaser may desire an
less the value of the same be impaired by such
division. AS there is now hourly communion
ton between Alexandria and Washington, both
by railroad and steamboat, every facility is OF
fered 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. MILLER,
Alexandria, Virginia.
FRANCIS MILLER,
sp 25-eo2m AGO La. av., Washington, d. G.