Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-26
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 Vir-
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 built and convenient
three-story BRICK DWELLING, known as
| No. II Washington street, situate on the east
| This house is supplied with all the modern con-
| veniences, including gas and water, a first rate
| kitchen range, q steam heating apparatus of
| Gould's patent, &C., &c. The lot on which it
stands fronts 100 feet on Washington street, and
runs through the square to st Asaph street, and
contains about $1,000 square feet, or nearly one
acre of land, and is in beautiful order. 1t con-
| tains q variety of choice fruit trees-pear, apple,
ounce and cherry, q fine English walnut tree in
full bearing, q good collection of small
fruits, strawberries, raspberries, ,currants and
| 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 RESlDENCE, front
building frame and back building brick, on the
east SIDE OF. st. Assph street, between King and
Prince, with suitable out bulldogs, on lot front
ing 40 feet on st. Assph street and running back
of the same width for q depth OF 81 feet.
Third A LOT on the west side OF Washing
ton street, between Duke and Wolfe, fronting 70
feet S inches on Washington street and running
q large FRAME TENEMENT on this lot.
Fourth: The property at the southwest corner
of King and FitL streets, fronting I'll feet 81
inches on King street and Ill feet 7 inches on
Pitt, consisting of SEVERAL STORES, occu-
Fifth A LOTOF 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 u depth of 800 feet. p
Sixth: A WATER LOT at the northeast cor
ner Of Union and Queen streets, fronting 81 feet
7 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 SO feet, beng the north hall of Queen
street. Sold subject 10 an improvement lease to
7. j.. Mehafey.
Seventh A 0 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 a wharf
front OF SO feet, and has On it two large end
commodious WAREHOUSES-one fronting On
the Strand, now occupied by B. Il, Lambert,
and one on Union street, occupied by K. NJ.
Lawson. =.
Eighth: A LOT OF the Stone
Bridge, on the south side of Duke street, having
a front on said street of 476 feet, and running
back to the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad, containing about 81 acres. This lot
Ill q hOfOt ihiiiHS PiiAS "a SOoo "SsN
and is bounded by the west bank of Hoffs rum.
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 mechsn-
cs and others wishing to make homes for them
selves.
Ninth A TRACT OF LAND 10 Alexandria
county, near to but outside of the city limits,
containing l3 or IA acres. The east line of this
lot, ltO0 teet long. binds on the Alexandria Ca
nal, and heiAlexandria and Washington Rail
road 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 e1-
empt from city taxation. 1t is believed that
there is q very large quantity of excellent clay
for making brick. in Lnis land, and the railroad
and canal on either side of it would offer a cheap
and easy means of conveying them to q market.
Tenth: A TRACT OF LAND in Atchison
county, Missouri, lying near Rockport, the
county seat, containing 3l6 acres, more or less
Clark county, Missouri, containing 100 acres,
more or less.
Any of these pieces of property will be dlvlded
in such manner us the purchaser may desire an-
less the value of the same be impaired by such
division. As there is now hourly communica-
ton between Alexandria and Washington, both
by railroad and steamboat, every facility is Of
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 400 La. av., Washington, D. G.
- FOR RENT-The HOUSE No. 96 King
y street, now occupied by s.. Lindheimer.
Possession given on the LIST day of July, 1874.