Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-22
FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY
AND COUNTY.

The undersigned, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the will Of Robert h. Miller, oticr for
lssale the following pieces of property IN the city
and county Of Alexandria, in tho State OF Vlr-
ginis.
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
tEreestory 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 trst rate
kitchen range u steam heatlng apparatus OF
Gould's patent, &c., SC The lot on which 1t
stands fronts lGO feet on Washington street. and
runs through the square to st Asaph street, and
contains about SO, 0OO square feet, or nearly one
acre of land, and is in beautiful order. 1t con-
talns q variety Of choice fruit trees-pear, apple,
ounce and cherry fine English walnut troe in
full bearing, good collection of small
fruits, Strawberries, raspbcrries, currants and
gooseberries, good asparagus beds, ,and,
large number Of fine rose bushes and other
shrubs ahd 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 hlng ana
Prince, with suitable out bulldogs, on lot 'front.'
ing 40 feet on St. Asaph street and running back
of the ssmc Width for a depth OF 81 ieet
Third a LOT on the west side OF Washing
ton street, between Duke and Wolfe, fronting 7S
leet inches on Washington street and running
back ll3 feet to an al,ey 4 feet s wide: There Is
Fourth The property st the southwest corner
of King and Pitt streets, fronting I'll feet ID
inches On King street and Ill feet I inches on
Pitt consisting Of SEVERAL STORES, occu-
pied at present by Thomas Hoy and others.
Fifth a LOT OF LAND fronting % feet 81
inches on the east side OF Water street and run
ming through the square to Union street., of uni
form width, and of depth Of 3UJ 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 Fort
Wardens line, having the advantage OF dock
room of 33 feet, being the north hall OF Queen
| street. Sold subject to an Improvement lease to
| r. j. Mehatfcy.
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 q wharf
| front oil 80 feet, and has on it two large and
commodious WAREHOUSES; fronting on
, tho Strand, now occupied by B. II. Lambert,
and one on Union street, occupied by Il. NJ.
| Lawson.
Bridge, on the south side of Duke street, having
u 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 Hof7s run,
with the privilege Of using its water. The ter
minus of The Street Railway is on tpls property,
and it is susceptible of division into building
lots, which would be very desirable for mechan-
les 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 ID acres. The east line of this
lot lJOo teet long. binds on the Alexandria Ca
nal, and the Alexandria and Washington Rail
road and turnpike bind it on the west Thls
tract being in one compact body, offers singular
advantages for large manufacturing establish
ment, and being beyond the city limits it Is ex-
emut from city taxation. 1t is believed that
there is y 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 market.
Tenth: a TRACT OF LAND in Atchison
county, Missouri, lying near Rockport, the
county seat containing BIG acres, more or less
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 oy sucn
division. As there is now hourly communIca-
| tion between Alexandria and Washington, both
| by railroad and steamboat, every facility is Of
| fsred to persons doing business in Washington
who NAV desire to avail themselves OF the much
greater economy of living in Alexandris
| For further Information apply to either OF the
| Executors, ELISHA J. MILLER,
Alexandria, Virginia.
FRANCIS MILLER,
sp 25-co2m 460 La. sv., Washington, D. g.