Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-21
FOB SaLE OH RENT.
FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY
AND COUNTY.

| The undersigned, in accordance with the pro.
| visions Of the will of Robert 81. Miller, offer for
sale the following pieces of property in the city
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
| tkree-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 first rate
kitchen range, 3 steam heating apparatus OF
Gould's patent. &C., &c. The lot on which 1t
| stands fronts lG0 feet on Washington street, and
contains about sc, 600 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
fruits, strawberries, raspberries, currsnts and
gooseberries, good asparagus beds, and 3
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 RESIDENCE, 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. Asaph street and running back
of the same width for a depth of 80 feet.
Third A LOT on the west side OF Washing
ton street., between Duke and Wolfe, fronting 10
feet 5 inches on Washington street and running
back ll3 feet to an alley II feet wide. There is
q large FRAME TENEMENT on this lot.
Fourth: The property at the seuthwe corner
of King and Pitt streets, fronting 81 feet 81
inches On King street and Ill feet I inches on
Pitt, consisting of SEVERAL STORES, occu-
Fifth: A LOT OF LAND fronting So 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 d depth of 800 feet.
Sixth: A WATER LOT at the northeast cor
ner oil Union and Queen streets, fronting 81 feet
7 inches on Union street and running into the
Potomac river of the same width tc 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.. j. Mehatfey.
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 80 feet, and has on it two large and
commodious WAREHOUSES-one fronting on
the Strand, now occupied by B. Il. Lambert,
and one on Union street, occupied by 4. NJ.
Lawson.
Eighth: A LOT OF GROUND earthe Stone
Bridge, on the south side of Duke street, having
3 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 Hotf's run,
with the privilege of using its water. The ter
minus Of the Street Railway is on tais 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 l3 or IA acres. The east line of this
lot, lC0J teet long, binds on the Alexandria Ca
nal, and the Alexandria and Washington Rsil-
| road and turnpike bind it on the west. This
tract being in one compact body, offers singular
advantages for q large manufacturing establish
ment, and being beyond the city limits it is ex-
empt from city taxation. 1t is believed that
there is q very large quantity of excellent clay
for making brick. in this land, and the railroad
| and canal on either side of it would offer q 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.
Eleventh A TRACT OF LAND, lying in
Clark county, Missouri, containing $50 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 communics-
| 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 460 La. av., Washington, d. G.
a FOR RENT-The HOUSE No. 90 King
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