Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-04
FOR SALE.
REAL ESTATE IN ALEXANDRIA CITY
AND COUNTY,

visions of the will of Robert Ii Miller, offer for
| sale the following pieces of property IN the city
and county of Alexandria, in the State Of Vir-
GINA.
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, first rate
| kitchen range steam heating apparatus OF
| Gould's patent, SC, sc. The lot on which it
stands fronts lG0 feet on Washington street, and
contains about 49, GOO square feet, or nearly one
| acre of land, and is in beautiful order. 1t con-
tans variety Of choice fruit trees-pear, apple,
ounce and cherry, fine English walnut tree in
full bearing, good collection OF small
fruits, strawberries, raspberries, ,currsnts and
large number of fine rose bushes and other
shrubs aud plants. A more desirable residence
| than thi: 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 suitable out bulldogs, on lot 'front.'
ing 40 feet on st. Assph 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 IS
feet inches on Washington strest and running
a a1 large t1 FRAME TENfEMENr on this lot.
Fourth: The property at the southwest corner
of King and Pit. streets, fronting 81 feet 81
Pitt, consisting of SEW ERAL STORES, occu-
pied at present by Thomas Hoy and others.
Fifth: A LOT OF 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 depth of 3O0 feet.
WATER LOT of the mort aa ct 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. Mehsfey.
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
commodious AREHOUSES-one fronting on
the Strand, now occupied by B. 81. Lambert,
and one on Union street, occupied by Il. NJ.
Lawson.
Bridge, on the south side of Duke street, having
front on said street of 476 feet, and running
back to the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad, containing about 3! acres This lot
contains never failing spring of good water,
and is bounded by the west bank of Holt 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, ear to but outside of the city limits
containing l3 or IA acres. The east line of this
lot, 100 feet 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
ment, and being beyond the city limits it is ex-
empt from city taxation. 1t is believed that
there is a very large quantity of excellent clay
for making bricks in this land, and the railroad
and canal on either side Of it would offer cheap
and easy means of conveying them to d mar ket
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 76O acres,
more or less
Any of these pieces of property will bedivided
| in such manner as the purchaser may desire I'M
| less the value of the same be impaired by such
division. As there is now hourly communlca-
| 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 }. MILLER,
Alexandria, Virginia.
FRANCIS MILLER,
sp 25-eo2m AGO La. av., Washington, D. G.