National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-24
REAL ESTATE MovrMENrs.
business Is Very Light and the Building
Is in Small Houses.

business Is Very Light and the Building
Is in Small Houses.
Tho effect of the panic in New York last
week has had considerable effect on the local
real estate market, and transactions have
been small and cautious AS was stated some
time ago the dealers have been doing but little
business, and the past week was no exception
The dealers appear to discrcdit tho idea that
n crash Is coming, but state that they arc
doing very little. Small houses are being
erected all over the city, the eastern aud
southern sections, receiving the most attcn-
ton.
Tho addition to Welcker's hotel has al
ready begun, and Cluss & shutz have pre-
pared all the plans. IL will DO six stories
in height and will cost $4,000.
Gray & Page are preparing plans for II. 5;
Pages new house on Connecticut avenue aud
X street, which will be of pressed brick and
four stories in height. 1t will cost $4,000.
new and handsome dwelling is being
erected on Rhode Island avenue between
Fourteenth aud Fifteenth Streets by William
Burger, to cost S3,200
II. A. Hill is erecting q spacious store and
dwelling on Third street, between G aud d
streets southwest, TO cost $4,000.
Tho two brick dwellings TO be erected by
I. L. Smthson, on A street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets southeast, will cost when
completed about $1,000.
j. Z. Chids d Son are building two dwell
ings on Virginia avenue, between Fifth and
Sixth streets southeast TO cost $4,000.
Messrs. Fitch, Fox s. Brown report great
activity in suburban property, They have
made several sales during tho week Of tho
beautiful lots in tho subdivision Of Lanier's
heights to parties contemplating building.
Among them are Prof. @. Brown Goode,
assistant director Of the National museum;
DIR. Il. II. Bean, curator, and Mr.. +. W. True,
librarian Of the same institGtion. Purchases
have also been ado by Hon. b, w. Perkins,
of Kansas, and NJ A. NJ. McLachlen, of this
city.
The following sales have also been effected
through Mossrs. Fitch, Fox & Brown: To
Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard, lots 10, 49, and
90, square 1852, for $4,000; for Mrs. Fannie
X. Fox, promises No. 1909 Massachusetts
avenue, fronting Thomas circle, to Mrs.
Sophie v. A. Grinnell, of New York, for
$4,000; for Aulick Palmer, to NJ. Stanisci
and G. Schneider part of lot 8, square 002,
for $l25; for Mrs. Julia G.. Jerome, of New
York, to Carl Mueller the east 20 feet front
of lot ., reservation II, for 1850, cash.
They have also made the following sales in
the subdivision of Lanier heights: Lots IL,
~, 10, 81, 80, 80 and so to Mrs Gen. Myer,
| for 81 ,469.75; lot 90, to Prof. G.. Brown Goode,
for $2.141.76; lot 81, to f. w. True. for ST.
955.4s; lots "a, rs, and 70, to Prof G. V. Riley
for S2,O25; lot IS, to DIR. t. IL. Bean, for
$l,5i9.23 lot %, to Hon. b. w. Perkins, Of
Kansas, for $1,000; lot SO, to Hon. b. w
Perkins and A. M. McLachlcn. for $2,650.50
lots and TO- to Mrs. NJ. b. Collins for 81, zoe
cash, and lots go and 81, to Isaac Hszlett, Of
the United States navy, for $1,000 cash.
Also, lot IL, square 152. through Messrs
Steiger & Liebermann to Thomas I. Knox
U. S. A., and j. A. Buchanan U. S. A., fol
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