Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-07-24
1HE NAFe PROPERTY.
One of the Most beautiful Building
Sites In the civ.

TchnsyFhula ave. and l4th st, ana
Franklin and Rodney SITS is one OF the
most desirable building sites in the city.
As a locality for handsome residence,
with extensive grounds about them. il !,
not surpassed by any section. The location
ia a gently swelling rise of land or broad
low hill. the boundaries OF which are abou,
at Delaware and Pennsylvania avenues on
the north and south, and franklin an,
Clayton SITS. on the east and
west. From these streets the lane
gradually dsscends to point
almost in the centre OF the tract, where /.
the broad crest OF the hill. This point /.
the square bounded by Broome aud Rod.
ney, 18th and 18th Sta. From il a good
view is obtained OF the city. The Christi
ana river can be followed 10 It's winding to
the Delaware and good view OF the coun-
try beyond the river is obtained. Mt. Salem
With Its wealth of foliage rises 30 the north
west crowned with It's stone church, the
houses near its summit costly surrounded
with trees
The view Is not as fins as that obtained
from the crest OF the Sab street hill, but a.
place OF residence ID is far less tiresoms
and difficult OF access For pedestrians thu
ascent is so gradual as not to be tfresome.
The street railroad on Delaware Ave. Is
within two or three blocks OF any part. and
the Delaware Ave. station Of the B. & o.
K. X. Is but short distance away. Penn.
sylvania Ava. with its magnificent drive
TO Hamerton, Pa, Is adjacent At the
intersection OF Pennsylvania Ave. and 18th
st. is a small triangle OF land which only
needs to be sodded and a small fountain
placed therein to make pleasant minia-
turs park.
number of houses have been erected
and several are being built on this tract.
Within the boundaries of the Naff property.
The following completed houses stand On
the south side of 18th st. between Penusyl-
vania Ave. and Broome Stare four houses
belonging to E. Il. Gayley.
At the northwest corner of Pennsylvania
Ave. and Brooms ST. stands the fine resi-
dence of Z. L. Rice and E. L Rice, Jr.,
On the southwest corner of Brooms and
l4tk st. ia the handsome residence Of Will
liam DUPONT. The new residences are four
houses on 18th st. bstwsen Franklin and
Broome, opposite those belonging to
to e Fl. Gayley, owned and being
built by ]. r. d. Seeds. Two
Of these houses have the walls 20 the sec
ond STORY. Ths other has just had ths
foundations laid. On the east side Of
Broome 81, near 14th, handsome brick
residences Is bsing erected for Colonel H. d.
Judd. Ths foundations for house at the
northsast corner Of Rodney and 18th Bts.,
for Robert Z Patterson, are up Just out
side tina Man tract directly Opposite the
residence Of E. L. Rice on Pennsylvania
Ave. William Baedsnkopf is building g
new house.
On the southwest corner OF Rodney and
18th st. the rebuilding Of the Rodney
st. Presbyterian church 10 in progress,
and 60 the westward OF this at Pennsylvs-
MIA Ave. and Clayton st il the magnificent
residence being erected for Victor Cause,
and the stables belonging to the same.
These constitute the building operations at
present under way in this locality. In ad-
\ dition to thsse, Ferdinand T. Gilpln
and Mrs Elizabeth B. McComb pro-
Pose building houses on lots owned by
them there. Lots are also owned by Fred
erics Armstrong, Harry Brewford. Eli
ward Painter. Heald & Co., Charles r.
Jones and Washington jones. These par
sons will probably build on their lots in
due time. Their namss are a guarantees
that only handsoms houses will be erected,
and bear out THE statement that this part
Of the city will be made up Of fine large
residences, with extensive grounds about
them.
The old Nah property was originally
owned by William Il. Naff, who owned the
old curiosity shop on 4th st. between
Market and King streets. The site Il
DOW occupied by the .Herdman Bnildipg
Tns old farmhouse stood on the lot at the
northwest corner OF Pennsylvania Ave,
and Brooms st. 1t was a log house wi
clay mud plastersd in between the log,
This was torn down about thrss.year age.
William DuPonts house is on the site OF IN
old Indian fort. Stone arrow heads have
been found there in the past, and 20 years
ago the line of the fort could be traced by
the mould from the logs Of which it hsd
been built The well on the corner q
Pennsylvania Ave- and Broome st, WIS
put down by Hance Naff 90 years ago.
Hamitt Robinson, an old coffee roast r
and a noted amateur gardener, had bis vtge'
table garden on the site of Colonel II. u.
Judd's new house. He used to raise Il {
largest and best vegetables Of any person
ia the neighborhooi. e. h. Gayley 4
house is on tbs site OF flourishing oorndeld
Victor Causes new house and the Rodney
street church also occupy the site Of an old
cornfield which was owned by George Gle
land. An old psar tree that bore goot
crops Of luscious fruit stood where the real
dence Of E. j Rics now is. 1t was known
to all who drove over the old Kennet
Pike. An apple tree, grated to two varie
tiss Of fruit, stands near the site o
the old leg house. The of years o
the two varieties alternate with eacl
other. Ons year ons side Of the ire
bears a full crop aRd the othe
side none. The next year this is re
versed. In she crotch Of this ire
is an old trace chain. thrown there year
ago. Il Is firmly inbedded in the wood 0
the tree and tbs ends hang down from
either side. Doubtless many other inter
sstiHg incidents and anecdotes OF tkis oil
J farm and its belongings could be told b.
the old settlers Of the city.