The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
NEWS OF REAL ESTATE.
Henry ]. Steere Realty Valued at
100000 Placed on the Market.
II is DESIRABLE PROPERTY.
What IL Said OF Henry w. Cook-Ihe
John A. Brown Estate-The "Rentai
Guide" Enlarssd-Transaction In Real
Estate Intentions to Build.

The real estate which belonged to the
Late Henry ]. Steere, located on Exchange
place. Pawtucket avenue and South Main,
Benefit. Park and Charles streets in this
CITY. and In Drownville and Nayatt, has
been placed In the hands of William IL.
Herrick and is for sale. This is exceed
iugly nice and desirable property. The
total valuation is almost 100000.
Included in this property is the Infan-
try or First Light Infantry building on
south Main street. This building is very
valuable and could sell for a small for
time A change of hands would be
watched with interest by all. 1t is "A no.
ticeable structure and although only oc-
cupied since 1880 it has become one OF the
city's landmarks. When sold the pur-
chasers will probably be some amuse-
ment enterprise or stock company.
The brick building at Numbers 2, 3 and
4 Exchange Place, which is used for mer-
camille purposes. is also included in the
estate. II occupies 1900 square feet of
land in one of the highest priced sections
of the city.
Other parcels Of land and buildings
which are included in the estate are as
follows:
The three story and French-roofed
dwelling house at 27 and 20 Park street,
occupying $500 square feet.
The two-tenenent mouse at SS raw
tucket avenue, with $500 square feet Of
land
The estate at Drownville. This in
cludes six house lots occupying an acre OF
land. There is but one house ON the es-
tate--a large farm house.
The summer residence occupied by Mr..
Steere at Nayatt Point. IL is a three-story
mansion house, a familiar sight to many
excursonists down Narragansett Bay
With the house are 122, $40 square feet OF
land on which is a barn and out buildings,
orchards. shrubbery, gardens. lawn and
other results of the skill of the out door
magnificent style. IL is a very Valuable
piece of property and will bring large
The 1000 square feet of land on the
east side of Cook street in Nayatt and
$1,000 square feet on the west side.
The Earl p. Mason estate, 296 Benefit
street. This includes three lots with
5000 square feet of land.
The dwelling house and store at 127
Benefit street and the belt manufactory at
81 Charles street.
There are at times put on the market
plats of land unoccupied by buildings
and again large parcels of real estate i'm
proved aud unimproved. But 1t is seldom
that such desirable and valuable property,
% situated and OF such u high class as
that left by Mr.. Steere's death. is
placed before the public. OF course
parts of this property may be out of the
reach OF many buyers, and so is not to be
seekers and owners, yet 1t will not be
long seeking purchasers and will greatly
enhance the real estate boom now pro-
crossing.
A New Real Estate Broker.
The Real Estuts Register and Rental
Guide has the following: Henry w.
Cooke, son of the late Joseph j. Cooke,
has entered the real estate business, and
opened an Office In the Equitable Build
ing, No. Custom House street. For four
years be has successfully managed an es.
tate taxed for over 10000, which has
given him valuable experience both in
selling and renting He makes a speciality
Of high grade property In Elmwood and
on the East side, and has large number
and Roger Williams Park. ranging all the
way from Is to IS cents per foot. II you
desire TO rent. sell or buy any real estate
In this section or on the East side. we
would ~ zgest giving Mr.. Cooke a call.
He also has house lots for sale in other
parts of the CITY,"
The John A. Brown Estate.
The John A. Brown estate, formerly
known IS the Butler estate, is off red for
sale at an assignee's sale, Mr.. Francis
Colwell, assignee. This property is stu
ated at the head of Narragansett Bay, at
the mouth of the Pawtuxet river. The
estate contains thirty-three acres of land
which can readily be plated into desir- |
able sites for suburban residences.
The mansion house on the property |
+ . three.story structure with a
nineteen rooms. There is also a
stable ON the grounds. The offer is made |
10 the purchaser that IL not all of the |
estate be desired the dwelling house,
stable and other appurtenances with
moderate area of land can be reserved and /
the balance disposed OF for first-class resi- |
II Has Been Enlarged.
The Real Estdfc Register and Rental
s5usdc makes its appearance to-day en-
larged to twenty-four pages. The Guide
has had short but prosperous career and |
is warmly welcomed by all buyers and
sellers Of real estate. There is not real |
estate brokers' Office in this city where |
this bright paper cannot be found, a fact
which speaks for itself. Another fact
which speaks favorably for the paper is
the steady growth OF its advertising pat |
roDage. The addition of several new fea-
lures are possibilities Of the future.
Notes.
One hundred building lots adjoining
OIneyv1Ile are onered Tor sale at various
prices and on easy terms
Eighteen new houses have been arranged |
Tor and cellars begun at Auburndaie.
An addition is talked of to the Valley
Worsted Mills on the land in the rear of
their property.
The tract OF land on North Main street
corner of Cypress. belonging to the City |
Of Providence, will be sold at public
auction bv George ii. Burnham, one
week from to-day.
transactions In Real Estate.
w. II. Bowen ct al. sold to w. j. Albert
lot on Rangely avenue for 500.
Richmond Manufacturing Company
sold TO Valley WorstedMills four tracts Of
land near Valley aud Eagle streets for
500.
Home Investment Company sold to A.
w. Wightman four lots on Massachusetts,
Bvsuue for $780,
J, p. Lothrop sold to p. s. Wheeler 3-r6o
Df New Market estate junction OF Broad
and High streets for 81.
Tyler School sold TO Sebastian Garst
estate on Lime and jackson streets for
A: e Snow sold TO James McHugh lot
Dn Arnold street for $10O
III W. CumuhaIl eold ~, Apnfo n-~- |