The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-18
NEWS OF REAL ESTATE.
The DrownviIIe Plat Of Villa Lots
Attracts Attention.
THE JOSIAH CHAPLIN PLAT.
Thirty House Lots ON It to be Sold at
Auction = Al south Auburn - The
sprague Homestead Piat-Auburndal
-oincyviIle-other Realty News.

Suburban and shore property is attract
Ing considerable attention. One of the
most excellent tracts is the Drownville
plat of villa lots, David A. Waldron,
agent.
This plat of choice lots and building
sites overlooks Narragansett Bay, the
view being very picturesque. 1t is four
teen minutes ride from this city over the
Providence, Warren and Bristol road,
about the same as the horse car time from
the North End and Olneyville to Market
square.
The Josiah Chaplin Plat.
The thirty house lots on the Josiah
Chaplin plat belonging to the Franklin
Institution for Savings aud the Cranston
Savings Bank will, by order of the re-
ceivers of these two institutions, be sold
separately at auction by William ii. Her
rick, on May 26, 21, 2S. The sale will
commence at 10 o'clock each day on the
premises
The property is situated as follows:
West OF Messer street, between Cranston
street and Union avenue. and fronting on
Cranston, Wadsworth, Waldo, Sorrento,
Althea and Craven streets, also Linwood
and Union avenues.
The sale will afford an opportunity to
Before the sale the plat of the property
may be seen at the Office of the auctioneer.
At south Auburn.
A party from this city left on the 2:40
train on Saturday afternoon last to visit
the suburb under the management of
Wood Harmon Company at south Au-
burn.
The people who made up the party were
wesl pleased with the place. aud a num-
Der Of house lots were sold
Another excursion was made to South
Auburn yesterday afternoon. The COM
pany will continue these free excursions.
and any who take advantage of their offer
are under no obligations to buy.
A number of houses were commenced
this week. Beech street has been COM
pleted aud looks very nice Work is be-
ing pushed on the improvements on the
plat.
This plat on Cranston street is the scene
of great activity in the building line this
season: ten new houses are at present in
process Of completion.
About 325 OF the 400 lots on this plat
have been sold aud none Of them for spec
ulation, but all for homes.
Only two front lots on Cranston street
remain unsold.
Auburndale.
The Narragansett Real Estate Co. is
pushing the replat of Auburndale on
Elmwood avenue at Roger Williams
Park.
Fifty-six lots have been sold in the two
weeks past and twenty-five houses will
be erected during the present summer,
number of them being already in process.
A careful examination Of the plat will
convince the most skeptical that no more
accessible, convenient or desirable resi-
dence location can be found in the suburbs
and investors find the reduced price-list
far below any land Of equal value on the
oIneyviIle Real Estate.
The Lawrence plat on Plainfield street.
which was put on the market last month,
has all been sold and five new houses are
TO be built by A w. Smith and John Il.
Kenyon.
A. A. Page has purchased four lots
there, but will not build at present. There
is more building of substantial class of
residences going on In the vicinity of
Plainfield street than has ever been known
before.
The Apgeil plat ON Manton avenue at
St Teresa Church is to be closed out at
auction in n few days. There are num-
ber Of lots on Pope and Hyatt streets and
its location, SO near the centre of busi-
ness, convenient to all the mills, on line
OF horse cars, sewers, water, gas, etc,
make u desirable for impr ovement.
Washington Park Improvement Society.
1he committee on trees and shrubs of
the Washington Park improvement So
ciety have laid out a plan tor the arrange
mont Of trees for the different avenues of
the park. Rock naples are already set in
Massachusetts,. Washington. Vermont
and California avenues as far rs Virginia
avenue 1t Is now proposed to set Mag
nolia trees along the front OF the lots of
Washington avenue of three varieties
lennei, Speciosa and Soulangeana; in Yer
mont avenue. beyond Virginia avenue,
white Towering horse chestnuts, and in
Massachusetts, avenue, beyond Virginia,
lasciniata, Pendula or cut leave1 Weep
Ing Birch. alternating in the proportion
OF two to one with purpurea or purpled
leaved Birch.
Alabama avenue, beyond Virginia,
ArRentea or silver leaved American Lin
den, alternating IN the proportion of four
TO one with scarlet maple.
Indiana avenue. beyond Virginia, Bacf
niata or Weir's cut leaved maple, alter
mating with scarlet maple.
y Ohio avenue. American Linden.
Cailfofnia avenue, scarlet MAPLE alter
mating with Weir's cut leaved maple.
Arrangements are also made for orna-
mental shrubs for private grounds.
The society proposes to make vigorous
efforts for the adornment Of the whole
park In q manner highly satisfactory to
ALL
Notes.
= The total real estate assessment of the
city of New York for 1872 Is ~, sos, 57g. .7O3,
an increase OF s42, ,33i, $50 over 1891.
Providence not alone has Washington
Park; a syndicate has bought tract of
land in Everett, Mass, which is To be
named Washington Park, also.
Nantasket Beach Is being equipped with
an electric light system.
As yet there has been no trouble i'm
house building from striking quarrymen
and plumbers.
The Brick residence at 2lS Broad way,
corner Marshall street will be sold by
Isaac l.. Golf at auction on May "A at
noon. With the house Is n good sized lot
OF land. The house will be open for in.
spection on the Saturday and Monday
previous to the sale from ~ TO 8 p. NJ.
Intentions Go Build.
The following notices of intention 10
build were received at the City Engineers
office during the week ending May l3
1891:
Wendelin Schneider, Douglas avenue
corner Branch avenue Mrs. Mary Brooks.
Sears aveaue; Mrs. Charles III. Warner.
Massachusetts avenue Central Real rs.
tate Company, corner Westminster and
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