The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-28
NEWS OF REAL ESTATE.
Tenements To Let and Other Matters
of Interest.


Tenements and houses are advertised
In the NEws as being to let as follows
High. Dexter, rear OF 80 Stewart (2). IA
Taylor, 35 Laura, Brighton (2), Pine
Carpenter (2). Willow Federal. Harrison,
Bridgham, Whitmarsh, o Pailas, Friend
ship, on DOYLE avenue and on Chester
avenue.
May Go to New York.
A number of New York men with
abundant capital are to Org ,nize and sell
land on the instalment plan In That city.
To Col. Isaac l.. Goff has been offered the
management OF the business and he VII
probably accept. He has been in New
York for about ten days looking into the
affair.
An Important Sale.
An important auction sale took place
Tuesday when G. or 20 A. Burnham sold
the estate At $40. 349 and 344 Westmins
ter street, containing 3 l25 square feet of
land and block of four stores, to X. &.
Taylor. a well known Worcester real es-
tate man for s.. 20 per foot. The block is
a low wooden building which will proba-
bly, be torn down and subslal ial build
ing erected in it's place. Mr.. Taylor owns
considerable prop rty in Worcester. and
has followed the policy Of buying up
every desirable piece OF property in that
city aud erecting blocks, and it is quite
probable that he will do the same thing
here.
Demand for Houses.
B. w. Gallup OF the Home Investment
Conn any has gone quite extensively into
house building; Five are now In process
of erection. Two are on Elton street.
These are to be one and "A half stories
high and t. sell mt q, 900 eich. One is on
the corner of Angel street and Grand
avenue. 1t will be one and half stories
high, will contain eight rooms and will
sell for 81, 800 Two are o. Grand ave
nue.. They will be two stories high aud
sell for 5000 each.
These are moderate priced houses and
In good neighbornood. For sue houses
Mr. Gallup says there is great demand.
Two, those least advanced ia construc-
tion, are already sold.
Returned from Chicago.
A J.. Andrews has recently returned
from Chicago, where he has been attend
ing the dedicatory exercises Of the
Worlds Fair buildings. Mr.. Andrews
says that he took time TO look about In
real estate circles, and that business is
conducted in the Windy City o. far differ
snt lines than in PROVIDENCE. There
they hustle" Land is plated. streets
are curbed, sewers put in and everything
Is done that is possible that the land may
be improved, aud then it Is put on the
market. Sales are made quickly, and
perhaps the terms are not as easy as
Providence dealers allow.
In regard to his recent purchase MIR.
Andrews says that the John Brown
estate is for sale. He has been met by
representatives of city club which de-
sires the buildings and six or seven acres
of the estate for club purposes. The re-
mainder of the land will be added To Mr..
Andrews plat, Pawtuxet-by-the-S Sea,
which adjolns it, and the whole property
plated into houselots.
At Washington Park.
The SEVENTEEN house at Washington
Park is now in process of construction.
Others will soon he commenced. There
is a steady demand for lots and on Tues.
day six were Id Henry q. Smith is TO
build 5000 house on Washington ave-
nue., George A Youldait is building seven
handsome cottages on Massachusetts
avenue. They are offered for sale at
about 81, 600 each. A Congregational Sun
day school is to be started near Wheeler
avenue To- n commodate the residents at
the Park and in Edgewood.
Notes.
Edwari Cain aud wife bv mortgage
have sold an eState on West Park street
10 Joseph ID. Furlong for 81, 45o.
James McGovern and wife nave sold an
estate on Burr's lane to Dr. B. Jones for
S2,075.
A. Briesden and wife have purchased of
o. Patrick Gleason and wife an estate on
Dahla street for 81, l30.
The Calender, McAuslan & Troup Co.
has transferred its property to the Boston
Store Land Co npany.
Forty-hve transactions in real estate
were ecord sd last week.
William X. Babcock is to build two
and-a-halfstory two-tenement house on
Lexington avenue, near Melrose street, at
an estimated cost oil $4,000. III. X. Hilton
is & @ arc Iitect.
Charles : lnford Is tn build n two-and-a-
balf-story fourteen ment house on Sher-
burne street for II rrl-U a Cory ct al.
The house will cost 5000.