The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-06
IMPORTANT DEALS
IN REAL ESTATE,
Value of Worlds Fair to the City
Shown in Two Transactions
Recorded Friday.

Two important deals in Washington ave-
nue. real estate were closed Friday, when
the former Liggett G. Myers building and
site. on the south side of Washington, near
Thirteenth street, was sold for $4,000 to
Thomas Dunn. and the northwest corner Of
Thirteenth and Washington avenue. 'front.'
ing 30 feet on Washington avenue was
sold to L.. E. Anderson, representing a cli-
ent, for $1,000. Both deals were handled by
the Mercantile Trust Company.
The Liggett G. Myers building is situated
100 feet east Of Thirteenth street, and has
a frontage Of fifty feet and a depth OF $50
feet. A substantial two-story of1ce build
ing, modern and freproof. occupies the
site. and Mr.. Dunn. the purchaser. intends
to add fou- or I've stories to its height and
reconstruct its face. The heavy founda-
tons and walls Of the building lend them
selves to the plan. The premises were ac-
Quired by the Continental Tobacco Com
pany several years ago when that concern
bought out the Liggett & Myers firm, and
It was on behalf of this company that the
Mercantile Trust COMPANY sold the build
ing. The price paid amounts to a.s0 per
front foot.
The property sold at the northwest cor
ner OF Thirteenth and Washington avenue
has a frontage of 40 feet and a depth
OF l37 feet. II was owned by Charles Clark
I'LL WAS SOll " Il CsleEI OIL NJ S1eIC6uIl0
Trust Company for $4,000. The price paid
amounts to sl,925 per front foot.
Referring to the real estate transactions
of the last two weeks, Mr.. Anderson stated
Friday that no stronger evidence was need
ed OF the value of the Worlds Fair to st.
Louis real estate and the effects It has al
ready had and will have. He attributes the
activity now apparent in the realty market
entirely to the passage OF the Fair bill.
The record Of real estate transfers for the
month skaters the previous record in this
civ fnr at laaCf fnn Wong Sa1nc hocn hAAN
fortnight the M tne niiys THr1u.snt.h c sne sasv
s slsps a mas asasnaf 70 to ov the SIS sss2 os5' ali IF BeGD1
downtown property. This is exclusive Of
deals In other portions Of the city.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
r.: Ed Eves to Ed Haus-
sTNToN@e:ssS5 r.. n. =. bet. Ninet:.n,s l
and Fifteenth: Casper Beimfohr to Ed
sESToSMe r.: viii B.imiohr to Ed 80"
r.: John schmsdty. to
coNPToNs.N q; in: Henry Hiemeni
cS s fssS sssnf e: Sens7 Hismen: to q
John siaebotham-. d--.-.:-..-- s2s
4al:o John sidieeos &; 1'i 10 eP asnas a 1na
CIT mS1pT o, block s.ssi: Sam sS
Meoormisk e Tom .ne-rd.:-. 5000
s1a sSasas; John @i Ii zlm IN pet 10 e asssils
's .5a assss; s.s s.; Z. s:;,. sss; F 6 ;slisi
kuene-&. 0......... ....---..-.-...-. ESD
LAFATETTE-1 n. 9. g.. bet. Texas and
Ohio. Lizzie Cunningham TO Charles
rScLEDE-so IT.. q. D.. bel. iTayior ana "~
Nevstead: Ed Papin to John Lucas
IYSCoLN-5 II, 9. s.. bet. Prairie and
Vandeventer: Max Barrioz to Adam
1xcsIIEf spEs: II In. n. be-: Car ~"
meyer TO Charlie. Ironard-w. o.. %
nsysr 70 wai.sr ciinion.w;. o.. s.Ts
LActEDE-% e. 9 In; Walter ellington i,
HfcHIOAN-G IT.. e: g.. bet. Cherokee
ma Utah: Henry Hiemenz. Jn. to Ella
NoRGAN-0 e. e =. bet: c1.sendon and
x 1sn1 TO- Annie PfeinerS.. d---..~y"- 800
MyHokoLIA.lsl k 8; y H H. :; 81 Lo Ssa
n.Nrs1Sr. 20 william sa~unders-3tc. d.. ]
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