The Washington times., 1902-04-06
Valuable Parcels of Land
Transferred During
Week.
BUILDING OPERATIONS ACTIVE
Work Suspended at the Beginning OF
Cold Weather Has Been Resumed
Effect OF Extension of Fourteenth and
Sixteenth Streets.

Business was exceedingly brisk IN real
estate circles during the past week, and
as a result many valuable parcels OIL
land and pieces of improved property
changed hands. The resumption OF work
on numerous buildings in process of con-
struetion, which was suspended at the
beginning of cold weather, together with
work on various other buildings to be
erected in all parts CT the city during the
spring and summer months, has caused
a general stir in building operations gem
orally.
On account of the settlement of the
question of the extension of sixteenth
Street. and the favorable report of the
District Commissioners on the extension
of Fourteenth Street, the sale of lots in
North Columbia Heights is assuming large
proportions.
Board of Governors to Meet.
The board of governors of the Washing
ton Real Estate Exchange will hold their
regular monthly meeting at 4:3O o'clock
tomorrow afternoon The exchange has
a large amount of property listed. The
organization is proving of great benefit
to the members.
]. NJ York G. Son are going to build
three ten-room houses on Lanier Avenue
Washington Heights They are to be OF
light brick and stone fronts; threc-story
bays: parlor to be finished in white
enamel. and balance in hardwood. cab
met mantels, gas, fireplaces, and, in fact,
everything modern and up-to-date
cold
teenth Street to Edgar j. Hulse, VINO IN
tends remodeling the same for business
purposes Also 1865 California Avenue to
Mr.. Charles W Holmes, registrar OF Co
lumb bian University. Also lot 3. block o.
on north side of Massachusetts, Avenue
northwest, between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third Streets to Louis ID. Meiine,
who intends improving same with three
story. cellar and attic dwelling contain
ing sixteen rooms and three baths; TO be
beautifully and extensively decorated.
This building will be essentially colonial
in style OF architecture. House to be
twerty-five-f front by seventy-flve
deep.
Moore & Hill. real estate brokers. have
inst closed the sale of the last two re-
naming houses for Charles ]. Walker,
14e and 15s f Street for s., 500 and $500
respectiyely. For David Moore and James
F Barbour. trustees, i've lots on Rhode
Island Avenue near First Street, foI
$500 each. to parties who intend build
ing homes; and for Frank c. Let's ano
William A Hill, trustees, houses III tt
III Seaton Street northwest, for sss50
and 1906 d Street northeast for - 100; foi
Thomas H. G. Todd, $40 Sixth Street
northwest: for Hugh Lewis. 222 Stree,
northwest: for John G. Campbell, 40t
Thirteenth Street northwest; for Charles
c Adams 1926 Morgan Avenue, Mount
pleasant: for Charles G. Smith, 2l39 {
Street northwest for William A Root
1921 | Street northeast; for B. NJ. Cline
dinst. 1925 U Street northwest; toi
Thomas H Coates, IS u Street north.
west: for Zepp estate, 1S43 Fourteenth
street northwest; for John W. Henderson
126 Seaton Street, Bloomingdale
Important West End Transaction.
The most important transaction OF tn
past month in West End realty was tn
sale of the Worthington property, efteete
through the Offices of the Miller-Shoe
maker Real Estate Company incorporated
The property is Immediately opposite IN
Western High School, and has front
age on Thirty-fifth Street of $50 feet b
depth on L Street of 1872 feet, contain
ing over q coo square feet. This proI
erty has been in the Worthington tamil
since 1924 The purchaser, J. !. Kay
will Immediately subdivide and place
on the market
Other sales made by this company IN
clude 1877 Thirty second Street; part