The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-24
WARM WEATHER HOLDS
BUSINESS IN ITS GRASP

The cost will be $4,000. Construction
viii be begun as soon as plans are com
pleted.
Glen Echo Changes Hands.
Foreclosure proceedings under a mort
gage given by the National Chaurauqua
Association 10 The Baltimore Building
and Loan Association have resulted in
the purchase of the Glen Echo property
by the trustees Of the building associa-
ton. The price paid was $4,000.
The transfer Includes about twenty
acres OF ground with all improvements
and cost originally over $500, 600, The
Baltzley Pros. OF Philadelphia. built the
resort and sold it to the Chautauqua AS
sociation, which in turn failed to make
the Investment pay. Two trusts aggre-
eating $37. OG0 were placed on the prop
erty, which, with the $4,000 cash paid.
represents a total price Of $50, eco, which
is less than one-sixth what the property
cost.
New Subdivision Opened
E Baker Evans has purchased large
tract OF land adjoining and extending
north of Lanham Station, on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, near the District line.
The property is being improved. streets
are being opened and one straight ave
nue. extends from Lanham Station Two
miles north, through the property.
The tract has been subdivided into
farms Of from two to ten acres, which
are finding a ready market among Wash
irgton buyers. The location is conyen-
lent TO the city and has a higher alti-
tude Mr.. Evans has designated the
property as Princess Gardens.
Deeds were placed on record during
the week transferring a block of nine
brick and stone houses, recently erected
by Edward Landvoigt at the southeast
corner of Eleventh and Dartmouth
Streets, Columbia Heights Mrs e c.
Ross. OF st. Louis, No. was the pur-
chaser. The price paid was s77,250. The
deal was made through the r. ]. Mar
shall Company, real estate brokers.
The same company has also sold to
Edward Landvoigt twenty-five lots on
Fourteenth Street northeast near E
Street, the consideration being $500,
or averaging about 80 cents per square
foot Mr.. Landvoigt viii suydivide this
ground and erect thirty two-story
apartment houses.
1t is reported that another sale OF
realty is about TO be consummated SINH
lar in many respects to the one recorded
last week when Henry A. Willard sold
TO the Potomac Realty Company a block
Of nearly 20 900 square feet Of unim-
proved property in Massachusetts Ave
nue. extended for 50 per foot. The prop
erty now n question has the same front
age and depth and adioins the recently
sold property on the east It is situated
on the north side Of Massa chusetts
Avenue extended at its intersection with
P Street and Sheridan Circle. It is
understood that the price viii aggre-
gate $50, 900.
A row of five houses is to be built on
the north side of yelling Place. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. from
plans prepared by Harding & Upman,
architects They will each have a front
age Of twenty feet and will contain ten
rooms and two baths. Brick of light
shade Will be used in the construc-
ton of the front. T A. Harding is
owner and builder.
B. Stanley Simmons has prepared
plans for a baptistry for St. AugUstine's
Catholic Church. in Fifteenth Street
between L and NJ Streets. 1t will be on
the north side of the church adjoining
the end OF the west wall There will
be two stories, and in the basement
Will be a new steam heating plant for
the church.