Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28
Two Apartment Houses.

Two Apartment Houses.
The residence at the east Of the Cumber-
land apartment house on Massachusetts,
avenue and Thomas Circle is being re-
moved and on this site Mr.. Sanner proposes
to erect an apartment house. The new
structure will be five stories in height, and.
the front will be Of brown stone and brick
and will present an attractive appearance.
At the corner farther east on Massachu-
sets avenue, at the southwest corner OF
18th street and Massachusetts, avenue, the
1t Is the. intention Of Mr. Bates Warren to
erect an apartment house, which will be
seven stories in height.
Some Current Prices.
A sale of considerable Importance on ac-
count of the price paid was that Of the
Beale residence, 2o12 Massachusetts, avenue,
which was bought by Samuel Spencer. the
president Of the Southern railroad. The ex-
act consideration is not given, but it is I'M
derstood Mr.. Spencer will pay for the prop
erty something over $110.OJo.
Another transaction Of some moment was
the auction sale of piece of G street prop
erty the brick store and Office building.
1905 G street. The frontage is one inch
more than twenty-five feet and the depth
seventy-five feet, so that for the sum paid,
which was $4,000, the property averaged
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1t is understood to be the purpose of the
new owner, Mr.. Killian, to remodel the
building for business purposes. similar
use is to be made Of the building on 18th
street adjoining on the south the building
of the Columbian University. The new
owner, Mr.. Walter A. Brown, bought this
property a short time ago at public auc-
ton, paying for it $4,000. which is at the
rate of almost SIP per square foot. The
dimensions Of the lot, which is improved
by an old brick dwelling, are IS feet front.
with an average depth of 1876 feet.
Sales Of Realty.
During the past ten days." said Mr..
Fairfax of the firm of Stone & Fairfax, real
estate brokers' I'VE have rented thirty
seven houses ranging in price from s2o to
SIS per month. This experience would
seem to indicate that there is a demand for
houses"
This firm has made the following sales:
For Franklin T. Sanner, house 1854 Mint
wood place. for $4,000 which is the last OF
the row Of three houses sold by them for
Mr.. Sanner in the past three months; for
James Robbins the three houses, Nos. Al, 40
and 81 Florida avenue northwest to three
purchasers, for 81, 100 $4,000 and 1900 re-
spectively; for Mrs. E. NJ Levy, house PIG
1st street northwest. for $500; for NJ. E.
Maxwell, house 1907 Howard avenue, for
S., 500; for Harry B. Wilson to Kennedy
and Davis, ground fronting 100 feet on 18th
erect five houses; for B. F. Saul, houses
Nos. 1913 and 1915 1 street northeast, for
Sc, 400, and for H. NJ. Wood, house 1873 U
street, for $500.
Houses and Lots Sold.
Among the recent sales made by the cor
poration of Moore & Hill are the following:
For H. c. Wilson, 1741 @ street northwest
to Walter Harvey Weed for 1900; for
Harry Wardman. 300 Florida avenue north
west for $500: for John T. Wineberger, 159
California street northeast; for John G.
Campbell, S10-S12-S14 I'd street southeast;
for Frank C. Let's and William A. Hill,
east for $4,000: for James B. Winner, 2117
Bancroft place, Washington Heights. for
$4,000: for Clarence F. Norment, lot on
Kalorama avenue, Washington Heights, for
$4,000; for David Moore, 81 and IS street
northwest, for IS, $50 each, and A u street
northwest. for 81, 500; for George s. Cooper,
1923 Cambridge place northwest, for Shope
estate, DOT C street northeast, for 81, $50; for
Charles Schneider. 1916 10th street, Mount
Pleasant, for $500; for s. Dana Lincoln
and Thomas R. Riley trustees. 1873 F street
southeast, for S. 500; for George G. Brown,
754 Harvard street northwest, for 5000;
for Charles T. Burns. 800 M street north
west for $4,000; for Richard E. Pairo, 1921
Wallach street northwest. for Harry Ward
man. HOS and 1107 street northwest, for
$1,000 each: for John G. Campbell, JS41
Vernon avenue.