Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02

phax a new house, NO. 1890 B street south
east. which the purchaser will hold for an
investment. 1t being occupied by good
tenant.
Property Transactions.
Mr.. Franklin L. Sanner has sold his
residence. 1851 Columbia road 10 Mr. Nor
ton NJ Little. The consideration was
S17, 900 cash. Possession of the property
will not be given until July 1. It is Mr.
Sanner's purpose to secure building site
and erect a residence for his own use.
The erection of three houses on Princeton
street between 18th and 18th streets mas
been begun by Mr.. Sanner. They VIII be
three stories in height with fronts of brick
and stone Steam heat and tiled bath
rooms in each house will be among the fea-
lures.
Five two-story fats are to be built by the
Sunderland Bros. on Eselin avenue, Hol-
mead Manor.
Sales of Realty.
Mr. j. Louis willige of Willige, Gibbs &
Daniel real estate brokers' reports unu-
sual activity in realty transactions for the
early spring season. This firm has disposed
of seventeen properties during the past
week as follows:
For Ephraim s. Wilcox. 228 18th street
southeast. to Louis Goldberg. for $3.50; for
E A. Knowhon. frame cottage. Percy
street Otterbourne subdivision. to +. A.
Hastings. for $1,000: for CharlesW. King
173S Seaton street northwest. to Rachel Z.
Judge. for 200; also. to the Winlock es-
tate. 174O to 1746 Seaton street northwest.
for $12, 800; also to Margaret G. Watkins.
1876 Seaton street northwest. for $o.0oo: TOT
the Guttenson estate 2221 street north
west to ]. BealI Magruder. for 1900; for
Annie L. Beverley four lots on Morton
street northeast to Jacob Bool. Tor $l,4oO.
for Charles w. King. 1122 Seaton street
70 n
also to Josephine c. Williams. 1126 Seaton
street northwest. for 5000: also to Will
lam p. Herbst. 1728 to 1872 Seaton street
northwest. for $4,000: also to Anne Winona
wilkins. 1184 Seaton street northwest, for
$500; also to Mary c. Clements, IVA
seaton street northwest. for 5000.
Two Apartment Houses.
Additional ground has been secured by
John K. Warren and Bates Warren adjoin-
ing on the south the property which they
own at the southwest corner of Massachu-
sets avenue and 18th street The new part
has a frontage of twenty feet and depth
CT ninety-eight feet. and the price paid was
about $1,000. The holdings OF these gentle
men at that corner now cover frontage of
forty-five feet on 18th street and ninety
eight feet on Massachusetts avenue. The
frame buildings that occupied the ground
lave been removed and excavation has been
begun preparatory to the erection of q five
story apartment house. The plans of the
new structure have been prepared by B.
Stanley Simmons architect. The new build
ing will contain twenty-five suites. five on
each floor. and three Of these containing
five rooms and a bath. one four rooms and
q bath and one three rooms and bath
The material Used in the construction Of
the fronts Will be stone and brick OF a
light shade
The same architect has prepared plans for
an apartment house to be built on 18th
near G street. The dimensions OF the new
structure will be seventy-fiye and one-half
feet and the depth one hundred and thirteen
feet. 1t will stand entirely detached. and
the arrangement of the twenty-five suites
will be such that they will all. with the eK-
ception of one suite have an outlook On the
front. Each suite viii have five rooms and
bath. Stone and brick of a light shade
will be used in the construction Of the front.
A Fine Residence.
A handsome residence is being built by
John McGregor for Miss Wells on the east
side of Connecticut avenue between Q and
r streets. According to the plans prepared
by Wyeth & Cresson, architects this house
is to be pleasing example of domestic ar
chitecture.
Mr.. McGregor has also the contract for
the reconstruction of the Memorial Luth-
eran Church on Thomas circle. which was
recently partially destroyed by fire. new
ed spire is to be built and the old roof Is to
be replaced and other changes will be made.
Sales of Property.
Moore & Hill, real estate brokers, report
the following sales: For Robert Cohen. to
Louis Gundling. 1347 T street northwest,
for 1900 to George p. Newton, ten lots in
Bloomingdale: to DIR. Thos. O'Reiily, 100
Sd street northeast: for Harry Wardman
three of his two-family houses in West
Washington; to Mrs. Mary j. Make, 1921
Duncan street northeast and 81 Myrtle
street northeast; to BENJAMIN c. Tuthill,
62 Rhode Island avenue northwest, for
s., $50; to H. c. Worts. 1905 o street north
west; for Frank NJ. Guy. 1908 Goth street
northwest; for Mrs Elizabeth Rittenhouse,
Susan Thomas, S2S K street northeast for
$500; for Victor Anderson. 3514-3516 New
Hampshire avenue, Columbia Heights: for
Sewers and Mattingly, trustees, several
lots in Holmead Manor; to Warner Stutler,
go Spruce street, lie Droit Park: to Pat
rick ]. Farrell, 1902 Sd street. lie Droit
Park.
The same firm has also contracted to sell
two of the houses of Alexander Miliar
corner of North Capitol and T streets, be-
fore the ground was broken for the erec-
ton of the same. the price of the corner
being $3.50 and the other $500.
st. AIMS Academy.
Next week will be begun the active work
of construction of a building where an
academy for young ladies, under the direc-
ton of the sisters of Providence. Catholic
order, will be conducted. 1t Is to be located
at Yuma and 41st streets, adjoining st.
AIMS Catholic Church, Tenleytown. Ac-
cording to the plans prepared by Mr.. A. o.
Won Herbustio, architect, the structure is
to be of the French renaissance style, and
the material employed will be Indiana lime
stone. With a frontage of 132 feet and two
wings. each of a depth of seventy-eight
feet. the building will have an imposing ap-
pearance There Is to be three stories, and
the interior arrangement provides for the
class rooms. dormitories, ETC., that its de-
signed use will make necessary.
Women Who Ride Astride.