The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
HANDSOME
AP ARTMENTS
Srch Are to be Erected on Site
Of No. 614 East Grace
Street.
/ IA,N.c(;ARRoW GETS CONTRACT
We'll Known Builder to Com
8., plete Virginia State Offices
by December 18th.

81 ttrhp ncn apartment house Which 10 ~
,a{ nrsr.nfl In Richmond is TO stand on
X ~ AZ ar what is at present NO. Ola
East Grace Street
-isho net,,a, work Of building is expected
3 Ia begin some time IN June, a''o ~
tenant has beer requested TO Vaca'o o.
\ that time
4 rhis property was formerly owned ps
The Maeill Catholic Union, put "ie'l
,h,t orrarizntlon decided TO purchase 'he
A,,en ho,so a, sixth and Franklin, COL
onel John Murphy took 1t of t i, n',l, nus
Il c. Far ms known, it is still IN his pos
~ though possibly It may nave
sesentiv been bought by others.
f.S,rta f,ats are TO be up-to-dute III every
/ I, rticnlnr, and the building probapiy
ppntfiess ,han five stories high The pltsis
- under consideration, but SO far as
Known have not been fully decided UPON
The building committee of the ooata
Il Of directors Of the virginia ota'e ins tMa
anca Company yes terday awarded Ing
anntraci for the construction OF their new
on;ce building. at Fifth and Main streets,
~ y p. Ancarrow, Of Richmond. ne
a havlrp been tile lowest bidder Tor tne
work o,y ,,,,,d,nc
,ave ali been laid and the structure Is
n be turned over to the company oS
December 10, 1901 ~
Tho plans we're drawn ~ Messis ,. ~, ~.
land and Baskerville, local archltects,
and Il is ar express provision OF the
< contract that all the work shall be oohe
by Richmond people.
5~STha building is to he one Of the hand
I aornest In the city. The entire lower 1loor
will he occupied by the Virginia state
and those above will be flats and apart
,nents, many Of which have already been
taken. The location strikes happy me-
dtu,1n between the residence and business
portions OF the city, and Is equal 3 ll'leu
for both. The company Is no" occupy
Ing the lower floor Of the News Leader
building, but will celebrate Christmas ana
New Year In Its new home.
The ambitious height of the American
National Bank building, now approaching
exterior completion.Eis day by dag more
clearly seen as the scaffoldinE comes
down The structure shows beautifully
white and pure IN tho evening sunlight,
and lifts its head far above the sur
rounding edifices. It really needs COM
pany, and is doubtless anxlonsly awaiting
the day when the Mutual Assurance So
ciety building will take It's proud and
lofty stand so near It. ll
Early Hills week the real estate men
rnre offering some attractive property at
public auction
To-m morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock
Messrs. Pollard and Bagby will sell the
two-story brick dwelling at the south
west corner OF Fifth and Jackson Streets.
This Is a substantial house, and for In
vestgnent purposes a moro desirable one
could hardly be. found for the money
for which 1t is Slikely5to go.
Messrs. Augustine Royal and Com
pany, also. te-morrow at noon, on the
court green OF Chesterfield county, will
offer for sale tract OF 1GO acres Of good
land of that county in the Glover Hill
district. This is excellent country prop
erty.
Tuesday will bring two very attractive
GALES. Messrs E. a. Catlin and Douglas
2. Taylor. real estate agents. will offer
an unusually attractive residence, No. II
North Laurel Street overlooking Mon
roe Park. The lot fronts thirtE-siX feet
on Laurel, and the dwelling IS a. very
nice one indeed,
Messrs. ]. Thompson Brown and Com
pany will offer at noon on Tuesday, in
front OF the Heprico county courthouse,
25S acres Of Land on .1he Charles City
Road. below Fort Lee For those desir-
Ing country property. 1t is said that this.
Is fine opportunity
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