The Washington times., 1905-04-23
REAL ESTATE MEN
AND ARCHITECTS
ARE GET ING BUSY
Suburban Growth Along
B. & O. and B. 6. P.
Railways.
FARMS ALONG POTOMAC
Many Settlers Coming From
Western. States-lmpor-
tant Property Deals.

The busy season has set in for both
real estate dealers and architects. Many
deals for property in different sections
of the city that have been hanging
fire for some time are on the eve of
consummation. and new ones have been
initiated. Architects as a rule are quite
busy with the preparation of plans for
buildings intended for business as well
as for residential uses. and Washington
has a lively summer before it,
Of especial interest is the suburban
DEVELOPMENT that is going forward along
the lines of the Baltimore and Ohio and
Baltimore and Potomac railroads. Hun
dreds of homes are springing up between
here and Hyattsville and beyond that
thriving little town. and it is said by
those who ought to know that hardly
day passes but some new deal is
made for land around there or contract
let for houses. The same condition of
affairs is said to prevail in other sections
of the Maryland counties adjacent to
Washington The best of it all is that
the majority of these real estate trans
actions have been and are being made
through the agency of Washington
brokers, whose energetic enterprise
causes their influence and business to
expand steadily.
The desirability of living within easy
reaching distance of the most beautiful
city in the United States is also pro-
iucing numerous inquiries for farm lands
along the Potomac. Settlers have come
from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana,
and their reports to the home folks have
been so inviting that the exodus from
the West bids fair to be continuous. In
this field. TOO. WASHINGTON brokers have
been most active with the most gratify-
ing results, and their activities have re-
suited In sales as far down the river as
Point Lookout At Colonial Beach ferry
boats are to cross the river to connect
with railroad to be built on the Mary
land side.
Big Laundry Plant.
An important transaction has just
been brought to a close, which will have
as its sequel the erection of large
business plant. J. D. Frazee, OF the
Frazee Laundry Company, has bought
from Esther, A. keyser a plot, of ground
containing about 2O,06O square feet,
south of the Corcoran Art Gallery, on
wfrich an extensive laundry plant is ito
be established. The lot is 1856 by 147
feet, and the building to be placed
thereon will be three stories in height.
Mr.. Frazee recently acquired by pur-
chase the Potomac Laundry. and has
consolidated it with his establishment.
The total investment in land and build
ings will represent an outlay of sl00, ,000
The deal was negotiated through Le
Roy Mark. real estate broker. who, IL
order to bring 1t to a close, had to
make voyage to Costa Rica. The
land in question. il appears. formerly
belonged TO the late DIR. Charles H.
Van Patten, many years ago a resi-
dent of Washington, but who migrated
to South America and there contract
ed a second marriage. several ascend
ants of which stiIf reside there. 1t
was to obtain their signatures to the
transfer deeds that Mr.. Mark was COM
PEELED TO undertake the long journey
70 Costa Rica, and during his stay
in that delightful region he had the
more or less pleasurable experience OF
se~en distinct earthquakes.
New Printing Warehouse.
Among the important building enter
prises row about 10 begin Is the. erec
ton OF warehouse and printing es
tabiishment for the Andrews .Papel
Company, on Z street, bet ween Twelfth
and Thirteenth northwest. Architect
Brown & Brown are preparing th'
plans, and the Improvement, exclusive
oil the land, calls for an expenditure o
about $4,000.
II. K. Fulton has prepared plans b.
Architects Marsh & Peter for sever
three-story houses IN Willard street
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
northwest They are 20 have all tn
modern improvements and convenience
and brick and stone will be used 70
the fronts.
Edmund Stone viii build an apart
Cc1t house, for which Sherman Lock
wood & PaschaI are drawing the plans
at Is Twelfth street southeast, which /
to be four stories in height, with
front of twenty-five feet and q depth o
ninety.
Four Story Flat.
Architect Heatou has drawn plans 70
four-stcry apartment house to be bull
for Mrs. w. z. Cbandlee on EigIiteent
street, adjoining the park around tn
pumping station. Each floor will hav
two suites of five and six rooms eaci
Justice Mckenna has bought, throug
A. D. Addison. real estate broker, a IC
on the east side of Connecticut ayenu,
between q and r streets. with ii front
age of twenty-five feet, on which h
intends to build a handsome residenc,
the plans for which are being prepare
by Architects Wyeth & Cresson.
Henry NJ. Foote is going to build a
apartment house, costing $4,000, Q
Maryland avenue, between Second an
Third streets northeast
r. S. Donaldson & Co. real estat
brokers, report the sale of the house 2
u street northwest. belonging to II
Carter estate, 10 " Preston William
son, for 5000.
George P. Newton's Buildings.
George p. Newton. the builder, is pr
pairing plans for five two-story and ce
lar, bay window houses. to contain s
rooms. tiled baths and vestibules. tt
lots are 1Tx70. and the houses are
be completed in ninety days. On albeT