The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14
REAL ESTATE IN
CITY AND COUNTRY.
Activity in Town Building Lots,
Especially in Western
Section.
MANY DWELLINGS GOING UP
Virginia Small Farms and Grand
1s Old Homes Alike in
Demand.
MANY DWELLINGS GOING UP

column.
There Is continued demand for west
r,n6 nronerty. Homo builders are watch
Ing the way that property goes IN 'n't
locality, and they are letting no bargain
slim BY them. The building activity IN
that part Of the city continues without
abatement. and considerable property Is
being put on the market. One OF inc
;,nportant sales mentioned below, to come
off this week. Is that of lot GO by lbo
feet, located on Monument Avenue, at tho
Lee circle. 1t will be offered ut o''e
tomorrow afternoon by ]. B. Elan and
Company. In that immediate neighDof-
hood there are eight or ten handsome
and costly homes going up as rapidly us
the workers in bricks, stono and mortar
can push them, one of which will cost.
when completed, $500 The proposed
erection OF the Davis and Stuart monu-
ments on Monument Avenue. has caused
many persons to buy lots in that neigh
borhood for the purpose of building
homes. 1t is gratifying to see such
variety Of we'll selected designs executed
in the style of architecture. Many OF
the homes arc on the colonial lines.
Messrs Anderson and Howell. archi-
tects, stated yesterday that that firm
alone has the plans for eight new homes
TO go up on Monument Avenue, some OF
which will be very costly.
Buyers Looking to Virginia.
The moving of good people into Vir-
etnia to occupy and cultivate her lands
seems to have set in now In dead earnest
They are coming principally from the
North and the West. to escape the rigors
OF winter and the uncertainties Of cyclones
and tornadoes, and to take ADVANTAGE
Of lands that can be had much cheaper
than in the regions from whence theg
come They sell their Northern and
western lands and buy much larger Viz
ginia farms with the same money, upon
which they in due time make as much
or more per acre, thus more than doub-
ling their income.
Messrs Castleman and Company OF
this city. and other firms in other parts
of the State are making specially of
bringing in desirable foreign farmers.
The firm named has already located two
German colonies Of good farmers. ana
are on the lookout for more 20 buy
Virginia farm lands.
Mr.. William E. Harris. of this City.
has just sold tremendous tract OF Vaiu-
able coal lands In Southwest Virginia,
where he came from when he moved to
Richmond to do business. and where hc
was for several years identified with the
wonderful development OF that section
Mr. Harris has bought for his country
home ''sabot HILL" In Goochlnnd county,
and is improving and beautfying IT,.
Mrs. Harris, who is the daughter Of
General Hardin, for twelve years attor-
ney-general Of Kentucky, was a social
favorite in tho Blue Grass State, and is
an addition to The. social realm OF TINS
section. a,
AS has already been, noted, Mr. Harris
and Colonel W. Miles Cary recently sold
the old Goochland county homestcads,
dover" and Bendover," to very wealthy
gentlemen, who propose to make them
their homes. dover is now the prop
erty of Mr.. W. a. Jacobs. of San Fran
cisco. Mrs Jacobs and her son will
come on to Virginia in June to take
possession OF their new home, and to
start the extensive improvements pro-
posed to be made. An electric light plant
Will be installed, water and steam heat
will be put In the dwelling, and an irrlga-
ton system will he established. Mrs,
Jacobs Is a granddaughter Of an old
Virginian, her father. Mr. Saunders, hav-
ing emigrated TO the far West from
Bedford county many years ago. She Is
said TO be most enthusiastic over her
new Virginia home,
Mr.. Rose, prominent lawyer Of Johns
town, Pa. who purchased "BendoYer'
has declared his intention 10 spend $500
or more In the immediate Improvement OF
the grand old place,
Auction Sales This Week.
The following are some of the auction
sales that are to be made this week:
On Monday at $50 p, NJ, ], b. Elan
and Company will sell well located 10
on Monument Street, 60 by 1FN feet, on tn
Lee Circle. II is seldom that such prop
erty Is offered al auction, and here |
an opportunity for somebody,
On the same day, al O'Clock in tn
afternoon. c. L. and II, l., Denoon wi
sell the two attractive, modern dwellings
Nos 1901 and 2t08 East Marshall Street
On Tuesday al 7. NJ, j, y. Elan an
Company Will sell loi feet of vacan, PROF
erty uwo splendid o,s) on Venabl
Street. between Twenty eighth and TWEEN
ty-ninth; they are on the car line.
on the same day, al $3.50 =. NJ, Jane
H. Crenshaw will sell four houses o
Clay and First Streets. They now belon
To non-resldonis, and must bn sold "a
division. They are Nos loi CLAY Strer
and All. il3 and ilj First street
On the same day al 500 p. NJ, y, "
Eowe and Son VIII have an Intercstin
auction sale, On the premiss they wi
offer the two handsome three-story brio
and stone residences, Nos. lTA and ~
Grove Avenue,
HsaHfaa VII " thil'FihS ipiliiD hlAN l3hBpS WI
sell the property, No. 2l23 Marsball sire
and No. $40 North Twenty-second Stree
on the same day. at o'clock In Il
afternoon. Q. L. and r. l. Deacon "
sell the attractive brick dwelling, r.
zI3 West Clay Street
on Thursday Pollard ana Ragby W
sell tnirty-six building lots, situated 4
Main, Cary and West Streets, Just h
You'd the boulevard and south Of IIor
Place The sale viii begin at O'clock
the afternoon.
BoYe and Son will sell the roomy a
we'll located residence. No. 10 West Cl
Street.
On The same day II. seldom TAYLOR q
Company will sell al r. NJ, three CT
tyalIy located frame cottages. Nos.
- sai Ea Tea!h Street