The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07

1t Is believed that the real purchaser
is the wealthy English gentleman or
northerner whom rumor recently said
had decided to make Richmond his home
and build residence. which, in the way
Of size, magnificence and cost will throw
completely In the snade any private res
,idence now In the corporate limits of
Richmond.
Other Sales.
Messrs. j. a. Connolly &; Co. report pri-
vate sales of lot of land on Monument
Avenue. at $3.50 front foot; s502 West
Grace Street, $40; a lot of land on West
Avenue at s55 front foot, also No. 40l
East Canal Street, at $3.50.
N. w. Bowe & Son report the sale OF
three lots on west Grace Street between
Meadow and Allison Streets, for 5000.
The Same concern recently sold five lots
in the same locality for $500, and sew
eral more farther out west.
j. Thompson Brown G Co. have sold
to II. D. Elchelberger two lots on Mon
ument Avenue, beyond Allison Street, for
5000. -
fOllaTu odSDy TepoTt lHe SAT- WllN-
in the past few days of fifty-odd thou
sand dollars worth OF property in Lee
District
The trustees of Richmond College have
purchased from the agents of tho estate
of Messrs Gordon. Catlin and Guffin, n
large tract on West Avenue. Park Ave-
nue. and Lombardy Streets. adjoining the
Kichmond Academy.
It is not known yet what use the trus-
tees will make of this property. hut it
Is rumored that they will use it as an
athletic ground. The present ground will
then be used for the erection of other
buildings.
c. L. and Fl. l.. Denoon report a very
active week and have closed number
of important sales. Their sales have not
been confined exclusively to Lee Dis
trict. They report the following: Two
story brick dwelling, No. $50 North
Twenty-seventh Street, to w. d. ander-
son, for 500 okisPRkIu' Kpft
son, for s1,7oo; a brick dwelling on North
Fifth Street near Duval, to Powhqtan
Ford, for $2,0S5, and number OF others.
The sales of the material in the build
ings Nos. 4o7 and 400 North Eighth Street
and No sol East Clay Street were largely
attended yesterday. The contractors werc
out in large numbers. and all three houses
brought a very good figure Messrs ].
Thompson Brown and Company We're the
auctioneers.
General A. L. Phillips has purchased the
handsome brick residence, No. l620 West
Grace. The price paid was not men
toned.
N. Jacobs has bought from Mrs j. ].
Splitting tho handsome residence at the
northwest corner of Clay and Fourth
Streets for s10l5o. The sale was made
through C. l.. and II. L. Denoon
A. j. Chewing Company sold yester-
day a dwelling and large lot in Home
Place to Mrs. Maggie ]. Ravens. The
price paid was s2,455. a large crowd was
present and the bidding was lively.
A large block on Grace Street, between
Meadow and Allen Avenue. was sold
Monday at $3.50 per foot. The property
was part of the Butler estate.
Alderman ]. T., Satterfield has broken
ground at the northwest corner OF Eigh-
tenth and Franklin Streets for his new
commission house.
no illustrate how the prices on real
estate are advancing, an advance Of $500
was declined yesterday on an offer made
six months ago on a block Of the north
side or West Avenue, between Beech and
Lombardy.
Casselman and Company have moved to
No. HOS East Main Street. The building
was formerly occupied by the Rock Island
Railroad.
+ Mr.. FL. w. Rountree has purchased
/ from DIR. Charles Lahenberg the three
story brick building at the southeast corr
Iner Of Broad and Henry Streets. The
! price paid was $4,000.
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