The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-23
.G|NTER PROPERTY
ON THE MARKET
Lewis Ginter Land and Improve
ment Company Throws Its
Banner to Breeze.
CHOICE SUBURBAN SITES
Sales of Realty Were Made Yes
terday in Spite OF Being
Holiday
)ICE SUBURBAN SITES

considerable boom was given TO the
active real estate movement by the am
nounccment that the property around the
Union Theological Seminary, known as
the Ginter estate, is to be sub-divided
and put on the market.
AT the Office of the company, OIL Mutual
building, last week, the Lewis Ginter
Land and Improvement Company was
organized under it's charter granted by
the Legislature in 1901, with Thos. II.
Jeffrcss as president: Miss Grace l..
Arents as svice-president; II. l.. Campbell.
secretary and treasurer, and C.. L. Wat
kins, manager.
This company has bought from George
Arents and Thos. +. Jcffress trustees,
all the real estate held by them under
the Will or the late Lewis Ginter. and
VIII Immediately commence to actively
market the beautiful suburbs. so de-
ilghtfuly situated north of the city,
amongst the splendid buildings of the
seminary and the large and attractive
brook, Brook Hill. etc.
AS tho planting and road building i'm
provements, water-works and sewers
upon this property were done some years
ago, the trees, shrubs and roads are
now in condition to insure the salts
faction and pleasure, which only age and
care will produce.
Residences Adjacent Seminary.
The Lewis Gintor Land and Improve
ment Company will very shortly let con-
tracts for n number of houses to be
located upon the property adjacent to
the seminary, and. as several lots have
recently been sold to parties who con-
template immediate building. this vicin-
| lily VIII soon assume very considerable
| activity.
| Several OF the houses have also been
sold to young men who will establish
their own homes where they will have
all the comforts of n city house with
| pure water and plenty of light and air.
This beautiful property. which. while
| perfectly developed and left until the
| city was ready for 1t. has as far only
| as any effort to market 1t Is concerned.
lain fallow, Is now ripe and ready for
settlement by the most fastidious subur-
ban candidate, and will without doubt
be rapidly taken by discriminating pur-
| chasers.
| One of the first moves of the Lewis
Ginter Land and Development Company
| will be to erect or beautiful homes on
| their property with all modern improve
| ments, and will sell the spacious lots and
| houses to purchasers who wish to live in
| that section.
| The promoters of the Central Woman's
| College are thinking seriously of locat-
| ing that institution in this section. and
| If they do so decide, magnificent
building will be the result in the near
future. With Mr.. Joseph Bryans new
| home, the Theological Seminary and the
| Central College suburban property in
this section will he more desirable.
Yesterdays Sales.
AS compared with other recent days.
| yesterday was little dull in the gem
the buyers and sellers were patriotic
enough to remember-George Washington
and the Ratchet. and all such take at
| least n hnlf-hoiday. Nevertheless. there
were sales and rumors of sales. Nressrs.
n. w. Bowe & Son yesterday sold for
! 7. G. Williams. Jr., oTs feet on Grace
Street. near Allison. The sale was on
| private terms and the name of the pur-
| chaser was not given.
N w. Bowe and Son report having
sold piece Of property on Floyd Avenue
| for about $500. the Same company also
sold the property at 202 West Grace
| Street, the details of which are not for
| publication at this time. N. w. Bowe
and Son have also sold the property at
| No. 1915 West Clay Street for $3.50.
The A. ]. Chewing Company sold Mt
| public auction yesterday afternoon the
| property 4ol-4o3- +o5-4O7 North Madison
| Street for s6,1j5 to Mr.. A. NJ. Cannon.
AT the same sale the Rev. j. r. Griffith
bought No. 81 West Clay Street for
$500. A large crowd attended this sale
and the bidding was extremely brisk.