Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05

twenty-s,x houses recently btiih By Mr..
wardman on this street.
For Mrs. Mary a. Brooke, 1856 10th street
northwest. tor s3.Too.
Proposed New Buildings.
Eketch plans have been prepared by Irv-
ing d. Porter. architect. for six-story are
proof apartment to be erected at the COR
ner Of North Capitol and Q streets. The lot
has dimensions Of 100x112 feet.
The same architect has also prepared
plans for the erection of six houses at 18TH
and e streets southeast.
70 Replace Frame Buildings.
The old frame buildings on the east side
Of 10th street. short distance south Of p
street, are being removed by order OF the
owner, Mr.. Stilson Hutchins. It is the
latter's intention TO erect on this site,
which has a frontage of about sixty feet,
g three-story building, which will be used
for stores on the first floor and for ONCE
and other uses on the two upper floors.
Chas. Francis Adams Home.
The residence at the northwest corner
Of Massachusetts, avenue and 18th street
which was recently purchased by Mr..
Charles Francis Adams Of Massachusetts,
La being remodeled and changed to suit the
needs OF the new owner, who intends to
occupy IL as his residence. The wing on
the west side, which was erected to hold
the library of the late Bishop Hurst. Is to
give way to large addition. Other
changes are to be made IN the house, which
is one OF the big houses of the city.
On Georgetown Heights.
Mr.. J. Eakin Gadsby. real estate broker.
has recently closed the sale Of a lot on r
street between 3Ist and s2d streets, or
more commonly known as Read street, oo-
cupying the crest of the Heights Of George
town. The purchaser Is Mr.. David Green
lees. who has bought the ground as the
site OF home which he intends to build
there. On the same block is the resi-
dence of his father, Mr.. Archibald Green
lees which occupies a spacious site. and,
like all the lots in that subdivision, has
ample parking. Some Of them also have q
good deal Of ground. and some fine old oak
trees are still standing.
1t is Interesting to note that this sub
division Is known as the Dent subdivision
OF the Oaks. and was a part Of the Linthi-
cum estate.
There were sixteen lots all told and Mr.
Gadsby IN the past few years has made
more than forty transactions in this prop
erty, some of the buyers for one reason
and another disposing of the holdings
through Mr.. Gadsby. At the same time
a number Of the lots have been built on
with handsome residences. so that the To-
cality is one of the handsomest in that por-
tion Of the city.
Property at Auction.
A couple of sales at auction during the
past week are of some interest as showing
the prices which are current. The first
place was triangular square in the vicinity
of the new freight depot of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. It lies at the intersection
of New York avenue and Florida avenue
and LIST street northeast and contains 1894
square feet. The property was offered at
auction by Mr.. Adam A. Weschler. auc-
tioneer. thas4uccessor of the late Mr.. Rat
cliffe, ap6it was finally knocked down to
Mr. Edward Schneider for SO, 800, which
is about 81 % per square foot
Mr.. Weschler also sold during the week,
at auction, tract of five acres of land for
$3.50. 1t lies about mile north OF
Tenleytown and west of the main road to
Rockville and about fifteen minutes walk
from the latter. The property belonged to
the Albert estate.