The Washington herald., 1906-11-11
Georgetown Real Estate Notes.

AiGCN interest Is SN-Actl III Tie coming
public sale Of the Grant Mansion on r
street. for many years the home OF Col
John \ Joyce. the poet and his family.
Prior 10 the occupancy of the house by
Tie Joyces. Gen. Grant resided there.
The Grant Mansion IL IS generally
designated, was built by John Garter, IL
his day a wealthy dry goods dealer. OF
Georgetown. The house is a spacious
brick structure, crownjng hin when
overlOOks the Potomac. It was the prop
eTty OF Mrs. Joyce. who bcQueathcd it 90
her daughters. The property viii be Of
ferc3 at public auction II order 20 close
the estate.
10 the wJst of the Joyce mansion Is the
Old hish service reservoir, which the
Georgetown Citizens Association is anx-
Ious 20 have removed. It IS unsightly
in appearance ard constitutes 4 huge
bump on the landscape. Il is understood
that Gen. Mackenzie and the Commission
ers have expressed themselves IS being
favorabiy disposed toward TIE removal
OF the reservoir. Just 20 the north Wis
cousin avenue makes a steep descent and
II is suggested that the reservoir earth
making passoble for teams section OF
the thoroGShtare that wagoncrs iuvGTi-
ably avoid.
The proposed bgildiug on the Joyce
tract OF t95 houses which. Il Is said, con
stitutes the main feature Of the building
movement. VIII develop a distinct com
munity. Georgetown is IN need of new
houses. The people are tired Of the old.
Houses OF reasonable price. real estate
uen say, viii be readily sold. u Is pro-
posed 10 front the houses on T street. on
Lovers Lane, which IS TO be videned, OF
the proposed California avenue frontage.
and upon cross streets On the rear OF
the tract Is q section OF quarry property
that oIe-s inducing facilities 10 the
building spectator From the rca- OF
the tract to Massachusetts avenue eX-
tended is scarcely more than city block.
RU-nor says that Philadelphia capitalists
are behind the plan,
TIE two-story frame house. c45l p street
northwest, was sold at public auction last
Wednesday afternoon. 70 fcreciosc Il
mortgage. The lot fronts y feet on p
street with depth of q feet.
Capt. David II. Robinson is building
pretty home IN AIezandria County. Va.
The Wetzel corner, at Thirty-fOUr ard
P streets, was sold at public auction last
Thursday for SlC5o. This property VIII be
extensively improved by the new owner
The lot fronts IS feet on p street, and
about 100 feet on Thirty-fOurth street.
The one-story business properties. Nos.
1851 and 1888 Wisconsin avenue northwest.
were sold during the week This property
was formerly owned by the Washington
Gas Light Company. The lot fronts 40
feet on Wisconsin aVenuG. and runs back
100 feet TO 10-foOt alley.
The MFller-Shoemaker Real Estate Com
pany, In the past few days, has closed
the following sales:
For George Bnlding. 1880 Thirtieth
street northwest, being a large frame
dwelling. with adjoining lot. This IS the
old De Ia Roche home, in which Mrs.
De Ia Roche, after a seventy-fve-year
lawsuit. involving French spoliation
claims, died on the day following an
AWARD by the courts of about $4,000.
For r. c. Nettigan. parts of lots 30 and
81. square 1914, fronting on Thirty-ffth
street. between " street and Prospect ave
nut northwest: II by 90 feet in square
1851. fronting on street. 70 Z. Fabre.
Both of these lots viii be Immediately
improved.
For the widow OF John Russell
Young. improved property in square
1923. being part Of lot 10 Other sales
made by the company during the week
include 1916 Thirty-sixth street, for Joseph
/ G Murray 10 Andrew Dorsey. 5210 Grace
street 70 Matilda Dawson. 42S y street
northwest to John L. Wolf. tnrough ?. J.
/ Walshe.
The Washington and Great Falls Rail-
F.. read Company has Instituted condemna-