Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23
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| builders. located on the corner OF 9th and
| Louisiana avenue northwest: a FOUR
/ story lodge and ONCE building, which -
| to be located in the northwest section OF
1 the city. and which win cost about SoooU;
| three-story apartment house for DR.. John.
4 son, to be located IN LIE Droit Park ana
an eight-room. two-story prick aes'1 Thv
| on Florida avenue near U street Tney
| have been overhauling and repairing the
Metropolitan Baptist Church. ARRANGING
and building a new pulpit and choir gal
| lery The choir Will now take Its posi-
| ton. after the large organ has Deen IN
stalled, behind the minister. They are
| also building a large stable on street
| between 18th and 18th foe MI WinsioW,
the undertaken and have just completed
a large ice cream factory for E. Murray
| on u street northwest
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins has bought, through
| Heiskell & McLeran, the lot at 938 + street
northwest, which has frontage OF Iao Ieet
! and depth of 90 feet. The lot Is al pres
! ent improved with three-story structure
/ used for store and offices. 1t is UNDER
| stood that the consideration was about
/ $4,000. Mr.. Hutchins owns the adjoining
| property and has now under CONSTRUCTION
| four-story office building just around the
| corner on 10th street The price paid Illus
| trates the value of property in this neigh
| borhood.
| Suburban Investments.
| DR. c. P. Gehring, who has been large
| investor in suburban property IN Maryland
| and the District near Washington has re-
| Gently made an extensive purchase OF iano
| near Landover Heights, on the Pennsyiva-
| MIA railroad, which he Is to place on the
] market In villa sites of from one TO nVe
| acres each, at prices that will bring ~
! within the reach of persons OF moderate
| means.
The land lies between the Pennsylvania
| and the B. and O. railroads, and between
| the City and Suburban electric and the 3, b
| W. and A. electric road. now building u.
IGzt,-l nffi
| sale of these lands at No. 623 strict
| northwest.
! to trust to the future for improvements as
| the land is but few minutes walk Irotu
| the railroad station and there are churcnes
| and schools and stores while the fine ofl'-
| ing road leads directly into the city.
The name of the place Is Oaklyn II is
but six miles from the Capitol, oVerlooklns
| the city of Washington.
| III. L. Thornton, with the firm of VIM II;
| Saunders & Co, reports a number OF so9o
sales in suburban realty, OF which ne 10
| making a specially, especially in Takoma
| Park and vicinity. -,
He has sold for Chas w. Scudder lot
! at the corner of 7th and Butternut stree's
| to Rose B. Gray, also lot on the same
corner for Rose B. Gray to Leonard orIse.
| Mr. Orlee expects to erect an attractive
| eight-room dwelling, with all modern I'M
! provements. He has also soia 1or iona l.
| Thornton a lot on Butternut street pc
| tween 9th and 7th streets to II. b. Hoi-
| royd who proposes to build in the near
| future and for ]. p. Ernest, trustee, Two
| lots at the southwest corner of Cedar street
| and 4th to William Watkins, who is max
| ing preparations to improve the property
| by the erection of attractive homes. fo'
| Laura s. Thornton, two lots at the son'h-
east corner of It'll and Butternut streets 10
| William K. Hill, who Is erecting resi-
dence of attractive design.
Mr.. Thornton has just completed arrange
ments to place new SUBDIVISION on lue
/ Al II
| of ground Is near the new Takoma scnool.
| Mr.. Thomas W. Marshall, consulting en-
| gineer has recently purchased from Mr. H.
I f. Petit, through Mr.. mormon MS resi-
| dence on Blair avenue.
The following are among the recent sales
made through the Soule Company:
! For Emmitt B. Chambers. house at Ken
| sington, Md, $1,000.
| Eor T q Reazley of Baltimore, farm in
| Jefferson county, Fla, $1,000.
For l. n. King. 100 acres at Clifton. va,
| to F. R. Loornis of Dretot. Mich, S1,tO
| For Robert l. Fleming, house at Capitol
| View, $1,000
| For Mrs. Alexander Denty, thirty-one
acres at Pohick. Va, $3.50.
For Mrs. H A. Kagle. twenty-five acres
| in Prince George county, Md. $50.
| For ]. C. Smoot, house at Berwyn, Nd
81. 200.
For ]. c. Bennett, house at Berwyn. Md.
| So. 900.
| Prince George county, S3,25O.
| For Ida Beall, four acres in Prince George
| county, 81, 500.
| For w r Canning of Philadelphia, mousse
| at Lakeland, 1900.
For n o. Kullberg, house at Berwyn,
| 81 200
For Mrs. Violetta Douglass. farm in
| Prince George county, $1,000.
| To T. NJ. Burton, through Dononoe ~
| Son house on c street northeast. SS,VVo
| For Henry Mayor, his finely improved
farm of 100 acres. near Jsssqps, anne ne
| Arundel county, Md, to w. L. husseh oi
| New Jersey $500.
| For German IT Hunt, ten acres and hand
some mansion at College Park, $1,000.
| For Mrs o. C. Fox, house at Linden Nd,
For Matte B. De witt, residence at Glen
Echo Heights. to Mrs. Alma c. Arnold OF
| Washington. $500.
| For Frank Beail. twenty acres near
Springfield Nd. 5000.
| For Charles H. Smith. thtrty-HVe acres
| near Mount Vernon, 81. 400
| For Roger F. Barker, farm IN FAIRFAX
For DR. e Gordon Walk, lot at Del Ray.
$500.
Branch Library Site.
One Of the largest transactions, and con-
sldered a most important one for that To-
| cality. was the sale for Laura 8. Thornton
| OF the property at the southwest corner OF
| Cedar and 9Th streets. on which site VIII be
, erected the new branch Of the Washington
| Public Library, at a cost of 10000. The
| bill authorizing the Commissioners to &C
cept a donation from the citizens of Tako-
| ma Park of site and the above sum from
| Mr. Andrew Carnegie for the construction
| OF the building has passed the Senate and
| is now awaiting the approval Of the House.
| Mr. Thornton has recently purchased
| from J. =. Earnest trustee, three lots on
Wabash avenue near the Trinity Episcopal
| Church and at the northwest corner OF
| 9Th and Butternut streets, near the new
library site. and has secured permission
from the District officials to improve the
| streets on which these lots front
Mr. ]. Louis Willige. president OF the
WiIIige, Gibbs & Daniel real estate cor
poration. expresses the following views on
the past present and future condition OF
the real estate market:
1T has become so natural for the pub
lie to expect. especially from a real estate
broker an optimistic expression on every
phase of the real estate situation that 1
| hesitate to speak on the subject
I'm city like Washington, whose COM
merclal activities are Of necessity some
what circumscribed. the average citizen
| Ern traxl<r or