The Washington herald., 1907-10-13


vigorous ideas upon the value Of property
on Capitol Hill. He said yesterday he
had not changed his mind since his boy
hood as 10 the general attractiveness Of
that end Of the town and he believes it
IS just coming into its own, after half
century Of Obloquy. Mr.. Parrish expressed
himself yesterday as follows on the sub
3ect:
1T takes a stout heart AID force Of
character 10 stand up against ridicule and
unmerited scorn, but once In a while
there is an individual who can stand the
test. and even fatten on H. Years ago
the exodus from Capitol Hill 10 the north
west section began, and many, to be in
the social swim, sold out their Capitol
Hill property and moved into the polite
section where Mrs. Grundy held forth.
While they lived on Capitol Hin they hg
ured a bit, but when they located among
the out-of-town moguls they were smoth-
cred out Of sight and some lost their
identity altogether.
My advice to them was, Stay on
Capitol Hill; II you live long enough
you viii see the government spending
millions OF dollars right next door to
you. They laughed, but the prophecy has
come true
Failed TO FOresee the Future.
But some people cannot see. much
farther than their nose, and this class
is always complaining that they MISC the
buIls-eye. At that time they failed to see
that Capitol Hin was the core of the
Capital City, and from it must radiate
the future greatness of the government
which. in this particular case. represents
the buildings and working equipment; the
survey the original plans and topography
OF the District of Columbia, made it inn
perative that Capitol Hill should be the
pinnacle, the pivot whereon would swing
the magnificent architectural achieve
ments Of a rich and powerful nation.
THE bulk of the achievements have
arrived, the combinations from year TO
year viii make Capitol Hill proper, that
IS, the crest of the hill, and more particu-
larly the Capitol plaza, the most notable
spot in the world The plans are now
drawn for a Temple of Justice to be
located on First street between East Cap
itOl and North B streets; this viii per
feet the architectural plans of the Capitol
grounds east The rebuilding Of the east
front of the Capitol building with marble
10 correspond with the Senate and House
wings, together with a new arrange
fnent Of the grounds viii finish the elab-
crate programme.
Capitol Hill has strong Individuality
i is unlike any other section Of Wash
ington. Democratic to a marked degree,
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dependence, the face OF the hill has had
some hard knocks when one considers
that over loo buildings have been Te-
moved to make way for the House and
Senate buildings, the Union Station, and
the railroad approaches.
PoSt-once viii Complete Picture.
a new post-ofice building near the
Union Station means more buildings of
ancient age to go. The Bowery approach
TO the Capitol building on the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue has been marked
20 90. The last, but not the least, the
Union Station plaza viii be fringed with
palatial hotels, which In 1850, so the his
torian of Capitol Hin lore tells me. WAS
TWillard's hog pasture I am afraid that
If old timers long departed would ma
teriaIlze and walk around on the Hill
once more they would become a bit
mixed and wonder if this was really
Washington"
Harry Wardman has sold. through
Lieberman K Hawn, to an out-of-town
investor the Mississippi apartment house,
on the south side of " street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets north
west. The building is four stories high
and has six suites of apartments on each
floor. The price paid was $4,000.
Charles W. Simpson has sold. through
Thomas J. Fisher & Co, the residence at
1872 Calvert street to DR.. j. n. Rose, Of
Washington. for $4,000.
Adam A Weschler auctioneer, has sold
the following properties at trustees sale;
For ]. Clarence Price, assignee, the
following properties:
Brick dwelling, 1907 I street northeast,
10 David Pifferling. for $l,2l0
Brick dwelling. 1888 Maryland avenue
northeast, TO David Pinerling. for SS550.
Brick store, 1926 II street northeast, TO
Ernest c. Dahle, for $1,000
Lot on Fifteenth street between Rose
dale and Gales streets northeast, TO Clar-
ence I. Gessford. for SOS.
Lot 8. block /. Avalon Heights, to Mrs.
X. c. Talbert. for $1s5.
sales by stone & Fairfax.
Stone & Fairfax. in connection with
Chesley & Chesley, have disposed Of
the four stone and brick residences.
1867. 1863, 1871, and 1875 V street, cor
ner Of Nineteenth street. for ". L.
Browning. The purchaser viii retain
The property as an investment and the
consideration in this transaction was
s45,OOo.
The Oswego apartment house on L
street. near Fourteenth. has been sold
by Stone & Fairfax for $4,000 This
building is three-stOry and cellar. con-
tanning six apartments and leased at
an annual rental Of $3.50. The owner
Warwick Evans. was represented in
this transaction by Chesley & Chesley
Craig & Royce have sold to T. NJ
Tyssowsk the property formerly
known as RUthcOmb Hall, the home of
Andrew A. Lipscomb. although the
consideration is not named. the price
IS understood TO be $40, GOO.
This property is situated about one
mile west of Georgetown. on the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railroad. The
house is large. containing about twenty
rooms. all beautifully finished in
hard wood There is a porch on three
sides. with pillars the entire height of
the house. The view from this prop
erty is probably the finest to be had
IN the vicinity of Washington. At an
elevation Of $50 feet, the outlook is un-
obstructed on all sides. From the
front porch almost the entire city can
be seen.
Purchaser Is Wen Known.
The purchaser. T. NJ Tyssowskf is