The Washington herald., 1907-05-05

west corner of Ninth street and Grant
place. by the trustee Of the estate, TO
Victor J. Evans The property sold IS
80 feet on Ninth GtS1s1 and 10 feet on
Grant place. containing $500 square feet,
and the price paid was $500 a square foot,
or $4,000. It is the intention of AIr. Evans
to erect on the lot a three-story store and
Office building, the upper floors Of which
will be occupied BY him as Offices for his
business as patent attorney.
The sale Of the Davidge mansion, at
the southeast corner Of Seventeenth and
H streets northwest, TO Mrs. Annie Jen-
ness Miller, to be occupied as an enlarge
ment of her Gallery OF Foreign Arts, was
also announced. The lot is 50 by 10e feet,
and the price is said to be $4,000. The
mansion was for years the home OF Judge
Walter .. Davidge. II is said to be Mrs.
Miller's intention to make extensive re-
pairs to the house before its occupation.
Property solo In Thirteenth Street.
The properties at 729 and 73I Thir-
teenth street northwest have been sold
by Antonio Sickles 10 A. F. Lukei, the
consideration being $4,000. The deal
was made through Blundon. O'Brien
s. Belt. In connection with f. w Gra-
ham. The two properties have a front
age OF % feet and a depth of so feet
It is the intention of the new owner 10
remodel the buildings and make use OF
them for rental purposes.
Thomas R. Asquith, who recently
purchased from John r. Mclean the
property at the northwest corner Of
Thirteenth and G streets, last week
| transferred the same to Arthur Jor-
don, of Indianapolis. The purchase
price is said to have been $4,000 1t is
the intention Of the owner to improve
the buildings and rent the property.
The deal was effected through the Of
fees OF Frank p. Leetch and Early &
hampton.
Early & Hampton. In connection with
Charles B. Fonda, also sold last week
20 EveTis AnsOn Hayes. Representative
of the Fifth district of California.
10000 square feet Of ground in the
northern part of the District, being a
part of the Lansburgh tract, The ground
fronts 31S feet on Nineteenth street.
and has a depth of 264 feet II lies
nearly opposite the Chinese Legation.
II is Mr. Hayes intention TO erect a
/ fine residence upon his purchase. where
he win make his home when in Wash
/ ington. The price paid was S65,0O0.
X Street Premises Sold.
J. Augustus Taylor. real estate
broker. has sold for DR.. Collins, to
Herbert A. Gill, the lot on the north
side of X street. between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets northwest, for
81. .000 The lot has a frontage of 2s
feet and a depth of LAG feet. The area
is 4.20O feet, making the price $3.50 a
square foot
Mr. Taylor has also sold, in connection
with H. L. Rust, the residence at 1913 +
street northwest TO Mr.. Wagler for So. zoo
and in connection with Charles A. Schileds
the house at 1880 A street southeast for
IS4000
Much interest SIS manifested in the an
lnouncement that tle Confederate veterans
/ Of the District will .orm an association
with a view TO the purchase OF real es-
| tate and the erection of permanent
/ home for the Confederate societies of the
/ Capital. A committee consisting Of Mai.
/ J, Med Darlington, Judge Seth Shepard,
/ Capt Hickey and Capt. William Gordon
/ have the matter in hand. A meeting OF
those interested in the home building
project viii be held next Friday evening
/ at Confederate Veteran Hall. 14l0 II street
northwest.
/ A new real estate firm. under the title
/ of the Rouzee-Nan Reuth Company has
Iopened Offices at 1852 Pennsylvania ave
lnue northwest. where the Martin Brothers
carried on a similar business for several
Years. The new firm Will carry on a gen
/ eral real estate and rental business, and
/ il is said have started well The members
/ of the company are II. r. Howenstein,
president: f. Catesby ROuzee, vice pTesi-
/ dent, and F. A Van Reuth, secretary, J.
/ Joseph Drury. formerly connected witt
/ the National City Bank. is in charge OF
/ the sales department of the company.