The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

lies just beyond Florida avenue IN what
is regarded as one Of the best locations
for building in the northwest section.
Mr.. Moore also sold during the week
five new stores and fats on Seventh street
southwest. opposite the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat wharf. for }3l 200.
These stores represent a new idea in this
locality, and mark the beginning Of con-
siderable business community. The stores
are large and above have complete living
apartments.
sales i'm MontTONe Place.
Early * Lampton report the sale Of
properties at 1889 and 1853 Montrose place.
for the sands estate, 20 a purchaser whose
name is withheld. The lots are improved
by TWO thrce-story houses. with base
mgats each house containing sixteen
roons The consideration was }l450l each.
The deal was effected in connection with
Chesley & Chesley.
stone d Fairfax sold during the week a
tract Of ground. fronting ia feet on Flori-
da avenue and SO feet on Eighteenth
street. containing I5S2l square feet The
owner Of the property was John r. Dos
Passos. Of New York. who was repre-
seured I'm the transaction by William Cor
coran HILL The purchaser who is under
stood 90 De J.. H. Coleman. OF Chicago.
viii hold the property as "A speculation, it
being one of the few Uuimproved corners
tn that section Of the city and regarded
as particularly valuable for building pJr-
poses The price IS understood TO have
been g square foot
The same firms have sold the Clayton
apartment house. at 1917 7 street north
west Tor Lewis II. Coleman. 10 Joseph
smith. the consideration being not made
public. The building Is four stories high
built OF brown stone and brick con-
tanning ten suites OF apartments. 1t
was built several years ago as an in-
vestment by the Sunderland estate, AMI
acquired later hy Mr. Coleman
stone G Fairfax have also sold for Louis
H. Schneider the brick house ana lot at
I--H Fourteenth street northwest for
$500 The purchaser purposes in the
near future 20 remodel the building by
extensive improvements, making the first
floor over into "a st0reroom with apart
m.rrs above for his own occupancy.
To Remodel Old Dwelling.
The premises az 723 Eleventh stree,
northwest. owned by Fannie Barrett are
undergoing extensive repairs and recon
st~uetiou. 1t was originally a three
story house. and it is proposed 20 con-
vert the first story into a store, the
second story into rooms for Office pur-
poses. and the third story into bachelor
apartments The plans, which were pre-
pared hy the architects Speiden * Speiden,
contemplate am entire change of the
front. with new windows and an exteu-
sion of the building to give a larger store
space. The estimated cost is $500.
George c. Housh has the contract for
the work
Burgess & Parsons have the contract
for the erection OF six two-story brick
dwellings. at 3E TO $50 / street south
west. for Nash & Cocker, after plans
prepared by ". 5. PLACER: the cost is
estimated at $4,000.
Isaac Levy VIII build a two-story brick
flat az s9 Four-and-a-half street south
west. under "A contract with ". r. Gar
ucr. for 500. TIE plans were prepared
by Thomas Holden.
Benjamin =. Edwards and Scott Nesbit
will build two tw0-story frame dwellings,
I'm the Sherwood subdivision at a total
cost Of $500. ". G. Brashcars is the
contractor.
FB.r.,,f, fn la TgmnIp
The Masonic Temple Association has
taken out a permit for the erection Of its
aew building at the intersection of II
street and New York avenue, The esti-
mated cost is S3ilo0o. The architects are
Wood Dom & Deming The Thompson
Starrett Company having the contract
for the construction, are fairly along with
the work of laying the foundations.
Mrs. Flora NJ. Schmidt will erect eight
two-story frame houses at 1870 70 1iii
Meridian Place northwest. at a cost of
$1,000 ". c. Allard prepared the plans,
and the builders are Allard q Appleby.
Samuel T. Lindsey and George T. Keep
stein are preparing to build three two
story brick dwellings at loo to le Four
teenth street northeast at a cost of $3.50.
The architects are Hunter & Beall.
In awarding the prizes given by the
Valley Realty Company in the contest
held at Benning Heights, on Memorial
Day, the judges of the election, r. Z.
Joyce, W. B. Stewart, and p. NJ. Kemon.
who counted the ballots. find that the
following organizations and persons are
emitted to the prizes: Columbia Lodge
No. ia Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church; William Haller, policeman, and
Phillip Brown. policeman.
The original plan of the company was
to award a prize TO letter carrier, but
as no letter carrier received the requisite
number of votes. the company concluded
TO send the two policemen named, who
polled nearly a tie vote
Architects Elect officers.
The annual election of the Washing
.on Architectural Club was held in the
clubroomr. 72q Fifteenth street. las,