The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
CHERRY HILL SOLD
Charles Heitmuller Buys Old
Maryland Estate.
TO ESTABLISH BERLY FARM
Home Buyers Acquire Sites I'm Argyle
Park, Fronting on Fourteenth
Street-RegiOn Near Rock Creek
Park Invites New Residents-ReaI
Estate Sales of the week,

Heirs Of the late Hugh McCulloch.
Secretary of the Treasury in the admin
istration OF Andrew Johnson. have sold
to w Charles Heitmuller. OF the firm of
HeitmulIer & Heider, commission mer-
chants, the estate known as Meadow
Brook Farm. near Branchville. Nd. The
property contains about 200 acres. in a
high state of cultivation, situated about
nine miles from Washington on the Bal
timore and Washington pike. The farm
lies in a region that is fast building up
with suburban towns and upon the direct
line OF travel between the two cities Of
Washington and Baltimore.
The mansion on the farm IS an old
colonial house and near it stand a tenant
house and seven barns and outbuildings-
On the farm are several mineral springs.
which have been more or less famous
in times past Mr.. Heltmuller paid 1000
for the property. which he viii improve
and 6ecupy as his country home.
HOspItabIe Home In Past Days.
Meadow Brook Farm in colonial days
was known as Cherry Hill. taking the
name from a large grove Of cherry trees
on the hill beyond the mansion. 1t was
in the early days a favorite stopping
place for the Calvert, Carroll. Hopkins.
and adams families. going TO and re-
turning from visits - Mount Vernon. II
was a place Of renowned hospitality, and
/ frequent mention is made Of Cherry Hin
/ in the early annals Of Maryland and the
\ District Of Columbia.
/ Mr Heitmuller stated yesterday that he
/ proposed 10 make Of Meadow Brook Farm
/ a model berry farm, and raise upon il
small fruits OF this kind for the Washing
ton market.
/ The deal for the property was made
/ through Anton Heitmuller. real estate
/ broker.
Sells Lots in Argyle Park.
Louis Willige. president Of the WiIliee
Gibbs & Daniel Company. yesterday spoke
OF the success attending the efforts OF
the company in selling lots at Argyle
Park. near the new terminus Of the
/ Fourteenth street car line Argyle Park
fronts upon Fourteenth street and Piney
Branch road. lying between the car line
and Rock Creek Park. II affords ex-
cellent sites for building. and has been
/ purchased in fragments for this puT-
/ pose Next year number OF nne houses
viii be built there by recent purchasers
OF lots. Mr iWillige announced the FOL.
| lowing sales there:
] For s. T. Cameron. lots and 6. square
27l3. fronting 100 feet on Sixteenth street
and I25 feet on Farragut street. The
lots have an approximate area OF 125.Oa
square feet, and were sold for S6.000- II
IS the inteation of the purchaser. AIiGs
5. Newlands. 10 hold the property as AZ
/ investment
For Mr.. Cameron to Mrs. Nettie z
/ BreWneH lots 1 and y square 27l3, EN-
4 bracing about 100 square feet. having
frontage Of l06 feet on Iowa avenue, b.
a similar frontage on Farragut street
and fronting approximately 40 feet OF
Piney Branch road, the plot Of groun,
being triangular in form. The price PAL,
for the two lots. was S465o. 1t is the pur
pose OF the owner TO erect a handsom
residence on the site
To 3. II. Lane. lots 3 and 4, square 271a
having a frontage Of 100 feet on Farragu
street by "A depth ranging from 50 10 Z
feet embracing approximately 100
square feet.
To g. Wainwright manager Of the Pru
Dental Life Insurance Company. lot L