The Washington herald., 1907-05-12

Real estate brokers yesterday reported
business in better condition than at any
time since the beginning Of the year. The
majority OF those visited stated that bust
ness for the week had been active. and
the hope was expressed that the dull
season was ended. and that operations up
to midsummer would show some Of the
snap and vim Of a year ago
Few large sales have been reported for
several days. bat brokers say there is
something doing in this line which will
come out shortly Sales Of residence
property goes on actively at good prices,
and those operating in suburban prop
erty report good business beyond the fre
limits.
Lots and Residences Sold.
Among the sales Of the week. Willige,
Gibbs & Daniel report the following:
For Robert A. Golden 10 William c.
Carter, three lots at the corner Of Florida
avenue and First street, on which seven
stores are TO be erected. price 1887.
For John r. Wise 10 George B. Ryan,
two-st0ry brick house, at 800 D street
northeast, for $500.
For Jane Shafer to Mary Mulligan,
thFae-stoFy brick house. at iS02 Twelfth
street northwest. for $500.
For Theresa Dillon 10 Mary B. HitZ.
property al 1868 Sixteenth street. between
FairmOnt and GiTaTd streets northwest
for $3.50.
For Harry Wardman to Amelia Hughes
and Catherine b. Judge, residence at Soo4
Eleventh street northwest, between Mon
roe and Otis streets, for $500.
N 70 Sarah 81
Boyer. two-st0ry and basement. press
brick dwelling. at 2l2e Flsgler street be
tween Y and " northwest, for S4.Z0o
For Shelton T. Cameron TO Joseph
Wainwright. large building lot, $50 by l9
feet Ia the Argyle subdivision. fronting
on Sixteenth street extended, for $500.
Mr.. Wainwright will build a residence
upon the lot
Operations by Moore & HilL
The Moore & Hin Company has sold
for Mai W. c. Borden the residence st
1852 Euclid street. 10 Noel ". Barksdale.
for $500.
FOR Harry Wardman TO Rev. Thomas
K Noble, the residence at ISL Ontario
place. for s.. .oo0.
For Franklin r Sanner TO Charles
Draper. lot in MintwOOd place. where he
expects 70 erect a residence.
For Jonn Savory 10 Prof Z. 3, Rosa.
of the National Bureau Of Standards. lot
on Newark street. Cleveland Park. where
the purchaser intends 10 erect home.
For Harry Wardman. nine houses on
the north side quincy place northeast, to
various buyers. at $500 each.
Stone & Fairfax have sold the Nc
Gowan building. at G. f street, to the
washington Six Per Cent Building Asso-
citation, for s26 90. The lot is 90 feet
inches by l23 feet deep.
Hugh Reilly to the Equitable Industrial
Life Insurance Company lot on the west
side OF Fourteenth street, with frontage
Of PAS by a depth Of 10 feet, for $4,000.
The company will erect an Office building
FIVE stories in height upon this site, for
which Appleton p. Clark, jr., has pre-
pared plans.
The National Loan and Investment Com
pany. which since its organization, has
occupied Offices on the fourth floor OF the
Home Life Building. has leased for "a term
of years the building at I63 Fifteenth
stseet. better known as "ThOmpson's
Drug Store" and will use the second floor
for its purposes. The upper floors will be
rented for office purposes. This building
was occupied for many years as the home
Of Dr. Thompson, but has recently been
remodeled and made into an office build
ms.
William Peachy. OF the real estate firm
OF Peachv & Hagner. has left the city for
trip 10 Europe, which viii last about
two months.