The Washington herald., 1907-09-22

Sixteenth street just above Park road.
Price. $1,000 The house is TO be finished
in mahogany and CHARTERED oak with
parquet floors.
For Mrs. Hazen TO Henry Esser, l24 V
street northwest. Price. $500.
For Alexander Miller 20 Edward Nelso4.,
one Of the new houses on Bryan street
northwest. just finished by Mr.. Millar.
Price. $500
For Mrs. Porter 10 D Mullaney. 1921
Monroe street Price, 5000.
For Harry Wardman 10 Charles Rozee,
. Quincy street northeast. Price. 1850.
For J. n Henderson lin conjunction
with Stone q FairfaX 10 V @. Croissant,
1874 T street northwest. Price. $500.
For J. NJ. Henderson TO Henry Tuber,
1870 T streetznorthwest. Price, 5000.
For Francis A Blundon 70 Mr. Elliott,
l2ll Harvard street Price, $500
For James Martin 70 Samuel Rand, new
house on Adams street between First and
North Capitol streets northwest Price,
$3.50
For l. II. Bryant TO Mrs Luther Harri-
son, 1913 Otis street Price, $3.50
For Arlington Fire Insurance Company
to Henry Esser. 609 L street northwest.
Price. $1,000
For Harry Wardman 70 Col. r E. John
ston, the Nelson apartment house. 1913
Twentieth street northwest Price. $4,000.
For Samuel Rank to F Agnew, 900 c
street southeast. Price, $500.
House Renting Active.
In the rental department business has
been active during the past week. Stone
& Fairfax have made public announce
ment that they have rented l35 houses
since September 1. and the activity in
their Offices is a fair sample of what
has been taking place all along the line
where rentals are made a speciality
Families are coming back TO the city
from their summer outings and are get
ting 10 housekeeping for the winter.
This activity viii perhaps not keep Up
much longer. as most Of the regular
inhabitants of the city will be settled in
their houses by the last OF this month.
But there are the new Corners to be sup
piled, and before the end Of October
members Of Congress and the winte.
contingent Of Washington society will
have to be supplied with homes. This
will keep the rental departments busy
for several weeks to come. and the merry
"chug. chug" of the automobiles as
house hunters fit about in search for
houses. will be in evidence.
Building operations, which have been
almost at a standstili for three months.
so far as new undertakings are con-
cerned, begins to show signs of life
Architects report some commitments for
plans Of new houses, some OF them Of
large dimensions and OF considerable
cost Among those planning homes Of
this class is Capt Stehman Forney, of
the United States Coast Survey. who will
build on the large lot purchased for the
purpose in Saui's subdivision on Four
teenth street extended.
Changes in Real Estate Firms.
During the week the Simpson-SuIlivan
company have completed and moved into
their new real estate offices. at 1908 G
street northwest, and will start in bust
ness this week with bright expectations.
William H McGrann, who for several
years has been engaged in a general real
estate business at 50S F street, has asso-
Ciated with Thomas B. Eckloff. under the
title of the William H McGrann Com
pany, with offices at 1921 9 street. where
IL is expected they will do a large bust
ness in buying and selling property
Rutherford & Tyler. engaged in the real
estate business for several years at 1907
F street northwest. will soon move into
new ofice on Fifteenth street, between
New York avenue and H street, in one
OF the buildings purchased last spring by
George Meyers.