The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
UNITED STATES REALTY co.
Acquires Land on Beth sides of
Massachusetts Avenue.


The enormous strides the United States
Realty Company is making is shown By
its having recently acquired more than
mile Of property on Minnesota avenue,
north of Pennsylvania avenue, also both
sides Of Massachusetts avenue for more
than a mile.
These properties have been decided TO
trust companies as trustees for the par
ties in interest for development by the
United States Realty Company. and in
clude ~ acres Of William C0rcoTan Hill
and the Smith heirs, decided % the Amer
lean Security and Trust Company, as
trustees, and lC5 acres Of the Barker
heirs, decided 70 the Washington Loan
and Trust Company as trustee.
When these properties were secured by
the United States Realty Company for de-
velopment there was only enc intervening
property between 'he above named prop
critics and its own property on Pennsyl-
vania avenue not controlled by the United
States Realty Company, which contained
thirty-seven and one-half acres belonging
to Judge Clarke. This was finally secured
by Col Randle. and was decided 10 the
National Safe Deposit Company, as trus-
tee, for the United States Realty Com
pany 10 develop. IN this last piece Of
property the United States Realty Com
pany broke all records IN preparing the
same for market. Within two weeks from
the time the property was decided, II was
cleared I'D. put III shape suhd,yideG.
streets laid of, lots staked out, maps pre-
pared. and signed by the trust company
and the District surveyor.
On May 90. during the band concert be
1vrH
the Laurel Military Band, a large number
Of these lots were sold, and plans are be
ing prepared for the erection Of houses on
some of them. Besides these recently ac-
guired properties the United States
Realty Company has developed the prop
erty of seventy acres decided by Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst TO the National Safe De-
p9sit Company as trustees. and a town
Is rapidly being built on IT.
With the enormous holdings of the
United States Realty Company. together
with the properties above described.
which it is developing. the United States
Realty Company controls the property on
both sides Of Pennsylvania avenue and
Naylor road, east of Minnesota avenue,
for over one mile. Il also has land at
Congress Heights extending from the
electric railroad TO the river, near the
Firth-Stirling Steel Works. This stretch
# property IS also nearly a mile in ex
tent The United States Realty Company
has Just completed a large number Of
houses on this property for the employees
Of the Tirth-SJirling Steel Company. Tie
houses are located on Raleigh street Con
gress Heights. and are very attractive,
modern houses, with front yards and
gTanolithic sidewalks
The United States Realty Company has
also erected a number Of houses with
water and sewer connections at Randle
Highlands. and recently the Engineer
Commissioner issued orders to lay SO
feet additional water main at this new
suburb Of Washington.
The United States Realty Company is
also remodeling the old Clarke Mansion,
which it recently acquired, and on its
completion it will be known as the New
Overlook Inn. The company has also
remodeled the old homestead Of the Smith
heirs, which it acquired with that prop
erty.
In addition TO the success the United
States Realty Company is meeting with
In the development Of the property il
owns and controls. its electric railroad to
its property has proven a great success
and an effort is now being made to lease
the Baltimore and Ohio branch. the
tracks Of which cross the United States
Realty Company's railroad at Pennsyl-
vauia avenue Should this branch be
secured, Il viii be electrified and the
railroad Of the United States Realty
Company will be extended 70 the Firth
Stirling Steel Works and Benning, thus
having an electric railroad running
through the entire properties Of the
United States Realty Company