The Washington herald., 1907-07-21

Ll6 UealS CLOSED, ana seNef4i OF those III
progress represent large OUTLAWS of money
for unimproved land, for buildings al
ready constructed, and for residence prop
erty. Transactions in business properties
have been few.
One OF the largest deals Of the week
was that closed yesterday. in which the
District Realty Company acquires title TO
forty-one acres OF unimproved property
IN the northeastern section of the city
facing on the BladensbUTg road. This
ground lies Just north Of the site Of the
old Graeeland Cemetery. and is known
as the Gilfry property. II belongs in the
subdivisions known as Cottage Hill and
Long Meadows.
The property was bought direct from
Henry H. Gilfry by the District Realty
Company for S1sSO00. It was acquired
about year ago by Mr.. Gilfry for $780,
COO. The tract is within the territory Of
the permanent highway plans adopted by
Congress several years ago and the
grades Of the streets and building lines
will conform 10 those plans. II is under
stood that the subdivision of the tract
into 663 lots has been approved by the Dis
surveyors Office.
Fronts on BIadensburg Road.
The tract has a frontage Of 1900 feet on
the Bladensburg road, beginning one
square from the intersection Of Fifteenth
and H streets northeast. It is therefore
easily accessible by street cars. It is
ideally situated for delightful homes. The
surface of the ground rises gradually from
the Bladensburg road about loco feet to
the crest Of Cottage Hill. NJ street runs
through the tract as the main thorough
fare, but in the opening Of the sub
divisions n and o streets will be partially
laid out, as will Sixteenth and other
numbered streets 70 the rear Of the tract
There will be room for more than 600
houses, contracts for six OF which have
been let, which will be built this year.
From the crest OF Cottage Hill is one
OF the best views of Washington 20 be
found. The ridge is part Of the natural
formation OF the wooded height known
as "Mulligan's HILL" which TANKS it on
the north To the east it overlOoks the
AnacOstia valley, and the situation here
IS the highest in the east end OF the
District, except on the highest part Of
the Burnham plan OF parking as one Of
the future parks Of the Capital City.
Fronts Brick Yard Tract.
The tract lies just across the BIadens-
burg road from the BTickyard tract. the
sale of which was described IN The
Washington Herald last Sunday, where
ffty-hve acres of land were sold for
Sl5l.0Co. John Miller. the builder, has
control Of the Bricllyard tract, and will
Immediately fill il with fine and COM
Portable houses. n fact, the two tracts
will grow up together in the new move
ment for the occupation of unimproved
property in the northeast section Of the
city made possible by the near COM
pletiOn Of the railway Improvements and
the removal Of tracks which has kept
that section back from natural expan-
sion for twenty-five years.
One Of the primary advantages Of the
subdivisions TO be opened on both sides
OF the Bladensburg road is the fact
that both are within the territory access
sible 70 water mains, sewerage, and gas.
While the tract controlled by the District
Realty Company is 10 all intents and
purposes suburban, in that il Is beyond
the thickly populated part Of the city, It
is still within the radius Of city advan-
tages in the particulars named.
The District Realty Company is COM
posed Of several capitalists who have ad-
vanced the money for the purchase Of /
the land. Maj E L. Hawks IS pres-
dent D. 4. Jackson is secretary and
treasurer, and Z. P. jenkins sa .es mana
ger.
Buys Lambert Residence.
Stone & Fairfax yesterday announced
the sale for John L. Warren Of the hand /
some brick-and-stone residence at 1913
Massachusetts, avenue northwest. This
house was built several years ago at a
cost Of $4,000 for T. A. Lambert. and was
occupied as his home. The purchaser Is /
Somerset Waters, a prominent merchant
Of the city, who has bought the property
for a home
Willige. Gibbs & Daniel yesterday an
nounced the sale to Martha J. Budd, for
Margaret HOser. Of the three-story
Roman-brick house at 20O7 Kalorama ave
nue. northwest for $l0.500. This residence
IS directly opposite the Mendoza apart
ment house. It is one Of the handsomest
structures in that part Of the CITY, the
brick work being relieved by Indiana
limestone trimmings. 1t Is a semi-de-
tached residence, having three verandas. /
extending nearly the entire length Of the
house and across the rear. The lot is 261b
by l35 feet. It is said 10 be the purpose Of
the purchaser TO hold the property as an /
investment.
Papers have been placed on record con- /
veying the property on New York avenue /
northwest, known as the Halls of the /
Ancients,' from Charles W. Fairfax /
Charles +. Stone, and Harry Wardman, /
70 James +. SheppersOn, who represents /
Inc syndicate which bought the property. /
The price paid was $l43.000 A covenant /
OF the trust placed on the property con-
tains clause making it obligatory on the /
purchaser 70 improve the property before /
July l, 1908.
GOldenberg Buys Stores.
81. Goldenberg the Seventh street Der-
chant, has purchased from several owners
seven buildings at and near the corner of
segeHth and Z streets northwest The
properties are 434 to 43S Seventh street. /
and 7o2 to EOS Z street The frontage
OF the entire tract is "a feet on Seventh
street and IS feet on E street. The price
paid was $4,000, amounting 10 about $40
a square foot. The property formerly
belonged TO the Tally estate. Mr.. Golden
berg, it is said, purchased the property as
an investment
Deeds have been fled conveying to John
Miller. the well-knOwn builder, the tract
OF ground OF fifty-five acres known as the
old Washington brickyard, near Florida
avenue and the Bladenburg road north
east As exclusively stated in The Wash /
fngton Herald last Sunday. the property
was bought for the purpose of immediate
improvement. and it is understood that