The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-23
MANY TRANSFERS
IN REALTY CIRCLES
Sales of Residences Mark
Weeks Real Estate
Activity.

review of tie weeks transactions
Ia real estate Includes the following
deals.
A new residence at 1852 Park road
has been sold for Charles p. stone TO
Miss Minrie Ia Uke. who win occupy
II as her residence. The price was IS $50
The house is sefui-detached. Tins bav-
ing size light, as is the case with nearly
al the houses in the square Ii was de-
signed by Appleton p. Clarke jr., ana
f ~ tTGcted under the supervision of J.
~. NOian. II contains ten rooms and
tNo tled baths. The hot-Water system
OF heating is uses1 The sale was made
through the office of Boss & Phelps.
The same firm has sold for Mrs T
9. Quintin her residence at 1885 T street
northwest 10 Mrl Elizabeth Thompson
VINO VIII retain he property as an in
Nestment. The house contains ten
It"!hs ana modern bath, and is heated
Dy not air. The price was 5000.
Bloomingeale Tract Sold
A large tract of unimproved land in
the Bloomingdale section has been sold
BY Willige, Gibbs & Daniel for Mary
A. Johnson. 10 a purchaser whose name
is withheld. The land comprises origf-
nal lots I. 2, 3. 4. and >, in block 10 Of
moore q 3arbOurs Addition, extending
IRON the row o. houses on the north
side Of Rhode Island avenue to the east
end or the block; thence mort Inward on
Lincoln avenue. The sum OF 81, 500 was
lnFoIFed IN the transaction It Is under
STOOD mat the purchaser will make ar
engagements at once 10 improve the
property with substantial brick resi-
dences, each having eight rooms. tiled
% "a. stationary laundry tubs, and other
nodern cOnveniences.
Moore & Hill have sold the three
htory- ten-room house at I343 Monroe
street columbia Heights. 70 MIS-. VII
llellnln ina, {. Wetzel for $500. The house
was sold for Lewis =. BFeunlnger. Mrs
Wetzel viii occupy It as her home
Plans Row of Bricks.
F. A. Blundon will. in the near future,
erect nine two-story brick houses at
11l5 TO 1131 Eighth street northeast, ac-
cording 10 plans prepared by W Al
lard, architect. W c. Blundon has been
commissioned 10 construct the buildings
at an approximate cost Of $500 Mr.
Blundon viii erect q similar house at
Sll Florida avenue northeast, at an esti-
mated cost Of 5000.
The three-story and cellar bay window
residence at 29I0 Thirteenth street, Co
lumbia Heights, has been scid for Rich
ard H Bailey through the Office Of Stone
q Fairfax The house is Of brick,
trimmed with white stone, and contains
ter rooms and two tiled baths. It IS
finished throughout in hardwood and
heated by hot water system. There are
cabinet mantels and other decorations
that add considerably 10 its attractive
ness. The purchaser paid $3.50 for tile
property and viii occupy il as a home
But one house now remains Unsold I'm
tnls biock or seven houses Just com
pleted by Mr.. Bailey
Work on Lothrop Residence.
Work has been started on the founda-
ton OF the residence which Alvin NJ
Lotbrop viii erect on the site at the
intersection Of Connecticut avenue and
Columbia road There is a high terrace
at this point. so that the house VIII
overlook Connecticut avenue and the
statue Of Gen. George =. Mcclellan It
viii stand opposite the Highlands
apartment house. Several months ago
ar. LOthrOp acquired two large lots for
his house through the Office of J. Is.
Wirner. He first purchased the old
home OF DR.. William TfndaIl and then
the adjoining lot. for which he paid
about SIS 600. The TindaH house was
removed last winter II is understood
that work on the new residence VIII
proceed during the fall months. The
house viii be a large one, of generous
style Of architecture. and when COM
peted II viii be one more handsome
structure among the many already sit
uated in that locality.
Robert II. Shinn has sold TO John w
Full7 ct the residence at 1871 street
northwest. The house contains ten
rooms and bath and is heated by a fur
mace. The lot is IS by 100 feet to a
paved alley The price paid was about
$500, the sale being made through the
Office of Boss < Phelps Mr. F'ulnler
will occupy the house as his residence.
LOCKER Home Changes Hands.
The same firm has sold for N NJ
T00ker her residence at 2127 Fifteenth
street northwest The house contains
seven rooms and a tiled bath, finished
in oak throughout. The price was s.. COO.
The house was recently built by Harry
Wardman and designed by Albert II
Beers. The purchaser was L. p. Shere.
who will retain the property as an in
vestment.
The house at go D street southwest.
opposite the Pennsylvania freight yards.
has, been purchased by e owen Pee5
house the firm has sold on this square
IL the past few months. Mr. Peed
bought the property as a speculation.
II was formerly owned by J. H. Standi-
ford.
Kennedy Bros, Inc. have begun the
erection OF i've three-stOry houses on
Woodley place These will be the first
built on that thoToughfare Woodlev
place runs parallel with Connecticut
avenue just beyond the street railway
bridge over Rock creek. The houses
will be twenty-four feet wide. and will
be of colonial style. with two-stOry
porches in front and three-story porches
in the rear.
New Seven-Story Apartment.
A seven-stOTy apartment house is TO
be erected on the south side of X street
between Connecticut avenue and Eight
zenith street northwest. The ground.
which has a frontage of sixty-five feet,
is bounded on the east by an alley. and
as there viii be a reservation on the
east side and an alley in the rear. the
= $3.50
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