The Washington times., 1908-02-09
SALES Of WEEK
MAKE TOTAL Of
MILLION DOLLARS
Harry Wardman Will
Erect Hundred Houses
at Mt. Pleasant.
Purchase of Drain Tract.
Calls Attention to Vir-
ginia Hills.

The week just closed has witnessed
AE.n activity in real estate quite in keep
sng with the pace maintained since the
opening OF the year, when roseate pre-
9s1iictiOns for 1903 commenced quickly to
be fulfilled. 1t would not be Inaccurate
Z 70 state that round million OF dollars
IS represented in the deals announced
81 the last six days.
While some of this volume was in
EoIyed in suburban property. that fact
IN no wise detracts from the satisfac-
aAOry retrospect.
One OF the largest deals was the pur-
scaase by Wilson & Wardman OF the
EFOurteenth. Newton. and Otis streets
stract, and the announcement that Harry
RWardman will erect 100 houses thereon.
Operations to commence at an early
sdate, has given a great impetus to in
1erest in an already popular locality Of
Mt Pleasant
Will Build Nine Houses.
Another interesting announcement
.asyas that Richard II. Bailey would soon
. commence the erection of nine high
ksTade houses at Harvard and Thir-
@teeuth streets, he having purchased
=. 500 square feet of ground there for
that purpose from the Sherman estate
Through ". l. Lanning, of the Office
sOf W. II. Walker.
Interest in Petworth property was
also deeply stirred by the announce
lInent that SwartzeII, Rheem & Heusey
had sold to Gilbert Q. Splitter forty-two
houses on Newark and Shepard streets
for 800. COO These are all six-room
houses. FOR which there is great de
Jnand.
In suburban deals the purchase OF the
Drain tract for subdivision purposes by
The Greater washington Realty Com
pany has attracted attention to the hills
Of Virginia overlooking the Capital
Thirty-six acres just north Of Airing
ton Cemetery and 200 feet above the
river were acquired at a cost Of about
$4,000.
Sales at Chevy Chase.
The Thomas J. Fisher Company also
report decided activity at Chevy Chase.
Following are some OF the transactions
OF the week:
sixty-two and one-half-foot front on
Patterson street near the circle, sold
10 Capt. Henry Bingham for about $500
Captain Bingham has contracted with
John NJ Henderson for a house To be
started at once TO cost about $500
Sixty-twO and One-half-fOOt front on
Oliver street near Connecticut avenue
to Walter p Olmstead- John Simpson
Sons have a contract TO build a house
10 cost about $500
Seventy-five-foot front on Patterson
street near Connecticut avenue to Gov
srnor HOyt- Plans are being prepared
for n house to be started within few
months.
Slxty-foot front on Afelrose street to
Charles Morgan for $1,000 Mr. Morgan
eviIl build a house at once
One hundred thirty-five-fOOt front on
Connecticut avenue directly opposite
the Chevy Chase Club, TO Madison
Davis, assistant postmaster, for about
$500. This adjoins the site recently
purchased by Barry NIOhun for a resi-
Lence.
One hundred thirty-fOot front on Con-
necticut avenue and Chevy Chase circle
for q Presbyterian church
House and half acre on Grant road
near Connecticut avenue for Mrs. c. n
iLUdlum 10 Or. L. A. Bryant for Sc 800
The subdivision of Chevy Chase u. c.
was placed on market last summer and
there are now on the property finished.
In course of construction. or contracted
for, and TO be started within a week
twelve houses.
The Fisher Company has sold during
the past year nearly 100000 square
Ieet Of ground in building lots.