The Washington herald., 1908-02-23
wARDMAN BUYS BUILDING LOT
Sale of Thirteen Acres Comprising
the MattinEIy Estate Now About
ComDleted-Trunsfc of Residences
NOted-Ncu Firm Enters the Field
Comments and Notes on Building.

for property both for sale and rental, but
many of the deals are yet far from COM
pletion, and many, of course, will not
culminate in bargain.
Building shows some activity by the
application for permits at the Office of
the inspector OF buildings. and the issue
of about twenty during the week for new
structures or extensive repairs.
About the largest operation reported
last week was the closing of the transac-
ton through the Office OF the Simpson
Sullivan Company for seventeen lots on
Otis street. acquired by Harry wardman
for building purposes from the Mattingly
estate for which he pays IS. 900. This
was in reality the finishing of the deal
made some weeks ago. whereby Mr..
Wardman secured about three blocks Of
ground from the same estate. on which
he is preparing 10 erect Zoe new houses.
Sales by Simpson & sullivan.
Other sales by the same firm are as fol-
lows
/ To Thompson and Bones, trustees, nine
teen lots IN the same tract in connection
with f. S. FTistOe for Sls150. This al
most completes the sale OF this entire
tract OF about fifteen acres.
Two-story brick dwellings. 900 to sos K
street northeast. for Mr.. Thomas Gather,
in connection with F. S. Fristoe. for s. oo0
Two-story brick dwelling. 1908 Corcoran
street TO Miss WidmeyeT, for $500
Ground fronting IS feet on the east sid,.
OF Twelfth street between NJ aud n streets
northwest. 70 Harry Wardman. on which
he is erecting an apartment house to cost
s1LOo
Lots IOl. l0S. and l05 F street northwest.
TO H. l. Williams. for sl95o0
Two-story apartment house at 1915 KaIo-
rama avenue, containing four apartments.
in connection with II. 3. Wilder. price
about $l6.0o0
Lots % and a. Dennison and Leighton
subdivision, 10 II. 3. Hosier for SI2500
1 Property at 1877 Corcoran street north
west 10 6. u. Myers. &.509
Sales by stone 4 Fairfax.
Stone & Fairfax have sold the store and
dwelling at Al Eighth street southwest.
and the two-story brick house at 1865 X
street northwest. The Eighth street prop
erty has a frontage Of twenty-five feet
by a depth OF ninety feet. and the X
street house fronts eighteen feet on X
street, adjoining the corner Of Nineteenth
street. These properties brought $1,000
and viii be retained by the purchasers as
an investment and speculation.
Stone & Fairfax also report the sale OF
the new brick house at the northwest
corner OF Fourth ard d streets northeast
| under construction by j. NJ Carmody
who viii complete IL by April / II is two
stories high, with cellar, and contains
seven rooms and bath Il is located with
I in two squares Of the New Union Sta
ton. The price was $500
The same firm has sold the three-story
and cellar brick house at Ills New Hamp-
shire avenue. The house is Of light brick
and stone. finished in hardwood and
heated by hot water. II was erected at
a cost Of $500 about five years ago BIZ the
late II. a. Campbell. architect. The new
owner. Capt Joseph McCrink. VIII move
into the house next fall, and will occupy
il as a home.
W. Moody has sold. through this firm.
the brick apartment house at 177S Willard
street northwest.
Operations by Fisher & Co.
Thomas J. Fisher & Co. made the fol-
lowing sales last week:
/ L T..
Breuninger, on the north side of Monroe
street. directly east of Fourteenth street
II has TWO stories. attic. and cellar. and
is four rooms deep. The lots front south
and are Is by 100 feet TO an alley. The
purchaser is H. p. Marsten. and the
price s6.2Oe
OF 100 feet front in Cleveland Heights.
just north OF WOodley road. 10 J d.
Kaufman. II is the intention Of Mr..
kaufman 10 hold the property for an ad-
vance in value The property overlooks
the suburban residence of Charles J. Bell,
of the American Security and Trust Com
pany. known as Twin Oaks
To George F. c. Smillie. of the LOT at
the corner of Cedar parkway and Irving
street, Chevy Chase. for 5000. The lot
is a. By about 175 feet Mr.. Smillie in
tends 10 build a residence on the prop
erty
The Morrison Real Estate Company has
opened Offices at 1925 G street. Although
the company was recently organized, the
persons composing II are not new to the
business. The president J. May BIorri-
son, was formerly in the same line in
Pittsburg. The treasurer and counsel
Joseph. A. Burkart, has in the course Of
the practice Of his profession in this city
given a good deal of attention to real
estate. while the manager Of the sales
department. II. T. Craig. has had an ac-
tive career here in the realty business.
II is the purpose of this company to
endeavor 10 supply people with what they
want. and II there Is nothing in the mar
lSet in the shape Of q house that suits
the fancy Of any customer. then this
company is prepared to provide a house
in the style desired and located wherever
it is wanted by the future owner.
Southeast Property Sold.
Moore & Hill reported the following
sales last week. For J. p. Evans to Ma
than Edelson. four houses at III to 123 L
street southeast. These are the remaining
four houses OF a lot of eight. Mr. Edel-
son Will hold his properties as an in
vestment
TWO sales were announced by WiIlige,
Gibbs & Daniel: For Joseph ]. Moebs,
the three-story brick house at 1913 New
tor street for $3.50 Kirle Holmes. the
purchaser. will occupy the premises as
his residence
For Mrs. E. l. Marsden, of this city.
a large. tract OF farming land, containing
16S acres, at Arkansas City. Kans. The
purchase price was $S3.5 800. Richard f.
West the purchaser~of the property, will
su5divide il into lots and place the subdi-
vision on the market. Mrs. Marsden in
tends to reinvest the money in Washing
ton real estate
To Mrs. Louise StraWn. a two-story.
six-room colonial brick residence, at 264
Fifteenth street southeast. the price paid
being $3.50 She viii occupy the house