The Washington herald., 1908-08-09

Realty sales reported during TIE past
week furnish ground for the assertion
that the market Is recovering from the
duliness Of midsummer. At least three
transactions have been made public OF
the kind which may be denominated large
and with these are the usual number OF
sales of small residence property. lots
n The suburbs. some vacant land nearer
the center Of the city. and business prop
erty
Most Of the real estate men have done
3 comfortable summers business. and
are preparing for the greater activity
which VIII follow the return Of the pop
uiauOn 10 the city next month II is the
view OF the better informed realty. brokers
that business this fau VIII he an i'm
provemeut upon thaC-of a year ago which
was seriously affected by the panic Of
the late months Of the year.
WestOver Apartment sold.
Deeds were placed on record last Thurs
DAY conveying the Westover apartment
house. at Sixteenth and L streets north
west by the company which has owned
and controlled Il 10 the present time. 10
Mrs Henrietta N Halliday. who has re-
Gently been making large Investments
in Washington real estate The price in
dicsted in the transaction was $4,000
A series OF transaction. which in the
aggregate Of. values was about Sz5a,e0o.
was reported during the week by + C.
BraiHe-d These transactions involved the
sale OF the former home Of Daniel B.
Clarke. at 1se 1Isssachusetts avenue
northwest 70 Harry Wardman, al a vaIu-
NJ = H.
two apartment h0use-the Nantucket
and Juniata. both IT " street. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets-by 1Ir
Wardman 70 the heirs Of the Daniel
Clarke estate al a valuation OF SI0G0.
The residence al 1z42 Massachusetts ave
nue. was erected about twelve years ago
by Capt George z Lemon. at a cost Il
Is said- OF Ss000a
LEe front IS Of brown stone. beautifully
carved The interior is weI treated. a
feature being the stairway, Of handsome
y carved hardwood. and elaborate stone
manreIs. and various ha-dwoods through
out The house The house was decorated
by Architects Harvey L. Page The prop
erty has frontage IN Massachusetts
avenue Of thirty-tlve feet. and runs
through 70 N street
now almost entirely built Up with costly
residences. notably those recently built in
Scott circle and the new mansion Of
Clarence Moore. a little farther west and
The German Embassy. directly opposite.
leaves bat little ground 70 build further
improvements on this beautiful thorough
fare, unless one goes considerably beyond
Sheridan circle
The apartment houses were recently
constructed by NJ Wardman.
New Dime Theater Projected.
One Of the largest sales OF the week
was made by Thomas J. Fisher & Co. Of
three lots Of the Travers estate two at
81 and 929 Pennsylvania avenue north
west and one at go z street, in the rear.
70 the B-own-Baun Amusement Company
for s5I.sI2 The amusement company
which purchases the property viii tear
down the buildings now upon the lots
and viii erect a new building at a cost
OF $500. 10 be used as a moving-picture
theater- The price paid was at the rate
Of SD a square foot
Fisher & Company also report the sale
OF the house and lot at 14s3 AIassachu-
sets avenue for the estate OF Philip G.
Russell This house IS q three-story and
basement, containing fourteen rooms. and
Is The last OF about q dozen pieces of
property belonging 70 the Russell estate
which this company has sold during the
past two or three years. The price paid
was about Sl2,551- The purchaser is Anna
B. Howell
Other sales reported by Fisher < Com
pany are
The property at 1872 H street northeast
Tor $3.50, for the estate Of L c LOOMS.
Lot at 1S31 Fifteenth street northwest
nj h~-F-l
stable, for A N Cooper The lot IS
2sCloo feet. and IS located On the east
side OF Fifteenth street north Of Rhode
Island avenue The purchaser expects 20
remove the frame house at once. and
build q residence for her own use
Buys Lots in Oak View.
In Oak View. south Of Cleveland Park.
Grover CIeveland's former country. home.
two lots, 90 feet front on Wisconsin ave
nue, 10 N. E Wilcox Price paid. %
cents square foot, 800 for the whole.
IN Chevy Chase. d C.. two lots 10 E
D Lewis for $500, on the south side Of
Patterson street
To George L. Whitford, on the north
side Of Newlands street in Chevy Chase
Section 2. 70 feet front, for about S2019
Mr. WhitfOrd expects TO start building
residence for his own use during the
next Two weeks
To W T Dolliso1. lot on the north
side OF Kirke street. Section . Chew
Chase west Of Connecticut avenue. The
lot IS 60z125 feet Price. s1.50o
Alamo Apartment sold.
Moore * HH report the sale Of The
Alamo apartment house 20 local b1si-
ness nan. who VIII hold II for invest
ment The price paid is about Sz5.000
This building was erected by Harry
Wardman since the 1st OF January. last
Il Is four stories high and contains
twenJy-four apartments. The lot OF which
the building stands IS 5lx9z feet to an
alley The street number is 1253 Twelfth
street northwest One OF the unique fea-
lures Of this apartment is the number Of
small apartments The building is entirely
occupied having been rented during the
spring and summer
The firm has also sold ten-room
dwelling on Rhode Island avenue near
Scott Circle The purchaser expects TO
q spend about s3.150 on this property and
make Il one OF the most attractive houses
n this excellent neighborhO0d
The firm reports several other deals
pending on which deposits have been
Elaesd- enc Of them amounts to oonsid-