The Washington times., 1908-05-17
HOTEL SITE DEAL
LARGEST OF YEAR
$3I5,0OO Paid for New York
Avenue Property Near
Thirteenth Street.

siderable interest yesterday the an
nouncement that William f. Thomas
had bought for himself and New York
capitalists property fronting 10 feet on
II street, near the intersection OF New
York avenue. the further announcement
mat a hlgh-class hotel and vaudeville
theater. after the style Of the New York
Hlppodrome, would be erected in the
near future. aroused general interest.
The deal is the largest and most i'm
portant Of the year. The price was
SSlo'oo0. Edmund * Fox, of the A. r.
Fox Company. concluded negotiations
with Mr. Thomas yesterday and papers
We're signed whereby the latter is given
almost immediate possession of the
property
The property includes the Fredunia
HoteA the Epiphany Home, vacant lot
telc-'ging 10 John Taylor Arms. and the
Two three-story and basement dwellings
1918 and 1911 New York avenue, owned
respectively by >. A. Drury and Mr.
FOX The Fredonia Hotel was erected
ABOUT nineteen years ago at d cost OF
5000 1t is a five-story structure and
mas long received large patronage from
tourists. The Epiphany Home. a four
story structure next door. was erected
ABOUT thirty years ago. The two brick
dwellings. 1913 and 1911 New York ave
nue. are very old buildings and are now
used partly for dwelling and partly for
business purposes.
Average sI3 Per Square Foot.
with the exception of the last piece
me property runs back IA feet TO a
thlrty-foot alley, and that extends back
elshly Feet to a thirty-foOt alley run
hlng north and south, so that there is
ar alley practically on every side of
the property, a valuable consideration I'm
purchasing property FOR hotel or theater
purposes. The price figures an average
OF about - square foot for the whole
property.
Mr.. Thomas, who is a Washington
man or long experience In thcater and
amusement enterprises. having been
connected in various capacities with
+. Is. Chase, Keith's IN PHILADELPHIA.
j. II. Haverly. in New York. and with
the jamestown Exposition, has formed
syndicate composed OF local and New
York capitalists and amusement men
and has completed plans for large zen
story hotel on the site of the Fredonia
Hotel and hiDpOdrOme TO occupy the
remainder Of the property. Mr. Thomas
tefJ Tor New York last night 20 confer
with his colleagues relative TO proceed
ing with tho building projects al once.
The hotel viii have a bath to eve~y
suite or room. A novel feature for
Washington is a RathsIeIler extending
over nearly the entire basement area.
VIII Seat 5000.
The theater is TO present high-cIass
vaudeville. aud the plans call for a
building after the fashion of the New
York HippOdrOme, OF sufficient size to
seat 5000 persons. The basement floor
Of the theater is to be devoted 10 d
roller skating rink.
The building is to be of concrete and
hrepToof. Permission has been granted
by the Building Inspector TO place the
boilers and engines OF the heating plant
in the east alley back OF the 1911 II
street premises.
Mr.. Thomas would not disclose the
names of those with whom he is con-
neCted. He is an experienced theater
and amusement man. and understan
the needs OF Washington IN this line.
This Improvement viii enhance the
value OF property IN this section. with
the erection or these buildings. and the
completion of the Masonic Temple on
the other side OF the plaza formed by
The intersection Of New York avenue
and Thirteenth street, the section viii
assume a well-developed appearance
Other sales Of the week were as fol-
lows.
BY Stone & Fairfax:
For J. w Block the lot at the south
west corner OF Sherman avenue and
GirHTd street northwest. facing 100 feet
on Sherman avenue, upon which the
purchaser Will erect I'VE two-stOIy
dwellings. for completion in the fall
For the National Savings and Truss
Company, the JlTee-sUCTy dwelling 2lS5
q street northwest.
For J. Beckley aud 7. c. Voodard
respectively, the two-story brick dwell
ings, 514 Twenty-f1rst street northwest
and 12S r street northwest.
Fer Francis a. BIundon. tho three
story dwelling, 1924 Park road, for S7.O99
b. y. L. Sansbury:
Fer Harry Wardman, the ten-room de-
tachcd dwelling. 1912 Iowa avenue.
SauTs addition. for $500.
BY the a. F. Fox Company:
For Mrs. NJ. J. Hunt, the tEree-story
dwelling, 30 Z street northwest. con
teinins eleven rooms, and with two
story stable in tie rear, for 5000
BY Boss & Phelps,
For Catherine MeAvoy to Robert Cook,
the siX-rOOm houses 125S and 1910 Tween
Jy-fouTth street northwest
To William f. Adams, the three-story
brick dwelling, 905 S street northwest,
for $500
For Harry Wardman TO Joseph r.
Fague. the two-story- dwelling 3555 Tenth
street northwest.
For William Brown 10 Mrs. Sue Coch-
ran, the ten-rOOm dwelling 1923 Lamont
street northwest for $500.
For Charles W. King, jr.. the dwelling
adjoining the northeast corner of Six
teentn and Munroe streets northwest
BY shannon & Luchs.
To Harry Jones. the six-room house
a4o5 North Capitol street for $3.50
To William r. ChappeH. the six-room
dwelling 1903 Fourteenth street north
west for $3.50
other miscellaneous sales were report
ed by the Harrison Realty Company
the +. h Smith Company, Moore & Hill,
Willige. GIBBS & Daniel, and Lieberman
& Hawn.
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