The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
BUYING Of HOMES
FEATURE Of WEEK,
TRAYERS' OPTION
Right to Buy Three Lots
on E Street PurChaS-
ed for s. 900.
Broker Says He Does
Not Know Prospect
i've Buyer.

The week has been one pre-eminentIy
OF home buying. With the exception
% an important operation in property
on r street between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets northwest, the bulk o.
the buying has been of homes Homes
have been purchased ranging in price
from few thousand dollars 10 $4,000
IN regard to the deal in r street prop
erty, various TumOrs have been float
ing in real estate circles for over
week. One thing only is certain, and
that is that J. ". Hartman. of New
York. about whom no information is
forthcoming, has paid the Elias Travers
heirs 5000 10 bind contract for the
sale OF the property. l2OS 1910 and 1918
Z street AT about $500 a foot.
Option on Second Parcel.
E. H Pmsbury negotiated this sale.
and one Of the Travers heirs SAYS that
the same party has also under option
from the Joseph Travers heirs another
parcel lying 1912 and 1914 K street at
the same price. There are IO.Ol2 square
feet Of ground in these properties. all
having a depth of 80 feet and a total
frontage OF lOl feet The property in
the center of this is 1916 r street. and
runs through TO Pennsylvania avenue.
being occupied by the building OF the
+. G. Smith Piano Company. whose
lease has yet four years 10 run This
property belongs to Arthur Herbert and
Herbert Bryant, of Alexandria. Neither
Of these gentlemen was at home yes
terday, and continuation OF a report
that they had agreed TO sale 10 com
plete the block secured by Mr.. pills
bury could not be had.
Doesn't Know Principal.
Vaudeville interests seem TO be look
ing for this property, but Mr.. Piusbury
says he is ignorant OF the identity of
his principal He left the city. how
ever, for New York last night. expect
ing 70 be away for several days.
This property and some of the adj
joining lots were reported some months
ago as having been sold to P. b. Chase.
Mr.. Chase, however, AFTER the publ:ca-
ton Of the sale did not exercise has
options, and il is known that since that
time more than one buyer has been in
the market
The largest residence sale of the week
was reported by Murray a. Cobb in the
transfer OF the residence of Mrs. Mary
F. HOppln. ll5l y street northwest. 10
admiral Willard II. Brownsou, Tor
about $4,000.
% by lOO-foot lot at the northeast cor
ner OF Sixteenth and Church streets
northwest TO CT aries L. MarlaUt who,
II IS understood, intends 10 build
handsome residence on the site Sena-
tor Bailey recently purchased the lot
from George KEENAN,.
The following is a resume OF the
sales reported by number Of dealers
during the week:
BY Moore & Hill.
For NJ. +. Douohue 10 Mrs. a Z.
SSays tWO-stOry, siX-rOOm brick dwell
ing, 6i2 Seventh street northeast, for
home.
For Hannah Altemus to Albert KnorI.
three-stOry frame building, 1910 New
Jersey avenue southeast. and four ad-
joining lots, for Investment.
For Harry Wardmau TO c.. A. Nor
risette two-story, siX-rOOm brick dwell
ing, 1908 Tenth street, Columbia
Heights, $3.50 for a home.
For Frank G. Carpenter 10 Harriet A
Mills. twO-family apartment house 2709
Eleventh street, Columbia Heights, for
Investment.
For George w. Taylor TO L. r.
Brown, twO-story, nine-roOm dwelling
lbs Eighth street northwest
BY Thomas ]. Fisher g. Co:
First Of row of houses on Ames street
northeast, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, being erected by
Kennedy a Davis Company, for $500
Nos. II2S and 1880 Euclid street. one
house for home. the other for in
Vestment.
BY Stone & Fairfax:
For Greed H. Fulton, for $1,000, brick
and stone dwelling and lot on Conduit
road at COtreu avenue, containing
lC.0OO square feet.
To j. D. Burns. three building lots
hfty-one feet frontage. north side OF Z
street between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets northeast
For C. II. johanna, two houses, and