The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
REAL ESTATE news,
CITY AhQ SUBURBAN
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and -coniidentiaI clerk, and five years
ago was admitted az partner. He
has trotted all the raits as real es :
tate man, and he knows the business
from the ground up and knows all OF
Richmond as we'll.
Mr.. Crutchneld was for fourteen
years deputy clerk OF the Hastings
Court, and might have been for four
times fourteen more years. but he
elected to embark In the real estate
business and entered that field last
October. He has succeeded we'll. and
since putting out his shinSle has won
his way to the front rank among realty
dealers In this city. The members OF
this firm. while old enough in the mat
ter OF experience. may be classed as
young men, end more active youngsters
are not to be found In the city. There
is a bright outlook before them, and
chosen field OF usefulness none who
know OF their sterling business quail
ties will for moment doubt
The Oldest In the Business.
The retirement OF Mr.. Richeson
leaves the old firm Of H. Seldom Taylor
& Co., made up OF father and son. the
firm name remaining as before. The
dignity OF the real estate business as
1t is done in Richmond Is we'll exem-
Eplified In this old and reliable house,
which, in a certain sense, may be re-
garded as the Oldest real estate estab!
lishment in the city.
It has been long time since 1871,
and yet It may be said that this house
has been In continuous and successful
business since that tine. In the year
1871. James NJ. Taylor. father OF the
present senior member OF the Arm,
commenced the real estate business In
this city. and in ante-bellum days his
was the leading real estate Office In
Richmond. The elder Taylor passed
through the fires OF the Civil War. and
when the crash came In 1865. he. OF
course. was crashed with the balance
of business In Richmond. but he was
among the first to rise from the ashes
and commence rebuilding the old sub
stantia1 business. BY 1859 he had got
ten the business on a good foundation.
and then introduced Mr.. II. Seldom Tay-
Tor as the Junior. member OF the firm.
In 1880 Mr.. James NJ. Taylor died. and
the business was continued by II. Sell
don Taylor In his own name until 1909,
when It was changed to the present
firm name OF II. Seldom Taylor & Co.
Thls firm deals. as the Taylors have
done for half century past, in city
and suburban real estate. negotiates
loans on real estate, and does large
rental business. giving special atten.
ton to the mana cement OF small prop
erty, as we'll. as large estates. many
OF which they now have in their
charge.
Mr.. n. Seldom Taylor, Jr. who is
the Junior member OF the concern, is
a chip OF the old block. He Is a Rich
mond boy all over, and knows and
loves Richmond as only Richmond
boy can. He received his education at
the Richmond High School and the Vir-
ginit Military Institute. Soon after
leaving the last named institution he
entered his fathers real estate Office.
taking a position at the bottom OF the
ladder, and by his own merit has
worked himself up. Two years ago
he was admitted as partner and gave
his attention especially to the renting
department OF the business, ONCE work
and the oversight OF books and ac-
counts. He has also proven himself
a hustler in the sales of real estate
In short, he is we'll equipped and an
all around real estate man.
Suburban Activity.