Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31
TRANSACTIONS IN REALTY.
Some Current Events in the Market
During the Week.

Sales of realty in various sections have
been reported as follows:
In addition to the sale made by E. c.
Brainerd, real estate dealer, as published
In yesterdays Star, of the house No.
jackson place. Lafayette square, for Mrs.
Belle Magruder to Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Nourse. Mr.. Brainerd has also sold for
Thomas Bones to DR.. G. l.. Magruder the
apartment house at the southwest corner
OF 10Th and s streets northwest. The
building is four stories in height and
contains sixteeA suites. The considera-
ton is said to be $4,000.
Through the same agency Mrs. Eliza
beth Il. Nourse has sold the large place
at the southwest corner of Connecticut
avenue and Woodley road to Harry Ward
man, who intends to erect a residence
there for his own use. The improvements
at present there consist of frame house.
which stands on hill, and commands an
extended view of the city to the south
across the new bridge, as we'll as an ex-
tenslve sweep over the valley of Rock
creek. The consideration in this sale is
said TO have been 10000. The area is 49,
600 square feet.
By direction of Mr.. e. O. Whitford, who
owns large building site on the west
side of North Capitol street, short dis
the Union station, plans are being pre-
pared for a hotel building to be erected
there. 1t is the purpose to have the new
structure thoroughly adapted for the pro-
posed uses, and 1t will therefore, both in
the character of construction as we'll as
the arrangement, be a modern, up-to-date
hotel building.
1t will be the finest structure of the
sort OF the several that have been talked
about to be erected in the vicinity of the
new station. 1t is believed by some who
are interested in property matters in that
locality that the choice of the site OF the
proposed building for the city post Office
VIII De the property at the northeast
corner of Massachusetts avenue and
North Capitol street, Just to the west IF
the depot building
". c. Collins, the real estate broker OF
Clarendon. Va. reports the following re-
Rev. DR.. ". F. Brown and DR.. N. F..
Brown have purchased Of w. F. Fowle,
a cottage at Clarendon.
Joseph c. Anderson of Washington, D.
c.. has purchased OF A. J Porter the lat
ter's home at Balston, Va
o. l.. Bell OF Washington, d. c.. has
sold two lots at Clarendon, Va, to Sarah
Hoshall.
r. q. Merryman has sold to j. F. Cav
anagh of Washington, d. c., house and
three lots on School street. Baliston.
Charles Rauscher of Washington. d. c.,
| has sold two lots at Clarendon to A. j.
Porter.
NJ. f. Church has sold two lots in the
Farlee subdivision. near Ballston, to L.
l.. O'Connor.
DR.. J. Mcbride Sterrett has recently sold
through his agents, Stone & Fairfax. the
PaTkside apartment house, situated on
18th street just north of Pennsylvania
avenue.
This building is three stories in height.
with cellar. and is of brick and stone con-
! struction 1t is planned with nine apart
| ments each containing six rooms and
| bath, heated with steam system.
| The rental realized is $3.50 per annum.
| This building was designed by and built
| from the plans prepared by A. II. Beers.
architect. The purchaser is business
man who is acquiring this class OF prop
erty for investment purposes. The con-
sderation named in this transaction was
nominal. but il is understood that figure
around $4,000 was obtained for the prop
| erty
The Stone & Fairfax real estate corpo-
| ration reports the sale of the lot at the
| southeast corner OF 18th and Lamont
| streets. Columbia Heights. This lot has
| a frontage of 100 feet on 18th street by q
| depth Of 40 feet on Lamont street. con-
| tanning 1900 square feet. The purchaser.
Harry Wardman, is having plans prepared
/! by A. II. Beers. architect. SO that the
/ land will be Immediately improved by the
erection of five residences OF similar
character to those in that vicinity.