The Washington herald., 1908-02-07
WILLERECT HUNDRED HOUSES
Wilson and Wardman Buy Three
Squares Of Undivided Land.
Thomas J. Fisher Company Announce
sale of Several Lots in Chevy
Chase Subdivision.

( real estate deal OF large proportions
/ was announced yesterday I'm which A. S
Mattingly and z. T. Sewers, trustees for
the Mattingly estate. convey to Harry
3. Wilson ard Harry Wardman three
squares Of ground IN the northern part
of the city. The tract is bounded by Four
teenth, Newton. and Otis streets and Hol-
mead avenue. and the price paid for the
land was $l02 600. The deal for the prop
erty was made through the offices Of the
Simpson Sullivan company and l. S.
Frist0e
IL Is the intention Of Messrs. Wilson and
Wardman TO divide the property into 100
lots, each having q frontage Of twenty
feet with q depth ranging from sixty TO
100 feet. Building operations viii begin
about April J. a. Il. Beers, architect, will
prepare plans for the houses TO be erected
which VIII be of different sizes. two and
three stories high. with six. eight. nine.
and ten rooms. When completed they will
be sold from $3.50 to $3.50 each. accord
ing to size and location.
The building operations viii be carried
on with the usual energy Of Mr. Ward
man, and viii result in the development
OF a desirable plot Of ground for new
ana handsome houses.
Thomas J. Fisher & Co. announce the
following sales made recently in their
subdivision at Chevy Chase.
To Capt. Henry Bingham. 62ls feet front
on Patterson street, near the Circle, for
$500. Capt. Bingham has contracted
with John NJ. Henderson for a house. to
be started at once. TO cost about $500
Plans were prepared by a. N. Schneider,
architect
To Walter b. Olmstead. 62ls feet on
Oliver street near Connecticut avenue.
John Simpson Sons have the contract to
build house, 10 cost $500. Plans were
prepared by Dir. Olmstead
To Gov. Hoyt, . feet on Patterson
street, near Connecticut avenue. Plans
are being prepared for a house. TO be
started within the next few months
To Charles Morgan. 50 feet front on
Melrose street. for $l,600 Mr.. Morgan
VIII build a house at once, under plans
prepared by A. II. SoHnemann.
To. Madison Davis, assistant postmas-
ter, l@5 feet front on Connecticut avenue,
directly opposite Chevy Chase Club. for
$500 This adjOins the site recently pur-
chased by Barry Mohun. for "A residence. /
One hundred and thirty feet front on
Connecticut avenue and Chevy Chase Cir
Gle for Presbyterian church.
House and half acre on Grant road.
near Connecticut avenue for Mrs. c. M.
Ludlum, to Or Z. a. Bryant, for $500.
The subdivision of Chevy Chase. d. c. !
was placed on the market last summer. !
and there are now on the property. fin /
ished, in course Of construction, or con
tracted for and 10 be started within a |
week. twelve houses.
Fisher * Co. report an unusual demand /
for property in this section. and during /.
the past year have made sales Of nearly 4
, 100000 square feet Of ground in building 1
lots. The demand continues, and from /
the present indications, this year will 4
eclipse the past. People are beginning /
to realize that toward the northwest is /
the future Of Washington
Stone & Fairfax have sold for DR. /
Edgar NJ Gallaudet, president of Ken /
dall Green Institute, the three-storv
brick dwelling. rs Eleventh street 1
northwest, few doors north Of the Pa
lais Royal This is one Of the few re-
dwellings in that square, as
changes have recently been
made 10 accommodate business estab-
lishments for that section. The prop
erty fronts 20 feets on Eleventh street.
with a depth OF 100 feet, and it is the
purpose Of the purchaser to make ex-
tensive improvements, converting the
building into storercom, and hold
the property as an investment The
was $4,000. being SS a
square foot. Tyler and Rutherford rep
resented the purchaser in the transac-
ton
Emmons s. Smith has sold. through
Stone & Fairfax. the three-story and
basement brick dwelling at 1925 Eighth
street northwest, which the purchaser
viii occupy as q home. The cOnsidera-
lion is 1000 The house contains ten
rooms and bath. being similar In plan
and construction to the adjoining prop
erty. which this corporation sold dur
ng the past month. II
Shannon & Luchs report the sale Of a
handsome two-story and attic brick
house. trimmed III brown stone and To-
,ated at 11S>eU street northwest, for (
Hr. Harry Beck
The purchaser intends occupying the
property as a home.
The house was built and planned bv
he late Thomas NJ. Haislip. The con !
alteration was about $500