Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-19
Real Estate Values in Town and
County

magisterial districts of Rockbridge
have returned their books to the
county clerks Office. An exami-
nation of the real estate values ls
interesting.
The town of Lexington and Buff
falo and Kerr's Greek districts
show loss in values, while the
other districts show increase.
1t is interesting to note the
average price of land in the sever
al districts. The land in Lexing-
ton district is about three times
as high as in any other district.
Following are the prices per acre:
Lexington district, $14.10; Natur
al Bridge, S4.82; Buffalo, $5.12;
Kerr's Creek, $4.72; Walkers
Creek, S4.68; South River, $3.50.
Following are the detailed
figures cleaned from the books:
Lexington White: Value of
lots, $214, 800; value of buildings,
$685., 232. so; value lots and build
ings: $3.50, 592.50. Colored: Value
of lots, 1923, 10000; value of build
ings, $50, $3.50; total, 1913, 860.60.
Lots, white and colcred, $237 $685.
90; buildings, 1905, $4,000; total,
$843, 453 90. Total assessed values
in 1907, $S45,O45; loss in 1908,
1,592. A. w. Warner commits
sioner of revenue.
Lexington District: - White:
Number of acres, 10, SOL. 10 value,
S21O, 263.58; buildings, $l2S, 692.-
OIL; value land and buildings, S344,-
956.49. Cclored:Number of acres,
1926; value, So, 436.63; build
lngs, S5,944.S1; value land and
buildings, $12,3S1.44. Total &C
res, white and colored, Is, 693.75;
total value, 1922, 76O.21; total value
buildings, 1874, 637.72; total value
la#d and buildings, 1857, 1878
Assessed values in 1907 $780,
932.93; gain in 1908, 81, 405.00.
A. W. Warner commissioners of
revenue.
Natural Bridge Distrlct-White:
Number Of acres, 102, 900. 10O4;
value, $493.962.99; buildings,
$164,6 19 90; value land and build
ings, 1868, $500. Colored: Num-
Der of acres, 59.1474; value, &c.
29O.95; buildings, s., 925. 90; value
land and buildings, S12,155.95;
Total acres, white and colored,
1O3 75O.S84; total value, $780,
1894; total value buildings,
7O,544.OG; total value land and
buildings, including Glasgow and
West End, $712,931.94. Assessed
values in 1907, sos, $500; gain
in 1908, $4,047.O4. E. P. Barger,
commissioner of revenue.
Buffalo District white: Num-
her of acres, 59.S11.138; value,
1907, 254 50: buildings, s93, l21.-
50; value land and buildings,
800, 1858. Colcred: Number of
acres 223. JAG; valve, 81, 607 .43;
buildings, $1,115 81; value land
end buildings, S2,723.34. Total
acres. white and colored, 60,335,-
1874; total value, $3O8, 1862 .02; total
value buildings, $94, 245.90; total
value land and buildings, $403,-
O99.92. Assessed values in 1907,
$4O3, 274.97 loss in 1908, S174.95.
W. NJ. Swink, commissioner of
revenue.
Ksrr's Creek District: White:
Number of acres. IS, 1924 value,
s275, 15487; buildings, SAB, 1872
AZ; value LAID and buildings,
418,287.23. Colored: Number of
acres, 283.14; value, $1,319.5O;
buildings, S1,372.79; value land
and buildings, $2,686.29. Total
acres, white and colored, $685.
81; total value, S276, 468.31 total
value buildings, S144, 5O5.21; total
value land and buildings, $780,
9O3.52. Assessed values in 1907,
1921, 38O.71; loss in 1908, $477.19.
Daniel Teaford, commissioner of
revenue.
Walkers Creek Distrlct-White:
Number of acres, 80, 691. AS; value,
1898, 438.75; buildings, $40, $780,
O4; value land and buildings,
$547, 764.79. Colored: Number of
acres, 813. 151; value, $2,6l4.65;
value buildings, $2,594.0O; value
land and buildings, So. 1855.
Total acres, white and colored =,
SO. 1903 80; total value. S401, O53 40;
total value buildings, $151, $1,000 {;
total value land and buildings, in
Guiding Goshen and Brownsburg,
1919, ALTA. Assessed values IN
1907, $618,O19.80; gain in 1908,
vi ,4l7.04. ID. ID. EasC, commls-
siOner Of revenue.
South River District-Whlte
Number of acres, rs, 80 value,
1850, 69O.34; buildings, $156, 953.-
90; value land and buildlngs,S51
1894. Colored: Number of acres,
393.4e; value, s2,s59ee; build
logs, $4,000; value land and
buildings $5.749.66. Total acres,
white and colored, 78,926.128
total value, 1852, $50; total value
buildings, $159,843; total valuJ
land and buildings, including
Fairfield and North Buena Vista,
@531, 608.OO. Assessed values in
1907, 1929, 324.26; gain in 1908,
- 373.74. w. L. Moore, COM
missioner of revenue.