Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-27
BIG CASH SALES
IN CITY REALTY
ONE FIRM TOTALS S131,300
IN TWO WEEKS
BUSINESS is FIFTY PER CENT
BETTER
Hluh Class Homes and Building Lots
Are In Demand-Harvard 5oule-
ward House Sells for $4,000
Cash

That there is an increasing demand
for high class homes and choice build
ing lots is proved beyond doubt by
the sales Of q single real estate firm
during the past two weeks. In that
time Althouse Bros. report that their
business has increased 90 per cent over
the average of the past six months.
In their sales for the week are q num-
Der of good cash transactions, which
show that money for realty invest
ments is coming easier. Their sales
make the handsome total of $131,SO0.
An itemized report follows:
Mrs. Kate Mason of the Mason opera
house has sold to CLARA Pitt Durant the
fourteen-room residence located on a
lot 75x210 feet and known as 1909 Har-
ward boulevard. This Is one of the
show places of the city, being in a
handsome style Of architecture and in
keeping with the mild Los Angeles
climate. The entire lower floor is i'm
ished in Chatsworth Park sandstone.
Mrs. Durant is a resident of Michigan,
having many manufacturing interests
there. She intends spending the bal
ance of her winters here. The price
paid was $4,000, cash.
Mary s. Mills has sold to Senator
Henry M. Willis the handsome nine
room two-story frame dwelling at 1921
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1852 feet. Senator Willis is from the
Thirtieth district and intends making
Los Angeles his future home. The price
paid was $4,000, cash.
On Manhattan Place
Althouse Bros. have sold to Evange-
line Caven property at 1922 Manhattan
place, being modern nine-room two
story frame and plaster house on lot
51x135 feet. This house contains all
modern conveniences and walls are
hung with imported tapestries. The
price paid was $3.50, cash.
Althouse Bros. have sold to susanna
Dumont the eight-room two-story and
basement mission plastered house stu
ated on lot 45x135 feet at 1854 Manhat-
tan place. Mrs. Dumont has large rub
Der and sugar interests in South Amer
lea, and will make Los Angeles her flu
ture home. The price paid was $3.50.
G. w. Gottschalk has sold to L. M.
Winchell the new and modern eight
room bungalow at 2sOs Kenwood ave-
nue., on lot 50x150 feet. Winchell is
retired naval officer and is known
throughout the east as an artist of
much merit Winchell intends making
Los Angeles his permanent home. The
price paid was $4,000.
8. L. Briggs has sold to Lolita B. Lor-
inner lot 62 of the Norwood terrace. on
the east side of Harvard boulevard,
near Fourth street. Lot Is 50x150 feet.
Mrs. Lorimer is having plans drawn
for an eight-room two-story house to
cost $4,000. Price paid for lot was
$3.50.
Hattie P. Martin has sold to Fanny
w. Dumble the six-room modern hun
galow on lot 41x135 feet at 1880 West
Twenty-ninth place. The price paid
was $4,000.
Charles A. Erickson has sold to Leon
F. Crosse lot of the University tract,
on the northwest corner of Firty-frst
place and Normandie avenue. The
price paid was $500. cash.
At Garfield and Glendon Way
Althouse Bros. and Arnold g. Dodge
have sold to Joseph L'Hommedfeu an
unimproved lot at the southwest corner
OF Garfield avenue and Glendon way,
Ramona Park, lot 50x152 feet Mr..
with modern eight-room two-story
house to cost $4,000. The lot cost $500,
cash.
Althouse Bros. and Arnold & Dodge
have sold to Arthur d. Bond lot at 80
Westminster square, on the east side
of st. Andrews place, fifth lot north
of Linden avenue, lot 50x150 feet. Bond
intends building Immediately modern
two4story house containing paneled
walls, hardwood floors, beamed cell
ings, ETC., to cost $4,000. The lot cost
$500, cash.
Other sales not yet reported by Alt
house Bros, made during this week,
foot up about $47,500,
Althouse Bros. and Arnold & Dodge
have sold to DR.. ]. B. Cutter the nine
room two-story house at 421 Manhat-
tan place, on lot 60x150 feet. Cutter,
who is surgeon for the Santa Fe rail-
way. has purchased this property for
his home and intends to occupy 1t at
once. The price paid was $3.50.
Althouse Bros. have sold for Hub
bard e. Gardner to w. H. Jackson the
modern two-story eight-room house at
1861 Oxford on lot 50x115 feet. Jack
son is a retired manufacturer of Rock
ford, ILL.,, and has decided to make Los
Angeles his home. The price paid was
$4,000.