Evening star., 1909-04-24
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BUILDERS CONTINUE BUSY;
NEW STRUCTURES PLANNED
Workmen Prepare Site for Addition to Grafton Hotel
Residence for DR.. Reichelderfer Sudden
Coming of Spring = Grass Hard to Raise.

Fay has been occupying the property as
his residence for a number of years. 1t
| was purchased by Prof. Michael Dowd.
principal of the Army and Navy Acad-
emy. The price is understood to have
been $4,000. The growth of the Army
and Navy Academy has rendered 1t nee
essary for Mr.. Dowd to secure more
commodious quarters than those he has
been renting at 141o Harvard street. 1t
| is Mr.. Dowds intention to make the
building the permanent home of the in
stitution. The house is detached and
contains about seventeen rooms and
| three baths. There is also two-story
brick stable on the property. The lot
being 80 by $50 gives ample space for
light and ventilation.
For Business Uses.
Buildings are being erected on the north
side of NJ street between 34th and 35th
streets, comprising practically the entire
NJ street frontage of that block The
structures are to be two stories in height,
the first floor being planned for use for
business purposes and the upper floor as
apartments. There are to be twelve of
the buildings and they are being erect
ed by Thomas II. Pickford.
During the past week announcement
was made of the purchase of four and
a half acres of land along 14th street ex-
to be the site of the new charitable in
stitution made possible by the will of
Henry Dickson, former resident of
Georgetown, who left sum of money ag-
| lion of dollars for the purpose of found
| ing In this city home for aged men,
The tract, which is between 14th street
and the Pfney Branch road, adjons on
the north Saufs subdivision, where in the
last few months a large number of
houses have been built. The property
thus acquired forms the southern por-
tion of several large tracts which were
recently purchased by the Lynchburg In
yestment Company. which is represented
in this and other transactions by Easily
Hill. The latter have made plans for
making subdivision of the balance of
| the tract, which contained seventy-one
acres.
Facilities of the City.
1t is the purpose not only to open and
grade the street through this property. but
also to provide granolithic sidewalks and
| trees and the facilities which are to be
| found in the property to the south and
which is being SO rapidly built up. At
the present time 14th street is extended
through the property and the street cars
| from the center of the city pass through
it to the terminus at the junction of that
| thoroughfare with the Piney Branch
| road.
Another north and south thorougilfare-
| 18th street-is opened as far north as the
southern boundary of the property, while
| on the east the 7th street road or Geor-
| gia avenue, with its car line from the
city. provides another avenue of ap-
proach. The east and west streets are to
| be provided In accordance with the plan
| of street extension.
| Some distance to the north of this prop
erty, but along the boundary of Rock
| creek and between that reservation and
| Georgia avenue to the District line lies
the balance of the large land purchase
made recently by the same interests COM
prising about PA acres.
New Business Building.
| The old frame buildings at the south
| west corner OF 18th and G streets are
| TO be removed and on the site and also
on the portion occupied by an adjoining
brick building on 13th street will be erect
| ed large structure adapted for business
uses.
According to the plans prepared by b.
Stanley Simmons. architect the new
| structure Will cover an area having
/ frontage OF 30 feet inches on G street
| and 81 feet 111e inches on 18th street. II
| will be four stories in height, with the
walls of such thickness that additional
/ floors can be added in the future IL it
should be desired. The construction will
be fireproof
Property in Suburban Virginia.
| w. G. Collins, realty operator at Clar-
| endon. Va. reports the following recent
| sales:
| For Wood-Harmon Company, one lot a
Clarendon, Va, to John s. Loveless.
| For Wood-Harmon Company, three lots
| at Clarendon, Va. to Arthur j. Porter.
Through NJ. Il. Harlow for Gertrude NJ
Luckett. two lots at Clarendon, Va, to
Godfrey Shelhorn.
! For Annie I. Garrison to Cyrus Y.
/ Haskell of Washington, ID. C.. eleven
! room modern house and one acre of
! ground at East Falls Church, Va
For Il. +. Vernon of Washington, ID. c.
To John S. Loveless, one lot at Clarendon,
| Va.
For Charles c. Balderson of Washing
ton, u. C., TO John S. Loveless, one lot
at Clarendon, Va.
Buys Columbia Heights Home.
Harry Wardman has sold through the
offices of the real estate corporation of
Boss & Phelps the new three-story Roman
brick residence No. 1112 Lamont street
northwest for $3.50. II was purchased
by Mrs Mary l. Rowden. who will occupy
the house as her residence. The house
contains nine rooms and bath and is heat =
ed by hot water.
Her Lifelong Desire.
From Punch.
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