The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

Though excitement incident 10 the COM
ing Inauguration has been gathering force
ali the week, real estate men have sue
ceeded in doing a fair amount Of busi-
ness Some the Inauguration prepara-
tons do not affect and these have been
buying real estate and have gone about
their usual business avocations as though
the great event OF the nation was not 50
near AT hand
The fine weather OF the week. not the
rainy DAYS, have aided the builders. and
good progress has been made upon the
houses. business blocks. and repairs IN
progress in all parts Of the District. Al
in all. ii has been good week for
brokers
Mr. Curtin Buys Hotel.
ssne Of the large sales Of the week,
made by the F. H Smith Company, was
the property at the corner Of Eleventh
and G streets. known as La Fetra's
Hotel. The property. which was held in
trust for the Warder estate. was sold 70
Richard A Curtin. who stated Yesterday
that he had not decided definitely what.
If any. changes he would make in the
building.
The property consists Of the lot, con
tanning SEQ square feet improved by the
brick building occupied as the hotel with
drug store in the corner ground floor.
The price paid for the property was
given out by the F. H. Smith Company
Is 50 a square foot, amounting 10 about
sle5oo0.
Thomas ]. Fisher a Co announced
yesterday The following sales for the
week
John Seely Ward, Of New York. has
Just purchased the southeast corner Of
Connecticut avenue ard 5 street. which
was used for a number OF years as a
drug store The store viii be abolished,
IS Mr. Ward owns the large residence
Immediately adjoining on the south, and
adds the corner in order 10 make the
entire holding one o. the hest residence
u-oner1ies fn the city. The entire holding
is for sale TO clos an estate
Purchaser VIII Build.
George c. Pumphrey has purchased lSo
feet front on Twenty-eigilth street in
Woodley Park at - cents a square foot
i Is Mr. Pmphrey's intention 10 com
n1ence in the near future the erection of
nine three-sto-y residences or the prop
erty-
Fisher & Co have sold q ff1y-fOOt lOt
TO E. X. Lundy on Washington Heights
Mr.. Lundy viii build three houses on the
lot In the near future
Kennedy Brothers have bought thirty
eight feet front on the west side Of
Woodley place. adjoining their present
holdings. ard are building nine handsome
residences on this site. just north Of the
five completed and sold recently These
new houses viii be twenty-fogr feet wide
with colonial brick fronts, and contain
ten large rooms, three bath rooms, and
VIII be trimmed IN oak and mahogany
The price VIII be S2,S5o each
sales by Moore & Hill.
Moore & Hill report the following sales
for the week.
For $500. Arthur K Dowen has pur-
chased from a. a Hoehlng and the Ma.
tioraI Savings and Trust Company, exc
cutors Of the estate Of Charles s Wilson
the store and dwelling at the northwest
corner Of Fifteenth and streets north
west. which he has been occupying as {
tenant for several years
Moore & HH have sold fer Charles s
Richards. premises 5ie South CaPito
street consisting OF a tUO-story and
basement brick house The purchaser &C
CURES the property as an investment
To ! 6. Jennings. the apartment build
ing located at 1913 Irving street; also L
H T. Johnson the property adjoining
situated Al 1850 Irving street. Both were
secured o. investments.
For Mrs. A. E. Philips. the twO-stOrJ
brick building at SO y street northwest
For Harry Wardman 10 Miss l. Jack
son. the residence located AZ 2612 Gar
field place, Woodley Park, which viii b,
occupied as a home. Consideration, s. so
For ". ". Chiswen and Harry A Kite
premises so Third street northeast. whicl
is one OF the recently finished colonia
designed houses built in that section
Consideration. $3.50
For Charles p. Powell. the twO-stor-
fiat building located al SO Second stree
southeast which contains four fats 0
four rooms each
For Michael Koerner. the tvo-stor,
and basement house at 62l Eleventh
street northeast The property contain
SIX rooms and a bath.
For Mrs J. r Jenries, the two-sto-,
brick dwelling al 15lS Columbia stree
northwest This house contains ST
rooms and a bath. and IS located on
lot having a frontage of sixteen feet b.
a depth OF 1e0 feet
Capt " s Hughes. L. s y, has sol
his residence al III Eighteenth street Z
a prominent government Official. who,
IS understood. viii occupy the dwelling a
a home.
The property is located Just north .
the McKinI residence on the block nortl
Of the Belmont House. and contains sevei
rooms, q library, and two baths, and I
heated by hot water
Buys apartment House.
Moran & Goldeaherg. IN connection wit
the ONCE Of Leslie z. F. Prince. has sol
for William =. Ashoney the two three
story apartment houses. the Frances an
the Wizard. in Twenty-ffth street north
west. containing SIX suites The con
siGeration named was s95.C)0 The pur
chaser viii hold the same as an invest
u1ent
Stone & Fairfax report the recent sal
FOR Thomas II. Han Of the -hree-stor
brick building al the southeast corne
q Third and D streets southeast Thi
building IS used for business and dwell
ing purposes The present occupant Mr.
Laura 3 Slater, who has been conduct
inc business fharpfn FOR or-a-- ian war.