The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
CLEAR SKY FAYORS
REAL ESTATE MAN
Many Sales Reported During
the Past Week.
INAUGURAL BRINGS MONEY
Building Operations Very Active,
with New Construction Work Be-
gInning-OPeratIOn Extend to
Business Property and UnimprOyed
Lots for Construction OF Houses.

Real estate has shown mucn activity
During the past week, many sales being
reported in all parts of the city and
suburbs. The market is beginning tC
assume its spring rush. and the brokers
are busy closing out old deals and
negotiating new ones
Several brokers say. especially those
who make a business Of placing loans on
property, that the visit of men from all
parts OF the country during the inaugura-
tion has resulted in the investment Of
considerable sums Of money here in real
estate. Some men with money to spare
have bought houses or lots for invest
ment. others are preparing 10 move here
for permanent residence. and still others
have offered money to buy UP deeds OF
trust and mortgages upon property here.
II is the opinion Of several real estate
men talked with that the Inauguration
ceremonies viii be responsible for the
influx Of fifty or sixty permanent resi-
dents and the investment in the manner
described of $4,000 IN Washington realty.
Building Operations Progress.
The good weather OF the week has ma
terially assisted the builders, and old
work and new is going along very rapid
~ Within the past week ground has
been broken for something like forty new
houses in various parts Of the District
and this is only a small segment Of the
building activity which will be upon us
within a few weeks
Thomas J. Fisher & Co. report the fol-
lowing sales for the week
a frontage in Woodley Park 10 George
c. PUmphrey the builder Mr. Pumphrey
now owns 80 feet front on the east side
Of Twenty street. near Connecti-
cut avenue. Just beyond the new bridge.
lie viii builS houses to sell. in the near
future. Mr.. Pumphrey is represented by
Floyd z. Davis; Fisher &: Co. represented
the owners of the property. The price
paid was about $1,000.
To R. L. Jones about I60 feet on the
north side Of Mckinley street. al the cor
Ter Of Thirty-seventh sstreet. for about
$4,000. Mr. Jones will ar once erect a res
idence on the property for his own use
John simpson Sons have purchased five
lots, Il feet front. for the erection Of two
houses for sale. They are now complet-
ing four houses on the same street. three
OF which have been sold.
TO George Pimper. lot on Primrose
street and Brookville road at $500. Mir.
Pimper viii start the erection Of a resi-
dence for his own use in the near future
To Lewis NJ Lawrence. I20 feet front
on the south side Of Hesketh street, for
$500
To 5. NJ. Pritchard additional frontage
or 100 feet on the south side OF Primrose
street, for $500
House Brings $4,000.
Several good sales are reported by
Shannon & Luchs. among which are the
following;
The two-stOry colonial residence at 1854
Meridian street northwest, 10 Mr.. Bowen
CrandaIl, for 5000 The house contains
six rooms and bath. and is heated by
furnace.
Three story brick residence at 3i39 Four
teenth street northwest. to Robert
Thompson, who viii occupy the property
as his home II is one Of a row of eight
dwellings just about completed and con
tains ten rooms. two baths and hot water
heat The property is on a lot % by 81 -
feet. and the consideration in the transac-
tion was $3.50.
Two residences at q and 50 Claiming
street northwest for Harry Wardman.
The house at "a was purchased by Anton
Brem. and that at g. by John H. Mallory.
jr The houses are of colonial design.
containing six rooms and tiled bath with
all modern Improvements and convent
ences. and both will be occupied by the
purchasers as their homes The above
residences sold for $50
The new Residence al 49, "a Tova~,,, ,-,.,l
10 Charles J. Murphy. who Will occupy
the residence as his home. II was recent
ly built by John NJ Henderson. the build
er, and the consideration in the transac-
tion was $500. The house contains ten
rooms and two baths, with a hot water
heating system. The sale was effected
through the Office Of Thomas J. Fisher
& CO. This is one Of a row Of houses
recently built.
Apartment Pays Ten Per Cent.
Stone & Fairfax recently sold for Alex
ander Schroeper the apartment house at
20 Todd place northeast. This building
was erected about three years ago by
John l. Warren from plans by Hunter
& Bell, architects The purchaser ac-
quires the building as an investment It
now brings rental which PAYS over 10
per cent on the consideration paid in this
transaction.
For the American National Bank. two
dwellings at TS7 and 80 Twentv-foyrt,
street northwest, which are occupied bv
tenants who pay rental Of nearly 500
per annum-
For Y. NJ. Davis the. twO-Story dwelling
at 74S Seventh street southeast.
For Harry WaTdman and Harry Wilson
one Of several new residences now befns,
erected by Mr. Wardman al Fourteenth
street and Columbia road. The price paid
IS $3.50 and the purchaser acquires the
property as his future home. This house
is Of the colonial type of architecture.
with large front porch. 1t contains ten
rooms and two baths. and is heated by a
hot-Water system. II is Of brick and
stone construction, re-enforced with steel
so that the durability Of the houses will
be prolonged beyond the life of the aver
age building. These houses were planned
by A. II. Beers architect. who has de-
signed many similar houses in that vlcin-
ity.
J. McKenney Berry has sold TO John T.
Scrivener the twO-story frame building,
being part lot $50 in square east OF
square lA6. consideration being $3.50
This property has a frontage OF twenty
four feet by a depth Of H. It is under
stood that Mr.. Scrivener will hold his
purchase as an investment Mr. Berry
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