Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10
|uIE REALTY TRANSACTIONS
LOCAL BROKERS MAKE REPORTS
OF PROPERTY SALES.
Takoma Park Transfers-New Bust
ness Building-Homes, for Mr..
CARL and Mrs. wilkins.

Some OF the recent sales OF houses and
acreage tracts at Takoma Park made by
III. l.. Thornton are as follows: For Mrs.
c. NJ. Kirby. residence on Cedar street.
to F. Viola Fowler; for Mrs. Annie T.
Seaman, house ~ Chestnut street. to c.
Moss: for Mrs Rose B. Gray. two lots
at corner of 9th and Butternut streets to
William K. Hill. Mr.. Hill has two eight
room-and- bath frame dwellings under
constructions; for John T. Thornton. 10,
on Butternut street near 9Th. to II. b
Holroyd; for C. Moss. house on Willow
avenue, to Mrs. A. T. Seaman: for H. L.
Thornton. two lots on 9TH street near
Butternut. to George l. Tarceii; to e. II
Spencer. for home site, two lots on 9th
front by 172 feet depth; to Frank Rep
pert, two lots corner 9th and Aspen
streets. 10 feet front. for home site: to
William X. Hill. two lots on Butternut
street between 5th and 9Th streets; to H
B. Ashley. large lot at the southeast
corner Of Piney Branch road and But.
ternut street. on which the owner pro-
poses to build a home at once; for the
Cowling estate. a large tract OF ground
fronting on Brightwood avenue just north
for Mabel L. Scott. in connection with r
Golden Donaldson, four and cne-half
acres of ground on Blair avenue to Mrs
E. Schmick: for ]. P. Earnert.' trustee
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lots. being part of the Thornton estate, to
keystone Realty Company. which has
commenced building houses. which will be
placed .on the market during the sum.
mer: for H. L. Thornton. lot at corner
Of 9Th and and pshlia streets; to Miss susan ian
George r. Proudly. large lot on Chest.
nut street, to W. s. Browning for a
home site; for Mrs. c. NJ. Kirby. a lot
ninety-five feet front on Cedar street. to
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nine-room-and-bath bungalow en- her lot
for s. Williams lot on Cedar street near
9th street. to r. B. Gray.
New Business Building.
A two-story- and-cellar brick business
building is to be built at the northwest
corner of Monroe street and Nicholas ave-
nue.. Anacostia for John Appich.
The building was designed ny Joseph
Bohn. 5r.. architect and fronts thirty
five feet on Monroe street and fifty feet
on Nicholas avenue. on an angle formed
by the above streets and consists OF cell
lar under entire building. store on first
floor and apartments on second floor.
Sales Of Realty.
Charles A. Shields. real estate broker,
has just sold five lots on tho west side of
18th street. south Of Lincoln Park.
through Messrs. Weldon & Slye. for Ray
Barnett. to Joseph e. Herbert, at 81 per
foot Mr.. Herbert Is to erect ave resi-
dences thereon.
Mr.. Shields has also sold TOR Mrs. Mary
Loeb to a Philadelphia purchaser three
residences on the north side OF Massa-
chusetts avenue between Sd and ath
Currier. for Harry Wilson, residence La
Kentucky avenue southeast. for $k.6O to
Dr. George ]. Geiger. for Mrs. Cole house
and lot l23 7th street southeast. and for
Edwin Nottingham. residence 1918 East
Capitol street, three-story double-front
house. to DR.. Richard NJ. Little, who will
take possession July /.
Residence Of MI. CARL.
The large acreage property at the
northwest corner Of Connecticut avenue
extended and Grant road. or. rather, just
east Of that corner which was acquired
OF the Capital Traction Company. Is to
be improved during the coming summer
by the erection Of a house for Mr.. Carlrs
use. 1t Is to be OF frame. finished on the
outside With plaster. and is to be adapted
In design to the surroundings. which win
be that Of q country place. The prepare
ton of the plans Is now In hand IN the
office OF Wood. Dom & Der1iing. archi-
tects.
Home Of Mrs. Wilkins.
The old frame structures at the south
west corner OF massachusetts avenue and
18th street. about all that remain in the
way OF buildings as a reminder of the
earlier days in that section OF the city.
have been removed, and on the site will
be laid the foundations for a large resi-
oence: AS stated, this property was pur-
chased several months ago by Mrs Beriah
Wilkins. and plans have been prepared by
j.. II. de Sibour, architect, for a house
which Is to be built there.
The frontages on both Massachusetts,
avenue and on 18th street are ample and
the new structure will cover practically
the entire area. The general treatment
will be that Of the French school. OF
which SO many examples are to be found.
especially among the more recent addi-
tons to the number of private residences
In this city. For the most part the design
will be executed in stone OF light shade.
and all the details Of the building Will
be In harmony with the requirements of
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