Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27
LATE TRANSACTIONS IN REALTY
INDICATE THE TREND OF PRICES
Two Transfers of Properties in the Business Section of the
Cty-Improvemens Georgetown Heights-Fur-
Their Extension of Massachusetts Avenue.
AVENUE.

Three transactions involving properties
I'm the business section of the city are re-
garded as of interest to those who keep
posted relative to current prices. The
first was that of the three-stOry house
1910 G. street northwest, which of late
years has been in use in part for
business. The lot has frontage of 215s
feet and a depth of 1O3 feet, and the total
area is Zoo square feet 1t is under
stood that the purchaser, Edward D.
Dean of Pennsylvania, paid for this prop
erty $4,000. which is at the rate Of s16.JO
per square foot
The other transfer was the change in
the ownership of unimproved ground on
the south side of F street. just east of
eth street, and adjoining the east the
southeast corner of those thoroughfares.
The dimension of the ground is about
ninety feet by one hundred. and for the
S.Sn3 square feet it is said that about
$4,000 was paid. AS In the case of the
other transaction, the new owners of
this property, Messrs. Behrend & NOrd-
finger, intend to provide a building which
will be adapted for use for business pur-
poses
The other sale was that of the residence
1916 III street to Warwick Hun. who in
tends to remodel the building for business
uses.
Inc frontage OF tne lou Is 81 IeeI anQ
the total area 1880 square feet, and the
price paid is said to be $4,000.
Improvements on Georgetown
Heights.
Several improvements are to be made
on and in the vicinity of r street, i'm what
Is known as Georgetown Heights during
the coming season. One of these is
house which Percy Thompson is going to
build for his own use. He has just pur-
chased, through j. Eakin Gadsby lot
on the north side of r street between
sd street and Wisconsin avenue, where
ne plans to erect brick house which
will contain ten rooms and be of design
that will correspond with the attractive
homes that already adorn that part of
The city.
On the south side of street. formerly
Linthicum place. Mr., Gadsby has sold
to John H. Hanna a lot 90 by 125 feet. it
being the purpose of the new owner to
erect house Cor his own use.
Adjoining the above property is another
lot. which has just been acquired by
Henry B. Heorick through Mr.. Gadsby
1t also adjoins the lawn about his house
and the purpose of the purchaser is to
enlarge these grounds.
To Extend Massachusetts, Avenue.
Among the appropriations made at the
extension and grading of Massachusetts
avenue. AT pre-ent that thoroughfare
Is opened only as far west as Wisconsin
avenue. but now il will be possible to
carry it on to the west and as far as
the Loughborough road or the American
University.
4 short distance west of Wisconsin
avenue there is 10 be a circle. which
will be about the size of similar reser-
Vations In the plan CT the city 1t will
be known as Hamilton Circle. The west
ern extension of Massachusetts avenue
viii carry ii through portion of the
northern edge OF the grounds about the
country place of Charles c. Glover.
The entire holding of Mr.. Glover con-
tains about forty-five acres and is finely
improved. On the north side of MasSa-
chusetts avenue, but not abutting on
that thoroughfare. is the country place
of John r. Mclean, containing more
than sixty acres. The immediate proper
~ through which Massachusetts avenue
extended will pass when first leaving
Wisconsin avenue is a subdivision known
as Fatrview Heights. In view of the i'm
provement TO the avenue a coed deal of
property IN that locality has recently
changed hands. through j. Eakn Gadsby
North of Connecticut Avenue Bridge
The section just. north OF the new Con-
necticut Avenue bridge continues to be
faNorite place for builders. and what
past is likely TO be supplemented by re-
newed activity during the coming weeks
\ large purchase of land in that locality
by l.. +. Breuninger was reported during
the week. His holding comprises wide
frontages on Cathedral avenue west of
Connecticut avenue and also on 18th
place. The transaction was made through
n. l. Sansbury.
4 large number OF houses are being
built by Middaugh & Shannon on
Cathedral avenue east of Connecticut
avenue. and also on 9th place south
OF Cathedral avenue. Kennedy & Davis
Company is also adding 10 the number
of houses they have built en- the first
street parallel with Connecticut avenue
and to the east of that thoroughfare.
Advance in Prices.
Clarke Waggaman is also building an
other house on Connecticut avenue. not
far from the houses on the west side.
which were really the pioneers in that
locality, and which he designed and built
The residence which William A. Hill is
erecting for his own use is also making
progress. and there are other houses on
connecticut avenue which when finished
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