The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
PROPERTY DEALS
LARGE FOR WEEK
Business Sites, Apartments,
and Houses Sold.
OLD BANK BRINGS $25O.OOO
Suffolk. Belgrade, and Truxtun Com
mand Good PriceH-Churches and
Homes Make Additions to Holdings.
House Started for Mrs. Beriah VIII
kins-PIans for CARL Residence.

Real estate sales last week figured up
quite large for the season of the year.
Among the transactions were deals for
business property. apartment houses, resi-
dences and considerable unimproved
ground said 10 be purchased for imme-
diate Improvements. Building goes on
with the usual spring momentum Dur
ing the week many new structures were
started. chief among them being rows
OF speculative houses in various parts Of
the city.
The largest sale OF the week was that
Of the old bank building in Fifteenth
street, sold for about Se5a09e 10 the Riggs
estate oy the National Metropolitan
Bank The old building had been aban-
doned about year ago. when the finan-
cial institution moved into its new build
inE and has since lain idle. The new
management OF TIE bank. which went
into service at the beginning OF the year.
saw the advantage OF turning the money
from The sale of this Old building into
productive channels. and the deal which
resulted in the sale Of the property was
fixed MP Letween committee OF the
bank officers and directors and oscar
LuckeJt. Who acted as attorney for the
Riggs estate.
viii Not BE Used aS Bank.
one OF the conditions OF the sale was
that no banking business should be car
ried on in the old structure Tor a period
OF five sears. Il is understood TO ne the
intention OF ;he purchasers Within few
the lot in the construction Of d new
hotel where the Riggs House now stands.
Among the sales Of apartment houses
during the week the Suffolk. Belgrade.
and Truxtun figured. The Suffolk
stands AZ the corner or Irving and School
streets contains T. apartments and sold
for about go too The deal was made
through the Offices OF a. r. Fox Com
pany.
The Truxtm stands AT 2t31 F street
northwest and contains SIX apartments.
In the sale ii was valued at $4,000 The
sale for this property was also conducted
by the 4 =. FOX Company.
John ". Childrcss sold the Belgrade
for SSo.cca
The house of Frank \. Richardson. adj
Joining the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. has been conveyed 60 the con
EreEation ut private sale The church
viii be given possession OF the property
ON June l. and viii make use OF il for
the present as an annex 70 the Sunday
school and for various church purposes
II some time in the future the house
viii be renoved. and an addition TO th'
sunday school house built upon the site
Ingram Memorial Church.
Contract FOR the construction of the
Ingram Memorial Church. in East Wash
ington, has been let, and ground viii b
broken for the structure in d short time
The Bruen Home has purchased the
residence at +5 N street northwest fol
$4,000 The house contains sixteeI
rooms and viii be used for the gen
eraI purposes OF the home. The sail
was made through the Office OF the y T
FOX Company.
Allan T. Walker & CO. announce th'
sale Of the property at 1923 20 1927 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest TO a lOca
purchaser. who will hold il as an invest
ment The lots are now improved b!
stores. with apartment houses above
The Walker company also announce
the sale Of fourteen lots in Euclid stree
northwest to Charles J. Walker. VIII
VIII improve lueul III the near future 70.
the erection thereon of new houses. III
total value OF the holdings involved II
these transactions is $4,000
William Z. Russell has purchased iron
Jane Cook and Isabelle Murphy the prop
erty on the west side of Fourteenth stree
known rs 1910 and 10l2 for $25.0Co Tn
property consists of stores upon tn
ground floor with apartments above TIL
ground has 4 frontage Of y feet 4 inche
on Fourteenth street and extends thrOugl
the square 10 Vermont avenue The are
Of the groUnd is 3.192 square feet.
W. p. Lipscomb & Co. have started tn
excavations for the foundations 10 TN
proposed home of Mrs. Beriah wilkins. a
Seventeenth street and Massachusetts ave
nue. northwest Plans for the house wer
made by ]. II. de Sibour, and it viii COS
about S0900o.
The frontsges on Massachusetts, avenu
and on Seventeenth street are ample. an
the new structure will cover PRACTICAL
the entire area. The general treatmer
VIII be thar OF the French school.
which so many examples are to be foun,
especially among the more recent aC
diton to the number OF private res
dences in this city. For the most pal
the design Will be executed in stone
light shade and all the details Of th
building VIII be in harmony with the 2,
Quirements Of dwellings of the best typ
Buys Lots in Northeast.
wHlige. Gibbs & Daniel have sold fc
Charles c. Hobart lots "a and % in squar
1cll. on the east side Of Tennessee av,
nue.. between East Capitol and A stree
northeast The lots have frontage ,
42 feet by an average depth OF s. fee
The purchaser. Charles T. TabIer. wi
erect at once a modern three-storv buils
ing on the premises. II is understood
that S4.so0 was paid for the property.
The same company has sold for A
Clarkson the two-story brick dwelling
2SS w street northwest. occupying pa
OF block IS in Howard University subd
vision. The house has six rooms. bat
and modern heat. and was purchased I
C.. FairbrOther as an investment II
understood SEQ was paid for the pro
erty.
Wood. Dom & Deming are preparir
plans for the new house OF David
CARL. vice president OF the Can't
Traction Company The house will o
cupy the acreage property near d
northwest corner Of Connecticut aven
extended and Grant road, which W
acquired recently by Mr.. Carl II
house is 20 he Of frame. finished on 4
outside with plaster, and is 10 be adapt
in design TO the surroundings. whi
will he that OF a country place.
Auproximateiv $50 0Aa represents I