The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

OulGlnE CDefdu0nS, ana mas overcome III
a measure the excitement and unsettled
conditions which usually percede the inau-
gural ceremonies. Some good sales were
recorded last week, both OF houses and
unimproved land The week was spe-
ciaily productive in applications for build
ing permits al the District department,
the majority Of which were for the small
speculative houses 10 be erected IN rows
n different parts Of the city
Thomas J Fisher & Co announce the
following sales for the week in Chevy
Chase, D c:
To Lewis ". Lawrence, 80 feet front
on the south side Of Hesketh street. west
of Connecticut avenue in section > for
about S.500
To William n. kempfer. for Edward
Bowen. two-story and cellar house IN
North Chevy Chase, for $3.50
To William NJ. Phelan. an additional
frontage Of sixty feet on the south side
Of Patterson street, for about $50
To N. 5 Bowen. 80 feet front on the
north side OF Irving street, at the corner
Of Magnolia parkway, for $3.50
To P. b Samuels. 6o-foot lot on the
north side Of Sheridan street, in section
{. for about s. 900.
To Mrs. Ella Drew. lot AZ the corner OF
Magnolia parkway and Kirlze street, in
section >. for about 5000
Buys Ninth street Property.
stone < Fairfax recently sold the brick
building al E23 Ninth street northwest, 20
Thomas H Hall, the retired F street
confecdoner. who also owns property on
the opposite side Of this street This
building IS three stories in height with
cellar II IS planned with store room on
grade floor and apartments above. The
property has a frontage Of eighteen feet
with a depth Of 100 feet The buildings
brings an annual rental Of S1.5So and has
been occupied by the same tenant for
about twenty years.
The consideration was S22.500 which is
regarded. as a reasonable sum for the
property. The erection OF theaters. with
the general demand for business property.
las stimulated values in that section
Harry B. Wilson has recently pur-
chased q tract Of Un1mpTOved ground
north Of Oak street. between Fourteenth
street and Holmead avenue. with an addi-
fionaI piece on the north side Of Otis
street This ground, about six acres in
extent. viii be Immediately improved
Plans for its subdivision have been made.
and il viii he cut up into more than
forty building lots. Otis street win be
cut through. and the tract put in shape
for immediate use IN building Ar Will
son purchased the tract from three own
Frs for about S4s.ern Houses viii be con-
structed on the tract by Harry Wardman
during the coming summer.
stone < Fairfax have sold for Samuel
Berman the twO-stOry brick dwelling at
14lf Columbia street northwest This
house IS planned with eight rooms. being
four rooms on each floor. Il has
frontage Of % feet on Columbia street
by a depth Of 100 feet. with a public alley
on the side and in the rear. The pur-
chaser requires the property as q home
and viii take possession some time this
spring
Sell Lots for $4,000.
Casilear & Co Of 1908 Wisconsin sven-
ue. in connection with J McKenney
Berry. sold the large tract at the south
east corner Of Wisconsin avenue and o
street. fronting 10 feet on Wisconsin
avenue. with ike frontage on o street.
The consideration is supposed 10 have
been IN the neighboorhood Of Sg,0e0.
The Improvements consist Of large
three-story brick building The small
brick dwelling at the southwest corner Of
the lot is 10 be demolished by the pur-I
chaser, whose name has been withheld
from publication The Wisconsin avenue
frontage OF fifty feet viii be improved
by One-story business places.
Thomas Hyde, Of Twenty-eishth and @
streets, former vice president Of the
Riggs National Bank, owned the property
for many years.
Casilear & Co. have also sold TO Fred
srich a Linger, Of go \ street. 4 large
tract of land in Montgomery County.
Nd. being on the south side Of the
Conduit road. just west OF the District
line. and adjoining the United States
government property The improvements
consist OF a ten-room frame house and
outbuildings- The purchaser Is undecided
whether 20 OCUpy The place or subdividei
and place 1t upon the market.
Buys G Street Property.
F. Isabelle Sinclair has purchased.
through II. Rozier Dulauy and Charles
H Cragin. trustees under a deed in trust
fOr John Mariner. the property located
a. the southwest corner Of Thirteenth and
c streets. the consideration being S9. 800
The negotiations were carried through bv
George R Linkins- The property is in
proved with frame buildings. being
SIS 10 so Thirteenth street. and 100
70 1902 IN G street, which bring in a total
Of more than 500 a month in rentals. The
total amount Of ground disposed OF under
the transfer. consists Of $3.50 square feet.
II is understood that the purchase price
was SO a square foot. Although the real
purchaser is not known. Il IS thought thai
The property has been bought as an in
vestmenJ. and viii be improved with 2
large business building. The property has
2 frontage OF 50 feet in @ street and 55Is
feet IN Thirteenth street
Announcement IS made that the sale
Of the property at the northwest corner
OF I and Fifteenth street has been made
TO the University Club by II. y TapIin.
The purchase price is understood 10 be
about $4,000. The property is a portion
o. the estate OF the late Senator Red
field Proctor a fraction Of more than
three lots, which front On I street. and
two Of which front on Fifteenth street.
comprise the tract
The greater part Of improvements upon
the former lot consists Of a twO-stOry
brick building, occupied by a pharmacy
On Fifteenth street the lots are improved
BY Two three-story buildings, eos dnd go
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