The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
WAGE FARMERS BUY
SUBURBAN HOMES
MANY Residential Lots III Pretty
Oak Grove Recently
Sold.
SCORES OF DWELLING -
HAVE BEEN ERECTED
On Petersburg Turnpike Dotted
Lines of Homes OF Men Who
Work in Greater Richmond.
Property Values Advancing.

rive hnhored Residential loss, none
OF which coat less than 500, and
many selling for as much &c $500,
have been sold in Oak Grove. the
suburban section southeast of Wash
ington ward. within the past year.
More than seventy-iwe attractive.
though inexpensive, houses have been
erected upon some of these lots bv
salaried people and wage-earnsrs of
greater Richmond. The homes that
have been built and are now In course
OF erection will cost anywhere from
si'1oo TO $4,000. They are In the
neighborhood that extends from M,u.
~ street TO Delaware avenue. none
being further than eight squares from
run street. Practically all OF the
!ots are within radius OF two squares
OF the Petersburg interurban car line.
ana from their homes those who have
bought and built residences can reach
broao street. in Greater Richmond.
WITHIN fifteen minutes. From Dela
ware avenue to Ingram avenue. n dis
lance of five squares, the Mason Park
Land Company has within the past
lew months sold many lota and at
Least seventy buildings have been
erected. not structure costing less
than 5000 and ranging between this
figure and $4,000.
A Popular Suburb.
Briefy. these are some of the facts
regarding suburb that has grown In
popularity within he past year, and
which is now onesof the most nopu-
lar residential sections of the South
side. Whereas fve years aKo there
were only a few houses in the neigh.
borhood and these of a very inferior
make, now the place ts dotted with
some OF the prettiest cottages and
two-story structures around Rich.
mond. Dating from one year ago
, the improvement has been wonder
full. and even coming down to ar late
as the first OF this year. II Ia shown
that at least three-score dwellings
, have been planned and built
Those who are purchasing lots in
this section are wage earners for the
most part In Richmond, though sew
eral are employed at Belle Isle and
at the various other plants and indus
tries on the Southside. The Richmond
and Manchester Land Company, now
dissolved, bought up many acres OF
land in Oak Grove few years ago
and after dividing the tracts into lots
sold .ha ,nts CO.. <~o,u t1nn =. <snn
| MOI residence was h,,,it an a,v On.
I NJ tho 1o.s that cost Ia.u th.r 81 snn
ana many OF them ware arac.aa ~,
as much as $4,000. Mr.. w. W. Nor.
| ton was president of this land com.
pany. and Mr.. A. l.. Adamson. a well.
known real estate dealer, was score.
| tary and treasurer.
arid the Maaon parl T.and Comnsr,
ve. nrvaniyaa u,,,n Trd~a p.rs,ts
! r. Crur,n as nrasldart. Mr. H.rr,
| C,aha,, az ,rassnrer ara NJ r
| Adamson as secretary ana trean,re,
| Tho lots betwean Dera wars avanu,
and Ingram avenue were "a nv las
feat ara ,hay wera r.n,div pnrcha..
ad nv worrying neonie Of gichmond
and ers,uhile Manchester
| Active sine. C,hv1sezua-
+Rut ,hera has been more aetixit,
:, real estate or the So,,th.ide IN
tha ci,v nroner and also in the sinh.
urhs sipca Chr;xtras than there eve,
No. here hafore" .asd M Adam.or
. IN dssc,sxinp the matter with yir.
! y;nian renresentative this week.
! nrYovr az peYimaad ne continued
-ave miles from the city. ON the IN.
.ar,rhsn l;ra a. wha. i. krown a,
No ston handsOma residencpa hays
haar hntlt uron lots ,o0 nv 400 rA.t
These lots are IN rha, ,s known a,
| Ra,,nasd Addition .nd fror ~.
| Grove the housss are h,,rr h,,;,. ~.
| ther anwr tna "ntka wy,,s,n -,
nv .rraa ya.r. i, - .,,,a. .h.. ~.
aImo.. ,ha .,.a ~ wash,a-.-s 80
will nas,ls atong ,ha $4,000 - a..
paterahurr car ,ina and thsra r,ar =.
I a mother annaxat,on nnast;or hrnr~n,