The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
Many New Homes Planned in
Northwest Section.
SUBURBAN SECTIONS ACTIVE
Large Maryland Acreage SoId-SeV-
enth street business Property
Bought for Neutrality-suspicious.
ment Buys Six-inch strip of
Lnnd-MOntana Man Builds House.

Gnu Win hdlCdUOnS or better conditions
than have prevailed hitherto. There were
several large transactions in the north
west section. new record set for a sin
gle days sales in suburban property, and
several notable transactions i'm acreage
property. Although the number of lots
sold fell slightly below the record of
the preceding week, the general valuation
was higher. SO that on the whole the
week viii probably average well with
any of its recent predecessors.
Suburban lots and acreage sales led the
transactions for the week. At Randle
Highlands twenty lots were recorded sold
in one day, showing new interest in
The section across the river, and the de-
mand for other suburban property was
almost equally brisk At Franklin
Park. along the line of the Old Dominion
and Great Falls Railway. there was con-
siderable activity This new suburb has
in one year taken remarkable strides
When opened TO the public there was
scarcely more than indicated streets on
the property, while al the present time
there are more than twenty completed
houses. with plans foS several more
ready 10 be delivered 20 the builders
New Maryland suburb.
SeveEty-fve acres OF ground al Glenar-
den Station. about three miles from the
District line and ON the east side OF the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Railway, were sold during the
week To John Smith for Robinson White.
marking the opening up OF a new suburb
10 the north. The price paid is in the
opinion of many local realty men. far
below the real value. The entire acreage
was disposed Of az a fiat price of Sl25
an acre. and is within thirty-four min
utes Of the city. Practically all of the
property lies in weIl-stuated position
for immediate opening, but il is the in
tentiOn OF Mr. Smith 10 withhold the sub
division from sale until 1911. Frequent
transportation service was installed upon
the electric line in the early part of this
year and il IS the expressed Intention
Of the railroad officials 20 give still bet f.
ter facilities next year thus placing this
section of suburban development on
high plane,
seventh street Property sold.
Within the city proper there were sew /
eraI transactions OF note. particularly
that of a $4,000 sale Of Seventh street
business property. The property fronts
twenty feet on Seventh street, with a
depth of about seventy feet. Il is ROW
occupied as business property. and viii
be held by the purchaser. Edward Koh-
ner. as an investment
In northwest residential realty. prob
ably the first of Importance was the sale |
Of a row of eight recently completed
dwellings in Quincy street. The deal
was made by Thomas J. Fisher & Co, 7
and involved about S40.V0A The purchaser F
VIII hold the property as an investment. (
The same investor also took from Fisher /
< Co a tract In Wisconsin avenue, F.
amounting in total 10 about 5000 square /.
feet, The price laid is understood 10 +
have been in the neighborhood of 10000 /
The tract viii be subdivided into lots and 4
the contract let within the next week /
for the erection Ct several modern dwell /
ings.
BecuiluF Deed recorded.
4 peculiar deed recorded yesterday CON /
veyed 10 the United states government a /
strip OF ground six inches wide lylngi
within the part recently condemned by I
the government between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. south OF Pennsylvania F..
avenue Tho parcel was Included In a /
portion owned hy the late Andrew j.
joyce, and was separately condemned by /
the government appraisers. Robert r. 1
Joyce represented the heirs in the sale.
ard after concluding "a trip across the
Continent. registered the deed, involving
"a consideration Of $50 The proceeds win
Be- equally divided among the heirs. not
one il is said. receiving a sum over SIl .
In high class city residential property /
may be- mentioned considerable activity
I'm the fashionable northwest. About one
block beyond Sheridan Circle. on the
south side OF Massachusetts avenue, the
Misses Sedgley have purchased a lot
fronting about seventy feet. Nathan
Weyth has plans under course Of design
Tor a dwelling % cost I'm the neighbor-
hood Of 5000 Just beyond the bridge
two large sales have been reported. on
the south side of the avenue Mrs. r. s.
Mccormick has recently acquired about
three hundred feet frontage, upon which
she VIII erect home 10 cost about $1,000
Just across the street Mr.. William Wal
lace, jr., Of Montana, has purchased for
$4,000 a 2So foot frontage on the avenue
The property aggregates about forty
thousand square feet and Mr. Wallace
viii erect a residence upon which the
estimated cost IS in the neighborhood OF
10000
Sheridan Circle Active.
On the southwest corner of sheridan
Circle piles have been driven for the
foundations OF a Sl50,000 residence for
Edward II. Everett. The property fronts
sIxty-twO feet on the circle and about
$50 feet on Twenty-third street. The new
residence viii be built of stone. and win
have an elaborate design. swimming pools
In the basement, a spacious music room
on the first floor, with a pipe organ and
art gallery for Mr.. Everett's large col
lection. are features of the house
The new residence of Mrs. Pullman IN
Connecticut avenue. Is rapidly nearing
and is one of the most artistic
In the city. Distinguished by unusually
large lawns. entirely surrounding the
structure. it marks a new idea Of city
Bank Home RemOdeied. p
In downtown business circles much at !
Lentiou IS drawn to the remodeling now {