Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-31
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Visitors Are Impressed with Beauty
of Omaha Residences.
MOVE HORTICULTURAL FARM
POmpeiIsn Room st the BrRndeis 10
ne q Model Of Beauty--More
Activity In Real Estate
Expected.

declare was 2 faint premonitOry sign Of
heavy fall sales Inquiries for lots in the
suburbs were made Of agencies In consider
able greater number than the week pre-
yiOus. Total transfers were about the same
amount AZ the week previous The total Of
The week just over was helped ON Thurs
day by the filing Of the deeds Of the
lSountze homestead. which Bishop Scaan,al
bought for $1,000, and Of a fraction Of "a
lot on Douglas street, which John l.. Ken
nsdy sold 20 the Fry Rozenzweig company
for t5O,OU.
The Byron Reed company has sold fifteen
acres for Claus Sievers on the west Dodge
street road TO Reno Rosenfeld. making a
total Of forty acres which the West Point
man has bought there. The property Is a
little distance beyond Fairacres The price
Of $500 an acre was peid.
Mr.. Resented has been planning for
some time to remove his peony farm 10
Omaha and has cut up the first purchase
for this purpose. Inasmuoh as he Is one
Of the most successful commercial horticul-
turalists in the west and his great farm
at West Point is an object Of much talk,
the establishment OF these big flower gar
dens on the Dodge street road is greatly
70 De NblNpulBu anu VIII Hlhke q ulEnly pic
turesQue spot observed by the many motor
ists on this thoroughfare.
The residence Of II, II. Fish on Wool
worth avenue. near the Field club, was ar
object Of great admiration to ad men
here for the convention few days ago
and one Des Moines man has written t.
Omaha asking the name of the architect
nd httflNay a m Inn.
licate the Fish residence in his home city
woolworth avenue has been one of tht
fastest improving streets in Omaha in re-
cent months and many home Of distnc
worth from an architectural standpoint
has gone up in the neighborhood. Anothc,
house which has occssioned much commen
on Woolworth is the residence of c. D
- Tmstrong, vice-president Of the Shole'
COMPANY. This house is one Of the few
specimens here of the Spanish mission
style.
Work is steadily progressing on th'
Pompeiian room which occupies the sub
way between the Brandsis building anl
tho BrandeiE theater building 'rhil
Pompeian room, which will be one of tn
sights Of Omaha, is authoritstivelS de
Scribed in detail as follows.
The subway in the main consists Of
dignified Grecian colonnade extending from
the stores to a portion OF the new building
under the theater and terminating in
magnificent fountain. The columns will b
entirely in white with illuminated capital
of doric design.
The walls are TO be worked out in trelli
panels with flower boxes projecting ant
forming hanging gardens to enhance tn
beauty of the interior.
The general color scheme will be red witt
trellis work in green and the base Of ecru
The panels will show dancing Greek god
desses beautifully done in mural painting
The architecture will be enhanced b
beautifully executed architectural design
VA mural paintings Of various characters
lhe fountain will be constructed OF poly
ohromatio terra Gotta and will be illum
mated in beautiful colors to match the In
terror.
From a large Greek mask the water wi
pour in through a white marble base over
lowing into pool. This viii he wroug
i'll a most exquisite design Of terra Gotta
THE lighting fixtures will be entirely cor
struoted OF aiabaster and will be indirec
lighting. These fixtures will be suspende
from ceiling panels by chains. The mes
canine galleries around the room will b
used for small stores for hair dress
ing and manicuring compartments.
Smoking rooms are to be provided f.
men and ice cream and restaurant accon
modations for women and children.
A great feature win be made of Il
fountain which is to be installed in tn
beautiful corridor.
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