The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-02
REAL ESTATE NEWS AND NOTES
OF THE CITY AND SUBURBS

northwest.
The houses 1922 and 1914 Florida avenue
northwest have been sold for Harry A
Kite, through Moore & Hill. Incorporated,
I'm connection with Z. T. Lewis, real
estate broker. The property was acquired
as an investment.
Two houses in Cleveland Park have
been sold for the owners through Moore
& Hill, Incorporated. to local parties who
viii reside In them. The properties sold
were 291 Macomb street and 1926 Newark
street. Cleveland Park.
Through Moore Hill. Incorporated.
Harry Wardman has purchased a plot OF
ground in Twenty-seventh street, in
Woodley Park. the size being 81 by 40 feet.
Mr. Wardman will erect four three-stOry
modern houses on the property.
II. L. Thornton makes report OF several
sales in Takoma.
For H NJ Bennett-to Charles w. Nuss-
baum, large lot on Holly avenue.
For Miss Julia NJ. Corse 10 Joanna r.
Kyle, for a home. the residence on Maple
avenue. Takoma Park. The property con-
sists OF more than one acre OF ground,
improved by fine old residence OF nine
rooms and bath. The house is surrounded
by beautiful shade trees
For II. n. Bennett to d. d. Grant. lot
on Holly avenue. for home site.
For William X Hill. coz Butternut
street, to Jennie T. Moulthrop. This is
one of the new seven-ToOm houses, with
hot-water heat, erected by Mr.. Hin dur
| ing the summer. 1t has been leased 10
Augustus Willige for a home.
For the Takoma Land Company to Mrs.
Clara Van Horn. two lots. having a total
frontage Of 100 feet in Seventh street, foT
a home site.
| For william NJ Brooks, a building lot
al the corner of Eastern and Holly ave
nues. 10 W. ]. zoph. of Virginia, for in
/ vestment a.
For Virginia B. Barclay, three lots IN
! Chestnut street. 10 II. NJ. Bennett, for in
vestment.
! For Takoma Land Company, lot il
Dahna street. Purchaser Of this lot vii
/ build a residence in the near future.
/ For @. L. Thornton. residence a
Mount Rainier. Nd, in exchange for l2G
Sixth street northeast.
/ For c. Nussbaum, lot in West HolmeaS
Manor. fronting on Fourteenth street, L
/ B. L. Nicely, for investment
For Il. NJ. Bennett. GIG Eighth stree
northeast, TO Virginia r. Barclay
( This house is a bay-window brick. with
eight rooms and bath. and rents 70
/ $3.50 q month.
For Mrs Moulthrop, lot in DelafielC
street sauIs Addition. TO William X
Hill.
The fve-story residences. 1915 and 1Z
Connecticut avenue are 10 be remodele'
into business and residence structures
/ +. c. Brainerd. the owner OF 12l5. j
planning 10 remodel his building at
cost Of $1,000. from plans now beinl
I framed by J. II. de Sibour.
The adjoining house. 1917, has just bee
sold 10 A local investor by Mr.. Brainer
for Mrs Rufus Peckham for about SIS.
0Go, and IS also 70 be remOdeled fror
plans by Mr. de Sibour- Story q Cob
also assisted in this transaction.
/ The two broWnSJOne residences mex
. TO the Church Of the Covenant are ais
10 be remodeled for business purposes
( Incidentally. these changes illustrate IN
rapid change this section Of Connection
avenue Is undergoing For years II
most fashionable section Of the city, j
is now fast becoming a business thor
oughfare.
Last week leases were closed Wit
a milliner and a New York jeWelT
company for the stores in the Johnston
Building, at the intersection of Eight
zenith street. at rentals aggregatin
800
Mr. de Sibour is remodeling hous
al 20c9 Massauchetts avenue for Rob
ert Roosevelt
At the corner Of Twenty-second an
r streets former Senator Marion Butte
is having two old residences made int
new one. and many other example
OF this sort of remodeling are in pro gress