The Washington herald., 1910-02-20
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
Operations for the Week Have Been on Moderate
Scale of Actipity With Sales of Houses
and Unoccupied Land Leading.

south. commanding a panoramic view OF
the city, II is constructed Of buff Roman
, brick. With Indiana limestone trimmings
and its exterior is enhanced by colonial
porches and cornices surmounted by red
mansard tiled roofs The house has ten
rooms, two tiled baths. and is heated By
hot water. The lot is approximately 20
! feet front by a depth averaging lis feet
1t is understood that approximately $500
was paid for the property, which was pur-
chased as an investment.
Norris Hahn and Dr. William p. Herbst
have sold the three-story brick dwelling
at 2io5 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
/ through Wilige. Gibbs & Daniel The
property has frontage Of more than z
feet By an average depth Of ll5 feet 1t
is understood that approximately $1,000
was paid for the property. The new own
ers. the Circle Amusement Company. will
! remodel the premises for use as a 5-cent
theater,
shannon e Luchs have sold the house
at 1872 Meridian street northwest. 10 Mrs
Daisy Madison for s. 80, 1t is a six-room
dwelling. They also sold the three-story
dwelling nj 1876 Park road 10 Henry May
McDade, who will occupy it as his home
II contains nine rooms and bath, heated
by hot water. and is one Of a row OF
eight just completed by Middaugh a.
shannon The consideration was S7,l50
The building 1910 C street northwest is
being removed by Charles w King jr..
who has the contract for the work As
soon as the site is cleared ". i. Lips
comb & Co. the contractors for the cree
ton Of the building for the District Ma
tional Bank, will begin the work of con-
struction.
The Home Savings Bank is having plans
prepared by A T. Clark. jr. architect, for
changing the interior 81 the bank build
ing al Seventh and Massachusetts avenue
to improve facilities for handling its in
ereasing business. While it has not been
long since this building was erected, the
business has increased to such an extent
that more room is essential.
z, c. Brainerd has purchased the three
story English basement house at 1915
Connecticut avenue from Mrs. Alexander
Graham Bell, through Fitch. Fox e. Brown.
The price is said 10 have been S35.0c0.
The new owner Will change the uses Of
the building, It is understood. from a resi-
dence into a store and Offices. The resi-
dence adjoining this property on the south
/ is now being remodeled for that purpose.
The Wiilett < Reinecke Company has
sold the row Of ten houses in Fifth street.
between F and streets northeast. The
houses. which were erected by Fred 4
Norway and Martin L. Gottwals. were
started last fall. and in spite Of the fact
that it viii now take fully a months
continuous work 10 complete them. they
have all been sold. All the houses are Of
colonial type, the two corner ones hay-
ing a fun bay window effect. They con-
tain six rooms and cellar, ara finished in
/ hardwood throughout, decorated, and
heated by hot water, The aggregate sale
OF the above property amounts TO 1880.
Willige. Gibbs & Daniel have sold for
Robert NJ and Lillian Neil Hunt the
three-st0ry brick dwelling at 1915 Q street
northwest. occupying lot 70, in square 30,
The lot has frontage os twenty-one feet
by depth Of 10 feet. The house is con-
structed Of red pressed brick, and con-
tains eleven rooms and tiled bath. II is
understood that $3.50 was paid for the
property. which viii be held as an invest
ment by the purchaser, Henry a. Kauf-
man.
/ The residence, 2l25 Bancroft place, has
been sold by Harry Wardman through
Stone * Fairfax, real estate brokers. 10
Z. r. Alexander. The price paid was
about $1,000. The house, which occupies