The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-28
EP|sCOPll|ANs TO
BUILD NEW CHURCH
West End Residents Buy Site for
Edifice Near Country
Club.
GARAGE is PLANNED
FOR SAME COMMUNITY
Richmond Realty Market Contin-
ues Active With Number of
Minor Transfers Recorded
During Week.

Papers whereby an Episcopal
church In assured for Westhampton
have bsen signed
The church will be built on q site
in close proximity to the Country
Club and It 10 expected that the edt-
Ace will be ready for occupancy by
the early fall.
The property. which consists Of
nearly an acre, was bought from
for Church edtnee. The price paid
was $500.
Among those reported to be behind
the purchase are w. NJ. Habfiston,
Lewis c. Williams. Cunningham Hall
and J. M BAH and other West End
residents of the Episcopal faith.
While the plane are yet TO be
drawn. II is understood that the
church will be constructed along
| mission lines
Negotiations for the purchase OF
the property have been under way
| for some days, but 1t was not until
Friday afternoon that the papers OF
| transfer were finally signed.
Garage I'm View.
Another evidence that the West
| hampton section 10 a rapidly grow
Ing suburb II shown by the fact
| that negotiations are under way tor
| an up-to-dAte garage to be located
| within a few blocks OF the Country
Club. The garage. II In stated. will
| accommodate thirty cars when COM
| pleted, and win compare favorably
wtth a number of similar structure
| In the city. Names OF parties Inter
| ested in the matter are withheld by
those conducting negotiations. The
garage win prove great conven.
fence to residents OF the West End
| who own automobiles az well a. to
others who make trips to that sec
| ton from other parts of the city and
| frequently find themselves In need of
| JUS, such facilities an those provided
| by frst-class garage.
Activity Marked.
| Activity In suburban real estate
| has been especially marked during
| the past week. practically all dealers
| in this line reporting satisfactory bus
| mess Considerable attention il be-
| ing directed toward Fulton. which IL
declared to be on the verge OF a
| boom. City sales were reported fair
| ly active. but no particularly good
ones were noted. in many instances
| trading in property exceeded sale
In the vicinity OF the Battle Abbey,
| one block changed hands for the third
| handling each Transaction.
| A transaction of some interest In
! Fulton was that in which Henry 3.
| wailerstein figured in selling the
! Richmond and Henrtco railway q
| power plant site 1t the foot Of Iouisi-
| ana avenue for $1,000. II Will like
| IL be some weeks before the deed Of
| transfer goes to record In view OF
| the fact that the names of certain
parties who held an original interest
| in the property must first be secured.
| These parties. Il 10 said. reside in
distant parts Of the country,
| Van Lew Prspsr4y.
| Announcement during the week that
the Van Lew Property on Church Hill
would likely be sold to the govern
ment for park purposes caused some
interest In view vi the historic con-
nections u this property. Agents IN
charge OF the property say they ex-
pect the government to pay S2S.00e
TOR II. The property consists Of block
and 10 one Of the few remaining en-
tire blocks in the city.
| There was considerable speculation
In realty In Washington Ward but
like the city proper there were no
especially notable sales.
| Values In this ward continue aaf:at-
ed and rive promise Of holding Their
own with those In other sections Of
Smaii Fasns In Demand.
Dealers in farm lands say khere II
little demand for tracts Of large acre
arc. However. there II much demand
| for farms Of few acres In close prpx-
unity to the city. A sale Of some note
| in this connection was made by Col
san ana Nash. The farm, located near
Highland Springs brought $4,000. be-
ing purchased by young newspapes
man from Pittsburg. who y going e
try hls hand At poultry raising. Thtl
deal was put through by tho realty
nrm or 0olsan and Mash. which aisd
report the sale Of lots amounting t.
$ll 800 in Westhampton. and the sAls
Of ono pieces Of property for $500 In
Manchester.
/ Agents, a. rule. continue reluc.
tant to reveal their husincss trausac-
tions. prsfsrring to walt until they be-
come public property through the
courts
Rental Agents Busy.
| Agents who handle rsatal property
have bssn rather busy for some dayl
as result Of the fact that June 1
10 the last day on which n0tices FOL
leases for another year beginning Sep.
ttembAr l, VIII be receivsd. the rsill
being that notice must Be received
three months IN advance Of the actnal
lease. Indications. they ray. point
to = decided westward movement. Al
though many pernOns are moving bacA
into tina more ceutraa purttuns Of thu
city. 70 ~ to BE-, nearer their placs
Of business. Then. too. this element
II DESTROYS or avoiding the payment
OF carfare which II by no means q
s,r,au ftem 10 fhoae who Hive In the
outer sections. In Z great nany cases
. man with family estimates thai
carfare alone coats him fully half n
much q his house Srent and that Il
Frequently just q little more than M
can stand. II he making hardly $le<
. month, and his house rent 10 rs Z
1 month or more.
Hosse Qullalne Aetivs.
| Home building In suburban sectiona
continues veey aetien and Il loOlka q