The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-23
REALTY BROKERS
ARE NOW ACTIVE
Real Estate Market Exhibits
Better Condition.
RECORDS ABOVE THE AVERAGE
Northwest Property Sells WeII-Nevv
apartment House PIanned-Busi-
ness Realty Operations sIow-CheVy
Chase Active-ArchitectS Are busy.
Army and Navy Club 10 Build.

-NotN+NLlStaiiuliS an apparent IStlillS OF
depression in certain quarters. particu-
larry among the rental agents. the real
estate market. on the whole. kept W
we'll during the past week The number
OF inquiries was heavier than during the
preceding week. and residential property
sold Well There was almost total alb
sence OF downtown business realty sales
There were fully as many transactions
recorded as at any time within the past
few months, and the deals of the week
show an appreciate increase over those
OF the week before. as well as over the
corresponding week of a year ago. This
fact alone gives indication that business
Is in a healthy condition.
The last day of the week saw a new
high record for the present year reached.
when the books Of the recorder of deeds
showed a total of forty-five transactions
involving the transfer of about sixty
lots The total for the week was go, in
the aggregate, for the District.
Northwest Active.
In the northwest several important res
idential properties changed hands
Through the n L. Sansbury Company
50c7 and 5Q0S Fourteenth street were sold
10 Mrs. Fannie seharf and Paul Scharf
The transaction involved about Sl5.0Oo
and il S the intention of the purchaser
10 occupy the promises as their homes.
4 sale of unusual size and importance
was that involving the large tract Of
ground at the intersection of Eighteenth
street and Columbia road. The ground
urQs sold as 49, ,a
and the purchaser viii erect thereon an
apartment house which will be decided
departure from anything hitherto erected
in this locality Complete details of the
transaction are withheld for the time be-
ing By the Thomas ]. Fisher Company
who were the operators handling the
transaction,
Another large sale in this location in
wolves the four-story and English base
ment residence at 1884 Columbia read, the
home OF Gen. w W. Dudley. The pur-
chaser, Commodore Carl ROhrer. retired
viii occupy the property as his residence
l. is understood that Sl2.500 was paid for
the property. which is among the most
attractive in this section of the city.
business Realty slow.
There was little activity in the business
section. Moses Goldenberg increased his
holdings on Seventh. Eighth, II. and G
streets by the purchase Of two houses
numbered S17 and Sl9 Eighth street at a
purchase price approxmating $4,000 and
the house in Fifth street. facing Judici-
AIRY Square. was conveyed to George w.
Decker. The sale price is not made pub
lie
The only other business transaction was
that In the property AZ CT + street north
west which was purchased by Julian
Peyster and George r. Linkins, as trus-
tees, for a price understood 10 be about
S25.0Co. II is undertook that the structure
will be renodeled into an up-tO-date bus
mess property.
Suburban property was especially active
during the week, and several transactions
of Importance were recorded Chevy
Chase led the outlying districts. with the
near-urban section on Fourteenth street
extended close second
Sold IN Chevy Chase
In Chevy Chase the handsome residence
of John b. McAuley. situated in Grafton
street. was sold for a consideration of $40.
COO This is one of the finest homes i'm
Chevy Chase, having an outlook over
the grounds of the Bannockburn Golf
Club. feature of this house is an ex-
ceptionally large living room, with a
massive open fireplace. The house is
surrounded by large grounds
one OF the more important transac-
tons IN country property was the sale OF
the farm OF the late George s MeCor-
mick, near Bethesda Park. to William T..
GalliheT, president OF the Commercial
National Bank. The tract contains about
lS2 acres. and was bought for $4,000. IT
is the intention of Mr.. Galliher to erect
costly residence on the property and
make ii his country home Talbot
Prettyman, of Rockville, were the
brokers.
Another expensive house soon 10 be
placed under course OF construction Is
that OF w H. Linn. who will expend
about $4,000 on new home at the cor
ner of Sixteenth and Fuller streets. The
plans call for four-stOry brick struc-
ture. George Oakly Totten. 1r. is now
asking for bids on the construction work
Architects Are Busy.
Among the architects there is consider
able activity. Many are devoting a
greater part OF their time TO the pre-
liminary work necessary in preparing
the designs for the three new govern
ment buildings. Several local firms were
among those designated by the Treasury
officials 10 participate in the eompeti-
ton. and all have expressed their inten-
ton of submitting plans.
Hornblower e Marshall have just COM
pleted and had accepted plans for the
new home OF the Army and Navy Club.
to be placed under construction about the
first of the year. The designs call for a
building of gray brick and terra Gotta
construction, with the single outside
decoration in the shape of an iron mar
quise over the entrance from the street
An iron balcony will be placed around
the building at the fifth floor, and sur
mounting the walls at the roof will be a
terra Gotta balustrade
Army and Navy Home.
The dimensions Indicate a structure
l22 feet long on Seventeenth street. with
frontage of ninty-one feet on I street.
The interior plans cali for seventy-six
bed rooms On the second. third and
fourth floors. all arranged in suites with
and without bath The NTH floor will be
given up TO the main dining room. with
card rooms and private dining rooms at
one end
Other features OF the new club house
include billiard and pool rooms. a wine
room, barber shop and bowling alleys.
The designs include provision for future
construction Of a roof garden.
Motor Boats on the Nile.
While the Nile is a very swiftly flowing