The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
WEsTHAMP HAS
BUT FEW EQUALS
Suburb Has Forged Itself Ahead
Without Artificial s
Booming.
PURE AIR, GOOD WATER
AND ABSOLUTE QUIET
Community Composed Almost En-
tirely of Home Builders-Club I
House One of Country's Fin
est--Lots Greatly in Demand.

OF nYG years ago, WtcthhihPeOsA4A -
day net only-one of the most affrAc. :
tive Of Richmond's suburbs. but wtth~
out artificial booming and boosting.
has forged ahead to such an extent
that as many, IL not more, lots are
now being sought in that vicinity
than In any other section around the 4
city.
In westhampton, the home seeker. !;
tired OF living In the dust and tur-
MOL Of the city. finds plenty OF pure
air. the best and most wholesone Wa
ter and absolute rest and quiet. 81
With most of the advantages OF the
CITY. and many advantages OF tn@ Ga
Westhampton has the dia-s
advantage of neither. 1t Is accesG0lo
by one of the best and cleanest streeH
car lines in the State. which operates
a schedule requiring but fifteen min
utes from Robinson street to tne
..clu bhouse," which is the center Or
the westhampton neighborhood.
Along this line run electric lighe
wires, which furnish light for many
OF the Northampton homes. proyid-As
ing thus luxury known only ia UPS
to-date suburban communities.
There are now living at Westhamp-Ss
ton between sixty and seventy-f1vo
families-aii representative peopiss
though Westhampton u by no means
the home of the rich man.. ~ haa
often been said by men OF more mod
crate means who, while wishing to i
locate In the suburbs, feared tney
could not afford to buy Westhampton
property
On the contrary. it is shown by the
real estate men handling this prop
erty that among the foremost citt-,
Gems Of that section are men In mod
crate circumstances, who have Learns
ed that they can live much cheaper
and at the same time much better In
Northampton than elsewhere, ana IT.
walking delegates" AZ 1t were. To-
their suburb.
Many Beautiful Homes.
In the immediate neighborhood ~
the clubhouse there are q number az
the finest and most beautiful sub
urban homes In the State. There 49,
In this group about twenty-firs piAce4
ranging In value from 1890 70 ILL
900 each, and though such homaA
may net be had by everyone, they eai1.
not fall to add to the general aetSA94'
tiveness Of the locality. &
On account of the general aftr1oA
lions OF WesthAmpton. over nfty loo
have been sold to prospective hoM4
builders within the last month. Dur
ing the week just closing NO less thA11
ten sales have been made, while nanN
more ara pending. and VIII proAAnt1
be closed within tho neer futuro.
This unusual realty record hae beo0
made by Meesrh Golsan and Man. ~
comparatively new real esta4e 61x1.
but one which has taken hold 0f IT,
proposition with such success tha4 ~
il now difficult to prophesy just Wta&
will be accomplished before the yeaE
In over. sSg-ssza u
There are now between one hnna
dred and two hundred pieces q pFop
erty remaining in the most taluAnlM
sections OF the suburb. II csa pje4ak
Of property are OF all Sizes. r1n-s
ming from The one hundred fdoS ID
to tract containing upwards Of CnN
hundred acres. while the prices 81
these properties vary according to 44
location, ssme selling A. low ~ ~
front foot; others In demand at 80
q foot.
Westhampton has already An -
traction possessed by no 4otheE
suburb; including club-house rAnks
Ing among the finest In the country.
Within short time the two depAft-a
ments Of Richmond College win ~
occupying extensive grounds NJ
buildings, giving the place . IT.
impetus. since not less than q iailnonl
and one-haR dollars will be sent -
college improvements
The Club House.
The clubhouse and grounds. own-
cd by the Country Club OF VT91u91l
| united with the Deep Run Hunt Club
are valued at considerably moro thAM
one hundred thousand dollars. ThA
total acreage Of the grounds ID Ab0U9
| one thousand dollars. The ftCtnf
acreage OF the grounds II about CI1e
thousand. including golf links a.
| holes) rated ~ the finest in TIL
| United States. These links have 1une
been completed and put In Anal crdeE
after constant work covering over ouM
year and q half &.
Then there II another particular
feature towards which residonfs ~
natural elevation. they declArA gtxoe
| their community fresher and pure
air than can be found on low-ly1nu
territory. BY reason Of this aldtu@0
| there II little dampness. the heAN9
fogs, 10 prevalent In many seoae4
| during certain seasons OF tina yo4M5
| settling down in the river v41MX
4 leaving the atmosphere on the liz
| and hills comparatively light ana
Finally. Westhampton proNe
holders can boast Of one c0nd
which does not often exist 1hol
practically no speculation N ~
| erty. Lots are sought ~
builders, and lct1 once h0Nx04&
usually held. though Il II roce1
that weethampton values must
sariiy increase - Hichmond 49,
1 since Il II In the direct path a.
1 ctiy.s westward growth. TIE
Ihancemcnt Of property values II
vicinity in the last few yeaSn -
phenomenal ssH sSA HI