The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-10-11
APART ENT HOTEL
BEING PLANNED BY
TEXAS CAPITALIST
E. w. Everett May Erect
Structure at Seventeenth
and H Streets.

E. w. Everett, the Ohio and Texas
capitalist, who is building a palatial
residence for himself on Sheridan circle
and who recently purchased the Rich
mond Hotel and surrounding property
at the northeast corner Of Seventeenth
and H streets northwest, is considering
the erection of a huge apartment hotel
upon the latter property.
The present improvements will not be
disturbed until next spring or summer.
but by that time the owner expects to
make a large additional investment in
a new Improvement which is likely to
take the form of an apartment hotel.
He was in the city a few days ago con-
ferring with his real estate broker.
Horace H. Westcott.
Six Sales Reported.
Gardiner & Dent report today six
sales of property. They have sold to
Henry Clay Johnson for the American
Security and Trust Company, trustee Of
the Magruder estate, the three-story
dwelling at SO42 Fourteenth street
northwest for $4,000. The property is
to be remodeled and a store room for
a grocery built in front. Mr.. johnson
dlSO DOuBhl lIOlll l<OeiS Ah>NA AHN-4A N''S
one-story store at 1919 Fourteenth street
northwest for $3.50,
w S. jerks purchased the three-story
Colonial house at 1859 Lanier place
northwest for S14,50O, and will occupy II.
The house contains twelve rooms ana
three baths. Mrs. J: S. Peyton bought
story dwelling at 1877 Ontario place
northwest for s., $50. E,rven (. Hudson
bought from Carl Smith the new six
room and attic House at 1225 Park road
northwest, for $3.50 Mrs. Almira b.
the two-story, eight-room dwelling at go
Seventh street northeast. for $3.50.
Buys Residences.
Mrs Lizzie Dunn has purchased from
Harry Wardman the two-story. eight
room dwelling at III Lanier place
northwest for 5000. The house is one
Of eight recently built by Mr.. Ward
man. Mrs. Dunn will occupy the house.
The sale was made through the office of
Shannon & Luchs.
For New Review Board.
Realty men are discussing today the
resolution which Charles w. Darr in
troduced at last nights meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce proposing the
creation of a new board of equalization
and review. The resolution will be act
ed upon at the next meeting of the
Chamber. 1t proposes that the commit
zee on law and leSisla ton shall be di-
reCted to draft a bill for introduction
at the next session of Congress provld-
ing for a board composed of five prop
erty holders of the District of Column
bia to be appointed by the Commission
ers. Two are to be experts in the val
he of land in the District; two to be
experts in the building trade, and one
an expert in the value of personal prop
erty.
None is to be otherwise in the en-
plOy of the District or United States.
The members are to serve a term OF
four years each, and will not be eligible
Tor n second successive term. The
board is to hear and determine appeals
from assessments of real and personal
made ny the present board Of
assistant SCISSORS. A. Leftwich Sinclair
is chairman of the committee to which
the resolution refers.
Buys Detached House.
Mrs. o. w. Ferguson has purchased
from Mrs. o. B. Stafford. of New York. |
the two-story and attic detached frame !
residence, 1921 Decatur street, Saul's |
Addition. for $500, and will occupy it. |
The lot has a frontage of fifty feet. !
The sale was made through the office |
Of Shannon & Luchs.