The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23

or less reliable, probably less. located
the marquis at several other ancient
hostclries OF that day. but there can
be no doubt that he stopped at tho
Eagle. maybe only second or two. but
that was enough to make II immortal
The old building has been occupied
for the past eight years By the Meth
odist Mission. and that organization
has done within It's walls wonder
fully good work in providing for the
INDECENT poor. a late nre damaged
the structure so much that the City
Building Inspector had to condemn II.
and 1t had to be sold. The purchasers
are wideawake investors. and the prob
ability is that number of handsome
stores Will ere long be erected on the
ground. M
Another Historical site.
The Methodist people. before selling.
bought new quarters for their mission
work. the old mansion on Twentieth
Street between Grace and Broad,
known as the Jane King house This
house, too. has a history. 1t was in
It's day regarded as the handsomest
residence in that part of Richmond
1t was the home for many years of
James B. Pace. the City Treasurer, who
bought 1t at what was regarded as
a fancy price from a wealthy tobacco
mist. Mr.. Pace occupied 1t until he
bnilt his fine mansion at Adams and
Franklin Streets. which was then re-
garded as the extreme West End, but
is now about the centre of the city. My,
my, how Richmond has spread out
Brown & Co. tell about a half
dozen or more other good sales they
made last week, amounting to moro
than $4,000, but they were on the
small order, and SO far as am in
formed Lafayette never slept in any
OF the houses thus disposed Of all of
them having been built. about hun
dred years after the distinguished
Frenchman passed In his checks.
Rain In the Suburba.
Rainy weather generally has worse
effect on suburban realty business than
1T does on city transactions, but LAST
week seems TO have been something
of an exception to the rule. Colonial
Place, for instance, had n splendid
week. In fact, the handlers of this
property declare they had the very
best week OF the year. and they say
that is not n Matching to what they
are going to do when the clouds roll
by. AS soon as the rainy spell is
over many improvements will be made
on the property, improvements in
streets. sidewalks and parks Since
less than a year ago, two-thirds OF
the original lots have been sold ana
nearly all OF the buyers expect to
build on the same. The handsome bum
galow of Allen Henry. now nearing
completion, is said to be a thing or
beauty. and 1t Is having the erect to
hurry up other builders.
Blanton Company report lively
business in Monument Annex. a lovely
suburb Just 1000 feet beyond tho city
limits, and through which the pro
posed extensions of Monument Avenue
and Grace and Franklin Streets must
inevitably go.
they have never had better business
in, the selling OF Ginter Park lots
than they have had within the past
sixty days, and the list or tho lots
disposed of to actual builders in that
time would take up more space in this
column than can be given
Woodland Heights.
Woodland Heights, a most delightful
section of semi suburban Richmond
continues to forge ahead In the right
way, and the green hillsidcs over
which herds of cows grazed less than
three years ago are now thickly dot
ted with handsome homes OF Rich
mond business men.
The natural advantages of the Ches-
terheld side of the James for residen
tial purposes are drawing an army OF
home-seekers from the north side: and
as sewers sidewalks, good water sun
ply and good transportation facilities
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