The Washington times., 1911-09-21
PART OF PROPERTY
BOUGHT BY G|MBELS
PLACED ON RECORD
Parcel In Thirteenth Street
Is Decided To Lewis
w. Randolph.

One Of the pieces Of property in Thtr'
teenth street, between F and @ streets,
which has recently been sold, was
transferred and recorded yesterday.
Part of original lots 10, il, and II. near
the corner of G street, were decided to
Lewis w. Randolph. The name does
not appear in the city directory. This
is a part of the property bought for the
proposed store of Gimbel Brothers.
For Playground Site.
Real estate men have been generous
to the playground association officials
In the matter of furnishing children Of
Mt. Pleasant with cites for their
playground pending the time when an
appropriation can be secured from Con-
gress for the purchase of permanent
location.
1t appears today that Clarence B.
Hight, as well as William F. Mattlngly,
offered the use of property free.
Through Willige. Gibbs & Daniel. Mr..
Hight offered the use of lot 100 by
217 feet in size. on the south side of
Irving street, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets northwest. The prop
erty, which is being vacated today, has
been used since the establishment of
the playground without cost, through
the courtesy of Herbert A. GIL a. Son,
agents for the owners of the estate.
Architects Sail Today.
George Oakley Totten, jr.. and Glenn
Brown. Washington architects, are
scheduled to sail today from New York
TO attend the ninth international con-
gress of architects, which assemblies In
Rome october and holds sessions un-
Ill October 10. Mr.. Totten is secretary
of the American section. The American
delegation will number about 'l5O and
they will try to bring the next COLI
vention, in 1914 to Washington.
New Hotel Plans Completed.
Arrangements for the construction
of the new Hotel Powhatan. at the
northeast corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Eighteenth street. have been
completed, and the work of razing the
old buildings will be begun In about
three weeks. The building will be
erected by the George A. Fuller Com
pany. Milburn & Heister Co. have
COMPLETED the plans and first loan OF
S15O 600 by the Fidelity Trust Company,
of Philadelphia, through the Union
Trust Company. of this city, mas Deen
made. The cost of the building will be
about S260,OOO and of the furnishings
between $4,000 and $4,000.
The building will be eleven stories
high with 300 rooms and los baths |
Limestone and pressed bum brick VIII
be the material for the exterior. The |
main entrance will be on Eighteenth |
street. Clifford NJ and Harold A. Lewis |
are at the head of the hotel company |
which has opened offices in the Rich
nond.
Real Estate Transfers.
Floral Hul-Robinson White ct ux. to Anna
E Belt, part lot l. square $685. lots . and
10 square 55S5; lots % and 29, square $3.50; |
anil lots 2s and SS. square 557S; so.
Floral HiIl-RObinson White ct to Edgar |
A. Jarrett part lot !, square 55s5. SO.
Floral Hill-EliZabeth Schaefer to John S. |
street northwest, between First and Sec
ond streets-Caroline NJ. Hockemeyer TO
Mary f. Gibbs. lot H, square 54, $40. Mary
f. Gibbs conveys same property to Joseph
ColaizZi, $40
M Carmody to Cora B.
Talley, lot Il, block 4. SO.
Building Permits.
The following building permits were issued
oday:
70 Elizabeth A. Todd, to repair three-story
brick store and fat at 1919 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest; architects. -MacNeil &
MacNeil; estimated cost, 81, 500
70 L. Moeller. to construct two-story frame
dwelling at 1928 Lawrence street north
west; architect, Julius wenig; builder
Henry Wahl; estimated cost, 300.
70 William NJ. Leavitt. to construct two
story frame dwelling at 52S Cedar avenue |
Takoma Park; architect, ]. H. Lane;