The Washington times., 1911-12-11
.SHOREHAM IN THE
. HANDS Of AVENUE
HOTEL INTERESTS
Authentic Report That Will
lard and Raleigh People
Have Option.

From entirely reliable sources It was
ascertained today that the interests con-
trolling the Raleigh and New Willard
hotels have obtained control of the
Shoreham. and will probably exercise
their option to purchase the property
for $1,o00,00O before the ten-year lease,
now in the name of J. Maury Dove, Ia
much oldey.
Only tentative plans for a large new
hotel to take the place of the Shoreham
have been considered, but II is under
stood these plans shortly will take def
mite shape In the form Of proposed
hostelry similar In type to the Raleigh.
The. report is that the owners Of the
two big Pennsylvania avenue hotels,
alarmed by the rapidly maturing plans
for the New Arlington, have appreciated
the necessity Of a modern hotel farther
uptown than their presen. houses, and
have placed themselves IN a position to
erect such house on the site of the
the city.
Starts Twenty-one Houses.
Harry Wardman today started the
construction of another row Of twenty
one six-room houses in the High View
street between Second and Summit
streets northeast. He is now building a
similar row on the south side of INLAND
terrace. between the same streets.
To Build Warehouses.
The Samuel ]. Prescott Company has
purchased a plot of ground containing
1900 square feet on the north side Of
w street, between Thirteenth and Four.
tcenth streets northwest, for the pur-
pose OF erecting five warehouses and a
stable for the use Of the company. The
work nj construction will be commenced
age of 100 feet on w street. The pres
cott company will move it's plant from
Twcntv-second street northwest as
soon as the new buildings are COM
pleted
To Attend Meeting.
Many members Of the Washington
Builders and Manufacturers Exchange
will go to Baltimore, Thursday, to at
tend the quarterly meeting of the Inter-
state Builders and Traders Association
of Maryland, District of Columbia, and
Virginia. The organization is COM
posed Of builders exchanges of WASH
ington, Baltimore, Richmond, and Nor
folk.
Buys Residence.
Mrs. Suzanne Oldberg has purchased
from Harry Wardman the eight-roon,
dwelling at 1873 Lanier place north
west, for $3.50. The sale was made
through the office Of the ]. Louis
Willige Company.
Adds to Holdings.
M. Goldenberg has largely added to
his real etate holdings by the purchase
Of several pieces of property at the
northwest corner of Seventh and I
streets northwest. They include the
9O4 and sos Seventh street and at 7o5
and 707 l street northwest. The sale
was made through the office of Leo
poid Reichold.
Real Estate Transfers.
New York avenue northwest. between North
Capitol and First streets-Margaret Murray
to Wilbur F. Nash. lot 81. square SIS. SO
East Deanwood-Clementina Crusar ct vir.
NJ. Bashon, to Lille C. Drury. lot 20. block
l5 SO.
Fourteen and "a half street northeast. between
c and d streets-walter A. Dowd to An
gus Burns. lots 12o to 12s. square 1854. SO
William A. Boss. lot Il, block 1850. WI
liam c. Boss ct ux. to Aloysius w. Fealy,
same same property, 80. ro. - , J.,
w. Frank Turton and Ralph M. Rogers,
lot IS, block A. SO.
Fifteenth streets-Henrietta j. Rupert to
Leroy Gaddis. jr;, lot ia. square 5lS, SO
virginia 1. Davis, lot 1, square ala. so.
457 q street northwest-Waiter q. Linn to
Martha A. Mcfarland, all interest in lot
49, square SIS. and In estate of Mary F.
Connecticut Avenue Highlands-connecticu
Avenue Highlands Company to John F.
Tubbs, lot 80, square 2068, $40.
631 to ss5 Massachusetts avenue northwest
Edward b. Stumph ct ux. to william H.
Hamilton. part original lot 4, square west
of 4S4, SO. William H. Hamilton conveys
same property to John w. Blakelock, So
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