The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-06-10
Purchasing Company Plans
to Make Tract Finest
Shore Property Along the
Coast-Big Deal Effected
Through Messrs. Keegan
and Nichols.

Considerably over S250,000 is the
price said to have been paid by the
iwflkenda Land Company for LordshiE
Park, in a sale consummated yester-
dap afternoon in the office of Charles
Ia. Nichols in the NewfieId building
MIR. Nichols and Hugh F. Keegan act
led as brokers for the Lordship Park
.fAssociation, which owned the prop
serty
This deal is one of the largest and
nnost important real estate transac-
ltions which has taken place in Con-
necticut in long time.
I The Wflkenda Land Company is
made up OF a number of hustling real
lestate business men, developing and
tselling big shore properties on both
ieides of Long Island Sound. The OFF,
GERS Of the company are: President,
Harley r. Williamson of Springfield
MASS; treasurer, John T. Kenworthy
fof New Haven; secretary, Charles HI
Davis. of New Haven
A great deal of credit for the sale
must be given to Messrs. Keegan and
|NichoIls, the brokers, who effected it.
as they proved to be far-sighted and
tract of land, which includes front
,age of nearly three miles on the Sound
land is considered one Of the finest
tshore properties between ASbury Park
land Portland, Me-
Some of the developments tmmed-
Efately In sight are: The erection Of a
fine hotel by a syndicate Of New York
hotel men; the institution of prompt
passenger service between the park
and Bridgeport by means Of two high
powered automobile busses; the con-
etruction of fine wide roads; the di-
vision Of the land into generously
large building lots, and the institution
of proper restrictions as to buildings,
etc.
The method of automobile transpor-
ktation may be only temporary. Mr..
fKenworthy limited to Farmer report
er today that the building Of a troll
/ ley line out to the park is possi-
bility that is not far distant.
Messrs. Keegan and Nichols have
had many opportunities to dispose Of
the Lordshfp property at good figures.
! but they are now congratulating
themselves that they waited until the
! opportunity came for placing it in
rsuch excellent hands. They declare
that the Wflkenda people will prove
ideal developers for this beautiful
tract of real estate. and that they
second to none in this part Of the
country They believe that it will at
tract a highly desirable class of visit
ors and add much to the fame and
business of Bridgeport The brokers
are said to have received a commits
sion of between $4,000 and $4,000, for
ceffecting the sale
Messrs. Keegan and Nichols are
/. both young men in the brokerage bus
tness, but have met with marked sue
cess. Mr. Keegan until four years
! sago conducted a brokers' Office In the
Meigs building. but saw larger chances
kan New York city, and has for some
time been with the Mcknight Realty
Company of BAT Fifth avenue. The
schooling he received here has put him
In shape to handle the largest kind Of
7 real estate deals. When in Bridge
port he resides with his father and
sister at NJ Congress street. His
! New York address is No. East 33d
street.
Messrs. Keegan and Nichols were
shrewd enough to foresee the future
of Lordship Park and to grasp the
proper method Of developing the prop
erty, and now they have the pleasure
/ of seeing their plans brought to a
consumma ton.