The Washington times., 1911-05-03
TWO BIG DEALS IN
REALTY INCREASE
MARKETS ACTIVITY
Claremont Apartment Pur-
chased by Miss Lucy
]. Brodie.

Big deals in real estate continue. Two
large itransa Ctions are reported today
Miss Lucy j. Brodie has purchased the
Claremont apartment house, at the
southwest corner of Twenty-first and L
streets northeast for $4,000. The sale
/ was made by tho James j. Lampton
Company in connection with Cheslcy e
Chesley.
The Elaremont is four-story whit"
stucco building containing forty suites.
and was built by Harry Wardman about
six months ago together with the Ather-
ton, similar apartment, next door, tie
sale Of which to a Norfolk investor foT
100000 was reported a few weeks ago.
Another large apartment house dea!
was closed by Thomas ]. Fisher G. Co,
Inc. In this transaction the Alwyn
apartment house, at 1882 Columbia road,
vas sold for Howard H. Etchison to
william P. Kellogg for $S5,0O0. In part
payment for the Alwyn Mr. kellogg
transferred to Mr.. Etchison the Coro1
hado apartment house, al 1910 L street
northwest at a consideration of $4,000.
Buys New Dwelling.
John H. Thrush has purchased from
harry Wardman the new two-storv
dwelling at 1863 Parkwood street north
west, for $3.50 The sale was made
through the office of Shannon & Luchs.
The house is one of those recently built
y Parkwood street by Mr.. Wardman.
Mr. Thrush will occupy It.
Buys House In Northwest.
Joseph F. Mueller has purchased from
Mrs. Fannie J. Acton through Willige,
Sln6s q Daniel the two-story dwelling
al zol3 l. street northwest. for $3.50.
Apartment House Traded
Thomas H. Evans. who recentIv sr
Quired the Leumass apartment house ar
the intersection of Q and Twelfth
kstreets and Vermont avenue northwest,
Ras traded 1t TO Ch IS II. Davidson
Aor the Beale farm of 237 acres, on the
Riggs road beyond the District line. in
maryland. The Leumass apartment is
a 1our-story structure containing twenty
suites, and has a frontage of 735 feet on
Vermont avenue. 124 feet on Twelfth
street, and 5S feet on Q street. The
qeal was made through the office of
Davidson Davidson.
Buys Three Lots.
Allan E. Walker has purchased from
Charles H. Davidson three lots al the
southeast corner of Tracy place and
r Belmont road northwest, just off Massa-
chusetts avenue. The property fronts
Ao6 feet on Belmont road and $50 feet on
Tracy place, and overlooks the valley
of Rock creek. About s23, 900 was paid
Tor the ground. Mr.. Walker will hold it
Tor Investment.
Buys Belmont Road Lot.
Conrad Becker has bought from
Samuel T. kalbfus a lot containing S263
square feet, with frontage of fifty
three feet on the south side of Belmont
cut avenue.
Buys F Street Buildings.
Col. Orrin O. Staples has bought from
Chaplin Brown, trustee OF the Cruit es-
tate, the old Cruit residence at 14O9 +
street northwest, together with the ad-
joining building at l4O7. The price at
which the property was transferred has
not been disclosed. The sale was made
through the office of Charles Early
Inc Crult house Is the sole remaining
tTesidence in the business section of F
street.
To Build Railroad
The nearby counties of Virginia may
be served by another railroad which
will connect Washington with Winches-
ter, II the plans of a corporation now
being formed are carried out. A char
ter for the Washington and Old DOM
minion Railway Companyis being sought |
from the State corporation commission
OF Virginia by Charles NJ. Henckley, |
president; W. B. Emmert, vice presi- |
dent; George Howard, treasurer, and /,
Charles E. Howe, secretary, all Wash
ington men.
The proposed route is through the !
counties of Alexandria. Fairfax, Lou !
doun, Clarke. and Frederick The work |
OF securing rights of way will be COM |
menced a S soon as the charter is grant |
ed. The capitalization Will be between ,
81. 100000 and $2,0O0.OOO.
Charles (. Howe, secretary of the
company, who is also treasurer of the
American Security and Trust Company
SAID today that the plans of the com /
panYsaS vet are indefinite He said that (
it had not been decided whether steam
or electricity would be used as motive .
power and nothing a bout the route coIId I
be SAID until the rights of way were 4