The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
CITY's SUBURBS
ATTRACTING NAN||
HOME-SEEkERs
Great Activity Reported ~
Beautiful Nearby
Home-Spots
WESTWARD GROWTH a
IS ACCELERATED BY ~
AVENUE EXTENSION
Westham, College View, Herr
Tnitage Park, Woodland
Heights and Montrose
Heights Going Ahead


Perhaps the leading feature 1870
/ Richmond realty the past week 49,
the rapidity with which Momum69SfS
+ Annex lots were sobhied up ~ per-
sons who have unbounded faith mS]
the development Of the western So
ton of the city and particularly tnaM
section lying along the proposes e.
tension route, of Monument avehue3
Blanton and Company. who
/ handling this addition, report the ~ III
of from thirty to forty lots daily VIII v
the brightest kind of prospects ahcaC
Special impetus was gwen the extern
sion project by the proposition OF vs.
! s. Forbes to sell the city right-of-
way through the tract just west Of a
! the Roseneath road for $4,000. with
the understanding that ne would later
dedicate rights-of way through other
! parallel streets running Westward.
! such as Grace. Franklin. ana Fark@A
avenue. This proposition Is now IN tn6
hands of a special council committees
who viii doubtless give 1t the most
careful consideration and While IT Will
/ proba bly be some days before a re-
I mort is ready the genera, belief Is that
the proposition will be commended
for acce ptance by the city. City En-
! gineer Boiling is already on record
favoring extension of the avenue 80 Vi
as to provide n continuous boulevard
i out through Monument Heights to the
Nesthampton country and other reals
ty additions now being rapidly devel. 1
oped in that section.
Boiling Favors II.
II expressed my opinion two years
ago" says Mr.. Boiling that the ex-
tension would he great thing and
that il would eventually bring good re-
suits just at present I am not In
position to say more. az ] shall have
Ia reserve my official views for the
committee. am giving the matter my
careful attention, and while the de-
tails as yet, are not in shape TO be
discussed, Iaam In full sympathy with
the effort to open anc extend the
avenue The committee mas the entire
matter in its hands, and when l am
In a position to do so l shall be kiad
to go into greater detail as to what
the extension viii mean"
Another project commanding att
tention is the scheme to widen Cary
street road so az to make 1t more
i szsrsse s.vc>&a erosag s3fs4re Tor rictUrfxtWs
az Well as to enhance the value OF
property generally along Its route. The
project, as proposed. is for the owners
OF abutting property to donate tho
necessary strips for widening purposes
at practically no expense TO The city,
The property owneds are already be-
ing sounded
Big sales in Colonial Place.
Phenomenal sale OF lots In COlonia3
Place is also reported, ninety-on0
having been sold altogether In the
last three weeks Colonial Place ~
pierced by the Westhampton car lincss
with ave-cent fare to any part o.
the city. Colonial Place is ideally los
~ .unN
we'll in making this addition one o.
: the most attractive now on the mar
RET. fully four fffths or THESE fot4s
, are reported TO have been sold ~
ready by the Abbey Realty Eorp0E&Ss
! ton which has the addition In charG1
. Out in Westhampton. College Vie
, is now engaging much attcnEC&
: There is prettier section around
! Richmond than that in this vicinit5ssa
: College View lots are In the heart oAs
: a section surrounded by beautifuH
homes charming. grounds and des1F-s
able neigh bors. Situated on the 'fhreAl
!. .Chop road near. the site OF New RiOk-
7 mond College. II is unsurpassed In
! natural surroundings. Already It m
!. equipped with wide streets, GRANGE
lsthic sidewalks and shade trees. The
. price is Iowa little cash and the.
;. balance neutrality-suspicious. Interest,".
, without taxes. making 4 easy for lnei
vestors who have to watch expenDA1E
. t'T,iDarai discount is alfoWed for CASH
. The property is In the nands of the
/ College View Realty Corporation. NJ.
Z II. Lipscomb. secretary and treasurer.
I Wcstham Company Chartered.
: TO develop suburban property III
a the same section, the Weetham C0F4
poration has just been chartered VIM
la maximum capital OF 100000. VT
Il principal offices in Richmond. I'll
: incorporators are William III. Rams
Il key. president; William +. EnrfGhk
y vice. president; F. T. Wright, socree
r tary and treasurer. All the officers ~
: the company are we'll known business
y men OF this city,
4 Hermitage Park Is the title OF aa
s addition recently put on the markef
: by f. A. Catlin and Company This
!. tract OF thirty odd acres cut up 49,
: residential lots Is located ON 40
>. Hermitage Road just beyond the IN
e F, and p. tracks in the northwest eIA
: already active and II Is believed -
! demand win increase rapidly - ~
public becomes more thoroughly A4N
. quainted with the proposition. NS
Over In Chesterfield, across t11H
river. Woodland Heights II hoId1Nul
: it's own. This addition WA pnt s44
= some time ago and ID being devet6y3&
into al ATTRACTIVE T0a10eutA1g -
furniSning homes for n1mhGR ~
prominent and progressive cit1Ronm
!, Richmond. whv wish to eut0y ~ 4&l
breexes and quiethde 81 the ce1Mf1
after the business cares VI tic
d orer. ss ass 81 N ssSs3
Il N0ntxCM Heiehs1 40
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