The Washington times., 1911-10-18
WASHINGTON MEN
GAIN CONTROL Of
NEW HOTEL HERE
The Winstno Purchased by
Syndicate for Sum of
$165, 900. i

A Washington syndicate has purchased
the new Winston Hotel. now being COIN
pleted on the west side Of First street,
between Pennsylvania avenue and B
streets northwest. for $165, 100.
The hotel contains about 100 rooms,
and Is expected to be opened within a
week. 1t was owned and built by Nor
ris Weinstein, of New York. The synil-
cate OF Washington persons who have
purchased 1t Is made up of Harry Berg.
man. Frank A. Dunn, Samuel d. Cooper
Harry Kuehl, Irwin H. Hollander, Rob-
ert M. Lavender. Herbert Bowbeer
Frank @. Wrenn. Charles J. Hammefly.
Charles M. Santmyer, Charles z. Miller
and Jesse w. Nicholson. A member snf
the syndicate said today that it's plans
for the opening and operation of the
new hotel are not quite complete.
Landmark to Be Razed.
An old landmark in Washingtons
downtown business section is soon to
disappear. and give way to modern
business structure. The newsstand Of
Ham Adams, who died recently, at
the southwest corner Of Ninth and.
streets northwest. owned by Mrs. Mary
A. Nelau, is to be rebuilt into q modern
three-story store and office building.
B. Stanley Simmons has prepared
plans contemplating $4,000 building. to
have frontage Of sixty feet on Ninth
street and 100 feet on @ street The
building will adioin the recently con-
structed white stucco building now oc-
tupied by Affe:ks drug store. ond will
pe OF similar spanish architectural de-
s1gn. Contract for its construction is
expected to be awarded within a few
Kennedy Brothers will commence in a
few DAYS the, construction Of sixteen
houses on Quebec street, between
Georgia avenue and Water street north
west. The houses will contain eight and
nine rooms and two baths. They will
nave frontage of twenty-five feet,
Real Estate Transfers.
e street northwest between 9th and 10th
streets-Balch b. Wilson, trustee, to Or
rim G. Staples. part original lot g. square
377, S10 '-.
Eckington-Mary L. Barton to Alexander M
and Annie J. Douglas, lot 81. square 6. $40
Brookland-A. Erskine Miller ct ux. to AL
fred jeffrey, lot sol. block 4oos, $500.
Ingleside-James Martin ct ux. to Frank W.
Adams. lots a and is, block 10, $40 Frank
W. Adams conveys same property to John
c. Muncaster, So
lngleside-James Martin ct ux. to John C.
Muncaster. lots Il, a, 45, -, block Is, ,s1O
John c. Muncaster conveys same property
to Paul Moreland. SO
L street northwest between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets-Mark F. Finley to John
c. Muncaster, lot 80, square 24s. Sl0 John
c. Muncaster conveys same property 20
James Martin, So
Fourteenth street northwest near Rhode
Island avenue-Frank w. Adams to James
Martin. part original lots / and 2, square
30, $40. -
Petworth-J. s. Gruver ct ux. to Harry g.
Garner, lot %. square 3229 SO.
North Randle Highlands-American Security
and Trust Company. trustee, to Richard
Z. Claughton lot rs. square 5455, $40.
Massachusetts, Avenue Heights-American
Security and Trust Company ct al trus.
tee. to Charles. H. Mixer. lot 2l, square
1885, So -
Hillbrook-Otway b. Zantzinger ct ux. to
Bernard Matthews, lots q and 43, square
5o76, SO. .. = = -