The Washington herald., 1912-05-19

N-HaNAAFN
made through wagytaf. Coolidge a
Watson.
Despite the ugly weather during the
past week. the activities on Walter
Street continued uninterrupted. which
appears TO indicate that Walter Street
property Is highly desirable.
yesterday & Co.. the Bond Buildins
real estate dealers who are handling this
property report record Of sales for
the past week that Is extremely hatter-
ing to. the property and the hrm. The
following houses were. sold:
The house at 1210 to Robert Hanson.
100 to Mr.. Jahns 122s and 12a2 70 Miss
George Queen. 1894 to Mr.. Harris. lSf
to William II. Harris 123s to Mr.. Barnes,
12o5 to Mr.. Smith, 1zSs to Mr.. Simms. The
price of these houses were $500.
The numerous lot sales and the large
volume of building operations in prog
ress- in Sixteenth Street Highlands fur
nishes substantial evidence OF the in
creasing popularity Of suburban homes.
Although this subdivision has only re-
Gently been placed actively on the mar
ket more than half a million feet Of
ground have been sold, practically all
OF It to actual home builders Many
residences have been completed 'and &C.
cupled. number are now under con-
struction, and arrangements have been
made for the beginning Of building oper-
atoms on an extensive scale during the
approaching summer. It is calculated
that the aggregate value OF houses COM
pleted. together with those planned to be
buiIt during the present year, will ap-
proximate $4,000. 1t is worthy Of note
that all the houses built as well as
those in contemplation IN this subdivis-
ion, are of a character that will reflect
the highest credit on the community
and lend much attractiveness to suburb
an Washington.
The following are among some of the
recent sales made by the Holmes Cen
trail Corporation in Sixteenth Street
Highlands:
To Henry NJ. Foote, two lots with
eighty feet frontage in Kennedy Street.
Containing 1s,54s feet. II is understood
TO be the Intention OF the purchaser to
build two modern detached residences.
To Mrs. Sophie l. Searight. lot facing
Fourteenth Street, between LOngfellow
and Madison Streets, on which she has
now under construction a ten-room
dwelling OF the Southern colonial type
To DR.. r. L. Greer. lot on Madison
DtNHeEn rOuTkGEnln anu Dix
tenth Streets containing SITS square
feet. DIR. Greer will shortly begin the
erection of a residence for his home.
To George L. Weber. OF ST. Louis. lot
with 50-feet frontage on Sixteenth Street,
containing $50 square feet The pur-
chaser is having plans prepared for a
ten-room residence to cost about $l2.5O0.
To Dr. George W. KernodIe, recently
OF Greensboro. n. C.. three lots with
wide frontages on Kennedy Street, con-
tanning 19s7S square feet. DR.. Kernodle,
who is retired physician and capitalist
viii make this city his future home and
contemplates improving the property
purchased at a cost OF about $500.
To a local contractor. lot with nifty
feet frontage on LongfelIow Street, near
Sixteenth, on which he has the plans
for an eleven-room detached residence 10
be built at once.
To Alvin NJ. McNIsh. lot fronting nifty
feet on Colorado Avenue, containing 61S
square feet. The property was acquired
as a site for the future home OF the
purchaser.
To Miss Ellen Burke, lot containing
5000 square feet situated at the south
west corner of Fourteenth and Longfel-
low Streets This lot will be improved
by a residence to cost about 5000.
To James c. Marsh. lot fronting seven
ty-five feet on Kennedy Street, near Col
orado Avenue. Plans have been COM
pIeted and work will begin this week
on a modern style suburban residence
which will be for sale.
To Henry H. BowIes, one of the
twelve-room residences just completed
near Sixteenth and LonfelIow Streets
This house Is situated on a lot with fifty
feet frontage and has six bed rooms,
two bathrooms. sleeping porch. and per-
COLA. The consideration was SIO,5O0
Good progress is being made in the
erection of the future home Of George
W. Stuart, near the corner of Sixteenth
and Kennedy Streets. The structure,
which Is of white pressed brick and gray
stone, will contain eleven rooms and two
bathrooms. The lot has a broad 'front.'
age on Sixteenth Street and contains
about 1900 feet OF ground. 1t is said
the house will cost in the neighbour
hood Of $1,000, exclusive Of the ground.
The residence being built for Mrs
Mary c. Held by the Hammett Fireproof
Construction Company in KENNEDY
Street. near Sixteenth, is rapidly ap-
completion and will be occu-
pied by the owner in short time.
DR.. A. L. Howard is receiving bids for
the erection of a home for his own use
on the lot recently purchased by him
near Fourteenth and Longfellow Streets.
Peyton w. Calfee has taken posses
sion of his ten-room residence, recently
built for him by Contractor J. c. Marsh,
situated west OF Sixteenth Street on the
border OF Rock Creek Park. The cost
was $4,000.
Attorney T. Lewis Daily expects to
occupy his new home next week. This
house, which is located in LongfeIlow
Street near the Park line, contains
twelve rooms and two bathrooms. It was
built for Mr.. Daily after plans of his
own selection and Is understood TO have
cost about slO.5Oo.
Mrs. Margaret B. Lakeman is occupy
ing her new home in Kennedy Street,
near Sixteenth. This is an imposing
structure of the center hall style, built
of iron speck pressed brick with brown
stone trimming. and metal cornice. 1t
Is situated on a lot 50 feet wide by a
depth OF l60 feet and contains twelve
rooms and two bathrooms. Edward Nc
Aleer was the builder and the cost Is
said to have been Sl6,6 %, for the ground
and Improvements.
WILL DECORATE GRAVES.