The Washington times., 1912-05-28
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR RESIDENCE ON
SHERIDAN CIRCLE
Former New Yorker Will
Construct Home to
H. Cost $4,000.

j. H. de Sibour, architect, has com
pleted plans for the construction of
a large residence for A. b. Emmons,
formerly of New York, which the lat
ter will build at the northeast cor
ner of Twenty-fourth and S streets
northwest. The house will be one of
the best in the vicinity of Sheridan
Circle and Will cost about $4,000.
The lot is 81 by 100 feet in size,
large enough for the formal garden
which will extend along the north
side of the house and the terraces on
the south and west The house is
lecture, with brick and stone as
materials. 1t Is to be three stories
high with about twenty rooms.
Mr.. de Sibour, who is also the archi-
tect for the proposed $2,500,000 hotel to
be built on the site of the Corcoran
building, said today that the financial
plans for the new hotel were progress
ing. He has completed set of plans
for the building, but at a meeting OF
those interested yesterday certain de-
partures were determined upon.
Buys New Dwelling.
Mrs. Mabel S. Rigdon has purchased
from Harry Wardman the new two
story, six-roon1 dwelling at 1893 Sherman
avenue northwest, at the corner of CO.
lumbia road, and will occupy 1t. The
sale was made through the office OF
shannon & Luchs, the price being
sS05o This is one Of Mr.. Wardman's
Sherman avenue operations of 112
houses which are now being built.
No Panic Here.
A well-known Washington real estate
man on his return today from busi-
ness trip to Pittsburgh is strongly OF
the opinion that business conditions
n eto fn
than in the Smoky City, where money
Is always supposed to be easy.
The Washington man went to Pitts
burgh to sell piece of Pennsylvania
avenue avenue property for a washington
an offer for even half of its value mol
a loan for a third of it's value. Asking
the cause of his Pittsburgh agent, the
Washington man was told that Pitts
burgh was in a panic" and money
J why, haven't you felt the panic ir
Washington" the agent asked.
No" replied the Washington man
things are good in Washington; we
never have panics in Washington, any
way" The Washington man is the head
OF one Of the oldest real estate firms II
the city.
Overlook Inn Sold.
With only the principals themselves
as bidders for the property, Overlook
Inn and the 1873 surrounding acres OF
the Bliss Havemeyer tract was sold
at auction yesterday afternoon for g
total of ss6,770, pursuant to the de-
cision of the court last week. Over.
look Inn itself and twelve acres abou
1t was bid in by Col Archibald M
Bliss for $2,050 an acre. Other par
cells went for $780, 1910 and $500 al
acre to w. Butler Duncan, son lin Law
of the late Theodore A. Havemeyer
who with Colonel Bliss purchased tn,
property twenty-five years ago fo
.}65 900
About fifteen years ago Overlook
Inn was built with the purpose of de
veloping the property. The propert!
10 located nearly at the District line
east of Randle Highlands.
Elect New Officers.
Edgar G. Gum, of Richmond. Va.
was elected president of the Southern
Building Corporation, which owns ant
operates the Southern building at FIT
teenth and H streets northwest, a
its annual meeting in Alexandria yes
terday afternoon. Warner Moore, o
Richmond, was elected vice president
William Frank Thyson, of Washing
ton, treasurer; r. H. McNeill, o
Washington, secretary, and Charles A
Douglas, of Washington, counsel.