The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
PROPERTY SALES
FAIRLY ACTIVE
Fine November Weather Favorahlef
to Transfers of Houses and
Business Places.
TO REBUILD MoKEsDREE CHURCH.

While conditions in the real estate mar
ket are what the brokers call slow, thet
fine November weather Of the past week
has enabled dealers to close several i'm
portant deals. The business Of the week
Is fairly up to the average for the last 1
month Of autumn. Sales have been well 4
distributed over the city, ceutering
slightly in the Southeast and newly built
suburbs in the northern part OF the Dis
trict.
Among the sales OF business property
the Real Estate Trust Company has
bought a lot on the south side of II
Street. between Thirteenth and Four
teepth Streets Northwest. from GIst
Blair, the price in the transaction being
withheld. Clarence Norment has pur-
chased the premises at 312 Eighth Street
Northwest from Emil Berlner, the papers
in the transaction passing to record yes
terday. The property in question IL Just
above Pennsylvania Avenue and il i'm
proved by a large brick building.
Leases Occidental Hotel.
Two leases Of business property were
made public yesterday. Gus z. Bach
holtz takes one OF them on the Occi-
dental Hotel. and LansburEh & Brother
takes the other on the property at "
to 424 Seventh Street Mr.. Bachholtz
takes over the Occidental Hotel from the
Willard estate for a period of twenty
years, and Henry K. Willard. who signed
the lease agrees 10 make certain i'm
provements in the property TO bring the
number of rooms within the terms Of the
proposed excise law il it Is enacted by
Congress. The annual rental is placed at
$500 for five years. and increases $50
for each subsequent fve-year period
The Lansburgh lease Is a reneawl Of a
former similar document. and they are
to pay $500 annually for the use Of the
property until 1917, when II will be in
creased to $1,000 annually.
Building plans are occupying the atten-
ton of architects and contractors. One
of the most important is the remodeiing
Of McKendree Methodist Church, on the
north side Of Ma massachusetts, Avenue. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth Streets. II is
proposed practically to rebuild the edifice,
at an expenditure Of about $4,000. Mil
burn. Heister & Co. have prepared plans
for the front elevation which will re-
place the old. Extensive remodeling Of
the interior is also contemplated II is,
said that the McKendree Church has re-
Gently passed through a remarkable
period of growth. and the improvements
projected are to meet the necessary de-
mands for space to seat the larger con-
gregations and to carry on the church
work more conveniently
Occupies New Ofices.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
has moved into its new Offices. at the
southeast corner OF Fourteenth and
Streets Northwest The new building
faces sixty feet on Z Street and about !
100 feet on Fourteenth. II is constructed
of light brick. with Indiana limestone
and terra-cOtta trimmings. The new Of
fee building has separate rooms for the d.
exhibition of lighting. heating. and pow
er devices, where prospective customers
of the company can see the apparatus in
operation before buying.
great many kinds OF Illuminating de-
vices are already on exhibition, and 1t is
possible by a visit to the offices of the
company to form an accurate idea Of
the comparative power of lights OF diff.
ferent patterns and the effect OF each
when lighted on carpet colors and furn!-
ture upholstery. Besides the lighting
fixtures, there are many kinds OF de-
vices to demonstrate cooking and heat
ing by electricity. II is believed that
with the increasing price asked for coal.
il will not be long before many house
holders will resort TO the electric current
for heat in household economy. The,
company in its new offices is prepared
to show what can be done in this direC-
tion. and TO make estimates of the cost.
University Club to Move.
The University Club is preparing to-
move into its new quarters at the north
west corner of Fifteenth and I Streets
Northwest. The new building is praC-
tically finished. and within a fortnighsI
probably the club will be receiving con-
gratulations in the new rooms. TheI
building is five stories high. and rivals
the newer club buildings of the city in
appearance and interior conveniences
II will front upon the new Arlington
Hotel when it is built and occupies 4
most convenient position for easy &C
cess by the members by whatever mods
Of transit they may use to reach IL
Besides the usual accessories OF
modern club the new building has
woman's room 10 he made use of whe
the wives >and woman friends Of thu
members attend on ladies nights" ThI
two upper floor are fitted up as apart
ments for those members of the clu
who may choose to live within its door
and for the transient entertainment o
guests or nonresident members wher
they visit the club
George Oakley TOtten was the architec
of the building. and Nesbitt & co. th
builders.