New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
ACRES At FARM PRICES
aroe Tracts Near NorWalk
Yet To Be Had Cheap.
RARE REALTY CHANCES
r,nerts Predict a Big Increase
IN Value of the Sites at
an Early Date.


...,rted with the trend of real estate
.x.,rs in Norwalk that there is splen-
=, ornortunity there for big development
u. ,sn,es and for speculative builders OF
Snsr,ence. "To Let" signs are almost
wor,ty in the residential districts OF
- city. and a careful survey Of the
- home regions of old Norwalk and
- Norwalk shows that there is at
Ct not a single building with such
sign displayed on IT.
Many experts also agree that the day
.nar ut hand when the retail trade
80 NJ old Norwalk will have to De
.o,Iv extended and that the extension
IN he along Wall street toward the
~, Cor three or four blocks. The Royal
,.rAs I'm is now at the extreme east
'-,y end of the business heart of old
yo,vaIk. but within a few years II is
.vnscted 10 be in the heart of the new
srsiness district of this part Of the new
80, What has been retarding the carry
,.g ort of plans for just such q business
,rpansion is the inability of persons
,ook,ng TO build business structures 10
90, the necessary land.
while IN recent years old Norwalk has
-, taken on new building garb in its
business district, II has, however. been
a.. scene Of large building operations in
Ne choice home areas.
IN upper Main street. Ward street and
lken street about thirty new houses
,ev4 beep put up in the last FIVE months.
*
nm This residential section is adjacent
"a the business heart of the former city
, =, Nnrwalk a predominating feature in
,h,s town is that all these houses were
ether built TO sell or put up for the oG-
.uoancy of their owners. No houses
were put up to rent.
Many new streets have been opened up
r. his part of the town, the new thor
oughfares including Melborne Road, Ev-
,rs.y street, Lewis Place, Newtown Ter
,,os Dry Hill Road, Roosevelt street and
GREY Court All Of those thoroughfares
have built up rapidly since the spring,
and one Of them is already lined with
s,endid row Of detached country villas.
This activity clearly shows what fine
s.d there is for big speculative builders
in old Norwalk, or, in fact, in any part OF
the modern home centres of the new city.
number of high class residences have
been built on Rocks Road in the last few
wears big house erected there was put
ID for Herman Aaron.
On saugatuck Road are also some
splendid modern country villas. Among
The residents there are S. Frederick Tay-
or president Of Bordens Condensed Milk
Company; John J. Cavanaugh, president
Of the Norwalk Chamber Of Commerce,
and Louis Hamilton.
On Elm Crest, between the heart of old
YOrwalk and South Norwalk, there has
been some important building lately. The
Ira Cole mansion is being remodelled for
occupancy and near il is a new house
recently built for a resident of the town.
When the transit facilities of this part
0, the town are improved. which many
persons think will be in the near future,
there is bound TO be considerable activity
On the main highway TO New Canaan.
That highway has been surveyed by
company which proposes to build troll
ley line there. New Canaan is four miles
from old Norwalk, and the trolley line
VII CAlcIu " AiAt NN4s ASe'-N -
town. At present there is an auto bus
which makes hourly trips between New
Canaan and Norwalk.
There Is also talk of the laying OF other
trolley routes 10 open up to commuters
and other homeseekers the many at
trsctiye rural settlements within the
boundaries OF Norwalk or near by.
One Of the most delightful suburbs OF
Norwalk is Silver Mine. II is about two
miles north from the centre of the town.
There is at that place noted colony of
artists and literary people.
Horace E. Damn, OF Damn & Parmly'
who Is one OF the leading real estate
brokers' and who specializes in Norwalk
property says that one may still go back
IN the rural sections adjacent to Norwalk
and buy acreage property at the price OF
iarm land within five years land which
can now be bought at 500 an acre will be
bringing 400 an acre" said Mr.. Damn
% Tribune reporter last week.
Here one will find the charms Of the
New England town and more besides. be-
cause We are splendidly located within
saort ride Of New York and have mag
nneent frontage on the waters Of Long
Island Sound
The land does not rise sharply from
ue waters edge. but gradually, and be-
tween the heart Of South Norwalk and
Norwsk there is broad. level stretch.
0o'ted With beautiful houses, and every
there shade trees Of stalwart growth.
me trees here are not OF the straggly
nno' as one will readily see by visit TO
me residential parts Of the town.
North, east and west of Norwalk there
are beautiful ridges of land so situated as
command great views of the surround
nag country and of the Sound. On some
paris on that high land places many miles
away can be easily seen on clear day
There is not the slightest doubt that
me Consolidation Of the old cities of Nor
YAK and South Norwalk and East Nor
YAK together with the villages Of West