The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
big SALES MARK
WEEK IN REALTY
One Hundred and Fifty-hye
Transactions Involve
$1,000, 900.
TWO IMPORTANT DEALS
Transfer of Masee Property and Pur-
chase of Lot by Geographic So
ciety Are Features.
TWO IMPORTANT DEALS


The realty operations Of last week were
stamped with the mark Of quality. the
155 transactions closed involving more
than 100000 One sale at 100000, an
other at $4,000 and several at more than
$4,000 contributed greatly toward the
total. In the trading for the week, only
two. transactions short Of total for the
sAcond week in June, the lots and par
cells Of real estate numbered 2n.
The big sale of the week was the trans
fer of the Magee proprty at 1886 E street
northwest, TO the Munsey Trust Com
psny for consideration Of $1,000. This
property and the adjoining Shoemaker
site will be converted into an addition TO
the Munsey Building. Next on the list
OF big sales is the acquisition by the Sa-
tionaI Geographic Society of the five lots
adjoining the present building of the So
ciety at NJ street and the Avenue OF the
Presidents This property was bought
for $4,000 from Thomas L. Fortune.
Deal I'm south Washington,
In south Washington the western half
OF square 536. or the entire frontage be-
tween D street and Virginia avenue, on
Four-and-a-half street southwest, was
James F. Barbour for about $4,000.
Other big deals included the purchase
for $4,000 of the Wallis apartment house
in Lamont street northwest by Chauncy
c. Williams; the purchase OF the prop
erty at Third and East Capitol stree.
southwest by Charles S. Zurhorst Tor
S3O 700; and the purchase by Arthur a.
Chaplin of a home in Bradley Hills Tor
S22 600 George p Sacks also purchased
aarfinn The
property on the northeast corner of
Eighteenth and X streets northwest was
bought by Joseph ]. Moebs from Harry
L. Light II is to be improved TO the
extent OF $4,000.
The Real Estate Trust Company re-
ports the sale Of the residence at 2e5S
Connecticut avenue to Senator Warren
Of Wyoming. for $4,000. The Senator
will occupy the house at once as mis-
residence. The same company negotiated
the sale of a house at Chevy Chase drive
in Bradley Hills to George S. Curtis for
$IO.5O0.
Ten houses on Hobart street in Rock
Creek Vista have been sold recently by
n. Salisbury Company for L. E. BreuH-
niger.
The purchasers were as follows: 1853
Hobart street. ". R.. Boteler: 1853 Hobart
street, Ruth Pecham: 1851 Hobart street,
d. V. Burr 1861 Hobart street. George
H. Carter. 1914 Hobart street, Holcombe
johnson: 1913 Hobart street. II. H Cis-
sell; 1870 Hobart street. DR.. ]. r. MohleF;
1924 Hobart street. Joseph Macdonald:
and 1904 Hobart street, a purchaser not
named.
Two sales for sIos,4So.
The n. Salisbury Company also sold
five houses in Quebec street in the
Princeton Heights Division for Kennedy
Brothers. The total amount involved in
these two sales was Sl0S. 40 The Prince
ton Heights purchasers were: 732 Quebec
street. NJ. J. Hine: 72s Quebec street. II.
J. GicIaS: 72i Quebec street r. G.
Phelps: 20 Quebec street. A. G. Woods,
and 72O Quebec street. II. NJ. Phelps.
The building operations for the future
promise activity among the contractors
and architects, according to the permits
issued this last week. The amount COW
cred by these permits is $4,000.
y three-story lodge building for the
Northeast Masonic Temple Association.
to be built at 523 Eighth street northeast
at a cost of $4,000. is the largest single
structure contemplated. A two-story
brick residence to cost $4,000. Is to be
built for Thomas Somerville, at $500
Avenue of the Presidents. A three-story
residence at 213 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest is to built by J. E. Walsh.
Seven two-story brick houses to cost
81 $50. will be built at 62s-6H Quebec
street northwest. by Kennedy Brothers.
and five two-story brick houses. at s, 500
each, will be built by H. r. Howensteln,
in Eleventh street northwest. Mr.. Howen-
stein also will build four two-story brick