Evening journal., 1914-05-09
BETTER WORK IN
THE BUILDING TRADE
|Mr. dupont EnlargeS Coun-
try Property on Philadel-
phia Turnpike
NEW BUILDING
FOR RHOADS co.

The sale Of "A acres of ground ad-
joining the William DUPONT estate on
the Philadelphia turnpike to William
DUPONT by Mary w. Talley was the
most important realty sale made dur
!, ing the week. The sale was made on
Wednesday through the real estate
agency of J. J. Peirce and Son. The
consideration was a little more than
$4,000.
By the purchase of the additional
tract Mr.. DUPONT adds a great deal to
his already handsome estate and it is
now considered by realty men as one
Of the NOSE desirable in the section
about Wilmington. It possesses one
of the most delightful views to be
found in this locality The Delaware
river, Wilmington, Chester, Philadel-
phia and a great part of the New
Jersey shore can easily be seen from
the residence.
The "A acres formally was part
of the old Beeson estate and had been
acquired by Mary w. Talley
=. L. Rice, architect, has sent out
plans for a 12-room residence for Or.
Jerome d. Niles, to be built at Town
send. The plans were drawn in rec
ord-breaking time. Last week Dr..
Niles asked A. S. Reed and Brother
Company over the telephone If they
could prepare plans and erect
residence for him. Mr. Reed replied
that he would be glad to build the
residence but that his firm was SO
busy with other work that it would
be impossible for them to prepare
plans. Captain Rice was summoned
to Townsend early in the week and
the plans are now in the hands Of the
contractors for bids. The house will
De of frame construction and will
contain all modern conveniences.
Many of the contractors of the city
IRE bidding on the erection of a three
story factory building for J E.
7hoads and Sons. The building will
be Of brick, 5Ox62.5 and will cost
about $S20,000
Revised plans for a residence for
DR.. Julien Ortiz have been sent out
o contractors.
Plans are out for altering the
house on the property at No 1902
Madison street into four-story
apartment house for Bernard Carr
The apartments will be very conven-
ent. The diningroom, den and liv-
ngroom will contain bay windows
The living room will be 10x15. The
apartments will be of stucco. They
we're designed by New York firm.
Nothing has been given out regard
ing the contract for a house for Hol-
stein Harvey. Bids went in Wednes-
lay but none Of the contractors have
received any word from the owner as
20 who will get the contract The
house is for Mr.. Harvey's son, Nor
ton Harvey.
The property at No. 1915 West
Sixth street, owned by Walter B.
Jones, has been sold to J. p. Anal
ltamo, for $1,000.
The sale of the residence Of the
late Judge William c. Spruance, at
No. f2ff Delaware avenue TO Mrs.
Jennie R. Field, which was reported
in these columns to have been made
last week was confirmed yesterday
by w. w. Pusey, 2nd. The property
was sold for about $4,000, but the
title has not passed.
The Delaware Trust Company has
also sold the piece Of ground at the
Northeast corner of Thirteenth and
Franklin streets to Joseph Stuart,
superintendent of the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company. The ground was
part of the e. T. Candy estate. Mr..
Stuart expects to erect a handsome
residence for himself on the pro-
perty.
The Delaware Trust Company re-
ports that 1t has enjoyed an excep-
tionally busy real estate business
during the past few months, and
prospects were never brighter than
at the present time. II also reports
that its fire insurance business which
Is operated in connection with the
realty department, is very active.
The same firm is also bidding on
alterations to servant quarters at
the residence of H. Rodney Sharpe.