The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
TWO Big SALES
in REALTY field
approximately 100000 IN
= volved in. Transfers Of
Business Property.
WEEK UNUSUALLY BUSY
Apartment House for Harvard Street
Planned-Anthony F. Lucas
Sells Residence.
WEEK UNUSUALLY BUSY

Two important real estate transactions.
involving the sale Of business property for
approximately $4,000. concluded an un-
usually active week in realty circles.
Transfers of residential property con-
tinued to hold their own as compared
with other weeks.
Story & Cobb, real estate brokers. report
the sale of business property at the north
west corner of Connecticut avenue and
L street northwest to John +. Flannery
and William F. Hitz, for consideration
of sl5O.O00 The property was owned by
George H. Higbee and includes 1l0o-oe-oi-
OS Connecticut avenue and 175S l. street
The frontage on Connecticut avenue Is
about ninety-three feet.
Property at 923-25 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. occupied by Woolworth's s
3 and 10 cent store, has been sold for
$4,000 by William F. Hitz and John F.
Flannery to Sylvester W. Labrot. This
sale also was conducted through Story &
Cobb. The property covers an area Of
$3.50 square feet, the price being slightly
more than S. a square foot. 1t has a
frontage of about forty-seven feet on
Pennsylvania avenue and extends through
TO D street
A four-story apartment house will be
erected at 1884 Harvard street northwest,
at a cost of about $4,000. by ]. L. War
rem, builder. Plans for the structure
have been prepared by Hunter & Bell,
architects.
Harry wardman Buys Home.
One of the most important deals of the
last week is the transfer of the owner
ship of the residence OF Anthony F.
Lucas. at 140S Avenue of the Presidents,
to Harry Wardman for a consideration
of $4,000. Mr.. Wardman gives as part
payment for the property the two-story
stone office building at 1890 K street
northwest, which was traded at a valua-
tion of $4,000. The exchange was ar
ranged by ]. Augustus Taylor, repre-
senting Capt Lucas and r. w. Beall, OF
the firm of Moore & Hill. who repre-
sented Mr.. Wardman. BY the terms of
the exchange Mr.. Wardman agrees 20
lease the office building for a term OF
years.
Sales. of residential properties involv-
ing s4,e-5 have been reported by the
NJ l. Sansbury Company. real estate
brokers. The most important of these
sales includes three houses at 1913, l69
and 1881 Hobart street, in Rock Creek
Vista, for Lewis z. Breuninger, builder.
The total consideration was So $50. No.
1913 is three-story residence; the other
two are two-story homes.
Two Residences Planned.
Work will be started soon on the cree
tion of two residences for E. e MURRAY
and his brother. c. c. Murray, on a
twelve-acre tract fronting on the Rock
Creek Ford road, between Chevy Chase
and Rock Creek Park. A. B. Mullett &
Co., architects, have prepared the plans
for c. c. Murray and Frederic B. Pyle.
architect, has designed the house for Z.
z. Murray.
The residence for c. c. Murray will be
of modified Colonial type. The plans for
E e. Murray's house call for a home
of the modified Spanish mission type.
The two houses will be erected on knolls
that AFFORD an excellent view of the sur
rounding country.
Buys Magnolia Springs Farm.
Miss Jane G. Pennington, of Washing
ton, has purchased Magnolia Springs
farm. at Lanham. Md. The springs on
this farm are noted for the purity of the |
water and for some years this water has |
been on the market in Washington and |
elsewhere under the name of Castalia |
Spring Water. w. Gordon Crawford, |
realty broker of this city. negotiated the |
sale The property, together with some |
additional acreage. was valued at $4,000 |
and part of the purchase price was rep |
by the exchange of the residence |
property at 1243 Kenyon street, this city. |