The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
BUSY WEEK FOR
REALTY DEALERS
One Hundred and Thirty
three Transactions Total
Of Business.
80 SALES In ONE DAY
Foremost Was Purchase of Arlington
Hotel for $S47. .000-Lee Build
ing in Exchange.
80 SALES In ONE DAY

The third week OF March was a busy
one as seen through the eyes OF Wash
ington's real estate fraternity. Especially
the last six days were marked by some
important sales. Altogether. the past
weeks transactions numbered 135, thirty
nine sales being recorded on one day, last
Wednesday.
Foremost among the months transac-
tons was the sale of the Arlington Hotel
for Ss47. 900, in exchange for which Harry
wardman and Thomas Bones took title
TO the Lee Building. the business prop
erty at sec and S2s Ninth street north
west. and the old Army and Navy Club
Building. The transfer of the Avondale
apartment to Mrs. Emma J. Walter for
a consideration of $4,000 ranks second.
The sale of the premises at nl3 F street
northwest at 100000 was the transaction
involving the highest price Of the last
week.
The N L. Sansbury Company yester-
day gave out a statement Of recent sales
aRgregating S64.652. They express conf
dence in renewed impetus TO the local
real estate trade with the return OF
spring.
Noted Farm Is Sold.
Harry Wardman and Thomas Bones
have conveyed their two-story office
building at 1420 h street to Anthony F.
ing expires in 1919 They took in part
exchange the three-story residence prop
erty formerly owned by Mr.. Lucas. at
1904 Sixteenth street.
The noted Magnolia Springs Farm at
Lanham. Md. has been sold by w. Cor
don Crawford to-Miss Jane C. Penning-
ton, of this city.
Gardiner and Dent incorporated report
the sale of 12l3 Clifton street northwest.
a new house under construction by
George G. Pumphrey, builder and owner.
The erection of a large apartment
house at 1874 Harvard street northwest
will be begun tomorrow. The building is
to cost about $4,000. John L. Warren is
the owner. Hunter & Bell architects.
prepared the plans. and Fox & Lewis
will have charge of the building opera |
items |
Morgan Brothers. Inc yesterday an
IouDced sales involving $500. :
DIR. William Cline Borden. dean of |
George Washington University. has pur- |
chased the residence at 23nS Tracy place |
northwest. the consideration being re-
ported at $1,000 Moore & Hill. real
estate brokers. negotiated the sale.
AHthorcss Ruy. Home. |
Miss Jeanne Gillespie Pennington. au-
thoress. Of Arlington. Mass. has pur-
chased the residence at 1896 Lamont street |
her permanent home
The property. valued at Sll.5OO. consists
OF three-story and basement high brick |
house with three baths, electricity and |
all modern improvements with large
garage facing on alley in the rear
The sale was consummated by A. Cor |
don Crawford. realty broker, 1903 New
York avenue
Miss Pennington's work has MANY |
friends in Washington who will be glad |
20 know that the classes SC successful in |
Boston and elsewhere will he resumed by |
Miss Pennington this spring at her new
residence.
start school In Fall.
Work on the new NJ Street High School |
for colored pupils probably will begin |
next fall. as plans for the building prac- |
ucally have been completed. A total
expenditure of S55N.Oo0 for its completion |
was authorized by Congress last July.
sl50.ooo being appropriated for use when
work starts.
Little excavation work is called for in
connection with the NJ street school. and |
1t Is estimated that this building can be
erected in fifteen or sixteen months The
design is of old English or Tudor stvle.
which has become popular for academic
or collegiate buildings. The assembly hall
will seat about l.e00
Navy Corps in New Home.
To be used to accommodate the bu-
resus. divisions, and Offices of the navy
and Marine Corps. heretofore auartered
in the Mills Building. the new Navy De-
partment annex in New York avenue.
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets northwest was formally taken
over yesterday. the work of moving into
the new quarters beginning The trans
fer will not be completed until April 1.
The government is to pay $4,000 rent a
year for the annex.
Morgan Brothers, Inc report for the
past two weeks the following sales:
Two lots at Takoma Park for Carl 1
Davis, $500; 1919 Ontario place for Mrs.
NJ. X. Keisecker. Sc, 600; 2949 TiIden street
northwest, for A. c. Kistler for 50 900; Il
1858 and 1862 Ingleside terrace for ,OO0 /
each for c. F. Haden; Columbia street, |
Takoma Park, for Mrs. A. H. Swenk. 1
for $500: house on Broad Branch road,
near Western avenue, for $500 for r. Ii
c. Creyke; two small frame houses on
Benning road for s., 900, for E. G. Bruehl;
1852 Ingleside terrace, for A c. Kistler,
for 5000; 1875 Riggs place to W. P.
Montgomery, for 1880; four lots at
Chillum Castle Heights, for the Wash
ington Land and Mortgage Company, for
$500; two lots on Walnut street, Takoma
Park. for Carl Davis, 5000: house at
Virginia Highlands for $500: bungalow
on Willow street Takoma Park, for S.
SOC; house at Chevy Chase for Mrs Tur-
ner, for $50; 1864 Ingleside terrace, TO
an investor. for s., 800; 900 New York
avenue northwest, for $500, for ]. J.
21S Second street northeast,