Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09

road would be run for about I'VE miles
down this road, the farms received an
other boost. The largest sale that was
made in the county was by j. a. Con-
molly & Co., which was announced last
week. but there were no names given.
w. NJ. Cease sold to tho Avondale Land
Company the Runnimede tract. which
contains S04 acres, and Is situated on
the cast side OF the Willis Church
Road. The consideration was $4,000.
j. w. Lord & Co. yesterday reported
the sale OF several tracts on the Darby
town Road. The Charles Jones tract
was sold to c. s. May: Paul Mendes
place to Mrs. c. E. Tufts. and twenty
acres to J. H. Smith, OF this city
W. H. Johns sold his farm OF nifty
acres on the New Market Road to c. B.
Colt. Of New York, who Will 20 in
for truck farming.
NEW APARTMENT HOUSE
FOR WEST GRACE STREET
In the building line the largest item
last week was the announcement that
a new apartment house would be
erected at the southwest corner of
Grace and Ryland Streets. The owners
are the Lafayette Apartment Corpora
ton. and the building will bear that
name. The cost is placed at $4,000,
and II will be fve-story structure,
with all modern improvements. p. j..
dwellings that will cost approximately
$4,000. Four Will be built on the
south side Of Stuart Avenue, between
Robinson and Mulberry Streets, cost
ing $4,000 each. and one at the south
west corner OF Stuart Avenue and Rob
inson Street, that will cost $4,000. C.
Il. Snow secured a permit to build a
three-story bricit dwelling on the south
side OF Monument Avenue. between the
Boulevard and Sheppard Street, that
will cost $4,000.
Police Justice John j. Crutchfield ia
building e. handsome brick bungalow
Mt Forest Hill that is said to cost APP
rroximately $4,000. The residence Will
be used by the justice as summer
home. and will be erected on Forty
third Street. between Rhodes and Reedy
Streets There is an increasing de-
mand for apartments renting at mod
crate prices, and this demand Is only
being partly filled. Davis Brothers are
now building a three-story apartment
house on Mulberry Street. between
building, which will have twelve five
room apartments. will not be ready for
occupancy until September /.
FONTICELLo Park is
TO BE SUBDIVIDED
An interesting Item Is the announce
ment made yesterday that the Fonti-
cello Park property. near Woodland
property, which Is the original Taylor
estate. and SO long known Is the Fon-
ticello Springs, Is just of Semmes
Avenue, taking In McDonough. Perry,
Porter and cambridge Streets. The
lots have been subdivided, and vary
from thirty to thirty-tive feet in 'front.'
age and extend back $50 feet
Fonticello Park has long been looked
upon with covetous eyes by real estate
operators and has been considered one
Of the most valuable properties in
South Richmond Its close proximity
TO the city, only fifteen minutes by
two good car lines, Forest Hill and
Hull street, together with the naturally
beautiful outlook OF the park. makes
II particularly desirable property for
persons who are looking for home sites.
and it is the purpose OF the owners
to maintain not only the exclusive
character OF the property. but to main
tain beautiful park OF twelve acres, in
which there is lake.