Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-21
EATON PLACE IS SOLD
Recently incorporated. Real Estate
Firm to Offer Building Lots
Also Acquires Part of Bradley Estate
Three Piper Brothers Constitute Com


Three Piper Brothers Constitute Com
pany.
Close upon the heels of numerous 9th
er important real estate and business
comes the formal an
of Walter c. Piper of De-
troit, Mich, prominent real estate deal
er and former resident of Brattleboro,
that he has bought of the Bradley estate
what has been known as the Eaton
place on the west side of Putney road,
also the cottage on North street and
some additional land on the Bradley
home place, east of Putney road
He intends to develop this land and
sub-divide it into building lots of rea-
sonable size to be offered for sale at
reasonable prices with the idea of
building up that desirable residential
section of Brattleboro. 1t is probable
that it will be possible to place these
lots on the market next month or early
in June.
There are something over 20 acres
in the Eaton place, and with what land
is acquired from the Bradley property
not far from 30 acres will be available
for building lots. Streets will be laid
out in the most advantageous way pos
sible.
These properties will be handled by
newly organized Michigan company,
the Walter Collins Piper Co. Inc, and
after the preliminary work of develop
ment, which will be in charge of Mr..
Piper brother, Frank S. Piper At
torney A. V. d. Piper, another brother,
will be the local representative of the
concern with the headquarters of the
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Piper in the American building.
Mr.. Piper prepared for publication
the following statement of the purchase
of the property and his plans for its
development:
| cit was called to my attention that
you might be interested in the news
item of my purchase from the Bradley
estate of what is known as the Eaton
place, also the cottage on North street
and some land off the home place, which
would be what an extension of Tyler
street on circle to the Putney road
would set off.
"This property have purchased with
the idea of having the Eaton homestead
for summer home, although 1 probably
will not occupy it this year, also with
the idea that possibly the balance of
the Eaton place, which l would not
wish for our own use, could be sub
, divided into building lots of reason
, able size and reasonable price, so that
this end of the village could develop
with medium priced homes for residents
who might desire to live in this section
of the town.
81 appreciate, as others have, that
certain streets or sections in Brattle-
boro have changed the character of the
residences. l believe that there is q
demand for some such residents to
. build new and modern houses in what
surely must be considered the best Sec
tion of Brattleboro.
81 always have desired to have q
summer place at my old home and hope
to make many visits there in the flu
ture. l have incorporated company
in Michigan to be known as Walter
Collins Piper, Inc, which will own title
to these properties, the officers of which
are: Walter c. Piper, president; Arthur
V. d. Piper, vice president, and Frank
s. Piper, secretary and treasurer.
'As soon as the development work
has been completed this spring, GER
tain number of the lots ON the Eaton
place and few of the higher class, re-
stricted, lots on the home place will be
offered for sale. L have noticed large
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sales that have been made during the
last winter, and it is my opinion that
Brattleboro is to start on a real estate
movement which will be greater than
any that has preceded it. 1 also have
: the opinion that there are great many
people in the county and even outside
of the state who are thinking of moving
to BrattleborO to make q home, and
believe the offering of this property for
sale will bring many out town pur-
chasers into the real estate market.
my brother, Arthur V. d. Piper,
will occupy the house on North street,
, and after the preliminary work has
| been done, which will be in charge of
, Frank S. Piper, he will be my represen-
| tative in Brattleboro.
) Every truly yours,
, "WALTER C. PIPER. -
Walter C. Piper, son of the late Col
Inns L. Piper of this town, spent the
greater part of the year 1898 here, hav-
, ing returned for the purpose of enlist
ing for the Spanish war He
was rejected and remained in Brattle-
boro several months, taking employment
in the Estey shops.
He was several years in the employ of
Dodge & Draper, real estate firm, and
in 1907 branched out for himself in
Lansing, Mich, becoming prominently
known in the development of RESIDENT
al areas. He has had large real estate
dealings in Gary, Ind, Baltimore, Nd,
Dunkirk, n. Y, Mobile, Ala, Minneapo-
? lis, Mimi, Columbus, Ohio, Flint and
Detroit, Mich. His principal offices are
now in Detroit with other offices in Bal,
) timore, Gary, Flint, Lansing, Minneapo.
| lis, Dunkirk and Winnipeg.
He was elected president of the De.
troit Real Estate board in 1914 and the
next year was elected president of the
> National Association of Real Estate
} exchanges.
His brother, Frank s., who will be in
charge of the preliminary development
here, has been associated with him six
years and for some time was in charge
of the Baltimore Office of the firm and
, since then connected with the head of
fee in Detroit,