Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
REAL ESTATE RECORD
AND COURT CALENDAR
Holiday During Week accounts for
Diminution In Total Volume
or Trading.
HENRICO LANDS ARE ACTIVE
Building Department Rcpo,3s ictiv-
ity in Erection of Small Dwellings,
and Much Construction Work Is
Proceeding in Northern Suburbs.
HENRICo LANDS ARE ACTIVE
The Week S Record

Tho Fourth of July holiday. ANA tho
resultant idlcncss caused by many
people spending several days out OF
the city. cut sharply into the trad
ing ON the local real estate markc:
during the past week. and the sales
fell far below the total Of the previous
week. The business, however. was az
great as had been anticipated. ANA
there Was fairly .arrc sum Of money
involved in the trading.
In realty circles yesterday the agents
reported business to he fair. and anti
cipatcd some good deals this week
Considerable business has been lined
up by the agencies. but in many in
stances they have been unable to close
the trades. Efforts are nov bcinG;
made by them TO complete many OF
the pending transactions.
The activity of small property con
tnucS to be tho case for many weeks
to come. While there is some demand
for the better class of real estate. this
is not great enough to warrant the
prediction that there will be any UNI
usual activity in this class OF prop
crty. Activity In small property. how-
ever, usually results in greater build
ing operations than when the trading
IS for high priced real estate. Archi-
tccts yesterday said that they wcrc
engaged in preparing plans for a mum
Der Of new buildings. and while they
are in the main Tor medium priced
homes, several are for handsome resi-
dcnces in the suburbs.
HENHICO LAND SHOWS
GREATER ACTIVITY
While there was slump in the
trading III city property during the
week, licnrico County real estate came
back strong. and there were a number
Of deals made for farming property
sales OF this class OF property that
were sent to the records during the
week amounted to more than $780, 900
I'M Ion E,,,
Southsidc property also was active.
Tie sales of city property aEErc-
gated flSJ,o?1. and with the deals re-
ported by the agents yesterday, but
which have not yet hccn sent to the
courts for rccordation. the business for
IN" week Will amount IL more than
100000. There was a corresponding
decrease in the number OF mortgages
and release deeds that were placed on
record In the courts, giving the mar
kct normal tone as "A whole
one of tho largest deals OF the week
was that closed yesterday, by which
Charles *. Willis sold to w q. Sain-
ders AN improved lot fronting III feet
on the south sido Of Marshall street
between Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth Streets. The property is i'm.
proved with brick Hat building, and
sold for S23.J0o.
HUTTON AND HOLDERny
EXCHANGE PROPERTY
Eppa 1iunton, Jr., and A. r. Holder
by. Jr, completed "A trade for some
property in the West End. Hunton
sold the brick dwelling at $ East
Franklin street to lioldcrDy nh. lot
fronts Twenty-Five and ouc-hHlf fcrt
on the north side OF Franklin street
lust cast of the corner OF Foushco
street, and was valued at $IS, 600 IIol-
derby. in turn. sold To IIunton "A lot
fronting eighteen feet four and one
We9 ~ Of
street. between Byrd and Canal Streets.
on which valuation Of $4,000 was
placed
w. j. Gilman acquired several lots
in the West End from T. w. Gary for
$500. The property is located in
what is known as Park Place Gilbert
Is. Pollock and wife sold to Madeline
NJ. kratZ siNty-siX feet on the east side
OF the Boulevard, just south of the
corner OF Taylor street. for $500. The
X. 3. Wilson Corporation acquired from
Julien Gum thirty feet nine and one
half inches on the south side of Park
Avenue. near Sycamore street, for ST..
600
Featuring the trading in IIcurico
County property was the deal convey
ing TO jules Brcuchurd u tract Of 1916
acres of land located Oh the Lock Road.
The property was purchased from Ed
ward j. Willis, for $4,000. Herndon
Taliaferro sold to q Gibson Worsham
go acres of land OH tho Telegraph
Read. in licnrico County. about seven
miles north OF the city, for $l3.5oO. J.
j. Davis purchased from George Pope
lot fronting 80 feet on the east side
IF the Hermitage Road, in Hcnrico
FINANCIAL