The Washington times., 1917-02-10
FORMER LEGATION OF
CHILE Is PURCHASED
Wife of Senator Elect From New
Jersey Purchases Place
for $4,000.

Mrs. Emily B. FreIinghuysen, wife
OF Senator-elect Joseph S. FrelinS-
huysen OF New Jersey, was the
largest investor in residential prop
erty in Washington during the past
week. For a consideration OF $s5nou
she purchased premises 1913 SIX
teenth street northwest from the
Commerce Building Company. She
was represented by Attorneys Harri'
son p. Lindabury, OF NewArtk, N. J..
and George c. Gertman, of Washing
ton. The houVe contains twenty
two rooms and is modern in finish
and equipment 1t was for several
years the home OF the Chilean lega-
tion.
A tract OF land across the Anacos,
tia river WAS sold by the National
Savings and Trust Company for
S1O0. 900. The purchaser is William
b. Duncan, jr.
For a consideration OF 100000 Rich
ard G. Park acquired premises 1911
and 1918 l. street northwest. The
property was held in trust by Frank
NJ. Green and Warren Choate, trus-
tees.
bultOlnk NhuhBcs o"hC'
The siS-story office building at eoe
F street northwest, known as the
Baltic building, changed owners dur
ing the week. Theodore r. Swayze
conveyed the property to Burr N. Ed
wards. The consideration Is not
made public.
These constituted the features of
the realty activity OF the first full
week of February, which made the
best showing OF the new year. In
cluded in the weeks business were
1876 transactions involving 24S lots
and parcels OF real estate.
Tuesday was the honor day OF the
week. having thirty-seven deals to its
credit. Thursday ranked second with
thirty-one transactions, followed by
Wednesdays total OF twenty-six
trades. There were seventeen sales
reported on Friday, fifteen on Mon
day, and ten on the half-holiday Of
Saturday.
Suburban Lots Wanted.
A demand for property in the outly-
ing suburbs placed that section in
the van OF the market, with an aEgre-
gate OF ninety-two parcels conveyed.
The northwest was In second place,
with fifty-three lots transferred. The
near-urban district ranked third with
forty-five lots sold. There were TWEEN.
ty-eight lots sold in the southeast.
twenty-five in the northeast, and eight
in the southwest
Luke c. StrIder. former Judge of
the Municipal Court, bought premises
622 G street northwest. for $1,000.
Charles H. Merillat and Charles s.
Shreve, trustees, sold the property.
Premises 1920 Sixteenth street north.
west, figured in the weeks transfers.
Marie c. Rerfern conveyed the house
to Elizabeth d. Yates. The consid.
eratIon in the deed was nominal.
Amelia Oppenheimer sold TO the Uni
ted States houses 1921 to 1885 Fourth
street southeast for the addition to
the Navy Yard! The price paid was
$4,000.
Decline In LosnA-
The loan market experienced q
slight decline during the week. The
exact figures in the Ioanas of the
past six days were 1921 .ses.2e This
sum was borrowed on the security OF
100 lots at an average interest rate OF
sd per cent.
The bulks OF the weeks loans were
on the straight" variety which ag-
gregated S423.455.s4. The building as
sociations advanced to members $780,
900. The sum of all the notes given
for deferred purchase money was
$4s,21235.
County property supplanted the
northwest as the choice OF a basis for
loan security being pledged for a
total OF Sa77.4s7.35. Land In the
northwest was encumbered to the e1-
.ent OF ;1ss.37o. The record Of loans
in the other city sections was: North
east. S32,TT5.94: southwest, $4,000.