The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-15
j. s. APPRAISAL
MADE BY RE-.
BOARDS
Government to Sell Famous
and Near-Famous Forts
and Fortresses.

mouth OF the Mississippi, 10 the
latest OF q list Of sixteen War De
partment properties upon which ex'
pert real estate appraasals have
been made for Uncle Sam by the
National Association OF Real Hatate
Boards through it's member boards
preliminary to their being disposed
OF as no longer needed for military
purposes.
It was the guns OF Fort ST.
Phillip and OF Fort Jackson. about
. mile farther down the river, that
barred the Union forces nom New
Orleans IN 1882 and It was these
forts that F,arragut. having thrown
1900 shells on them In vain. ran
past with his fleet Of seventeen
vessels on April Is of that year and
to take the city itself. seventy~tuo
miles above.
The forts themselves surrendered
to Admiral Porter April IS,
Upon the protected abandonment
Of Fort st. Phillip the Government
win depend on Fort Jackson. near
ly opposite, for guarding the river
mouth. The original forts were
built between 1924 and 1884, Half
a dozen modern buildings are
grouped on the Fort ST. Philip
reservation, which includes 1,105
acres, 500 said to be adapted to
cultivation.
The New Orleans Real Estate
Agents Association made this APP
praisaI.
Associations with the mobilization
OF America for the recent world
war and associations with American
military history going back into the
Indian-nghting days are mingled
IN the list OF fifteen other War De
partmeng tracts appraised for dis
posaL Five other forts are ON the
list Of veteran fortifications to be
given their honorable discharge.
The total valuation placed on the
properties, without the st. Philips
valuation, not yet reported. Is
1880, 643.S0.
While valuations for some OF the
military tracts run into the hundred
thousand column, the collector OF
military antiques may be interested
to know that the market value
placed ON discarded forts Is not
prohfbfffva. Fort Powhatan, Prince
George county, Virginia, minus &C
erection OF sentimental and historical
atmosphere, Is appraised at $3.50.
The appraisals have been made
in each case by the official APP
praisai committee OF the constitu
emit local real estate board nearest
the property through the plan for
cooperation between the Federal
Real Estate Board and the National
Association, which VIII give thu
Government the aid OF trained real
estate men In eva1uatiug hts real
estate for buying or selling
Areas OF Camp Knox. Louisville,
KY, appraised by the Louisville
Real Estate Board. the Richmond
Air intermediate Depot, appraised
by the Richmond Real Estate Ex.
change: the st. Paul Army Building,
appraised by the st. Paul. Mimi.
Real Estate Board, and Port Madi-
SON. Kitsap county, Washington.
appraised by the Bremerton, Wash,
Real Estate Beard. are In the list
Other properties appraised since the
work was begun are:
American Legion Tubercu1ar Sam
atorium, Kerrvi1Ie, Tex. appraised
for the Veterans Bureau by San
Antonio Real Estate Board: Hahne-
mann Hospital, Portland, Ore, ap-
praised for the Veterans Bureau By
Portland Realty Board; WfIloughby
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Virginia, appraised for the War De
parfment by the Norfolk Real
Estate and Stock Exchange; Fort
Jackson, Savannah, Ga, appraised
by Savannah Real Estate Board;
Fort Armistead. Anne Arundel
county, Maryland, appraised by the
Real Eg1ate Board OF Baltimore;
Fort Powhatan. Prince George coun-
fy, Virginia, appraised by the Pc
tersburg Real Estate Board; Fort
Foot, Maryland, appraised by the
Washington, D. c., Real Estate
Board; st. Johns Bluff, Fla, ap-
praised by the Jacksonville Real
Estate Board; Lighthouse Point,
Conn. appraised by the New Haven
Real Estate Board; Love Field
Septic Tank, Halves, Tex, appraised
by the Dallas Real Estate Board;
and Ogden observatory site, Ogden,
Utah. appraised by the Ogden Board
OF Realtors.