Evening star., 1943-03-27
Bui|dingPern1its
Total St82,651
Here in Week
$69, $50 Brick School
To Be Constructed
In Sc. Section

Building permits here this week
amounted to $182,651, according to
Robert H. Davis, building inspector
The largest was for SOS $50 for the
construction of a one ne-story brick
school addition near the intersec-
ton of Naylor and Good Hope roads
Sc. The structure is to provide
additional classroom space for the
increasing population of the area.
Meanwhile real estate sales and
transfers in nearby sections have
increased In Alexandria. following
a lull in transactions, it was re-
ported that permit for $3.50 900 has
been issued by A. R. Lash, building
inspector, to Carr & Co. for the erec-
tion of two-story brick apartment
development The four building
group will contain Is dwelling units
and is to be located on the plot at
Alfred and Columbus streets, be-
tween Green and Jefferson streets.
This is part of the Hunting Creek
Homes project.
A permit also was issued to Stone
wall Village. Inc, by Alexandria
authorities for the construction of
Is Slngle-famlly homes on Hilton
street at cost of $4,416 each, for
total OF $57 ,408 for the entire project.
$4,000 Permit Issued.
Locally the next largest permit
issued was for 100000, which went to
w. Waverly Taylor, 1923 Connecticut
avenue NV, for the construction of
Six two-story brick, four-unit flats.
The "a units, which will be covered
by a Stag roof, are located at 2887,
1891, 1895 and 1899 Hartford street
Sc, and at 300913 Thirtieth street
Sc. Taylor & Eberhard are the
architects.
From Frederick County, Md, it
was reported that a large fruit
acreage development has been pur-
chased by Grover c. Miley of this
city, a retired commission merchant.
Mr.. Miley said today he expects
TO continue operation of the orchard
under the direction of E. Dwight
Mccain, the present manager The
2OO-acre property has more than
1000 apple trees, with an annual
crop estimated at 100000 bushels.
The place is located 3 miles west
OF Frederick and has a modernized
main brick home on a hill over
looking the valley. The acreage is
known as Hill Crest Orchard.
Attorney Buys Farms.
Howard w. Vesey, local attorney,
through the purchase of the Robert
Morris farm of 1865 acres near
Mountain Gap, has increased his
farm holdings in Loudoun County,
Va, to approximately $50 acres.
Mr.. Vesey bought the farm of Mrs.
Anna Farrar about a month ago
and more recently has acquired the
Morris acreage which adjoins.
In addition to these Mr.. Vesey
has bought three acres of wood
land on the mountain adjacent to
his farms, a part of the original
tract reserved by the Daniels when
they sold to Mrs. Farrar several
years ago. This small acreage of
woodland completes a rectangular
boundary desired by the purchaser.
Mr.. Vesey and his family contem-
plate residence at the Colonial stone
house and will operate the lands
for grazing.
Russell Hickman and Raymond
Chinn have made an exchange of
farms in the Lovettsville section, on
the road to Wheatland. The Hick-
man farm was formerly owned by
Raymond Chinn's father, the late
K. c. Chinn and is located about 3
miles southwest of Lovettsville.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul T. Powell have
sold their home on the Dranesville
road to Mr.. and Mrs Hillary Kid
well. who will take possession May l.
Colonial Estate Sold.
Claymont, one of the finest Colon
ial estates in this section of the
country, was sold recently by the
Murphy heirs to Raymond j. Funk
houser of Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Claymont is located 3 miles
west of Charles Town and for some
years was the home of the late Col,
s. j. Murphy. whose daughters, Mrs
Robert H. Fletcher, Leesburg, and
Miss Elsie Murphy, Purcellville,
have owned it since his death.
The approach to the property
from the Charles Town and Summit
Point pike is through a tract of vir-
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