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"Two California avenue lots in Avalon sold to one investor: Washington co. man makes investment in borough: Lower Liberty avenue sale." Pittsburgh Post, Sept. 16, 1926, p. 18. Newspapers.com 86674470.
William C. Dinsmore of Mt. Pleasant township, Washington county, Pa., has bought the Anna M. Irwin and Joseph J. Windle properties on California avenue, Avalon, for $38,000. There is more than 100 feet on [sic] frontage in the two tracts, the land having a depth of about 197 feet. Two frame houses are the improvements.
The property is across California avenue, corner Home avenue, from the 173 × 217 feet that J. A. McSorley bought some time ago from S. C. Irwin, et al., for which he paid $20,000. The E. A. Hess company were the brokers. McSorley is completing four duplex dwellings on this frontage.
The Commonwealth Real Estate Company sold for T. T. Byrne and W. F. McCann to James F. Keenan the property at 442 Liberty avenue, for $128,000. The lot has a frontage of 19 feet on Liberty avenue, and extends through to Diamond street, the average depth of the lot being 80 feet. It is improved with a three-story building.
Permit applications on file yesterday at the city bureau of building inspection included the following:
Fifth ward—Harry Steinberg, addition at 2124–28 Center avenue, $2,000.
Seventh ward—W. W. Smith, brick extension at 917 St. James street, $25,000.
Tenth ward—John Kacynski, house at 1223 Chislett street, $6,100.
Fourteenth ward—E. Smith, garage at 6900 Shady avenue, $2,000.
Fifteenth ward—Philip Boyle, house at 4223 Lydia street, $5,000; F. Kincaid, house at 3919 Hoosac street, $5,800.
Sixteenth ward—J. Nagel, garage at 222 Rennie street, $1,000.
Twenty-seventh ward—Shadeland Realty Company, house at 1367 Oakhill street, $3,500.
Twenty-eighth ward—W. B. Webster, house at 2858 Middletown road, $7,000.
The school district of Indiana township has taken title to the following properties: from the Monarch Coal Company of Latrobe, Pa., one acre, on the public road leading to Hites station; also from Abigail J. McClelland two acres on Kittanning road, $2,000, and from James H. Johnston one-half acre on the Richhill township road, $200. The last two properties were bought in 1924, the deeds indicated, although just placed on the public record. The deed from the coal company states that the land sold by it must be used for public school purposes only.
The Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon Coal Company sold to the South Hills Coal Company 2.7 acres of surface and three acres of Pittsburgh vein coal, in Baldwin township, at private terms.
In Wilkinsburg Jennie L. Sorber sold to Gerald F. Smith 27 × 107 feet, with frame house, on Holmes street for $12,500.
In Duquesne Ivor C. Richards sold to S. Przckopowski 37½ × 101 feet, improved, on Sherman avenue, Second ward, for $12,650.
The Normlee Realty Corporation sold to Philip Goodman, the builder, about 166 feet of frontage on Forbes street, corner Normlee place, Fourteenth ward. The property is near Plainfield avenue.
George C. Koepp sold to Mary M. Tarpy 32 × 226 feet, with house, on the east side of Beechwood boulevard, Fifteenth ward, for $13,700. The lot is a portion of the former Ninehouser property.
William C. Washburn sold to William G. Wharry 31 × 165 feet, with house, in Highland place, Bellevue, for $10,000.
