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Six Rooms & Bath: 1921


4555 Grant Rd. N.W.
Between Conn. and Wisc. Aves.
BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN HOME

        Convenient to both car lines. One-half acre of ground around property; 6 rooms and bath, large porches. A wonderful buy at

$8,000
Inspect This Bargain Now!
F.H. Smith Co.
815 15th St. N.W.
MAin 6464.

"4555 Grant Road." Photo used to illustrate an ad in the Nov. 5, 1921, real estate section of the Washington Times. National Photo glass negative. View full size.

4555 Grant Rd. N.W.

Between Conn. and Wisc. Aves.

BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN HOME

        Convenient to both car lines. One-half acre of ground around property; 6 rooms and bath, large porches. A wonderful buy at

$8,000

Inspect This Bargain Now!

F.H. Smith Co.

815 15th St. N.W.
MAin 6464.

"4555 Grant Road." Photo used to illustrate an ad in the Nov. 5, 1921, real estate section of the Washington Times. National Photo glass negative. View full size.

 

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Location, location, location

My grandparents bought their home in Moline, Illinois, in 1921: seven rooms and bath, wraparound porch and generous (although not that generous) yard for $2,500. And there was still a mortgage on it in the 1930s when the New Deal policies enabled them to keep it. The house sold for around $10,000 in 1963.

Not A Bad Deal

The average US Wage in 1921 was about $3000. That makes that house quite affordable

Approaching $1 million.

The house at this address is estimated at $918,000 today.

Scaffold

What is that structure at the back, seen between the right hand side of the house and the tree?

Upon closer inspection it appears that the contraption in the side yard is a metal framed lawn swing. A scaffold would have been more practical for the needed roof repairs.

Needs work

Needs work on the roof and front steps. Comes with hobby horse in side yard.

Today's Money

$106,302.57

While You Were Out

Godzilla stopped by. Apparently he was a bit peckish and had a nosh on a tree.

The Ad

Washington Times, Nov. 5, 1921

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