The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1952, Page 13

RANE LEADS BIG 5 KEYS OME ‘WHO OWNS MOST OF LOWER KEYS? By SUSAN MCAVOY Real Estate Editor PY Ped Five” owners of the | Sugarloaf and 1,593 acres are on Lower Keys from Rockland to| Saddle Bunch. hold 8,812.86 acres of land. Second largest owners of the Atlantic Coastline This company holds 2,584 acres, of which 1,476.91 acres are on landholder on'Sugar Loaf and 1,049 acres are on “far the largest holder of |this section of the Lower Keys is | Saddle Bunch. Property on these Lower Keys as ‘on all the Floride Keys is R. E. the Atlantic Land and Improve- ment Company, formed of the | Rockland to Cudjoe fs the Key VENETIAN BLINDS EXCLUSIVELY WITH The MAXWELL COMPANY With ROLLASH EAD CUSTOM-MADE VENETIAN BLINDS © Built to Fit Any Size Window! “Aluminum Slats Easily Removable! Precision - made to fit your windows perfectly ... choose from decorator inspired colors ... either matching er contrasting tapes. PHONE US FOR FREE ESTIMATE The Maxwell Company The Royal Palms 909 Fleming St. DIAL 2-6031 APARTMENTS Accepting Applications Now Furnished and Unfurnished 2 Bedroom Apartments FIRST STREET and PATTERSON AVENUE Third 1argest owner of land from Farm Land company with a total of 1,211 acres in this section. Of this the largest parcel, 539.75 acres are on Saddle Bunch Key. Fourth largest owner is the Mer- rill Waide estate, care of John V. Booth at the Dupont Building, Miami, This estate owns all of the Snipe Keys’ 605.94 acres. The State of Florida owns six acres on these Keys. William J. Bryant of Spring- field, Vermont is the fifth largest owner with 475 acres, of which 384.75 acres are on Saddie Bunch Key. Another big owner is the Wakul- la Edgewater company, said to be a Dupont subsdiary, of Edgewater Park, Mississippi. This company Owns 433.25 acres on Sugar Loaf Key. Another large owner on Sugar Loaf is Ester Julian who with Eloise Knox, jointly and indivi- dually, own 220 acres. He has 121 acres on Sugar Loaf. She has 98.75 acres. William J. Bryant is a new owner on the Keys. He has been buying up land and separate islands in the last year or so. He owns O'Hara Key which has 38 acres, and 23.25 acres of Shark Key. Key Farm Land company owns the other 23.50 acres of Shark Key. This company also owns all of Half Moon Key’s 67 acres, and further owns all of East Rockland Key which comprises | 381.75 acres. It is rumored that Key Farm Land is selling to | biggest Key landowner R. E. Crane. | Rockland Key is also largely | owned by Key Farm. Of this Key, | it holds 143.75 acres while the | United States owns 19.25 acres, not on the waterfront. Next to Rockland and East Rock- land is Big Coppitt Key. Here the large land owner is William G. Richardson who has 121 acres. Edward McCarthy of the Coast and Geodetic Survey owns: 95.46 acres, Key Farm owns 55.50 acres on | Big Coppitt and William Bryant owns 29 acres there. Aside from the big owners men- | tioned on Saddle Bunch Keys, John M. Murrello of Miami owns 22.25 acres; John E. Ellsworth of Key West owns 68.50 atid Ivar Axelson of Coral Gables‘ owns 73 acres. | There are several litde Keys in the Gulf which according to the | Tax Assessors’ office are all own- | ed by the State of Florida Inter- | nal Improvement Board. They are Waltz, Whiting, Crane, Round, | Duck, Galdin, Happy Jack, and | Squirrel. Atlantic Land and Improvement by John A. Henderson of Talla- hassee, Saddie Hill Key with its 101. | 25 acres is also owned by John Henderson, care of George Hen- derson, Lewis State Bank, Talla- | hassee, Very little land in the Lower | Keys covered this week is owned by governmental bodies, One large parcel is the 108 acres of State | | school land on Saddle Bunch Key. Another large owner in this region is Samuel Halpert of Miami, who has 293 acres on Sugar Loaf. Other Sugar Loaf owners are B. C. Hopeman, NYC, 27 acres; J, C. Walker, Waco, Texas, 98 acres; Sam Harris, Key West, 30 acres; Sam Pinder, Jr.,, Key West, 33 acres; Md., 126 acres, and Florida Nation- al Bank, 25 acres, William G. Miller of Key West owns 84.50 acres on Sugar ‘af. Sol Ostertag, New York City own: 36.75 acres, and the USA own: 116.37 acres, and B. C. Papy, 8.25 acres. ‘Survey ( Of ‘Summerland owns Drequez Key which has 57.75 |. acres. Mud Keys are all owned by Merrill Waide estate except for 13.50 acres which are owned by} John MacRae of Rock Harbor. | MacRae also owns the 19 acre | Mallory Keys. Wm. Bryant owns which has 14.50 acres, | Pelican Key which is in the | Gulf and has 23.50 acres is owned [| Bird Key) | struction of two Key West Floor Covering Co. ANNOUNCES A Complete Stock of Armstrong Vinofloor Linoleum | {in two weeks. then be sent to Buck Watson, dis- Roads Begins State Road Dept. Crews At .Work Prior To Plans And Bid Calling The Florida Road Department has started surveying for the con- “|nest Overstreet all of Dade Coun- | “| at the office of County Clerk Earl | | for the balance of the lease C. E. Jackson, Royal Oak, | and one half | \ 2| $38,000 Key Largo Sale =| §$24700 Dion-Boza Lease Cranes Buy Lots For $10,700 In Key Largo Largest sale of the week was 80 acres on Key Largo deeded to | V. M. Brown of Miami for $38,000. | Sellers were Mr. and Mrs. J. | \M. Gusky, Mr. and Mrs, Isadore | Winstein and Mr. and Mrs. Ear- | ty. The buyers of the 80 acres must | deduet the FEC railroad right of | |way. The land is right in the | middle of Key Largo. | Other big warranty deeds filed | | Adams last week include the fol- lowing: The Crane interests through their |company the Rimersburg Coal |company, have bought for $10,700 four lots on Key Largo. Sellers jare Mr. and Mrs. George Dykes | of Sugar Loaf; Mr. and Mrs. J. 1A. Belcher, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. |Belcher, Jr., the Seucrity Trust | Company, and Charles H. Gautier, | co-executors of the estate of Jeff | D. Gautier of Dade county. A ten year lease for $24,700 was, entered into with Mr. and | Mrs. Lawrence R. Dion, leasing | land on Stock Island to Adolfo Boza. The lease calls for annual rent payment of $1,980 each of the | | first two years; $2,400 each for the next three years; and $2,700 | H. C. Hennessee and Selma Hen- | nessee have sold for $6,500 to Daniel N. Kennedy of Islamorada, three lots in Upper Matecumbe’s Ocean View Subdivision. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Long | of Norfolk, Va. have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Dale P. Schaumburg of 2437 Fogarty Avenue, six lots in Key West for $9,100. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Nelson |have sold to Mr. and Mrs. Charles |A. Anderson of Tavernier, for) ' $5,000, land in Seaside, and Key | | Largo. Millard Roberts has sold WW $1,600 to Dorothy Roberts, twe NW | in Upper Matecumbe known as |Matecumbe Beach. Mr, and Mrs. Charley Toppino have sold for $1,000 seven lots in | Key West to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert DelPino of 731 Caroline Street, Key | West. | Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Malloy} have sold for $1,300 to Mr. and} Mrs. John Andrew Zerbe, two lots | in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Julius E. Bardwell | jhave sold for $3,200, one and one | half lots on Avenue © in Key West. Buyer is Mrs. Rita Ovide, widow. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schneider Matecumbe Ocean Beach. Buyers | are Mr, and Mrs. Irving R. Eys- ter, Terra Haute, Ind. Paul E. Mesa as administrator of the estate of Marcos A. Mesa Sr. has sold to J. Markowitz of | | 821 Duval Street, 20 lots on Big Pine Key for $3,000. F. P. Sadowski and partners and wives have .sold for $6,000, lot 5 in The Court Subdivision of Key Vaca to Mr. and Mrs. Ken- | neth A. Racecker of Warrenville, i. Mr. and Mrs. Halbert Lewin- sky have sold for $8,000 to Dr. Julio J. dePoo land on Southard Street with a frontage of 90 feet and a depth of 100 fect, six | | inches. Mrs. Mary Johnson, widow has sold for $16,000 to Retsel Realty | miles of secondary state roads on | company, a trailer park on Stock | Summe 1 Key, Henry Hudgins, Island, whic: includes lots 40, 41 partner of Hudgins and Alfons¢ | and 42 of- Sun Krest subdivision, announced today. A crew of four came | Thursday to begin the survey of | Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Trujillo down jhave sold for $16,500 to Mr. and W. R. Sands, two lots and the roads which will be completed | house on Laird Street in Key West The survey | trict engineer at the Fort Lauder Also Kentile and Armstrong Asphalt, Rubber and Cork Tile Formica and Plastic Wall Tile INSTALL IT YOURSELF or Expert Guaranteed Installation DIAL 2-2512 For Free Estimate Key West Floor Covering Co. 132 DUVAL STREET dale office. Plans and specifica- | tions will be drawn and bids called for as soon as possible dary state roads have been 3 The then rn nd Alfonso = Subscribe to The Citizen will | s which Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. 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