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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997

OR

/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________________ to ______________________

Commission file number 0-13518

PRUDENTIAL-BACHE/WATSON & TAYLOR, LTD.-2
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas 75-1933081
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)

One Seaport Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10292-0128
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 214-3500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Units of Limited Partnership Interest
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(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes CK No _

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [CK]

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Registrant's Annual Report to Limited Partners for the year ended December
31, 1997 is incorporated by reference into Parts II and IV of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.

Amended and Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership,
included as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 2-88785)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is incorporated by reference into Part IV of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Index to exhibits can be found on pages 8 and 9.

PRUDENTIAL-BACHE/WATSON & TAYLOR, LTD.-2
(a limited partnership)
TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I PAGE

Item 1 Business.......................................................................... 3
Item 2 Properties........................................................................ 4
Item 3 Legal Proceedings................................................................. 4
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Limited Partners............................... 4


PART II
Item 5 Market for the Registrant's Units and Related Limited Partner Matters............. 4
Item 6 Selected Financial Data........................................................... 5
Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations...................................................................... 5
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data....................................... 5
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure...................................................................... 5

PART III
Item 10 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant................................ 5
Item 11 Executive Compensation............................................................ 7
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.................... 7
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.................................... 7

PART IV
Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K................... 8
Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules............................ 8
Exhibits.......................................................................... 8
Reports on Form 8-K............................................................... 9
SIGNATURES................................................................................... 14


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PART I

Item 1. Business

General

Prudential-Bache/Watson & Taylor, Ltd.-2 (the 'Registrant'), a Texas limited
partnership, was formed on November 14, 1983 and will terminate in accordance
with a vote of the limited partners as described below. The Registrant was
formed for the purpose of acquiring, developing, owning and operating
mini-storage and office/warehouse facilities with proceeds raised from the
initial sale of units of limited partnership interests ('Units'). The
Registrant's fiscal year for book and tax purposes ends on December 31.

On December 15, 1995, the Management Committee of the Registrant determined
to seek bids for all the properties held by the Registrant. On June 13, 1996,
the Registrant entered into a contract with Public Storage, Inc., the property
manager of the Registrant's properties, for the sale of all the Registrant's
properties. This sale was subject to the approval by the limited partners
holding a majority of the limited partnership units and certain other conditions
and potential price adjustments.

In accordance with a consent statement dated September 17, 1996, the limited
partners approved, on October 18, 1996, the sale to Public Storage, Inc. of all
eight miniwarehouse facilities owned by the Registrant and the liquidation and
dissolution of the Registrant. Seven of the eight properties which were under
contract were sold to Public Storage, Inc. and its affiliates on December 16,
1996. The Registrant received, in cash, gross sales proceeds of $16,000,000
reduced by certain selling expenses and prorations of approximately $433,000.
The gross sales price was in excess of the appraised value of the properties.

The Registrant continues to own the Hampton Park property located in Capitol
Heights, Maryland. This property evidenced certain concentrations of hazardous
materials discovered in an environmental review of the property. The property
continues to be monitored by the State environmental regulatory department, but
it is uncertain at this time what will ultimately be required to resolve the
environmental issue at the property. The Registrant intends to sell the property
as soon as possible; however, no buyer for the property has been identified and
it is uncertain when any such sale will be consummated.

A distribution of $300 per limited partnership unit was made on December 19,
1996 representing the net sales proceeds reduced by a contingency reserve and
funds required to meet the anticipated current and future operating costs until
the liquidation of the Registrant. The Registrant intends to liquidate in 1998,
subject to and assuming the prior sale of the Hampton Park property, and will
distribute any remaining funds at such time.

Effective February 28, 1998, American Office Park Properties, Inc., a
subsidiary of Public Storage, Inc., terminated its management of the Hampton
Park property. The Registrant has entered into a management agreement
('Management Agreement') with Watson & Taylor Management, Inc. ('WTMI'), an
affiliate of the individual General Partners, effective March 1, 1998. WTMI will
be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the property, including the
supervision of the on-site managers and the establishment of rental policies and
rates for new rentals and renewals and will direct the marketing activity for
the property.

General Partners

The general partners of the Registrant are Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.
('PBP'), George S. Watson and A. Starke Taylor, III (collectively, the 'General
Partners'). PBP is the Managing General Partner and is responsible for the
day-to-day operations of the Registrant and its investments. See Note E of the
financial statements in the Registrant's Annual Report which is filed as an
exhibit hereto.

Employees

The Registrant has no employees. Management and administrative services for
the Registrant are performed by the General Partners and their affiliates
pursuant to the Partnership Agreement. See Note E of the financial statements in
the Registrant's Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

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Item 2. Properties

As of December 31, 1997, the Registrant owns the following property:



Average Monthly
Occupancy Rates Rental Rates
for the year ended Per Unit
December 31, Land Rentable as of December 31,
Property Location 1997(1) (in acres) Units 1997
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Hampton Park (Capitol Heights,
Maryland)
Mini-warehouse 92.3% 5.87 130 $ 29 - $280
Commercial 68 $ 200 - $1,523
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198
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(1) Average occupancy rates are calculated by averaging the monthly occupancies
determined by dividing occupied square footage by available square footage
as of each month-end.

The Managing General Partner believes the Registrant's remaining property is
adequately insured.

For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively, the
following properties' rental revenues exceeded 15% of the Registrant's total
revenue:



1997 1996 1995
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Hampton Park 95 % 17% *%
Arapaho -- 19 19
Arlington -- 16 17


* Property's rental revenue was 15% or less of the Registrant's total revenue
for the year.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Limited Partners

None

PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Units and Related Limited Partner Matters

As of March 5, 1998, there were 3,454 holders of record owning 51,818 Units,
inclusive of 258, 130 and 130 equivalent limited partnership units held by PBP
and Messrs. Watson and Taylor, respectively. A significant secondary market for
the Units has not developed, and it is not expected that one will develop in the
future. There are also certain restrictions set forth in Section 17.3 of the
Partnership Agreement limiting the ability of a limited partner to transfer
Units. Consequently, holders of Units may not be able to liquidate their
investments in the event of an emergency or for any other reason.

The following per Unit cash distributions were paid to limited partners on or
about 45 days after the end of the specified quarter and were made from current
and previously undistributed cash generated by the operations of the
Registrant's properties:



Quarter Ended 1997 1996
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March 31 $ -- $3.71
June 30 -- 3.71
September 30 -- --
December 31 -- --


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In addition, a distribution of $300 per limited partnership unit was made on
December 19, 1996 representing the net proceeds from the sale of seven of the
Registrant's properties, reduced by a contingency reserve and funds required to
meet the anticipated current and future operating costs until the liquidation of
the Registrant. The Registrant intends to liquidate in 1998, subject to and
assuming the prior sale of the Hampton Park property, and will distribute any
remaining funds at such time.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table presents selected financial data of the Registrant. This
data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the
Registrant and the notes thereto on pages 2 through 8 of the Registrant's Annual
Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto.



Nine Months*
Ended Year ended December 31,
September 30, ---------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994 1993
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Total revenues $ 2,209,270 $ 2,841,354 $ 2,615,970 $ 2,461,721
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Net income $ 619,119 $ 489,304 $ 402,785 $ 347,081
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Limited partner net income per Unit $ 11.89 $ 9.40 $ 7.73 $ 6.66
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Total assets $14,325,486 $14,086,449 $14,263,400 $15,072,631
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Total distributions $ 580,329 $ 773,886 $ 1,044,203 $ 886,930
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Limited partner distributions per Unit $ 11.13 $ 14.86 $ 20.05 $ 17.03
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* As of October 1, 1996, the Partnership adopted the liquidation basis of accounting in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and, therefore, there is no reporting of results of
operations for the three months ended December 31, 1996 and for the year ended December 31, 1997.
Total assets at December 31, 1996 and 1997 were $2,810,113 and $2,468,042, respectively.


Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

This information is incorporated by reference to page 9 of the Registrant's
Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial statements are incorporated by reference to pages 2 through 8
of the Registrant's Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure

None

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

There are no directors or executive officers of the Registrant. The
Registrant is managed by the Managing General Partner.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

The Registrant, the Registrant's General Partners, PBP's directors and
executive officers and any persons holding more than 10% of the Registrant's
Units are required to report their initial ownership of such Units and any
subsequent changes in that ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission
on Forms 3, 4 and 5. Such General Partners, executive officers, directors and
other persons who own greater than 10% of the Registrant's Units are required by
Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish the Registrant with
copies of all Forms 3, 4 or 5 they file. All of these filing requirements were
satisfied on a timely basis. In making these disclosures, the Registrant has
relied solely on written representations of the

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General Partners, PBP's directors and executive officers and other persons who
own greater than 10% of the Registrant's Units or copies of the reports they
have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during and with respect
to its most recent fiscal year.

Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc., Managing General Partner

The directors and executive officers of PBP and their positions with regard
to managing the Registrant are as follows:

Name Position
Brian J. Martin President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Director
Barbara J. Brooks Vice President--Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Eugene D. Burak Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Frank W. Giordano Director
Nathalie P. Maio Director

BRIAN J. MARTIN, age 47, is the President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
of the Board of Directors and a Director of PBP. He is a Senior Vice President
of Prudential Securities Incorporated ('PSI'), an affiliate of PBP. Mr. Martin
also serves in various capacities for certain other affiliated companies. Mr.
Martin joined PSI in 1980. Mr. Martin is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

BARBARA J. BROOKS, age 49, is the Vice President--Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of PBP. She is a Senior Vice President of PSI. Ms. Brooks also serves in
various capacities for other affiliated companies. She has held several
positions within PSI since 1983. Ms. Brooks is a certified public accountant.

EUGENE D. BURAK, age 52, is a Vice President of PBP. He is a First Vice
President of PSI. Prior to joining PSI in September 1995, he was a management
consultant for three years and was with Equitable Capital Management Corporation
from March 1990 to May 1992. Mr. Burak is a certified public accountant.

FRANK W. GIORDANO, age 55, is a Director of PBP. He is a Senior Vice
President of PSI and an Executive Vice President and General Counsel of
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, LLC, an affiliate of PSI. Mr. Giordano also
serves in various capacities for other affiliated companies. He has been with
PSI since July 1967.

NATHALIE P. MAIO, age 47, is a Director of PBP. She is a Senior Vice
President and Deputy General Counsel of PSI and supervises non-litigation legal
work for PSI. She joined PSI's Law Department in 1983; presently, she also
serves in various capacities for other affiliated companies.

Thomas F. Lynch, III ceased to serve as President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman of the Board of Directors and a Director of Prudential-Bache
Properties, Inc. effective May 2, 1997. Effective May 2, 1997, Brian J. Martin
was elected President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of
Directors and a Director of Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.

There are no family relationships among any of the foregoing directors or
executive officers. All of the foregoing directors and executive officers have
indefinite terms.

Individual General Partners

GEORGE S. WATSON, age 57, is a financial specialist and a certified public
accountant. He has been instrumental in the success of The Community Minority
Business Advancement Program sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin
College and Graduate Schools of Business. Mr. Watson is a member of the Advisory
Council of the University of Texas at Austin Business School and a member of its
Chancellor's Council. Mr. Watson attended the University of Texas at Austin,
graduating summa cum laude in 1963 with a BBA in accounting and finance. He
received his MBA in accounting and finance from the University of Texas in 1965,
graduating first in his class and summa cum laude. He also has received various
awards and scholarships and is a member of many fraternal organizations
including Phi Kappa Phi, the honorary scholastic society. Mr. Watson has over 25
years of experience in real estate and financial investments.

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A. STARKE TAYLOR, III, age 54, holds a bachelor of business administration
degree from Southern Methodist University which was awarded in 1966. He is past
president of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Taylor is a member of the
boards of the Dallas Theological Seminary and the Northeast Texas Regional Board
of Young Life. He is president of Sovereign Corporation, a business investment
and finance organization. Mr. Taylor has over 25 years of experience in real
estate, insurance and financial investments.

The two individual General Partners are not related.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The Registrant does not pay or accrue any fees, salaries or any other form of
compensation to either individual General Partner or to directors and officers
of the Managing General Partner for their services. Certain officers and
directors of the Managing General Partner receive compensation from affiliates
of the Managing General Partner, not from the Registrant, for services performed
for various affiliated entities, which may include services performed for the
Registrant; however, the Managing General Partner believes that any compensation
attributable to services performed for the Registrant is immaterial. See also
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions for information regarding
reimbursement to the General Partners for services provided to the Registrant.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

As of March 5, 1998, no individual General Partner or director or officer of
the Managing General Partner owns directly or beneficially any interest in the
voting securities of the Managing General Partner.

As of March 5, 1998, no individual General Partner or director or officer of
the Managing General Partner owns directly or beneficially any of the Units
issued by the Registrant. However, the General Partners have contributed to the
Registrant and, based on such contribution, they received 'equivalent units'
entitling them to participate in the distributions to the limited partners and
in the Registrant's profits and losses in the same proportion that the General
Partners' capital contribution bears to the total capital contributions of the
limited partners. The Managing General Partner has retained its right to receive
funds from the Registrant, such as General Partner distributions and
reimbursement of expenses, but has waived its right to share in any limited
partner cash distributions and allocations of Registrant's profits and losses
based upon such equivalent units.

As of March 5, 1998, no limited partner beneficially owns more than 5% of the
outstanding Units issued by the Registrant.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The Registrant has and will continue to have certain relationships with the
General Partners and their affiliates. However, there have been no direct
financial transactions between the Registrant and the individual General
Partners or the directors or officers of the Managing General Partner during
1997.

Reference is made to Notes A and E of the financial statements in the
Registrant's Annual Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto, which identify
the related parties and discuss the services provided by these parties and the
amounts paid or payable for their services.

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PART IV



Page
Number in
Annual Report

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) 1. Financial Statements and Report of Independent
Auditors--incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual
Report which is filed as an exhibit hereto

Report of Independent Auditors 2
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets--December 31, 1997 and 1996 3
Statements of Changes in Net Assets--Year ended December 31, 1997
and three months ended December 31, 1996 3
Statements of Operations--Nine months ended September 30, 1996
and year ended December 31, 1995 4
Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital--Nine months ended
September 30, 1996 and year ended December 31, 1995 4
Statements of Cash Flows--Nine months ended September 30, 1996
and year ended December 31, 1995 5
Notes to Financial Statements 6

2. Financial Statement Schedules and Consent of Independent Auditors
Consent of Independent Auditors
Schedules:
II-- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves--Three years
ended December 31, 1997
III--Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation at December 31,
1997
Notes to Schedule III--Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
All other schedules have been omitted because they are not
applicable or the required information is included in the
financial statements and the notes thereto.

3. Exhibits
Description:
2.01 Consent Statement dated September 17, 1996 (1)
3.01 Amended and Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited
Partnership (2)
3.02 Amendment Number 8 to Amended and Restated Certificate and
Agreement of Limited Partnership (3)
4.01 Revised Form of Certificate of Limited Partnership Interest
(4)
10.01 Management Agreement (2)
10.02 Property Management Agreement dated as of November 1, 1988
by and between the Registrant and Public Storage Commercial
Properties Group, Inc. (4)
10.03 Property Management Agreement dated as of November 1, 1988
by and between the Registrant and Public Storage
Management, Inc. (4)
10.04 Agreement Relating to General Partner Interests (2)


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10.05 Management Agreement dated March 1, 1998 by and between the
Registrant and Watson & Taylor Management, Inc., a Texas
corporation (filed herewith)
13.01 Registrant's Annual Report to Limited Partners for the year
ended December 31, 1997 (with the exception of the information
and data incorporated by reference in Items 7 and 8 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, no other information or data
appearing in the Registrant's Annual Report is to be deemed
filed as part of this report)
27 Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K--None


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(1) Filed on the Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A and incorporated
herein by reference.

(2) Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 2-88785)
and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 1990 and incorporated herein by reference.

(4) Filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1988 and incorporated herein by reference.

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Partners
Prudential-Bache/Watson & Taylor, Ltd.-2

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Prudential-Bache/Watson & Taylor, Ltd.-2 of our report dated February 18,
1998, except for Note G as to which the date is March 1, 1998, included in the
1997 Annual Report to Limited Partners of Prudential-Bache/Watson & Taylor,
Ltd.-2.

Our report also included the financial statement schedules of
Prudential-Bache/Watson & Taylor, Ltd.-2 listed in Item 14(a). These schedules
are the responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement
schedules referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
March 30, 1998

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PRUDENTIAL-BACHE/WATSON & TAYLOR, LTD.-2
(a limited partnership)

SCHEDULE II--VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
December 31, 1997

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Allowance for Loss on Impairment of Assets

Deductions - Amounts
Year Ended Balance at Additions - Amounts Written-off During Balance at
December 31, Beginning of Year Reserved During Year Year End of Year
- ------------ ----------------- -------------------- -------------------- -----------

1995 $ 1,418,000 -- -- $ 1,418,000
1996 $ 1,418,000 -- -- $ 1,418,000(1)
1997 $ 1,418,000 -- -- $ 1,418,000(1)
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(1) Shown as a direct deduction of carrying value of property held for sale.

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PRUDENTIAL-BACHE/WATSON & TAYLOR, LTD.-2
(a limited partnership)
SCHEDULE III--REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
December 31, 1997


Amount at which carried at
close of year
-----------------------------------------------
Initial cost to Permanent
Registrant Costs writedown of
(Note B) capitalized impaired assets
----------------------------- subsequent and accumulated
Description Buildings and to Buildings and depreciation
(Note A) Land Improvements acquisition Land Improvements (Notes C & D)

- ----------------------------- ---------- -------------- ------------ -------- -------------- ---------------
Hampton Park
(Capitol Heights, Maryland) $ 925,595 $ -- $ 3,274,366 $926,441 $3,273,520 $ 2,681,440
---------- -------------- ------------ -------- -------------- ---------------
---------- -------------- ------------ -------- -------------- ---------------
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Description Total Dates of Date
(Note A) (Note C) construction acquired

- ----------------------------- ---------- ------------- --------
Hampton Park
(Capitol Heights, Maryland) $1,518,521 1985/86 1984
----------
----------
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See notes on the following page

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PRUDENTIAL-BACHE/WATSON & TAYLOR, LTD.-2
(a limited partnership)
NOTES TO SCHEDULE III
December 31, 1997


NOTE A--There are no mortgages, deeds of trust or similar encumbrances against the remaining
property.
NOTE B--Initial cost represents the initial purchase price of the property including acquisition
fees.
NOTE C--RECONCILIATION SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS--REAL ESTATE

Year ended December 31,
------------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995
------------ ----------- -----------

Balance at beginning of year........................... $ 1,518,521 $22,792,224 $22,623,910
Allocation of accumulated depreciation against the
carrying amount of the properties based upon the
reclassification of the properties as held for
sale................................................. -- (8,274,973) --
Allocation of allowance for loss on impairment of
assets against the carrying amount of the properties
based upon the reclassification of the properties as
held for sale........................................ -- (1,418,000) --
Additions during the year--property improvements -- 51,988 168,314
Deductions during the year--costs of properties
sold(1).............................................. -- (11,632,718) --
------------ ----------- -----------
Balance at close of year............................... $ 1,518,521 $ 1,518,521 $22,792,224
------------ ----------- -----------
------------ ----------- -----------
(1) In December 1996, the Registrant sold all of its properties except for Hampton Park.


The aggregate cost of land, buildings and improvements, and furniture and
fixtures, net of depreciation, for Federal income tax purposes as of December
31, 1997 was $2,286,808.



NOTE D--RECONCILIATION SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS--ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
Year ended December 31,
------------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995
------------ ----------- -----------

Balance at beginning of year........................... $ -- $ 8,274,973 $ 7,511,313
Depreciation during the year charged to expense(1)..... -- -- 763,660
Allocation of accumulated depreciation against the
carrying amount of the properties based upon the
reclassification of the properties as held for
sale................................................. -- (8,274,973) --
------------ ----------- -----------
Balance at close of year............................... $ -- $ -- $ 8,274,973
------------ ----------- -----------
------------ ----------- -----------


(1) The Partnership ceased depreciating the properties for financial
reporting purposes when the properties were reclassified as held for sale as of
December 31, 1995.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Prudential-Bache/Watson & Taylor, Ltd.-2

By: Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.,
A Delaware corporation,
Managing General Partner

By: /s/ Eugene D. Burak Date: March 31, 1998
----------------------------------------
Eugene D. Burak
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities (with respect to the General Partner) and on
the dates indicated.

By: Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.,
A Delaware corporation,
Managing General Partner

By: /s/ Brian J. Martin Date: March 31, 1998
-----------------------------------------
Brian J. Martin
President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director

By: /s/ Barbara J. Brooks Date: March 31, 1998
-----------------------------------------
Barbara J. Brooks
Vice President-Finance and
Chief Financial Officer

By: /s/ Eugene D. Burak Date: March 31, 1998
-----------------------------------------
Eugene D. Burak
Vice President

By: /s/ Frank W. Giordano Date: March 31, 1998
-----------------------------------------
Frank W. Giordano
Director

By: /s/ Nathalie P. Maio Date: March 31, 1998
-----------------------------------------
Nathalie P. Maio
Director

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