Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1921, Page 13

" THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1921—PART 2 ° ! Dy HOUSING SOLUTION i IS AN EARLY NEED From the Detroit Free Press. |Building Accommogations Considerably Less Than * One Year Ago. Early solution of the nation’s hous- 2 to 7 rooms and bath, f $2,70 1,500. Reasonable |Ing problem is an urgent need con-, , from $2700 to $ILS i fronting builders with the advent of 3d and Taylor terms of payment. One-third cash and balance, including all the new year, it is pointed out in a expenses and interest, less than rent. Building is firfproof and statement issued by S. W. Straus, bank- Petworth “Men are all babies?” ¢ “What's the matter now?"\ “I never knew one of ‘em to have {a pain who wasn't sure he was going jto_die.” The Northumberland § New Hampshire Avenue at V Street Apartments available for immediate possession under ’ our co-operative plan 1,000 Cash; Balance Monthly modern in every particular. Mr. Seay on premises daily 4 to From the most reliable statistics L i i E d Bath H obtainable at this time the actual e i 4 =€ oom-ana- omes 8 o'clock; Sunday, 10 to 8 o'clock. | amount of building accommodations B Be Sure to See Our ¥ { throughout the country are consid- . o > T ago. he observes. While the flgureg sl Hi h El G ndicate, he explains, an increase . 5 " > Ul O { cost of new building contracts award- . Large Lots—Higl evation I:d during the year 1920 of ahm;t i 4 = § Lots, 35 to 60 feet front; 5 5 per cent, as compared with 1919. i a " 8 =" 5 e - < 2 e av oy this was more than discounted by the . N real open fireplaces; every and the loss of available space oo B 38 $ ¢ ‘ 3 5 isough Mg ol asvetioration. tis! s S 4 Tl more than houses in a row. says. : Continuing; the banker states: ¢ : 14th Street at Girard - Two designs, six and eight rooms Mr. Strauss’ Statemen: On Arkansas Ave. at indded cost of building construction = e 3 L X modern COll\'L‘nienCC, fOl' no | Overcrowding in the large cities has i 13th between Emerson and -D. J. Dunigan 2 : ireached such a serious state that ) -+ S b Several 4 and 5 room apartments ready for immediate oc- | health authorities are. sounding an R : Farragut: Saul’s Addition. 1N.Y. A Ph 1267-8 ) 2 alarm. These unwholesome condi- : : . Y. Ave, one cupancy at prices unusually low—$3,900 to $5,650. Open for in- li¢tonstatsoldevelon| sociail urizest fand 3 : 14th or Georgia Ave. car to Emerson : spection. {lawlessness, and it is apparent that } 5 | Send Postal for Booklet Salesmen’s Phone, Col. 5378 £ every possible ageney should lend itsell 4 { i 5 i : o the work of helping in the practica | R S e 0 Splendid location for home or investment puten o (s Kekve: l_“‘{I'bm_n_l’ : el M[DDAU(;I;IN&usHANNON Until 9 P.M. 3 vi iy s to be opet that a large & & 4 A real home for half the cost of an individual house—let us | building movement will start this < S ; . Woodward Bldg., 15th & H explain our plan of purchase and operation. fl’fiinghar;d JouoTeE: but no one can b by ell wha evelopments may arise el SIE > “No place like home; no home 1i ” meanwhile. Lack of price stabiliza-| [ : : St sl Hxelones. tion has been one of the chief causes of the slowing up of construction i remi: ail Y work since the armistice. Vast o Our Representative on Premises ‘D ily at One O’Clock. amounts of building projects have old Civil Service Commission Ballding at the cormer of Sth nnd E 3 Sunday at One O’Clock. boen held back because of the feeling | streets northwest figured in the deal by which the Salvation Army ncquired that building costs would recedc | possession of the Dewey Hotel. As part payment for the hote] Frank later. However, experience has shown | Fenwick received ownership rights to the Commission bullding, which was . . that those who waited hrave gained| crected at a cost of about $140,000. nothing, while those who went ahead The structure is five stories in height and contains numerous offices. nion Ne orpora on | With their plans have no cause for | The trameaction was mexotiated. through the office of McKeever & Gom. regret. During the past year the SR amount of work projected was about B 5 ive wice as much as the amount of ac- T it operations. /BUICK BUILDING OPENS. Evans Building, 1420 N. Y. Ave. . Main 8415 | “This feeling is being fosteped by the slump_in_prices in many com- | y]] Souls’ Church Members Invited The Best Buy in FOR SALE New Homes modities. It should be borne in mind. f Fowever, that conditions incorporated to Inspect Last Night. { Washington in the general range of commodities 5 ¥ 2nd those in the housing situation are| Formal opening of the new business See 'I'hls not analogous. building erected at the corner of 14th ° = = —— = 1 Do Not Affect Housing. and L streets ndrthwest, by the All| o = Souls’ Church was observed last night | New Row l n_- one i “The conditions which cause fluctu- | ny officers of the church and members | ation in the prices'of general com-| of the congregation. The building and | BUILT modities do not directly or greatly af- | ¢ e ,The bullding and | FO! PERM AN NCE B oot 'the prices being paid for housing | owrogms have been leased (o the Buic 1350 to 1358 Taylor - accommodations, and, while substan-|“mne gtructure, which is on the site ac- Street, N.W. tially all other commodities have | . mio *FHCWEe JARE S0010" Church | fluctuated since the pre-war period |y jiging, is designed for business pur- Sample House, 1358 Taylor 5 s 2 construction costs and income from | Jo.c."®'mne 11th street front comprises ||| nmam amd Liohted Until 8 mm Built with the idea of PERMA- property have shown a steady up-| POt oo windows looking into a, dis- B .m. 4 LARGE OUTSIDE BEDROOMS NENCY in view—the quality of construc- “Some of the abnormal prices and |Blay room, sutable as car =aaroD p 3 tion and design of our homes becomes bonuses which have existed In the eon- | 9'Gierge''A” Tuioker, chairman of the A : { 2 Bal M th more and more apparent to the pur- %o hie ‘patd. but general Tundumcnten | Poand of rustess of (he'chiirehs ey 6 : : ) s ance on y Ea 1 G. . chaser as time goes on. This QUALITY || }|conditions at this time do not indicate oo et Sl pned with a Jocation ‘that is (one. (]| e ere e miadom I ] Rt 0l 0i 8 | Following thofexerciase ithoj gueatsware " . = = ng ey conducted on a tour of inpection throug] % 3 in Washi i r “With a general understanding and 2 ; . ofithe best in Washington—gves:to on appreciation of these facts the bufld- | the Pulding i o] o 5507 13“] Sh-eet N_w. b [] 555 oo sn Wit sadci mementurt | COQLIDGES TO ASHEVILLE 3 the year 1921 with added momentum. X l ou 2 SOUTH SIDE The amount of available skilled labor 2 ™ - 2 and our phylk;gl‘ equlpmer;z!ror man- d———xl e o 3 Open—l.lgllted Ullfil 9.00 P.M. ufacturing building materials are not| Vice Presidént-Elect an e to WEBSTER STREET adequate to the development of activ- S Salesmen’s Phone, Col. 8779 ities of such mafnnr‘del nuflwfll rfnlfie Spend Vacation There. Z - 3 th'-N.W. | ssible the early elimination of the b S 3 o At 16thN.W. Rousing defict-" This gives additiona | visSPETL LA ot Caivin. Coolidze : To inspect, take any 14th St. car to Kennedy St. mportance Z e e e ngfeody rosumption of bullding activ- | S5, M COPNAEE RAYS, SINER TRt > f v here about January ———— Only three are left out of the fourteen been a general|3nd will T et L e 2 erected. Nine rooms and two baths on two time of prospec- | 31 cOming from d < Lhey contain 8 rooms and e = foors: garage; deep and wide lots and all tive Togisiation designed to stimulate il attend the pojcner™ tari con-|fl both; hot-water heat; hand- A WORD TO THE WlSE—In this operation we the newer features which o to make an at- et oeenbauveloma nistawstes | ke WV cep EretilancelectywRegins | gsore handwood floors Ricuts have several corner houses with built-in garage and Gl e ally move alowly, and, it ie hardiy to| Ashevilis Times, and, replying. Mr ||| S0, 0t 705t porches. P surrounded by lots of ground. * e expected that any hielp ol s na- | Coolidge announced his party would 3 -ft. X 2 > Exhibit House—1626 Webster St. e °°"",:§w"‘s. himself, Mra: Coolidge, f{f;;- Carge it b From any one of the houses in 14th St. Highlands - | Fran) . earn: ', an al o louble ack porches. g = > Open Wor Inspection Daily Until 8:30 P.M. Moreover, only such legislation as{Mrs. Stearns. They will leave Atlanta < i i view of entire city. shall be absolutely fair to all sides|sm the might of January 29. Storage room in attic. you can have a v y. .« will be of constructive value, and any | Mr. Coolidge I8 expected to leave Terms Can Be Arranged aternalistic efforts which do not| Bogton the first of next week amd e into consideration the funda-|go to Atlanta for several days. He mentals of supply and demand will| wiil remain in Asheville two weeks ‘ H Small not prove themselves to be helpful.” | for complete rest, he said. 2 1358 Taylor St. * L. E. BREUNINGER & SONS_ Owners and Builders 706 Colorado Building. Main 7166 e prons e Sl e ‘The recreated state of Poland consists Advertisements in newspapers were of 120,000 square miles, with a popula- | not general in England until the be- Owner and Builder tion of 21,000,000. ginning of the eighteenth century. D. J. Dunigan 1321 New York Ave. Main 1267 mMflWlflflflmmmlmmimflwmflm‘m‘% Give just one good critical look. —and you’ll be con- vinced—taking everything into con- sideration — present as well as future; convenience of loca- tion and attractive outlook — purchase cost and investment value—that these Cottages and Bungalows in Armsleigh Park are without either peer or parallel A rmsleigh Park constitutes its own attractive commun- ity of handsome, de- tached Homes— thorough in con- struction, and com- plete in equipment. Come and see them—inspect care- fully; size up the surroundings critic- ally—get the price and terms—all these will be convincing. It’s the time to stop renting—and these are the Homes you can not only afford to buy—but also af- ford to own. « Open for inspection every day and even- ing. Fake Chevy Chase cars to Albe- marle St—walking west. Wisconsin Ave. cars to Windom St. or Phone Cleveland 1490 and 1 will call for you R. E. Hamilton Owners’ Representative 4415 39th Street A REAL COLONIAL TYPE Combining Beauty and Utility FOR SALE 2651 WOODLEY ROAD (Opposite WARDMAN PARK HOTEL) BOSS & PHELPS + Tel. M. 4340. 1406 H St. N.W. DESIRABLE HOME PROPERTIES Price, $13,000 A very cheap home, on Rhode Ts- land ave. a little off from 14th Price, $8.000 A home in Columbia Heights, west of 14th st., worth your very prompt tion. Owner leaving city— can be ar- property belongs to an_esta and is going to be sold. The lot about 23x100 to & paved alley, with P of room for a garage. This s a” well built, three-story brick I having eleven rooms, two baths and steam heat. . inlaid floors, two-story rear porches, Tot to paved alley, with room for garage. Price, $12,500 A new home in Chevy Chase that can be purchased on terms of $1.500 cash and mouthly payments. ~ Pos- ey can be arranged on few notice. This is & two- room house, with large d i heated with hot water; having elec- G tric_lights. oak floors and three i porches. This price includes- the ‘erection of a garage. Price, $12,500 One of those attractive homes on Que st. between 17th and 18th sts. A desirable square for ‘a - home. Within easy walking distance of downtown. = The house has ten large rooms and bath: there lot to a paved alley. with am- ple garage space. The house can be Wold on terms of $2,500 cash and monthly payments. The design was made by Arthur B. Heaton, a recégnize‘ authority. The construction represents the results of our years of study of home building. Value will be maintained because these homes are not of the ordinary. Location and price are important . factors, but perfect architectural balance, sterling con- o3 struction and careful finishing make a combination not equaled in other homes being offered. Price, $11,500 The corner Homes have five (5) bedrooms and three (3) baths, living rooms the full depth of the home. The other Homes have four (4) bedrooms and two '(2) baths, besides big living rooms and an extra club room on the main floor of each home, this latter being something entirely new in Home' designing. Hot-water heat; electric 1ights; big front and ‘rear porches; linen closets. Also an unfinished third floor Cepace for two extra rooms). All closets are equipped i with shoe racks. : Price, $16,000 A handsome downtown hom, cated west of 16t at A three: story brick house, having ten un. usually large rooms, three baths, bot-water heat. electric lights; firs and second floors have parquet floors. ~ This is not a basement- kitchen Bouse. There is room for & garase. Thic house is vacant und Derfect condition throughout, BOSS & PHELPS ‘The Home of Homes Tel. M. 4340. 1406 H St. N.W. Bear in mhn‘l.\-ho. that these Homei are completely.detached— - mot in a row—though their selling price is less than thiat of row ' houses. » DETACHED A very attractive 12-room and 4-bath house. Spanish style of architecture. The house has been entirely redecorated and is mod- ern in every respect. Lot §0x120, with alley in rear. Immediate possession. : Open for inspection Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. : and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ~ HARRY WARDMAN M. 4190 1430 K St NW. ma0 Washington'’s most convenient suburban loca- tion, appealing especially to a busy business man, and’ equally to the wife who wishes to-rear the chil- dren in the right environment. - 14th and Ingraham Streets To inspect—Take Fourteenth street car (unques- tionably the best service in Washington) to Ingraham street, or drive out Sixteenth street to Colorado avenue, then one square to Ingraham street. . Shannon & Luchs Owners and Builders 713 14th St. N.W. {Experienced Advertisers Prefer The Star \