Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1922, Page 13

~ D.C.NOW ELEVNTH OV INBULDING Among Those in Which Per- mits Totaled Over Million in Value in January. Washington stands eleventl list of cities whose constru mits totaled moré than a million dol- during Januar lars in value cording to figure cians of the tor. Cities which surpassed the National | Valley Capital in building enterprises launch- ed in that month, gate valuation o each follow: _New York, $46,434,943; Chicazo, | racently completed large houses, fac- | roufers. Buying $7.991, : Los Angel $7.975.168; infih'he Wyoming avenue frodmixfl&h ! tinues fairly tive, Bost. P TS 3 'he proper: was owned by the!prices of a’re sooay $93665%4; San Framelsco.| george M. Pullman estate and was|bre sdvancing shightly, $5,528 delphia, $4.411, purchased from the .Northern Trust|as a whole, is stationary, but firm, to- Detroit, §3,778.949; Baltimore, $3,246,- | Company through the oifice of Ran-|day. 600; Milwaukee, $3.191.312, and Datlas, | 411 H. Hagner.” It was held at $1.50} $2.201,791. Wa with a total valuation of The total num permits issued statistics sho same month ay. were issued here. totaling in value, | section. 74085, and in January, 1920, per-| o o its totaling $1,0 0. Comments on Figures, a figures comment. way in which would be start. “Actual more optimistic most san far as buildinz p. vary, 1922, sta far outstrippins month since 1% fore. usher Before real figures are it will pay to tions upon whi based. Without sary detail, labor situation favorable. Ther: efficiency brouxh economic condi forced ware s lower average le at tha flation during 19 cost of constru prohibitive than tue war. *“\are than ness indfisr: firm s at hi better able to eign debacle if sud bottom of slump and the construct to be a potent fac try on its fest ‘Returns for 194 cities officially re- Ameri ported to the show a valuation 30,392 permits. Th gain over the $61 the first month of Big Gain reaching compar for building permits in twenty impor- | of the past three vears. tant citd n 1 wenty eities for Janu- ar total is m valuation for any precedinz January since 1914. tart when it is here was 50 “It was naturally expected from the construction getivity and contemplated activity and even incrcased ing the late mon raturns for January give ne expectations, it m G heginning of prices have underzone a decided de- that, about a national r and th. more elucidating to the one Who desires very exact and farther|United States who This is a most auspicious | per cent over 1921 is REAL ESTATE. PURCHASES LARGE TRACT IN KALORAMA HEIGHTS Allan E. Walker Co. Undecided Over Disposal—May Develop or Sell in Parcels. Purchase of a large tract of land Kalorama Heights for future develop- ment was announced today by the Allan E. Walker Investment Com- pany. The tract had been held for | argund $170,000. | The property comprises an entire square. It is bounded on the south by Wyoeming avenue, on the east by 24th reet and on the north and west v Kalorama road. The tract con- ac- | tains 118,252 square feet. | i is a practi level piece of 1 8ro nd, at a point of hi~lest eleva- {tior . that section, overlooxing the | Potomac, river and the Rock Creek king it a desirable resi-|still exists a dential location. Trees abound oz property. In the in the on per- es compiled by sta- American Contrac- i and the aggre- immediate vicinity are a; £ permits issued for | nu under cours E. Pearson and Ashmead Fuller have ! gy mostly { per square foot. ington was credited| ‘Th, { Allan E. Walker Investment Compan whether the property will be devel- oped by the building of a number of January, the | houses or disposed of in large parcels; ume and there During the | for those who desire to build homes | this movement r ago 333 permits | of the character appropriate to thisiMr. nber of construction | FGUR STORE PROPERTIES n who compiled the s as .follows: nother thirty days. any question that kept up in volume dur ths of 1921 that 192 ed in with a good Commission House Sites on Louisi- ! WU today ana Avenue Involved in more een Deal. Four store properties, 925 Louisiana avenue northwest, occupied , by commission merchants, were trans- { ferred from the Ferrero estate to B. L. Brown, investor, in a deed recorded this week. These properties have a combined frontage of over seventy feet on the avenue. This section has been im-! proved recently by the paving of the| roadway and improvement of the! ages of the property. The United | government will, in the near it is said, take over the title to the Washinzton Center Market Com- ago. American find coloring than the nd as ermit issues go, Jan- is a record-breaker, any previous first 4 and probably be- Stutes stronger dered, k at pecta- ch the fizures are Zoing into unneces- be said that the | New York and New sear will v 0 s in in t about b tions which have les down to much s than they were 1921. Material an ideal retail market, improving the present building: he seller in this_transaction was represented by the National Savings and Trust Company and the purchaser { month. by _Josenh 1. Weller. “and therefore the ction is much Jess at any time since cerned, the there is coming | geflation of value: ization that b i > v must build upon a | tonials and in was me Lo make us the in building ma-; ma perceptibly more actual construction d the shock of a for- | yolyme than has been the case since cn ~h;u.l'<-nme. Thri . the war. SoSaruas heen Dasse Numerically the permits in these ! ion Industry Is 80INS | citjes for this January are almost <Ortn putting " | three times the valuation of last year. Expressed in percentage the valuation | this yvear is a 170 per cent gain over] . In j\:;:l Fwo months of 1921 | - 9.2t and October) did the valuation S Llfnf;'i:n“;:; :d the record-breaking January of e | and yet the sum total of permits e the entire year 1 this territory n_ Contractor | of $13%.799.280 for in Permits. ‘There are thirty-one cities in the January valua- _ % FATHICT | fions have gone over the one-million- ison is the showing!gollar mark in one or more Januarys The tabula- | tion of these cities shows that only :d to cross the mark for Jan- In 1921 nineteen failed to n mark, and in 1920 Considering’ these thirty- | n approximate gain of 150 ! sitatd by th hown for the |firm, requiring added facilitie: 914-19; at the per- to £102, twice the uch ove ten failed. one citie: considered that the | first month of this year. T R hou som tion detract from the home environment. three blocks away. r The exteriors are of varied pleasing designs—individual in type—while inside the plan and arrangement have been studied to simplify the task of 1514 K Street N.W. > R Here’s the Handsomest Group of Real Homes in Southeast Washington 15th and Massachusetts Avenue A most attractive neighborhood—easy of access—with schools, churches and stores near enough to be convenient and far enough removed not to The new Eastern High School is but sekeeping; and add to the joy of living. Six rooms and perfectly appointed bath. The dining-room opens through French doors to a spacious porch—big enough for a breakfast porch. The kitchen is equipped with the most modern gas range, large dresser and enamel sink, and the service door opening to a porch. The sleeping rooms are light and airy—with a sleeping porch extend- ing across the entire back of the house. Spacious closets in rooms and hall. One of the best hot water heating systems—with separate heater for the bath and kitchen water. Bone-dry cellar. The moment you set foot in these houses you'll be attracted by the hand- Every detail of construc- e oak flooring throughout the first floor. and finish is of the same high character. They are Kite planned—and Kite built. —Sample House 246 15th St. S.E.— One of us will be there every day and evening to show you through— Sundays, too. Moderate Cash Payment 27d torms you can. Harry A. Kite °wie Builder Member Washington Real Estate Board LUMBER MARKET SHOWS DECLINE in the residential section known as|POtential Demand, However, Exists and Prosperous Year Is Seen. Buying of lumber has slackened since February 1 and the demand for this building material today is not what was expected, according to A. R. Kriechbaum, vice president of a na- tional lumber trade journal. Mr.' Kriechbaum states that there potential demand for the | jumber of all kinds and that there are practically no weak spots in the amber of residences, completed and | market, as far as price Is concerned. of construction. William { The princtpal demand just now is for rge timbers, and pine Water Shipments Increase. “Water shipments from the Paclfic has not as yet determined: coast and south to the Atlantic sea- jboard continue to increase is every indicatiol not slacken, “Sawmills in vol- will Kriechbaum asserts. { throughout the country are resuming | vperation, wuge scales have been ad- justed and the situation as a whole ils very encouraging. hands of retailers are not large for ARE SOLD BY E TE ! this period of the year and buyins STA will doubtiess be rather brisk within ‘There is hardly Stocks in the prices } will be on a higher level than they soon us buying becomes 1, but competition will be keen and prices will not rise any- where near the peak of two years lumber producers will keener competition their ‘anadian neighbors, who are prepar- ing to go after business in the United than ever 1his is particularly true of Canadian hardwood producers, who are aiready quite a volume of hardwood lumber to the industrial consumers in before. Souree of Export Demand. “The principal export demand this likely South America and M from certain South American repub- pany and wiil conduct this market as|lics have been rather numerous dur- ing the past several weeks, and some large orders for both woods and southern pine will doubt- less be awarded within the coming in inquiries Pacific _coast As far as domestic woods are con- demand since the first of the year has been in_the north Atlantic coast states, and New ook has made theiYork has been a good customer. Sev- luation of building perniits mean!ery) very large operators have re- cently established sales oftices in New York, anticipating a good business in this spring Chis business will begin to ma- ze, to all indications, before t month of March is half over, and w continue in growing volume through- out the spring and summer. { whole, the outlook for the lumber in- | dustry this year is very encouraging.” | Mr. principal and sum- On the Seariy records in the comparison. | REALTY OFFICE MOVED. ‘William R. Ellis Changes Quarters to I Street. William R. Ellis has removed his real estaie office from 1412 G street northwest to 1539 1 street northwest. The change of location was neces- increased business of the larger quarters and it is stated. Phone Main 4846 moor, Md., purel Property ‘at the transaction. The interior tween staircase. the gallery. tric lights. of hardwoods: con- | FAcH through Willlam K. Hartung's and of the upper grades ‘the market, F. H. Kidwell ‘Also Pur- chases Costly Estate. Walter K. Bachrach from W. W. Bride the imposing resi- dence property at Wilson Fairfax road, Edgemoor, Md., for $50.- 000, it whs announced today by the ofice of William K. Hartung, agent in Announcement also was made of the purchase by Frank A. Kidwell, local chain store operator, of the large resi- dence, 4834 16th street northwest, from Samuel Shapiro for $42,500. The Bachrach home comprises an old English style residence of four- toen rooms and five baths with two acres of land. The property is con- sidered a showplace in that section. arrangement of the house Is unusual, being “V" shaped. Upon passing beyond an entrance hatl a larg gallery is found to extend be- the' drawing room and the In addition, on the first floor there is a library, dining room, breakfast porch, butler's pantry and kitchen, and on the second floor five bedrooms, two sleeping porches and five baths. Above thesc are the servants' quar- e | ters, a living room, two bedrooms, a l‘balh. and large storage rooms. There Is a large hollow tile garage and an Itallan garden leading from Kidwell's home, stiucted, of light brick, contains four- teen rooms and three baths, with a double hollow-tile garage. The house is located near the Blagden avenue entrance to Rock Creek Park. Other Sales Reported. Other sales, bringing the total in- vestments to $157,650, follow Holen B, Petherbridge sold to Rob- Clayton the dwelling, 1923 Park This property consists of a colonial style home of six rooms and bath with hot water heat and elec- Marie Clark Bell sold to Neta Allen i THE EVENiNG STAR, WASH]iTGTON D. C.. SATURDAY, EEBilUARY 25, 1922. ENGLISH AND DUTCH TYPE HOMES SOLD. ed by Walter Bach- Edgemoor, Md. 2as purchased lane and parkw Fisher Company. It was built by G. F. Mikkelson. Town. This 1s-a brick resiacnce of six| MANY MARYL rooms and bath. Neta Allen old to Thomas W.| ARE SOLD Grimes the property at 3336 O street northwest, a pressed brick residence, S. Siverberg, a new six-room and | tinued active duri bath colonial style home with con-|to the E. A. Strout crete front porch and double rear| The agency repol porches at 4606 9th street northwest, Lewis Bernheimer purchased from |farms in other pa William W. Bride, a brick home at!embracing a total 132 Carroll street southeast, conlzln-j(bl)(].lm(l. ing six rooms and bath, with hot- water heat and a garage. Daniel L. Moler transferred Frank L. Betz a residence at 921 6th | by that agen Maryland men at fidence in Marylan h forty-seven of th Fleht roons ; s0id by the Strout Charlotte A. Leckie disposed of a' siiny oy “he JI0O0E brick dwelling, 1208 3 northeast. containing six rooms and recently con- fleld were the purchasers. completed by Pumphrey & Dav! 9th street northwest, was sold to Hy- ! Florida 4, Indiana, jman London. There are six rooms,Wyoming 2, and bath, electric lights and other conveniences. W. W. Bride sold to John D. Conner | tries. each. northeast. The building contains six | Maryland. rooms and bath and there is a brick | FOR SALE 1531 New Hampshire Avenue A Smart Residence Just remodeled and modernized. Is well adapted for entertaining with its large sweep of rooms on the first floor. FIRST FLOOR—A very swagger reception hall of the Adam period with black and white marble floor and glazed doors. Large draw- ing room with paneled walls and fireplace with attractive mantel. *Library with paneled walls and fireplace. Smoking room just off dining room, with lavatory. Large, light dining room with attrac- tive fireplace and pantry. . SECOND FLOOR—Three unusually large bedrooms, each with private bath. Front bath with tiled shower recess. THIRD FLOOR—Three large bedrooms, each with private bath. Front bath has tiled shower recess. (Each of the bedrooms on the second and third floors has a fireplace and all bathrooms are “very large.) FOURTH FLOOR—Five servants’ rooms and bath. Ample stor- age space and lockers. > BASEMENT—Large kitchen in white enamel, tiled recess for range with hood. Laundry, ample closets and storage space; fur- nace room; servants’ bath and servants’ dining and sitting room. FEATURES—This residence is in the heart of the best residen- tial section, being just north of Dupont circle, and is surrounded by residences which insure its future. It is unique in having a frontage on two streets, as it ruhs through from' New Hampshire avenue to 18th street, and in the rear overlooks the home of Secre- tary Hughes. The ceilings of all rooms average twelve feet in height. Every room in the house is unusually large. The plumb- ing and electrical fixtures and connections are all the most modern and conveniently placed. Open for Inspection Sunday, February. 26, From 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Representative on Premises. HARRY WARDMAN 1430 K Street N.W. Phone Main 4190 Dutch colonial type dwelling at the corner of Irving street and Magnolia Chevy Chawe, Md.. xold to John C. Walker through the Thomas J. This constituted the largest amount of business ev ¢ in one year. street northwest. The house contains | @ profitable investment by purchasing {northwest. Florida avenue¢|pyuyers in Maryland as reported. / Of the buyers from other states into bath. Clyde and Russic Ward Can-|yuryland, Pennsylvania sent 26; New { Jersey 15, Virginia 14. New York 11, One of the row of new homes being | West Virginia 8, Delaware 5, the Dis- . 4508 | trict of Columbia and Michigan 3 each, nd Towa, Minnesot: with hot-water heat and|consin, Kansas, Georgia and Texas 1 Four came from foreign coun- This denotes a raoe a brick home at 134 Carroll street | movement from the central states to |- The report shows that eighty Mary- garage. land men purchased farms through the fore Studel tate Technical iwere explained 3L C. A. real est; president. by the law of land is situat Columbia no e life or for a ) by the grantor, Under no ¢ trans torney, it was & the owner. | diffcrent in the states. forc, own or it own the grantee' tion which has dividual that the partne actual Mr. B t and all o it be actually ticed to subse editors of the oquen of his estate. taking and cer gments. For tally important t great AND FARMS DURING YEAR the subject of ment” will be d ,ueater. CPumpnrey & Davis, soid o Nathan | Demand®for Maryiand farms con-) FQUR DWELLINGS SOLD. ng 1921, according | Farm Agency. i rted the sale of 157 ) constructed rts of the country, valuation of 32u,- were reported t turned over in the same row, Mrs. Mary D. dwelling at | The e Maryland farms Ingraham stree agency. They con- | William W. per cent of all the | These houses light brick, porches, porches. hath eneh tested to their con- d farm property »s ITALKS ON TITLES T0Y.M.G. A CLASS! INVOLVE $500,000 James J. Becker Lectures Be- phases of James J. Becker, local title company The transfer-and acquls to land, Mr. Becker said, is governed 1. In the D year in any rcal property can be cre- ated except by deed, ring title to real estate be executed or acknowledged by an at- valid it must be In this respect the law il It was pointed out that a deed must be made to some certain person or| corporation named who can take by of the deed and hold title in his Obviously an executed deed without | name i void; so also -‘l! deed to a fictitious person or corpora- | stances where the purchaser is a part- nership the deed must run to the in individual of vital importance to pur- ;763 Irv. s in connection therewith arej complied with the deéed, even though | "quent purcha: by statute the form to be observed inj E. M. edgment of deeds situated wit limits and designates an offi is competent to take such acknowl-!3$800. sent out of a jurisdiction for execu- At the next meeting of this class| g ¢ “Subdivision Develop-| - * Purchasers for four of the dwellings rece Maryland farms last year and of 5.114 | Street Highlands Irving C. Towson acquired the house at 1224 Jefferson street and Howard Bail Steer breakfast They contain six rooms and REAL ‘ESTATE, BUILDING PERITS Most of Week’s nts in Real Es- Course. realty titles| to members of the Y. ate class this week by Tesidential nature, tion of title This was one of th totals registered for the place where the rict of ! one for the erection te of inheritance, for onger term than one of $160,000. Most of the other igned and sealed or by will. umstances can a deed G. L. Reed, to rep cost, $700. J. B. Bronson, to tated. In order to be signed and sealed by District than in many 1 $15,000. right, or as trustee. Matthew’s Chu no existence. In in- $24,000. F. M. Johnson, to 3733 Northampton st: 5. Skoltes, to i and should state named are o L. E. S Livin, acknowledgment of | cker said, “for the ss_this acknowledg- | 8arage, rear 1601 Va f the legal require- | $1.600. tree orded, will not be! J. M King, to buil ers and ! Street northeast; c grantor, and in con American Associat ach state prescrib 14,000. Rutty, to tifying the acknowl- |street; cost, 00. its ) this reascn it is wvi-} . P. Huddleson, that when deeds are | Cathedral avenue; c Gude Bros., to pairs. 1725 Rhode Island aven ston street; cost, $1 H. A. Kite, to build six hoy 7FR- g street; cost, L. E. Breuninger & Son M. King, to build h Charles E. Wire, Inc., who | rage, rear 1635 Webster street; c erect gar - Lo Plans Relate to Construction of New Residences. Building enterprises, mostly of a involving an ag- Eregate investment of nearly $600,000, were recorded this week in the office of the municipal building inspector. e largest weekiy several months. Outstanding among the permits was of an eight-story apartment bullding by A. J. Howar at 1925 16th street northwest at a cost permics were for dwellings, singly and in rowe List of Permita. air 1215 T strect; build home, 3741 McKinley street; cost, $9,407.50. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, to rep: 1ith and Longfellow str s; vost, L. J. Mangan, to bulld five houses, 422-430 Lamont street; cost, $£23.000. rch, to make re- ; cost, build home, 3731- reet: cost. £15.000, build hous-, 3:00 000, $39.000. to erect rnum street; cost, <2, 2800 224 northeast; cost, $3.500. d'house, t, $3,500 ion of \niversity 2 224 e might deprive the purchaser, Women, to repair 1634 I strect; cost, repair 730 24th to 2 to build, 227476 ost, $30.000. rear care be exercised in|Mount Olivet and Bladensbuis roads; g exactly with the laws ot | cost, $1,000. €. B. Asher, to bui avenue . Beall, jr., to Jenifer street; cost, I. Atlas, to erect g street; cost, $1,000. iscussed by Robert E. €804 Laurel street; . Sherwood, to | Reno road; cost, §7 in Fourteenth | 'yjax Bergman. to D. J. Dunigan s et A, Jane, st, $1,300. Eros., to repai northwest, purchased a home 1218 Jefferson street. . _Heald bought the 5 Ingraham street house adjoinin was purchased by | cost, $3,000. E. R. and C. E. three dwelling: Taylor & Hedges, are constructed of | 3310-3514 Garfield st with ‘colonial * front | , TAvior & Hedge and sleeping | 3912 Garfleld stree pany. Ohio, Montana and | 28ency in 1921 Wis- 0 their new hom e in New York, Delaware, two in Michigan. ‘Washington. pantry. three went outside of Maryland for purchascd farms in and Florida, four in New Jersey and ST 1st Floor—Large drawing room, center hall, dining room and 2nd Floor—S3 bedroom: msual size, very rooi . $12,000. Of these only thirty-| J. M es. Six Mar; D. J. Du 411-41 nders ew England, six in Pennsylvania Varnum stry five 4211-4227 4th sty in Virginia and one 4227 4th street; cost, N H!IIII[HHEHEE R. F. CAMALIER Is Now Associated with WALTER A. BROWN 1400 H St. N.W. Member Washington Real Estate Board Real Estate Loans and Insurance Established 1890 FOR SALE 1843 S St. NW Price, $21,000.00 You will find this beautiful home substantially constructed, ma- terials of the very finest. Located in the best residentia] section of BRIEF DESCRIPTION EXCELLENT HOT-WATER HEATING PLANT, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, 3rd Floor—4 bedrooms and bath. Basement, Furnace room, Z wer- vants' rooms and bath, large kitchen and pantry, clonets. e For Particulars Apply ALL H. HAGNER & CO. Phone Franklin 4366 1207 Connnecticut Ave. NW. cost, $20,000. Various Other Permi H. S. Van De Vanter, to bu to build greenhouse, Mount Olivet and Bladensburg roads; low street; cost, $16,500. Baltimore and Ohio Failroad Com- to build shed and make repairs, Eckington place and Florida avenue, Abbott, to build two houscs, 813-815 Randolph street; cost, $20.000. igan, to build four houses, D. J. Dunigan, to bui: ret; cost, $60.000. D. J. Dunigan, to build two houses, id, 3203 Cleveland build hou: $10,000. arage, rear 935 M 2506 cost. $3.800. build house, 5307 0. build apartment, Shepherd street; cost, $5.00). r 514 Sth street; : to build houses, reet; cost. $12.000. to build house, cost, $12.000. eet; co: . $5. 00