Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1922, Page 15

== Our New Operation | - FEight Rooms & Two Baths Brick Homes =~ Ready for Inspection . Today or Sunday - Exhibit House | 5305 13th St. NNW. . D. J. Dunigan 1321 New York Avenue N.W. Phone Main 1267 3311 NEWARK STREET N.W. Lot 53x100 A well arranged moderate-priced home; an attractive property with an indescribable home- like atmosphere. i e t having electric lights; inclosed sleeping porch; large front and side porches. six good bedrooms; heated with vapor; The house has ten large rooms, : e > Also a garage. The owner of this property is leaving the city and very prompt possession can be arranged. PETWORTH | Grant Circle ‘ | Varnum Street| Superior Location “f 1321 New York Ave.” OPEN FOR INSPECTION ALL DAY SUNDAY BOSS & PHELPS “THE HOME OF HOMES” 3 Members of the Washington Real Estate Board "Phone Main 4340 1406 H St. N.W. SPECIAL NOTICE ENTIRELY A NEW OPERATION OF $ 5 | DUNIGANBUILT HOMES " In a Typical Dunigan Development | | Exhibit House. © - . At | 6 and 8 roors. 20 and 23 feet w:de Large ‘;{ rooms theoughout. Very Deep Lots.” Con- ll venlent to the best of.everything. . Take any-Qgh{St. car marked “Soldiers’ Home” ‘or.any 16th St. Bus marked “Grant A " D.J.DUNIGAN . - s ld4to be one, before proceeding further 7 | contractors and architects. CITIES INFLUENCED- BY BULDING CODES Growth or Stagnati_on De- pends Upon Aiding or De- laying Construction. Data revealing that building codes have had much to do with the growth or stagnation of cities of the Unjted ave been complled by the N: Lumber Manufacturers’ Ass ciation, according to Dudley ¥. man of this city, in charge the assoclation’s technical and research department. One of th ecess! v fronts hlulntal!ninel:llugs e productive capital charges, h out. One factor of inflatlo construction industry is the cost of unwise and unjustifiable building re- agrictions. These often add so much 10 the cost -of improvements that 3 diverted to more inviting flelds. e National Lumber Manu- facturers’ Assoclation’s technical and research department has been study- ln{l municipal ordinances'relating to bulldings for the past two years and has accumulated: data concerning such matters r;om every municipal- ity Jn the couhtry with more than 5,00 pulation. ‘The fil capital es are kept from becoming out of date by means of a well organized system of reports covering current changes. . “The data reveals a vital connection between building codes and fhe growth or non-growth and the direc- tion and nature of the expansion of clties,” says Mr. Holtman. “A wisely thought-out building law stimulates building and a carelessly drawn one represses it. Some section of a law may operate needlessly to check building in one part of a city and stimulate it in another, thus in- equitably altering real estate values and sometimes creating an eye.sore district in what should be a desirable section. Sometimes an unintelligently shaped building code puts a blight on a whole community. There has been too much of a tendency to look upon bullding codes as penal statutes, the primary object of which is to keep some one from doing something; whereas an ideal building code should jaim at encouraging performance and should. be positive instead of nega- tive, promotive instead of restrictive. The old doctors always looked at a patient’s tongue first of all. If there anything the matter with the physical growth of your town you had Dbettef examine your building code, or the place where there ought with the dlagnosis. Building Laws Should Act. “Every building law should be con- sidered as & _building service for the protection of the ownerg and occu- pants of the buildings afd as an aid to builders rather than as a restric- tion imposed upon ‘them. It should aim at the minimum expense consist- ent with safety and dependability of construction. it should be sufficiently flexible to allow for individuality and selection of, design and materials, for economy and for adaptability to changing conditions. It should not be too definite and detailed, lest it lose a part of its possibilities for good and unduly hamper private initiative and enterprise. It should be a compro- mise between the necessity of telling the public what is required of it and of having & brief flexible docufffent for purposes of administration. “The lack of ordinances regulating construction in the majority of the cities of this country is astonishing. There are 1,478 cities in this country of ours with a population of 5000 or | more. Our " information ~ indicates that only 410, or 27 per cent, have a building law, and in all probability twenty or more of these laws are in- cluded as a part of °he original city charter. Other cities claiming codes have what is merely a set of restric- tions_specifying the area known as the §@re limits’ In the majority of cases, where fire limit restrictions only prevail, the ordinance merely specifies the area included within such limits and requires that the buildings_erected therein shall have incombustible walls and roofs. They make no restrictions as to the allow- able height of buildings. They say nothing about maximum areas be- tween fire walls, nor do they mention the “character of interior construc- tion. _Any kind of a firetrap interior may be constructed and it may cover any area, as long as the exterior walls aré masonry walls and the roofs supposedly incombustible. In | all probability, these kinds of laws are the only ones in effect in 65 per cent of these 1,478 cities. Many Codes Hamper. “There are 259 cities with a popu- lation of more than 25000 and only | 223, or 80 per cent/ of these cities give evidence of having a building code. Thirteen of these cities have codes with no enforcing officer, while twenty-three cities have ho code whatever, but do have a building in- spector. “Of the 460 cities with a population of from 10,000 to 25,000, only 116, or per cent, have a building law, and twenty-six of these have no officer to | enforce it. Of the total of 739 cities | Fith & population ranging between . 0,000, only eighty-one, or 9" per cent, have builging laws, and | twenty-five of these cities have no means of enforcing the law. “A number of the cities which have codes have no coples available for the use of the public or for the use of Some of lations are hidden away tes of the council meet- these re construction of a building In hand, must delve through musty records | to determine what regulations he is| expected to comply with.” —_— NINE RESIDENCES SOLD. Week’s Transactions Reported by William S. Phillips.- Nine' residential properties were sold this week through the office of William S. Phillips. Mrs. Catherine M. Gladmon pur- chased from Mrs. Mary A. Conway premises 1462 Columbia road north- went. is a three-story brick house containing eleven rooms, three baths and modern conveniences. Frank C. Merritt sold to Louls Bowlder, the colonial, brick house at 920 Sth Mtreet morthedst. This house contains six rooms. . Frank F. Thomas purchased one of the houses recently completed by the Joseph Shapiro Company at 817 Crit- Massachusetts Avenue west of Sheridan Circle near Connecticut Avenue Bridge. Rock Creek Park to 32d and Cathedffal Avenue- Over 40 houses from $15,000 to $100,- oco built and under construc- | tion. Unquestionably Wash- ington’s best remaining home section. Wooded: lots_ ‘and villa sites:_Prices no more than suburban g’operty miles farther out. Price plat at office, also 32d and Cathedral 4 Avenue (Woodley . Road). Mrs. Mari trom - Guilfo 2027 modern home containing mogern im- pr%ve:]na ts and | Corner Jocelyn and'39th St.. & (at 2411 10th strebt northeast. %‘i‘mfl\“ low Is hlt Dlllllte“"u Ter- EL . S . - Henry A. ham. purchaded fr " . mcu.rt tn-’ wix-room and story gar ity of sixty cars." $1,160 east. ;. - '$47,500 PROPERTY SALE. Harry Gutridge has purchased the ty at 1319 L street northwest 47,600, it was stated today by Thomas J. Fisher & Co., the firm handithg the e. street; $18,000, " R. D. Heinl, to 2400 California street; L. M. Lamnu, to build, street: $17.000. - ‘W. O. Hildebrand, to“bui 5228 Pennsylvania $10,000, Da t mise venport pre 30 street northeast. This is & _convenience rch ‘THE WILSON COTTAGE AT BAY RIDGE $40,000 WORTH OF LOTS IN 30 DAYS 1400 H St. N.W. By Automobile via Marlboro and Annapolis THE LOCATION: North side Jocelyn Street, West of 39th St.—one and one-half blocks west of Connecti- cut Avenue. Unusually large and attractive living rooms, with mammoth granite or brick fireplaces. Famous Bethesda «Blue Granite, or substantial frame construction. -~ N : Parquet floors on first floor and best oak floors throughout remainder of the house. These are first quality floors, 74-inch in thickness, laid over heavy sub-floor with best building paper protection from dust and dirf. > Only “highest grade, carefully selected materials used throughout each:house. The workmanship and construction are the best .- that is known in modern home construction. 1har " Center hall plan, with greatest diversity in design of both exteriors and interiors, productive of individ- ualjty; charm, character and utility in surpassing degree. . < grAttics have large cedar closet and space for several . additional rooms. > i ‘Sleeping porches, large living porches, built-in garages, best type hot-water. heating plants, Pitts- burgh instantaneous hot-water heaters, servants’ toilets, are other-interesting appointments. Each house is supplied with Kelvinator auto- matic ice-making equipment and refrigerator. The corner lot is 145 by 80 feet. The other lots range from 70 in width to between 150 and 205 feet deep, with trees, hedges and ‘shrubbery. We own the entire square and will build houses of this character—22 in all—covering the entire property. The subdivision into very large lots makes it pos- ' sible to preserve the natural topography of this won- derful section and most of the stately trees and shrubbery. When the houses are completed and the landscaping possibilities realized, no section in all Chevy Chase will be so attractive and-so desirable. . . You can make no mistake in the selection of any one of these houses. The exhibit house, furnished completely by W. B. Moses & Sons, is now ready for occupancy. The others are—fast mearing completion. $3,500 Cash and Monthly Payments larly in exteriors. workmanship is of tive features. The The kitchen is standpoint. $1,500 Cash S E. Exhibit - House — Noithwest & J 5 b The premises consist of a two- garage bullding with a capic- ,000 - WEEK’S ° BUILDING SCHEDULE (Continued trom Fourteenth Page.) R. D. Meinl, to build, 2400 California erect garaxe, rear of 2,300. 2408 California 'BUNGALOWS Bungalow.in type, these homes are indeed com- plete, commodious and full size two-story houses. The design is most distinctive and varied, particu- C & A 524 Cathedral avenue c?'lon'do avenue rage $3,000. 812 Van Buren street; §i street; J.. Keenan. to build, 1405, 1407, 1409 $18,000. "15° 30 Brandy- .000. (Lo ‘bulld, 3616 Davis N. Miller, to erect ga- C. Cragg, to bulld dwelling, 5309 $13,000 ck, to build four ga- 8, 2021 to 2027 Belmont road: Sam Cumflingham, to build, 808 to 13.000. A. P. Ruth, to build, +6815 Laurel three homes, wton street; $15,000 to bufld two homes, street THE IDEAL SITE FOR YOUR SUMMER HOME DRIVE DOWN SUNDAY or DECORATION DAY Take Your Lunch, Spend the Day and SELECT YOUR LOT SOLD s weeine- LANHAM & HILL Phone Main 366 Washington_ Representatives ome of the Features That Make Our Chevy Chase Homes the Best On the Market Think of the Delightful Summer T hat Will Be Yours in One of These Fine Modern Homes in Fashionable Chevy Chase! Exclusiveness, Superior Environment, Beautiful Homes, Sustained Values * Only first quality materials have been used, and thes the highest possible character. They contain seven large. rooms—four on the first floor and three on the second. . The living rooms are unusually large and attrac- tive. Each has a mammoth fireplace of Bethesda Blue Granite. This famous granite also is generously used -in the big chimneys, the porch piers and foundations and in the attractive entrance porches. Very spacious living porches are one of the distinc- separate entrance makes it possible to use all of the porch for living purposes. Another interésting appointment is the sun par‘lor, first floor bedroom or den, opening off the dining room through French doors. . On the first floor there is a large tiled lavatory arid toilet, with built-in fixtures. i practical from every housekeeping The second flpor has three very large bed cham- bers, a linen closet and four unusually spacious clothes closets, the delight of every woman who sees them: Each closet has electric light. The complete tiled bath and shower with built-in fixtures is in convenient location. The basement, white finished, is a model. There is the very best type of hot-water heating plant, a Pitts- burgh automatic hot-water heater, laundry, toilet, coal bin and special coal shute in each cellar. First quality 7-inch oak floors throughout both floors, even in the great closets. The lots are large and when the homes are com- pleted and occupied the section will be one of the most desirable in beautiful Chevy Chase. and Monthly Payments OpenfllDly Sunday, Decontion Day and Every Afternoon and Evening tion Jocelyn St. & Reno Road nurtheast