Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1923, Page 13

REAL "ESTATE: THE EVENING STAR, "WASHINGTON, . D. " 0. ‘SATURDAY, "MARCH 17, 1928, REAL ESTATE: Washington’s Growth Reflected in Real Estate and Building News 630,000 BUILDING . PERMITS INWEEK Many Cottages Provided for in Operations’ Authorized by D. C. Inspector. THIRD STREET PROJECTS D. J. Dunigan to Construct Houses in 4300 Block Costing $170,000. Permits for bullding operations callind for an investment of more than $650,000 were issued during the past week by the municipal building inspector. The list of permits follows: W. C. and A. N. Miller, to build, 1115-1117 17th street; cost, $30,000. E. E. Harrisen, to build, 3920 Ingo- mar street; cost, $10,000. W. T. Galliher, to bulld garage, 1707 L street; cost, $60,000. H. A. Kite, to build apartment, 15th &nd Florida avenue; cost, $90,000. P. D. Holmes, to build, 753-55-57 Columbla road;;cost, $12,000. National Hotel Company, to repair hotel, 6th street and Pennsylvania &venue; cost, $2,500. James Martin, to build, nine houses, 1812 to 1828 34th street; cost, $40,000. Breuinger and Pederson, to build, 1034 Girard street northeast; cost, #5,000. E. E. Darley, to build, 3811 Fulton street; cost, $14,000. L. Dinowitz, to repair, 2129-2131 P street; cost, $4,000. J. Pappas, to repair, mortheast; cost, $3,000. . E. A. Gaylor, to build, 5217 Georgla wvenue; cost, $4,500. W. C. and A. N. Miller. to build, 8405 Woodley road; cost, $15,000. D. J. Dunigan, to_build seventeen houses, 4300-4332 3d cost, $85,000. b D. J. Dunigan, to build, 4301-4333 8d_street; cost, $85,000. P. Huddleson, to build fourteen houses, 1700-1712 D street southeast and 312-320 17th street southeast; cost $42,000. H. P. Huddleson, to -build seven houses, 1701-1713 D' street southeast; oost, $21.000. ‘W. P. Cissell, to build three houses, 705-1709 1st street northeast; cost, $15,000. C. Haecker, to repair, 4200 Harrison . Btreet; cost, $4,000. Conrad M. Chaney, to build, 1706- 1708 Monroe street northeast; cost, $11,000. American League Ball Park, to build wall; cost, $1.000. Taylor & Hedges, to build, 3400 Gar- fleld street: cost, $15,000. Thomas Regan and others, to build, 1205 Morse street northedst; cost, $6.000. W. W. Crain, to build, 5335 Sherrier 3,500. 3 teel, to build five houses, -1620 Newton street northeast; $30.000. B. Edmonston. to repair, 610 13th $10,000. 714 H street street; to build five houses, t and 1001, 1003, 1005 and 1007 Otis place northeast; cost, $32,500. Movies Promote Home Building in Showing‘Models’ Motlon plctures are being made use of in the promotion of prac- tically every form of activity. Therefore, their use in promoting home building is no more than logical. Much interest has been . aroused in various parts of the country by the erection of “model houses,” sultably furnished, the theory being that any one seeing such a model would be very apt to become a home-owner Just how successful this method has been is very doubtful. It is certain, how- ever, that whatever has been ac- complished has been quite limited ‘in scope, owihg to the fact that the expense involved for erecting “model houses” is quite prohibi- tive, if undertaken as a national movement, since the appeal at b has been purely local. Some more universal means of appeal would seem to be necessary—what more logical method than the motion picture? The demand which has been found to exist for & national means of encouraging home build- ing has resulted in the creation of a five-reel film which will show the actual erection of a modern six-room brick colonial house, to- gether with its equipping and fur- nishing, the final scenes showing the happy and contented family. To make the presentation as inter- esting as possible an unusually at- tractive suburban plot has been selected. It may be safely assumed that the production will do ample Justice to the subject matter, inas- much as it is being done with the full co-operation of many organi- zations associated with the prog- ress of bullding. The counsel of experts has been sought and their suggestions followed as far as practicable. MOUNT VERNON AVENUE SUBDIVISION OPENED Opening of a mnew subdivision, Oakcrest, on a ninety-acre tract, known as the Garfleld property, front- ing on Mount Vernon avenue just be- low the Hume School, Arlington county, Va., was announced today by the Garfield Manor Corporation. The property formerly belonged to the late President James R. Garfield, and was this week conveyed by his heirs to the corporation, consisting of Frank G. Campbell, Clarence R. Ahalt and John G. Graham. The tract extends from Mount Vernon avenue toward the Potomac river, and oc- cupies one of the highest points of elevation in that section: it is rolling in character and wlill be developed into home sites. The tract overlooks a valley dotted with dwellings and in the background of which lies the Potomac. The subdivision as planned will be a departure from the ordinary sub- division property, in that the sites will be from one-half to two acres in size. This feature is brought about by the contour of the iand which divides the tract into a series of knolls. Extensive development is planned by the owners. The natural rustic features will be preserved in keeping with the general plan. The road- ways, which are forty feet wide, will 813-4574 ST. N See This House Today! 3750 Jocelyn St. Just West of Conn. Ave. In Beautiful Chevy Chase, D. C. Smart, well designed Dutch colonial 8-room and 2-bath detached house; hot-water heat, electricity, perches, hard- wood flu_ors throughout, screens, awnings, slate roof, ad- ditional servant’s room; large tefraced lot, shrubbery, garage on paved alley. Price, $18,000—Terms Open Today 2 to 6 P.M. Or Phone Cleveland 1475 Eleven Building Two Are Sold 2nd St. Between Varnum & Webster $1,000 Cash—$85 Per Month Six-room, reception hall and bath brick houses; breakfast and sleeping porches, hardwood floors, open fireplace; electricity (wall outlets in every room), hot-water heated, individual front designs, and many other exceptional features. Take Soldiers’ Home car to Second st., walk one block north or drive out Rock Creek Church road to Varnum St., thence one block west to Second st. Open T omorrow---1 nspéct Them | BUILDING MATERIAL 1S FACING INCREASE Demanq Fast Exceeding Sup- ply, New York Concern Declares. . STRUCTURAL STEEL UP' Labor Situation Not Alarming, But Is Acute in Some Localities. Indications of rapidly approaching advances in. prices of building ma- terlals have been noted by statls- ticlans of the S. W. Straus Com- pany, of New York, it was’learned today. 3 During February structural steel showed a marked advance and there was a tendency among other impor- tant materials toward Increased cost. Lumber Demand Strong. The demand for lumber as well as for many other basic bullding ma- terials now exceeds production. This condition is in spite of 4ncreased schedules of production over 1922. If building operations continue at the present .rate and the demand for material increases proportionate- ly an fnevitable increase of prices generally is looked for, it was stated. The advancing tendency of prices on basic materials in various sections of the country began to develop to- ward the close of 1922 at a rate which has been practically maintain- ed ever since. A survey made several weeks ago in twelve Important cities, well distributed over the whole coun- try, showed that within a period of thirty days wholesale prices in these citles were stable in ninety-one cases; advanced in sixty-five and de- clined In thirty-nine. . Indicate Stable Prices. These quotations indicate that in the. cities covered. by the investiga- tion material prices on the whole re- mained stable at about 47 per cent; showed advances at the rate of 33 per_cent and reductions at the rate of 20 per cent during the period of thirty d Since that time whole- sale prices have generally remained fairly stable, but where changes have been recorded in the majority of items there has been an increase in- stead of a reduction. The labor situation is not alarm- ing In any particular, but in certain localities it i$ growing more and more acute as the demand for work- men holds strong or increases. The tendency of wages for the country at large is upward. Builders in nu- merous cities are flguring on a prob- able increase of wages in nearly all trades. From no quarter is an abundance of either skilled or com- mon_labor reported. Wage agree- ments are pretty well signed up in the important cente follow the topography of the ground. The roads will be lined by a series of concrete columns of attractive de- sign, and concrete walks will be provided. Immediate construction of dwellings in keeping with the plan of develop- ment is contemplated. Work of clearing and road construction started Brick and tile residence, which has been purchased by Philander Knox, for whom the dwelling was erected, Mr. setting which marked the site, VARIOUS BUILDING STYLES BXPLAINED Features and advantages of colo- nial architecture were explained by Robert F. Beresford, local architect, to several hundred prospectivé home builders gathered last week at the former Noyes mansion, Woodside Park, Md. Mr. Beresford stated that colonial architecture was developed by the ancestors'of many of us and, there- fore, expresses our own state of cul- ture through its unusual dignity, charm and simplicity. For that rea- son it will have a lasting satisfaction, he declared. An Economical Style. Tracing the origin of colonial archi- tecture to the modern style, Mr. Beresford said that this type of home lanning reflects- much variety and Rdividuality without losing the unity of the whole. It is the opinion of oxperts, he said, that there s no style in which good effects can be ‘obtained so economically as the co- lonial. “There 1s a vigor in colonial archi- tecture that seems to represent a certain strength of character in those who live in these style homes,” he said. “We can do nothing better than cultivate this substantial, reliable quality that we have inherited im ourselves. He pointed out the fact that the American revolution marked a turn- ing point in architectural style in this country. In political and social life the new-born spirit of freedom and the Ideals of democracy caused many leaders of thought to study the institutions of the ancient Roman last Tuesday. republic and to feel a certain kinship Knox, jr., through Middaugh APARTMENT HOUSE SOLD. M Street Property Will Be Im- proved by New Owner. Magnolia apart- M street north- Purchase of the ment house, 1319-132 west, from E. taley, A. G. Van Wickle and M. M. King by the H. R. Howenstein Company was announced today. . Additions - and extensive - improve- ments will be made to the building by the gew owners. it was stated. of ideals with the thought of anclent times, he sald. Speaking of the modern methods 6f construction, Mr. Beresford declared fhat there is a new tendency in mod- ern bullding toward consideration, not only of any particula building, but of the effect of the buildings in relation to each other. This has come about, he said, through the realiza- tion that in the past our cities and suburbg have presented a conglomer- ate, mixed-up appearance, which not only detracts from the beauty of the Whole, but also from the effectivenes of each individual unit. It was point ed out that this tendency is taking effect in the cities in the form of zoning regulations “Many cities have adopted zoning regulations and others are falling in Mr. Beresford said. the suburbs the main object is being ac- complished by voluntary co-operation of the individual owners to produce a sxpression of each individuaF unit contribute to the effectiveness of the whole. This is done not only for the esthetic benefit derived, but for the noticeable effect upon the real estate value of each individual holding,” he con- cluded. This was the third of a series of Tectures being held at Woodside Park under the auspices of the Hopkins- Armstrong Company, Inc., developer of the subdivision.. Stephen Child, city planner, will lecture on planting and garden design for the suburban home tomorrow at 3 o'clock, in the former Noyes mansion. = o HIMSELF! recently completed on Cleveland avenue, near 32d street, in Massachusetts Park, & Shannon. arranged with the bullders to preserve the original sylvan D.C. REALTY BOARD T0OMEET THURSDAY Members of the Washington Real | Estate Board wll hold their March | meeting next Thursday at 8 p.m. in the grillroom of Wardman Park Ho- tel, John A. Petty, executive secre- tary, announced today. This will be a combination busi- ness and social-meeting. The mem- bers will discuss a proposed revision of the board's rule in respect to sale signs and other routine business matters. At the conclusion of the business seseion an illustrated lec- ture, entitled “The Romance of Real Estate,” will be delivered by Hermon C. Metcalf, an associate member of the board. The lecture will deal with the development of the city and many interesting pictures connected with the early history of Washington, as well as the present-day developments, will be exhibithd. A feature of this lecture will be various slides show- ing the development of some of the older real estate offices and their connection with the city's growth. After the meeting entertainment and a_ formal supper have been ar- ranged by H. G. Kennedy, chairman of the entertainment committee. At the recent meeting of the ex- ecutive committee the following new associate members were admitted to the board: Charles D. Shackelford, Wflliam C. Fowler, Percy J. Grady. BY ROGER W. BABSON. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, March 17.—Roger W. Babson today released the third in- stallment of his annual survey of business conditions in the United Stateg and Canada. He herein treats of what he calls the “industrial west,” that great section immediately tribu- tary to Chicago, including Indiana, Illinots, Towa, Missouri, Michigan and ‘Wisconsin. These states were once wholly agri- cultural, but are rapidly changing into an industrial section. New fac- torfes are springing up every day. The younger generation are leaving farming for building, manufacturing and trade. Yet the total area under cultivation continues to hold its own. Carloadings Gain. “Every section of America,” says Mr. Babson, "has its best barometer of business. For New England it is the number of spindles in operation; or Pennsylvania the number of blast rnaces; for New York the total foreign trade, etc. The best ba- rometer of the ‘industrial west' is the total carloadings at Chicago. These since January 1, 1923, are running well - ahead of the, corresponding weeks of 1922 and compare well with miles of improved streets. (Woodley Rd.): struction. brick garages. Middaugh & Tenth Floor. Harry L. Smith, J. Paul Fowler, H. P. Miller, W. A. Sherwin and Edward James Sullivan, |recording increas ninety homes from $15,000 to ‘Wooded villa sites, central and side hall homes of brick and tile, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front—32d and Cathedral Ave. Plans at office. Woodley Park Finished and under construction. s located, designed and most complete city homes. Exhibit, 2820 Connecticut Ave., adjacent to the bridge. breakfast and inclosed sleeping porches, three baths, 2-car Terms if desired: $2,000 Cash, $150 Monthly. Saving $94. Lots 24 and 29 feet by 115. For House or Lot Salesmen Call Main 69: Car Loadings in ‘Central; West Show Prosperity, Says Babson Business Expert Finds Mediurfil Sized Cities Facing Boom—Auto Industry Thriving—Farming Outlook Bright. the total carloadings for tha entire country. For the current month of 1922 the net carloadings were about 2,600,000, For the cprrent month of 1923 the carloadings Wwill show fighires over 15 per cent greater; possibly final figures will show an increase of 500,000 cars. Moreover, of this in- crease only 60,000 were of an In- crease in coal loadings. In other words, if the carloadings of the cur- rent month are 2,500.000, only about 800,000 of these will be coal cars, compared with over 740,000 coal cars loaded during the same period in 19 This shows that the great increase is in building materials, live stock, merchandise, etc., there being no ap- preciable change in grain carload- ings. It is true that these figures apply to the entire country, buf pro- portionally they also apply to this sections, of which Chicago is the cen- ter. Medium-Sized Cities Booming. “The midd citie and states aré hf from 10 to 35 per cent over a year ago. South Bend, Ind., leads, compared with last year, but ‘Des Moines, lows; Peoria, Iil, and Kalamazoo, Mich., are closely catch- ing up. Indianapolis and Terre Haute are not doing as well as they should do, cwing to some unknown reason. The largest cities of this (Continued on | h Page.) Massachusetts Park Surrounded by Washington’s finest residential section. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six Includes ‘what remains of “The Triangle of Increasing Values” between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues Over four million feet of land sold. Over $200,000 built and under con- lots and 6, 8, 9 and 11 room Wa best ington’s Two stories, attic, Shannon, Inc. SINCE 1800—%NO PLACE LIKE HOME; NO HOME LIKE OURS” Woodward Building, 15th,and H Sts. Illustrated Booklets Mailed on Request. Five Distinct Types of Exceptional ‘New Chevy Chase Homes Here we present to the discriminating public five wonderfully appoirited, modern, detached homes—two completed, the others nearly so.. Seldom, in a single operation, fs the purchaser offered so wide a range in type of construction, size and design. : These homes, WALKER-BUILT, after plans by Robert F. Beresford, are of surpassing charm. Every prospective self to see them at once, else the very home of his dreams will be taken by another. Open Tomorrow home purchaser owes it to him- See Them Tomorrow s Corner Jenifer and 41st Sts. This is a beautiful corner property with excellent out- look, large lot and wide parking additional. 3 It is built of famous BETHESDA BLUE GRANITE, has 7 spacious rooms, 2 baths, extremely large closets, hardwood floors throughout, very large living porch, built-in garage and many, many other feature appointments too numerous to mention. This beautiful house is located next.to the corner. It is of best frame construc- tion with concrete founda- tion; -exterior of ‘wide sid- ‘ing, generously trimmed with BETHESDA BLUE . GRANITE. : The floor -plan is very similar to that of the stone house. .7 large rooms, com- plete bath' with shower, first-floor_tiled lavatory, best type hardwood floors throughout. " HOW TO GET THERE . . . Take Chevy Chase cars or drive ofit Conn.- Ave. Boulevard to-“Jenifér "St.’ - or-Jocelyn:St., thence west to 41st-St. 813 15th St. N.W. 5301 41st St. oL ® Exhibit. House The .completed house presents a charming pic- ture. It is of most substan- tial construction, concrete foundation, shingle exterior and.slate roof. It has 7 large rooms and bath, liv- ing porch, hardwood floors throughout, truly wonder- ful closet space, and all of. the various features that have made these homes stand out as the most re- markable offering on the market today. ING; Southern Blcrlg.' : AN Main 2430 5304 Reno Road This is a beautifully, designed Dutch colonial home, éontaining 8 rooms and bath (4 bed- rooms), center hall en- trance, hardwood floors throughout, delightful heated and completely finished sun parlor, large closets, attic, built-in garage and every fine, modern feature. 3905 Jocelyn St. * This beautiful home is the only one unsold in an opera- tion comprising a numbper of larger residences. It is English colonial/in design, with 9 delightful rooms, 2 complete baths and shower, parquetry -and hardwood floors throughout, auto- matic refrigeration, mam- ‘moth living and sleeping porches and a bewildering array of additional points of merit. —l A GREAT REALTY SERVICE 1 We have an especially complete list of houses for sale—our service will . pledse you.