Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1923, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923. REAL ESTATE. I Washington’s Growth Reflected in Real Estate and Building News Planning of Home|IMPOSING COUNTRY HOUSE TO REPLACE LANGLEY PARK, BURNED LAST NOVEMBER THREE GENERAL METHODS LISTED BUILDING PERMITS ' HT RECORD WEEK Inclusion of Walker Hotel Project Brings List Up to $5,524,000. BIGGEST IN RECENT YEARS Connecticut Avenue Operation Is Estimated at $5,000,- 000. Due to the inclusion in this week's st of buflding permits of an item approving the Walker Hotel project. now under way at Connecticut ave- nue and De Sales street, the cost total of construction work passed on by | the municipal building inspector jumped to $5.524.000, said to represent | the largest total recorded for one| week in _several years. | The Walker Hotel permit, issued to} the Walker Hotel Corporation, gave the estimated cost of the operation as $5.000,000. Unofficially the cost has been estimated as high as $5,000,000. Other_permits follow C. F. Marean, to build, Western avenue; cost, §14.000 . . R. C. Reddick. to build, 3614 Keo- kuk street f.000. E. H. Daniels rir, 455 Florida avenue; t. $8,000. i H. B. Nevins. to repair, 924 New York avenue; cost, $3.000. | to _build nine hous Hampshire > avenite J. Warren, to build, 3810 e; cost, $2,400. to’ build, 3425 L000. . to bulld, Dennison y S. Lynn Quebec 09 Sherrier cost, 4,800 R. G. Cooper, to build ten homes, 1701-1719 B street southe 3 cost, 00, Schuessler, Smith & Bolman. to build, and 268 Carroll street; cos! A Clough, to build, 1306 Holly street; cost, $11,500. Charles Lightbown, to build, Nichols avenue southeast; cost, § Shannon & Luchs, to' build, ! and 1340 Ingraham stre | $28.000, | W. G. Dent, to build, | 519 15th street southeast: $21,000. { Shannon & Luchs, to build, | and 1341 Ingraham strect; i $28.000. | 3, Shapiro, to build 1 16th street n 2 Varnum Upshur i cost, $ to build southeast H. Dikeman turing plant, 115 _and 117 southwest: cost, $9.570. c; Burkhardt, to Adams Mill road; cost, $20.000. J. B. Eckenrode, to build, 4612 and | 4613 Foote street northeast; cost, $4,000. Paul Allen, to build store and | apartment, 1224 North Capitol street; £10,000. ‘A. Kite. to build four house Edmunds street; cost, | repair, 1508 8 41 $40.000. Shanno: ho 3 hs, to build fift T street northw to SE 5304 Re Vital in Carrying Out Good Taste Good taste in home furnishing really begins with the plan of your home. You may purchase expen- sive furniture, hangings, rugs and famous paintings; you can assem- ble these from the far corners of the earth; and yet. if the con- structive elements of your home— walls, windows, roof, doors, floors, fireplace, finish, trim and color— have not been designed in good proportion and harmonious rela- tionships with one another, your home will lack the charm and In- dividuality which counts more than any other thing toward achieving good taste. Good taste, therefore, demands your home to be architecturally right to begin with. The most attractive homes are those done in simple, direct, un- pretentious manner—good in color, form and design. To crowd your home full of things which® give little or no service, which occupy space that might be otherwise used for lving purpo is_to ate one of the ndamental principles of good REGRET T0 PART WITHCOL KELLER At Dinner in His Honor Arch- itects Express Regard for Retiring Commissioner. E. Langley Pnrk, Architect’s drawing of the mew country home for to be erected on the site of the noted land: destroyed by fire November 24 laxt. The estat 200 neres, ix located on the Riggs road, a | Washington. in Chillum district, Prince The new house, nx dexigned by George Oukley Tott tect, Ix of Georgian architecture. It will be constructed o IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN REALTY OFFICES the east corner Davidson building, at the south- | of 15th and K northwest, Willlam S. Phillips completed extensive alter the main floor of the structure, pre- BY ROGER W. BABSON. Deep regret of the Washington Chap- | paratory to occupying t floor in | special Dispateh to The Sta ter, Americ itute of Architects, | connection with his real estate offices, | WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., April was expres ¢ officers of the chapter | it was announced today §.—Roger W. Babson today returned over the resignation of missioner CI to Washington stay since. Mr. Mars} changes that h; since he he_chani Prior to 1817 paper of all kinds was in America by hand. ngineer Com- arles Keller, who was thelr last meeting, state in | six_months and of architecture :, more especially Walker-Buflt The changed to the name of the huilding has been Phillips buildnig. A from his annual inspection trip, re- ports of which have appeared in this deliberat o telibera U. S. PLUMBING SUPERIORi American-made plumbing wa are superior to those made by other f_:v:v;lv foor Northe e | countries, judging from a report re. | conditions are cently made to the Dep -nt of |but unless we t e mmerce by Vie Con are T. | be better in Canada in eene, from t. ( 1, rland. [ will be here Mr. Greene's report stated that there Notes Canadian Prosperity. omes That Meet Every Requirement guest of honor at a luncheon Thursday | formal opening of the new headquar- | paper from week to week. In review- at the University Club. Col. Keller's | ters for the firm will be held Mon- |\ the trip in general, Mr. Babson | Coipisiyl el Wheeler | gay. The partitions formerly sepa- |grated that it anything business is {and Capt. Wood of the District engl- {rating the ground story into s e e oie s ik neer department, also were guests of s i e s the chapter. de into a Th 4 e Ry Delos Smih, president of the chapter, | has finished mahogany | verywhere people are talking A0 the 83 *land equipped appropriately for the |prosperity, building is booming: d to the syi hetic considera- | &7 1 | ¥ D i s, businesy piirpodes intonded |prices are again advancing and on which the Engineer Commi The structu eus e[S Ae BESln anvascme Sof Las given to the organization's efforts a the We ages are ri says : to improve the appearance of the city. Company for Dasidson | tician. “A little of this is a good . < Y SO Spiom g, but too much of it all at once In reply Col. Keller stated that his du- | o Go o 5" s o | entne. but to T a e - | ties had brought him in contact with|reinforced skeleton-designed build |is Tous. hen a patien the architects and that he had found |In Washington, consisting, of twelve | cov o rapidly, @ rel b may e . oiv motives, | Stories and basement. per | our - s it them 10 be unselfish as to their motives. | g,rc"qre devoted to private office | Sate - e Sare ; Fed hEirico-oparstions| prioses ing of old capitalist_amd phil- s stated. The Phillips firm. originally known | (08 B0 et B SRP O™ Ghe cau- vote of thanks was tendered [as Phillips & has been located | SroP et B O s iring Commissioner for his work |at 1409 New York avenue northwest. | ypue“oride o O e chalf of the community. and a haughty spirit before a fall shall, who was made Pars 51 much prefer the more existed in Switzerland a very great = $ demand for American-made sanitary | “I spent some two we dying | fittings, closets, bathtubs and all | Canadian conditions” ¢ M. other sorle Babson, “and was very much pleased Sery consixting of | pleture. worth of old English furniture and art treasu $175 Roger Babson Fears Rebound If Business Advances Too Fast Relations With Dominion. ter and moi favorable conditions states both as to action and prevail in trapping and trading cen- tion, decline and recovery. Hence, ters of the north woods owing to that while today conditions are the state of the fur market and the in _the states, they may be plentitude of furred animals, British | better in Canada next year. Business Columbia s In a more prosperous|conditions are much like a storm—| position than the prairies, Its farm- | they tra across t country in} Prs a1 fuirly well last year ana|waves. Each section gets the storm; the frul-growing sections had very|put @il do not get it at the same itable yields. Lumber demand is| /M€ ected to develop to quite sizeable Urges Closer Relations. r in some lines. Gold | e ¢ in_gom ex Gela ntinues to reg- n tstanding exceptior | flation to which I ine 1d Is resulting in referred. Today it still msiderabl rity In such cen- | stands at 5 per cent above normal. With rs as Porcupine and Kirkland Lake, | the readjustment only 60 per cent com- | itario. pleted, this is not a healthy sign. It e is dangerous to raise prices or wages . st in Demand. at the present, time. Let us have Indu T facturing goods | prosperity: but let us not have in- | far hu sumption or covering | flation. Things that have recently nis' quarters will be to the right of the bullding, asx shown in the When the former house wax burned the L %, Including ahout $75,000 . was placed at nearly % built about fifty years ago. will nlxo be called Lungley Park. . The former dwelling e new ho; and Quebee, but especially those pro- sentatives as southern Ontario and Quebee. d the tions. E en the m ning etter neighbors to wns I look for a fair improvement. | we must turn to umbla business during surces. When our months should be good. when our water les efforts during the | when the months should concen- the ralsing cd on the eastern prov. The rohibitive, we must turn to ustrial communities of Ontario the boundary line 1ebec look relatively the best 0 count s W never and «ven in the agricultural sec S it was made by man— onditions are more favorable than| ""E €rect unnecessary on the prairies, Mixed farming help- L Jolis on other barriers Date d to lighten the load of t eastern | ™ s Ak x2d g rmer. - Industrial aetlvity in Can- | Prosperity of both countries is bound ada is estin ed to be in the vicir up_ together. For elther to prosper ty of 70 per cent of o ity T { both must prosper. We each need the other. nt and short time is Let us be Christians in legis- as in name. TR = ine Distinct Types of Exceptional New Homes At Once the Most Comprehensive Offering in Three Delightful Localities --Albemarle St. (Just West of Conn. Ave.) and Petworth Chevy Chase, D. C. on the Market HOMES TO MEET EVERY REQUIREMENT—PRICES AND TERMS Py DY TO SUIT EVERY PURSE $8,950 to $22,000 These homes, individual in design, possessing charac- ter, charm and completeness in very unusual degree, com- prise the most complete and varied offering. As the design is varied, so is the type of construction. Allan E. Walker Investment Co., Builders We have made preparations to receive large Bethesda-Blue Granite, brick and varied styles of iframe construction are featured. With Spring buying in full force these houses are certain to go quickly. There- fore it is advisable to see them at once! After Plans by Robert F. Beresford, Architect numbers tomorrow, and each of these houses will be open all day for your inspection. Preserve this announcement and let it guide you to the various properties. No written description can properly convey the many features and the wonderful appeal of each of these carefully planned and splendidly built homes. OPEN TOMORROW AND EVERY WEEK DAY UNTIL SOLD LT, AT L There are three general methods by coming & member of a building and| the community,, take the whole woperation for you on | over your lot and build the house for healthy ‘signs here in the sta need mpre character and Built as the Individual Would Build ”f‘or Hi;lls FOR FINANCING HOME BUYING Paying on Contract, Borrowing on First and Second Mortgages and Building and Loan Cited. you can fi which one can obtaln assistance in|In the easict way: but you w i financing the building of a home: |52 SSPtAin of getting value received Paying on contractf borrowing on|cash payment you mas moverass el first and second mortgages, or be-|hous d ot from a home-building or dev. ent company which holds Your Own Home Bureaus,” or of perhaps 1 per t ‘the total operative loan assoclations, have been | ShilEUtion, amou total, or an organized by boards of trade, real|your ot oed 1o i 'u o estate operators, and others interest- | house you want compar MeCormick- | with affrontage, exclusive of end porches, of 156 feet and n depth of 45 feet. ed in stimuluting the development of | & on ur payme of an initial | sum amou under- | cent of th. 10 to 20 per house. take which will lue of the very fair terms. l;yuu”nn contrac d_above. The basis, however, on which all|{ract. sec tha s of these agendies make loans in th pecifications value of the lof on which the house is . to are perhaps most active and have the | 1 be bullt, plus the cost of the house. | most encouraging outlook. The best| While local customs, inter: customers will be found in the cities. [8nd laws governing building I have in mind all of the manufac- | Vary “‘ldfll:' In the different 5 i CEntens: of: Aonilier i e general fprinciples a 1 turing center: f southern Ontario “‘m: the fprincip) .’ R much th Borrowing on Mortgages. cauntry d one can ducing pulp, boots and shoes, textiles, | 1€arn what ,the local riations are Having a 1ot and a certain amount clothing and food products, In the Egyczgs‘yl;;s,:é? bi nl‘h r. hi «1 up as an initial payment on S e1e. ) == SO — martime province a firm founda- ’ u e real estate de the Se, you William §. Phillips Completes Al ton s being Lullt up for business Contract Method Ensient. I piges & Beis s ol terations in Building Recentl, o : 9 mprovement. Basic Industries are| By one maethod of contract y t on the total value of house & 7 |Canada’s More Gradual Methods Safer, |y, aul b 1 viiese v warmer | 2 one e At ok emar s ol mlue ot nones Purchased. o . 1 | markets for lumber, fsh, and other |ocourred /in the stock market. the e ohander 1css your el cadh = o > & o roducts. B mme: 5 i ot tars s S s, if your lot has — Economist Declares—Urges Closer |i::i o SEouTs anout | BEctar’ BesltS of aimn miers one | Hppraised, vaiue’ of 31500, "uni*Sour Following his recent purch of | as active to sales|get somsething for 7 e less 5’ on “A more hopeful feeling is develop- | ulation at the moment. It, could | ing. however, in the prairie and other |18 true that men make valu ment of $1,500, agricultural Better prices | cluded’ Mr. “Babson, “but d 1ot were or farm pros S are elping orge at soul en.’ a £88 0 ore th with what 1 found. Various factors | Canadians as. well oo tha P mEmine | ©"8 . P eibie e, more than thin, the 2 s Dominlon stands in|in the states. As the Canadian ], (Edltor's note: Mr Piiinka and other b position in the eco- | farmer was slower in feeling the | Spccial artic = no_other ipied by the United | good of this increase in prices |States six or eight months 1t ot farm products. so, he will enjoy {this is so we must look for Canadian | it longer. It ems 1o be a funda- bus! to improve rapidly duing | mental principle of economics that The farming situation is bet- | Dominion lags about a year be- Massachusetts Park Surrounded by _Washington’s finest residential section. Containing seven million fect of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of Py . . The Triangle of Increasing Values” between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues (Woodley Rd.). Over four million feet of land sold. Over ninety hames from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. Wooded villa sites, lots and finished homes of brick and tile, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front; or if desired, we will build your home in the same substantial manner that has characterized our work since 1899. Park Office, 32d and Cath- edral Ave. (Woodley Rd.). Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Builder—Exclusive Agent—Owner. Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Booklet mailed ‘on request. elf !