Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1923, Page 19

REAL - BUILDING REFLECTS ABOR DISCONTENT Edonomic Conflict Finds Ex- 'pression in Architecture, i Says School Head. A conflict “almost revolutionary” is £0ihg on between “powers”. and labor, T'réf. William-A. Boring, director of the Columbia University Schoel of Aréhitecture, ‘says in his annual re- VORt to President Nicholas Murray Bubler, recently made public. The buildings of today, he adds, are thd silent historians of this stFugglé. Characteristic Ameriean architecture, @ccording to Prof. Boring, is belng modified with consequent loss of| beduty. Tvidences of an American style are, however, beginning to ap- vear, ne declares. - While it is recognized that & mna-| tiop’s history is truly reflected in the rchitecture it produces, we are hard- J¥ prepared 1o see this nationhl ex- pression folldw the pelitical mnd eca- > omie changes so promptly as is now so ovident throughout thie land; the report Teuds. The triumph of organ- ized labor is a phenomenon which o recorded permanently n .. hu(}dlnk of toda) 'D D e No longer do we @ce heaps 'of stone quarry blocks. surrounding the site of | « growing building and hear the pleasant of stone - cutters' hikels giving architectural form he. stones. Today huge motor truc & all materfal ready' to set: in place, und their burdens are lifted b: derricks and deposited oh ESTATE. lowing .the trend of the practitioners in design by adopting a program of problems which embraces the typical bulétlillnn demanded by the Amerlcan rublic. These buildings are designed by the students under the consul and con- structive criticism of our critics who are able practitioners, and the com- ’)ellflonn are judged by a jury of the zculty and emiment practicing archi- tects.” We belleve an American style will In time appear and that Colum- bla will participate in its gradual evolution, and while it will be a slow rowth, the evidence-of its existence s apparent. $222,950- REPORTED IN REALTY SALES . Transfers of property aggregating $222,950 were reported by Hedges & Middleton, Inc., as follows: Willlam C. Linton purchaged a de- tached residence at . 3404 Garfleld street northwest. It' contains tén rooms. One of the new houses in the “Eng- lish Village.” 3237 Klingle road north- west, was purchased by Dr ‘harles R. Shelton, jr. from the Wardman Construttion Company. The house has etght rooms. ;A detached s!x-room home, Macomb street, Cleveland Park, sold for Rev. F. E. Bigelow' to E Hallam. ; Another new home, recen pleted by Taylotr & Hedges, 3406 Gar- fleld street northwest, was purchased by Clarence L. and Laura R, Parker. The house is detached, and has ten rooms. A local Charles R. Shelton g detas 1230 Delafield street. t seven rooms A three-story brick building, 916 9th street northwest, was sold for the estate of 12 . Munck to a Jocal Investor. It contains a large store room, with two apartments above. Maj, Edward Roth purchased & new home, 3281 Klingle road northwest, from the Wardman Construction Com- was C. builder acquired from Dr. home, contains ‘{are then removed, and there ! MARBLE MADE ON JOB . FOR MANY STRUCTURES To many who are not acquainted with he process of making artificial marble it will be somewhat of a surprise to learn that a considerable amount of the finely polished slabs in many - public buildings throughout ' the ' east hive never seen Italy, but have been cast “right on the job.”" ~ . There are some eastern and a few ‘Western contractors who are able to niake an artificial marble that will com- pare in appeaerance with the best slabs frto;';l [t.l]l and yet cost only a fraction of the rea! = fhis Tmitation miarbie e e o) known as Scagliola, while the product itself is usually called Pavanazzo. Al- though the method is severai hundred years old in Italy, it has not been used §)l(;i::.ivcl! in Canada or the United The process, which a few skilled Italian ng in eastern Canada;-consists, i 1s a plece of oilcloth, a net of colored skeins of silk and on this material spreading o Juyer of special’ imported white cement. After this layer of cement has stood for some minutes the slllc is withdrawn, whereupon the slab is carefully leveled and coveréd with a strip of cheesecloth and & laer of dry plaster, which is allowed to stand for a few minutes: The cloth and the plaster appears a slab of puttylike cement in which is & colored pattern left by tne silk. This E::x;‘(:;: la_rifu!l Il'ilkc “’:]l( of the natural rble. The silk and the cheesec are then washed, "and. the - reeuities s agcomplished by fing water, mixed with cement, is used flll up the limes in the base. The ne;‘: step is to apply the slab to the desired part of the structurc, and in a couple of days it i8 hard enough to polish with a stone, and the.result is a close imitation of the expensive marble formed by na- ture, yet having been e righ ture, e g made right on workers now. resid- | the resulting | OCTOBER BUILDING SHOWS HIGH TOTAL Valuation of Country’s Operations| Reaches $262,477,877, Exceed- | ing Al.l Previous Levels. Qctober building permits, reaching a great total valuation of $262,477,877, not only exceed by far those for any previous October, but even mount to the highest level ever attained in any month before the present. year; namely, the record peak established in March, 1922, The figures are from 198 cities reporting to the American Contractor. Y The month has ushered in‘a whirl- wind finlsh to a whirlwind rush that started the erratic year on its way. last January. Whether the extreme activity is actually to continue throygh the remaining two months is perhaps more or less problem- , though present conditions seem to indicate that the high level may be maintained even if not exceeded. It Is worth noting, however, that in October, 1921, the permit valuation yose sharply and then as precipitately declined in November; also, that of four years prior to 1923 only one, showed u rising trend in the closing two months. The valuation for past, totaling $262.4 he month just 7,377 for “the eceding month, and with a valua- tion of $206,519,943 for 204 cities in October of last vear. The increase for the month over the amount for and over r of this cent. That the increase ttributable to the greater valuations of' the individual projects planned is indicated by the fact that there was not the same percentage of increase with relation to the num- ber of ' projects. In October, 1923, permits were issued for 74,855 proj- ect in October, 1922, "62,159. The increase was therefore only 20 per cent. A distinctly rising trend in per- mit valuation during the final quarter of the year is unusual. It occurred as a marked exception in 1922 and was a logical forerunner of the vast activity that developed -the next spring: Watch, therefore, develop- ments of these last, two months to gain some idea of what 1924 may bring forth. Whether October's extraordinary upward swing is to continue will de- pend largely on how many of the deferred projects ure brought for- ward again, and that will of course largely depénd on how many owners, architects and _contractors _belleve that prices will for some time remain stabilized at present levels. Of the cities in the million-Hollar class Los Angeles coutinues in {its remarkable record with its $20,641,872 in valuation for October, exceeding by more than $6,000,000 the previous month's_valuation and approaching within $7,000,000 of the amount for Chicago. - It easily retains its third position on the list. Detroit, with $12,485,880, is its nearest competitor for that place, while Philadelphia, for another month, takes fifth posi tion with a valuation of $10.949,310. Bath Detroit and Philadelphia show marked gains over the permit valua- tions for September. Chicago's valuation, $27,837,350, is nearly identical with the valuation for the preceding month, which in- ; THE:_EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C,~SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1923.. REALTOR GIRLS’ CLUBS ARE'BEING ORGANIZED Object Is to Acquaint Members With Intricacles of Real Estate Business. Organization of ‘“realtor girls® clubs” may become a factor in better’ realtor service, Formation of such clubs, the idea of young women in offices of Fort Wayne- realtors, has the commendation of the National Association of Real Estate Boards as a pleasant part- of the general movement for building up an esprit de corps of business. The young women forming the clubs have taken as tneir object the acquainting ©f members with the \real estate business in such detail as to enable them to give more ef- fective service. Realtor girls of An- derson, Ind., have followed the Fort Wayne girls in the formation of a club. B The movement for girls' clubs was commended in resolutions passed by the Indiana Real Estate Assoclation at its recent annual convention. — cluded the $14.000,000 Union station project. A “high level of activity is therefore indicated in that city. Cleveland, with a valuation of $5,733,- 300, is exceeded by Milwaukee with a total of $6,047,773, almost double the September figure. 1323 & 1325 1 Longfellow St. N.W Just completed. High elevation. One square from 14th St. car line. It contains four bedrooms, with large closets; complete tile | REAT ESTATE. Otho C. Barkley (Formerly Manager Business Properties Department of Wm. S. Phillips) Wishes to announce that he is specializing in the Sale of Business Properties and Apart- ment Houses with William K. Hartung & Co. Realtor 1108-16th St. N.W. Main 372 Chevy Chase, D. C. Home .An Unusual Buy Very Exceptional Terms bath, with built-in tub and fix tures; large pantry, linen closet, colonial front porch, breakfast and sleeping porches, numerous base plugs, instantaneous heater, and a deep yard to a 15-it. alley. Easy Terms CHAS. J. WALKER 1304 F St Or Your Broker The hissing of hofstin nd-steam excavator, and the | Pany. It has eight roams. nggressive tattoo of the power riveter | Harry, Iatz purchascd the three- proclaim that a buflding is born into brick corner-bullding, 1108 New. the world, hire avenue northwest, from a c invest B Struggle Natural An old colonfal home of eleven Ihis state of things develops nat-{rooms at 3025 N street was purchased urally in the struggle between pow coln Green from Walter Case. on the one hand, to push forward, ! home, recently completed by nall, 1° Bryant street north was purchased by John W. Tha house has six rooms. ttlleb sold the two three dwellings 603-605 New e northwest to Michael Bach house has ten sto; | Ha lo 1445 GIRARD ST. N.W. We have been directed to offer this splendid e hom.e ?t a price, and on terms, which should insure uildings we erect. The practicing|Jjers d <8 3 architects mold their de"lk!lvprlm i £l = qu’C s 3319- 1o accommodate the needs of occupz tion, and then try to wr unwilling labor system, which-have some semblanc y. The characteristic forms and ex- pressions of architecture which are acceptable to Americans are mo fied‘.. to make a pl, building look attra tive and a cheap bullding to look at least inoffensive. Strict adherence to the minimum cost has shown the average bullding of adornment. The School of Arc! e Is fo For COLORED of the Better Class GLENDALE ‘Eight of the 33 Homes now under construc- tion have been sold. When we get them any way near completed they are gone. Halpern pur- Sarali Halperu pur- here are eleven rooms: two baths; n}udcr‘n heating plant; electric lights : ample garage space. N. L. SANSBURY CO., Inc. “Everything in Real Estate” 1418 Eye Street N.W. Phones Main 5903-4 Members of Washington Real Estate Board west, which has eight rooms. Willlam R. Marshall sold to Max oan the two-story dwelling 934 K street northwest. It has seven rooms. The two-story brick dwelling 2233 Cleveland avenue northwest was chased by Dennis McCarthy. The of- ce of lMoore & HIIl represented the A NEW UNUSUAL DETACHED HOME O Buchsnen Sisect > Just West of 16th Street On a Most Attractive Street of Dzatached Houses Attractive detached Home of 8 large, spacious rooms and bath, large closets, electric lights. Every modern con- venience. One-car garage to match the house. Lot 60x100. See These Homes 3 Sold Ogen for Inspection Daily and Sunday 2to9P.M. $6,950 Easy Terms House open-from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. HOOVER & KIDWELL Loans—Rents—Sales—Insurance, 1406 H St. N.W. It is impossible to give a description of these Main 6341 Homes in GLENDALE. You must see them. Make up your mind to come out Sunday afterhoon. Cut out this ad, see Mr. Beverly on the ground, he will explain everything. The Prices Are From $3,750 to $4,350 $350 Cash and $35 and $40 Per Month Take H Street car marked District Line, get off at 44th St. N.E. at the 3-way sign, walk south into Glendale, or motor out Benning Road to 44th St. and turn south. WILLIAM P. IRVIN Many have been looking for- ward to an opportunity of buying a home at this price in convenient northeast location. A briei description is given be- low. Six, Rooms and Bath Hot-Water Heat . - Electricity Built-In Garage—Paved Alley in Rear Many Other Features No. 625 Orleans St. N.E. (Between 6th & 7th—L & M—N.E.) C. H. SMALL 4 Owner and Builder Tel. Main 6861 E . 11th and G 5ts. N.W. Sherman Circle Homes Nature has contributed its best in location—man has added his highest type-of impirovements. In this combination there has resulted an appeal to refinement, to culture and to good taste, which can only be appreciated through thorough inspection. Prices, $8,750 to $9.750 Easy Monthly Terms 1616 Buchanan Street N.W. entrance at the side of the house permits a center-hall living room with open fireplace on one sile beautiful dining room and breakfast room on, the other side. Second floor contains one large bedroom with private bath and dressing room aml built-in wardrobe, also three other bed- bath, including large sleeping porch, servant's room and bath in basement, iwo-car garage, oak floors throughout, auto- matic water heater, linoleum on Kkitchen floor. Lot G0x13§ ft. to 20-ft. alley. We Invite You to See This Home Wltlgout Delay Open for your inspection every day and evening unti 9 P.M. L. E. BREUNINGER - & ‘SONS Owners and Builders 706 Colorado Building - Main 6140 lo|—=olc——=]a[c——=|o|c—X A Very Good Buy| 18 Ross St., Cottage City N.E. Phone EEEEE:EEEEE—EEE—:E fl fl fl fl ! E Kresge Bldg. A REAL HOME We are the builders and owners of 8 new bungalows and 2-story houses. At TAKOMA PARK Near the.14th Street Car Line In One-Fare Zone = Decatur St., Crittenden St., Ave., 6th Qnd Tth St., all meet at and divide Sherman Illinois Ave., Kansas The bungalows are ideal in plan, location, construc- tion and decorations. In addifion to five large rooms and tiled ‘bath and sleeping porch on ‘first floor, there is, space to make two or three large rooms on the second floor when you require more bedrooms. The exteriors are very attractive. Houses have all modern imprave- ments, including open fireplaces and hot-water. heat. Oak floors. Large lots, with room for garden and chick- ens. Prices are right. Very easy terms. Don’t Fail to See These New Bungalows Nos. 21 and 23 Elm Ave. and 6713.and 6715 24 St. Near Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park B See Our Two-Story. Houses Nos. 6700 to 6714 Second St. N.W. Opposite Above Bungalows These houses are distinctive in design, interior and exterior, and have 6 and 7 rooms, tiled bath, built-in tub, extra large living rooms, hot-water heat, well built and attractively finished ;-open firepla:_:e. brick mantel, large, well graded lots. Prices are right. Very easy terms. g - . ‘.. ALL INTEREST AT § PER CENT . On Sunday take 14th St. cars marked “Takoma Park” and get off at end of line. Walk 1 block south on Laurel Avenue from FIRE ENGINE HOUSE and turn to left, half block. 3 OR SEE 'H. L. THORNTON, Owner and Builder Office—1416 ' F ‘Street Northwest Circle, one of the most beau- tiful circles under construc- tion at the present time. 2639‘~F<.>_m"t'h St. NE $10,500 Beautiful . California bungalow ‘of seven rooms,_ tile * bath with built-in tub, large brick fireplace in living room, i |}l - street and locality. . built-in = cabinet in breakfast. room, hardwood floors [ ] Pt f throughout, full concrete and hollow tile basement ; laun- 6 850 dry trays, hot-water heat, electricity, Lot 50x115 to 15- Prlce’ $ ’ foot alley. This property is priced $1,500 below market - g : : Emy Terms S value. ‘ To get there take street car to 15th and H streets northeast, then by Bladensburg Road to Ross Street, or by Rhode Island Avenue to Cottage City. ‘Joseph C. Zirkle Realtor . 203 Colorado Bldg. ‘Phone M. 4985 i Sample House, 716 Decatur St. N.W, Tapestry brick homes, both English and Colonial styles. Your choice of an open concrete or covered porch. Some! of -the houses are njore than 20 feet wide and some of the: lots are nearly 200 feet deep, extending back to large alleys.; (Description) Six large and spacious rooms. ' First floor contains recep- tion_hall, Jliving room, dining room: with French doors lcading out on back porch. Kitchen equipped with white enameled cabi~ net, one-piece poreelain sink and drainboard and outside pantry; service porch.. Second Floor: Three large: bedrooms, cach ‘with large closets; extra linen: closet .in.hall; tiled bath with built-in fixtures. Master Bedroom, 11x19 feet: Double rear porches are* 10 feet wide and extend full length of house. S 53 Just across the line in Maryland Seven rooms and bath cottage bungalow; elec- tricity, large porch, gas range; large lot; attractive RREE To Inspect ~—take any Ninth Street car to Georgia Avenue and Decatur Street; walk two blocks east to property; or phone for free auto service. 'MUORRIS CAFPITZ Salesman on premises Sunday from 16 a.m, untfi 9:30 pm. * SAMUEL SHAPIRO CO. 904:14th Street * - Main 5613 Dwners and Builders 91315th Street