Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1924, Page 15

REAL BUILDING PERMITS TOTAL §447.000 Construction of Homes and Business Structures Au- thorized the Past Week. ESTATE. APARTMENT TENANTS SOON IN OWN HOMES Hundreds of Baltimore Families to Move Coming October 1, Realtor Dealers Report. Special Dispatch to“The Sta; BALTIMORE, August 23.—Hundreds of Raltimore families will move Octo- ber 1, more than in the corresponding period of 1923, according to Balti- more realtors. Many families now housed in apartments will move into their own owned homes. Hundreds of men who have saved a few hundred dollars have been prom- THE EVENING | A Small House Plan For Economy and Comfort. Expense and Fit Into a STAR, Two Stories That Will Save WASHINGTON, D. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1924. REAL IFIRM SEES CONTINUANCE OF ACTIVITY IN SELLING Shannon & Luchs, Inc., Report Constantly Growing Confidence in D. C. Realty Values. Report of sales for the current week by the Shannon & Luchs, Inc ows a continuance of selling tivity that indicates a well justified and constantly growing confidence in Washington real estate values. The deals reported are as follow: In their Burleith subdivision 3511 S street has been sold to Myrtle W. Inmon, and K beth Higgins became | ESTATE. REALTORS' SCHOOL OPENS OCTOBER 1 Principles of Real Estate Practice Will Be Taught by Mail. rrow Lot. d aid by banks and building as- ociations in financing the new homes, inquiry shows. A large percentage of the families who will move out of apartments and houses on October 1 will leave the city for suburban how Increasing taxes in the city is one of the rea- sons given for mov into the suburbs, while another is that they wish to raise chickens and have gar- dens of their own. HEAR STREET PROPOSAL. K the owner of | The home 1436 Longfellow street northwest was bought by Mrs. Esther Hartley Corcoran. Philip Briettner became the owner of 1844 Park road northwest for use as his tows home. The premises 16 Ordway street northwest was sold by Col. W. C. Jones to Helene P. Smith. The dwelling 1337 Kennedy street northwest was bought by H. Howard Surface, #@nd another of the same group, 1345 Kennedy street, by Robert Sherrod. George H. Dooley bought 5513 Eighth street northwest, one of the new homes recently completed by James H. Martin The property 1327 L. street north- west was purchased Ly a prominent | local business man to hold as an in- | vestment. | James Harvard Spengler. Harry C. Louder bought num street as a residence. The new home at 3613 Thirty-fourth street e purchased by Maj Erlenkotte State who has just been as- signed to the War College LYON VILLAGE OWNERS ALLOT PICNIC GROUNDS Space Embracing Ten Acres of ‘Wooded Area Temporarily De- voted to Pleasure Seekers. .yon & Fitch, 24 S street. The will be tober 1. American Real ready Estate to enroll Building permits uaggregating in value $447.700 were issued by the Dis- trict authorities during the week, and included several home building proj- ects. The list follows: Washington Gas Light Company. to repair plant at Twenty-sixth and G streets; $10,000 C. Monoha Institute students Oc- . architecture can be sim- , our lives must be put in or- that is, we must have an in- crease of directness of purpose and real desire for simple living with us, hefol pleased with it in architectural form. It has often been more difficult to build £o that it is sh to look upon large one. This is because few peo- | ple are fied with simple lin They want them broken up and the house elaborately ornamented. 1f the | cost of ornuments were put into the auality of the hon house would |be far better both esthetically and | materially. The house that we are showing to Aay w. izned to interest the pe ple who desire to build a_small, inex- pensive house. 1t is much cheaper to Luild @ two-story house than a one- | story house because the roof expanse | is smailer and the foundation smaller | and these two big items in the builder's cost The living room and dining ro this house have been thr hed Ly so doing a tof space is obtained. One 1 can be arranged to hetter advantage than two snall ones, and such an ar wngement much to convey ense of roominess. which is a qualit worth working for in a small house The first floor plans show a kitchen ! thoroughly equipped for comfort and nvenien: work. In a house as small as this one the mistress of th | house would naturally do most of her own work and would, thercfore, nec- essarily spend much of her time in < the Kitchen, so we have made this ittractive as any room in the 1t is lighted and has porch of its own. A sink with double drainboards is dircetly be- th the window, not only to give ht to the worker. but to enable her The institute was organized as a de- partment of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Its purpose is the preparation of a course of instruc- tion in the principles of real estate practice to be given through corre spondence. It follows the precedent set by the American Institute of Banking. The institute is the third branch in the threefold plan of vocational educa tion in real estate which has been de- veloped for meeting the need of such training nationally. This includ direct vocational training in cl conducted either by real estate boards or by schools and colleges under the auspices and with the co-operation of real estate boards. It also includes the development in leading uni- of a four-year college cours al estate and its related major subjects. Classes Widely Orzanized. Vocational classes, following a cos | outlined in national conferences of real- | tors and educators, have already been organized under the . 100 constitutent boards of th Association of Real Estate Boards, number of universities have also or- ganized courses in real estate and its allied subjects The Natior the great room ins to build house Thirteenth street: $11,000. Rebecea Bland, to build house street northeast; $1,200. to build houses at 201 oin place southeast; at . g said’ that it is a small house, at | to build at at to build house northeast; § J. . ¥letcher, to build house 2020 Chesapeake street; $11.000 Her to repair house $2.000. to build street northeast; Middleton, to b Da Clarence Murphy 6 Sixtieth street Commissioners Consider Street Status September 5. | at| A public hearing on the proy {to widen K street, between 14th 16th streets, will be held in the room of the District Building ber it was announced today by gineer Commissioner Bell. Prop- erty owners on the street will be given an _opportunity to present their views, The street is now 40 feet wide. It proposed to construct two drive- each 30 feet wide, with a park- space between. 1 to house $2,500. ild two s street; at B E. Bigger reet from purchased » 760 Catherine L. & 5, b Touses at 520,000, o 1813 Var- . to repair house at 4517 ue: $4,000. lectric ne Potwmac & 1o build Bladenshur; et; $4.000, A. Payne, to build 3 , 41 and 13 Galveston street north- 000 raokinz 1 stre 1 $13,000. B. Hou to build private ga- rage at 1410 Twentieth street $1,900, Eugene Ta Porte, to bnild house at 4840 Conduit road; §$4,000. S MeKeever & Goss, to build privat garaze at 1425 T street; $2,500. William H. McCray, to pild offi and storaze building st 218 Massa- chusetts avenue Power fillin ne mpany, | is tion on | wa proposed 1|ing m in | ro | wn into one, ater 1f you would lead the simple life, build your house on such simple lines as these, with architectural frills and extra rooms eliminated in favor of quality and convenience. LUNBER SHPENT SHONS DECREASE he national lumber movement was not able to mainfain during the week endi August 16 the accelerating pace it had set in preceding week say ational Lumber Manufac iation. All three factors hipments and orders red with the previous s of telegraphic re- st i e sense room | closet to hold preserves or to store | extra supplies of food The position of the cially p for it ke the stairwag a fo 5 mot cut into the valuable flo s of the housg. The window in | living room could be made into a | v door if desired, which would the usefulness for some § tairway at the back of tl ves the cost of construc- tion—and the position of the fire- | place in the living room permits a flue for the kitchen range, which also ves on the cost of cons{ruetion. Two small bedrooms, a hall and & sewing roo 1py the second floor With cvery plan th w thought out, there is always opport | nity to make Sto suit the individual ta this the space designated sewing room can be treated in Al different ways. One is to connect it with the | m 's bedroom by an asch and| thus increase the size of the room and | Since the prices of materials and make it more attractive. In this case | japor very much in different lo- the little sewing room could be made | culities, we do not attempt to give an a delightful dressing room or a "ulxv‘],,\“,,m(,. to the cost of buildi venient place for a child to sleep, his plan, but suggest | The plumbing of the kitchen and| that you consult your TR the bathroom ix centered {0 save €05t Wno can give you detailed informa. | lat VIVIN ANGTW. |- | construction tion as to costs of your exa ceds | only Besreo el oo Bl LIVINGaDINING Y WK_C.H This house could be made of metal| to no instalied m this desinn . 2 | port street: $12,000. {1ath ana st or hollow tile and| “pgr information as to procuring the Washington Corporation. 1o stucco. It would be an ideal design | puilding plans of this design, 15, at 490 Forty-sixth { for a 50-foot lot, as it is only 30 feet 4 stamped and self-addressed en-| wide by feet deep. Wood con-[velope to the Real Kstate Editor of | struction, if preferred. would be most | The Star. interestmig and cheaper, although the | (Copyright, uceo, of course, is the more lasting E ) prevent the square, untinteresting | boxiike appearance that so small u | hou apt to present, we have mad the slope of the roof come down over the little entrance porch. This ad little to the cost, but much to the ap- parent hreadth of the hou The roof is also cut down at the corners to give a sense of breadth and to eut off the appearance of top-heavy | height The cement on the out house should be e | Large Tract Purchased. Announcement was made today of the purchase by the Loughboroug Development Corporation of a lars ct of ground in Kalorama Heights he purchase. made through Al Walker & Co, Inc. includ major portion of square ed by Kalorama road, place Belmont road and Twenty-fourth street. Nineteen lots are included, embracing a total of 116,000 square feet. to build house at ae of airrcs of direct class- = inspiration of dircct contact with experienced men as teachers. But real estate classes are being conducted in only approximately one-fourth of its member boards. rveral hundred boards are not con- ducting such classes, and because their small m of them find it difficult to handle a real course. The new home stud signed to serve especially r men in such pl 1t ganized to open training in real to men in the men entering not ess to hall is espe- lows one to ture and vet | | ¥ Inc., owners of Lyon would ge, in Arlington County, Va., temporarily set aside for the publ use as a picnic ground about 10 acres of the wooded tract on the Lee Highway, 1 mile west of Rosslyn. Thie is the third park that has been cpened to the public by this com- pany, one being at Clarendon, one at all the exposed Lyon Park and this last at Lyon Vil- e = ol of the lage. Stained with some|mercial “ sawmills of the countr; ~ However, the number of reporting mills was 22 less than for the pre- ceding week so that the decrease is| more apparent than actual. Even as the figures stand, new business gain- | ed 46,000,000 fect, or nearly per | cent over the corresponding week of | 1923. Due to the expansion of d mand in the last six weeks, the cumu- ive orde for the year are now 184, 00 feet less than for the first 33 wecks of 1923, Of the reporting mills, 315 have H‘ total normal production for the week of 203127473 feet, according to| which al production last week | was 98 cent of norma shipments 94 per t and orders (new business), | 113 per cent thereof. | For all the comparably reporting | mill shipments last week were 95/ per cent and orders 114 per cent of actual production. For the Southern pine mills these percentages were 114 | and 18, respectivi d for the West | st mills, 88 and 3 Unfilled ‘order reports are lac from the West Coast mills, but Southern pine mills report their iers on hand at the end of last w as compared with 2 the end of the prec build size e : have Private Ha 7 estate been or- the advantages of estate fundamental real estate business or the business who ha approved real estate 2B e d two pri- e it Bast Cap- the turers’ A of production fell off as com week, on the house £6.000. James Jenkens, to make repairs at 2518 Evans road southeast; $1,000 Catherine B. Curry, to build house 741 Croissant place southeast 00. :id S. Baker, to build six houses at 2208 to 2218 Douglas strect north- east; $30,000. Three Separate Homes, $24,000. Washington Corporation, to build house at 4120 Forty-seventh street; | at 4 Davenport street Reid Harvard street; $1,100. Seek, to build house at 4614 reet: $3,50 > A. N. Miller 45th street; $ to make rep: > street; $1,000. to build houses at Vista street northea is natural cement, |or fawn tone | outside walls | woodwork a dark A cream, buff, t would be good for the = to build Hal 00. rs tone and the roof preservative material that harmonizes with the trim the hou or it could be toned oft forest green on of and 3041 000, Raymond Forrest, to build store at Stanton road southeast; $2.000. Woodward & Veith, to build hou 3216 and 3215 Walnut stre $4,000, Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley Road (Cathedral Ave.). miles of improved streets. Zoned and restricted against apartments, stores and com- munity houses. Over 175 homes, from $15,000 to $200,000, built and under construction. Actual improvements and home values exceed $7,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d and Cathedral Ave (Woodley Road). Open from 9 to 9. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Established 1809 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 hington Real as Corporation, 1o Forty enth build street; = at $6,000. Washington Corporation, to build S 916 et 45 ild house at ortheast; $2. to build house at road northeast; $6,000 Charles garage at nild 5 A ¥ Schafer house at 144 Anacosta t $N0,000 Proj atter, to at 1501 W. Darr, to erect Rittenhouse priva eorge Matthew Adams.) and th that wi ch glimpses of refresh her uncon- The closets and the range put on the inside wall, which | the worker an abundance of light, vet reserves the window for the sink and working tal side of the sink are large The one n the living room is intended to 1 the dishes needed for the dining room, and ghe one on the other side to hold those required for the kitchen. The Lox shown in the pantry be from the 1t n build Connecf Emma J and apartments $80,000. to bu stores leut 5, 3507 and 3 $45,000. Zarun, to build grocery | 439 Conduit road; 000, Gruver, to build 1 142¢ Orren strect north 2 it Buy Building Co-Operatively. The completion of the sale under operative ownexship plan of the rtment building at 1705 northwest, containing d a large sub- C which was constructed Warren, w a dmund J. Flynn Com- 1 house at 5. ives @ e new Lanier apartmen store at B. H. 1400 to ty-third L. Heck v build shed at | 301 Sixth strect southwest; $1,500. Washington Corporation, to build hous Forty-sixth street; £6.000 W Louse $6.000. es at ’ ing | ington 116 | at 47 build street; Corporation. to house Brandywine 000, ashington nounce pany, Inc. A corporation known 7 to build street: | rporation, ninth Corporation, to orty-seventh build | street; ide of (his| colored a trifle, just | of th been Place formed, North- 100. PREDOMINATING REAL ESTATE VALUES! Below are listed a few of the more desirable residential, busi- ness and investment properties included in our list of select offerings. You are cordially invited to visit our new home, and, if desired, we will strive to secure the property you want. has 0 feet at week to build | 1300 Geranium Street 16th St. Heights Open for Inspection Sunday, 3.00 to 9:00 Alaska Avenue. On This wonderful is the fulfillment of your fondest “Home Dream.” Just completed. There is a bed- room or “Club room” and lava- tory on first floor; large open fireplace; two 10-ft. s id e porches. Cheaper than any thing in this vicinity. Be sure to inspect Sunday. THOS. E. JARRELL 837 Woodward Bldg Main 766, 3370 Just_off a Tot 75x90 ft corner house Business Properties 1315 7th St. N. W. Store and 2 Apartments 13th and Mass. Ave. 12 Large Rooms Splendid Location 16th St., South of Q 8 Story Fireproof Apartment iINorth Woodside, Md. Located Along the “Path of Values” Fronting on Georgia Ave. and 16th St. Extended 1% Miles Beyond Silver Spring on Left Side of Road. Inspect These Attractive Offerings Artistic 7-Reom Colonial Homes Beautiful 5-Room Bungalows || Low Prices Liberal Terms Woodside Construction Co. Woodside, Md. Phone Woodside 109 L Near 15th Will Finance New Building 1628 K St. 4 Story Apartment 3921 McKinley St. Beautiful Home $13,500 e ———— ——— 2012 R St. N. W. 8 Rooms and Bath Built-in Garage Modern Every Way is shown by the discriminating Washingtoniang who have purchased many of these wonderfully constructed, ultra-modern HOMES admirably located on the re- stricted downtown residential square of THIRD PLACE NORTHEAST Between 3rd & 4th, L & M Strects ONSIDER the unusual features offered in these fine new dwellings! You have a fireproof built-in garage, six large rooms, five generous closets, an over- sized heating plant, oak floors downstairs, provision for a separate apartment upstairs— and many other modern conveniences never before offered in HOMES priced under $7,000 and located on a restricted residential street completely improved by new dwellings occu- pied by their owners. Don’t delay. Inspect the six EXHIBIT HOUSES now! 6,975 BOSS & PHELPS , REALTORS 1417 K Street ~ Main 9300 THE HoME oF HOMES ISR (R o b o L@ ) P St., West of 21st Store and 2 Apartments N. Y. Ave. N. W. 4 Story Apartment 28 Apartments Very Reasonable Rents BOg {f ) 9 7 fe ] ) 14th St., South R. I. Ave. Large Store and Apartments 2814 27th St. N. W. Must Be Sold T St., West of 17th 4 Story Apartment $26,000 \ Vt. Ave., South of L 4 Story Office Building Splendid Real Estate Office Cleveland Park 11 Rooms, 2 Baths Modern Every Way $16,000 N St., West of 19th 4 Story Fireproof Apartment $80,000 J kel 5) Easy Terms Exceptional Value at West side, near Park road— comparatively new and very excellent 2-story brick, front and rear porches, 2 baths and 2 toilets; gas, electricity and hot-water_heat; lot is 25x135 ft. to a 15-ft. alley; built-in garage. Requires only a small cash payment. $15,500 Thomas J. Fisher & - Co., Inc. 738 15th St. N.W. Main 6830, ol \ ) r) DA 'W. H. WEST COMPANY Wm. L. F. King, President Edward G. Perry, Vice President Now Located in Their New Home 916 15th Street N. W, Main 2474 i) (%]