Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1924, Page 15

REAL ESTATE., NEW BUILDING INCREASE CONTINUES OVER COUNTRY Federal Reserve Board’s Report Shows| Contracts for Nine Months of 1924 Slightly Above Record in 1923. w building operations, increasing I volume throughout the country ch year since 1921, are slightly ead for the first three quarters in 1824 over the corresponding period in 1923, says the November Federal Reserve Bulletin is a report just pub- lished. Residential buildings have shown | steady growth from year to vear, lat contracts for other types of been smaller in volume | t two years than in This national condition has been|Y particularly reflected in the constru: tion acivities in Washington during the past year, where there seems to have been a let-up in the volume of apartment house and _commer buildings _and very great jump ahead in the construction of dwellings. One feature of the report is that the indexes of the cost of building materfals have shown a decline in the past yea Kept Employment Up. The effect of the great construc- tion activity throughout the United States during the first three quarters of the year is shown in the statement the report that construction has 1923, as’a result of an increased vol- ume of orders and .urger shipments. Maple flooring output, on the other hand, has been much curtailed, as new orders have been smaller than last year. Cement shipments have been larg- er in 1924 than in any previous year on record, and production has shown a corresponding increase, reflecting the great volume of concrete high- way construction. Stocks of cement are ightly larger than in earlier year: but price quotations have re- mained unchanged throughout the ar to date at a higher level than in 1923 Brick shipments by railroads dur- ing the first six months of 1924 were 7 per cent less than in the corre- sponding peripd a year earlier, and there has been a d rease in produc- tion. Stocks are slightly larger than ast year, and the volume of un- filled orders has been reduced. Prices declined sharply in July and August, but have been firmer during Septem- ber and October. Sales of structural steel were much in the first four months of vear earlier, but in each the following four months were in excess of sales in the correspond- ing months of 1¢ As a result, the total sales this y r have been about en employment to more than|.qual in volume to those a year ago. 000 persons and has exercised a sustaining effect upon the building material industries. Cement plants have had a record production during the first nine months of this year. One feature of the boom is that the value of the building permits has increased much more rapidly since 1919 than either the value ‘or volume of the contracts awarded. This fact is ascribed by the Federal Reserve Board to the following reasons: That the permits only represent urban building, which has increased more rapldly in recent years than rural Duilding; the change of the definition building permits in many citles nd that the value of the permits in 1919 and 1920 were too low, due to the rapid advancement of prices and the belief that low valuation might Prices of steel shapesy which re- mained unchanged throfghout most of 1923, have been considerably re- duced during 1924. 3 The following table indicates the building trend throughout the coun- try: NEW BUILDING OPERATIONS, 1919-1 Value of ontracts States) Valne of permits t States) 000,000 L BUiLDING ASSOCIATION THE EVENING STAR,. WASHINGTON, D. C, Honeymoon House Cozy and Small Little to Construct. This little cottage is perhaps the built with This Shingle Cottage Cosls‘ smallest house that could possibly be | y degree of comfort and | {beauty. It is such a house as many - DINING T - Pz SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1924, table and chairs, and the effect 1s one of pleasing simplicity. The care of the room Is, of course, simplified as well | 'The great tendency today is extreme simplicity, both’ inedesign and furnish- ings of the home. Bric-a-brac, dark corners and “heavy curtains and, in tact, the “show towels” of every de- scription are things of the dark ages, of yesterday. Light kitchens with sink under the windows, package receivers and ventilators and many other devices of modern home workrooms' make even a tiny home lke this one & rare pleas- ure to live in. This leftchen has two large dressers, one for kitchen dishes and one which may be used to store the china used in the dining room. The ice box is placed near the service porch, and the stalrs leading down to the basement are within convenient reach of the kitchen door. This little kitchen has been most carefully planned and has every convenlence possible. It is full of light and with the walls a dainty light color and floors and dishes bright it should be the pleasantest room in the house. Work moves more swiftly and pleasantly when surroundings are beautiful. Beauty takes away any sense of drudgery and such conveniences as are in this kitchen have deprived house- work of most of its old-time terrors. In the second story there are two bedrooms, each with a closet and a bath. A linen closet is in the hall, and also a_closet in which Winter bedding could be stored. There are many ways in which such a house as this may be changed:« or added to to, meet individual needs. If one chose, the vestibule and coat closet in the hall could be thrown into the dining room if that room were required larger. Another bedroom could be ob- tained by building back from the liv- ing room. If this was done, the top REAL ESTATE. Vi Gy HOME MAKERS STRENGTH Movement, Urges “To encourage and facilitate home building, reduce needless burdens in household operations, raise standards not only of the home, but of the com- munity and the Nation, is a task of profound importance for the welfare of America,” declares Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, president of Better Homes in America, in an opening statement concerning Better Homes week demonstrations for 1925, which will be held May 10 to 17. Mr. Hoover's Statement is made in a foreword to the “Better Homes Guide Book,” issued by the organiza- tion of which he is the head, which tells how communities may be organ- ized for better homes demonstra- tions. In the last three and a half years the Better Homes of America organization has reached a steadily increasing number of communities and urged importance of encourag- ing Lome building and home owning. “It {s fn the home,” says Mr. Hoover, “that character and high ideals are best developed. The right blooming perennials. With these de- talls carried out thus,. this cottage would have the truly homelike atmos- phere that is the chief charm of any house, large or small. The house s 36 feet wide by 271 feet deep, and therefore may be built on a 50-foot lot and still have room for the drive and some lawn. If such a home could be put on a lot of 7- foot frontage, it would not only Increase its charm in every way, but also its salability, for a home with splendid, generous surroundings is always de- red. Since the prices of Jabor and mate- rial vary so materially in different lo- calities, we do not attempt to give an estimate as to the costs, but suggest that you consult your local builder, who can give you detailed Information as to the costs of your exact needs to be installed in this design. For further information as to the procuring of the building plans of this design, No. 44, send a stamped and self-addressed envelope to the Real Es- tate Editor The Star. OF NATION, SAYS HOOVER Secretary, as Head of Better-Homes General Support of Campaigns for 1925. kind of home life makes for true suc- cess in life and means progress for the Nation as a whole. “To own a home and to make it convenient and attractive, a home where health and happiness, affection and loyalty prevail, brings out the best that lies in every member of the family. “Saving for home ownership, for Instance, develops thrift and self- denfal. ‘A thing of lasting value is kept in the foreground and all ener- gles are bent toward attaining it. Hours devoted to keeping a home in £ood repalr, in making improvements that beautify it or lighten the burden of housekeeping, develop persistence and thoroughness and bring more di- rect returns as well, Neatness, order and cleanliness are invaluable habits, and the careful observation and for thought needed to insure lasting isfaction from money spent for deco- ration, furnishing and equipment can be applied in many other ways. Look to 0ld Age. “Parents who save in order to own their home are able to look forward with confidence to a happy old age. whereas the great majority who do not save become dependent on som one else as they grow older. It is by the familiar experiences of family life that thrift, honesty, straight- forwardness and self-discipline are best instilled “In the crowded life of today there is danger that we may lose sight of the high standards for the home and the stimulus they afford We all do better when we have a high ideal to live up to. The better Homes in America movement aims to give practical demonstrations of com fortable, healthful and attractiy homes, and to direct attention to the means by which family life may b clevated. It recognizes, however, that it is not the wish, but the will; not sentimental desire, but vigorous well judged leadership, that moves our national life forward. The campaigns provide a means by (Continued on Seventeenth Page.) Massachusetts Park Roses climbing over porch and chimney and garden gate, fluttering curtains and flower boxes full of color, a pretty path of perennials—a home for - happiness! Advances In Cost Washington’s most beautiful residential section of detached Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. Over 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. Actual improvements and home values exceed $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d St. and Cathedral Ave. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. STABLISHED 1599 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 | DEAL WITH A REALTOR —When you decide to “Own Your Own Home” remember that the title “REALTOR?” identifies members of this board who are organized for the purpose of furnishing honest service based on a Code of Ethics that ex- I presses the highest standards of 3 = practice. Washington Real Estate Board 1417 K Street I ) 7 /) N\ Just Completecl Designed and Finished in the English Tudor Style of Architecture % \ AN result In low tax assessments s oen : " . 3 ple would like to start house- An analysis of the contract awards d ; X 5 ping in. It can be built in any part by types of building indicates that BUSINESS INCREASING of the country, for it is made of shin- residential construction lms‘;h““‘g: —_— gles. Nevertheless, it could be devel- eady growth since 1920 and reache " : A =) i peak in the Spring of this year. | Baltimore Realtors Say 90 Per Cent ;{’5:9 ’“wl‘;'l“"‘:,’:l;‘x":’*a:”'msu‘;‘;;c‘:;h:’:m""]"‘ Contracts for business buildings, in- v 15 u'xinl and lovol;' iy r;‘_ t ‘r'l duvilal Sulidiogs . ead . claslone of Sew Homes Einanced by, and the. extra’ tofiches awhich interests buildings reached a peak in 1922 that Loan Bodies. and tastes will inspire not only in the has not been exceeded since. 5 exterior, the garden and landscaping, 3 BALTIMORE, November 22.—Real|jyut in the interior, with its many pos. |To0ms. The large living room at the | which so many desire. Callers may | woull become a fine sleeping porch estate men here estimated that 90 |gibilities for changes to suit one’s exact | 1eft of the hall specially charming, [come at meal time, on business or |upstairs. The report of the board states that | per cent of the city’s new homes |needs—will produce for the home seeker | for it s lighted by four groups of win- |friendly errand, and only the one with | To give the shingles the best possible the expansion in volume of building [ have been financed by the 700 or|gas charming and practical a house as |40WS, two of which are on elther side | whom they wish to speak be taken |preservation they should be given a during the years 1921, 1922 and 1923 | 800 building associations in Balti- | could be desired. of the fireplace, thus making one -en- |from the meal. The dining room can |stain of some kind in which oil has|§ homes. was accompanied by a substantial | more. Compare the exterior of thls design |tire end of the room full of light and |be supplied with built-in fixtures if de- |been mixed. The house could be in rise in the prices of building ma- | For nearly half a century these|with many of the boxlike exteriors of | brightness, both in Winter and Summer. | sired. Every one building a house | the different shades of brown or the terials and by numerous advances in | associations have loaned the purchase | the smaller house, and you will see |The room lends itself easily to good [should consider the possibility of built- |roof could be stained mostly green. An- the wage scales. This increased cost | price of their homes to more than|how unusually attractive this home |arTangement of furniture. in bookcases, china closets, window |other good plan would be to treat the of construction reached its peak in | 200,000 Baltimoreans. will be. The garden of flowers should be on |seats, wood boxes near fireplaces, toy | wood with an acld, which leavesit a the Spring of 1923, with a decline | There is a growing demand for| The arrangement of the rooms has |the living room side of the house, if [bBxes or shelves, if there are children. [lovely, soft silver gray. If the cottage during the Spring and Summer of this | bullding assocfation loans that far been thought out carefully. The design |the lot allows, ‘for in a tiny house of | A built-in sideboard may be made |is to be gray, the windows and exposed vear. exceeds the supply, and Baltimore |is, therefore, compact and simple and | this type much of the time would be |very handsome. It should stand about | woodwork could be painted white The demand for most building ma- | shows signs of continuing her vigor- | the expense of construction has been |spent in the living room or on the (4 feet high, under quaint casement | Being so small a cottage, it is espe- terlal has continued to be large. Both | ous progression in the matter of pri?|kept down to the least possible amount. | porch. 1f one chose, this porch could | windows perhaps, and be fitted with |cially suitable for ornamenting shipments and cut of lumber have | vately owned homes, realtors say. |There is a large living room, dining |be gla in in Winter to form a sun |both drawers and shelves behind pan- |climbing roses. These-could be tr: been somewhat smaller in 1924 than Building associations in Mary room, kitchen and hall on the first |porch, and in this way would give a [eled lcaded glass doors. Such a built-in |over the porch and up the chimney. in 1923, particularly during the Sum- | are chartered by the State to loan|floor. The entrance is from a little | wonderful place for kiddies to play on |feature, if run entirely across one side | The vegetable and flower garden could mer months, and prices of both soft- [ money on real estate. As a whole, [porch into a vestibule, in which is |stormy days. of the room, will do away with the ne- |be separated with a hedge and an woods and hardwoods have declined | they are under practically no super-|a convenlent coat closet. The stal Thé dining room is across the hall of a movable sideboard, china |arched gateway, over which blooming since early Spring. Stocks of yellow | vision beyond that to which any cor- | rises directly from the hall, making a |from the living room, insuring the |closet, serving table, etc. The dining |vines could climb, and the path to the pine are about the same size as a | poration is subjected. Those in the|turn to the right to reach the upper |privacy of the separate dining room, room then requires no furniture, save |front door could be bordered with low vear ago, but stocks of flooring are | Real Estate Board’s bullding asso- considerably larger. Production of | ciation section are under nominal oak flooring has been larger than in | supervision of the Real Estate Boa ie—= ol ———lal———lal——— o] —]| 4908 to 4920 Illinojs Ave. N.W. ||| to nois Ave. N.W. o] Colonial homes containing six large rooms, tiled bath, 5] spacious pantry, hot-water heat, hardwood floors; serv- ant’s toilet in cellar; cement front porches, sleeping porches. m ml Drive Out Georgia Avenue to Farragut Street Thence East to lllinois Avenue 4 % TN Sample House, No. 4920 Illinois Ave. N.W. FLOYD. E. DAVIS EALTOR 7, AN [@ 7th and E Sts. S.W. Main 353 5] I IP—lo|———=|o|—=|o]———=|o]—= STTZAS Sy TS FOR SALE—at a Sacrifice 2022 16th Street N.W. A Splendid Home in a Fashionable Section of the City 7 | I\ BEAUTIFUL AND WIDE | Access to the Best Transportation in the City A High-Class Residential Center | Home Contains: S\ 11 spacious rooms. 2 baths. Wonderfully adapted for entertaining. | N7 % Beautiful fixtures throughout. Tl N\ W AN Extra maid’s room. 4500' Sixteenth Street Surrounded by the Finest-Homes on Sixteenth Street .Open 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. Sale Price and Terms Upon Request L E BreunInNGER & Sons BUILDERS and REALTORS Colorado Building —— Main 6140 7/ 75 Garage space. N 5412 13th Street Semi-detached, brick; unusual design and plan; two [l ] i Y/l Property must be sold and can be bought on rea- complete baths; attic; open fireplace; congrete front and :‘ sonable terms. I W side porches; two-car brick garage. SEE IT SUNDAY WITHOUT FAIL D. J. DUNIGAN Immediate Possession. Open for inspection, Saturday and Sunday Afternoon. WM. B. KRAFT Exclusive Agent REAL ESTATE 1405 Eye St. N.W. W S - AN ) W/ — Main 893