Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1925, Page 17

REAL. ESTATE. REAL -ESTATE. b 4 PARENTS-TEACHERS TO AID BETTER HOMES PROGRAM Observation of Week Beginning May 11 Is Lauded in Articles by Hoover and Other Economists. | With the Better Homes week ob-|cation of requirements to apartments. servation set for May 11 to 17, in-|Concluding, the article says: clusive, a large number of local and| “Fortunately the majority of Amerl- | onal planning | can houses meet reasonable standards back The local | of shelter from the elements, privacy, | | space, light ventilation and heating. | There are still millions of them, how- ever, which do not have plumbing or | good artificial light, which are over- The programs for the meetings of | crowded, and which expose their the 12,000 parent-teachers through- |CUPants cruelly to extremes of cold 5 e 5 The houses included for one out. the United States will be on the re reasons in the deficient group cansideration of home life and as a challenge, not only to the Many words of praise of the Bet- | families living in them, but to the e communities in which they are sit L g uated, and to the entire Natlon. in 1500 cities the country In & still larger group of homes, give by prominent p health and character suffer to a cer-| among whom is Herbert Hoover, Sec- | tain_ extent and home life fails to of the Department of Com- | na organizations are the movement Parent-Teacher Association will co- operate with the movement in Wash- ington. to te whict 1s active have rsons, in heen n reach its finest fruition because the fomilies them do not make the of what they have. ‘Plain livin high thinking' is an excellen | motto, but its author does not forge! that maintaining a good standard of plain living is a task that calls for | L goodly best brains and | energy.” retary merce. Hoover Article. Heover, who ter Ho tributed ing out the great importance of home training for future hip rding to Hoover ther nove is president America, h article force: of Bet- as con- an point Miss Abbott's Paper. Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the Children’s Bureau of the Department of abor, another member of the Loard of directors of Better Homes |n‘ America, has contributed an articl ‘Homes' for Dependent Children.” [he Better Homes movement in little impetus if it had no rel ion to children and child welfare, Miss Abbott writes. “It is primarily because of the children that an important public aspec E ticle takes up at some length the prob- | lem of those children who are orphans, half orphans, neglected and aban. doned, who must be cared for in part or in whole by the public. not 3 man Cabot, author of | re- |« 3 has written an dealing with “Spiritual Values ‘Which the Family Can Share.” good citiz Secretary the gen v wil ard clean gov »pment of our economic . and fair deal natons,” or oward corrup- vernment, bi class con- the International hatreds s that culminate in war, argely on home training. answer,” he writes, “‘will be determined largely by the attitude t ward such problems which we impart our children. To us who ha witnessed the World War and it companiments e question is an academic one, and we cannot main cold toward i next ment @ good vhether in and will drif; House as Center. as vital a matter daily bread 28 ‘€arning o “What should every house express?” |Mrs. Cabot asks. “First of al llkeness, and second, hospita house is made homelike by very sim- | ple things that yet are spiritual val- es—first of all the love of children and the love of God, then special loves of flowers, of books, of pictures | mu: Now to express these in- ‘ests there needs to be a center in| ry house, and that center must be | n which all the family can share.” The means of expressing | furtherance of the house movement |gnol®, TS MEANS of CIPTossing | among the collezes and in the high|ReoS | hools as of importance in the ind™ ™} ier article on the home play DU O STl S(."d"""\ ground has been contributed by | DrosIaho . S ehisr of ithed sosent president of the Play- division of bullding and housing, and . it = & ng: o round clation of his assistant, James S ths joint authors of a g “Housing B t s sl only the icy of shelter from the 3 elements, light, ventilation, water sup- | Dangers to Children. ply and the like, but the direct con-| John Ihlder, manager of the civic nection between a well kept, attrac- [development department of the Cham- | tive house and a happy healthy |b of Commerce of the United famil States, and a member of the Better Homes in America advisory council, s also written. Mr. Ihider deals h the child who has reached the | age where he s to wander from the ho playground, when the ques- tions neighborhood homes, of ‘.\\’hw') public playgrounds or | street rds, become matters of the Family Important Uni Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the Bu u of Home Economics of States Department of Agricu a2 member of the advisory of Better Homes in America, uncil urges | v the b touching not | ioyng Physical Structure. This article takes up the phy: structure of the house, the number and arrangement of rooms, the plumbing, light and heat and ventila tion, the decoration of the interior of the house, the exterior and the sur ical | w roundings, home ownersh: !first moment. Where conditions have HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS Cleverness Outwits mall Space Pitfalls |Its Distinctive Layout Makes This Sthiall House Popu- lar and a Wise Invest- ment. Those who prefer all their sleeping rooms upstairs will find this spacious small house most satisfactory. It is so well arranged that it can be used comfortably by & family of three or four. The stairs to the attic, which is provided with storage space, lead up from a small front room. arranged for a sewing room, but which could also be made into a small study There are four closets on this floor, one in each of the bedrooms, and a linen closet in the hall. The bath oom 1s so placed that it rched easily from all the bedrooms. Downstalrs the architect has achleved the spaciousness =o difficult and desirable in the small house. He has done this by bullding the house around an unusually large living room with its che fireplace and charm ing dining . and by having t stairs to the second floor lead up rectly out of the living room. The design is carried out in such a way that the living room has light and air from four directions—from interesting group of windows on the front and side, from the two double windows In the dining nook, and from the window at the foot of the stairs and the one half-way up. The kitchen Is very large for a house of this size. The sink is in the b been bad in the past, Mr. Ihlder points out, efforts to correct them have been limited largely to moving to another neighborhood, and by pri- vate covenants in deeds of ownershlip. Mrs. Francis King, honorary presi- | dent of the Women's National Farm and Garden Assoclation and another member of the advisory council of Better Homes in America, is also a supporter of the better homes mov. ment CHEVY =« CHASE " v Number 5707 Thirty-Second Street ITUATED not far from Chevy Chase Circle and on the edge of Rock Creek Park. this detached home represents one of the most remarkable values It is a detached resi- dence, stucco finish, with a wide front porch and screened breakfast porch. There are four bedrooms, two tiled baths, lor, a great open fireplace in the living room, ’s room, exceptionally large kitchen and pantry, up-to-date conveniences, such as hot-water heat, elec we have had to offer for some time. & cheery sun pr a separate ma and all tricity, oak floors, etc. The roomy garage is built in, and the by the The home baths. can be| the | - ININA- NOOK pererire architect here. unusually practicable plan for the housewife. * OWNEXS M - \sto” Ample closet space, a well planned kitchen, storage room in the attic and service rooms in the basement make this an Light and air, as well as charming effect, have been provided by the could be there, and even a drying room and store room. All of the fruits and canned vegetables could be neatly packed away on their respective shelves in the cold closet made pur- posely for them, and the vegetable bins for all Lesh vegetables could be placed only a step away. The heating plant is in a room by itself in this basement and the coal bins are near enough for complete convenience. What a mine of com- fort such a cellar would be for those who have to live in a New York apartment! They would be like the tiny girl with her Christmas toys, who ‘‘was 80 happy that she was uncom- fortable." t This design would be charming if |t wood construction were used and would of course be less expensive, al- though If buflt in every way exactly as shown this house would probably not go beyond the means of any who are contemplating buflding a_home. Since the prices of material and la- bor vary 8o materially in different lo-| t calities we do not attempt to give a |t definite estimate as to cost, but sug- gest that you consult your local build- | t er, who can give you detailed infor- | mation as to the costs of your exact | needs to be installed in this design. For information as tp the procuring of the building plans of this design, No. 72, send stamped and self-ad dressed envelope to the Real Estate Editor, The Star. (Copyright George Matthew Adams.) §) T | l b v t t 1 f. y e window, where the pleasant outlook | relleves the monotony of dishwashing | and the light and air prevent the| harboring of germs. There are never | any dark corners In the truly effictent. | Iy ‘planned house. To make house. | work simple, easy and as Interesting as possible is an important achieve. | ment. In this particular kitchen there are presses for brooms and brushes | and many things needed to lessen the | burden of housework | The exterfor of the house is planned | | with a gentle curve to cover the en trance porch and vestibule order | to give the exterior the low, sweeping appearance that adds so much to the small house dormers are | introduced to further this scheme. | The material sted st | with a rough cast surface on me | lath. Stucco in a soft ivory tint | be used with roofing of a rich red. Or WOODLEY PARK Number 2817 Woodley Road N inimitable location, facing diagonally toward Wardman Park Hotel and fronting on a small e e P ) e s el is of attractive brick construction, center-hall design, with eight large rooms and two fine tiled Tllustrative of its completeness are the open fireplace, oak floors, new awnings and screens, new weather new asbestos covering for furnace and pipes. automati heater, and the roomy brick garage. ping, water Those who insist on - the best at an exceptional figure on good terms will enthuse over this home. large grounds (69x100) are beautifully laid out with hedges, shrubs and a private drive. home for only §12,750, on very excellent terms! Yet we are authorized to sell this Number 5208 Forty-First Street H E CHEVY CHASE RE is a most attractive Chevy Chase home, ideally located and modern in every way, which may be purchased at a real bargain price. The house is detached with shingle finish, and has six large closed hot- rooms, fully equipped bath, in- akfast porch, large open fireplace, vater heat, electricity, roomy garage, and numerous other features that make for real home comfort and enjoyment. The owner is OF HO PRESENTS a Naval officer who has been or- dered away from Washington and has made the remarkably low > price of $13,000 for immediate i o THE HOME r | brown or dull moss green. There are | erials that | S0 many good roofing m the selection can be based safely on| the amount you wish to spend. There | s very littie outside woodwork on| his house, and if this is painted ivory white the house will be in one general tone which will not tend to make it maller than it really is. his tiny house is only 27 feet wide by 371; feet deep, and therefore would be an excellent design for a 50-foot lot There would be a chance for a small garden in the hargain—and such | a house as this should never be built on lot without room for this im-| nt setting. Beauty without fs| natural accomplishment for beau- | ty inside Add T convenience to these, and you have a real home. The basement in such a house might | be made one of the most useful parts of the whole bullding. The laundry BALTIMORE RENT DROP | REPORT IS DISPUTED BALTIMORE, May 2.—House and| apartment rents in Baltimore have not decreased 10 per cent within the last | four months, as reported by the Na tional Industrial Conference according to C. Philip Pitt, sec of the Real e Board Recently, according t Pitt, offic of the Conference Board wrote and asked | about rentals in Baltimore. The re. ply of the Real Estate Board was that | rents were at present stationary In discussing the matter Pitt that not « were there not | said | de |creases in rentals as a whole in this but t there would increase, according to this year city any conditions, not be present Each permits were 11 per cent higher for March than the same month last year for investment. good ness, the relative position of real and the position of the particular real estate investment under consideration prospect for general business are of | first importance because they control property. and the outlook is sound, real estate |fleld is attractive does not mean that active. estate fleld tend o freeze rather than | actually possible to buy just before we ent because 3 for a few enhancen latest and stood still outlook for general business is sou and the absence of negative or thre in SOUNDNESS OF REALTY DISCUSSED BY BABSON Cas ypecial Study, Says Economist—Names Vital Factors—Business Good. e Must Be Given BY ROGER W. BABSON. peclal Dispateh to Th Star {tive position of the other investment | fields, s also favorable. Stocks and WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, May | bonds are sellin relatively high —A record volume of real estate levels, while real estate in generai ransactions, together with a con-|bas not experienced any such sudden nued ‘byliding, boom—new bullding|DP0T-, [IEAUIVEY, Feal estate 1s more mer. The great investment fortunes of America L ve been bullt by fo! lowing the great basic law of action and reaction, by buying Into a field investment, depending upon 0 S s hree thinge —the’ fundamental situa- | fOVestment funds are placed in | lon and prospect for general busi-| (. nyierred to other Nolds sa. values hift and more favorable values ap | pear. Judged on this basis the rea | estate market just now Is relatively more attractive than stocks or bonds Each Case Needs Study. The conditions surrounding each In |dividual investment, however, mus: oth the price and marketability of |be considered and analyzed very As we face improvement |fully. Just because real estate - as attracted much attention to the | eal estate market as an opportunity ate in regard to other Investments Values Sometimes Freeze. Fundamental conditions and the | alues tend to cl! real estate for sale As we ps oward depression values in the real b 2nd building is | every plece a peak and recede [is a bargain. Much depends on in dividual circumstances, such as price location, direction of city’'s expansior and relative marketabilit A piece of property may be a sound invest ment $12,000, but a poor bu $15.,000. Location n be a great ad ause of proposed improve ich will enhance its va be a handicap if .oning widening, fo in nce, urt it ity is growing more rap direction than another in the pa of growth shoois alue, while equally attractive in other sections stanis the increase of 79.4 I ars does not represent decline. he fact th tually d e It is not so much he value of property but that it is im 1 it because no one is | It is poor business, then, to such a period, »ur money up le chance for >uying. ments or it may ou are ty | or street ars it of value. Present Outlook Good. So far as increase is concerned, the figures on assessment values their trend between 1912 and 922 show an increase of 79.4 per cent 'or the United States during these 10 €ars, an verage gain of about per c. ear. This increase, how not steady, but probably three or four of the st of the time v The present situation s the 1 a steady | does it all prope: equal rise Many Increases Noted. real estate has increased hundreds per cent, while other erty is more The Some many pr ning factors vestment The second consideration Massachusetts Park Washington’s most beautiful residential section of detached homes. 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. ESTABLISHED 1809 Riggs-Semmes Bldg. Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 09 6G6G% I N HE fine quality of homes well known. This residence is situated in a umber 1212 Delafield Street in Saul’s Addition very fine neighborhood, yet is unusually accessible to both car lines, stores, schools, etc. tached home with nine bright rooms and a roomy, well er heat, electricity and other modern conveniences are provided. The front and rear porches in- clude a generous sleeping porch. The lot has a 40-foot front- age and runs back 90 feet to a wide paved alley. equipped bath. Hot- may actually be purchased for $13,7. terms! E 2 or HOMES It is an entirely de- bath: This home 50 on very accommodating car at_the rear is a large inclosed sleeping porch. other refinements are the electric 55555 SIXTEENTH (& Number 4408 Sixteenth Street UPERBLY located on upper Sixteenth Street just a square from the Crandall mansion. this mag- nificent detached brick home leaves nothing more to be desired—even by the most discriminating. in design hoth out large with high cei Attractive e and in, its ten rooms are unusually ings and numerous windows. The thren s are fully tiled and equipped with builtin fixtures, while A few of the refrigeration plant, the two- house, the concrete front brick garage to match the porch, the beautiful fittings throughout and the 120foot-deep Tot, fronting 60 feet on Sixteenth Street. This home is spe- cially priced low for immediate sale! Number 5301 Thirty-Ninth Street A home is one of the most desirab in the whole of Chevy Chase. Those T the northeast corner of Military Road and 39th Street, this charming bungalow CHEVY CHA le of its size who appreciate artistry and comfort in the designing of a home will enthuse over this residence. The great front porch, immense living room with stone fireplace, dining room opening to inclosed breakfast porch, three bright bed- rooms and full tiled bath, separate servant’s room and bath in basement, instant water heater, fireproof built- in garage are given a perfect setting by the large grounds tastefully planted with shrubbery and the many beautiful homes surrounding. One square west of Connecticut Avenu it is not far from stores, schools, churches, etc. Naval officer, leaving the City, must sell at once!