Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1925, Page 13

REAL ESTATE. ZONING LAW SAYS HEAD Herbert T. Shannon Are Vital, But Warns Against Raising Bars Too High and Hurting Values. BY HERBERT T. SHA) President of the Operative Buil Association Washington is confronted with the everincreasing seriousness and im- portance of the problem, whether or not the zoning law can be created and enforced adequately. Considerable anxiety is expressed from time to time as to whether our present zoning law can be maintained atlaw. As to the present law, a state- ment of ves or no on this suhject is ‘ter all merely a guess, but there are some facts existing today upon which certain_observations may reasonably be made which would indicate that we are to have a zoning regulation which will operate to control and beautify Washington and one which will, no doubt, stand up at law. As president of the Operative Build- ers’ Association, which includes pr tically all of the largest builders of homes and apartments in Washing- ton, T ve never heard from the membership of this body anything but the utmost praise for the basic prin- ciples of zoning. In fact, just r cently this body passed unanimou a particularly strong resolution ting forth its belief and offering its support of the principles of zonin There are natural differences of opin- fon set up regarding the aplication, or, one may say, the interpretatio of ‘these principles, but never a thrust at the intent and purpos particular form or regulatory “lation. Sees Need for Chanre. Personally, T think that one of the somewhat serious mistakes made in the administration of the present zon- ing law is a tendency on the part of the board to “stretch out” in its endeavors to please every one, and in- clude in particular cases too much territory, where only specific changes are asked for. This is but natural in the beginning, but this will sooner or later prevent larger developments and curtail the conversion of unim- proved land into higher taxable prop- erty as well as operate to impair the character of improvements which may be erected on such land. Zoning should never prevent the production of homes for the people at prices which the people can af- ford to pay. The small home is even more im- portant to men of moderate circum- stances than is the palatial mansion, which is most times but one home of many. Should the principles of zoning be interpreted to mean a restriction of the size of home then the zoning law will be doubt.find itself in diffi- culties. Would Limit Stores. Business properties necessary as feeders to a residential neighborhood should be granted only in proportion to the actual business needs of the community. This not alone meets the requirements necessary as of the mo- ment, but operates to protect adja- cent property against the long ab- sorption periods of oversupplied bus- iness properties. As an illustration, recently there was a_ zoning hearing to discuss the advisability of opening up for busi- ness purposes some five or six con- tinuous blocks on one of our main thoroughfares. Had this been done IS NEEDED, OF BUILDERS Believes Restrictions ful by conversion into business prop- erty, and the remaining 90 per cent i have been depreciated as resi- dent property. It would have taken at least 10 vears for the remaining residential property to have gained the value of business property, and suffered tremendously in the mean- time. In this same case at least one block seems necessary and the choice of this block could be determined easily by a study of the geographical condition. But such things as these are purely adminlstrative problems. It till remains that, basical oning is intelligent and should' Believes Zoning Will Stay. It must not be lo: sight of that shingtonians as a_ class are a highly intelligent people. s true we are without the larger in- d rial developments which create high- salaried officials, which, in turn, create such high cost real estate de velopments, such as may be found Baltimore, Cleveland, upper New York and Long Island. However, the mental caliber of the people in Wash- ington demands more artistic real es- ate development and the protection of communities and these can be ac complished only by intelligent zoning. aw designated to con fon of hideous architec- ture or design in the production of properties, nor is there, in my opin ion, a need for one. Good architecture and good designing is not coming; it is already here and is developing rap- idly. This is because property owners are realizing its value and thinking buyers are equally well informed. With a combination of these two conditions, . first better architecture and_designing, and second, intelligent zoning, one may rest assured of a better, greater and more beautiful Washington. ~ Therefore, it is my be- lief that zoning, whether it be this aw or another, is here to stay and that the public should and will de- mand it. HUGE TOTAL OF ASSETS IN BUILDING AND LOANS Associations Claim Swifter Busi- ness Progress Than'Is Accorded Any Other Financial Institution. , With $4,660,809,495.19 in assets, the 11,854 bullding a¥d loan associations of the United States have recently forged to the front faster than any other financial institution, according to the figures reported by Dr. Horace F. Clark, associate professor of en- gineering economics, Towa State Col- lege, and Frank A. Chase, educational director of the American Savings, Building and Loan Institute. The State of Ohio is reported to have invested more money in real es- tate mortgages through these associa- tions than any other State in the Union, with Pennsylvania a close sec- ond. Pennsylvania figures for Decem- ber 31, 1924, are not yet available, and may show that these two States have about an equal amount of such money. New Jersey is third, and all three of the leading States have assets well over the half-billion mark. Massachu- setts, Illinois and New York rank next not one-tenth of the property could have been made financially success- S S S e TR S R S S T S A S S S S R S SR 2 S S SR Sy : V&M&‘é&‘#&’#&%&‘é%‘% e ANV DY W 8 W\ W AW N e\ W =z in order, according to their accumu- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1925. A Picturesque Home ForaGardenLover Hollow Tile Makes for Beauty as Well as Perma- nence, and Is Fire- proof. This house has been designed as a business investment as well as a com- fortable home. It is of hollow tile, a material greatly in favor when perma- nence and beauty are desired and dan- ger from fire is to be lessened through preventive construction. There are four bedrooms in the sec- ond story with two baths and a dress- ing room lined with closets from floor to celling. There are closets also in the hall as well as in each of the bed rooms. The owner's room is large and from it one may step to a delightful balcony overlooking the garden. This room Is entirely separated from the other hedrooms by the spacious hall, ing room and bath. The greatest benefit of a garden is an attractive feature. The square that would be made by continuing the sunroom wall in a straight line to the back of the house, to meet the line extended from the breakfast porel could be utilized to make a most charming retired garden with a fountain in the center, seats and tables all about, and fragrant flowers to add to the beauty and enjoyment of the home. This garden can be en- tered from either the sunroom or the breakfast porch. No door is shown, because it is a simple matter to extend any one of the windows into a ¥rench door, so that each builder may choose for himself where he wishes the door to be. The wall inclosing this garden can he made of the same material as the house, or it may be a flowering hedge of some kind, or even a wide meshed lattice. Because of the generous provision made for porch and garden at the back, the entrance porch at the front need not be so large. From it one en- ters the hall, whence an extended view of the living room and dining room can be had. The living room is well lighted by two groups of windows and the entire end of it is a sunroom. If desired a fireplace can be introduced in the sunroom, because the chimney is already in place. The spacious hall is really an extension of the living room and makes the room a delight- ful one for parties or family gather- ings. There is a dignity and charm about the doorway that is not often attain- ed in the designing of a home. The thought of the arch is again seen in the sunroom window and in the gate- way leading to the garden. Do not forget to note the convenience of the coat closet and the lavatory just off the main hall. The kitchen is as complete as such a home would require and provision for the servants’ quarters have been made at the back of the house where they would be close to their work and at the same time able to enjoy a view of the garden. The stucco should be tinted a warm cream, or even a little deeper color would be pleasing. The frames of the windows should not be stained a deep brown as so often is seen, but all woodwork showing should harmonize most carefully with the tone of the stucco. The vines and shrubbery will give the required note of color. There is a formal appearance in the design which m: be combined won- lated savings. derfully well with a simplicity that Announcing \ \ \\\} A\ Q 8 My — Just as implied by its name, a bea home sites of various sizes. trac BB R ERERRRERERNER & PIERCE JLY/S HLNI. LATULS e Tea Mouse " necessary. subdivision. Representatives on Premises All Day Sunday Hedges & Middleton, Inc. REALTORS 1412 Eye St. N.W. Franklin 9503 RCIRL SR SR SRR SR SR S8 ST Its location, bordering the Nation’s wonder- ful Rock Creek Park, lends admirably to its beauty and charm as well as assuring perma- nent value, and its proximity to the center of the city affords an opportunity to obtain that peace and quietude so sought after by the great majority without the extreme distance usually All trees, large and small, have been saved —the streets are differently laid out—the natural contour of the land has been retained, thus departing from the ordinary commonplace The prices per foot placed on the first section, which we now offer, will surprise you and you will be subject to no special assessment. All improvements, including concrete streets, sidewalks, alleys, sewer and water, are included in the purchase price. Convenient terms of purchase if desired. REAL ESTATE. The delightful: possibilities of the garden suggested for this design, onto which look sunroom and living room, dining room and breakfast nook, and two of the upstairs bedrooms, will appeal to all lovers of beautiful surroundings. An imposing home for the builder who will lend a lasting charm to the whole house. Use native trees and flowers and shrubbery, and the effect will be best. Out of the many wonderful kinds of shingles to be had these days, choose the tone and kind most suited to harmonize with the rest of the house an” the final appearance will surely be most pleasing. Since the prices of material and la- bor vary so materially in different lo- calities we do not attempt to give an estimate as to cost, but suggest that you consult your local builder, who can zive you detafled information as to the cost of your exact needs to be in- stalled in this design. For informa- tion as to the procuring of the build ing plans of this design No. 65, send stamped and self-addressed envelope to the Real Estate Editor, The Star. NEXT WEEK—. (Copyright, George Matthew Adams.) Smaller House. demands a good business investment. DEALER NOTES SALES TOTALING $572,750 Transfers Reported by Office of R. E. Heater Includes Two Apartment Houses. se! H. An active sales market in all types of realty is indicated by the recent report of sales from the office of Rob- ert E. Heater. Transfers aggregating | 0 are included in the list. The transfers reported are: A seven-story apartment house known as 1509 Sixteenth street sold to Clarence H. represented b |in | int the office of Robert ro Joy" at Heater, and the owner by Charles N. Riker and Dallas The Leonn cet, four stories, sold to a or by the office of Robert E. Heater, r senting both buyer and | ller. The fiv 5 Sixt al investor. The apartment house located at 1917 I street was sold to a local investor. | The busin street northwest was sold to Clarence | . ) |} homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. St. and Cathedral Ave. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. . Getz. Woman to Lecture on “Joy.” ry Allen, noted for her work over citizens, the League for the Larger etz. The purchaser was |Life, 1628 K street northwest, tomor- t 8 p.m Mi: making to good W story apartment house at no remodeling makeshifts. clean sheets. make room nity. Already have done ings and mushrooms. town provide for e calaboose. That m Back of this ur struction and mea ladies imaginable. she stood there ago ful of earth at M. Emery with all the shyness of a ery has no pa . feu modern flapper or but s old and black them around the front of the richest from the death Thomas Emery, way lanthropic work. growing old she i of the trusteds ady. Apartment House at homes. reet was sold to a struction. $8,000,000. property at 604 F | wayward children | will lecture on BY ROBERT T. CINCINNATIL—Thirt: leading architects of the United States, given virtual carte blanche, are build- ing on the outskirts of this Queen City by the Ohio a model town. to be no compromise about their work, of old structures, bonnets and a bit of modern Cincinnati, devoted herself to charitable and ph. They are starting Twenty-nine farms have been dismantled and plowed under to for a new civic commu- expert thefr work, paved and parks laid out. public building: ning to sprout from the s The plans for the model ervthing except a ¥ come later. que and truly re- markable experiment attempt housing problem for perso is one of the most delightful old One c because you are told she is a few t the turning of th er town, held her i self-cons oung bride r qus the city in to Mrs. Emery is in her own right one women in the States, but about her are none of the pretensions of the wealthy. mated that her fortune reaches all the $30,000,000 to her ne of the bullders of Mrs. w hbout to incorporate her charities and her activities into a company or foundation, of which one is to be Robert Taft, MALL. short month ense bouquet modern, haired and short-skirted grandmother, e belongs to the old sehool—tae chool of gold-rimmed spectacles with strings white ruching MODEL CITY REALIZED FROM WOMAN’S DREAM Fortune Candle-Maker Founded Devoted to Providing Artistic Comfort for Families of Moderate Means. who was just ne of the candles. For years the There is o | the world. ith | literally is buflding a small cf the candle millions. Mr. a builder, too. tion of ‘the worked in housing planners ¥ the city streets are The dwell- are begin- irface like | live like the rich. Hill. town con- solve the | of limited found and more than been identified in the vicinity. Marfemont will in a way her old |manent exposition of Ameri 81, but a: architect or firm a group from one to usness and | tecture ingenuity, for the Mrs. Em- rel with the bob- within reasonable figures. argued that almost any make a pretentious showing $100,000 hous ¥ on | $55,000. United | © ves for cars. It is of the | must be at least 85 ga It Is estl | hundred houses. Certai $40,000,000. husband, | Of the new town. As building continues e o et vas venture. directing the work for Mrs. spent 10 vears traveling in that she is a voungster in knee pants when his father, Willlam How- ard Taft, was in the White House. The Emery fortune was based upon Emery candle works here have been exporting the tallow and wax sticks to all parts of Mrs. Emery is not bufld- ing a house of a thousand candles, but Emery He also sought solu- problem, proper. Emery is inviting the poorer people of Cincinnati to come out with her and She has christened the new town Marfemont and it occupies a site on the suburban plateaus close to Indian Already in the town excavations bundreds of Indian bodies have been 0 tribes have architectural ideas and ideals. of architects far engaged has been invited to build 30 dwelling: Mariemont is a competition in arch have been asked to build good houses It has been hitect could but these archite must put their best foot forward a ices ranging from $4,000 to possibly Already some of the results achieved have been truly remarkable. One of the great problems connected with the new town is providing ga- stimated there ages for every houses are confined to certain sections more more archifects will be invited to nd to participate in the new harles J. Livingood, gathering ideas in_community dwell Massachusetts Park 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- Actual improvements and home values exceed Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall Park Office, 32d ESTABLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 t, divided into | I I i I I [T il [ T M Some of Details for Beauty Comfort Are: Three full-width porches (tw porches, TEN feet wide). and window. Two large bedrooms. Large living room. porch. Large cold-storage closet. Large yard to 20-ft. alley. Laundry tubs in basement. Built of the Best Materials Finished With the Same Care Used in a $15,000.00 Home Monthly Payment Is Less Than Rent Nos. 2420 to 2428 Fourth Street N.E. (Two blocks north of Fourth and Rhode Island Avenue) JUST BEING COMPLETED and o rear Large bath, with tile floor, skylight French door’ from dining room to Silver and ivory finish fixtures. Franklin 7485 Price $6,950.00 Cash Payment $750.00 ' Monthly Payment Including All Interest - $60.00 These homes are in an excellent neighborhood, convenient to the Rhode Island Avenue auto- mobile thoroughfare. to car lines, schools, churches and stores. community of home owners. Every effort has been made to make them GOOD, COMPLETE and ATTRACTIVE and to keep the price within the reach of the careful buyer. They are in an entirely new 7 Some of the Construction Features Are: Hardwood fioors downstairs (white oak). Clay burnt brick throughout. Metal roofs. Real stone window sills. Electric toggle switches and floor plugs throughout house and base- ment. Hot-water heat, with National Radi- ator equipment. Painting—three coats paint and one coat Vitrilite Emamel. _ Floors finished with two coats filler and two coats 61 Floor Varnish. WE iNVITE YOUR INSPECTION AND COMPARISON OPEN DAILY AFTER 1:30 PM. ALL DAY SUNDAY ‘Waggaman & Brawner, Inc. 732 17th Street N.W. 3 (Continued on Fifteenth Page.)