Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1925, Page 17

REAL ESTATE., WOULD CLASSIFY HOUSE FOR BENEFIT OF PUBLIC Louisville Realtor Says Purchaser of Home Has Right to Know Quality of Construction Material. BY I. SYDNEY JENKINS, he can borrow on a home, because Of the Louisville Real Estate Board. some one has reduced the standard R e AL o of building, and 1 want to offer a D suggestion by Walter Stabler, . con- matter of economy, no one would be | troller of the Metropolitan Life In- particularly affected, but T believe [ surance Company. that more than 75 per cent of cheap | MT. Stabler advocated the establish- construction or the so-called "jerr.\';" ;":".’:t‘ ':,'::‘fi“'h:&"_ "io:u:::[e;‘; °:’“"a’: Ple who know mnothing of construc. | certain specifications 'vmn \'Rrirus type i : of houses. A house of first-class con- :‘l.;‘:|e':fdm”‘h‘:::‘; e Y eed It an | Struction throughout was to be certt attraciive arrangement of long-time | fled as a “Class AT houses & Botse monthly payments and will purchase __C]"': e tiAote, B0 ChEDIY 2::,3",1’),”::;"," e honen | constructed house of the type I have <cuss vals “Class The Louisville Real Estate Board (f“ cussed here was certified as “Cla bas now under consideration a plan whereby houses would be certified and classified into varlous classes accord ing to their quality and construction. This will be explained a little turther on. This plan has brought about con This bureau would employ a man who. for a nominal fee, would in- peci any mew building at the re- Quest of a_purchaser or one of the monev-lending __institutions __ and Ao . | Would Issue a certificate on its speci- siderable interest among real estate | g . jons It the trust companies ard R i |the title companies are willing to ountry. g 2 o|lend 70 per cent to 75 per cent on o NS of equrae, |4 fAirst-cluss constructed house. then for the cheap houses being built 10-15, (7o) o houses could be reason- day. Following the war there was|frsi=class HOURES e country and almost every one Who|jj. . ng build a second-class house went into the ,..,.]:..\,; ‘;;;‘\‘m: “'\“Q;‘“‘ should be penalized in the amoant of :““" h*“&;g";]fl]’" i to speed | his loan proportionately. ~He could ent, who - ] HYOrro! sayv i) rent an the up the production of houses, millions borrow, say 60 per cent and “jerry” builder would be limited to of dollurs. were diverted from other | GFUST (RO MLbe 1o town At all investment channels into real esta i mortgages. Life insurance companles. | . yjcity that this plan would receive S hlcHinadieveribatore Ny caled thelr | through the public press and through ::&d:“‘:‘e:’,"‘m“""'\ R e time | the varloud “builders. material men, the ganeral prosperity of our country ::fl"rfl“{:“m} r‘,?:m":l.lfhfm“mlf.‘:i‘, has ‘resulted in an accumulation of | pouses would begin to ask butders savings which has found investment | fof (fese corticates, end 1N 10 in reat estate: mortgage bonds highly | BN (Y BT G hut inio rofitable, .and as a result we have cliveml ; D aaition of easy money, perhaps|effect it will mot be long, before all . & 4 houses built on borrowed money would meveriiefire e xneriences be built under supervision with the Eliminate “Jerry” Homes. c:rll'alr‘: res\n:hn(d\['h;‘luvll_: dn}'mg ;:: = it batGLe cream | of b e dishonest or Ignor: I o pecintive baliding and 1 be.| builders. and the insuring to buyers lieve that the building business today | of homes honmlv and durably built. is no longer an outsider’s job. The | -— Poaerund Yo the matiaing husine conngcn(m OF BAD back In the hands u(" -m‘!’l“?& \‘n):”;):\:i' e om0 " TITLES 1S DISCUSSED I know of no greater tragedy than that which befalls a newly married couple anxious to start life right by . A‘cqglrmu 4 home of their own, in|C. Clinton James Speaks Before buying a cheaply constructed house. | These people who have been fortunat- | Realtors’ Forum on Dis- enough to save $500 or $1,000 are at- | 3 tracted to one of these houses by th | trict Laws. many features of modern conven iences they find there. The parquetry flooring in the living room and dining | “Correcting Defective Titles to Real room catches thefr eye and they are o | pstate in the District of Columbia™ ;‘;"‘If’*;“;‘:‘n'";“m'":_:““f"“,hh, ipport | Was the subject of a lecture by C. this floor, and the built-in bathtub is| Clinton James of Washington. na absolute proof that the plumbing job | tional building and loan organizations Is perfect, The attractive paper o0 ! ficial, hefore the realtors’ forum at the walls pleases thelr eye: they : never stop to wonder what sort of | Wardman Park Hotel on Friday. plaster is underneath. The concrete ~Mr. James pointed out that prior to walks and basement floor have not | lhe act of March 3. 1899, which v s been used mirch, consequently the | reincorporatéd as section 111 of the ¢ it mins S ¢ good Code of Law of the District of Colum- | know it niust be an ahsolutely good | ! 5 5 there was no statute law in the hev = . Stop to see If the housa | District of Columbia authorizing the | s storm <heathed or even .| filing of suits to quiet tiiles to real With building paper or protected I | estate where the heirs of the party in Byrkit lath and thex have to walt | Whom the record title was outstanding until the dead of Winter to find that ‘Were unknown. their under-sized furnage must ho ied | The speaker cited twice as much fuel to warm the | feresting cases illustra number of in- how a title ozen d that find their way in | to res ate ls defective. Th> ma even taken the precaution to find out | °State arises where the present owner < a title based upon a tax deed and of tha 9 by 16 bedrooms will T I e v | e and those through whom he claims | ime, nor did they walt for a rainy | ia¥e move than 323 vears' L i ot e oy s s stated that while 13 Meeped in from \he uiside through | Years nossession was a good defense e oo ettt PUPRaR | 10 an action of ejectment. it seems to » the hetter opinion that it requires didn't_know that the concrete walks e around the house were built on filled | Pro¢ : in ground and would be cracked and |# decree of the court fo perfect your sunken after the rains next Spring: | ttle. and they never stopped to ask about | He also pointed the grade of composition shingles on f™any they would continue to lav flat after | braving the elements after a year or | leases two. | According to custom. after the ad- | K dress of the speaker of the evening a Learn by Experience. | zeneral discussion of the subject fol- All these things Mr. and Mrs. | lowed. Homeowner overlooked. and the sad — e rart was that there ave onlv,a 'y B. & L. INSTITUTE BRANCH | e "o e "o e | PROPOSED IN BALTIMORE | They figure out that a certain month d Iv payment could possibly be met by » the strictest economy. but after they Realty Board Considers Forming have heen in the house several yesrs Chapter of National Educa- they find by bitter experience the thing we all know so well, “the hest tional Organization. i< always the cheapest and the cheap- | est is ‘alwayr the most expensive. | Special Dispatch to The Star So the “lovenest” turns out to be »| BALTIMORE. November 28.The Mability. and our vounz couple lave first mevement toward organizing a ent their eve teeth. hecome hard-|chapter of .the American Saving. holled and died-In-the-wool knockers | Building and Loan Institute in Balti An_home owning. more was started this week at the| The problem today is to spread the iannual hanquet and meeting of the | zospel not so much for hetter built | huilding association section of the homes, but against cheaply built | Real Fstate Board of Baltimore. homes. Frank A. Chase of Kansas Citv, Mo. How are we going to stop it?” is a | general manager of the institute, ad pretty broad proposition. but I belle..' dressed the meeting. the most effective method is by cut.| Mr. Chase said the inatitute is pure ting off or reducing the amount of |1y an educational affair for studyinz mortgage money loaned on this class| the best methods for operating build of property. It is not fair that a man engaged in legitimate business of | mittee of the hoard was instructed to Imilding honest homes should be | look into the organization of a r‘hap renalized in the amount of money | ter here. Cleveland Park | man engaged in the building of | ont that a great | ervors in titles were caused by | o se or t ¢ | inexperienced people attempting to| the roof of the house or to inquire if | FECPRCCICCn o qeeds of trust and re- | ing associations. The executive com- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Simplicity Features | Pretty Everett Residence. Woodland Drive House Is of Charming Informal Cottage Type. - There have been bullt in Washing ton recently many houses of unusual- lv ‘attractive design and there has been a great tendency on the part of { idences that express individuality Not the least of the latest additions to the splendid residences now going up in Washington he new home of Willam W. Everett, 3010 Woodland drive. This residence is entirely different from the two previous houses shown in the Beautiful Homes in the Na previous houses have been largely of dence is an informal cottage style, adapted in a great measure from the late Georgian style of architecture, but with no attempt to conform to any one perlod design. The approach to the house is, as the name of the street on which it is sit | drive. It can he seen for some dis. tance and stands out.distinctly amid natural surrounding: Here again is an example of the | preservation of the contour of the {land. No attempt has been made to better the heauties of mature by lev elinz the surrounding territory. The {house. in fact. stands on a knoll with sarden preserved and seized upon as a means of additional attraction. The front. of the house faces on Woodland drive. Te the left the ground gently slopes downward and in the rear the of nestling comfortably at the foot of a hill. The trees ar | natural beauty is kept so that the | {a natural park appearance. the charm {of which is greatly increased by the use of rustic seats, 4 The house s | tile, with cement stucco and I | rubble stone of variegated colors | colored rubble sione is used in varfous | parts of the exterior and blends well { with the white stucco. which forms sign. This stone is used effectively at ng attractive will not coloration from the smoke. as would & chimney of stucco entirely. { The roof ix made attractive by va riegated rustic slate, which shows to advantage, because the roof slopes to I various exposures. The copper down spouts and flushings give an air of durability and quality to the exterior drainage system of the house. French windows lead out of the side of the house through a modified sun parlor and also to the flagged walk in front of the house. Above the sun parlor i a roof garden porch, which lcan be entered from one of the beu |room- also through French windows There are numerous windows, which {assure plenty of fresh alr and which | are attractively set off on the second | floor by the use of green shutters. S22 TRIIILIIILIIIIS ! | Xeal open fireplace Built-in garage E E | | R LSS S LTS LR ST LIS TL = ] E] “WHEN WE wonder homes and has been finished look them round about and through and through. 8 ROOMS—BATH—GARAGE There is an air of distinction about these substan- tial homes that will commend itself to your consid- eration—because it meets the ideal in their planning and is carried out to the minutest detail in their finish. OPEN Daily for Inspection Motor Out Conn. Ave. to Rodman Street, Thence 1 Block West Homes of Enviable Distinction And this description applies—no madtter from what angle of critical inspection you 3100-3118 Rodman Street C-H.SMALL & (CO. ine Homes a Specialty” 925 15th St. N.W. Main 6861 wire. Garage. McKinley St., transfer to bus. walk north three short blocks. 1206 18th St. N.W. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1925 REAL ESTATE. 17 BEAUTIFUL HOMES IN THE CAPITAL |BUILDING LABOR STATUS QUIET OUTSIDE NEW YORK {home owners toward acquiring res- | tlonal Capital feature. Both of the | the English village type. This resi- | uated would suggest, a woodland | General Omlool\ in Most Fltlcs Reporte Bright, With Few Demands of " Men for More Pay. Although the building Jahor situa- a general undercurrent in the trade fion in New York City is disturbed wage inereases, but they are not esult of the prevailing cont clined to grant them. Employment hetween the buildin «|in the building trades has heen ns and the Building Trades } brisk plovers” Association, building lahe anquil thr ' s generally Chicago contractors expeet the i prog for 1926 to vary from the total valuye of conditions the United inz 10 a s completed by S. W construction for 1925, which Strauz & Co. vesterday. The out- e ot t3051000000 (Core come. however. of the New Yo ol hUonEnonl pasine situation will not be without i o h S lastecans effects elsewhere, the Straus surves oon unt ange from ut poin Reports show that in a few of the |31 Bl for catneniess Moy it] buildir kers e makin v « and a numher of other a4 demand o) S ' to $1 for bricklayvers, plas- 0-hour in $i-hour 1 wee clectricians and painters schedule, the demand prevail- iis reports that ihe builiing m eontinues un- ghteenth Page.) ion progr tors rep Wontinued on E Massachusetts Park ost beautitul res lential section of detached 1 seven million fect of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of even the rolling contour of the front | ground slopes upward, with a steep in- | cline giving the house the appearance | well preserved. Every grounds surrounding the house give | constructed of hollow { al | The | Living RM [ the main background of the outer de- | {the top of the two chimneys, and be- | how | The Triangle of Increasing Values | —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral aventes. H{ Over 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- < | || struction. Actual improvements home values exceed 7 INDRY | 38,000,0007 Wooded \v_]l.’x sites, lots, c side hall KCHERUES ST | ([ omes. it lots from 20t 113 see Office, 324 | | . and Cathe Ave. | | Mlddaugh & Shannon, Inc. | ESTABLISHED_ 1599 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Live Under a Rose Roof —and you'll be protected— OOFS are curious things—and when you stop to think they are exposed to all sorts of weather—subjected to a variety of deteriorating conditions—you will | | DINING RM 4 % realize the importance of giving them careful atten- 14 x 22 % tion. 8 The wise way is the Rose way. Commission us $§ 1o take your roof under our care. We'll see that b3S it is made tight—and vour troubles will be over. 2 We do more than repair the damage. We “Rose-ize” that is, we remove the cause of the trouble. That's why Rose roofs held the record for long service. | attempt has been made to make Ih,‘ white surface of the door The second floor of the house in entrance a gaudy one, but it is strik e door is unusually pretty, and is its charm and simplicit well emphasized by a copper roof. No small brass knocker shows up well on | If You Could Buy a Buz Semr Detm:lwd Seven-Room Home in Takoma Park WITH Oak floors upstairs and down Tiled bath, built-in tub and shower Scientifically arranged kitchen Instantaneous hot-water heater $1,500 cash payment and $75 per month to cover all expenses for $10,950 Would You Stop Paying Rent and Buy a Home? Well to Satisfy Your Curiosity, Drive Out and See the Buy of the Day 617 Fern Street N.W. (Fern Street at Blair Road or Fern Street at Ga. W mmnmxmmmm:mmmmmumm:rnmmmmmxmtmmuug REALTOR e BUILD, LET US THINK THAT WE BUILD FOREVER. LET IT NOT BE FOR THE PRESENT LIFE NOR FOR PRESENT USE ALONE."-JOHN RUSKIN. This quotation was in the minds of the builders of these v carried out to the last This cut shows one of the ecight distinct types now AT Chevy Chase Crest, D. C. == == - DESCRIPTION They have 6, 7 and 8 rooms; Iatest color tile; sleeping porches; Crane automatic hot- water storage system; completely screened with bronze Landscaped by Small. baths, finished in the How to reach property by motor—Conn. Ave. to Circle, east on Western Ave., follow signs; or Conn. Ave. cars to Get off at Broad Branch Road, Open Daily and Sundays Until 5:30 P.M. TERRELL & LITTLE, INC. Main 3285 Evenings Phone Adams 2503-J or Adams 3215.W e 5t - i W\\\\\‘“\\\\\‘\‘Q‘ “W“\\‘\\\\“\\\i \\\\\mx\\“\mx\\\m \ { QL = = —Q, 8 R e 8 We budget the cost so that it 8 isn't a burden. Ask us about cludes three master hedrooms, th - LR : ? - ! The garaxe 1s under (.hn.; slght wing L e deh, two potohes and @ our deferred payment plan. ) e way : s b33 .« YOR #o, LT, i gl B v s & L over the garage, of the same colored | Fiigged walks on a cement base 5 C ivpe, i very effective. The | \with properly placed trees and bushes, ¥ ROSE BR OMPANY doors of the garage are pure white, In | add consider this comfortals with the design and treat 1d homelik sidence. Arthur B ;7 212022 the entire residence. Heaton is the s X T — ——— - - - - - e R S R R R R A A A R e i R O A S A 2R S SR SR AR R AR S R A A assachusetts Avenue Heights -l AATHLITTTE TS S S AT AAAATAAL AAAAATATTNI N TITLLATTEIIAAT A LAAATAAAAAL LAAAALAAATALATHALHAATHALAAAAATLAARARAARAARSARAAR A NN S SRS Not Only Well Built But Thoughtfully Planned The great care and thought exercised in the planning of this imposing home is apparent at the first casual inspection. You will note particularly in . the bedrooms that while an abundance of light has been afforded, a generous Open portion of wall space is available in just the righl places with conveniently 1o} Today located base plugs. Numerous large closets are also provided. Then, too, pen the covered cement Colonial rear porch which overlooks the wide rear lawns, Week Days After 10 bordered with Lombardi poplars, will be found most delightful during the 1to9PM AM. warm Summer months. The property has, in all, eight rooms with two master = baths. servants’ quarters and a two-car brick garage. The many little things necessary to make a complete home and so vital to modern living can only be appreciated through your personal inspection. Better come out today. - Hedges & ‘M iddleton, Inec. ¥ REALTORS 1412 Eye St. N.W, iR o e Keclion g Franklin 9503 A‘ - e - - - - - - - - - - - -