Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1925, Page 17

REAYL ESTATE. THF KVEN ING COL. SHERRILL PORTRAYS GROWTH OF WASHIN GTON In Farewell Addl’(‘ab Before Board of | Trade Discusses Progress in Capital’s Development. 1 gave to the N 125 years its fi ram” of park pu 1. Previous to d been nec > congressio the purchase of es ngs and p wontia, hetbre § Rvsideuce on Ellicott Street Simple in Line and Plan Very Effective. i Iherd wautiful int are many riors and artistic fronts, Beauty houses which have | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. BEAUTIFUL HOMES IN THE CAPITAL ‘Altemus House Shows From All Anules ’ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925, SEES Labor Deparlmenl Nole successful REAL STRUGGLE TO MEET WORLD’S BUILDING NEEDS ESTATE. hd 17 (Iouslruction e War Period—Declares U. S. Has Been Mosl Active. ince Since value of building cor Q the unprecedented fig 000,000, 1818, building contruction | ,IH throughout the world has been \lr\lg gling to meet the needs of the pop! tion. As might have been expected, the United States been the most | part of city dwellers to hi in this activity, although |of residence in the country ha nt activity is attributed ¢ several factors. The tendes - how small or almost all countries show an improve- | 4y enormous volume of residc ad been found A G : { ment, says the report of one of the | construction in suburban areas, R ‘ it % e - : | b financial houses of Wall street.| ticularly in the Middle W ides 1 s > 3 | The Department of Lubor estimates orty-six per cent of the Sep that by the end of 1924 the building 3 on as for re construction of the past three vears ditton, the presen | had made up for the shortag waur perfod. In 192 Fecord-breaking months made this & | wes Tous certainty; for the. first cight months |entered ti in the 36 Eastern states (which Include | ucts have been manufactured ighths of the s but the house that presents an im- | sosing and cl rear and u found. E could be extension of the pu histors period World W In vth has leen inued. This, of due to the preceding the tically 1o There (Continued on Elght Whl]e Holidaying Don’t forget necessary things SR ractive home on the part of the | and the uppr ation of simple archi- tectur ns of beauty on the part of the t (i residence is somewhat df nt with authority to purch many of the others heret sidered ne: b |\w wn, it stands on a more up to $1 This comm ith no natural contours. on ha 2 ating for a y however, is splendtd | | having type to match this situation umfigm the Park Commi: an F1 1 “The park rr:mnn.«slnn u mwgsgga ! gton's growth diplo OU must not overlook the roof and its possible condition — for we are in for a seige of winter—right after the holidays, if not before. But that need give you no concern. Let US worry with that problem. Send for us—and we will make everything “tight aloft”—so that you'll be protected. Rose Roofs are “life-time™ roofs. 1 has bee able notable the park saving Many Ideas Involved. Notable Feature Cited s deve s bee Jopulation, ¢ of variou 1 the v > tile walls nt stucco that forms e contrast with the stone. 5 no attempt at “gingerbread, lines of the entire residence are simple, but planned so that the result is a very artistic one. | e _residence has a frontage of | 74 feet, but the actual amount ce'in the house is not very ing been constructed with a ortion of th vered with cen s to meet the requ r 1 g in population \\ hen I!\ Hotel was finished in Jf the war, conservative ¢ inclined to think 1 empty me On the con- | filled up and has since. Hundreds houses and ‘many thou homes have been and still the de- | ng quarters cannot too the backing of all civic | for the appropriation of | 1[1 amount authorized 000,000 | t r for the next 10 or 15 years, |V t the park system nf‘ ashington may be made worthy "fl tional Capftal before the build- ing development makes it too I ‘Another most fmportant ment that has taken plice is the pas il rather than_size. The ning act In 1920, by raeani of sihicr, | bullding 1= placed. back 75 fest from the indiscriminate, unsightly and’ de- | the building line in order to give the structive development of the city, proper setting. | which prevailed before that time, has| The garage In the rear und to the now been cenverted into a systematic | £ide e house is constructed along | and sclentific growth with the gre .‘n » same style of architecture as the est advantage to property values, house and in no way jars with the | the elimination of ugliness and un | front view. Thers is ample storage | sightly development in the Interest of | space under the garage. eautification. The roof s of natural colored slate with its expanse broken by three ormers. o stone chimneys also | reak the roof line. 1 i shington it wot to Mr. Wa n. very shortly ined filled ev spartment & About the pay part—don’'t worry about that ¢ either. We'll budget the cost to your convenience <ON Wy 019 2120.22 Georgia Ave. vet been “During t i War period there aily little construction or development work in \Washington undertaken due to the nr..wv\ for the concentration of all of the efforts ©f the Government on the successful prosecution of the war. Among the notable unde were cal | ¥ied on throu however, may be cited the Kev Bridge and the | Zoning Law Commended. Zincoln Memorial, both of which were! “Washington is exceedingly fo { fl_r\Lhed sho 1(‘} after the close of the | nate in ha\‘:ing had the 7("71:1‘{ lf\\t‘x wvar | effect for five vears without any suc- Education Phase Discussed. | cesstul contest being made against its | 1a paneled from floor to ceiling “One of the most notable develop-|énforcement in the courts. On the| gum and the floor is oak par- | . par ments in the city since the \\mm‘if‘“‘i . eliiul jmportant cases|u. The interior finishing can, of great increasa in | en decided in favor of the|., .. bhe modified according to the i[zt;nl@x:f ;’:firrl:'m:;‘smn [h:s dq‘un‘g lmud}x. 1s of a person desiring to build a o establish the sound principles of | | i e “hitect zoning, ot only here but throughott oy e Bane ey the country at large. M in Shtter o 4 ’ “Before the creation of the Zoning | wnimsagte and stone manter Trsoen Commission absolutely nothing could | |, x5 an"I5 12 foet wide and extends ve done to protect the detached homes | Lrom e Tront door 1o the rear of the open: there into a very prosecuted under a well formulated |Tom the invasion of most unsightly | Drogram, with the result thit in-the | Commercial and industrial operations, | Uiaeming cp v. The walls of | | the conservatory are finished in stone. | — i = \ next five years Washington will have | ¥ith the result that no area was safe The kitchen and pantiry, placed at the e SIX MEN REINDICTED. |0, Nations | 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. Incluues what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenue Over 200 homvs from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under cor struction. Actual improvements and home values $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, Leqtm. and side homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 3’4 St. and Cathedral Ave. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABL ED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Living Room Large. The living room, of good propor- uber of school children requirin cation in the public schools and increasing development of the mystem of public schools through an extensive building program, which has been under way for the past four years and is still being a: SECOND FLDOR IPLAN 40 as SCALE IN FEET and five other former offl irectors of the Federal| ing Corporation, which ashed in 1923 with losses approxi- | ating $300,000 to investors, were re- | licted late vesterday by a Feder: and jury on charges of using ails (o defraud snost splendid public #chool system in| "SO valuable has been the work of |gjqe of the house to eliminate the |All the latest type of refrigeration, oil the United States, a model for the en- | th¢ Zoning Commission here that the buckyard effect {n the rear, are well | butners, clothes chutes, etc., are in- tire Nation in educational activities, [20RINE laws have now the backing|plinned and very modern. The sec. |stalled. One of the most important steps| ot only of public at large, but of | {nq"foor contains four bedrooms, two | The house is approached through a fn the development of Washington, |th® real estate and bullding interests, | jressing rooms and three baths. The | driveway, with two stone pillars at the National Capital, as a beautiful | Practically unanimously. | bathrooms are unusually complete. | each entrance. The doorway is very residential city was the pass f the| “‘Another extremel The a ns the servants' quar- |attractive. The architects were Rodier ational Capital Park Commission!| ™ (C ar-lined packing room. | & Ku one of the most splendid, if not the "% & residential district. Home B Officials of Bullding Corporation | |, Held in Alleged Mail Fraud. ST. LOUIS, December 13 (®).—Gus ththththih Overlooking Rock Creek Park (Just West of Sixteenth Street) tmportant _de- ntinued on Tw “Page) | I fis TODAY! THE OPENING OF OUR REMARKABLE NEW SIX-ROOM HOMES 5700-5720 8th St. OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. Low Price SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS UNUSUAL 1703-5-7 Allison Street NW SUPERLATIVE TAPESTRY BRICK RUBBLESTONE WALL BUILT-IN REFRIGERATOR TILED BATH Three individual styles of homes, on wide lots, with spacious lawns between. HOT-WATER HEAT My. Discriminating Home Buyer: BUILT-IN TUB An established institution, with an enviable reputation to maintain, does not deal lightly in superlatives; yet we feel that nothing short of superlatives will do justice to these, our newest homes. The effort we have made to construct these homes of the finest materials and workmanship, and in the most CONCRETE FRONT PORCH ONE-PIECE SINK Each home contains eight large, cheerful rooms, two fine SCREENED REAR PORCHES AL ENAMEL GASIRANGE 74-INCH CLEAR OAK FLOORS METAL WEATHER STRIPPED AND FULLY SCREENED THROUGHOUT We have builc an honest house! ENAMELED KITCHEN CABINET FEATURES Beautifully Situated— Convenient to Two Car Lines— Near Stores and Schools - GARAGE DEEP LOT TO PAVED ALLEY We have equipped it completely and fitted 7t out with every convenience to be exfiectezl in @ modern home, so that our without addjtional of 1418 Eye St. N.W. e i et fiurchasers may luwe things as tlley want them, expense after movmg in. We have only eleven these homes. “Built to live in.” LR LRYRLRRER YRR RYRR SRR R U R YRR R U R YR AR LR LR LAY artistic and distinctive manner can only be described in superlatives. We believe that this combination of quality construc- tion, artistic finish and attractive price sets a new standard for Breuninger-Built Homes. We confidently announce this sale as the superlative accomplishment of thirty years of building in Washington. Inviting Your Inspection L. E. BREUNINGER & SON AR baths, lavatory on first floor, servant’s quarters and a dou- ble garage at rear of lot. These charming homes, looking out over the hills of Rock Creek Park, are located in a section where values are constantly enhancing. We invite you to inspect these homes Sunday or any day next week. Open and lighted until 9 P.M. every day. S Breuninger & Sons 706 Colorado Building “Deal With a Realtor” % % : fi : a : g h : g . : : th § : : : é % Main 6140 1] i : @ i % : =