Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1926, Page 19

. REATL ESTATE. THE EVENING BTAR. WASHINGTON, D. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 192. REAT ESTATE, " g - SALESREPORTED TOTALING 321,153 Realty’ 'Firm Lists Many Tranhsdctions Since First of Year. A healthy husiness activity sinee the first of the vear is evidenced by the veport jusi received from Ross & Phelps. The statement of recent trians atinzg $521.155, follows Park hevy Chase juy M. Grant purchased ed brick home of se: n Tooms at 3008 Ordway street, Cleve land Park. from Boone & Jackson. Another semi-detached hrick residence strect was sold 1o Don acLeod for M. I’ Canhy Two Chevy Chase dwsllings recently completed by M. & R. B. Warren were | rold 120 East Bradley lane to Renjamin Smith and the other at 112 Shepherd street 1o J. H. Sheppard. Sue M. Levy purchased an att hric sidertee ar 1023 Quebec one Cleveland Park, from le Hathes 4 semiadetach at 3 Ordway street was ac quired by ilarey . Thompson from Foone & Jack Four new homes in Foxhall Vil Number 113 H. Ruppert to Franklin \\ 134 Res ervoir vaad 1o Wikkom 1. Evans and No. 41 servoir road to Fevwood E. Fuleh Other Transfers Made 1. B Weleh acquired Nos Decatur street from Cathy erney s an investment while W. W. Withers purchas L. street from a al investor. hers 1526 1o 1332 North Carolina ave nue southeast were sold 1o George I Gardner for D. H. Gottwalls. and Jane ho ht the threestory | Nineteenth street Gatchell and others. Tupper Caul buflding At from Elizabeth M. S. Brennan purchased a three. story brick apartment huilding at 2540 Fourteenth street from L. P Liles and G. C. D. Townsend. A tract of unimproved land was sold to R. L. Davis for the Sheriff estate Mary L. Chapin_acquired an eizht rnom home at 1726 Kenyvon street from Lettie R. Chapman and B. H Merchant A seven.room brick res denca at 134 Eleventh street sontheast was sold for Agnes R. Sprague to James Shea Gallntin street, Saul's Addi tlon, a detached brick dwelling was purchased by D. J. Moylan from Wil- liam Snellenburg. while Anthon Durso bought another detached bri honse at 7711 Alaska avenue, ix- | teenth Street Heights, from Arthur C. Blnck. New Houses Bought Clifford C. Burka acquired a six room brick home at 1144 Fourth streef northeast from Harry S. Boteler, and John J. Kelly purchased a new tap estry brick residence at 2821 Sevent street northeast from M. & R. B. War ren. | A neighboring new brick dwelling | at 2823 Seventh street. also construct- ed by M. & R. B. Warren, was sold 10 8. H. Webb. Otis H. Lawrence bought a mew brick six-room house at 621 | Franklin strest northeast from Charles D. Sager. | St. John's Lutheran Church pur- | chased a two-story hrick residence at 435 Quiney street, Chevy Chase. for uUse A A Parsonage. Lyndon R. Jef fers was the prior nwner A new six-room brick home at 1224 ‘ Wax and Polish Floors of Home the Easy Way. I brick dwellinz at | from Jane T. Caul, while a brick home Roth hardwood and softwood floors | swept and dusted with a soft cloth mauy he used. either with or without [ If the sandpaper Is fastened on the | bottom of weighted polishing brush, finish. and with or without covering. | i 0 BF 4 weghied po Hardwonds are sually finis E v {ardwoods are usually finished and| yarnigh gives flaors a hard, smoath. partly covered with r or left bare, sy finish, and is easy to apply and and softwoods are senerally used for 1o clean. Wt with hard usage it is able to wi re wood after rev | finish for referred cessive coa | rubbed down n r off, leaving patches of that remain ansightly even rnishing. It is a common oftwood floors, but wax is hardwood floors. Sue- | of shellac varnish well | be used alone on a floor, or one ¢ may he used as a surfacer on a pastefilled hardwood | floor that is to be waxed Waxing preserves the natural color of the wood. brings out the beauty floors that are 1o be covered entirely. Some of the more durable softwoods Ay. however, be successfully finished and used either with or without rugs The - finished foor h removable coverings has mueh to recommend it as”it ix easlly cleaned, is sanltary, ind simplifies many problems in house furnishing. Wood floors may be finished in a| variety of ways. depending partly on the kind of wood and partly on indi-| of the grain. and is easily revived and vidual preference. Stain, filler, ofl | renewed. Given the proper care. paint. varnish. shellic and wax, or| waxed floers improve with age. even mbination of two or more of these under hard usaze. Wax may be ap may he used. Oak and|plied o a floor that has been stained. | re often finished with 4! painted. or varnished, or directly on colorless filler, white shellac. and!the hare wood. Hardwond floors are lisht-colored wix o pale varnish, a|zenerally paste-filled and in many treatment that prescrves the natural | eases surfaced with shellac varnish color of the w with little change. | before heing waxed. The paste fills | a materials, mapleifioor: penetrating and staining the wood. A waxed floor will be less slippery if the shellac is omitted, or iIf only a very thin coat is applied and well sand- papered. A solled waxed floor can be easily renovated. If It is not in bad condi- tion, rubhing with a cloth saturated with turpentine or gasoline will brighten it so that a fresh coat of wax may he applied. Waxed floors should he swept with a soft brush i A NEW FLOOR WAXER AND POLISHER. or mop entirely free from oil. Ofl soft- | a room where there is an open flame soft coat that collects dust. other hand, a room that receives con- stant hard usage will require i down all floor Ainishes. slectric and ough cleaning with a cloth wrung out of warm soapy water, or else mnigllel% od with turpentine or gasoline. Water dulls and whitens a waxed flo and although the color and luster may be restored by polishing, work may be saved by using turpentine or gasoline, for they dlssolve the film of dirty wax on the surface and leave it bright Both these liquids, however. are very inflammable and must not be used in/ of any kind, and they must he Kept in a tightly corked hottle from which a little can. he poured onto a cloth as needed. A floor that receives only | moderate wear needs rewaxing only about four times a year. Applying too much wax is a mistake. The sur-| plus simply lles on the surface in a ing | oftener. because waxing is protection to a floor. The parts floor near doors, or in hal be protected by rugs or mats torecelve the mud and dirt which are carried n on shoes and which help to wear several kinds of waxer-| the market. Some are| others non-electric. In| There are polishers on A somewhat zolden tone can be ob-|up the pores, and the shellac var-|ens wax and should never he used | the sketch is shown one that operates tained by usi inze shellac or dark | nish makes a hard foundation for lon it In any wav. Ahout once a week 'automatically on the reciprocating varnish. Before any finish is applied. | the wax and prevents arease from a wased floor should he given a thor- principle, without electricity. It runs| the foor should be made smooth by — — = — planinz and sindpaperinz paralle] B T . o e e e ." | with the grain of the wood, and then | while Clarence Hill acquired a tapes- try hrick residence at 2003 Seventh stieet northeast from M. & R. B. War- | ren g M. Garber became owner of , <ome detached residence at | zhieenth streef. formerly own- C. Hoffhines, and R. & eight- Adams ) new seven-roc esidence Riams street. Bloomingdale. was 1o Leo T. Waterman for Thoma Al but a very few of the The Last of these De Luxe Apartments luxurious apart- e q William T, Busto . on, amd B ments in this ultra-modern building on upper street northeast fr chased, B. Whitlet acquired a charming . The owners—your neighbors, if quire one of the remaming suites—are people of Massachusetts Avenue have now been pur- vou ac the comprise it P R 5 Fiiing. "white a ‘rien § * marked business and social prominence in home at 244 Ninth street northeast | Capital. No description of this magnificent build was sold for Harry E. Martin to. Ar inz and the apartment homes that thur K. Lai can take the place of your personal inspection Stry 3 street northeast was purchased by A. M. Hauff from M. & R. B. Warren, and a detached English stucco home at 3109 Forty-fourth street was sold to James (i. Bennett for Eimer G. Margileth ‘ 1 brick residence at ’ vour convenience ! Tda Hamburger hought a six-room 4723 Ninth street with huilt-in garage at 1115 Abbey | place northeast was sold to William P. | Palmer for Walter Goodwin i Julian F. Roundtree acquired a_new six-room brick dwelling at 1655 Rose. | dale street northeast from Joseph F. fills 12th and Michigan Ave. N.E. Rrick homes built to last. Lots 34 ft. front. Four bedrooms. Dining and sleeping porches. Over 100 sold. Prices less than row houses. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Potomac 2200 Michigan Park i \ Dupont Cirele Fully informed. courteous representatves on the premises will show vou through the building at OPEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY | 2540 | MASS. | 925 15th Street Main 9770 e - - - - - 1L with the ease of a carpet sweeper, on its own wheels. durable machine for waxing and pol- ishing hardwood and linoleum floors 1t applies the wax uniformly and with the same consistency throughout the whole area to be treated, due to a wax adjustment wheel on the waxing side of the machine. Reversing the machine, the brushes are brought into action to polish the floor. The electric floor polishers are See These Dunigan Homes Today—Sunday—or Washington’s Birthday 5. You Won’t Go Wrong & If You Buy Here equipped with polishing brushes, but the waxing is done separately by first applying liquid wax to a lamb's wool mop. The electric polishers are small and lght in welght and easy to op- erate. It is a simple and Sample House, 4603 5th St. N.W.—Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M. An ideal home location in PETWORTH two blocks north of Grant Circle— one block east of Sherman Circle— 5th & Buchanan Sts. N.W. YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY ON THESE TERM. $500 CASH $75 A MONTH PRICE, $8.950 These homes have more conveniences than most homes which are selling for hundreds of dollars more. A4n inspection will bear out this state- ment. Convenient to cars. busses. churches, schools, stores. etc. D. J. DUNIGAN, INC. 1319 N. Y. AVE—PHONE MAIN 1267 Oates street northeast was sold tn Frnest A. King for Cooley RBros., T TR T - N‘q g i i I T T T T T T T = T I T Il il e L | The Tile and M Was Installed I NI 139 Varnum Columbia I MAURICE 635 Princeton 907 15th St. N.W. Installed Installed 201 B St. \ In The CEDRIC Columbia Mosaic & Tile Co. 114 C Street N.W. Main 2188 . [T The Electric Wiring In The CEDRIC Was Installed By JAKE STERMAN AV TR TR All Plumbing and Heating In The CEDRIC Was Installed By Adams 1910 L T 3 Excavation and Structural Concrete t In The CEDRIC Completed By Raymond H. Insurance Building T T T AT T All Gas Stoves Tn The CEDRIC DALY HOPPER 1802 11th St. N.W. North 5976 ARy Wood Floors In The CEDRIC Main 32 arble Work By The en—The Cedric Stone Used - In The CEDRIC Furnisked By The LAKE STONE CO.,, Inc. 14th and St. N.W. 5819 Upshur Sts. N.W. LURIA St. N.W. Burrows is un; Main 8841 As you enter, vou are impr ed with phones in each apartme adjacent to individual mail boxes. B : : . 4 corridors and stairs are wide and vides access to the upper floors. By Indiana Flooring Co. “FromForest To Floor” ROBERT WOLFE, Pres. N.W. a vista of unusual rarity. with the handsome lobby, immaculate and spacious. A switchhoard, connect- A self-operating electric elevator pro- approachable ! essed The apartments and 4 room sizes. nt, is i g The closet, drip pipe for refrigerators and : an excellent gas stove. airy. side balconies, with good-sized closets. In the kitchen may be found a one-piece sink, china ience, each apartment is with a dining alcove. Some have out- are divided into 3 Large, airy rooms, L cine tures. For conven- furnished When you consider the above features; the accessibility to 14th Street cars and 16th Street busses; the fact that the building was ereced by prac- tically all Union Labor — and the low rentals of $60.00 to $95.00, it is 7 worth your while to look over this apartment, built and owned by— The Cedric Apartment Co., Inc. W. R. LAMAR, Architect MORRIS LENKIN, Vice Pres. W.H. WEST CO., Agents B e TRV ral Beauty Located on upper 14th Street, overlooking Arkansas Avenue (soon to be graded into a beautiful 120-ft. boulevard), the Cedric Apartment offers Your inspection will reward you, as the value In the tiled bath are built-in bath- tubs and showers, and sanitary medi- cabinets. tractively papered and furnished with floor plugs and beautiful electric fix- Washtubs in the basement for those who wish to have their launder- ing done on the heated garage, available for rental by tenants, is fireproof. GOODMAN HAVES, Sec’y-Treas. 916 15th St. N.W. I I Cleveland 3316 L T Sheet Metal Work In The CEDRIC Completed By JOHN F. SIDELL 5628 Georgia Ave. N.W, Columbia 6537 [ (TR All Lumber Used In The CEDRIC Furnished By 1. S. TUROVER 13th St, Wharf S, W, 3 Main 6796 L T All Electric Fixtures In The CEDRIC Installed By M. Kapneck Electric Co. 732 11th St. N.W. Franklin 10145 3 AR The at- rooms are All Plastering Mater - Is In The CEDRIC Furnished By HudsonSupply& Equipment Co. 7th and T Sts. N.E. Potomac 1413 remises. Built-in AR N Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating In The CEDRIC Completed By J. R. LAWRENCE Ballston, V: Clarendon 413-J-1 ’ ’