Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1926, Page 17

T E— WASHINGTON, D. C, l]g c’ anIng %i&f SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1926. o ——— CONSTRUCTION IS NEXT STE? IN “MODEL HOME” MOVEMENT BUILDING CONTRACTS FOR U. S. | LOOMED LARGE IN FEBRUARY; Despite Drop From January, Figures for 90 Per Cent. Residence and Sitel { - ¥ 0z )\ti 7Y 7 —T%7] | With Plans and Designs Nearly All Out of Way, ] \| . DG o 3 ¢ of (,l:llllll'_\ s lf)lul A\vmnunlwfll to $389.899,800. "' Builders Will Begin to Get Busy Soon—All De- Plans for New Work on Enormous Sezle. tails to Be Explained Fully in The Star. i Combined in | | Good Style. ‘ ! . In spite o 1 drop from Jau- | Feln The month's i UL S netord. Practically all of the details in con- | permit also will | lington County a vary, Feh G ron. | cluded: §11,284,100, 12 per cent of b 1l con: ) for side 1 > A Y A nection with steps prior to the erec tracts reached a v igh total, ac i i for vesidential huild- | Howard House, on : 3 nd : 3 1 b b o it W. . and A. N ' 4 egthls mes sponsored bY | 419 the detached § ngs; £ 500, or 19 per cent, fo rnv_\fi‘ : rporat ducational buildings: §5.169.100, or 19 Street. Well Placed ¢ o JB pa & i g The Star have been completed, and the | Wesley Height uilding ¢ s contracts | Per cent, for commereial buildipgs. and s - £ g q |actual work of starting the construc-|hlue prints and srsiadial e 3 § R ). or 10 ver cent, for public oniliot. A 3 < _ i £ 3 tion of the houses will begin next|pelos Smith the : After weeks of conference hetween | victor ) el air i Ne VbR il ken < {1 § |the architects and builders the plank | i< gesigning t 3 ing ¢ t ¢ : : s ; ’ 4 & [ | for the nine projects to be erected in |y he erected by The drop from January: was 15 per tecturally a » on the exterior . 5 3 ¥ “ : ¢ < B |various parts of ave been e i ) v % 3 v . : S e SRt 3 % g . 1 A i fully completed and approve g g ent, but th » of 23| January At e e N ] | g 4 . ! 'Whe plans for the row houses tp be | lomue i 2 k: g 3 i e X3 n i 7 b by the 2z Construction | g, " Howard & fourth street is | § 3 e ey e e | e with Lk Tocal & : Fourth and Fifth streets have heen Work Begins Soon. completed and filed with the buildir . houses, has receiv wmilding per | mit_and the excav. has ir e 4 2 55 4 2 heen dug | the intersection « wth and ek : 2 i o - HEOMEA | Every effort has heen made tng | out and ere 4 e on :ny ot - - lhul]llnl\ 1o iy thor 3 the tion of the - = situation and dey _r\-‘m-\\ - O ticular type and The prob “hie) SEEE T E O] lem of heautiful architectural design viyy‘\.,‘ 3 T e practicability and the present day ' S ¢ litect . facaping | = 1 B 4 - | demands of the public have heen well i, 3 e A ar ing | 1 thought out and met every one e e ot AT A | B v | 5 t 2 - A= of the plans e 8 3 House of Enzlish Design Lt | Will Cost $500,000. ) house shows The cost of the erec houses, the landscaping. the AT > ing and details will represent S b Tl e lay close to $300,000. Unde of the intcr e iees of “The Star the huflders, | thorough exr e biteits and connection | of the drav with the demonstra ropers Problems of Construction ing in this costly undertaki e purpose of demonstarting in each particu ‘ ¢ February construction contracts proximately 80 per cent of the conn-| amounted to $46.180.500 in the try's total) amounted to $389,899,800 x trict (we per cent o notahle ¢ of o manner in the middle « lans for th which it has been placed on the site md u uildings: $4.221,000 9 per cent, | Brounds. per cent. for commercial huildings Buildir sering. contracts to the amount of eastern St Florida, T ama. Arkansas increase Yo ence, with kliza i out SLUxCl v / CoN WY-01d one with 1§ BUsOYIRDH cial buildings Much New Work, {a 2 1 enormous rat The Central West rple te, and the stucco ork v 37 mstruetion st . me. showing the Central West Towa. Wisconsin i\ The problem of « is not only or rined i £y the intention of ar to endeavor | choice of mater ewark his beeh . i tor Tt "prices helow the regular |1lso of prime nal joi \ market value or to place $10.000 | Demming, w e ¥ i | g worth ef equ 't in a $7.000 home | materials and ec i e Gemonstrate anything that is | has had various impractical Much care has ural beauty X oneher. it is the intent to show | sidering these j one used . ¢ 3 \ | the best that can be accomplished in | and mater ind dewn el houses of popular type and pr house would no there are == [ Famtns from $7.000 rew houses to 4 |large detached and flower hoxes : 1$30.000 detached he exclusive Modern I | the cost of the lot eauipment home mus e exposed ) wnices vy o nt. Inc 10 per ¢ to: the Tocation parti It i the : build o o S sy hid ! Bl kitchen is 9 by 11 = . it il | ie hoped that the p $19.668,500. Tk i ek 5 s > i oubl s ys separate tae s oy . {C get a lars sion of the de e 5 3 Kitchen from in room thr | of owning a home and that t ) munity \ whole will I S e T B SR i i T | ~ SECOND FLOOR PLAN ~ |Miterthiceine and procica an | REAL ESTATE BOARD bt i 2a ction, for rest: | inga: S7400. o 5 per cent. for pu 01 the Se0ond §0 L inen | cetiar 1o the wcc i AT arsit e noR e AaVe i lac palhe e walleb iy el - AR NSRRI WILL MEET MARCH 18 ind curve » doorway. The dining 9-21%Cl oMWY 039 per cen YoN-WA-03Q 1 be conside ent, for commercia - ok T » small porch off | from ut which may first floor and hallways are of a warm - ¢ cia » ¢ dustrial buile v entirely closed off from the first and interior trim is of chestnut|tan tone with a sand finish. The hed 0, « in o the | second floors | throughout the frst floor and hall-| rooms are papered in attractive col Inee : ‘ I S pras 0 AN or| ellar has the nsual household | ways, with a light, silver E ors and the service por re paint cattonal bu; r 6 There was a decrease e nd el ¢ and Dath e with | facilities, such as laundry reoms, | The service portion and the bedrooms | ed in creams. W. C. & N. Miller per cer cial ar t m_incres dgiitie a0 . o0 it | servants’ toilet, heating equipment,|are finished in white enamel. The|are the builders and G. . McNeal buildt yarine ¥ of L s : ram the | etc., and i connected with the garage, | floors throughout are of clear, plain |is the architect bl way running Middle Atlantic States. which is to erect the n retar f gt S T L ped) EGTATE FIRM | WORKERS PROSPEROUS. | LOUISVILLE REALTORS [:ifh -t e i s ity s G. L. Rodier. the architect for the project to bhe erected in Marietta Park | The 1 by Walter Dunigan. will file his plans | (¢ cni with the District huilding inspector on Monday he held at Issued within a shor Mareh 18 at § p [y » X n i e o8 301 On the 1 f e annsylvanta, southe e e : £ | the Louisville uring \ Adams ryland, Delaware, District of Ce 00, ¢ cent. for 1 i st B Blan . B The recount was authorized by the | TI an i ‘ A REPORTS MANY SALES cméivor mwmieet in zan o TAKE CENSUS OF CITY oo irt i ety s ot 1% 1 n cent. for edu Build Many New Homes. | | taken issue with the hureau on the by Ruby Lee 1 ) Prosiatily atons. misehanics antl T T "}':}.‘ estl and its findinzs have | pleted and approved 11 he discusse $146,500 Aggregate in Property | iahorers in the huilding trades in|Shows Increase of 71.000 Over|_ L d by the burean | Monday. Application for a build " Dondhos Deals Listed by Victor Chicago is reflected in the launching 1920 Total of Federal Gov- of an organization to build a million R. Daly. dollars’ worth homes for work ernment Tally N T— KYSCRAPERS . o Buy With Confidence—Buy a Dunigan “All-Brick” Home lding and - heen| A complete censns of the city Sales 000 an increase of 71.000 over ported by expand Architects Start Campaign for Periodic Inspection of | 72100 070G " The | the orea et D e G tennment oeneun oF 1920, hag| just 7 ~ o oo . T N e e report act b 2 " 4l E v £10,000.000 ready to| heen taken in Louisville, Ky by the | Condition of Framework—Have No Faith extment propert -+ transfers |4iq home-seekers a ) P e e e 1 he Best Bu‘)f J Od(l ?f.‘ L Tgiice £ . & el aply the direction of an officer of the Gov | i »a Stee 4 or P orris Levy and Harry Rrandt sold | gjpyjation of the ) 1is o in Idea Steel Is Danger Proof. M 1 A bl GG who! hment C‘ensus Bur | e twin apartment house control the compan: . t fike <1 ireet, of elzht apartments, 10 [ construction be done « 160 pee cent he count. showing a population of \ Tocal investor | union basis 3 s against the Government ous movemer, 1 it disappeared and tha Ragers purchared a small | »stimate published in Ju 192 W : sonsor \ o1l [ only rem : ¢ 1003 V' street , showed a population nuniherin tects i o ’ : ¥ S | Neariy all pa v in|s 59, has been reported to the ¢ e condition of t ot e ¢ . d ai 3 M sold -room | Brazil are from Awmer | Association of Real Estate that it w mor « 1 ) n T and Helen L. Diggs: this sale 'r;"‘ Pty Y Tay I for an n me is I8 es- | (o made In co-operation with i Wardman Co. e o e e e e ‘,{?,A.wl.y- dh\u ) Massachusetts | THE BALANCE MONTHLY LIKE RENT!! gections of by ent away In hridges the steel is examined | (jood. Adelaide ~pons ovement and the mat- | whether it is rusting, is in good con-[ W street to V Rrown for a resi- | throughout the United States, in time base to make regularly and repairs made frequent- | (wo-family flat at 1721 Fourth street Park | e s idered by the | dition, or what.” | aence will ado h 1 earwood ’ said that “fatigue” 1 recognized phenomenon tiv repeated tiguing” mimber of vears brings s« change in the re of the steel. The crapers are | gieel is hidden and no one knows| Jesse F. Nelll sold premices 146 They be large citles atrant Southeast from Mary Weber. |l homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, Rev of 1arge v, but in onr steel skvscrapers the 1o Morris Levy, 66 3 14 deonsts x e nce. or (A, Javdan purchassy 10 B Washington’s most beautifu] residential section of detached u y S a unlgan- ul enginee | T avor of ok ”:"Q.‘;";;‘,'].,,?.‘h R n‘,\'f‘,‘;,i':,'; with six miles nf. improved streets. Includes what remains of X o Vi |} «BIG” SIX-ROOM HOME e S street. southeast from Mary Weher. || —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral aventes. N\ it i analtie i HG TR § ,,\\_'1!4',\»‘,7:,"‘:.",1" o Over 200 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- st heo I oot P : e Jattie Davis bought & T street || struction. Actual improvements and home values exceed 4 s o don: poal e 5 2 "0 e tal kKo | moutheast “trom Mary Weber s a || 68 000,000. \Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall with everything in it e f purchased 2 %] homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d ™ r t from Mary Weber St. and Cathedral Ave DEEP LOT e s | Middaugh & Shannon, Inc, || T PAVED ALLEY Millen sold her seven ropnifciestine SRSl G e e ; ESTABLISHED_ 1899 to M. L. Duk A four-family Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 that t gales have S See This 778,000 New Buildings Seen. Sample House x Approximately 778,000 new buildins 619 Franklin w be added to the assets of the st. N.E. jon during the vear, according to Architectural Forum's survey of TODAY prospective construction. The cost of this work is estimated at $6,600,000.000. Apparently conservative market op. erators are waiting to see the promis: ing 1926 outlook materialize. - Bankers’| ; Feonomic Service, : : ) . S, Tt Y TR RN Permanently Cures Sample House, 4603 5th St. NJW.—Open and Lighted Until 9 P.). which w - ek oatycns 51 s | 5th & Buchanan Sts. N.W. 3 TS always an epidemic at close of the winter's severe Sunday [ > ! B0 st i exposure. There are many " asons for it—but a positively for Your [+~ ! $500 Cash i S LB e permanett cure that will give immunity for the future is Convenience ; $65 Monthly tlon of thick pa i elements he ten their wa the “Rose cur through the r y R e We do the work —not only thoroughly I»'ul under. | seraped and repainted with white | <tandingly —sceking the cause—removing it and then apply- Reautiful §-room & Buil fin- & ¢ 4 and bath homes, Premises it and i Jead. linseed oil and ochre. Sinee | : i s i § that time the tower has h g g ing the remedy—which is practical knowledge and ex- Sith Rot water . ished with the 2 . An iacal Home location in PETWORTH, two hlocks north of GRANT CIRCLE, one block east of SHERMAN CIRCLE. 707 07 Quick Transportation to Downtown by Cars or Busses Representative on Conveniently Located to Churches, Schools and Stores % % treated and repainted with SR heat, electric light, oREeES T ATV g 10 P AR same elegance || ; products in 1888, 1907, 191 perienced skill. ratitlecc et ] NTVE, T, a legance SELLI\G FA QT SV() “ AT but the process of v that character- [ ST S AC ; ONCE!! grows steadily worse ave | now tr o discover some new | int, which in addition | against oxidati conductor of in ordar (o guard against g ton. : “A cast iron pipe imbedded in con erete and subject constantly to the fiushing of water. will oxidize in time The lumen will fill, will rust, be choked for a time and then the scale will be carried away. It is not un to fnd that the metal pipe has y bl 1 and double rear S Ss Our fee is ahcays reasonable—and our porches. Tots 14 IN o028 ALY izes our higher budget plan of payment makes feet deep to alley. » priced homes. it still easier. Or drive out Michizan Avenue and M S Ith S 3 N R routh taTErankiin Siret: or tnke Brookland war oSt treer Nortnenstror toke ||| 4th and Central Avenue bus. i \ ] ] , n c 212022 Georgra ‘ North 924 14th Street N.W. 3 ( 7 F A"“I\ ’_6‘ Avenue 847-848 L k%, k. 77 7 7 7 ' Z