Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1926, Page 17

REAL ESTATE STAR HOME HAS QUAINT STYLE WIiTH MODERN CONVENIENCES Brick Detached House Embodies Trad can Architecture With Provisions for Twentieth Century Comfort and Practicability. The i detached erected Verley Hel: the series of model hon by The Star embodie tragditionally American tectural composition This resider erected Hawthor Delo: house being s one ol living space with easy the principal rooms downstairs. mu. n d all con- 1 that is{two up here with bath keeps out its archi- nces, as the slate he: the dq placed and mer which to fourth ts being Jeting the place and zned by | erected by W Miller. Resides containing many of the features of design found in a number of the old colonial period houses n Annapolis, an effort has been made to make this house suitable to the surround. Ing atmosphere and practical in every respect, The lot siopes south, where of woods. It is only a8 th tha selecte: eolonia woulc suitable, becon t style depends plicity of plan garden and s in the he 3 project muy he nearly to the &round zives 15 from such liminary deawir made. Garden on South. wrden which is the pi | upon the g place of the family. | outdoor v | Hey ennlals and hedges, ete. 1*SWithout imposing upon the modern family all the conditions of living in »'in the eighteenth century Amer- . the designers have attempted to e to this house and its setting a ch of early American his- is believed that modern de- ve been met. Modern con- have been provided without bing, heating, electrical and slightly to the| there is ackszround in a roomy setiing ouse of the such It cal eeper sperts and § it for the house watchword. Re has been determined not only by but also by careful thought for enience and modern needs. reach the property go west on lvania avenue to Twenty-second y rih on Twenty-second street sichusetts avenue northwest on chusetts avenue to House Made of T Tt is a brick he ional Ameri- ccess from One ponsored | could very well finish another room or and gable ‘The southern side of the house gives ate may be developed the flower beds -al equipment has been | THE STAR’S MODEL BRICK DETACHED HOUSE Fortv-fourth place, then south on Ferty-fourth place one block to Haw- Cathedral | thot e of two and a nd flanked by md 2 one lot is ne: the length enst and west sunken front e level hedge. | is nd and and the half stories n porch 1o the en wing to the west, 100 feat square the building—run s accentuated lawn a little and bordered w Another general impression of a silhouette, or o1 lo: ented by ecarried down by a fianki porch into ground At foundation v the usual materi plements of the b The ention shown by the to harmoni the colonial aquiremer house of period in offer many advan the size and was determ:: tlon cost bur s modern housekeenin hoped that the finished veflect the dignity ditio nd likewise tion of pre helow iteet h a boundary ac chimney in 3,000,000 and Also pres ftors may see < of lumaber nd interesting brick m Washinzton approximately e the zner, plans, as five Southern building construction for the quarter of 1926. Not only was building in the National Capital han the combined totals of West Vir- inia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Sas and South Carolina, but the value of new buildings erected here duri the first quarter was nearly $4,200,000 <y than any other city of | Baltimore and exceeded F ecord by $3.000,000, THEure Mav . Construction in the District of Co- i beauty of tras | jumiya is at present 12 per cent ahead Point oue i solu- | of Jast year. Apartment hor 1 ms in the modern truetion is breaking all records, “ollows 011 Houses eck more apartments weve auihor- S AR, 1 than during any week in the his- tory of the National Capital, a total f ahout apartment units having heen authorized. While dwellings have first century was considered to zes. In execution, | of rooms only hy consiruc by the needs And thus it Annape zement For the general type o the reader referred simplicity of the ol napolis design | quaint hon the ick io Church ndows in the District so far has sur- inything ever known here. Great Advance in South. tuildi construction in the South and picturesque the tq broke all ind expensive, | Previous records, reaching blishes the | mendous total of $218,743.910 v win. | of A ik by tatistics compiled "he main | DY the buildin truction research into a central | bureau of Miller & Co. * on the Building activity throughout the 16 < on_the | Southern States proceeded unabated nain door. | and Florida continued to lead eas scroll pedi- | in construction volume. In 28 Florida in | cities where comparisons are avail rabant e, # total of $39,448,916 in building by W was recorded, as against " the 2 year—a gain of 114 , by far the largest increase in iny Southe: tate. Figures compiled ida State Chamber of Com- ed that in 76 Florida towns r the quarter was § buildir passed il The exterl ned \ith ment of the type found Georgian desig emplified the Rive Deer oper roon central the dinin; through n ver the same period in [\ Virgimia . D. C. BUILDING VALUES LEAD IN SOUTH BY WIDE MARGIN |Permits for First Quarter Exceed Baltimores hy| | ‘ombined Totals of Five $4.100.000 ahead of the combined total | tates in point of {lina, States—Florida and Texas Show Spurt. same period in 1925. Florida, with a in of 153 per cent. and North Caro- with an increase of 132 per cent, | lead all other Southern States in new the | contra hore | Arkan- | Evidence of the tremendous con- | uction activity in the South is also wund in fisures on actual building | contracts awarded during the first ie living | quarter, as reported by K. W. Dodge Winter | Corporation. Nine Southern States ry in de-|ported contracts totaling $237.55 wi ample | ax compared with $138,208,000 in the i colonial dex room will cath place of flord 2 and will 1 e is book s { Tampa "ts awarded in March Records by States. Miami, Houston and Atlan are grouped at the top of leading cities of the farther South for the first quar ter of 14 With the exception nate the remainder of the list. The ates for the quarter fol. | $59.448,916 32,674,038 18,411, 14.88 11,974,081 11,609,807 10,089,387 Missouri e District of Columbia. Maryland North Carolina. Louisiana Alabama . Kentucky Virginia Oklahoma. Arkansas ...... Mississippi ..... 'outh Carolina. 20 Leading Cities. The 20 leading cities for the period are as follows: Washington St. Louis. Baltithore Miami Houston Atlanta ........ Fort Lauderdale 480 36 6,009,258 ,858,165 5,606,100 486,825 Birmingham ... St. Petersburg.. Kansas City Dallas ... Louisville Fort Worth. . New Orleans Memphis ... San Antonio. Coral Gables. Jacksonville ... West Palm Beach. roon of furniture 1e dork, ment pinno and planned | SALES MANAGERS PLAN STUDY OF PROBLEMS Newly Formed Division of Real Es- tate Board Holds Regular Meeting Tuesday. The newly formed sales managers’ division of the Washington Real Estate Board will hold its regular meeting at the office of the hoard, 1417 K street, Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The present market conditions and the outlook for the coming Spring and Summer months will be discussed as well as the continued building boom in the city. lems in connection with the adminis- tration of the sales department of the real estate firms also will be dis- ing unity f the windows in chint scrim. Al the windows have outside | shutters for conlness in Summer and for protection with partial ventilation in the Winter. Southern I The dining room has hern ex posure, and is supplemented by a breakfast alcove, which in turn leads into the pantry and kitchen. Ample storage is provided for china and glass not only by dressers in pantry and kitchen, but also by a corner cupboard in the ‘dining room. In the kitchen arrangement careful thousht has been given to convenience with economy of effort. The sink, range, dresser and tables are placed with n view to short walking distance and natural easy manipulation. There is an outside cold closet and entry to porch and west wing, where th vant's room and bath are located. The busement space heneath is devoted to a gurage for two cars, and the driveway afford: easy e because of the natural fall of land from Hawthorne street. The | ge is heated and connected with the hasement, which exiends under the whole house, giving, In addition to furnace room and laundry, a spacious storage space. Of all the details of house construc- tien none is more importani than the stairs. The stairs may be described as curving, but not spiral, with a com- fortable and continuous handrafl and easy tread. The technical secret of this stair, like certain old colonial staircasey which it resembles its cantilever constructio for the utmost skill of the ca In this house its impor as no other stair would & easy and dignified access to the see. ond floor without loss of valuable space. The main bedroom of the secord floor faces south and west, and is large enough for comfortable occu- pancy by two persons. There are two closets and a private bathroom. Ad-| jolning on the southwest corner is a second large bedroom and paired with | this a third bedroom with bath be- tween. There are spacious closets;| these are lined with cedar. The at- tic story is high at the ridge pole and low at the eaves, thus giving storage 1 | ning R | then its time to buy. Saul's Additon | Seven-room house, excellent condition. Zadroom and lava- tory on first floor, two baths, large closets, instantaneous hot- water heater, slate roof, awn- ings, open fireplace, garage. 1 1314 Delafield St. 6 good size rooms 3 el porches Concrete front porch 1414 K St. N.W. A number of other proby OUR TERMS WILL BE cussed, including standard forms of contracts. Joseph A. Herbert, jr., is in charge of the committee on standard forms. Charles Hillegelst, chairman of the sales managers’ division, will preside. Average Cost of Homes by Cities. The average cost of single homes in Chicago was $7,400 in 1925. Greater New York, which permits in all bor- oughs, except Manhattan, the most inflammable and unsubstantial home construction, had an average cost in 1925 of $9,020 for single homes. In Cleveland, which permits the freest use of every kind of mate- rial and is largely a frame city, the average homeowner paid, in 1925, $7,- 830 for his single house. Birds are the only creatures that share with man the faculty of ex- pressing fine shades of feeling by the voice. When you get stability in Construction— Low Upkeep—Low Price and Easy Terms— Brick garage Plenty of room for garden Convenient to store and schools MADE TO SUIT YOU of | onth of | Birmingham, New Orleans and Mem- | ltimore's Dhis, Texas and Florida cities domi 3 | Sequicentenntal WASHINGTON, D. C, hg ?nfining %iuf SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1926. i |avenue, west on Cathedral avenue to | 'NEW SESQUI BUILDING | ERECTED IN 60 DAYS| | Palace of Agriculture Is Longer Than an Average City Block. Construction of an exhibition build- ing 970 feet long by 372 feet wide in 60 days is one of the records thus far established in making ready the International Expo. | sition, celebrating 150 years of Ameri can independence, which opens June 1 in Philadelphia. This single structure, longer than the average city block, is the Palace | of Agriculture and Food Products. It was designed by John Molitor, the exposition architect, and is typical of Ifxl2 HOME & GARDEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO AID BETTER HOMES WEEK ACTIVITY |Special Sermons, .Slressing Spiritual, Intangible of Family Life, and Window Displays Will Be Feature of Observance., de Better Tlomes we is to be actively ber of locul org trict of Columl April 25-May 1,! bserved by a num ations. The Dis Home Eeonomi ation, when asked by Secretary | to lead Better Homes week itles, sent letters to organizations have previously lent thelr sup- spiritual values will be emphasized In the xermons to be preached in tha churches on April 25 and in the talks which will be made in the schools and colleges during the week by eminent speakers Merchants will he ! thelr siore window exhibits a strik- port to this movement. Some groaps | ing feature of the week. Committess have offered akers to appear on | from clubs in the city stand ready to Programs in the schools and before va- | help in planning exhibits that will rious clubs. and others agreed to put | contribute to hetter homes. Any On programs within their own groups.| merchant wishing to advise with Among those expressing their inten-| members of this committee should ton to further the interests of the (elephone the chairman, Mre. Sum- better homes movement are: Char- nar, at Lincoln 6060. The follow sub- acter Education Institution, Chapter | divisions have been made: Books, of the American Institute ‘of Archi- | picrures, clothing, furnishinge, toys tects, District of Columbia Chapter of | inq playrooms, lighting and elee- the American Red Cross, District Con- | trical appliances. music and savings gress of Parent Teacher Association Exch window in its own way m; fogeral Board for Vocational Fduca- | emphasize the contribution of reli- s lqgal executive staff of the Amer- | aple and well chosen merchandise to ?;1’1‘: llr_nmn-' 1 ronomics Association. | 4 hetter standard of Mving. The Of Tamen™ fiureau of the Department | Merchants nnd Manufacturers’ As- of e kst ot Home mics tion has indorsed the movement it o Bnilal e ey Di- | nvited its members to co-oper- o dullding and Hot by showing appropriate mer- ALl nd next week the 19 (e f th the window exhibits streas 2 the fdea of efficlency, comfort, beauty and harmony, and the spiritual val- ues of the homes In Washington. Child Considered. the nossibilities are ex- Pibits of children’s play corers. children’s nurseries and educational Eames and tovs These can he planned in co-operation with a com- mittee of the American Association of University Women, which has for several vears heen making a special study of the pre-school child. Picture dealers are asked to feature pictures suitable for different rooms, asked to make ure : of nd the epartment and ate cha to kave 4n of the Amer- ads the committee | Home momics As- | e of the celebration, | by various subeom- | | ch the material side of ite intangible ana WORK IS PROGRESSING i ON 14 MODEL HOUSES | Decatur Street Group Will Soon Be | family of moderate means, as well as “ | of higher incomes. 1 Built as Far as Sec- Clothing stores have an opportunity ond Floor. to illustrate such ideas suitable ican Red ¢ the Dist sociation i pplemer ittees. the Pre-School Among S0 m home | piay clothes for children, clothes hich give a maximum of wear yet e minimum of care in launder- nd repa »propriate school thes for older boys and girls, wardrobes practical for the yvoung Lusiness man or business woman on various incomes, and attractive yet practical clothing for the housewife. Labor Saving Stressed. Electrical stores will teach lessons in home lighting and in the use of lahor-saving devices for varions household tasks: hardware stores have been asked to call the attention home owners and buyers to prac- ical labor vers, nks and in companies illustrate how budgeting. system- saving and various types of in- ance can make 1o establishing the home on a sound financial basis training the children to take their part in the family finance councils nd providing for their higher edu- some | cation. second-floor | The food stores of the city are co- | operating in a comprehensive plan | fe indow exhibits for the child tion health celebration on May day erected there. | Thus during Better Homes week adequat ported to | the merchants of Washington will sinst un ary spread. | undertake to teach a lesson in values of wull | to home makers. 1027 Girard St. N.E. The Cafritz « rapid the “THeatur | Fifth | str struction Co, reports gress In the construction of | roup of 14 ideal De- street Letween and homes on Fourth the demon on sponsored by The Star. Much work on this operation has been accomplished in the last 30 days It bezan with the excavation by stean shovel for the cellars. This |lowed by the lavinz out {by the survevors to mark daries of the new houses. the digging of trench the concrete footir which formed the found: ckwork the wa uses. At present the wre up to the first floor of the house nd 10 dayvs th streets as part of the Then came er which | F poured, | W of the of the bricklavers joists on four within the next | should b n boun. | of rance n as the One of the essenti | struction is a that the supe fon may be protect it ag r crackin in building con found s Bedroom 134x/8 prope structure Semi- Detached Brick Home The Biggest Bargain Ever Offered in a New Home the hugh buildings being built for the exposition. These buildings are of the modern American stvle of “set back™ archi- tion beinng used is absolutely fire- proof and was chosen by the directors of the exposition for that reason, also because Sample house completely furnished by Palais Royal. Go out Rhode Island Avenuc t¢ Twelith Street, north to Girard Street. Cement porches. double oak floors on first and second floors. tile bath with built-in tub fixtures; built-in refrigerator; NEW HOTELS PLANNED. tecture. They are built of steed and metal-lath, covered with stucco, the last coat of stucco being of a pastel shade, the delicate colors of the various buildings contrasting with one another. Because this color contrast will be one of the features of the buildings a it makes possible the salvaging of the steel and wallboard after the closing of the exposition, December 1. New York Building Gains. New York City building plans filed The American Hotels Corporation i making plans for the opening of | six new hotels within four months, beginning with the Queensbury, at Glens Falls, N. Y., on May 3, and ending with the Nathan Hale at Wil- pantry: linoleum on kitchen floor: well lighted cellar; Pitts- burg automatic hotswater storage heater: servant’s toilet, coal bins and oversize hot-water heating plant OPEN FOR INSPECTICN 10 AM. to 9 P.M. &pecial stucco is being used. This stucco has mineral color ground into it at the factory. In this way even- ness and permanence of color are assured. Twenty thousand square yards of this material were used on the Palace of Agriculture and Food Products alone. The interlors of the exhibition bulldings are being finished with gyp- sum wallboard. The type of construc- | | ! with the building bureaus of the five boroughs during the first quarter of 1926, January 1 to March 31, inclu- sive, estimate new construction to cost $250,5562,218, a gain of nearly 18 per cent—exact figures, $37,484,766— over the total of $213,067.452 reported for the same period last year. The 1926 total so far is a record. Rose Roofs Rank Highest HERE'S a reason—and the reason interests you— because maybe right now your roof needs atten- ~tion—and according to who gives it attention de- pend your peace of mind and economy of purse. It's just like anything else—experience makes perfect—and we've had experience with thousands upon thousands of Washington roofs—public and private buildings—and every one is a recommenda- tion for us and our work. That's because we are exhaustive in our examination and thorough in our methods. So easy to pay the Rose bill —budgeted to your comvemience ROSE BROJEIER corpany 2120-22 Georgia Ave. 7 Woodland Drive Sites Massachusetts Park —are becoming steadily more limited. Washingtonians of long standing are continually amazed at the splendid growth in this fine residential community, which includes all that remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. Wooded and rolling 'sites for individually designed homes are now available. As the firm under whose management this restricted area has been successfully developed into one of the city's fine sections, we are singu- larly prepared to furnish accurate information. rk Office: 32d street and Cathedral avenue. . Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 limantic, Conn., about August 1. With the 17 hotels now operating, the addition of this group will bring the total of the American chain to 23 units, the same number as are now comprised in the United system, with which the American company is af- | filiated. JOSEPH C. ZIRKLE Owner and Builder Phone Main 4985 In the Heart of Beautiful EVELAND PARK 3408 Lowell Street Price, $21,000 Colonial Design—High Elevation A most attractive Colonial detached home s ituated practically within the shadow of the Ca- thedral, of which it has an unexcelled view. W ithin one square of the John Eaton School, j off the bus line, convenient to neighborhood stores of all kinds. Beautiful view of Potomac er from second floor sleeping porch. Four excellent bedrooms, two baths and sleeping porch om second floor, finished room and two store“rooms in attic. Exceptionally large and well propor- tioned living and dining rooms, breakfast porch, large pantry and kitchen. Fine lot 150 fegt deep, garage, paved strect. Exceptionally reas ouzlfie terms for a property of this character. Open for Inspection All Day Sunday Schwab, Valk & Canby Exclusive Agents Potomac 830