Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1926, Page 20

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REAL ESTATE., REAL ESTATE. WM-I- “] ElR[;I-E Autqmolnle Roules 1o Star Model- CLUBWOMEN TO ESTABLISH 4 S o e ssmn oo 1 Homes Outlmed in (,onwmenl Form HOME-MAK]NG AS PROFESS]ON RE"SLaners e d s v T K‘I,Eu()cfix Addfi’x rfi K The publicity gained by this survey ;STAR MODH_ HUME{,",““ rones ‘1o’ the <avious Arsdel | eross the beidse inin Vicsinia, ...... 1 Survey or Methods and Eqmpmem, Started on Na. ';.'1.2&'"':".'".': e 1mm,rmi_ Watch' It Grow. Four Houses Completed. me projects: are as follows: u\a' ight 10 the Lee I]hghv« ey 1t will stisalste: Komis: nakex P | N joeed g alles Lo Lee Helghis, "tional Scale in 1925, Now Under 10 demand these nevessitics and butld.| R i Sy | he: eotonial - Yame Shetak | 3 5 { v -.:‘w mnn;;h: th'n'l‘ “‘7 -ro8m, lmr,v t,vnu“‘ t;‘uuuu living room (14x23), « S " ik £ . o v . Not o1 0es this survey seek 10 17dining room (roomy e ight), " ki nd Wqfited ROO( A|SO Feature | "‘":"_l:;k'w sk .‘::,"" 'g“:‘::’ ’,‘«2‘{3;-”53233.5" ?\‘l\d?.""'_ { ¥ 2 silscover the equipment of our homek h,..u‘gm slcove, full tile ‘au)- m’::i:ui“lt::::n. N Thirteenth L}:‘ RREh avenny. o - | the Stambatigh Consteyetion Co.. i = — :u-mfar L e T electricity and | N- # shower and built-in tub, four bedrooms, large closets of House at Thirteen r Mindeloff, may he reached by o . vcloaial styje, fAesigned by Percy BY ANNA KELTON WILEY. | something: more subtie than simply | the Genecat n}:.?.:..'":.fl":.';\':,l %+ anmd.cedur clofet. | tng dh.c.\::n:'m ’Si’xt(e:tgr“su‘: "Lm:?;m: 1;.{. t}(om m;v Mfimc.od[ The nationai survey of home equip- | Money values. Her assets are health, | to nscemf homes in the [N £ 1 and Alaska Avenue. i Alaxke avanue surc stove Walter |ty seing directly noyth on Sixteenth | ment of our American homes. origi-| Sciency, happiness and hacmony in | Unitea it aresanipped wich ce 50 H & -!-“. s n‘[; e iy n - (F'\ e ';.\'“‘:t reet lv: A‘I:k; lvflnuz‘ '\ulr Al:‘l!kll nated and set in motion by Mrs. John | the ‘Thome. 8" musl, of course, | radios, vietrola%, pianos, futomebdiles N s i ' H b i T SO et - |“:,:",',",,,;' o> Mx‘"““c;e ’xr::_';.n:: n. gh.:mn ‘:mem of (hle b(;.,,.n‘l :A':i’u::e:!::.{n:;'\;):l;reflh:n:‘;u so that | and ‘;fl:ph:nn. ;The atm 18 to find Samp!e HOUSC, 729 Fern Street " e mross, D ! orgis Federation ol ‘omen’s Clubs, an 00d can eome | out if the American b ke A 1“: Nd‘.yd“".'.‘d 'l'hx‘x‘(n:oflht:“:l.l’:‘ Ne. 2. k-‘.‘”;," oles: &umhk\'fll?"l\t ":Mf £a5¢ | now belng carried out in Washington, | {0 the members of her heusthold. | acquiring ‘oppociunities for instruc. p Go_out _Georgia Avenue or 16th Street. After aska avenie a - 3 i : c‘s _l e ~ pike 10 the «ite In was sarted in the Spring of 1936, | But she cannot a0 easily add up the | tion, recreation and'the escape from passing Walter Reed Hospital turn right into Fern ax continued to make got mn‘: To reach the Wi-C. & A. Miller \Wynnewood Park. | THis survey is bised on the fact that,olumn of assets and expenditures | lonelinsst and monotony. N ""E. Breuninzer & Sons. the Bulld- | a:éparty at the southwes eniner af | Nk the modern business man each year|“#® know sxactly what her profits) The clubwomen of the country are |N 'G. W. CHASE vs. have decided to take fuller Ad- | Hawthnrne mreer and Fory-fourth| oo oo s A b oo - iakes account of stock (o find out | are. She wil not know how success-|andsavortg to mako home-making as |} i.mur of the prominent mumenl-m &0 west on Pennsylvania ave ity Const " - PUOS- | the condition of his business, and on | ful her work has heen perhaps until | much of a profession as possible: 1o | N \ Owner and Builder i - act o oY v 3 3 the hotse v nclosing, the pron- | aue (o Twenty-acond street north on | Hpedied Sving<each one. an | the hisis of this study e triss to Aind | she sas her children succesntully snd| aignicy it with & name in the next con- Bmley Bu:ldmg ) i ,X ndividuati an 1w % LY improve his met s ant ork. | sus o l”l‘ its economic | R i S i o T | et e o MR | BTSSR oA, Y, TS| Samant S 1y ave i bt | Avhttn e ey o ang e 0 " " ‘Al grading of the surface for ter- | west an Cathedral aiepue to Forty- | eat. They are. prected at De.| "ol I hm:’en::‘u e :\:cfl vfir‘;fl;‘- or is very important: ces and gardens have heen car- rth place, thence south on Forty-| Situr between :Fourth and Fifth; maker is ng with etermine how wel! equipped the ’ a streets. To reach this site proceed ' home makers of America are (0 carry on ther work. 1t may be thought *Med forward during the week. ! fourth piace one binck 10 Hawthorne The roofs have heen rovered with |strest. The Miller house, designed hr mm."flfl. on Vwfi:t ey l,-;lflm | 14 houses; belug: erected by Walter A. that questions about -sanitary water ai2. using a combination of fading | Deles Emith, o7 Gregorian acrle. I (0| yrqnue s Paran avenue. put Sher,| Duntgan in Marieita Park at FULK|supply are unnstessary because it in gnd non-fadine green Vermon: 7] SR v st N uey Fubat i wongfellow streots, des assumed ‘that the majority of our te. with a liberal sprinkling of | mpal Ve Gnherc L. Rodier, may be reached by % : Ne. 3. i, 1R Parihemst on' New Tamp. | Folng morth 08 Shitenth seeet 1| A B Soant o, N nrple slate. The outside mainuing | Bue eagen ad . avenye to Grant Circle. from | Colorado avenue. northeast on Celo- At e ingioataiite -‘T'::GKM Botars Rereatora v of | Grant Circle go worth on Tilinois ave-| rafo avenue to Georgla avenue, then | oy aPINAL. to, the Ngures. so Taf g Et i A il nue tn Sheeman Circle, continue north | ireetly soath 4o T.ongfelpw straet at_the General Federation » entrance platform. with inse: colonial typs wil uilt of stone. | oy iinais avenue to Decatur, sast on t Tongf 3 » | headquarters, that only 60 per cent rick panel, that will support lhea‘l‘ll- house is located -ai Thirty-Afth | pecatur 10 the site.: 4 | east on Longfellow sireet io Fifth : mfortable and subsiantial eolonial!atrest and Massachusetis avenue. It Il.rl;'e' where ty is located. = i3 1 gy : i iftes on'each side of theientTARes. 3 sy he SoRTRE by Eeing Teb on Ne. 3. tached mmm'“r{m:u;( gmlmnm'::.y‘l: i H [l l h t hese will he painted 10 harmenize nnw:vfi :“ Avl;nu- Tm "mn:d . Ninx]"“d o iy eSS ’ ¥ npara ele or SRERIIERG e e rliweiddnte I b C. H. Small on West Vir:|house embodying Jtalian architecture. U You Contentblate— s ir | street 16 Massachuset th. | bul 4 3 7 A 3 o ace acieres on”ioar an, A Gt 1, ez T T | i enue at Qusan-stret ek o3 BUILDING A GARAGE, : > Ratural Beautp of the hm;‘;r an e{ve':‘ u;'n ‘ul;' :. Thirey-fifth street, 16 the site - ., designed b;‘;l...:;lbur smlth u'm:a“ ;.,“;,‘\“‘M houses! M A RETAINING WALL or % b Y T h d by -t lower beds | | 4 i Thi) # . A 3 Ne. 4. et to Rightn” sreet morcheast, | sisned % Y H 1 Eemine, st Thiv | ) MASONRY GARDEN WALL and Bistinctively ind other plar 5 flanking this fea- ive. | The doached frame hous 1 he ! mOCth on Eighth atreet 10 Florida | ;may be reached by going aut EWV. ||| Gae the A - Ruby | avenue. thence one black southeast|onch street to Rhode Island avenue, oncrets Blork "or"Hellaw" : This house < provided with @ IAILN in Lee Heighis. Va., N sy H : : Vay | on Florida avenue tn West Virginia dommodious a'lic. well lighted and | Lee Minar was designed m Ward | 20 ue: proceed on Weat Virginia ave. | Rhode Ialand gvenue to First strest. And We w,n Better hc : entilated and rveached hy broad | Brown. ¥ First street 1o Seldiers’ Home gate at ) 2 2 T T e g ey | EUra treet o Soiders” Tiome gate at || ciomg vy oy ; v Designed Bomes mirs. This atiic is ena unbroken ! ‘!'Ml is & typical Virginia styte resi. | SHe ace. excent the large cedar closei— . Te reach this property go west | . : i i o R g B | (SR ’.m ne of three in This house—that sccu- . on hnuvmm- avenue 1o M street. | Ne. & . Gare: mecth, 6% Thirieenth street to 307 o Py ‘u_u' lm. s‘ S0 . s et . nies part of one end {west on M street 10 the Kev Bridge The community groap consisting of~ house. % iller i Vietor Mindeleff, the architeet, "' , sembling datz for the interior, tjeatment of walls and woodwork, in- | luding the special wall papers: for e paneled effects of the first stecx | ind the color scheme generally, for ¥nich the building is now nearh sendy. Also. the seleciion of aspro. | A\ et e y fiate lghtin Xtures is being yon : . S %‘.h’. Eiet ‘ foig ¢ , - ' : See What Miller Built Means— { 5 7’ : The Miller-Built .Star Model Home. sponsored hy Thé UILDING ACTIVITIES l . Py it \ p | Evening Star, is an .object lesson in home-building construc- DECREASE 10 PCT.! i R Y : { \ tion. It is now ih its most interesting stage. R i g " K : . When ‘you visit this home in Wesley Heights tomorrow. ; note ‘particularly its picturesque sctting, the excellence of iAmu huilding permits in w.i 3 i I pic : p 1 f D i ) ¢ : materials used, the originality of design and soundness of 171.679.100, according to the reporis | B / ’ 5 A @ . i the 205 building departments 1o { f construction. . W Dodge Corporation. The above ! gure was a + cent decrea<e 'om the amoun: dorted in April of ! . 4 \ 2 b 8, permits alsn showed a decline \ 1 | « i As & per cen: from the Maich, 1926 \ { ~ “The Garden Spot of Washington gm. In April thero weve 77 cliier | vl hich showed increased permit valu For EpoRveRbE e | \ yon roperties will he open T lons over April. 1925, and 128 cities | \ \ 5 n With decreased valuations. i . ; ] | Open Daily. Memorial Day Open Sundays j R B 2 p.m.—9 pm. Exhibit House 10 am.—8 p.m. % Building permiis granted in these ! v firsi ihe N elrtes during toe firsi four mon 2500 igte Siroet NI this vez reached a t1otal of L220.907.900, as compared. With : 3 250.911.200 in the Ars: fa monihs ? § 3 ) L . Motor out Massachusetts Avenue. eross " as se Lo d d REY - Avenue, inlo Cathedral Avenue—or take Wesley ! < Rus at 20th and P Streets, last roeent + variance with ihe F. W. Y : 3 | Gerporaiion’s recards of construction S ' derable £ein over lnst vear: ihe { ¥ : . . . . fference beiween the two recocds Builders—Realtors sing pardy due in the fact thai, e \ # N \ ) R ! e SR 7 Eleven Nineteen Seventeenth St. ! Main One Seven Nine O niract records. fover various public '"‘nl not includéd ‘fn’' “the permit 5 \prfl honor roll” 4ities (those ve- | rrdng more than a million doliars | th 10ta) permits and an increase of | 30 per ceni or more over thelr April. 1925, totals) numberad 13, compared ith 25 an the Mareh “honor roll.” ha April “honor roll” cities were: | Thany. Asheville (N. C.). Birming- m, Boston. Evanston «IIL). Fort orth, Gary (Ind.). Houston, Johns- wn (Pa), Knoxville (Tenn), Mount eman (N’ Y., Newark. New Haven. | Sacramento, Tampa. Utlea. Wash- | ington (D. C) and Xouwmwn (Ohio). Considering the 20 leading cities tabulated on this page (2 list seleci- q 10 represen. as wide a Reo- a] distribution as possible) | April. 1926, total. $232,379,955, | -Pm" a 7 per cen' loss from March, 1 vell as decr f 13 1 : - i 2,“;:“ 5““8“3’::}'a"':;:‘:!1:; 5 ,‘F: —"“That crack is not due to any fault of his. You remem- 1ot i rinz | t i'}m"':,i ;o-;;m::rf-fm:?:m hising | : her that I recommended that you use metal lath in your fx 1, 2.1 562 = compared ith k- ‘m:::s i ':'». "2"9.1?&":;"' : house because it would overcome just this sort of thmg of Tast vear. hain reane | 3 20 cities | & 4 LA O : You actually chose a very cheap lathing btse—tnd now Ple 14 =howed lomses in comparisnn A5 you must redecorate.” with the preceding April. > - — S, Just the old, old story again. By budgeting a httle extr- for plas- pering—Painting—Awnings | oo Ol o B tering on a stee! lathing base, the expense of redecorating reom wot_ersek the plester, if rein- “';f':ififi podsmant g;:;,gb; sl | foroed with Motal Lach. e after room can be saved. The best plasterer in the world cannot B e : Ttn et i : do permanent work on inferior lath. : r. Careful Construction on ,gORNELL‘WALL PAPER CO. 4 T z Metal Luth reinforces plaster to such an extent thaf u‘& ) < . . - ‘* | practically unknown. Nor will you be troubled with the l"-;:: 19 SIteS Y f Secur € Va l ue e S sl i i . : WHERE CAN | (N : familiar lath streaks’ where metal lath is used. ; T ¢ % The most carefully constructed homes will complete the beauty of this YOU AFIND 1 s ool ‘o M‘:::“k;;:;‘y;”wg‘::;d in the ‘”‘H‘:m:m" P! hmng : 3 ! ’ scei:, beatifully clevaed tract— Aonr-Bedroom Brick Home || B 5 Ay e rting feers read it, With a Large Side Yard o T R 2 In a Community of Open Spaces ¥ L ¢ At a Moderate Price? T 3 . : ! B ¢ See :::::;Hh:::; o In the heafl:b ofl a section of return-sure residence value. A . : s N ; tached A Breuninger-built-up community of the future, where those FY Approved and Recommended by Plast- . | @F soonsared by The sturdily constructed homes linked with this name for : 13th and Upshur Sts. N.E. f | 2 g & us on this attrac- Our . f . : 4 g tive tract. N sample hame at SUNSHINE | rpsBBlioss o mam ; L W | FIER IS TH 13 e i oy THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BETTER PLASTERING 1 QE bomt "eonaraction | Open From 9 AM. to 9 P.M. tho grost of sorasr oracks. ~ - P . S g i : 819 Madison Square. Building, Chicago, Iil. s S j await year inspection. Othier Breuninger-built homes of varied, but harmon- HOMES : f B e ¢ Breunin i = 3 4 % detached home just izing design are under construction on this . completed wnt— 2 site. They will be completed very Have a B 2 3 lemg: Room . 5 P . &% soon. Inspect them NOW. 15%3: ;:d;; r::n § 7602 Alaska Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Ave- Dising snd Stoagie 4 d 4 €% Avenue N.W. o -,.nue, thence to 13th fllreel. Or phone Porches ; S ; Lots 32x100 Over 100 Sold *an' or Call for Booklst ‘Brookland" Car to i b - 5 “End of Routs : : 5 12th and Michigan Ave. N.E. gl 2 o . . - i : — ; - = 706 (.olondo Building Realtors Main 6140 w. _Waller Vaughn g = 3 : : Shepherd Park Will Be a ,C'ammunitg ; 7o_f "Over 200 1Ideal Homes \'lha'vu;onun Potomac 7800 e ordle "t

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