Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1926, Page 13

~ e RPN O REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, $518,931,900 BUILDING CONTRACTS IN 37 STATES REPORTED IN JULY Decline From Last Year, Also June, Was Five Per Cent—More Than One-Third Represented Homes——Public Utilities Rank Next. Tuly construction contracts in the | Contemplated new work reported ates east of {he Rocky Moun- | for this district in July amounted to s amounted %o $518.931,900, ac- | this being a 5 per cent | cording_to F. W. Dodgze Corpor the amount ted tion. These States include about [in a 45 per cent increase 91 per cent of the total construe- |over the amount reported in July of tion veolume of the countr: The t vear. decline from June was only about | Construction started during July.in $26,000,000, or a little less than 5 per | the Southeastern States (the Caro- cent. The decrease from July of last |linas, Georgia, Florida 3 vear was ahout $28,000.000, or just | Alabama, Mis over 5 per cent. Increa ppi, A es in the | Lotisiana) amounted to Central West were largely responsible | This figure showed an se of for the moderate proportions of lust [ 14 per cent over June of this year and month's decline. [a a per cent from July The most important items in_last | f Included in lastmonth’s month’s contract record wer $154.- | record $20,877,400, or per . ent of all nstrue cent of all construc fu public al bulldings; $111 and utilities $14.415,700. or 448,200, or 21 per cent, for public |25 per cent, for residential buildings: 34,000, or cent, for commer- 1 bulldings; $6,287,100, 11 per cent, for industrial buildings, and 814,100, or 10 per cent, for educa- al buildings. During the past seven months 97 o construction sfarted in these | pore has heen $487.605.100 worth of 37 States during the past *seven | peyw construction started in this terri xnnnn'h: has reached a total of $3.620. | {,,¢ “this bein 15 per cent increase 90,400, compared with m“n\-nl' the first seven months of last for the first seven months of last [ (oo year, an increase of 10 per cent. At | (¢ PR the end of June the lead over last 1”1‘9”"\1:3"2‘;‘3‘:’(”"[_’;?“ ne vear was 1'3 per cent. amounted to $74 ontemplated new constry 20 per cent less than the amount re. e Sy Sy embuud 103 }Imrmll in June and 33 per cent less rks and utilities: $6 64,400, or per cent, for industrial buildings: $ 9.400, or 13 per cent, for commercial | buildings, and $42,015.800, or 8 per | cent,” for educational buildin 000, being a decrease of 17 per cent t amc or July of from the amount reported in .hmp.["'”" NuB: Smolnk J0er Sy IR ear. om | The total velume of construction ASU| contracts let in the Northwest (Min- cew | M€S0ta, the Dakotas and northern e T ey | Michigan) during July amounted to New Jersey | g1} 811,500, this being a 14 per cent | increase over the June contract total and 32 per cent over July of last year. | Included in the July building record | were $1 00V, or 17 per cent of all construction, for industrial plants; and also a decrease of § per cent from the amount reported in July of I \ construction contracts in tate and northe amounted to $110.; of 13 per cent from per cent from July red. Included in the July bulld and engineering record were: $; 929,000, per cent of all construg iyt 5 3.397.300, or 29 per fo blic tlon, for residential buil 6 § ¥ ? pub! SRR S ey | works and utilitie 08,600, or 23 sbuiidings: $16.097.600. or 14 per ce for vesidential buildings; Bor DUl Sk ap A . or 11 per cent, for educa. 100. or & per cent, for educational | onal buildings. and $1 | per_cent, for commercia buildings: $4.209.000. or 4 per cent, for religions and memorial baiidings: 83, | _The construction total for the. first 591,100. or 3 per cent, for social and | foyen MOnths of 1926 is $63.941,500, Peer il e ey 1ah aoal | being a 10 per cent increase over the or 3 per cent, for industrial buildings. | C°rresponding perlod - of 192 New - construction started in this | , CONtemplated new work reported district during the first seven months | f0F the Northwest last month amount- o e e T aTvon saaaan. | o1 to $8.908.800. bein a 38 per cent ompared. tn 740055 300 Auring | decrease from the amount reported in the eorrespanding merind of 1905 e | June and a 34 per cent decrease from increase of 35 per cent. SMlyof damc gohr. o Contemplated construction reported | , TeXas has $17.531,500 in contracts for the distriet in Tule 6t this veqq | for new buildings ‘and engineering wbbbe s s 0y 00, Teimg a Joay | Work last month. There was a 29 per o 15 per eamt frory il heing @ 108% | cent decrease. from June and u 3 per Bortad In June of this year e weil s | cent decrease from July of last year. a decline of T per cont from July, | The July record included $7.293,400 : : ¥+ Lor 42 per cent of all construetion, fo | residentiul buildings: $3,061,000, or 17 per cent, for industrial buildings: 011,800, or 11 per cent, for public ks and utilities; $1,872,800, or 11 s e B g et per cent, for commercial buildings, Was & decrease of 39 per cent from | And $1,141,700, or 7 per cent, for edu. July of last vear. The more impor- | Cational buildings. tant ftems In the July construction | TeXas has had $140,843.100 in°con- record were: $15.740.100, or 38 per | tracts for new building and engineer. cent of all constructior., for residen. |{N€ work during the past seven Ul bulldings. §5.014.000, or 18 per | MoNths, this belng a 32 per cent in: cent. for public works angd utilities; | CfeAse over the corresponding period $4.933,400, or 12 per cent, for educa- | °f 1aft vear. tional buildings; $4.148,200, or 10 per | _Contemplated new work reported cent. for commercial bulidings: 3o | for Texas in July, amounting to $26,- 291,300, or 6 per cent, for religions | 563,200, was about the same as the and memorial mutldmgs: $9.067 600, ar | AMount reported in June and some. 6 per cent, for social and recreational | thing over double the amount report- projegts; $1,265,500, or 3 per cent, for | €d in July of last year. hospifals and institutions, and $1,248,- —e 000, or 3 per cent, for public build- " ey . BRUSH-HOLDER MAKES New England had $251,574,200 in contracts for new construction work HOUSE PAINTING EASY during the first seven months of this ST SRR year, as compared with $270,646,700 In the first seven months of 1925, be- By Use of a Little Ingenuity, One | ng a decrease of 7 per cent. Contemplated new work reported i Liothie cr i lvate for this district last month reached a Moving Ladder. total of $38,881,800. This figure showed decreases of 24 per cent from | In painting the eaves of Houses and Drn;:m .Nrfmd 9 per cent from July |similar places that are rather difficult 400, or 10 uildings. Bullding and englneering contracts were wwarded last month to amount of $41,160,400 in New land. This was an Iner: TPennsylvanla, southern New Jersey, | frequent moving of the ladder and | i\mrl_\|!und.d'l);lawn District of Co- | makes the work safer. | umbla and Virginia) had $48,599,300 | ; . | in_contracts for new building and en. | A Wooden stock % by 1 by 36 inches gineering work last month. There |In dimension is drilled with a %-inch Tas ;flg;cm}‘? of 8 per cent from |hole through the center about 21 . June, 1926. However, the July figure 1 exceaded Juls of Tat wear by 1-pee |Inches from one end. A similar hole cent. Analysis of the July construc. |18 drilled through the thickest part of tion record showed the following im- |the brush handle and a 1% by 3-16 portant ftems: $16,248,500, or 33 per |inah round-head carriage bolt with a t otla ! o Anrl comstruction. for residential | pumbnut 1s used to fasten the brush for commercial bulldings: $7,798,700, |10 the stock, the other end of which or 16 per cent, for public works and |$an be rounded off and smoothed to e dhude ) O o ghelapent, f0r| A screweye is then driven through uildings; $2,689,900, or . il B per cent, for educational buildings, | 1be stock and brush handle to prevent 31,900,000, or 4 per eent. for religions | VIKEINE if the thumbnut should orted A ates 1at mghth 400, TR was The Foening SRE oo AUGUST VIEWS OF THE MODEL DETACHED HOUSE EEY HEIGHTS This residence is the second largest detached house in The Star's dem- onstration. It is located at the corner of ¥ )\' Heights. Built by W. C. & A. pper, left to right: A bedroom, the living room. Lower, left fo right: The entrance, the dining room, showing the sundial in the rear garden. ourth place and Hawthorne street, Wesle, Miller, and designed by Delos A HOME & GARDEN | 13 ik TRUE COLONIAL SPIRIT AND TYPE . REVEALED IN STAR MODEL HOME Rooms Finished in Mahogany, Maple and Cherry Contain Furniture Copied From Early Originals in Metropolitan Museum. The second largest detached resi., The chest of drawers with its sim dence built as part of The Star model | ple lines (= the outgrowth of the fa | homes demonstration is now fully | mous old pine chests common in the completed, furnished and landscaped. | Pilgrim daye. This model house, of Georgian desikn. | 11 the mahogany hedroom is found is at Forty-fourth street and Haw: yepiture which is the modern adapta thorne place, Wesley Heights. tion of the eighteenth century Amer. he residence ix of brick. and i< the {4, Colanial furniture. Here we find alt of the combined p'.r“”‘ ot ”"‘“.\ the four-poster hed nicely carved, n Smith. architect, and W. €. & A N | e "of irawers in figured Cuban Mille: SULIOEES. o ny. a medern adaptation of a he furnishings of this house a B g et win wally attractive. : o wi A mahogany Duncaw Phyfa sufte | pRireos SN (RGIA S W feet and drop leaves, and 1% been selected for the dining room S et ft is o fulthful reproduction from the | ke chalr ““ m; i ’:_H:_;"J"\‘lu;‘ diginal, now in the Metropolitan Mu |9 S Aoem covered th Art, In New York. This suite | right chintz, is finished fn a very fine red mak e Tia Balioen nship of the nth centnry The third floor has been converted a ballroom, because of its adapta- any, typleal of crafisn, latter* part of the efghie The living room has heen furnished | into in true color spirit, grouping with | bility for that purpose. Here we find fine rey Tnetions suc examples of | used Ider back ¢ rs, four-back modern pieces which harmonize and [type, with side chairs to match, and give an air of home-like comfort. The | here again fs used pie-crust tilt table, which is a repro- | England butterf due n from the Metropolitan Mu- | alse a quaint maple settee with slde seum. is one which eriginated in Phil- | and armehalr 1o match. which bear a | adelphia during the last quarter of [decided Adam period influence. Thesé the eighteenth century, and is tvpical |are finished in a soft tone of maple of the tables used by the colonial |with a small flower decoration. The ladies to serve afternoon tea | chairs are carefully arranged to give The mahogany drop-leaf table is|an adequate floor space for dancing. also a reproduction from the original | hut at the same time offer A most Duncan_Phyfe piece in the Metro | inviting retreat after that pleasure. politan Museum. This piece is one of [ 40 5 study has heen e e e o s nos” | done in planning ‘this model home. 14 & Fenrofuction: from an ol origioal | ToF OYer 30 years Bopular Sttestien early Ameri n win; chalr, and lx‘"m*. been ah!r’.rhed with American OV d in a very beautiful ".““".md_ | antiques. Architecture, GHK'HP_IHK late ered linen, known as crewel work | in the past century from a Victorian The Engliah secretars s a repro- | EEYDt, found itself delivered into an ductipn of a late eighteenth century | €F of revival of old forms and fet pie It is made of a highly fig. |!nes from the Georgian perio o ured crotch mahogany. This type wax | Mine of old furniture was diacovele: usually known as a bureau-desk, and | the charm of Colonfal life was visi it Was this piece of furniture which |ed. and America awoke to its t was used so extensively by the |ditions. colonjal Adaptable to This Era. The card table is a_modern adapta & {tion of Sheraton, finely executed and | Studies have led the homebuilder to finished. This type was used as a | fashion for present use the type of console table or a ecard table in | house that is ealled “C'olonial.” Tt land during the eighteenth céntur is significant not only because it is Richmond, Va.; current year. 1t is pointed out that the showing is the more remarkable | 214 ideal as oceasional pieces. The | type taken from vari alem. Oreg. Springfield, 11 hecause construction volume usually | 1% eon sofa is a modern tvpe, but is at a low ebb in the cities studied | pecause of its simplicity and extreme during this time of the vear The total for the six-month - period ending June 30 for the 63 cities was | ing with the colonial pieces. Thix [more in the South and in Pennsyl- . the highest total for that | sofa is covered in a soft blue and tan vania and Delaware than they are . when these statistics | damask, with cushions filled with in the N The total for Worchester, Youngstown, meda County, Calif. Building contracts let in the United in total than | period since 1 were first issued sponding per | were 10 per cent gres corresponding k i : $389,357 IN TRANSFERS the months of April, May N | 2 chos or th aster e et G i don 10 the RECORDED BY COMPANY | iiZ neireou Tuuivure is n o A loss ul! 1 per ¢ b of bullding permits issued filed in the first half of 1926, as com. 'nt in the number Unimproved Properties, ments and Residential Struc- Apart-| e eighteenth century, utilizing the |used today is Real estate market activity the country took a pronounced upward swing during June, according to the | index monthly by the National Ass of Real Estate Boards. The index, based on officlal reports number of transfers and convey- The Middle Atlantlc States (eastern | (© &€t at, a brush-holder’ eliminates | ances recorded in stood at '175 for the month of June, 1s 12 points higher | index for May and 11 points higher than the index for June of 1925. decidedly the highest index number renched in the month of June during the 10 vears, 1916-1926, inclusive, cov- the ‘assoclation’s study, Making allowance for the general long-time trend upward due to popula- tion increase, it nevertheless indicates a healthily active state of the general real estate market. Transfers Gain 3.3 Per Cent. number of real estate transfers and conveyances recorded in the first six months of the current vear showed a cent over the cor- first six months of 19 * the first six months of 1926, , an increase of 30, iched 9 transfers. Cities included Kansas City, Kans New Orlean: Flint, Mich son, Wit .; Oklahoma. 3. Phoenix and memorial Talidiane, wrd 81 a0s " |come loose. The kpack of handling 100, or 3 per cent, for husplls‘ls ana |the h imes reddl institutions. During the first seven months of 1926 there was $347,020,600 worth of | new construction started in the di: trict, compared with $325,071,300 dur- Ing the corresponding period of last vear, the gain belng 7 per cent. Contemplated construction planned \ for the Middle Atlantic States, as re- ported iIn Jjuly, amounted to $72,300,- 800, which showed decreases of 23 per cent from June, 1926, and 10 per cent from July of last vear. contracts Ia n the Pittsburgh di trict (western Pennsylvania, West ginia, Ohio and Kentucky) during July ‘amounted to $76,224.800. This | figure showed losses of 20 per cent || —hetween Connecticut, Ma from June of this vear and 26 per | cent from July, The month’s | 4 2,000, or 27 per || are now available. for v As the firm under whose m @ struct i dings; $1 707,500, « 2 A : ol o alimtia | successiully developed into one of the city's 500, or 24 per cent, for public || 1arly prepared to furnish accurate information. works and utilitles per cent, for_ edu $5,021.800, or 7 clal building cent, for religious and memorial | buildings; $1.892,300, or 2 per cent, for buildings, and $1.768,800, or 2 nt, for social and recreational | 717 14th St. N.W. e AR we’ll Give You a Roof tion total for the district was $469 119,800, as compared with $516.975. v In the corresponding period of 1 the decrease being 9 per cent. Contemplated construction projects were reported for the Pittsburgh dis- ’ trict in July to the amount of $53. OOFING is more of a profession than a trade—if fi;m |‘h:::::u:t‘“r:rm‘ n_‘(“’f“”"l‘)'ne‘“f: it is done scientifically. Differing conditions de- this vear, as well as a 19 per cent mand different treatment—and it is the knowl- decrease from July, 1925, ?B The Central West (Illinois, Indiana, A Town, Wikcopidsi, ' Michizan, Missont), the skill to perform that makes Rose master of Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska) had the situation. $154,383,000 in contracts for building ; e '\'\'::i"‘:“’;"’l‘: Tk ast Uil You never hear complaint of a Rose roof— June and & 64_per cent increase over because it has been intelligently and skillfully July of last year. Included in the July treated. record were $59, 00, or 33 per cent of all construction, for residential| buildings; $35,688,900, or 23 per cent for public works and utilities; $21, buildings; $20,740,000, or 13 per cent, for industrial buildings, and $12,201,- 500, or 8 per cent, for educational bufidings. Building and - engineering work N\ started in this district during the past " RbSE B\R‘ sevean months has reached a total of $860,808,300, heing nearly 2 per cent over the amount for the correspond- ing period of 1925, | 2120-22 Gedrgia Ave. s of the preceding Woodland Drive Sites sachusetts —are becoming steadily more limited. Washingtonians of long The total volume of construction || standing are continually amazed at the splendid growth in_this fine residential community, which includes all that remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values and Cathedral avenues. Wooded and rolling sites for individually designed homies achusetts restricted area has been fine sections, we are simgu gement thi ai' it || Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Jechioted Epd i | ESTABLISHED 1899 —that will endure edge to discriminate and determine, as well as I’s cheaper in the end and no more costly 400, or 14 per cent,‘for commercial in the beginning—and we'll budget 24e bill 919 15th St. Comeany North 847-848 Main 8949 REAL ESTATE MARKET TAKES PRONOUNCED UPWARD SWING Index for 41 Typical Cities Highest Reached in June During Period of 1916-1926, Inclusive—Cana- dian Activity Comrtinues Brisk Gait. The total for th Baltimore, CN , Los Angeles, Idaho; Newark, J Unusual Values By that we mean that you stand to realize more for your money in one of these homes than you would in homes of similar size at about the same price. We can’t prove that to you in an ad, but we certainly can by an actual com- parison. There are special features too num- erous to mention. And besides that, we want you to be surprised. You will—if you'll run out here for a lintle vis N.W. Phone vared with the number issued in the same period last year is indicated by tures Are on List. covering 462 cities. ber of such permits for June of this The firm of Hedges & Middleton re veal estate transfers during the | fine Chippendale wall mirror. The |hond. And on gable ends and chim- ng to $389,357. A number of the transfers include | udaptation {unimproved properties, apartment and | | residential structures. ment building at 1321 Kenyon street, apartments, ¢ Ross Haworth of this city. Considerable action in Chevy Chase | properties is organization. The.. onibés In {last few weeks amounti The June figures, more- | over those for M June shows a whereas normaily asonal decline. Building contracts awarded in June declined slightly in totals from June according to statistics quoted by the United States Depart ment of Commerce from reports cov ering 27 States. Canadian Market Active. wlleling the increased ac new apart- | 5 was 9 shown by unanimous reports of mem- | s in Canadian cities made to || the National Association Estate Boards in its semi-annual survey of the general real | estate market, June building permits indicate a decided gain in building activity In the Dominion, number of building permits issued in 63 Canadian cities showed a gain of 25 per cent over June of last according to the monthly port of the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics of the Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce. gain of 1 per cent over May of the in the index study » New York City (County of New rk), Chicago, Brooklyn, veland, ansas City, Mo.; n Francisco, recent eighth Tyo Beautiful Homes —in Washington’s Prettiest Suburbs Charleston, Fort Worth, Tex. Memphis, Tenn. Minneapolis, Minn.; } Jacksonville, Okla.; Paterson riz.; Reading, Milwaukee, There was a | i hevy Chase, M d. 114 Shepherd Street A street rich in foliage and attractive Homes is the setting for this very charming Bunga- low, designed with many original features and unique fectiveness. HESE are homes vyou'll enjoy whether you're interested in the pur- chase of a home or net. of o dwelling a stranger would notice. Whether most things Spanish appeal to you or not, you must admit that there is genuine artistry in Spanish architecture. And why, after all, seek the usual stereo- typed style of home—when at no more cost and without sacrifice utility you can secure in a home such as this a grace of line that few others possess? in the spacious living They're the sort Of stained shingle construc- - dresser; pantry with built-in re- tion, with garage to match. frigerator, iced from the outside. s ‘Three attractive Bedrooms upstairs; The rooms are large and well linen closet in hall; large wardrobe arranged; a handsome open fire- closet in each room; tiled bath, with :uill-in fi;m:’re dhotv:at;r hfi" l«ll""‘. | . ry trays in v da ted cellar. Hard- roomy bath with finest fixtures; il e ““,‘ e all .,,,,md_w:h i hardwood floors; lots of closets separate garage. 3 n of practical size; hot-water heat. A real Home, in this exceptionally I | | Price is $10,500 Price is $11,000 —and that’s very cheap—uwith terms 2 4o that'll make buying easy. Other Types of Homes Beginning at in convenience or Open Sunday from noon till dark. Open for } Or phone our office, up to 9 p.m. any evening, inchnding Sunday. Or | . between Location: 38th St. N. Van Ness and Veaz ve. and_West at Bureau_of L ag i B out "Wisconsin Ave: nd East one block. Come out Conn, ave.—t / uire (7 % e nd District Li out Conn. ave fast at Shepheed st ofe Out Gn. Ave—1i miles heyont District Line—wateh the The open armchairs are of mahe traditional, but especially because it | any and_adapted from late colonial |adapts it<elf so well to modern re- | pleces. They are very comfortable quirements. This is true of all of the localities and periods and nowhere more so than in the type of house which is derived | comfort makes a perfect piece for the | from the brick dwellings of the early | fireside. at the same time harmoniz |eighteenth century. These are found w England States, where ore plentiful and clay Idom found acteristic appearance of depends upon its mass @ feathers and down he bal- | lumber w this sofw s filled with black | for-bricks i he cha 1 such @ hous Bedroom Also Colonl ' of color rather than upon details fn- | A sulte of mahog and cherry | woduced for the sake of ornament. ni. | The brickwork s important, as to apta- | color, size and jointing. Simple arches ion of a design used among our Co- |aver the windows are more common lonial anecestors in the latter part of | than the level lintel. The brick as and finish and is used | sharacteristic sleighbed, which ismade | in a variety of shades of red and | with figured mahogany panels. The | brown with fine mortar of a some- | bureau” employs the reund Colonial | what creams: or pale vellow color. | fluted posts ~with figured drawer | Flemish bond is de Mle rather than the modern American or “plumb” fronts. Over the bureau is a very | dressing table, with its drop leaves | neys there is a considerable freedom and standing mirror, is modern | in the nse of slopes, washes, mold- of the Duncan Phyfe | ings and horizontal bands. The hori- zontal band or water table at the and'maple are used in the | second floor was derived wriginally smaller bedroom. The hed is a re. | from the need for the hearing inside production from a quaint New Eng- | for the joists with the result that the land type, while the spoon-foot night courses of the brick at this point table is also a design which originated | Project slightly on the exterior face in New England. The quaint butter- | of the wall. | fiy ‘table also originated in New Eng.| Steep roofs are characteristic and hown by the reports of | jand and also was reproduced from an | are as useful today for living and stor- | original In the Metropolitan Museum. | (Continued on Eighteenth Page) In Picturesque North Woodside, Md. | —the exclusive community This very modern two-story Home—of special design; wide front; with large entrance hall opening to big living room with \ Towering trees and a brick open fireplace; dining | full grown hedge furnish its en- room beyond of excellent di- 7 | vironment—with wonderful ef- mensions. Large kitchen with * | one-piece porcelain sink; glassed handy suburb. —W ith Easy Terms. 37,950 spection every day and week day up to 9 phone us _ an pan, or our sign R"@GS ; Main FORSH 4752 Deal With a Realtor.