Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1927, Page 16

REAL FURNISHING i ESTATE. THE HOME Conducted for The Star BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS 'THE EVENING D. C. REALTY TRANSFERS COMPLETELY INDEXED System Inaugurated by Washing- ton Board Ia' Being Xept Accurately Up to Date. The Index system of all transfers of real property within the District of ered and floral. It does not catch the dirt and what little finally does get on it can be easily cleaned off by passing a damp cloth over its surface. As an attractive color scheme for STA SATURDAY. AUGUST 13, 1927. Columbia has been completed by the Washington Real Estate Board and Is now being kept up to date by the registering of every transaction. One of the Interesting features that the Real Estate Board has unearthed during its compilation of these statis- tics is the fact that there are over 185,000 individual parcels of land within the District of Columbia. These parcels of land range from 18- | foot lots to city blocks. There have been several previous attempts to compile such data, but the Real Estate Board's effort is the first to be carried to completion. The data is installed in the offices of the is part of the service to its members. It is so arranged that the name of§ plied at once. Jameson-Built Model Homes Only a Few Left 913 to 937 Qumcy Street N.W. : Selling Fast Inspect at Once board in especially prepared files and |the most recent owner of each indi- vidual plece of property can be sup- 'REAT ESTATE. For Sale By Owner Six an ordinary kitchen we should like to 51 t the following: Light warm gray walls and wood- work, medium blue tiles or linoleum in an inlaid pattern, yellow glazed chintz with gay floral pattern of blue, rose, green and brown; gray or blue large rooms, tiled bath, h-wh, electric lights, ~hardwood floors and trim, one-piece sink, built-in ice box, instan- tancous water heater and other extras. 3 Double rear porches, Oriental Finish Exteriors H x . o9, cement front porch. With Attractive—Comfortable or without built-in ga- Convenient % f o Y rage. Huge kitchen contains disappear- Ing breakfast sef, large cabinet, pan. “Ask the man who owns one.” try, bullt-in rrlrlnr tor, broom closet For Sale by Thomas A. Jameson Co. Many oth 'ul‘l. Owners and Builders 906 N. Y. Ave. N.W. Phone Main 5526 LARGE SIX-ROOM BUNGALOWS | Takoma Park, D. C. Large Shaded Lots 830 Madison St. N.W. Price 5835090 6 rooms and bath, concrete front porch and inclosed rear porch, making an extra room. This house has just been put in H. first-class condition, and re- reduced in price §1,000 for l||l|(k 4 bri At Falls Lhurch Va., on the Lee Highway, Slx Miles From Washington Ten rooms and bath, furnace. ¢ range and lights, two-car garage with | shower, two-thirds acre of land, with f Price Sacrifice for Qulck Sale Convenient Terms Can Be Arranged Address: P. O. Box 131 Fal‘x Church Va. : ost con; and it section of Beatiful Takoma Park Ope block to 14th and oth St enrs Stores, schools and park nearby Exhibit Home No. 6707 4th St. N.W. Bullt and For Sale By ornton, Realtor Twenty Years Specializing in Takoma Park_Properties words on the most efficlent arrange- ment of space in a kitchen, so we do not need to repeat them here except .| to say that a table should stand near | the sink, a window should be over | the sink to let in light and the stove 1d be within easy distance so that lhlmw may go in rotation from table to sink and from sink to stove. the kitchen. the most co n the s. Net curtains | abandoned in the 1 it is necessary to ma Ako e of the house “match up.’ E: asy terms. Open Saturday and Sunday. William $. Phillips & Co. 1516 K St. N.W. Main_4600 Over 1,000 Cafritz Lifetime Homes Built and Sold SHANN ON @ [ LUCHS‘ INC - Save $1 500! ANNOUNCE THE{ APPOINTMENT o s oo = MR. WILLIAM ‘K. HARTUNG Big ZOXBZ'FL H omes Pravidons of Willham K. Bareusy o, 3 Large Covered Porches 1108 16th St. N.W. Tiled Bath, Built-in Tub and Shower as ; Paved Street and Alley A Vice President and Director of Sales SHANNON & LUCHS, INC., 1435 K St. N.W. >~ *—b e Beginning Monday, August 15th, Mr. Wil- liam K. Hartung will become identified with us at our offices, 1435 K St. NW.,, and we shall jointly begin the management and di- rection of the business of William K. Har- tung & Co. walls and ¢ not to have . The rogress These beautiful semi-detached homes are bound to increase in value before you know it—because they’re right in the heart of new boulevards and parks! But now cnly $7,950 the kitchen of These (the walls) should be covered with tiles, a washable paint, or some material which can be ea if one wishes to h sible effect s of labor. Tile tha excellence for the floor. s are being |~u: on the mar-; ket month after month by the manu- facturers. If you cannot afford tile,; which me effect, underfoot. While we sug- gested a plain wall of conventional colors as being best, we do not linit the color of the floor. That may be as gay as you please. The me: end—that is, the sink, cabin refrigerators, etc—are ne: hich adds to the clean, fresh look which s so necess See the Exhibit Homes at 5th and Madison N.W. Six rooms and Tiled Baths, with built-in tubs and showers! Oak, Ivory and Mahogany Finish! Oak Floors up and down! Textone Walls! Cedar-lined closets! Beautiful land- scaped lots! Paved streets and alleys! 427 Madison St. N.W. Open from 9 am. to 9 pm. 11 not be amiss here about the placing of the electric lights and the furniture. All these should be in conventional positions to each other. By all means ve a light directly over the sink. This is one of the most important of the details in equipping this room for efficient and comfortable service. Another one should be near! the stove and, of course, one over the table in the breakfast alcove, if there: is a breakfast alcove attached to the kitchen. These are made with white | china shades to reflect the light. Many experts have written manyv L a4 <~ The Following Associates of Myr. William K. Hartung Will Hereafter Be Identified with SHANNON & LUCHS, INC., Raymond E. Read E. E. Nelson Wm. C. Robberts H. L. Wyand Samuel A. Young 146 E}e St. N Main 8949 9 BUILT—6 SOLD 3 LEFT 14th & Upshur Sts. N.W. Real 7-room, 2-bath homes —colonial front—20 feet wide —concrete porch with orna- mental fron rails—built-in garage—paneled walls—hard- wood floors throughout— beautiful crystal fixtures— atic heater—floored at- other excellent Helen G. Turner Ralph H. Campbell Clayton J. Larash, Jr. E. H. Gates 5th and Emso Sts. .W. Just Off Kansas Avenue, Near Beautiful Sherman Circle 8 large rooms 2 wide rear porches Concrete front porch Ideal kitchen Natural trim Artistic decoration Hardwood floors Ample closet space Distinctive Design— Attractlve Architecture— - Choice Location— Convenient Terms Open and Lighted Until 10 P.M. «x_CAFRIT 0wners and Builders of Communities Sample House 4202 14th St. N.W. Open every day till 9 P.M. Scher Realty Co. 1403 H St. N.W. Main 5777 M. 9080 A Chevy Chase Home —Can be bought underprice— 3224 Northampton Street —in Chevy Chase, D. C. A NEW GROUP OF SIX COLONIAL SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOMES $6,950 $300.00 Cash Very Small Monthly Payments A comfortable big home that is most in a neighborhood that recom- 2 perfect baths Hardwood floors 9 large rooms Bay windows Large porches Screens Profuse planting Excellent condition Commodious Garage I Of course, it's wholly detached and modern—finished and fixtured for comfort and $16,500 Will Be ~—which is far below reproduction cost 1707 Alhsdn Street N.W. Situated on a 63-foot lot, overlooking beautiful Rock Creek Park, this colonial brick home offers more value per dollar than any in Washington. From cellar to roof, noflung has bun Sold for spared to meet the taste of the most discriminating home-secker. An inspection will eonvince you that HERE is the logical place to live. . .the PROPER PLACE for raising children. the ONLY PLACE where refinement and the beauties of nature rule supreme.. You owe it to yourself and family to inspect this ideal home. First Floor: Large reception hall; large living room with open fireplace; large dining room; lavatory; butler's pantry; kitchen; panty Interestingly low terms—which large storage space; 3 will make the purchase easy. Attic: Large cedar closet; completely floored. Basement: Finished servant's room and batl Gurney hot-water furnace with oil burner, automatic water heater. Screened — weather-stripped — awnin, burner—beautiful shrubbery—2-car garage to match house. Open for Inspection Sundays Until 9 P.M. ninger & Sons Main 6140 Inspect Sunday — any Second Floor: time from one until six complete bat sleeping porch; (one with shower); large large open porch. de open p Motor out Conn. Ave. to McKinley strect, 1423 to 1433 Kearney St. N.E,, Brookland e Northampton—and the attractive Home, Five rooms and bath; hardwood floors throughout; hot-water heat; four large porches; lot 144 feet deep to alley; sodded and fenced. Plenty of shrubbery. TO REACE- son Street, turn left on Al & Preu 706 Colorado Bldg. Open all day Sunday and daily for inspection from 4 to 8:30 P.M., or phone Decatur 1761 Mers: L EEVER+dGOS E.ALTORS Deul With a Realtor 1415 K Street ervice Evenings, Decatur 1761 gb Office Phone, Main 4752 Wisconsin 2763 Owners and Builders