Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1927, Page 17

R REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, hg gn,ening %iaf SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1927. | HOME & GARDEN | 17 l A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs l 94 NEW HOUSES TO BE BUILT | . -1.. SECOND ANNUAL BETTER HOMES N FORT sTEvENS by waromany Small House Has Unusual Exterior Details EXHIBITION TO CLOSE TONIGHT Construction Program Costing $120*00033’i:l,‘ Féall’ Increase : . (3 J’& Dlaz. 827, 7~ lResulents of * Maryland North of Wash~ Air of Compactness s ! l Approved by InsPector Ochmann; Week's in Dwelling. ington“ toBe Special Guests—Record Permits Total $372.505. ENGLISH DESIGN Attendance Vl_e_vE Pl—splays. SRR ———— ) E e Bitional homes in Fort Stevens by the | 1 ost $15,000. Wardman Construction Co., at a total | Il. E. Wager, owner; to erect one | estimated building cost of $120,000, | 1-story rear porch Western ave- Slqutters. Wrought Iron and \u‘l come to a close | structure, land this week were approved by the office | nue (lot 36, squary 6), to cost $900. 5 i | N \ . idents and business folk of “Ms ¢ expert decors of Col. John W. Oehmann, building | J. I Murray to erect one Gable, in Keepmg . & K |north “of Washington” as s oper elect hting dnspector. The new groups of homes, | brick privat , 82 : - | ; 5 = > - N s S s. m and other modern scientific which are to be built in the 6400 block | burg road northe: squar With Lines. 2 3 7= == | 7 | > show this year, considerably of Eizhth street and in the 6400 block | 4072), to_cost ST0n. flinidiandi s, i - A : | S ) larger tha icational exhibition y i on wood utilization of Seventh street, will be somewhat | J. M. Toveles: v ke - ) F £ 2 2 P ese! 1 con-| of the Department of Commerce had S D Tl e R : | BY L. PORTER MOORE, : = At / =< f = s hundreds of exhibits of building | large display. as did the Public Li- Ktevens houses, un]vmhn'vmxnm]{‘ l-\\i (ot 41, square §67), to cost SA00. President Home Owners Institute, Ine. | y (=T 2 | il - i s e Ret T e e e s B &k £a Us siorics Bikh, of Brick nd | steest Sorthesit ot 15 seniie. T | compiictness and integral fecling of | LR A I iyt | equipment, models and displays he ¢ Cha consisted Al construction, and will have bay-|to cost §$500. 70 7 tnis smail house, made orlginal In its i ) i y:;..z\}(’k{‘x:tlls'.1l\: hile held strictly of A A ; w. s ke o | . o . ) | conception by several unusual exterio = = : { 8 ~ducations a 1 oma . 4 il = i W i v,r],‘H‘,”‘”‘f“"“"’ St ILM'“”’:I- St Ona. of tlise, ‘noticeable in 2 = = | - =i | eliminated, the exposition has drawn Hor dms noject M Hhebiienl ) oUW AT ST Some | the perspective drawing, is the religv- | L : EAST : i a record attendance and each evening wes P, Schick nd Bargest single development included in | builder; to erect one 2-stor: rick | the perspectiv = = ik | ) bk , = or R ilNine “barmits Seavcd | avllin. REY e K | ini arch which supports the brick | 0 = : | e 1as found several thousand visitors on ol i,,[ "“,I,,'(”,; ’,',",';0‘ e b B AR | work above either front gable window. | s g o J i == | | | the basement and auditorium floors of | 2 i A . % bl Another is that typically English man- - = I = { £ o | the building, where the many booths | - builder; to mak itestation in the design, the n‘mln'-;:l Lo 2 |H= g (d/ re E . 1o = e e o | stuccoed projection at the side 2 3 J ol A g rhaps the largest attendance of 16 total tost of which amounts | 2815 3 street (ot . square 1913 |and stuccoed pr Z 2 ; === = o & L e ; pRhe o .:1 e oLy ptreet ( sEEQORTOL15), vhich accommodates the middle land- | Uik 4 | flidt 3 s week recorded last might. | DeKoven stree icago, is the : : el ) ten shut - ) : T ; o when members of the Washin ocation of the orizin of the Chicag mew projects. ) remodeling | ) 5 dbaias 1 L 4 [ N s e gton he cago i r'P,‘ iiE s s mnoviE ithe nEw ) R,"“ builder; | 8 Cind front door with wrought-iron & et i e | ¥ Trade were special gue fite, ‘which' tataht Sty bolldesa . ved by bk end Bis Gl butts are also strictly in keeping with J [E ations numbering about 6.500 | s rdman Construction Co., owners | Hlliott strect (lot 811, square = = - S ¥ ¥ buted by the office of the | jyilqing. W00, cans tincloie lnd builders; M. Mesrobian, architect; | cost $18.000. *"_m‘"“"'“‘,"‘ . £ Y o ide body for last night's show. On |, sl I\”n.:z;n'nlm’t ito erect brick and tile dwell-| S, J. White, owner and builder; to | {erorative pots, - further i i G : ki gss q = U y evening members of the| iy n 4 & dew dngs, 640111 hth street, 6400-10 | crect one 2-story frame dwellin gi(ithis atciiiectural ecinc G 3 Ale: a, Arlington County and|ace of th 4 Seventh street and 706-28 Tewkesbury | Seventh street (lots 31 and 32, square | Ths second annual better hdmes | avenues, streets &nd public tafldings. L and building exposition. staged by the| One of the nding features of \\ wiington Real Estate Board at the | the display w: the model home Washington Auditorium this weelk, | erected on the floor of the auditorium, No. and was made by - ) ¢ 4 } - “airfax Real Estate Boards the lace (lots 19 to 24, 6, 41 to 37 « 5 | 3163), to cost $6.000 | te ¢ the National Home Builde: 5 % 7 ot a0t e . wmflmm@. == . CNitibet GHICH 5, square 3163), to cost $120.000. ational University Law School, | - Chicin, o opetatingfvititne 7 merce were g at the show. 1 Salvation Army, owner: 5 Jacob H. Gichner, designer:|llome Owners Institute. : . 2 4 uming Jumber shall | colored and textured as directed. Electrical work—Complete s; | show opened Mo ovniee Lipscomb Co., Inc.. builders: to make | Fred S. Gichner, builder; to make r For so small an actual dimension o well seasoned and free from large| (Casement windows—Steel casement |electric wiring from meter to all out-| wis' continued on display each repairs, 606 13 strcet (lot $34, square ) Thirteenth street (lot 832, | the house incorporates about it many | knots, either Douglas fir or yellow (windows may be used at owner's op- |lets, including all panel boards, junc- | {his week from 1 to 11 p.m. , to cost $500. square 250),"to ‘oSt $2500. * | exterior and interior features which | pine. California white pine for ex- | ion. tion boxfl SHd all othier Alttng 5 e e e | m Frapped by _Ea ) % Louis B. Scholnick, owner: Kolodne Freeman, owner and builder: | A'® genuinely original. The six pri-|terior millwork and interior trim; oak | Plastering and lathing—Three-coat r [ labor-saving device, electrical equip- | ag ,u;.» possil lities hl\l”(‘ i "(m nr" | Cladny, builders: to make repairs, | L. W. Giles, architect; to erect one ary rooms are of good size, although | flpors, steel bridging for floor joists. | work over metal lath is recommended. with me rules and regulations of nw | ment, building materials d,,mp\“r-‘m,e Sty s = ire protection 3303 H street northeast (lot 84, square |story brick dwelling, 0 Minnesota n is well broken up on the in-| Interior doors mad built-in kitchen|A less expensive job may be obtained | National Board of Fire Underwriters. | science, home economics, architecti: 5 [027), to cost $450. avenue southeast (lot 85, square 5561), ) "“'!‘l;h"l"“"l«":l ‘:':‘"H{»‘ ‘1‘):*1}‘" cabinet as required in detailed speci- | through the use ‘_{f] one-half inch of | plumbing—A complete system and|ral designs, were all displayed. In RIS A AUbol Gwner; 2o erect one |10 cost $41000. S }““'" oD a dining fleat o ; : it | IANCERO gD "“‘d“l,‘ expanded metal | i res ready to use shall be provi ided, | this exposition were found the latest Realty License Law Urged. s bl Bl o S o rst Congregational Church. own- || Gl e Pl Hagude Qe shall Murniih sall Ech ot ou st don Ttk en. | 48 Shown on plans and in ac type of materials, models of methoc A real cstate license law to pro- 59), to cost S300. 2 | make rep: Tenth and G s 5| me ’f K ing room, dining room and, dows, for closets and casewor spouts and_flashing to be 16-ounce fo-ofand cold water lines. s or | tors. eooking utensils and many kinds |unprincipled or . irresponsible real H. M. Singleton, owner and builder; | (ot 00, square cost §2 e o i contractor will furnish a correct list | copper or No. 11 gauge zinc. coal fired hot-water heater. of laborsaving device, interior deco-| estate agents is advoeated by the [to make repairs, 316 Taylor street (lot| s, L.’ Cooper, owner and builder; to | '™ OF economiea’ room Spac e, hardware and is toiput 16 on {n a|f Hoofng —Roof of asplialt, slatesucf . yoreoonections: arey ot avail ration, color schemes and furniture, | Connecticut Association of Real Fa: 5 h is compact and complete in like faced, copper-clad or asbestos shingles; ; 2 124, square 3313), to cost $2,000. erect one 2-story concrete block and caterul) Swonhnliie s manier. | Al FCOK a a2 . | use of reinforced concrete septic tank | garden lay-outs and aerial view of the | tate Board, which ha d 2 S| 3 : app y e pening o id in accords v anu- sept! k 2 and aeria o Soard, as just conclude L. A. Rogers, owner; Shannon & |frame dwelling, 916 Alabama avene | ATRointment hardware on xterior openings to l)e‘t» be laid in accordance with manu- | Joe O FERIOF | N ital, showing fts park J thies Carried Out as milies; Fire- Trapped by Falling Walls.”” It Luchs Construction Co., builders; to | southes are 5947 st | . The house 1s a good example of con- | ¢ hracs or bronze. facturer's instructions. P O )| southeast (ot 4, square §947), o €Ot | qonsca design, bringing. within fairly | ” siliceo “work--Where shown on| Painting—Strictly pure white lead pauare 1308), to cost $1.500, H. Willls, owner; John Wignall, | {71 dimensions all the items required | plans walls shall be finished with three |and linseed ofl in proper proportion, ™, on, owser; Shannen &1, - Wil owner: Joi private £a. | Crhe honee contains 26,300 oubls feet | coats of cement stucco. Finish coat | with " zinc oxide where desired, or a Sl :, Dullders: 10 | rage “1558 Third street BOrIhenst (1008 | arm comr s S ey vt ooy | z00d grade of ready-mixed paint shall make repairs, 1807 Thirty-seventh |38 and 17, square 3568), to cost $900. |conditions for about $14,000, according | [T Fammmsmm—sras s TN o used. CInterlouieEi (0 recelvet teo street (lot 63, square 1306), to cost pel bl ey i IS G cording LTl [ | 500d coats of flat paint and one coat $1,500. ; Kohilact: 1o Erectune LEIOFy | Loutal e B B O Tt |of flat enamel. Finished floors to be | P, 5 AL > | | varnis vaxe s| P. T. McDermott, owner frarne welling, 1585 Nawion atesr | oL et LoTIH Gice Omiors apecificn: | ] shed or waxed throughout -as | Pearson, Clarendon, Va., architect and 3 0 builder; to_erect ‘ono 2-story brick | g reast (1ot 800, sauare 8963), to cost | tions follows: ‘d ;. M y- e footings undt-r‘ lling, 4106 Forty-second street (ot | * prasTsrael Synagogue, owner: ‘l‘fi“miz—(s . Sy el L ma BN R coxt M. Harry L. Brodie, builder; to excavate |t ngation walls to be poured con- | Mrs. E. E. Scott, owner; M. Joyce, 4 05 T8 e | @esigner; Summers Laurson, builder! | (7 G0t 905 Fghth strect mortheast| crete, mixed with waterproofing com- 0 erect one 2.story brick dwelling, |\ 4 meriann Re Al Conivary ownen | pound. Exterlor walls of selected com- | 2310 High street southeast (lots 113 | Meatyard Construetion o builders; | mon brick veneer and stucco, as shown SOV S iRva STU0) it ooty $9.000. _ fit6¢amidlieimépiiiee, (1416 Chaptn mtreet | 911 DLES; cHimuey oF ‘commnon, brldhy | W. D. Rawls, owner; Shannon & | (ot 823, square 2662), to cost $500. all flues lined. Fireplace of selected | Luchs Construction Co., build, “Andrew Nolto, owner; to erect ,,m,\mmk provide ash dump with clean- f S make repairs, 1805 Thirty-se brick garage, 4301 Fourth street (ot |©out door in cellar. - Yes.Loow, street (lot 62, square 1306), to cost|%1, square 3310), to cost $600. Incinerator—Built-in incinerator to| |. = Gy $1,500. D. C. Buscall, owner and builder; to | be installed in chimney, with receiving | |- Henry Hossfeld, owner; Shannon & |erect one 2.story frame pigeon loft, | hopper door located in or near the | Luchs Construction Co., builders: to (2901 Thirteenth street northeast), to|kitchen for disposal of garbage and | make repairs, 1803 Thirty-seventh | cost $500. trash | street (lot 61, square 1306), to.cost $1,500. 5 o . 1. W. Carpenter, owner; Shannon M d 1 H L 1 d E S d Luchs Construction Co., builders; to | [Y10DE. ome at Leland to Enter decon thake repafrs, 1809 Thirty-seventh ‘, | Sy, (ot 0% savare 330, w0 ot YWeek of Public Inspection Tomorrow| arlotte M. Pohanka, owner and ilder; to erect rear porch and ga- rage under same, 1308 Geranium | The Star model home at Leland, are two blue cedars, set off by selec: street (lot 13, square ), to cost | Md., the fourth and I of the demon- ' tions of evergreen privet, the dwarf $300. | stration houses sponsored this year Mugho pine and prostrate juniper. | Annie Kline, owner; J. W. Powell, | by The Star and the Home Owners’' At the corner of the dwelling is a| builder; to erect two metal garages | Institute, in connection with the Na-|purple plum tree, and small plantings and two metal fuel sheds, 1423 and | tional Better Homes Movement, to-|of evergreen privet interspersed with 1429 D street southeast (lots 102 and | morrow will enter its second week of | hemlock ornament other corner: g : ; L 105, square 1062), to cost $400. | public inspection. | Two clump plantings adorn the cor. | n Wnel'- ul Ome S. Alpher, owner and builder; to| A great throng of home-lovers flt-‘ of the grounds, embracing an @3S \S Go 7S G G erect one frame garage, 1207 Farragut | tended the opening last Sund: and tistically arranged grouping of flow- | street (lot 43, square 2928), to cost | each day during the week large num-|ering shrubs, bush honeysuckle, ever- - - $300. hers of visitors have inspected the green privet, forsythia, hemlock and | . O h e e utes n the most attractive street 1n builder; to erect one frame garage.| located at the corner of Leland and!| ’I‘hP Leland model home may he 3 Livingston street (lot 802, square | Eim streets, ILeland (Chev Chase), | reached by the foliowing rout: et e 7| L oy iy oven o> from 3| P T Sur g s wrs) From the Heart of the City “Section Two” of Old Chevy Chase A. Melby, architect; to inclose porch, One of the features of this home, |avenue, thence west to Connecticut 1 Spring road (lot 71, square | which was erected for the exhibition | avenue and north on Connecticut ave- 2827), to cost $350. | by the firm of M. & R. B. Warren, is | nue to Leland street. At Leland street Howard S. Nutter, owner; Edward | the landscaping effects. Fvergreens | drive west four blocks to the propert M. Haas, architect and builder; to | and de s shr planted in the| An alternate route lies out Massa- make repairs, 3020 Dumbarton avenue | grounds in the development of the | chusctts avenue to Wisconsin a\m\lmi ' & g % Y tiots 820 and square 1233), to cost 1, which was executed | and then north to Leland street, where| | A ; 1 | ]]_lnc l ee §300. | by I & Sons, added to the a right turn is made for a drive of : ¥ . George Janvier, owner and builder; 1 distinetly rmal character of the|four and a half squares to the prop- # ¥. R. Bailey, architect; to make re-|plan, all blending with the irregular cxl\ e i E 3 pairs, 3210 Macomb street (lot 5, | contour of the land, the English archi-| The home may he reached also hy o{. ¢ 3 . East of Connecticut Avenue and one Square 2087), to cost $500. | tecture of the house and the native |taking either the Wisconsin or Con- square from the Chevy Chase Club. Fisher, owner; G. A. Martin, | pines and dogwood on the plot. necticut avenue street car lines t(n b b hvll ider; to erect three metal private On either side of the main entrance ' Leland street. g?r:gsqsslttzu'l;r:(r;;‘}s'sotuolh:;;l( g;?’:fls AR hd K 5 ' : i T’S a Center-Hall Colonial, with an interior arrangement that Mrs. Ada T. Cotter, owner; to erect ) ~ & is the most unique of any house hav N one concrete block garage, 900 B : 1 y you have ever seen. Nothing pireet. Tortheast (lot 89, square 939), ts . e L S : |frealktsh fabou}t 11t b;’llt designed for comfort, convenience and cos . K Ml.uachmt the luxury of real livableness. Built under specifications that Lo ‘;‘ Km'{,‘og""\;‘ :;;fif;"di?g‘t Park Detat‘hed Colonial and Enghs” Homes were most rigid, and under conditions that compelled the very i ey with Garage in | best of materials and craftsmanship. B waacs 4267 toicoat SEIBD. o It's a Home you must see to really appreciate—for it has H. 1. Marsh, designer ]::"e::«:‘ The Triangle of Increasing Values | CHEVY CHASE TERRACE innumerable special features. nue northeast’ (ot 800, square 757 ; . £ob . —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Wood- . . y . The walls of the first floor are rooms on third floor, with bath. e e ationy and v || ley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construction. An Exclusive Restricted Community handsomely paneled and covered Open fireplaces in living room ir into apartments, 1"»121 wentieth || Actual improvements and home values exceed $10,500,000. Overlooking Chevy Chase Golf Course with Sanitas; cove corniced.” The and master bedroom. Big porch (ot 141, square 93), to cost i i lot n: i 3 = dining room has two colonial built- opening from e ey hu“dpr:j }y:;dlgg t‘olll?ognf?ét ?rzini_c tral and side hall homes, with lots EXHIBIT HOME in china closets, cozy breakfast PBe\]t ty([j)e l»lt‘“r]fi ri\oxl:;cr_ that F. Mills, designer; to erect four P % 609 N d D L | room adjoining. Spacious kitchen, functions perfectly; laundry tubs brick dwellings, 518, 520, 'I(‘\ Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers 44 oriwoo rive | with concrete floor; Chambers and Ruud automatic heater and 78, square to cost $24,000 ! . i . Fireless Cooker Gas Ri S 3 Giindaatees 376 B Conran. owne: Ward i | Middau h & Shannon ! Delightful new detached Colonial and English homes with side ,""Sv oker Gas Range; out f“;:"g? ;‘1"1‘] for Isor\x;e water; B e e e g [ nc. separate garages, near Bradley Lane, west of Wisconsin | Thpe‘ asteredtsoais i w‘r] orp )“E]gl 9 1!routg m“‘l‘ x Hainel Shtarc sy S| ing on 100-ft. ’ ivi 1e master b ality “loors are of highest grade oa Nineteenth street (lot 15, square 139), | ESTABLISHED 1899 Avenue, fronting Norwood Drive—only 15 a suite, including bedroom, dress- on both first and second floors. to cost $1,500. ; 5 1435 K St. N.-W. Main 8685 minutes from the heart of the city. Schools, stores, : 2 . ey S Joseph N. Samuels, owner; Martin ehualss; anil tran:portauon facililics: server e convany ing room with t\\o‘hullt-_m )\ar(l- Entire house and :111 porches robes; tiled bath, with built-in tub screened; Chamberlain weather- Bros., builders: to erect one rear frame addition, 917 For: r ience of residents of tl charming suburban community. % : b & street northeast (lot 9, square and shower, and immense glassed- stripped ; awnings. 10 cost $2.000. m— inclosed and screened sleeping Roof is of vari-colored slate, and G. Wetmore, owner, architect and builder; to crect one 1-story til o e ; 3 Spacious Bedrooms Finest Oak Floors p”“‘h_fi,”‘i“hm and heated. Linen 2-car garage. 5 g and_sticco du L3 o 3 4 2 g Living Room 16x24 ft. Quaint Open Fireplace closet. Two guest chambers on Lot is 75x125 feet; with profuse i s g | < . % Ample wardrobe Closets Artistic Decoration [ _semud floor, with t|]<_',d Imth.'l?uxlt- shrubbery and flowering trees, ¥ 1]'\r’f|\;1:r‘1)\ll(yllt" ; Frederick || W ¥ 1 - b Tiled Bath, Built-in Tub, Large Covered Porch in tub and shower. Two additional bushes and plants. Seventh street | £ Y i B G A I Shower and Fixtures Separate Garage a 4 4 re 830), to ('uqi 3 s s Tiled Guest Lavatory Large Lot 50x132 ft. It is offered for sale by the owner, and its only occupant— - G. Kingman, owner and builder: |} & i ) Bright Kitchen, Pantry Landscaped Grounds for the best of personal reasons; and the financing can be arranged K ada tion, S01 M = ; T B - . Dry Concrete Cellar Latest Equipment to exceptionally good advantage. square 400), to cost | | R I | Only $13,500 zm. Price is considerably - below reproduetlon cost Srae 3801 10, b ton strcet ot - — E;—"_'.. OPEN AND LIGHTED UNTIL 9 P. throp, owne ol (52 o T ¢ Co., buildes " pirst nd Viereei] INSPECT THESE NEW UR-BEDROOM HOMES Avenue, south to Norwood Drive; or motor out Wisconsin Avenue Open for public inspection Sunday from 1 P to dark. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Bradley Lane, west to Wisconsin At other times only by appointment made through this office. northeast (lot 806, square 673), \ to Norwood Drive, about 15 minutes from the heart of the city. st $6,000. ONE SOLD BEFORE COMPLETION. S. McConihe, owner; J. J. 2302, 2304, 2306, 2308 MINNESOTA AVE. SE. 1415 4 v R‘nd‘; s i Whetar 1 B, MeConie: Bt v rooms, pitont, pantes. uilin, path i showee: yane 14th Maxim EVE o ervice Ma:n builder: to erect one stone and || papering pantwood i i floors titoughouts Jot" 10150 fect - paved i 9080 REALIORS 4752 tile dwelling, 244 ama road | e ot ot 70 and" part 10, > 2302, 10 e T ! Fime block. Open until 0 . ] 455 " Dedl With a Realtor f p Church, | J. FREEMAN, Ouwner and Builder Owners and Builders of Communities MeDonald-Lay h Con- | Attantie 1 or Consult Your By Co., builders; te make fl | o e —————————————————————————————n. | ¥ 0} ;P . 05 O S O O O e B LT AR A R R B 1 Y