Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1927, Page 15

REAL ESTATE + WASHINGTON, D. C, @[]B ?nening gtaf SATURDAY, ‘\;OVEMBER 19; 19 o= HOME & GARDEN ‘ 13 ‘ A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs $205.760 FOR NEW DWELLINGS IN WEEK'S BUILDING PROJECTS Total of $323.860 in Construction. Exclu Permits Granted for sive of Federal Pro- gram—Increase of $100,000. Expediture construction of §205,760 of new homes cluded this week in plans building projects in the Dist ict of | Columbia approv d by Col. John W. | Oehmann, buildinz inspector. The house construction work amounted to approximately ty rds of the total | estimated value of all new operations, exclusive of Al projects, which was set at An inc ase of more than X s noted over | the total for the preceding week. The largest of the new project for the erection by the Wardman Con- struction Co. of =iy detached for the was in- for new | to homes of hrick and tile_construction | 234 in the street, $60,000. Plans also were approved for a story brick schoo! huilding at 01 | Fifticth street northeast. Lincoln | Heights, D. C.. for the National “Ira ing School for Women and Girls, cost $30,000. Kalorama Road Dwellinz. The W m Hill Co. will build | a two-stor brick dwelling at 2443 Ka ma road at a cost of $35,000, Alfred T. Newbold will erect a_two- | and-a-half-stor one and frame | dwelling at 2836 Chesapeake street at a cost of $17,500 and a second dwelling similar in type and of the same cost at 2840 Chesapeake street. L. E. Breuninger & Sons will erect a frame dwelling of two stories at 7516 Morn- ingside drive at a cost of 100. A total of 17 dwellings was inciuded in the list, together with remodeling and Tepair projects and a number of business type buildings. Permits were issued as follows: Wardman Construction Co., owners and builders; M. Mesrobiun, architect: to erect six and tile dwellings, 2307 enty-ninth | street, and 2810 to 12 Cortland place, | (lots 72 to 79, square 210 2900 Woodley block of Twenty-ninth | Paik, at a cost ol" | | 73 $60.000. Max Sugar, owner and builder; to | erect one brick private garage, 1735 ‘Webster street, (ot 62, square 2649); to cost $500. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners and builders: H. L. Breuninger, archi- tect; to erect ome 2story brick and frame dwelling, 7516 Morningside drive, (lot 35, square 2775); to cost $22,000. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners and builders; to erect one frame pri- vate_garage, 7516 Morningside_drive, (ot 35, square 2775); to cost $500. Louis Rosenthal, owner and builder; William R. Lamar. architeet; to make repairs, 733 Fourth street (lot 817, square 529); to cost $400. H. R. Sanders, owner; John P. F. ‘White, designer and builder; to erect gne one-story brick store and dwell- ing, 338 Fifty-elghth street north- east (lot 14, square 4); to cost $5.000, National Training School for Wom- en and Girls, owners: T. M. Medford, architect; G. G. Loehler Co., huilders: | to’ erect one two-story hrick school | building, 601 Fift'eth street : north- east, Lincoln Heights, D. C. (lots 28 | to 32, square 5194); to cost $30,000. | Repairs and Alterations. Columbia Sand & Gravel Co., own- | ers; to make repairs, 3036 K street | (lot 803, square 117 James Kerr, owner; C.,West, archi- tect; Martin Bros., builders; to make repairs, 1735 Connecticut avenue (lot 29, square 91); to cost $6,000. . Alfred T. Newbold, owner and builder; Claude N. Norton, architect: to erect one 2%-story stone-and-frame dwelling, 2836 Chesapeake street (lots 17 and 18, square 2258); to cost $17,500. Alfred T. Newbold, owner and builder; Claude N. Norton, architect: to erect one 215.story stone-and-frame dwelling, 2540 Chesapeake street (lots | 16 and 17, square 58); to cost | $17,500. | Alfred T. Newbold. owner | huilder: to erect one stucco garage, | 2840 Chesapeake street (west 45 feet of lot 17 and east 30 feet of lot 16.| aquare 2258); to cost $500, Alfred T. Newbold, owner and builder; to erect one stucco garage. 2836 Chesapeake street (east 15 feet of lots 17 and 18, square 2258); to cost $500. W. C. and A. iller, owners and builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect: to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2908 Forty-fifth street (lot 43, square 1338); to cost $10,360. Alexander Bortnick, owner; H. A. Brandt, architect; Morris Gumenick. builder; to erect one 2.story brick | store and dwelling, 1151 Bladensburg | road northeast (lot 80, square 4472); to | cost $13,000. J. C.. Hunter, owner: Harry G. Beers, designer and builder; to make repair Third street southwest (ot square ; to cost £1.350. | Miss Flora Varner. owner: A. Jef-| fery, builder; to make repairs, 1421 Irving street northeast (lot 14, square 4016); to cost $00. Dwellings and Stores. Sarah A. Lang, owner; Alvin L.} Aubinoe, architect and builder; to | make repairs, 906-08 L street (lot 836, square 370); to cost $6,000. A. Borzi, owner and builder: to-make repairs, 1604 Buchanan street (ot 2, square 2651); to cost $1,700. Aaron Plotinsky, owner; D. M. | Davis, designer; Morris 3ennett, build. er: 1o erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 00 1 street (iot 24, square 55): to cost $1.400. Fred Schwertner, owner; Tsrael Dia- mond, architeet; to erect one 1 story brick store, 1211 Fourth street north. east (lot 16, square $04); to cost $1,000. ITrene 1. Richardson, owner and builder; to ercct one frame private ga- rage, 3120 street (lot square 2079); to Catherine M. S Sohl. architect . Lipscomb | Co., builders: to erect one 2-story brick | and tile dwelling, 701 Maonroe street | | | l iey Road. Over 250 homes Actual improvements and ho from 75 to 300 feet front. Call for Literature and Li Middaugh & 1435 K St. N.W. {much of th | northeast (lot 801, squa | $14.000. Catheri m P, rect one Monroe | square 3654); Wil A builders. G erect on: briek dwelli Kalorama road (ot ¥ and o lot 10, square o cost “harles Dictz, owner and ! uilder . designer; to erect one K addition for ourteenth street (lot 806. square to cost $600, rroll, C [ northe: owner; st owners architect ohn F ner; J De Muth & uilder: to erect one I-story brick dition, 2010 Fourteenth street (lot 6 square 204); to cost §550. *. M. Burroughs, owner; to stucco 3 and Q street (lo quare 1 to cost §3 Sullivan. owner: to make Nineteenth stree* (lot 2 o cost $1.500. Brick Private Garages. . owner and builder: to private garages, 4310 50, square 3 Son, d- C. . erect nine br ifth street (lot ion Co, one non & Luchs Construci owners and builders; to erect brick priv square 1307); to cost $500. G. William Comfort, owner, de: er and builder; to erect one bric parlor and vestibule, 3302 Cle avenue northwest (lot 5, uare | to cos Capital Inc oski, owner: ofing Construction ¢ to make repairs, 18 street northwest (lot B, square to cost $300. William Lippold, owner; builder; to erect one brick priv rage, 1905 Pennsylvania avenue north- west (lot M, square 118): to cost $500. ‘harles Schneider Baking Co., own- Charles H. Tompkins Co.. build- | 3 to make alterations, 413- 1 street northwest (lot 3 and part lots 2 and 4, square 516); to cost Katharine Flynn, owner and bnild- er; to erect one brick private garage, 619 Fifth street northeast (lot 86, | square 8$34); to cost $500. H, J. Horner, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick gas | station. 2045 Georgia avenue north- west (lot 803, square 3075); to cost $3.000, Charles M. Miller, owner and build- er: George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect two ory brick dwellings, 3410 and 12 Twentieth street northeast (lots 79 and 80, square 4204); to cost $10,000. LELAND MODEL HOME TO CLOSE TOMORROW Publiz to Have Final Opportunity | to Inspect Last of 1928 Series Sponsored by The Star. ‘The final chapter of the better homes movement sponsored this year | build | by The Star and the Home Owners Institute will be closed tomorrow, when the month of exhibition of the Leland model home, the fourth and last of the 1927 demonstration homes, will be concluded. This home, it is announced by the builders, M. & R. B. Warren, will be opened tomorrow at 9 a.m., and will be closed to the public at 9:30 p.m. All interested in the better homes | movement are invited to ava’l them- selves of their last opportunity today and tomorrow to visit the place and study its arrangement, construction eatures. The house is of the English colonial style of architecture and is located on a larzge wooded plot at the corner | nf’lmlflnd and Elm streets, Leland, Md. The home may be reached by the following route: From The Star Building drive north on Eleventh street to Massachusetts avenue, thence west to Connecticut avenue and north on Connecticut ave- nue to Leland street. At Leland street drive west four blocks to the property An alternate route lies out Massa- chusetts avenue to Wisconsin avenue and then north to Leland street, where a right turn is made for a drive of four and a half squares to the prop- erty. Canadian Business Gains. The upward trend of business act ties in Canada was reflected in Octo- | her_building -permits is: leading cities, which showed a gain of 31 per cent over September and of per cent over October, 1926, according to S. W. Straus & Co. Since January | 1 the fotal has heen $160,838.088, | which exceeds by 19 per cent the pre- | ous high 10 months record of 1926. Desire to Create Aids Home: The desire to create, to fashion | comething with one's own hands, is | unquestionably the foundation for | real accomplishment =o | characteristic of home-lovinz people, | who more than ever are takinz con- structive interest in their surround- | ings. Shallcross Geis Post. 3 Thomas Shallcross, dent of the National "As y tate Boards, has its national councilor to the United | States Chamber of Commerce to take |I;n'| e of the late A, Kell ¥ of Pitishy Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Wood built and under construction. me values exceed $10,500,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots st of Over 300 Purchasers Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 Main 8685 salesroont, | Meenahan, owner and de-| +| content to ! te garage. 3700 R (ot 64. “iof a 'l ihrough A | finishing hard | contr |ing lumber or pla ‘Modern Dwelling of English Architecture Sigle Ls Bllapesion. Meet Requirements. PLENTY OF LIGHT AND AIR PROVIDED American Rooms Arranged to Give! o e nse of Spaciousness to Whole House. PORTER e Owners' BY President. H Plan No. 284-5, shown on this page, splendid_adaptation of the res in English itecture 1o American requirements of the modern | home that must be well and solidly | built at moderate cost of the house i | 23,000 cubic feet, and it i by Arthur Bates Lincoln, | archicect of Home Owner [ Tne., that the design might for about $13.500, The architect has planned a home | ihat 15 noteworthy in many respects. | Clef among the good features is the plentitul light and ventilation which the placement of ‘the rooms ommand m of the ye: Each room contributes in ure (o the sense of spaciousnes | the other rooms. | This is well iilustrated by the ar | rangement of living room, sun porch |and dining room as three sides rough triangle. From any one of these roon pleasant vista wide doorway is afforded. ced in a c computed at estimated, onsulting Institute, be built in he tireplace is so p | of the living room that both {and dining room would | animaied radiance rge entrance hall, a laundry a pantry supplement the main rooms |in a convenient way -and contribute much to the unconfined sense of spa- cious living which this generously | planned home would convey to its oc- | cupants. The concrete floor of the sun porch in it is chemically treated to resemble old | quarry tiles. Bedrooms Well Lighted. Upstairs all four bedrooms plenty of light and are crc tilated. Such rooms are plea ing quarters in themselves, eastly be made charming have ven- ant liv- nd could v the use of modern, inexpensive painted furni- | ture or more elaborate pieces. The large bedroom at the left ha ts. One is cedarlined. The in this room might easily converted to a bath. The bath is large and has a tile finish. An attached garage at the left side {of the house lengthens its lines and simplifies the matter of heating, which is a_step in motoring economy, as a protected from the destructive effects of cold and is much more main- tained. An attached garage is also less expensive to build than the other type. An outline of the specifications rec- ommended hy Home Owners’ Institute to make enduring the livability which this particy herewith: Masonry—Concrete footing under al walls, as shown on drawin All foundation walls to be poured concrete or concrete block. Concrete mixed with water-proofing compound Exterior walls of common brick and stucco, as shown on_plans; chimney of common brick, all flues lined. Fire- place of selected brick: provide ash dump with clean-out door in cellar. Carpentry—All framing lumber shall be well seasoned and free from large knots, either Dquglas fir or yellow pine. California’ white' ine for ex- or millwork and interior trim. oak steel bridging for floor joists. Interior doors and built-in kitchen cab- (inet as required in detailed specifica- tions. Features Are Optional. Hardware—Owner shall furnish all dows, for closets and casework. The ctor will furnish a correct list of hardware and is to put it on in a careful, workmanlike manner. hardware on exterior openings to be of brass or bronze. tucco work—Where plans coats of cement stucco. Finish coats colored and textured as directed. Casement windows—Steel casement windows may be used at owner's op- tion, - Plastering and lathing—Three-coat work over metal lath is recommend- ed. A less expensive job may be ob- tained through the use of one-half inch of plaster over flat rib expand- ed metal lath or even wood lath. We shown on medal jath and wood lath. Insulat- rd may. be used if desired b npipes, -ounce Roofing—Roof of asphalt, s 1, coppe: 1R FRRENT T R I AR R R = Yu Know hat el be equally sure of the Hom 327 Investment Bldg. Ik | ] best | The cubical | would | two | be | machine kept in a heated garage Is | r design typifies follows | to be! are for doors and win- | All | ¢ alls shall be finished with three | suggest you obtain alternate bids on | | | Plap N2284-S rner | un porch | o1rine aoon camace 97F O AT AN 7 FRON f HOME® OW P RS’ INSTITUTE. INC.: COPYRIGHT. 1927.) FIRST APPLICATION FOR NEW ZONING CLASSIFICATION FILED {Hearing to Be Held Decemb;7 on Petition to Change Connecticut Avenue Area Semi-detached Status. The first application for the trans- fer of residential property into the new zoning classification for semi-de- tached, or two-in-one ho which was ated by the District Zoning mmission following a hearing on November 9, was filed with the zoning office yesterday and will be the sub ject of a hearing December 7. 7. The petition was filed with 8. G there are now approximately 110 semi- | detached houses erected in this sec- ion of North Cleveland Pa This section, it is stated. originally was ac- quired as the site of semi-detached de- velopments, although it later was placed in the A restricted zone area. It wasPzoned for semi-detached houses at the time it was purchased, the pe i - H | titioners tell the commission. The pe- Lindholm. engineer of the Zoning Com- | yitioners say they represent 100 per | mission office, by B. F. Saul, repre- | cant of all owners of unimproved and bounded generally by Upton street Includes O1d Tracts. and Alton place, Thirty-sixth str The property involved in the pro- and Reno road and Thirty-eighth | Posed zome change includes portions street and an alley east of Wisconsin | 0f the old Hyde, Smith and Dobbins avenue, generally. - tracts, £ ; Containing approximately 27 acres| The action of the Zoning Commis- of land now zoned as A-restrioted resi. | Sion in setting up the new zone for dential area. this petition, preceding | “emi-detached houses was for the pur- a number of similar applications in | P0se of providing protection for such | accordance with the provisions of the | developments from row houses and new amendment to the zoning regu. apartment houses, which are lations. is of unusual interest to local mitted in A areas, as well as for property owners and of importance | the purpose of pro‘ecting netly to the zoning of the District, observers | detached home areas from semi-de. tached houses. Under the former zon point out. ing regulations semi-detached houses could be erected in A-restricted areas, vhich under the new arrangement will be prohibited. Prior to the adop- tion of the new zone classification for semi-detached houses, the commission had ordered that after January 21 no more permits be issued by the by inspector providing for the ereetion of semi-detached houses in A-restricted areas, ‘This mafle some new zoning classification necessary to provide for additional semi-detached house de- velopments. The new se Boundaries of New Zone. Starting at Thirty-sixth street arfl | Alton place, the houndaries of the property proposed for the new zoning classification run west to Thirty-eighth street, south to Van Ness street, west to an alley in the block just east of | Wisconsin™ avenue, south to Upton street, thence east to near Thir sixth street, north a short distance to alley south of the line of Van Ness street, thence easterly to Reno road. | northwestly to Thirty-sixth street and | thence north to Alton place. Those signing the petition In addi tion to Mr. Saul include Charles D, Sager, W. C. & A. Miller, D. R Dougherty, J. S. Williams. George Small, C. H. Small, W. G. Irvin, Wal- ter A. Dunigan, Roger M. Fred and Irving B. Newcomb. The petitioners, in asking for trans fer of the proprety indicated into the semi-detached zone area, state that etached zone classi- | fication is described as follow: “In the A-semi-restricted area, the mini- mum dimensions of yards and courts and the maximum percentage of lot occuancy shall be the same as for A area. except that hereafter no build- ing shall be erected or altered for use as an apartment house, flat, hotel or community house (three-in-row types), nor shall any huilding or premise be used for those purposes. CuamsR Camsin wouna Planes Used to Locate Forest Fires And to Scatter Seed for Reforestation <OLCOND-TLOOR-PLAN The airplane has proved a boon to 'Bright, Cozy Inter Winter is the time when we hie our- selves to our own fireside and, like the dozing cat, take comfort in its bright- ;ness. Then an attractive, decorated illnme counts for a good deal. If our homes are dull of tone or stuffy of at- mosphere, and we can't enjoy them to their fullest, we're mostly to blame ourselves. specially after close communion v the gay, colorful beauty of Na- ture in her Summer mood, our room: are likely to look dingy and dull, p: rly it they haven't been recent- y “done over.” Our first instinct is to brighten them. A few touches of fresh color here and there may be all that is necessary. Woodwork painted some pretty new color will brighten up a room, even though the walls may not need redecorating. P’astel shades should be accordance with manu- s instructions. nting—Strictly pure white lead | with zine oxide where desired, or a good grade of ready-mixed paint shall be used. Interior trim to re- e two good coats of flat paint and one coat of flat enamel Finished floors to be varnished or axed throughout as directed. Electrical work—Complete system | ot electric wiring from meter to all outlets including all panel hoards, junction boxes and other fittings. The installation must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Plumbing—A complete system and fixtures ready to use shall be pro- vided, as shown on plans and in ac- with local regulation | lines. "G v coal fired hot water | heater. Where sewer connections are not available, use of reinforced con- | erete septic tank recommended. Insulation—Throughout with in- sulating building board (or insulat- and linseed oil in proper proportion, | iors Are Necessary To Cheer the Home During Winter Months ‘ chosen for houdoir or bedrooms, as | they best contribute to a sense of rest and harmony so essential to such | rooms. If the walls are painted a light vellow or delicate green, orchid wood- | { work would be delightful. In a young | girl's bedroom with shell-pink ‘walls, 1int the woodwork a soft Alice blue. Light turquoise may trim peach-col- |ored walls. Bright woodwork | combined with ivory s, or apple | green trim with pale pink walls, will | make a picturesque breakfast room or sun-parlor. Adding the piquancy of color to dull rooms is effected by the use of the painted furniture now so much in vogue. And painting furniture is a delightful means of transforming a dilapidated looking old piece or set into something bright, cheery and at- tractive! Remove the old finish with a steel scraper or liquid varnish re- | mover. Apply two coats of flat paint, drying and sanding after each coat. The third and final coat must be of glossy enamel, which is hoth attrac- tive and easy to clean by washing. | Painted furniture may be decorated with stenciled designs or with decal- | comania transfers. The amateur home | decorator can find these transfer pat- terns at department stores or paint with directions for using. n making your home bright and cozy for Winter with the living room. Painting over some old chair or table in an attractive color that harmonizes with the general color heme of the room is a quick and easy method of enlivening an interior which has grown dull and too familiar. If the living room has ivory walls, taupe rug and taupe furniture, jade green would be an effective color to paint a small table or a wooden chair. Take down the old window drapes and put jade green silk ones in their place. Get 2 new lampshade, in which the green fs artistically blended with Chi- nese red and blue. Paint the spaces hetween the bookshelves jade green. Soméwhere in the room have a Chi- nese red bowl or vase. If there is a ing quilting if preferred) used as ter basa on ceiling operates as | insulation. You Pay . Do You Know e your dollar will' BUY With the new MODEL HOME—516 VAN BUREN STREET, | lutely sure of getting your money's worth. Drive out Ga. Ave., turn_east_on Van Buren to Model home. window seat, or if bullt-in se the fireplace, cover the cushions with cretonne in which the colors furnish- What You Buy? You know the unguestioned value of the dollar you pay for a HOME—but you can W., you are abso- ts flank | ing the look at. ¢ century homely repeated on a taupe ground. vou will have a room you love to FIXTURES COST LESS. Wholesale prices of plumbing fix- | tures, as gathered by the United States | 0ut Post covering 100 square miles. Department of Commerce, were lower during September than-in August, and still lower than in September of last vear. The figures were compiled from |the reports of 12 leading manufac- | transportation. | turers and wholesalers. The cost of fixtures for a typical six- {room home was found to be $104.16 | during September as against $104.39 in August. Period Furniture Expensive. English furniture of the seventeenth great home-loving people. much of its fascination lies in its liv. able quality—the sense it imparts of of conserving on words and in many cases confusion followed. By air mail he may now write the entire order out in proper form, give every detafl he wants to list and the order will be delivered to approximately any part of the United States in a day {or two—all at the cost of 10 cents | per half ounce. C. C. JAMES TO SPEAK. | Will Address Maryland Building | and Loan League Monday. C. Clinton James of Washington, | chairman of the Federal legislative committee of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations, will address the meeting of the Maryland League Monday eve. ning, when Otto T. Salick, president of the United States League, also will be guest speaker. Mr. James and James F. Shea of Washington will attend the jubilee banquet held during the fiftieth an- niversary of the founding of the Build- ing Association League of Pennsyl- vania in Philadelphia tonigh the lumberman in more. ways than one. One of the first services the air- plane was called upon to perform, after it had passed the exhibition and stunt stage, to aid the lum- bermen in locating and reporting for- est fires. The pilot in the plane could cover an area of 10,000 square miles in less time than it took a ranger on a horse to ride to a_look- high lights of the room are Then Lumbermen have to deal with long distances. The great forests are | usually hundreds of miles from met. | ropolitan_centers and also frequently re remote from direct means of So it is that more {and more lumbermen are coming to use airplanes for personal transpor- tation. Recently the airplane has been suc- | cesstully used in reforestation. Seed | is. scaitered from a considerable height from the planes and the pro- pulsion caused by the fall sends them cafely beneath the surface of the earth. Heretofore the lumber dealer has relied upon the telegraph when he wanted to transmit a quick order. Because of the cost he felt the need expresses the character of a In fact, ervice .. A beautiful brick home on a high elevation commanding an outlook for miles over Rock Creek Park Valley. . Contains 8 rooms, 2 baths and garage. The moderate price will sur- prise you. Planned to exactness, not only in economy of space and convenience of floor plan, but also to artistic treatment. Surrounded by shrubs, trees and flowers, it radiates hospitality. The family w!\o is interested in a home of unusual character should com- l';"e t}‘l\e value of this house and values in Shepherd Park with those submitted v others. Open All Day Sunday Until 9 P.M. Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Avenue, on to 13th Street Many Bretininger-built homes-of varied but harmonizing design. are now under construction. They will be completed soon. INSPECT THEM TODAY & PBreuninger & Sons - Builders of the “Original” Breuninger Homes Main 6140 706 Colorado Building