Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1927, Page 17

WASHINGTON, D. C, BUILDING PERMITS IN CAPITAL MORE THAN DOUBLE IN WEEK Total of $724.235, Exclusive of Federal| Operations, Exceeds Figure for Many Periods in Summer A heavy increase in the amount of mew building operations authorized in the District of Columbia during the past week is shown over the total for the preceding week. According to building permits issued by the buildir inspector, Col. John W. Ochmann, the value of new projects here, of Federal operatior E) or considerably dou e total for the week more than pr - nilar periods of the Summer a While the number of ind projects approved during : zer than usual, the the value of all new ope the result principally of p construction of large house and for residentis ments. A number of important items are found in the new list of operations. the largest of which is the permit for the construction of a 12-story ment building at 81 avenue Ly the Fletche Co. for the Army and ments, Inc. The building given as $225,000. Residential Developments. sidential developments authorized new list will cost a total of )45, according to the permits issued, or more than the total value of all building operations approved during the preceding week. The largest of these operations will be the building of 16 row houses in the 3700 block of Reservoir road, just bevond Western High School, in Burleith. ‘This operation will take up the last section of available land for residential development in this communit The Burleith dwellings, to be con- structed by the firm of Shannon & Luchs, Inc., developers of the com- munity, will be of the 2-story Georgian type, similar to others in the section, but will be somewhat larger and more ornamental, it is announced. The third floors of this row of houses will be finished. The total cost of the con- struction is estimated at $160,000. Plans also were revealed for the building of eleven 2-story brick dwell- ings in the 1700 3 chusetts avenue and at 17 southeast at a cost of $55,000, for T. A. Jameson; and for the erection of a detatched home at 0 Woodland drive, Massachusetts Parl a cost of $40.000, for Home L. Kitt. A 1-story brick church building will be erected at 4700 Thirteenth street for the St. Paul M. E. Church, at a ns for ti partment develop- ¢ Apart- ost was Building Permits Issued. Permits were issued as follows: Army and Navy Apartments, Inc., owners; M. G. Lepley, architect; Fletcher Fireproofing Co., builder; to erect one 12-story brick apartment, 818 Connecticut ave. (lots 15 and 16, square 165), to cost $225,000. Penn Oil Co., owners and builders; Julius Wenig, architect; to erect one 1-story brick gas station, 701 Virginia avenue southeast (ot 813, square 906). to cost $4,000. Ernest A. Clemens, owner and builder; to make repairs, 411 Bu- chanan street (lot 120, square 3249), to cost $300. Mrs. Margaret Wahler, owner; Bears, Roebuck & Co., designers; Fran cis Wahler, builder; to erect one 2- story frame dwelling, 901 Savannah street southeast (lots 7 and 8, square $939), to cost $4.500. Myrtie Taylor, owner; architect and bu to erect 2.story frame dwelling, 2936 Brandywine street (lot 2, square 2255), to cost $12.000. . W. Hardy, owner; A. Jeffery, builder; to erect two metal garages, 3309-11 Twenty-second street morth- east (lots 28 and 29, square 4247), to cost $500. Shannon & Luchs Construction Co., owners and builders; W. W. Taylor, jr.. architect; to eréct sixteen brick dwellings, 1600 Thirty-s street, 1601 Thirty-eighth street, and 3703 to 3729 Reservoir road (lots 65 to 80, square 1307), to cost $160.000. Shannon & Luchs Construction Co., owners and builders; to erect one ®rick garage, 1601 Thirty-eighth street Qot 80, square 1307), to cost $750. Shannon & Luchs Construction Co.. @wners and builders; to erect one brick garage, 1600 Thirty-seventh street (lot 65. square _1307), to cost $750 Charles E. Wire & Sons, owners and builders; to erect five brick and tile garages, 4800 Blagden avenue, 4801 Colorado avenue and 4707, 11 and 15 Beventeenth street (lots 25 to 29, square 2655), to cost $1,500. Two-Story Brick House. Mrs. R. A. Kearny, owner; J. J. ‘Whelan, archit McConihe & Phe- lan, Inc., builders; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2821 Chesterfleld place Qot 5 quare %), to cost $27.000. M. Ginsburg, owner; Kolodne & Cladny, builders; to make repairs, 700 Virginia avenus southeast (lot 806, gauare 905), to cost $600. Martha T. Fowler, and builder; to erect one tile garage, 3456 Newark street (ot 32, square 2078), to cost $500. E. N. Frinchot, owner and builder: 1o erect one tile parage, 3454 Newark John Car- de! 3 K street southen , square §81), to cos! p Kitt, owner; builder; to erect one 3120 Woodland drive ing and more than the total for many | sh Norman E. Weeks, owner and build- er; to erect one l-story frame dwell- 6 oS! h street northeast (lot square 5258), to cost $1.500. T. Carr, owner and builder: Rob. erect . 4936 Brandy 51, square 1486), to Vational Im- to make re. provement hutheast S04 Sheridan 1 874), to ¢ ermit for Stol Republic Oil Co., ory store, uthwest (lot 802, s t 786 Morton street (lot 867, 3), to eost §9,000. Detweiler, owners; to make 5 Eckington place square 3518), to cost M. G. Yost, 1024 Penn (ot 2 Fealey, owner ake repair avenue southeas ). to cost $400. r. agent; T. Roofir : to make 6 and 7 s 806 and 80 Joseph Alpher and Charle owners; to make repai Eighth street southeast (lot square 926), to cost $500. . owner; to evect frame 4116 Garrison_street 1738), to cost $400. of ‘the Holy Land, & Olmsted, archi pleidt Co.. builde; to erect v boiler room, Fourteenth and Quincy streets north east (parcel 146/2, squarc 3999), to cost $20.000. 1. S. Baptist, owner and builder; H W. Turner, designer: to erect brick addition, 5012 Sherriff road northeast (lot 5, square 5200), to cost $300. Father Mathew, owner; Charles J. Cassidy Co., architects and builders; to make repairs, 1242 C street south. street southeast 1015), to cost $2,000. V. Fowler, owner: Earl S. Hal- slip_architect and builder; to make ck repairs, Ninth and C streets (lot 1, square 381), to cost $1,040. Emanuel Brickerd, owner and build- e Norton, architect: to erect ory frame dwelling, ourth street northeast (lot square 4242, to cost $4,000. Row of Brick Dwellings. T. A. Jameson, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect eleven 2-story brick dwellings, 5 C street and 1727 to 1745 Massa- setts avenue southeast (lots 114 square 1100), to cost $55,000. or D. Gregg, owner; C. A. Bar- ker, builder; to remodel 3245 O street (lot 803, square 1244), to cost $3,000. H. Rozier Dulany, jr., owner; C. Wohlgemuth, jr., architect and build- to make repairs, 2025 Q street (lot square 93, to cost $1,500. h J. Hennessey, owner; to make repairs, 1237, 1241 and 1243 Mount Oli- vet street northeast (lot 12, square , to_cost $300. Gertrude Young, owner; Joseph A. Herbert & Sons, builders; to make repairs, 630 L street southeast (lot 805, square 881), to cost $500. Henry Sherr, owner builder; to make airs, street southeast (lots 15, 1 square 881), to cost $300. S. V. Gusack, owner; to stucco frame dwellings 18 and 20 Sheriff road northeast (lots 85 and 86, square 5151), to cost $350. F. A. Hundel, owner; M. G. Yost, builder: to erect one b; private ga rage, 902 B street northeast (lot 88, square 939), to cost $500. Eva M. Eppley, owner; B. A. Ford, builder; to make repairs, 1353 East pitol street (lot 89, square 1036), to cost $300. F. V. Killian, owner; H. Black, ar- chitect and b er: to make repairs, 1610 Fourteenth street (lot 107, square 208), to cost $500. Sarah E. Brooks, owner; J. L. Phelps, builder; to make repairs, 1015 E street southeast (lot 16, square 978), to cost $350. M. F. Lynch, owner; William C. Al- lard, builder; to make repairs, 1012 Pennsylvania avenue southeast (lot 26, square 972), to cost $600. B. C. Davis, owner; D. F. Swab & Son, builders; to erect one brick pri- vate garage, 2410 Wyoming avenue (lots 15 and 16, square 2504), to cost $1,700. Garages and Alterations. Joseph Wilhelm, owner and builder to erect one brick garage, 1620 Minne- sota avenue northeast (lot 9, square 5169), to cost $500. . A. Fendale, owner; 4 inoe, architect: P. S. Dove, build- er; to erect one 2-story brick rear ad- dition, 712 Twenfth street southeast ( 5, square 1020), to cost $1.000. S. L. Platz, owner, N. Willough- by, builder; to erect one stucco and L. Alvin L. square 2644), to cost $300. Mrs. Emma Wienecke, owner; Ted Pearson, builder; to make repair E street northeast (lot 118, squa: ). to cost $500. L. Williams, owner; William M. Guthrie, builder; to remodel, 1637 Nineteenth street (lot B, square 134), to cost $1,000. William K. Lewis, owner: Lawrence E. Allis architect; Oscar T. Humphre to erect one story fra dwelling, 2605 Thi builder; Unusual Roof Lines and Window Facings Spe- cial Features. CULLED BRICK USED AS WALL MATERIAL Bedrooms Upstairs Planned on Designs Adopted to Individual Use. BY L. PORTER MOORE, President Home Owners Institute, In The almost limitless variety in detail tment which strongly marks the inglish period architecture, now en- joying so wide a vogue, is well exem- plified in this plan, No. 283-S. The un- , window spacing and erials fit in well with vle. The plan is well being intend- g 10 feet for lls are nd dormers of ucco. The living room has a ple: square shape and the wide door connecting it with the dining room 1y vista through the length of the two rooms, enhancing the apparent ¢ each. The wide wood-burning is a central point about which to group furniture, and the burning vill give a cheerful animation to om durin amily gatherings which it is bou 3 Conerete Terrace at Rear. A concrete-floored terrace opens at the rear from the dining room. Open- ing the French doors which give onto the terrace will not only make avail- ble the terrace on rm Summer nights, but also will considerably en- hance the airy and cool feeling pre duced in the other rooms b tude of windows a The three uy hewn timber nt irs bedrooms are well laid out and this makes each room an individually attractive re- treat for those times when the mem- bers of the family may h to spend a few hours alone, is well lighted by windows on two sides, equipped with ample closet space, and convenient to the bath. A linen closet is provided in the hall and there is a cedar-lined closet. . Estimate of Cost. The house contains 2 feet, and it is estimated by Arthur Bates Lincoln, consulting architect of Home Owners’ Institute, that it could be puilt in the vicinity of New York for about $12,000. Masonry.—Concrete footings under all walls, as shown on drawings. All foundation walls to be poured con- crete. Concrete to be mixed with waterproofing compound. Exterior walls of selected common brick veneer and stucco, as shown on plans; chimney of common brick, all flues lined. " Fireplace 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 Douglas fir or yel- low pine. 'California white pine for exterior millwork and interior trim; oak floors, steel bridging for floor Interior doors and built-in n cabinet as required in de- cifications, 400 cubic rdware and is to put it on in a ful, workmanlike manner. All d e on exterior, openings to be or bronze. ‘Where shown plans walls shall be finished three coats of cement stus coat colored and textured as directed. sement Windows.—Copper steel asement windows recommended. Plastering and Lathing.—Three-coat vork over metal h is recommended I b may be obtained h the use of one-half inch of over flat rib expanded metal 2th or even wood lath. We suggest you obtain alternate bids on metal Tath and wood lath. Insulating lum- ot on with Fini ber or plasterboard may be used if de- sired by the owner, Metal Work.—Gutters, v: and flas rain-pipes, ing to be 16-ounce nper. Roofing.—Roof of asphalt, slate-sur- faced, copper clad or asbestos shingles; to be laid in accordance with manu- facturer’s instructions. Painting —Strictly pure white lead and linseed oil in proper proportion, with zinc oxide where desired, or a good grade of ready-mixed paint shall be used. Interior trim to receive two good coats of flat paint and one coat SHANNON []2 1; ngnlng %Iaf SATURDAY, NOVEMBER® 2, 1927. | HOME & GARDEN | 17 il English Style Architecture Shown in Home i PLANS FROM HOME OWNERS INSTITUTE, INC. Residential Developments in Capital Praised by Pennsylvania Realtors. Residential developments in the Dis- <[ trict of Columbia this week won high praise from a_delesation of 60 mem- bers of the Delaware County Real istate Board of Pennsylvania, who me to Washington Monday to make of flat enamel. Finished floors to be varnished or waxed throughout as directed. Electrical W Complete system of electric wiring from meter to all outlets, including all panel ds junction boxes and all other fittin The installation must be in accord- ance with the rules and regulations of the National Board of Fire Under- writers, A complete system and fixtures ready to use shall be provided, as shown on plans and in acordance with local regulations, Brass piping for hot and cold water lines. Gas or coal fired hot-water heater. Where sewer connection are not available use of reinforced concrete septic tank recommended Tile Work.—Tile floors and wains- coat in bathroom, with builtin china accessories. Heating.—Steam or hot-water botler; coal, oil or gas fired. Insulation.—Throughout with insu- lating building board (or insulating quilting if preferred); used as plaster base on second floor ceiling operates 18 roof insulation. & LUCHS Announce The affiliation with their organization of the a study of a number of the suburban home sections and apartment build- ings here. The visiting realtors expressed keen interest in the recent growth of the National Capital and were impressed particularly with the manner in which this growth is being controlled along lines in _conformity with plans for making Washington the outstanding city of the world. This visit of Pennsylvania realtors was largely inspired by reports o carlier inspection trip made to Wash- ington by another group of Delaware County real estate men. The delegation arrived here Monday morning and were met by a committee of the local board consisting of W. C. Miller, president of the board; Clar- ence F. Donohoe, past president James P. Schick, secretary; W. Wav. erly Taylor, jr. H. L. Rust, jr. and Thomas L. Phillips. After a tour of Washington, the visiting group had dinner at the Hotel Mayflower and lr\t;‘r attended a theater party at the lelasco. COPYRIGHT, 1927. LIGHTING AT ENTRANCES HELD RECENT ADOPTION Scheme for Home Illumination Only in Use Past 10 or 20 Years. It has only been within the last 10 or 20 years that light at the en- trance has been incorporated into the lighting scheme of the home. In days of gas lighting, except in the most pr tentious of homes, no provision made for it, yet today even the most modest little dwelling does not over- look this need. While porch lights are usual today, a vast number of them are incorrectly placed for best results. Yet with fore- thought given this, light me where it will be most effective. dividuality need not be sacrificed, and every home entrance may express the man who dwells there in spite of the fact that all entrances may be classi- fled into three types and lighted ac- cordingly. Flexibility is given to this through the wide variety of fixtures from which to choose. The lantern evidencing popular trend is in demand ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF Royal f 3121 SIXTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST —1009% CO-OPERATIVE THE LOCATION OF ROYAL ARMS in the heart of the embassy district and in the exclu- sive. Sixteenth street residential section is un- excelled. Transportation facilities are of the finest; two car lines and a bus line. Within a | | | £ REALTORS OF U.S. PLAN BUREAU TO STUDY APARTMENT SALES Consultation and Survey Group of Experts on Co-operative Projects to Be Established by Association. Designed as a means of bringing to the builder of new co-operative apart- ment housing units the advisory ex- perience of a group of experts in this line from over the count the co. operative apart ment _division of the National Asso- ciation _of Real istate Boards will establish a bureau of consultation and survey for such projects, it was announced here today by R Bates Warren of Washington, chairman of the si tablish this bu reau was taken at the recent me ing of the di n at its second an- nual Fall conference, in Chicago. The bureau, composed of men regarded as authorities on the needs and prob. lems of co-operative apartment proj ects, would go over the plan for such enterprises, make suggestions and. if the plan meets with the tandards set up by the division, make a report of its findings. Approval by Board. This plan is to become operative upon approval of the board of direc- tors of the National Realtors’ Associa- tion, to whom it is to be submitted for action in the near future. A proposed code of ethics to govern the organization and sale of co-opera- R. B. Warren. tive apartments also will be outlined |« by a committee of the division, in ac- cordance with action taken by its cutive committee. tors upon which the success or fail- ure of co-operative apartment projects depend and whichtherefore must be correct 1f the building is to make proper returns to the builder and cone stitute a sa ctory investment to the tenant bu Mr. Warren states. The surv uld cover the fol- lowing factors: Site for the butldini architectural plan, financing plan. gal structure, forms used in lease: by-laws of the corporation and stock certificates, hookkeeping system, meth- od of collecting nssessments, provi- sion for examination of accounts by a certifierd public accountant, and sales plan. Value Is Stressed. Establishmen® of the bureau is ex- pected to he of the greatest impor- tance to the co-operative apartment movement in protecting it against lessening of public confidence that would result from the sale of co-op- erative apartments under an organi- zation that faile’ to make prop- er protection of title to the pur- failed to ve a balanced vas otherwise un- tisfactory to the home buyers, offl- cials of the division sa The survey service would furnish a medium through which the finane- ing institution considering the mak- ing of a loan on a projected co-oper- ative apartment building could secure a disinterested and authoritative opinion on the soundness of the plan of organization as a whole, upon which the success of the building as an in vestment must depend. It would further give the prospee. r of a co-operative apartment building surveyed by the as. ation’s consultation committee an rssurance that the plan of organiza- tion was such as to mvet the approval he proposed surveys by this bu- reau would cover the foundation fac Prospective Builders of disinterested men expert in the analvsis of a co-operative apartment project. of Homes Urged To Select Locations With Great Care BY ARTHUR BATES LINCOLN, Home Owners Institute, Inc. There are other phases of home owning wherein the unadvised man and woman may go astray; not the least important of these is in the se- lection of the site for the future home. Both the community which is chosen and the particular site upon which the home is to be erected should be subjected to a careful in- spection. A good home locality will rate high on the following points: 1. A residential community, not con- gested; occupied by people of similar social position. 2. Propérty values steadily improv- ing. 3. Taxes falrly apportioned. 4. Transportation facilities by rail- ;;)le and motor route easily accessi- e . Schools, churches, ‘within reasonable distances. 6. Reasonable restrictions imposed for protection of all. 7. Public improvements already in and paid for; these should include streets and sidewalks, water, ete. nveniences such as gas, elec- and telephone accessible. The building plot should have a ntage at least double that of the proposed house. 10. A clear title to the property is most important. Undesirable features should recei rank consideration. Any locali rove a poor investment if its condi- ete., 362527 Van We have sold the of four homes just c Company. The pho the second two. w! spection tomo two of a new grouj ted by C- H. Smal tions coincide too closely with the fol- lowing undesirable points: 1. Industrial neighborhood. 2. Property values declining; prosperity in the past. 3. Taxes too high or too low. 4. Transportation [facilities remote and unreliable. 5. Schools and churches too far away. 6. No restrictions on community or property. 7. Public improvements incomplete; with possibly assessments imposed on property owners to pay for them. 8. Lack of conveniences such as gas or electricity. 9. Narrow building plot with too Mt- tle space between houses for proper enjoyment of sunshine and breezes. 10. Title to property faulty. with Named Committee Head. W. Waverly Taylor, jr.. has been appointed chairman of a special com- mittee of the Washington Real Estate Board, which will be in charge of ar- rangements for the annual dinner dance of the organization which will be held the first of the new year, it was announced today. The executive committee of the board recently authorized the holding of the dance this year after many re- quests for the affair had been received from members of the board. . During excavation at an old church at_Fowlis-Wester, Scotland, recently, sculptured Gael early date was unearthed. cross of an Ness Street North Cleveland Park Four Built following salesmen— Two Sold third street southeast (lots 16 and 17, square 5700), to cost $7,145. 3 Q. F. Conley, owner; Frank Simpson, architect and builder; to erect one lstory brick greenhouse, rear 3501 N rk street (lot 2, square 1954), to cost $3,500. 20mes were designed by James E. Cooper, one of Washington's most prominent_architects. The location in North Cleveland Park is comprised entirely of new homes, and the elevation is one of the highest in all of Washington. This particular group of homes can be reached via Connecticut Avenue to Van Ness Street, three blocks west at the Bureau of” Standards ¥ something that is appropriately different— they depart essentially from the usual stereo- type plan, having individual exteriors and a spacious floor plan that you would only ex- ot to find in a more expensive home. You 1l be immediately impressed with the solid construction as well as the artistic detail of interior finish and workmanship. _The effect sbtained radiates originality and gives a most ing atmosphere. The builder's objective home that is pleasme ble to live in, spacious combining every essen- ience wiih the highest standard nstruction—at & moderate price— $14.950. and on terms commensurate with a modest income. Tt is an_unusual onportunity to choose either a six Or seven room home— cach contains two beautifully equipped file baths, " including tile shower. You will find three’ rooms that measure 21x18, 2 17x13: artistic_open fireplaces: flootinie,_throughout: mecial ‘model” kitchen. including Fri aire:’ automatic hot-water heate : dotiched carage. These homes are compar- able to_the hesi. and, in our opinion. exceed any available within $2.000 of the price acked. " Wo invita your inepection and leel confident you will be interested. 2124), to cost $1.000. Homer L. Kitt, o Jett & Co., architect builder; to erect one and cinder block dwellir Jand drive (lot 2, square $40,000 few blocks is the shopping district on Four- teenth st. where every need may be supplied. Nearby is beautiful Rock Creek Park and the Zoological Park. ner; A. B. Walter Cuse, story brick 3120 Wood 4), to cost Mul CAPTAIN FRANCIS BOYLE U.S. Army Reserve JOSEPH C. ZIRKLE formerly President of the Joseph C. Zirkle Co. THE APARTMENTS range in size from one room, kitchenette and bath to four rooms, kitchen and bath. Each being an outside apart- ment with a porch. Massachusetts Park OSCAR P. COURT formerly of The Triangle of Increasing Values Court & Buchaimn —between Massachusctts and Connecticut Avenues and Wood ley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construction Actual improvements and home values exceed $10,500,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 75 to 300 feet front. Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 Main 8685 Each apartment equipped with an individual unit of COPELAND HENRY R. WASSER Dependable Electric Refrigeration formerly with Boss & Phelps Representative on Premises Daily Until 9 P.M. KEISER & BANVILLE Exclusive Agents 1108 16th St. N.W. Schwab, Valk & Canby 1704 Connecticut Ave. Potomac 830 Main 1397 1435 K St. N.W.