Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1928, Page 17

8. REAL ESTATE HOME & GARDEN ! 17 = A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs PAYMENT BY U. S. FOR FLOOD | . $2.158.230 IN BUILDING PROJECTS CONTROL IS URGED BY BOARD Colonial Farmhouse A AUTHORIZED HERE IN PAST WEEK Real Estate Bocly Says States Cannot ppeals to Home Owners Romantic Charm Gives ‘New $800.000 Home of British Embassy Help Defray G Committee Named. atic plea that the Federal t bear the entire cost of es in the Mississippi g Federal ac- the radio promulgation schemes and adoption of national codes of ethics to regulate real estate subdivision practice and ap- featured the annual of the National As- Estate Boards, held ek at Houston, Tex. Important actions by the association An empk Governms flood control mess Valley. for ration for the as- 1l cost of flood Federal Govern- any demand on the 0 bear a percentage. John J. 1. of Baltimore: Thomas Shallcross, hiladelphia: I N. Griscom. At- i Eiseman, d a com | ation's attitude to the Congress. Problems Foreseen. to as- | ) for flood credit cipali- on of expenditures for | on of the recent | of a new specialized tion to maks { real estate ap- | n jvision were John P. Hooker of | am H._Ball | chairman; Philip | Henry Babcock. n airman; nt a_commit- fer with the newly on upon the spe- problem of the dustrial real estate. The on adopteC a code of ethics defining the proper practice to insure the inventor in real estate against un: disclosed self-interest or other facto! that would vitiate the integrity of the | appraisal op:nion. Adopt Code of Ethics. the home builders and es designed to guar f | s in residence subdivisions from wild- ¢ gage and mittee to draw s for real { ectors to jo Commission ng of “free lot” {praisal report should be available to committees ' Chief Feature of osts—Legislative i Mo HOUSE HAS SEVEN ROOMS: TWO BATHS |representing the National Association | of Real Estate Boards and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, looking toward a solution of the prob- lem of bill board. defacement of resi- dential and sceni¢ areas. Initial steps were taken for estab- | lishing some standard in regard to bill board use and control that could be given the indorsement both as conserv- ing real estate values and being com- | mercially practicable. | | 7. Adoption of six recommendations | for the advancement of efficient city planning. | 8. Adoption by the brokers’ division | of the association of two standard | | Interior Possesses Numerous A ppnintmems for Com- fort of Tenants. BY L. PORTER MOORE, President, Home Owners' Institute. Tri A modern, complete home of tod: possessing the romantic charm and ap- | o wer the country: one a | Peal of an old_colonial farmhouse, is | ‘Sl:::?dnrd form for an exclusive sales Offered in our Plan No. 294-S. In its T and one a standard form for | adherence to tradition this home gains |an exclusive rental contract. | the requisite taste in design by the | i | same simplicity which makes it an| President Inducted. economical house to build. The archi- Henry G Zander, Chicago. president | tects collaborating on this design were | of the association for 1928, and officers, John Floyd Yewell, registered architect directors, division officers and heads of | of New York City. and John B. Wahl- standing committees for the year were quist, registered architect of Yonkers. formally inducted into office N The actual space content is Six impertant recommendations gov- 00 cubic feet. The house contain: erning the making of appraisals and seven rooms and two baths. The | the conduct of appraisers were unani- terior is covered in Arkansas soft pine v adopted by the new appraisal | wide siding jivision. The recommendations are | This plan is one winning fifth men- designed to eliminate misleading ap- | tion in an architectural contest con- praisal practice. especially in connec- |ducted last year by Pencil Points Mag- tion with real estate bond issues. They Kazine More than 300 plans were sub- are as follows: | mitted by designers all over the country. 1. No appraiser should accept an S order for a valuation for which his| Conveniences. | employment is contingent upon his! The interior of the home carries out appraisal. the colonial spirit with entire fidelity 2. The practice of having one ap-|its living rocm corner fireplace with praiser make the valuation of land and | flanking bookshelves provides a retreat another of the building and using the | dear to the booklover's heart and to al! total of the two as the true value is|who enjoy the glow from the burning unsound and is condemned, as is also | hearth. The arrangement, in line, of the practice of basing the appraisal en- | living and dining rooms enhances the tirely on the capitalized value of the | sense of spaciousness in both. net “income. In appraisals for bond | Untold uses and conveniences sug- issues where more than one appraiser gest themselves for the unique covered participates all of the appraisers esti- passage between the garage and the mating the separate units of value. in- first floor, opening. as it does. upon the cluding income, should reconcile their fiower and vegetable garden at the rear. respective appraisals and sign a joint . The kitchen. entry and laundry at Kepoxt. the left side of the home occupy a 3. An appraisal report should state large proportion of the downstairs the conditions under which the valu- | room space and well provide for the ation obtains. and when feasible should | installation of built-in features be in detail upon a standard form fur- ~The placement of the two upstairs nished by the national association baths and the downstairs lavatory en- 4. An appraiser should have no in-'hances the economy of the plumbing terest in the property which is being | installation by eliminating unnecessary appraised unless his interest is spe- |jong runs of pipe. | ”g‘;&” disclosed in the appraisal | Modification of the chimney so that D a ACpralsal S0 a wboid stssiie | SO0 DStk Of dtheitwo large bedrooms at the right side of the house could be | should, in addition to showing the fair | ,,mnd.-dg-nh fireplaces would be a v}n‘sh_ market value of the property, also | simple matter. Another slight exten- | ow the appraiser's estimate of gross | sjon of the plan would double the! earnings, operating expenses and re- H suiting net income. In case the cap- | capacity of the garage, in line with| julting net income In case the cab- |th: present trend toward provision for valuation are not reconciled, the rea- a second car for the family. s %7 B diference shouid e ex- Two covered porches provide out-of- plaine door sleeping and living apartments | during the warm weather, and might 6. All advertisements of bond isstes | po e o n should give the hame of namee and | bc, economtically inclosed for Winter addresses of the appraisers, and should | quote sufficiently from the appraisal report both at to physical value and The outline of specifications for this income as to refiect correctly the home as recommended by Home Own- opinion and judgment of the appraiser, ers' Institute is as follows and certified copies of the full ap- Masonry—Concrete footings under all walls, as shown on drawing. All foun- | dation walls to be poured econcrete or Has Many Specifications. the public at all times. Harmonious Color S Contributes to Beauty of Community | er uty through | 2 of a home to art as the There is eate a thing of be fore the best colors 1o use the body of the house, i the brown and ! the body of wood brown igs of a quiet J y prefer a color, with rown roof. or otta red is not a he landscape in_ occasional | red re- note amon does occur ] bathe UST concrete blocks. Concrete to be mixed | with water-proofing compound. Chim- ney of common brick: all flues lined |or waxed through cheme fO!‘ Home ] | — { The house of colonial yellow. with | trim of white or light ivory and roof of golden brown, offers another effec- tive combination. A charming color scheme for the small hous® is light brown. with waite trimmings and green roof The house painted or tr blue 15 a bit U the porch, giving an effect of he it simulation of the heavens. | The small portico over the front door, the large veranda. the bullt-out sun | parlor or the porte cochere ali look best | | when painted white. There is nothing | !more beautiful than white columns, their classie purity recalling the tem- | ples of ancient Greece | The house on & hilltop or in an open space. with few or no trees in its vicin- ity, should not be painted in glaring colors that will glare back at the sun and sky but in soft, dull, quiet tints that furnish their own sense of restful- ness and shade. On the other hand the house hidden amid greenery must be in lighter colors, with perhaps the gleam of a red roof, or it will merge entirely into the foliage and form no part of the picture nined | / 1 i d 1733 Webster St. NN\W WEST OF SIXTEENTH ST. Fireplace selected brick: provide ash dump with clean-out door in cellar. Carpentry—All framing lumber, ex- terior millwork and interior trim shall be of Arkansas soft pine, well seasoned and specified in accordance with the standard grading rules; edge grain soft | pine, maple or oak floors: steel bridging for four joists: interfor doors and built- | in kitchen cabinet as required in de- tatled specifications. H-rdwars—Ovwner shall furnish ali finishine hardware for doors and win- dows. for closets and casework The contractor will furnish a correct list of hardware and is to put it on in 8 careful. workmanlike manner. Al hardware on exterior openings to be of brass or bronze Casement windows—Steel casement windows may be used at owner’s option Plastering and lathing—Three-coat work over metal lath is recommended. A less expensive job may be obtained through the use of one-half inch of plaster over flat rib expanded metal lath or wood lath. Insulating lumber or plasterboard may be used if desired by _owner. Metal work—Gutters, rain pipes, val- leys and flashing to be 16-ounce copper. Roofing—Roof of asphalt, slate-sur- faced, copperclad or asbestos shingles: o be laid in accordance with manufac- turer’s instructions Painting—8trictly pure white lead and linseed ofl in proper proportion, with zinc oxide where desired, or a good | N Nine rooms, three location, PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE OPEN SUNDAY 9. €. Douglass Co. 1621 K St. N W. ]'rnthx 5678 | the deuble cave. | desirest grade of ready-mixed paint shall be ed Interior trim to receive two good coats of flat paint and one coat of flat enamel. Finished floors to be varnished ut as directed. Electrical work Complete system of electric wiring from meter to all out- lets, including panel boards, junction boxes and all other fittings. The in- stallation must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Na- tional Board of Fire Underwriters Plumbing—A complete system and fixtures ready to use shall be provided as shown on plans and in accor with local regulations. Brass for hot and cold water lin coal fired hot-water heatel sewer connections are not use of reinforced concrete septic recommended Tile work—Tile fl in bathrooms. w accessories L;v;)ok of G>enesis, Prie Account of Fi tank and wa built-in h ction ever book that rans: the The first real estate t recorded is found in Genesis _ The stor. had been ap over before witnesses. James R. Murphs ¢ formation last week the wilds of Flort the Rev. Father Alf 3 r Sara’s death Al the land of Canaan and asked to by a burying place. “And sald to them: ‘If it please your | soul that I should bury my dead. hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor. That he may me which he hath in the end of his fleld. For as much money as it is worth he shall give it me before vou for a possession of a burying place. Ephron then offered the field for noth- ing, but Abraham insisted: ‘I beseech thee to hear me. I will give money for the fie And Ephron answered: "My The ground which thou This is the pric But what is this silver, and thee. thy deed The Triangle of Increasing Values Massachusetts Woodley Road tion. Actual $10,500,000. improvements Middaugh & and Over 250 homes built and under copstruc- 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 st Says. vaes rst Real Estate Deal “And when Abraham had heard this he weighed out the money that Ephron | 1ad asked, in the hearing of the chil-| dren of Heth. four hundred sicles of silver of common current money “And the field that before was Ephron’s, wherein was the double cave looking toward Mambre, both it and the cave and all the trees thereof in | all its limits round about was made sure to Abraham.” APAR{MENT IS PLANNED. on Monroe Street. Plans have been filed with the Dis- trict buildin; inspector for the con- struction of a five-story apartment house to be erected by George Tomlin- son, owner and bullder, at 3500 Thir- teenth street, at the corner of Monroe. As designed by Frank Tomlinson, ar- chitect, the building will be 57 feet high, with a frontage of about 130 feet on Monroe and a frontage of 60 feet on Thirteenth street, and will contain 118 rooms divided into 44 apartments. The building will have a large open court | in the center of the Monroe street front | Massachusetts Park Connecticut Avenues and and home values .exceed HOOVER SEES INDUSTRY BUSY IN COLD SEASONS The increasing practice of Americar industry in general and the trades in particular to eliminate the traditional “Winter slump” is noted approvingly by Herbert Hoover in his annual report as Secretary of Com- merce, made public recently While a large number of continue to abide theory that constru both inadvisable and is a definite trend toward the Winter months for cor every type, it is “The seasona’ ing and other cc on operat says M. Hoover, “have been decided! less marked mn the last t years than previously. Cor owners of buildings and other grou connected with construction have put forth serious efforts to keep building activity more nearly even throughout the year.” HOME Included in Total—$600.000 Apart- ment Also in List. | New building projects authorized in | the District of Columbia during the past week, exclusive of Federal opera- tions. had a_tot $2.158,230. o few exceptions, than that for any sim- ilar period in the past year. and larger than the totals for the ths of Sep- tember or December of 192 I d e 1082 ), o cost $6i to cost § owner proved for the construct home of the British E Massachusets Circle. to be erec $800,000: for a f { ment house to be bu Stern at 4614 Connect! cost of $600.000, and for th to the main ed at a total Bui'ding Permits Issued. Frederick H Brooke. one 4-storv brick issachusetts enue quare 2147); to cost $800,000 David L. Stern. ow builder. to erect one g r ment. 4614 Connecticut avenue (lot 2 square 1972); to cost $600,000. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone | Co., owners: Voorhees, Gmelin & Walk- vis, Wick. Rosengar- lers: to erec one T stone ai 1 Wesley Heights —offers that charm of nature, preserved in all its pristine glory, as a setting for homes of dis- tinctive design—creating an exclusive com- munity—safely removed from the turmoil of town; and protected from the inconsistencies of speculative development. W. C. & AN, Miller 1119 Seventeenth St. Main 17%0 ed Move = al Yort Stevens Shannon, Inc. ESTARLISHE 1435 K St. N.W. | OUTSTANDING BARGAIN! 1307 Shepherd Street FHOROUGHLY MODERN concrete front and large brek double rear porches 1 Ihiree very large bed Deep lot les Lith > condition than ventent treet Unusually Sce This 1l N.W. Al md hree room deep type rooms 1 » square from con Low Price HOME BUY SUNDAY Exclusive Agents HANNON: & LUCH 1435 K Street Realtors Main 2348 Semi-detached Brick-built $350D00wN S55%perMonth *6985 s Five rooms and bath, rear porch screened in, running full width of house. Cement basement with hot- screens al water heat installed. Built-in garage, nd shades on all windows. Gas, water and electricity ready to use. Standard kitchen equipment. Restricted neighborhood, 25 minutes from mid modern sl Convenient to schools, churches, Next to Gow- town. tores and two car lines. ernment’s Great Recreational Park, where swim- ming pool, ball grounds, tennis courts, etc., will be established, beginning next summer. $350 Cash, $55 Per Month WARDMAN 1437 K St * We House at Washiv S Rittendouse S0 N, W Ditve out Main 3830 Oue-Tenth Panatatien Over faws arked o w0, then west Telephone Columbia 98¢