Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1928, Page 19

REAL ESTATE. THE _FEVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1928. REAL ESTATE: 9 COVELL CONSIDERS PORCH AMENDMENT Assistant Engineer Studiés Measure for Abolition of Inclosures. A proposal that the building code of the District be amended so as to pro- hibit the construction of inclosed wooden porches or sun bedrooms on row houses, on the theory that they constitute a fire hazard, is being studied by Maj. W. E_R. Covell, senior Assistant Engineer Commission: in charge of the zoning o ‘The suggestion has aroused a number of protests from row-house developers and further views concerning the propo- sition have been invited from in ted parties by Maj written opinions be sc office. Incide: 3 that he was not sponsoring the pro- posal and had not committed himself for or against the proposed cha: Objections have been laid befo roning executive by William McK. Clay- ton, attorney for a number of develop- ers of row hoy by D. J. Du gan. Robert Callahan, John Lewis and Thomas A. Jameson. Those opposed to the against the inclosed porches de i. Covell said. that it would be bet to allow home-owners to erect such porches under supervision of the Dis- trict government than ille which it was believed mar if properly constructe not constitute any hazard and that ing an additional small home. were omy to a housel ge. prohibition ed, provid- 0 a Barkley Takes New Post. H. Mortimer Barkley. formerly associ- ated \C tate tive, it has been am HOME PURCHASED IN CHEVY CHASE English type residence at 2 bought from Mrs. REALTY LOANS INCREASE. | $276.000.000 Gain Reported for Federal Reserve Banks. increase of $276.000.000 in real loans is reported for member banks of the Federal Reserve system for the fiscal year ending June 30, 192 &CCO! ng to a report which has just been made public by the Federal Re- | serve Board. | degree to which national banks were heir real estate loans during S months of the present year out by the National Associa- ! Estate Boards as interest- of the provision of the banking act, enacted by the which gave national to make five-year urban and farm real 1 act became law An Rosemary street. which Albert C. ordlinger, through th Thorne has he oftice of Boss & Phelps. Hip-Type Roof in Favor. The wide application of the hip-type roof to all the architectural styles which have become popular in America during the past few decades attests the favor which it has found among home | owners and builders generally. The hip roof combines appropriateness to vari- ous architectural designs with decided | my, both in point of building ex- diture and saves attic space. The roof is the familiar type without les. sloping to a central point from four directions. econ gabl 1 BLISS FIRM BUYS EMERY BUILDING | Sale Price in Deal Reported to Be About $400,000. The Emery Building at First and B | streets, at the foot of Capitol Hill, in | which now is housed a part of the Gen- ral Accounting Office, and which was riginally built as the home of the Cen- | sus Bureau. has been acquired by the | | Alonzo O. Bliss Properties, Inc., from | the Emery Building Corporation. m | { which Mever Davis, prominent night | { club owner and musician, was inter- ested While the consideration involved In the transaction was not made public, the sale price was understood to be in | the neighborhood of $400.000. Title to the property was transferred this week | to_the Bliss organization. The building is a red brick structure | having a frontage of about 334 fect on B street and 286 fect on First street When Mr. Davis became interested the property about a year and a half ago. it was understood he planned to | convert the place into a sports center similar to the old Madison Square Gar- den in New York, but the plan was abandoned, it is said. due to the con- tinued use of the building made by the Government in excrcising its option for the renewal of the lease on the property. Because cottage weavers in Jerusalem {did not find the vocation a success, a | fuel that must | studs will pa: { much heat | ing paper | before nailing the clapboards and with HOME HEATING ADVICE BY ARA MARCUS DA Conaulting and Advisory Insullation. The most direct smaller quantity. without inconvenience, discomfort possible effect upon health, every home- And it can— more noticeably for new construction, appreclable in the case owner should consider it. but neverthele: of an old house. Insulation is a word whose derivation paration from and independence of surrounding conditions. | To fail to use_proper insulation with a to reception when in contact with means a_complete s radio set results in a los Elcctric wires, some ‘other material, ated, permit elect i from them. unless prope ricity in which elcctricity wires, only more slowl however, do not permit heat to pas the same rate. lators, some poor. passes All house construction is like a sieve | As a sieve to greater or less degree. passes water, so the walls t to pass to the colder outside. structure and hence the quantity o type of the house cons s of same. ne wall built of clapboards more than twice re placed on the ou lath and plaster on the inside. A inch hollow tile wall with 4 inches bric way for a house- holder to reduce the cost of the Win- ter's fuel supply is to buy and burn a If this can be done to ps Heat flows through solid materials in a manner similar to that through | All materialsy | Some are good insu- | windows, | floors, ceilings, roofs, etc., permit | ‘The rate at which heat is “lost” from a| in heating-plant installation and oper- ation can be realized and money saved The most effective place for insulating an exlsting house and affecting a fuel saving is at the celling or attic floor: Ceiling and roof heat losses are high as evidenced by the melting of snow from | the roofs. Insulating lumber, in many cases, will assist materially in saving heat and reducing fuel consumption. Actual savings depend upon the con- ditions of the case. Average savings in fuel for a well insulated home will vary from 10 to 40 per cent. (Copyright. 1078, by Ara Marer or Danicls ) France Uses Much Tile. ’ In France the yearly consumption of tile 15 around 300,000,000 pleces, while | in the United States, taking the figures | from the latest reports of the Depart- | ment of Commerce, the annual con- tly | sumption is around 82,000,000, ASS i o il at of | consumed to com- | pensate for such loss depend upon the ruction and the on as if sheathing with build- ide 16- | of on the outside and furred, lathed | and plastered on the inside will pass only one-third the heat of the better type of frame construction. factory there has started to manufac- i ture rugs and carpet By keeping in OU can own one of mind the fuel bill | { when planning a new home, economics ISEES ARTISTIC WALKS AIDING CHARM TO HOME Writer Notes Surroundings of Hab- itation as Important Feature for Householder to Consider. 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Often it is possible by the use of pleasing tone desired the walk made somev ! s wh architec This Very Desirable Corner Property - Must Be Sold to Settle an Estate Most Delightfully Located On Upper 16th Street Opposite Beautiful Rock Creek Park these handsome homes for less than rent djacent to beautiful new Fort Slocum Park and containing six, seven and eight rooms and tiled baths, with built-in tubs and showers. Open wood- burning fireplace. Oak or ivory and mahogany finish! Oak floors throughout! Cedar-lined closets. Textone walls, the newest of all wall finish. Paved streets and alleys! ter organizatio Mouth organs_are so popular in all ed by the chief constable of the of the world that harmonica fac- to apologize for saying that Cardiff in Germany are rushed with was a center of white slave traffic. ers i Are You Acquainted Vith ina Park tricted N.E. . bounded er Drive. 12 minutes from heart See the New Homes Erected by Winfield Preston At 16th and E Sts. N.E. Price, $5,990-% and less than labor. Critics of Cardiff. Wales. have been Located in Marietta Park, Attached and Semi-detached Homes With Every Convenience $8.950 to $10,950 on lowest possible terms and payments Exhibit Homes 419 Madison St. N.W. 422 Marietta PI. N.W Open, heated and lighted till 9 p.m. NO. 5201 16TH STREET N.W. At the Intersection of Sixteenth Street and Colorado Avenue. A Marvelous Site for a Church Situated in a beautiful grove of trees, this comfortable, well-built home of the late Joseph S. Tyree is unquestionably located in one of the most choice and com- manding sites on Sixteenth street. In fact, its location is the outstanding one on this famous street. This home, which contains 9 rooms and 2 baths, built-in garage, spacious porches, was privately built and contains all modern conveniences, including oil heat and Servel refrigeration. The lot is triangular in shape, and has a frontage of 282 feet on 16th and the same on Colorado ave. It contains 23835 sq. ft. exclusive of wide parking. If this is more ground than purchaser desires, the house and southern portion of lot, con- taining 10,957 sq. ft., and having a frontage on both 16th st. and Colorado ave. of 192 ft., can be purchased separately. For full particulars call the office week days or drive by today and inspect property. Open Sunday From 11:30 to 1:30 and 3 to 5 o’Clock JOHN F. MAURY Realter 1705 Kay St. N.W. Inspect Them Sunday! Take 14th st. car to 5th and Kennedy, two blocks north to Madison, or Georgia ave. car to Longfellow, east to 5th and north to Madison, or drive out 16th or Georgia ave. to Longfellow, east to 5th and north to Madison, or phone us for automobile. Smail cash pay rent. 1416 _Eve St. N.W. 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