Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1928, Page 22

REAL ESTATE. FURNISHING THE HOME Conducted for The Star BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS BY GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS. t And et the little old ladder-back chair | There is a dear little old house, set Silhouetted 1 rming simplicity igh on a terrace on & tree-bordered | 2gainst the front wirdow calls to me to gton, that has such a | Step there a moment for a closer view that passersby on | of it and of the pine grandfather clock w long for a glimpse | Nearby. Surely here is where I will v many | Wait and enjoy the warmth of the the low, broad paneled |sun as it comes flitering throu; gleaming brass lock was |dainty soft ecru ruffied net cu { I know my host and hoste: | peopel of little means and s them greater credit for the charm of their home. I praise their rich treas- ures of old furniture and when they the soft faded blue of the shutters be hind the green of the boxwood bushes outside gave me & s of cheer and happiness as I walked up the old flag- stone steps. I drezded lest the spell should be broken with the opening of the door. But no, inside the reality was all that I had dreamed it might be, a perfect continuance of the char ing colonial house outside. I stepp into a hall which gave a surprising | feeling of space, although I well knew that the little house could not give its hall much room. Perhaps this sense of space had been gained through the fact that doors opened from it to the lving room on one side and the dining tell me of the small amounts that they have paid for this piece and that I long to rush to the auctions and shops to | see if I too may not find treasures | only waiting for a bit of loving care | to make them beautiful. When I am in rooms like this I realize why it is that there is such a rage over early American furniture and I am proud of the early settlers who took the pine | that they had at hand and with care and patience made furniture that is | | still a joy to look upon. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, BUILDING PRICE GAUGED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND Cost of Production Not Only Basis, but Is Considered Among Leading Factors. The determination of the price of a building is not primarily based on the cost of producing it, although such cost must be considered, according to a statement of the Economic Research Bureau. “This is a matter which Hes within the workings of the law of supply and demand, says the burcau. Tlis law as applied to building aperations is based upon rental demand. From a true weighing of this factor can be de- termined the value of propérty to a buyer who is to treat it as an invest- ment. “In investigating the safety of a mortgage investment on a completed structure the amount and permanency of the earnings is of the greatest fn portance, ‘Thus it becomes neces continually to make accurate sur not only of the amount of occupanc; all localities where mortgage issues a secured, -but of general conditions as well “In investigating a construction mortgage issue, however, it is always necessary to figure costs very closely in order that they may determine the exact amount which the owner is to put into the building. It is necessary in such cases to know exactly, day by day, what are the fluctuations in ma- terial prices and how large a percent- age of labor cost goes to make up the total building. NEW LECATION CHOSEN FOR LEESE RADIO STORE Establishment Removed From 720 Eleventh Street to 712 on Same Thoroughfare. The radio store of M. A. Leese has been moved from 720 Eleventh street to 712 Eleventh street and the optical bust ness of the Lecse firm has been con- solidated at the location of the firm at 614 Ninth street. The broadcasting station of WMAL, operated by Mr. Leese, as well as the radio supplies business of the firm, now both are located at the Eleventh street address. The change in location was made for the purpose of consolidating the radlo business of the firm at one place and the optical work at the other, it is an- nounced. Both of the E£! 'nth street propertics, as well as 614 Ninth street, are owned by Mr. Leese. FEBRUARY 25, 1928.° OLD LAND: D._C. SATURDAY, ARK DOOMED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT - The Rauscher’ i of many built by ¥ social g; rry Wardman. Building, Connecticut avenue at L street, for a half century the home of a famous caterer and the scene hering, which is being torn down to make way for a new eight-story business building to be | | | | MANY LIVES ARE SAVED | BY SAFETY FIRST MOVES Prevented in Recent Years. 25 Efforts during the past few years to lessen accidents in the construction | industry are credited with the saving of scores of lives and thousands of dol- lars” worth of property, according to a { recent report submitted to the Asso-| ated General Contractors of America. | 'he estimated annual cost of con- struction accidents in the United States | 1 $250.000,000," the report, submitted | by a special committee headed by W. Austin, Detroit, declares. “Of this | ilmnl. approximately one - fifth repre-| sents compensation payments, with the | balance being composed of waste duc to wreckage of equipment and mate- rials, delay in operations and decreased | of workmen. “Accident pfevention in construction | of skeleton buildings on which work- | has lagged behind the safety campaigns | men must operate before openings can in other Industries because of the pe- | culiay hazards that confront the build- | Much Damage to Property Also er. The necessary handling %of loose material of great weight, the erection tries” ARTLALALTALTTLATLAALLLLALARLARARASANRRNNNAENNNNNNYS A REAL OPPORTUNITY To Purchase a Desirable Business Site On 15th St. N.W., Between L & M Where Values Are Rapidly Enhancing M STREET i be closed. the constant shiftings of { | bases of operations and the great fluc- | tuations in working personnel all offer | problems not met with in other in joffice building entran REAL ESTATE. TOMPKINS CO. MOVES INTO NEW LOCATION Building Firm Now Housed in 0ld Ward Residence, at 1608 K Street. The Charles H. Tompkins Co., con- tracting engineers, yesterday held open house at their new home, at 1608 K street, an old red brick residence for; merly occupied by the Ward family, ! which Mr. Tompkins purchased recently and converted into an office building. ‘The converted residence now contains 15 main office rooms and has a modern which is fea- The Exceptionally Attractive ¢ 830 13th St. N.W. E W. STOKES SAMMO? cealn 4874-8882_ Proprietor tured by carved stone panels on the exterfor and 16 stone panels on the interfor of the entrance contalning representations of engineering, architec- ture, financing and construction emter- prises. The new features of the build- ing were designed by Arthur Heaton. The cost of the building and the re- modeling operations amounted to nearly $200,000, the firm announced. Favor Lincoln Holiday. The District Commissioners sent to Congress today a favorable report on the Jacobstein bill, which would make Lincoln’s birthday a legal holiday in the District. A similar report was sent to Congress in 1924. = Home " Is the One Which Is Fur- nished with TONTINE Waterproof Window SHADES! Let us estimate Factory Made Low Prices Washington’s Leading Window Shade Factory These New 6-Room Homes are BARGAINS Brick homes —with six rooms, white tile baths, oak floors, t-in re- irigeral Hot-water heat, E hot-water storage tank eping porches ar fine garage. JUST 2 LEFT See Them Sunday 3615 18th St. N.E. Open Till 9 P.M. TO INSPECT: 56,950 8300 Cash $£50.00 Per Month 1: block from John Burroughs hapiro s Drive out Rhode Island Ave. to 18th St. NE. and Newton St., or take Brookland Bus to 18th and Monroe and walk north one block to homes, or phone Main 8349 for auto. 1416 Ere St N.W. Main_8919 “BEYOND COMPARISON" Washington’s Finest Apartment Located at 6407 Ridgewood Avenue Chevy Chase, Md. Under $20,000 room on the othe hought 1. Or was it because of the t colors used that & sense of distance had been added to |. the little room? Or was it because at the end of the hall there was a low Dutch door whose paned-glass top let ! me Jook out into the brick-walled gar- den beyond? Paper in Sea Patterns. ‘The owner is a seafaring man. Even if I had not known it, I might have guessed, for on the wall is a most delightful wall paper with old ships sailing about on a charmingly untrou- bled sea of cream-colored paper. Quaint oid mills, reminiscent of home interests of the time when such schooners sailed the blue, take turn with the ships in the design of the paper. Above the tiny table by the door hang several old, ship prints, wisely framed in black glass to bring out their rich coloring. And ; corporation. | as T looked about I see that in the top | The hotel will have 2,503 rooms and of the old gilt mirror on the opposite |an equal number of baths and fs | walls is another ship print to tell again | planned mfmdy as a commercial and of the interests of my host and hostess. | resident: hostelry, and according to A ship's ‘antern, probably salvaged |present plans will be ready for occu- from some now-forgotten vessel hangs | pancy the Summer of 1929. from the ceiling to spread cheerful light | o —————— — don’t overlook about the room at night. these new The woodwork of the doors and | trim and the risers and railing of the | stairway are painted just the shade | SEMI-DETACHED BRICK HOMES & BUNGALOWS of the creamy background of the paper. | "~ Manor Park N.W. On_the 14th St. Carline Yet there is color aplenty in this little hall, for the ships that sail 50 peace: TO INSPECT Take 14h, S BIG HOTEL STARTS. Project Will Be Tallest and| Largest in New York. Spactal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 18.—Excava- | “.!on work was started this week on | | what is projected as the largest and | {tallest hotel in New York, to occupy | the entire block front on the west side | of Eighth avenue, between Thirty- |fourth and Thirty-fifth streets, rising 135 storfes. The estimated cost will ex- | ceed $22,000,000. The announcement of fl"xe new hotel, to be called the New Yorker, was made yesterday by Jonas & { Neuburger, attorneys for the hotel 10,7/18 SQ.FT. L L. STREET Lot Corner of Alley Containing Over 10,700 Square Feet Suitable for Mercantile Business, Apartment House, Office Building or Hotel For Price and Particulars Apply to J. Leo Kolb 923 N. Y. Ave. Phone Main 5027 AL T TSI TSR IT AT RSN SS NN NS S— Connecticut Avenue, Wyomi Avenue and Kalorama Road To be known as 2101 Connecticut Ave. Ready for occupancy October 1st. 7 Rooms—3 Baths 9 Rooms—3 Baths Enclosed Porches—Large Foyers—Servants' Rooms Plans and Prices Available Reservations now being made H. L. RUST COMPANY 1001 15th St Main 8100 I5TH STREET Improved by Two Brick Dwelling Houses 27-foot long Living Room with open Fireplace, Four Bedrooms, Two Tiled Baths . . . all of the improvements that modern genius can devise . . . central city conveniences . . . unique social. advantages . . . the freedom and ruddy health of suburban life. . . These form the appeal of this new center-hall Colonial brick home, nestling under majestic shade Chase, LECTTILTILLLLLLTLLLTLLTLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLTLLRL LY LT TR LT LR R LR R e e ey trees in the woodlands of Section 4, Chevy —You're look- ¥ ing for a “real” home value N Maryland. fi.’\ “"\‘\\\\\\\\‘\\\\‘\_\\\\‘\"\S\\\\\““\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\\‘\\fi\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ fully and the mills that grind so quietly | 2gainst the wall are colored in greens | and soft apricot and orange, Old | hooked rugs with charming floral de- signs pa'nsakingly worked hand by some Colonial woman's fireside pick up these same colors and show how lovely they may be against an old wide planked floor stained and waxed % a deep walnut color. ! This little hallway would be lovely | even without furniture, But how grate- ful T am that the pleces that grace it “really belong.” An old pine box-bench | Gelightful in the simplicity of its de- | e 2767 Woodley Place N.W. N AN 1| 5 | Unexcelled environment D, 1. 2 een | 1 3 . ;“:M'mg;% ‘L’-‘f,,:‘.'.m”cfl‘:’;ugfi*’;g | & | [ R YN Near Wardman Park and the Beautiful Cone — - g : e R B necticut Ave. Bridge. Prices Cut to the Bone Three houses that are bargains of all bargains. Open, lighted and heated Saturday and Sunday until 9 PM. Telephone Wisconsin 2763 during day . . . evenings and Sun- days, Wisconsin 4034. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Thornapple Street . . . turn west 2 blocks to Ridgewood Ave- nue . . . thence South one-half block to property. Car see and its color is the mellow honey color that only old pine can I learn that inside its hing 7 for books and auto robes and roller skates—so many gs that are necessary for but which i allowed | and rubbers home! Count These FEATURES Attached or semi-detached | Special finished woodwork 3. Beautiful_textone walls . Hardwood floors through: out, . Wood burning fireplace . Full tiled baths " Builtin tubs Bullt-in_ showers 9. estal lavatories Whreo largo hedroms 1. Mirror doo LItk wardroom closets . Handy guest wrap closets . Large cedur lined closets . Fine shelved l closets Large sleeping porchies L Wi dining porches . Sunshine kitchens 9. One-picce enamel sink . Builtin retri; tor . White Kkitchen cabinet “Quality” whilte gas range e light busements ible luundry trays Fxtra basement tollets Hot-water henting plants Automatie hot-water stor- nre heaters, outlets In each room Price Reduced to sj 6,950 (another one) 3540 Hertford Place N.W. Within Plain View of 16th St. Boulevard l‘l‘i‘l I K T Center entrance hall pla 100 feet wide. This is most exacting. Full of Special Features Planned, built and finished on entirely new and very attractive lines 1421 Van Buren St. "1]“ l;\" Street, oppos Golf Course. no wonder these homes are selling fast! Aas 222222 R R SRR SRR LR LLLLN 400 FEET RAILROAD FRONTAGE BETHESDA, MD Immediately Available For Term Lease LEON ROBBIN Attormey At Law 239 Woodward Bldg. M, 265 \“‘\\)‘\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\’4 . SN AN A SRR ick Co House 40 feet wide. Lot maodel Ist Trust, $9,500 Price Reduced From $§17,500 to $14,950 for Cash (still another) 1308 Randolph St. N.W. Easy to Reach Easy to Buy Price Reduced to 11,950 Cash Ist Trust, $7,000, 3 Years Large light rooms, 4 real bedrooms and porches, Ind floor, Deep lot, garage for two ¢ water heat, tiled bath, modern in every partic lmrocl these homes Sunday and be convinced that Dollar for Dallar, Paint for Paint, these homes are cheapest homes in the city. Open Sunday From 2 O'Clock Until Sold The Joseph Shapiro Co., Inc. Realtors 1416 Eye St. N.W. en Street is to the east of Sixteenth e entrance to the Rock Creek Park In the first place the foundation is hewn out of solid rock-—which means enduring stability. Every detail of equipment has been selected with care and skill. The decorations are in the best of taste. You can see thought and skill are everywhere in evidence throughout the 9 big rooms; 2 sumptuous baths; the cozy breakfast room; the splendid electric refrigerator—even to the garage. OSSN SRR AR AR AR A N N\ You'll marvel at the price; but the fact is it's an actual reduction of $4,000 from the original. Now—$17,500 You can arrange terms that will be satisfactory Just look at the special features THING YOU COULD WANT IN A NEW HOM and abgolutely the finest location in MARIETTA PARK—ndjacent to the new Yort. Slocum Park and the new 60-foot boulevi d., sl shower PERPETUN HESTICTIONS Oevaoren By R.ELATIMER LAND CO. att every evenlng. Open for Inspection day unday — and afternoon and KEEVERsGOS [REALTORS | Deal With a Realtor 1415 K St. N.W. Main 4752 S T i il i You can’t equal these homes at $1.000 more—but only four left—so—it will pay You to investigate these new homes Sunday! Exhibit Home 412 Marietta PL. N. W. OPEN AND LIGHTED TILL 9 P. M. Maxim PO ANSFECE: Tuke 13ih Bt ervice car 1o 51h and Kennedy, 1o tlucks nurth to Madisiy LG Ky SEN W, Muin 8049 T T e — “REYOND COMPARISON" 0o “east 4o th, Wor Mudison, or drive out M or Geniota Ave, Seitaw eust io it (o Mo 0 Long: th, then 10" Madism, or' phane BUgo Jor automatile, EACLLBIVE MGENTS W2 H. BAUNDERE CO. lnc Main 8949