Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1928, Page 17

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. €, @he gnening %{&f SATURDAY; MARCH 17 P oy 1928; HOME & GARDEN A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs PRIVATE RUILDING PROJECTS SHOW GOOD START FOR 1928 Operations Approved During First Two Months Total Nearly $9.000.000. Gain Noted. Private building operations in the| Keith's Theater, owners: to make re- trict of Columbia have made a sur- | pairs, Fifteenth and G streets (lot 18, risingly good start for 1928, observers square 224): to cost $500. ve. in the light of the restraint| Leopold Birkle, owner and builde s evidence during 1927, [to make repairs. 1245 H street north- sved during January and |east (ot 807, square 1004): to cost $425. 3 ed cost closc| Edward Zerna, owner: J. W. Thomp- v more than | son. builder: to make repairs, 1 Girard or the similar street northeast (lot 66, square 3501); reliminary report ' to cost $300. . building in- F. Stearn, owner; Rossel E. te operations | Mitchell, architect: C. Brooks, will cost builder; to erect two 1-story stone and The total brick stores. 5014 and 50141, Connecti- 9.895. Only one . cut avenue (lot 802, square 1985); to had a larger cost $7,000. v’ fizure. " g o M Will Build Garage. week. however, fell off | James H. Durity, owner and builder; Is for preceding !0 erect ane 1-story brick garage (pri- but £382.235, in 902 Bladensburg road northeast and 801, square 4373): jo before. t S f §1.923300 for | !k . Mrs. Charles Long, owner: to make i d“‘"‘,f.‘ffi,::':fi.p‘f repairs, 1522 Upshur street (ot 7, square The mew list of 2695): to cost $500. o Bhes & Phelpe _ Sherwood Brothers. owners: to erect od Semmite . tor | concrete retaining wall, 18 and 20 M e IS Heh sachusetts avenue (ots 64 and 6 400 block of Q street, | Square 626): to cost $500. 3 : 31’000 | Louis S. Wetmore, owner and builder; . Stanley G. Wetmore, designer: to erect - two lstory frame dweliings, 3117 and 3121 Alabama avenue southeast (lots 2 3 and 4. square 5651): to cost $11,00 H. L. Gramp, owner: John A. Cool builder: to erect one frame garage, 2323 Thirty-second street southeast «lots 1 and square 5651): to cost $400. William Mushake, owner and builder: to erect one concrete block garage, 1308 V' street southeast (lot 237, square 5774): to cost $300. J. J. Whelan, owner: dash Tetaining wall, to erect street (lot 22, square 2251); to cost $750. ick dwellings, 4432 Poderal American National Bank, 121 to 134, square owners; R. K. Ferguson. Inc., builder: to make repairs, 1317 F street (lot 806. square 253); to cost $1,000. |""John Berry, owner and builder; to make repairs, 5910 Eads street north- east (lots 5, 6 and 7. square 5258); to cost $300. d bulld . » . § T. A. Jameson, owner an uilder; to Clara Kaufman. owner: James o .. “laven metal garages, 510 to 530 ompsen. bullder; to make repairs. | Central avenue northeast (iots 42 to 041, Ninth ' street southwest 2 - 81 iy Ly and 52 to 58, square 3634); to cost $1. owner; to erect fuel s 1 was $4.6 t to the total o e 4 ze. to cos builde sction of nine 2- the 2400 block of a cost of $50.000 also were Tevealed for the con- ruction of a §375.000 home for C. 40 Kal n are the liva List of Permits. were fssued as f erect pebble : 16 Brandywine to cost $91.000. B owners and builders: vers, architect: to erect . 2401-17 . square TS, 0. | _T. A. Jameson, owner and builder: to 1408 Chapin street (Iot erect three metal garages, 2626-2628- 2661): to cost $300. 7 2630 Sixth street northeast( lots 47, 48 & Co.. owners and build- and 49, square 3634); to cost $450. George T. Santmvers. architect: to | Terrell & Dinger, owners. designers tory brick dwellings. 3724 | and builders: to erect one 2-story brick 79 to 82, square | dwelling, 6121 Western avenue (lot 24. square 2003); to cost $10.000. Terrell & Dinger, owners and build- T irs. 515 Third street (lot 817, |ers: to erect one brick private garage. re 568); 10 cost $500 to $650. !6121 Western avenue (lot 24, squaic Dodd. owner and builder; L. W.!2003): to cost $600. ect; to erect one 2-story | FP. W. Marsh. owner: J. F. Locke, ng. 906 Forty-eighth street | builder; to construct roof. etc.. '.5'111 7. 18 and 19, square 5151): to Colorado avenue dlot 52, square 2797), cost $4.000. to cost $380. Leon H. Ristig. owner, designer and e to erect one 1-story brick pub- wrace, 135032 H siret noruneasi PLANNING BOARD WARNS 13 2 21 <t 4 s S 20 et s1900 | OF COMMERCIAL ZONING C. Wohigemuth, a—— to erect one 3-story brick | Areas Woul d concrete printing plant. 717 Sixth to cost d Be Increased Four-| fold if Natural Trends Were Followed, Says Report. pinwall, owner: Wyeth & Sul-| A Wwarning about the danger of too ects: Andrew Murray. build- | much “first-commercial” zoning, is t one 3-story brick dwelling. 'given in the 1927 report of the Na- mfo road SI"I;“D\OOH and 12.tional Capital Park and Planning cost $75. ; o iy Commission. O e W i KIN& | There would be four times as large - oo, Jureet |8 commercial area as necessary for the ol anticipated population to zone for commercial purposes the property fronting on =streets used as major,_thoroughfares were 1o receive Sl 5 |the definite approval of the Zoning Prabody sireet (ot 181 and 182, SQUare | Commission, according to the report. e ot ! This tendency is natural, because the homas J. Lane, jr, owner and|pgic of troffic makes such property less W erect one 2-story brick| gesirable for residential purposes, the 1603 Eighth street” (ot 3, |commission finds, %o cost $4.500 | The National Capital Park and o and der: 10| planning Commission was instituted in arages. 2417 and 2419 | 1g5. b e iof ie & s AT and 2419 11924, for tke purpose of regional plan 9); W cost $350, ne Yosgour, owner and butlder; A. Dwellings Planned. C. A As pre r and builder; designer; to erect two wellings, 504 and 506 and around Washington, Its findings if the tendency | ning and zoning for the territory in| |Graceful inrlts Design ' and Otherwise Form- PLEASING INTERIOR SPECIAL FEATURE {Plan Embraces 28,000 Feet. | Which Provides Ample Rooms and BB'}\S. BY L. PORTER MOORE, President Home-Owners Institute, Ine, | As conveniently snug and homelike as it appears, this gracefully designed | house would be a source of deep and | lifelong satisfaction to any family that built it. Its good design is as apparent |in the unusual but eficient interior ar- | | rangement as it is in the well propor- tioned, carefully detailed exterior. Here, | !as in ‘many cases of fine design, the | | structural lines are worked out in a | way that emphasizes thelr good ap pearance through adherence to tast | fu! simplicity. The designer is Frank S. Carson of | Ann_Arbor. Mich. His plan contains 28,000 cubic feet, divided into seven | | main rooms, two baths, lavatory, garage | and sleeping porch. This plan is one selected for publication from more than | 300 submitted in an architectural con- test conducted by Pencil Points Maga- | zine. { Exterior Treatment Unusual. { The exterior treatment. an unusual | combination of vertical and horizontal pine siding, is in complete harmony | | with_the quaint board fence and it | decorative end posts, which blend nicely | | with the vertical lines of the lower { house walls. An alternate plan might ! | utilize wide pine clapboards or shingles | for_the horizontal siding. | Skillful arrangement of the interior | glves rooms having a splendid degree {of light and ventilation, assuring a cheerful atmosphere through all sea- sons of the vear. The many windows of the living room make it certain to be | bright and airy, and_the dining room | | s so placed as to afford a glimpse of | | the open fire on the living room hearth. | Upstairs two front bedrooms connect through & doorway, forming an attrac- | tive master suite. The doorway might | | casily be omitted if desired. Two baths | jand the downstairs lavatory give that | convenience which only comes with | complete utilization of modern plumb- | ipg equipment. Specifications Outlined. | | _An outline of the specifications rec- Jmmended for the proper construction of this house is as follows: Masonry.—Concrete footings under all walls. as shown on drawing. All foun- | dation walls to be poured concrete or | concrete blocks. Concrete to be mixed | { with waterproofing compound. Chim- | ney of commion brick: all flues lined. Fircplace 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 bridg- | ing for floor joists: interior doors and | built-in kitchen cabinet as required in | detailed specifications. Hardware.—Owner shall furnish all | finishing 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 A} | careful, workmanlike manner. All hard- { ware on_exterior openings to be of | brass or bronze. | | _Casement Windows.—Steel casement | | | _ 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. Tusulating lumber or | plasterboard may be used if desired by | owner. Metal Work.--Gutters, rain-pipes, val- | leys and flashing to be sixteen-ounce | copper. | Roofing.—Roof of slate-surfaced, cop- per-clad or rigid ashestos shingle: lald in accordance with manufacturer’s | {rival of the clean-up campaign. windows may be used at owner's option. | « | munity s invited to set its g 5 o proportion in commerclal areas | instructions DINMG SRS it [ Convenie_ntly Snug and Homelike House Shown REALTORS ASK BAN ON RADIO ADVERTISING OF “FREE LOTS" Schemes Essentially Fraudulent and Mis- leading, Although Within Letter Of Law.‘ Says Letter. ; d in this fleld of endeavor.” > Action by the Federal Radio Com:. {!ng;gh‘ N e fote he' wanetiod mission to prohibit broadcasting of so-| In & cese new Befre, the Buperlt called “free lot" schemes employed by | jno' brought for the recovery of $3,- ‘Srrcsponslble operators as a method of 79856 which one vietim of an w:- | selling real estate is asked in a letter | solicited “gift” alleges he pald in at- | avail himself of “the | addressed to the commission by the ;’;’,{'0”‘,‘:‘0’2 e Deswan gives | National Association of Real E.!labe\ Boards. ‘The request, addressed to Carl’ | Hawes Butman. secretary of the com- mission, by H. U. Nelson, executive secretary of the National Assoclation Here the recipient found the lot a 20-foot frontage, too narrow Tor actual building use. But the adjoin< ng lot. of course, was for sale—at the developing company's price. He bought. The victim in this case paid for “ime provements,” he states. AT of Real Estate Boards. was made in | ® 5" ontercos "o manipulators - of | accordance with a resolution adopted | .qion lot+ swindles were secured in more | by the association’s board of directors | tnan one fnstance in a round-up of pEo- [ | moters of such schemes carried out Pl acliemes siiployed a';{ some time ago by the district attorfiey | frresponsible operators, usually manage = e | to come within the wording of the\"’ Ll vl G |law.” the association states. “But the | 700 Per Cent Profits. :artlxvnyl is essentially fraudulent and| Active warfare against “free lot” oper- | o — | ations is being carried on by member The State real estate Nicense com. | T¢al estate boards of the national asso- missions of New York, New Jersey, | clation both alone and in co-operation | Ohio and Wisconsin, it points out, with Better Business bureaus and with | have adopted a policy of revoking the | state real estate license commissions. | license of any re . sales- | = | man who engages in such free 1ol*m;ug;f'::,§;\,fl::s.tn ,h::‘r!mggnawl:: scheme: en S | ""“It 15 the aim of the national asso- | Out by e local "?l;lsta}' boards. with | ciation to protect the purchasing public ' detailed pictures of how the “winner from misleading statements contained Of the prize is induced to pay in “neces~ in_ advertising matter, and the un- Sary title paper fees™ an amount that scrupulous methods employed by many | Well covers the actual acreage value of | development organizations using the| his free tract. and how when he goes | ‘free lot' scheme to dispose of their | to look the place over he finds the lot | property.” the resolution of the direc-| o have a 20 or 25 foot frontage,-so | tors _stated. narrow that if he is to build he must | _The resolution requests that the|buy the adjacent lot. Such adjacent Federal Radio Commission “prohibit | lots are unloaded upon the victim at the broadcasting of ‘free lot’ schemes | prices in some cases 10 times the real by any development company, cor- value after making allowance for the poration or partnership, or individual: “free” lot. Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values and Connecticut Avenues and: Woodley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construc-: —between Massachusetts Season for Painting Homes Throughout Union Now at Han Millions of homes throughout the i length and breadth of our country are now beginning to receive the ministra- | tions of the painter and decorator, the | carpenter and the plumber, the rug | and carpet cleaner. the landscape par- dener’ and others home beautifiers ! whose coming annually follows the ar- ‘The growing public desire for greater cleani- ness and ordliness and for frequent changes of color, for its psy¢aological benefit. has been refflected In an in- crease from 7.000 to 9,000 communitie which now regularly welcome the move- ment Ruegardless of whether the inception of the campaign be to so sater | fety from fire, more s from | disease, increased beauty in the home and the community, or general civie pride, the cumulative result is bourd 1o | be better and more cheerful living con- | ditions in the home, | Climiatic conditions vary so much in | different parts of the country that it has been found impractical to national date for starting the c and paint-up eampalgn ch com- date, but to be sure to call the movenent A “campalegn” and not a “w for the Intensive pertod needed for the and Decorating | three to six months to thoroughly in- | culcate the habit in the community. | One’s own home may be spick and | span and colorful, but the cheerfulness | and pride of its occupants may be sadly marre¢ by the appearance of other | people’s property on closely adjacent streets or lots. Slovenliness on the part of neighbors depresses the spirits of t owners of well kept homes and reduces | the value of the home itself. | Tho gencral appearance of the neigh- | borhood has almost as much influeace | in the decision on the location for 1 home as does the condition and appea ance of the specific piece of real estat hence the admonition - in- the offictai | proclamation customarily issued in the clean-up campaign: | Away with the rubbish piles! Banish | the plague spots! Clean up streets and alleys! “Cut the weads—mow the lawns and trim the hedges! Repair and paint every building that needs it! Remove needless fire hazards! Owners Save o tion. Actual improvements and home values exceed: $10,500,000. \Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 73 to 300 feet front. Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 1435 K St. NW. Buy Upshur Street Hon;e. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long, now located at 1226 Girard street, have pur- chased a home at 1522 Upshur street, built by Preston, which they will oc- cupy about March 15. The house con- tains seven rooms and has a built-in garage. Sanitation, protection against disease, is no less essential in building than pro- tection against the elements. Main 8685 Overhead Expense | proper launching of a thorough job of pure white lead | cleaning u u rom- With zinc oxide where desired, or & £00d | cinnati and Denver are examples of | grade of ready-mixed paint shall be | citios where the work has been permas used. l;n;mur L, to recelve two good | nently organized and placed on an all- joma e lemn’:“n:::;" ‘l"n".h::“\n;:r;;:\)f:(’-‘v; | the-year-around basis. Many cities now | S T, observe an intensive clean-up period of Electrical Work.—Complete system of | ric wiring from meter to all out- | including panel boards, junction boxes and all other fittings. The in- | stallation must be In accordance with the rules and regulations of the | Natlonal Board of Fire Underwriters, | | Plumbing.—A complete system and | | fixtures ready to use shall be provided, as shown on plans and in necordanc | With local regulations. Brass piping for hot and cold water mmnes, Gas or coal fired hot water hea Where s connections are not avaflable use reinforced concrete septic tank recommended | ON'T deny your family the joys R e S EIroes (Rrid walnsgot of Springtime in beautiful Chevy Chase. This duplicate liecanorie of a Star Model Home only $12,950, with 1928 improve- ments, omb, designer: to erect one 1-|gre made following a study of the concrete block rear addition. | effects of the zoning act which has Groria avenue (lot 93, SQUATE | peen in force in the District of Co- Cost $300. ., |lumbia for over seven years. The Dis- T. A. Jameson, owner and butlder; to | "% (o0 OVER o o ren inclose upper rear porches, 510 to 520 | Central avenue northeast (lots 42 to 45, cently announced similar findings. 82 and 53, square 3634); to cost $900. | = Henry Hall, owner; to excavate and | ORIGIN OF W eoncrete celiar, 1714 V street (lot 301,‘ 8guare 150, ; 10 cost §350. Plans Frame Houses. Ramond Pagliochini, owner; George - m & . Fred Gore, erect _one 2-story brick | 2801 Thirty-third street dots 19 Lo 22, square 5709); 20,000, owner; J. W. Ward, Painting.—Strictly ORD ‘SINCERE'j PRI | Latin Derivation Quoted as Mean- i ing “Without Wax." The modern word “sincere” is direct- 1y derived from the Latin sine cera, or “without wax."” 1t i recorded that the bullders of cer- o | tain Roman buildings of antiquity were e porch, 1 M”.’nqmn—n to furnish a guaranty that 04, squire 2824): Uy | theIr marble structures were In no . * | places glossed over with & coating of Jder: | WAX 10 conceal defects of the stone or road | 0f Workmanship W, “Bine cera” gradually came to be ac- | copted In wll matters as denoting what we now eall sincerity. Address Box 75-F, Star Office 4109 STANFORD STREET Leland, Chevy Chase, Md. v Your Last Opportunity to Go Through the Ideal Model Home Breuninger’s Shepherd Park Ccmpletely furnished in the latest furniture creations by W. & J. Sloane HILE hundreds of people are daily Ideal Madel com- pelled to withdraw our invitas tion to the public after this week, as the house has heen sold and the purchaser desives to secure possession. wever, it will be open all day tomors vow, and s well worth a visit, vellecting as it does, the mast modern ideus i archis tevture and mtenor avrangement, r of ris, owner and bul L) 2530 dan 950, 9869) ; syuare A ¥ing. owner and bullder; J Large living voom, open fireplace, 3 hedrooms, d tiled bath floors throughout, comple DUNIGAN-BUILT FOUR AND FIVE BEDROOM PETWORTH HOMES In Parish izre 42265, dressing room 4 n second floor, hardwood owner and buil W erect two 2 2000 wnd 2008 ¥ L tots 47 und 48, square L $10.000 ly sereencd, garage, lawn and r new Chevy Chase High School. ers and Brehi- brick sores and 1206 21, square ireet Gabrie 4 New Semi- Detached Homes B By 44 dumes | You Will Find Unequaled Value Here OUR visit will enable vou to ine spect other homes: o Shghord Park —each of which 1w o “Madel™ in the truest sense of the word. EXHIBIT HOMES Open and Lighted Uneil 9 PPM. visitors to our Home, we are Wesley PHeights One thing that strikes every visitor to The Garden Spot of Washington is the most perfect harmony with nature in the development. 3915 Hlinois Ave. 41401 N. H. Ave. i . b lerge roome, but-in arpe closets in boeleetri We are Park completing in Shopherd exhibits the Ey stvles now Two-car Brick Garage Nine Roons Baths Lavge Gavage Wteresting Colounial wn evers Seven Rooms ed Back Porches 2041 From Beamiful Lawn Shrubbery & Hedge : Two h and sh ot Served cres architectuve. To Reach: By auto or bus, via 16th St. to Alaska Avenue. Turn left from Alaska Ave. to Morningside Rriva to Ideal Model Home—near 13th St. and Alaska venue. & Preuninger & Sons Colorado B Every Home “belongs™ 1o its particular en- vironment ment of contentiment investment, Six Roomy Closets ; and mvites to yowy 'Il“l‘fl enjoy- both i living and in the PR LR LT S Spacions Lawn Well Landseaped i i ) $9,650 Semple House 6118 7th Place N.W. Hittenhuuae, In the Grant Cirele Section W. €. & A. N. Miller h Street Betveen Guckenbon ah & [ D. J. DUNIGAN, Ine. 1267 1319 N, Y. Ave, Eleven Nineteen Seventor Maln One Seven-Nine O Waple and James 1116 141h St. N.W, Main 10260 Main