Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1928, Page 17

19 ¢ 293, REAL ESTATE 1928, HOME & GARDEN I i WASHINGTON, D. C, je Foening FHE e | REALTORS T NATINAL OFFES W. C. Miller, President of Lo- cal Board, and J. A. Petty Named at Louisville. Two officials of the Washington Real Estate Board, attending the annual convention of the Naiional Association of Real Estate Boards, at Louisville, Ky, this week, were elected to posts in the national organization, which is composed of nearly 700 realty organiza- tions throughout the United States and | Canada. William C. Miller, president of the Jocal board, was elected vice president | of the home builders’ and subdividers' | division of the national association, | according to a dispatch received by ‘The Star, while John A. Petty, execu-/ tive secretary of the local group, was elected a member of the executive com- mittee of the secretaries’ division of the national body Both of the local realtors previously had held office in the national associa- tion. Mr. Miller last year was elected to membership in the home_ builders’ and subdividers’ division and Mr. Petty Sormerly was secretary of the associa- | tion's secretaries’ division and has served on its appraisal committee and educational committee. ) Mr. Miller headed the Washington | delegation of realtors attending the| convention. The party included Mr. . Goss, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sharpe, Fred D. Zantzinger and Charles P. McCurdy. ts for the participatibn of local realtors in the convention were yen, W. Waverly Taylor, jr. and Mr. The local delegation was accompanied | convention by groups from %o the Norfolk. Alexandria and other sections of Virginia. | In addition to the sessions of the ‘convention and the various divisions of | the national association, a big enter- | HOME BUYING PLAN APPROVED BY BANKER Official of Dallas Institution Com- pliments Building and Loan Men. A!E“”“ by & banker of the work of building and loan system of aid- ing in the purchase of homes on the in- it plan was in an ad- dress before the recent convention of the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations at Dal- las, Tex, by John E. Owens, Dallas banking official ting the building and loan - “You have created a dis- i different from mere loan | sagencies. You have correlated the bor- | yower and lender, the investor and the 5a § “there has been a drift from 4 savings to the more profitable tra offered by your profession.” Building and loan procedure, however, ‘believed, covers an absolutely differ- it field of credit operation. “No bank wants an amortized note. | ining over a Jong period of time, and | occurs to me that this is the way| &hat 90 per cent of the homes must be he added i HOHENZOLLERN CASTLE IS FALLING INTO DECAY{ It Built by Ex-Kaiser's Mother, Requires Too Much Upkeep #or Present Owners. HAMBURG, Germany (#).—Schloss Priedrichshof, the beautiful castle built by and for Empress Victoria, wife of Em- eror Prederick and mother of the de- | FIRST MODEL HOME IN FINISHING STAGE \Star Demonstration House in Aurora Hiils, Va., Cpens July 15. PROGRESS 15 SEEN AT STAR DWELLING Foundation Walls of Home In Shepherd Park Are Made Waterproof. Rapid progress was made this week | \ J ; | | Upper, left to right: W. C. Miller, president of the local real estate board, was elected vice chairman of the home builders’ and subdividers' division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, at Louisville, and John A. Petty | to the executive committee of the secre- taries’ division. Lower: Morris Cafritz, ho won first place in a mule race. Cafritz Winner Of Mule Race at REHEARING ORDERED ON GARFINCKEL PLEA Zoning Commission to Consider July 25 Application for Permit to Build Department Store. The petition of Julius Garfinckel for permission to erect a 130-foot depart- ment store building on the northwest corner of Fourteenth and F streets, without, setbacks above the 110-foot level, as now required by the zoning code, which was heard at the recent meeting of the Zoning Commission, will be considered again at a hearing July 25 at the District Building, it was an- nounced today. Due to the importance of the matter, the commission, following the recent hearing, postponed decision due to the absence of two members of the com- mission, Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, executive secretary of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. National Meeting An unusual honor was captured by Morris Cafritz, Washington realtor and builder, during his attendance this week at the National Associa- tion of Real Estate Boards at Louis- ville, Ky. Demonstrating that he has other abilities besides building “lifetime” homes in the National Capital, Mr. Cafritz threw dignity to the winds, mounted a rawboned mule born and bred out in Missouri, where they know how to raise fast-stepping mules, and ran away with the mule race, to the great glee of his backers. ‘The event was held at the Ken- tucky Fair Grounds as a feature of the extensive extertainment program of the realtors’ national convention. It was attended by about 3,000 real- tors from over the United States and Canada. With the mule's ears flapping in the breeze and with Cafritz clinging to his mount in a style deemed worthy of a professional jockey's best form, he crossed the line ahead of all competitors amidst cheers of the great gathering. Mr. Cafritz later was toasted by the Washington delegation at a ban- quet held in his honor and a hand- some trophy was presented to him with winnings from the race, the azgd; o which were reported to be WHOLESALE PRICES RISE. 1 Continued Upward Movement Is Shown for May. Continued upward movement of wholesale prices is shown for May by in- formation collected in representative markets by the Bureau of Labor Sta- tion of having While the zoning laws permit erec- on the downtown site a maximum height for occu- pancy of 130 feet, with setbacks above 110 feet, the plans for the new home of .| urged architect, and Charles H. Tompkins, Julius Gai & Co. call for a build- ing running vertically to the 130-foot level, similar in type to the National B the opposite corner ion. ‘The plan was opposed by nta- tives ntp the National Capital Park and Commission and the Women’s City Club. Approval of the plan was by Frank Gaertner, New York local contractor. ———e Lloyd F. Gaines With Trust Co. Lioyd F. Gaines, chairman of the as- | sociate division of the Washington Real | Estate Board, until recently associated | with the real estate firm of Thomas E. | Jarrell, has become an official of the | real estate department of the Munsey | ciated with the trust company's reAli estate section. tistics of the United States Department | of Labor. The bureau’s weighted index | number, computed on prices in the year | 1926 as the base and including 550 com- | modities or price series, stands at 98.6 for May compared with 97.4 for April, an increase of nearly 113 per cent. Com- | with May, 1927, with an index | number of 93.7, an increase of 5'; per cent is shown. Prices of building material increased 1 per cent over the April level. Minor increases were recorded for textile prod- ucts, metals and metal products and | miscellaneous commodities, while minor decreases took place among hides and leather- products, chemicals and drugs and housefurnishing goode. Of the 550 commodities or price series for which comparable information for April and May was collected, increases were shown in 163 instances and de- creases in 105 ipstances. 1In 282 in- stances no change in price was reported. Men and women working in organized | Trust Co. Mr. Gaines formerly was asso- | industry in Japan have increased in number in the past 30 years from 25,000 to 1,611,000, | TAKOMA PARK BANK | Cinder Blocks Used in Interior Partitions and as Backing for Stone & Brick. posed former kaiser, is slowly decaying. | Her daughter. the Grand Duchess of Sesse, who inherited this work of art, | }} s unable to meet the cost of upkeep. | || The castle was bullt in accordance | i with the personal wishes of the Empress, | [f @ daughter of Queen Victoria of England. | | She insisted upon taking stone from the | guarries of the Taunus Mountains, warped that this stone con- tained saltpeter nished with costly art treasures. In the course of time it developed that the walls ¢ “sweating out’ yooms were kept saltpeter only quite warm. T | 1 | The interior was fur- |} uld be prevented from | | it the | i Grand Duchess of Hesse and her hus- | [i band find that this takes more coal than they can aflord, and have conse- quently taken up their residence in the sdjacent smaller palace which formerly served as the home of the Empress master of ceremonies These Homes Third St. & Concord Ave. N.W. Bix spacious Tooms, L. baths with buil! tubs, concrete front rehes, enameled sinks, pantri with bullt-in refrigerators, hot- water hest Lo cabine automatic heater, ser ants’ Java d wash tray cellar, bulli-in garage Sample House 5513 Third St. Price $8,950-00 Excepting Corner TERMS ARRANGED FLOYD E. DAVIS CO. 733 12th St. N.W.. Main 352-353 in Tilghman-Moyer Architects—Builders Allentown, Pa. SST WITH CONFIDENCE HOMES AND BUILDINGS Built With STRAUB CINDER UNITS Stranb Cinder Units re recistance and permanence present the ultimate in fire and combine these basic quirements with the advantages of sound protection and heat insnlation, ASK FOR Then Consult Architec DETAILS a Responsible or Contractor WASHINGTON CONCRETE PRODUC Manufac STRAUB CINDER puth Wunlliln‘lcnn, Va, CORP’N ‘turers of BUILDING UNITS Main 8528 With the formal opening of The Star model home being erected at Aurora Hills, Va., just three weeks in the fu- ture, preparations now are going for- ward rapidly with the finishing touches | on the dwelling, which will make it ap- pear as an occupied residence on the | opening day, July 15. | Plans now are being made for the opening of the home, the first of lhl:l series of four being sponsored this year by The Star as a demonstration of the value of home ownership, and in the next few days the entire force of the builders, the Aurora Hills Homes, Inc., | will be set at work finishing and equip- | ping the home, | Visitors Are Invited. All interested in home ownership and phases of building and furnishing of i house are invited to visit the house on | the opening day or at any time during | its month of public exhibition. The | house is located at the corner of Wash- ington avenue and Custis street, in Aurora Hills, which is but a few min- utes’ drive from downtown Washington. At the present time work is under way on the landscaping plan for the grounds of the house. The site of the house is well adapted to good treatment, the grade of the land falling away slightly to the left of the house and rapidly to the east at the rear. This, | it is pointed out, affords good drainage | of the lot. The front lawn will be main- | tained level across the front of the| house. There will be a front walk of vari- colored flagstones, and will wind across the wide front lawn to a brick stoop at the front door. The planting in the front lawn will be an appropriate mass- ing of evergreens and shrubs against the house to draw major attention to | the house and leaving a wide expanse | of front lawn unencumbered. | In the rear the garage driveway will | curve in from the alley between two | terraces. The banks and tops of these terraces will be planted with shrubs to conceal the driveway from the street. | The planting along the top of the south- | ern terrace also will screen the laundry | yard, located just to the south of the | garage driveway. | Several large trees standing in the | rear of the house were preserved, and their top branches, visible from the front of the house, enhance the appear- ance of the place, while the trees also will give shade to the rear grounds. Volume of Bm‘ineu Smaller. ‘The dollar volume of business during | the week ended June 16, as measured by check payments, although smaller than in the preceding week, was con- siderably larger than in the same week |of last year, according to the weekly | statement of the Department of Com- | merce. Operating activity in steel plants, although showing a decline from | the previous week, was higher than a| year ago. The volume of new building contracts awarded during the week av- | eraged lower than in either the preced- | ing week or the corresponding period of | last year. | Historic Tree Felled. RALEIGH, N. C. (P.—A long l»af | pine that served as the original marke: | of the boundary between North and| South Carolina has been cut down. It was estimated to be 355 years old. | | ¢ |on The Star model home being erected |by L. E. Breuninger & Sons at the corner of Morningside drive and Juniper street. The stone foundation walls, 18 nches thick, have now been thoroughly waterproofed on the exterior. This operation is of vital importance to any residence, as it assures the much desired dry basement. It consists of the application of waterproofing coat- ing, applied with a pressure gun, and two coats of waterproofed cement, which extends from the base of the con- | crete footings to the yard grade level. As an extra precaution, a subsoil drain of hollow tile has been placed around the entire basement wall. empties into the city drain in the rear of the house. The large bay window in the dining room, as well as the sun porch from the |large living room, have now been | Rock Creek Park Valley and allowing a flood of sunshine and air. The interior wall partitions are now in place and the subflooring has been laid. Al stair carriages have been {erected in the entire house, extending to the attic. The ceiling joists have been placed, and the main roof rafters, as well as the rafters of the garage, which is attached to the house, are now | being erected. Over the garage will be a large den, or clubroom, containing a large open wood-burning fireplace. This den has a separate entrance from the stair hall- way, and promises to be one of the out- standing features of modern home ar- rangement. The work has progressed to such an extent as to readily tell the ultimate appearance of the house. The condi- tion of the house now offers an oppor- tunity for critical inspection of con- struction to visitors. The house can be reached by driving out Sixteenth street to Alaska avenue, thence to Morningside drive and to Juniper street. An invitation is ex- tended to all to visit this house during the course of construction. The Triangle of —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Woodley Road. _Over 250 homes built and under construc- improvements tion. Actual ‘This drain | | roughed in, both affording a view across | Structure Will Be Fi of Des Washington's skyline will be consid- erably changed with compeltion of the 12-story office building at the northwest corner of Fourteenth and K streets, construction of which was started this | week, following issuance of a permit for the project by Col. John W. Oehmann, | building inspector. | This large structure, to be erected at | a cost of about $1,200,000, will be the | first outstanding example of a large | | office building here incorporating the | pyramid or set-back principle, which was | provided for more than a year ago by an amendment to the zoning laws of the District. ‘The upper two stories of the building will be set back from the main exterior walls of the building, and the central | | tower of the building and its two wings, housing the elevator machinery and smokestack and wate: tanks, also will | be in the pyramid e. 12-STORY OFFICE BUILDING " l IS PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN| W | rst in Washington to Employ Set-Back Principle ; 1gning. | one 5-story brick apartment building, | 5130 Connecticut avenue (lots 14 and 15, square 1879); to cost $300,000. G. F. Clark, owner and builder; E.| Ahmay. designer; to erect one 1-story | frame dwelling, 3326 E strect southeast | (lots 2 and 3, square 5445); to cost| $3,000. | G. F. Clark, owner and builder: E.| Ahmey, designer: to erect one 1-story | frame dwelling, 3327 D street southeast | (lots 42 and 43, square 5444); to cost $3,000. b | S. M. Williams, owner; J. F. Mills, | designer; C. W. Williams, builder; to | erect four 2-story brick dwellings, 542 | to 550 Peabody street (lots 191 to 194, | square 3202); to cost $24,000. John P. Neff, owner; John W. Kear- | ney, architect; J. D. Miller, builder; to | erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3104 Thirty-third street (lot 8, square 2091); | to cost £10,600. | Built for Syndicate. The building has been designed by | Robert F. Beresford for the syndicate | of owners, which includes Bates Warren and Maj. W. L. Browning. The Charles H. Tompkins Co. are the builders. The | building will be of select buff limestone | | facades. | This was the largest project in the {new list of permits issued by the build- John P. Neff, owner; J. D. Miller, builder: to erect one brick garage, 3104 Thirty-third street (lot 8, square 2091); to cost $500. Christian Heurich, owner; Porter & Lockie, architects; D. E. Nichol, builder; | to erect one 2!,-story stone dwelling, 4 Thompson Circle (lot 17, square 2124); | to cost $45,000. ing office and swelled the total esti- { mated cost of all new operations here, | | exclusive of Federal projects, to §1375,1 | | Included in the new list were plans | for the construction of 31 dwellings ot | various - types, a $300,000 five-story | | apartment house for J. E. Douglass, a 72,000 warehouse for Charles H. Tomp- kins and other work. Permits were | issued as follows: | William L. Browning, owner; Robert F. Beresford, architect; Charles H.| Tompkins Co., builders; to erect one 12- | story brick and stone bank and office | building. 1405 K street (lots 1 to 4, square 217) ; to cost $1,200,000. | W. Walter Vaughn, owner, designer and builder: to erect six 2-story brick | and cinder block dwellings, 1012 to 1022 Toussig place northeast (lots 105 to 110, | square 3890): to cost $37,500. | J. E. Douglass, owner and builder: George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect | Massachusetts Park Increasing Values 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 T. A. Jameson, owner and builder; | George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect | seven 2-story brick dwellings, 410 to 414 | Douglass street and 502 to 508 Central | avenue northeast (lots 72, 71, 70, 69, 68, | | 67 and 66, square 3624); fo cost $35,000. | & Louis A. Brunner, jr. owner: A. S.| J. Atkinson, architect; Clarence W. Gos- 11, builder; to erect two 2-story brick ores and apartments, 4809, 4811 and | _(Continued on Eighteenth Page) | TREES PRESERVED AT KENWOOD HOME Tall Evergreens Will Form Background for Large Colonial House. Numerous tall evergreen trees stand- ing on the site of The Star model home at Kenwood were preserved in the building of this demonstration dwelling, and will form a picturesque and fitting background for the home when it is completed. This background is especially impor- tant for this type of home, which is & large brick colonial of the Jeffersonian period architectural style. The white of the pillars and other woodwork on the portico and the red of the brick walls of the house will form an appeal~ ing contrast to the green of the spacious grounds and the framing added by the trees. Work now has reached an advanced | stage on this house, which is located at the corner of Kennedy drive and Cham- berlin avenue, Kenwood, and at this time a wealth of the inner secrets of | home construction may be studied by visitors. All interior partitions of the house now are braced and ‘are ready for lath- ing. All the plumbing and heating fix- tures also have been roughed in, and tho primary flooring has been laid throughout the building. The brick flooring of the front porch has been laid in herringbone design. This house, being erected for the emonstration sponsored by The Star, is to be completed by September 16, when it will be placed on exhibition for one month. The house may be reached by driving out either Connecticut or Wisconsin avenue to Bradley lane and then turning left to Kenwood. DETACHED BRICK HOMES *10,950 to *14,500 THRMS FO SUIT PURCHASER Drive out Wisconsin Ave. opposite Chevy Chase Country Club golf course: Aok . Sansbury PANY INC. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. 1435 K St. NW. see Sansbury sig ¥ n ESTABLISHED 1899 on left at HUNT AVENUE 1418 Eye St. N.W. Main 8685 Is Located at 1705 SURREY LANE Village Folk Meet During the Year for Iheir Christmas Festival, May Day Other Interesting Social Gatherings. NOWN nationally and internationally as an architectural achievement group home development, strongly reminiscent of the towns of Olde England LAGE, with its gable-roofed houses, ivv-covered stands today a picturesque and charming comprom ise between the old and Lnglish architectural atmosphere and new in its modern conveniences, it desire of both the artist and the homemaker, will end in a year or two, nor is it one in which numerous builders have ¢ houses, with no regard, architecturally for the others. built; they have real character and are architecturally correct. which will ality. 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