Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1928, Page 23

’ REAL ESTATE. THE YEVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1928 § R[]I]IER IS NAMEI] | ’[:US'I'S []F BUI“]ING ‘In-Between’ Service|FREE LOT SCHEME HELD Given by Hospital OEAD ESTATE. Jis willing to pay something for a better | recommend rates of depreciation and |schedule may be set up as maxima and location. He is allowed to give his deed | gbsolescence which may be adopted by | minima which may be allowed for de- lot as credit on his purchase, but the | ;. yreay as normally found in prac- | preciation and obsolescence in making ;‘Jfl,fi' ;L‘;“,fni“;:,,:";;fik?:,‘ 75 %o carry | tical experience and from which & lof income tax returns, it is stated. Plans Exhibit DEFECTIVE TO BUYER |10 DESIGN EXHIBIT o . % when buying property this free-lot | | called in-between, for ersons of g ve place. i v | | . . moderate means, i announced by the| J. E. McGolrick, president of a large | o e o oy Secretary of Architects to; Higher Than at Any Time!Presbyterian Hospital unit of the Med- | Eastern real estate corporation. in draw-| y factors tha 5 | . s describe n racti e [ the fact that the subdividing industry iful lete 6- 2 | | Tt s described as one practicable | that puilding immediately, s differcnt ot o A beautiful complete Direct Display of Realtors Since Last December, Con- | demonstration connection with the | 13 buely 30 years old, touched upon the | conduigns are mvolved: T "o O room home that will sell at Better Homes Show. sition, which will be staged next month at the Washington Auditorium under the auspices of the Real Estate Board | it was announced today by Waverly | Tavlor, chairman of the exposition com- Mmititee, This exhibit will be in the form of | an architectural analysis of an ideal home, consisting of architectural ilius- : " of_medical care. [ ; e shower, _daylight kitchen Gilbert L. Rodler, locel architect and { Construction costs are higher than at | “The “in-between” service offers a[i$ no obligation attached to accepting | ON LIFE OF BUILDINGS | Exhibit Home with built-in refrigerator sccretary { the Washington Chapter of | lany time since last December, accord- | private room, h food, nursing. 13;‘: ;“““:‘ “mf L‘k“"v; are “"dq:‘“‘;{‘ S s | 413 Marietta Pl. N. W. and _other features rarcly the American Institute of Architects. | | ing to statistics just compiled by the | laboratory : CHATges On_ &/l iy & Dl fn ikl st : 5 found in a home at this price. ects 1 ward basis. It is designed as a means | lime. Presently a salesman The findings of a special committee Open 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. has been named architectural director | Associated General Contractors ©of yeiyeen given ward patients and | them and informs them that t ¢ | which has been engaged in ascertaining Y for the exhibit of the Washington Real America. A substantial increase last | (hat provided persons of wealth, g | the average length of useful life which INSPECT TODA a im Estate Board at the ideal homes expo- | { month brought about this condition and - SRy buildings of various types may be ex- HOW TO 7uke 1ith St. crrto 5th and ;Y g enter into each of the sections illus- | trated. The center of this exhibit, Mr. Rodier #aid, would contain a miniature home as a background for an elaborate land- GILBERT L. RODIER SETTING FOR RESIDENCE trations depictng the various phases of | NEEDS CONSIDERATION | sgntruction industey remained un- | Anotker Advance in Home Construction home construction. supplemented by —_— —m | position it assumed in June, when it exhibitions of various materials that of Home May Be! Masterpiece Ruined by Lack of Proper Surroundings. “The setting for the home,” says scaping treatment. The features of the exhibit’ are to be arranged in logical order to show the evolution' of hom. construction from feundation to roof. | Practical building experts are to be on hand to discuss with visitors the use! of materials displayed and to explain | construction principles, i A subcommittee appointed to work with Mr. Rodier consists of John H. Small, Arthur B. Heaton, Albert B. Landvoight and A. N. Miller. Individual realtors are showing an| active interest in the Ideal Home Esxpo- | sition to be held in October under the auspices of the Washington Real Es- tate Board, according to Waverly Tay- lor, chairman of the exposition commit- Austin_C. Lescarboura, “may make all attractive | property. a. e a_masterpiece v to be handicapped at the last moment by a hit-or-miss ar- ngement of the grounds. “So, after the many problems of home build ave been solved and the home proper ed chapter.” this writer it is well to devote & | little thought and some action to the setting for the home. Thus, and only thus, can the ideal home be realized; for the surroundings are a very neces- sary part of any home. "The cost of making the grounds at- | | paid by contractors | 100 REACH HIGH PEAK | five-year, “WI tractors Disclose. atient.” served to place the present cost ave e \ on a4 plane exactly twice as high as the one it occupied in 1913, | The recently noted rise is attributed to an increase in the average of prices | for the basic con- |'Of U This average, it is nced by | and | £ BALTIMORE, struction materials. stated, was particularly infl orices which concrete aggre For Middle Cla NEW YORK (#).—A hospital service | ical Center of New York. continent-wide e n be done for the middle-, olde Thi the committee of the cost | Tax Basis $2,000,000,000. September able basis of Baltimore for 000,000,000, according to a Appeal Tax Court. basis for 1928 was $1,935,940,570. st mea In waj is research is con- | plan he say —The will eport The total | grand larceny in seve free lots are, of cour: pect 88 | Victim Is Asked for Sum Under ceptive and was denounced by the Na- $50—Seller Evades Larceny Prosecution. g attention during a recent talk to securing prospects. persons to beware of this ¥ “Tickets for a raffle are | distributed to a list of persons. There s¢ sum is not requested because ount involved in . never the best in the development, and when the pr the deed lot. This plan is highly de tional Association Boards.” In any list of precautions to observe | of Real Estate weighed and considered. If one is buy- ing ‘as an Investment, with no idea of | COMMITTEE TO REPORT pected to attain will be considered at a meeting of the board of directors of | National ~ Association of Real Es Boards in Chicago November 9 and 10. The study was undertaken at the re- guest of the Bureau of Internal Reve- nue, which asked that the association “he | tatc o ‘These lumber commanded. | The average of wages paid in the | vegistered a slight decline. The wage average has shown marked stability, having changed its plane only thi times * since October, 1926. These | changes, consisting of one rise and {wo declines, have been small. The average | of wages, in fact, has held virtually a | single level for two years, The average of the combined costs of | construction materials and wages dur- | S ing August reached a position slightly | } lower than that which it held one vear | ago, although mater; bove the plane occupied during August, 1926, A scale which places the 1913 aver- age of combined construction cost at shows the following for the months of thi 199; April, 198, a | | June, 198; Jul CilieéiLds;: Billion nd August, 2.') Bu;nAdywiné e mmit | tractive need not be great. Fortunately, S L e oY this phase of home making is quite A Nearin DadkroF g : val booths. These booths will be de- |flexible. ~The home owner may do ear i Lack ol | Forest Hills signed to illustrate the advantage of | home ownership, the evolution of the home and show the growth of hom(" ownership in the National Capital and 1ts environs. time, or he may do it bit by bit. How- e / All real exhibits will be dis-|€Ver that may be, it is a fact that ASHEVILLE, N. C., September 22 | : played on a separate floor together with | eVery dollar wisely invested in the | (#).—The present haphazard growth | 1 ve home contains eight large rooms, two baths, those of bankers. building and loan as- sociations. insurance and title com Ppanies and other financial institutions. This entire floor is devoted to the pro- fessional phases of home ownership | Tepresented by these exhibitors. Approximately 50 per cent of the available space has already been al- located and it is expected that the com- t The President has accepted the res- _ 9 e . » 3 ~ b ot : " Plete floor will be assigned before the | ionations of Capt. William F. Daugherty, More than 200 American cities I. b. l “",L“’S &i (40. (|l SISO ST TS T T DA D A S A DS end of September, at which time the | Field Artillery, at Tacoma, Wash.: First| DOW have such plans, Mr. Nolen . | subcommittee in ‘charge of arrange- | Lieut. Harold G. Laub, Goast Artillery| declared, while zoning ordinances Realtors | ments for this phase of the exposition will begin assembling all of the exhibits as a unit. The subcommittee making arrange- ments_for realtor exhibits consists of R. L. McKeever, Albert ¥. Walker and J. E. Schwab and the subcommittee in charge of the banks and other financial much of the work himself, or, if he prefers, he may relegate the task to a landscape gardener. The home owner may have the entire work done at one planting of the home grounds will pay dividends year after year, not only in the added pleasure afforded by the home, but also in the resale value of the proper Three Officers Quit Army. Corps, at Fort Winfield Scott, Calif., and Second Lieut. Daniel P. Miller, Field Artillery, at Fort Hoyle, Md. Capt. Daugherty Is from Washingfon and was graduated from the Military Academy in 1917. Lieut. Laub is from Iowa and was appointed to the Army in 1921 Lieut. Miller is from Virginia and is a Plans for Future without planning for the future which most American cities experi- ence now involves an annual loss of more than a billion dollars, John Nolen, landscape architect and city planner of Cambridge, Mass., de- clared Thursday before the conven- tion of the International City Man- agers' Association. have been adopted by 580 cities and finished attic 501 K St. N.W. A CHARMING RESIDENCE in AN EXCLUSIVE LOCATION nd bath. RIGIDAIRE With Two. 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Main 8919 < of 1927. oy ] . - : 3 ' ' @ Bigger, Dbrighter rooms, every © @ 6 big rooms, tiled bath, shower, l n e conceivable convenience, h'ig Outside homes built-in tub and fixtures, 3 wide @ [} quality fixtures, flawless Wworkman- are jull 20 jt covered porches, Frigidaire, fine ship “and materials, attractive : % hardwood floors, cedar closets, dull P wide, have 7 and situ- Al brass hardware, handsome brick . ated in a beautiful section particu- rooms, buiit - in mantel with Radiant heater, hard- A larly suited to home life and easily garage and wood trim with natural finish; big, nd these will se Reeisibia o Jnstions that sup, aTage ond puod i with eatural finn; big, port it. ; American square sectional boiler, o BETTER homes in the strictest tures. Price, ete. Al{)ra(;{ti\'n front yard and im- sense of the word. $11,250. mense back yard, are fully sodded. Near Connecticut Ave. th lS Sun day a t Cash —Now see them Sunday and Lot 100 ft. deep leads to garage : el i e i @ judge the VALUES for yourself. ° @ and wide paved alley. [ ] ~ ~ : CHEVY CHASE, D. C. Semi-Detached $50-50 . . o - ATTH ACTIVELY situated on beautifully land- ENGLIS}[ HOMES Oole BTO(’) | scaped lots these homes represent most unusual f"lfl‘“!l the Monthly u . Inspect Sunday values—containing the latest in home construction, Great New Government Park “BUILDERS OF BETTER HOMES" Open 9 AM. to 9 P.M. ( fixtures and features—open fireplaces, sun parlors, THESF homes contain 7 fine rooms, o e s it garages, etc. Visit Them I):ll_h with l)mll:m sh(.)wer, l\ar_ul- 3 Genrtin: Ave: 1o Kansely, east to Frame and Brick some fireplace, daylight kitchen with 1003 Vermont Bldg. Main 7588 5th St., and North to Madison. Sunday built-in refrigerator, big porches, the 12 500 13 500 latest steel casement windows, auto- $ 9 tO $ 9 matic hot water storage tanks, white e enamel gas range—every convenience Seven Large Rooms you could ask for and big 145-foot lot Residence Of the ' and fine garage. Open All Day Sunday L BrHIS e e okl ehve. - Late Frank L. Wagner v one and ene-half blocks to home. EARLY fl 3. €. Douglass Co. Realtors—Builders 1621 K St. N.W. Hrookland bus to ISth and Aonroe then north to hoies, “BEYOND COMPARISON” A Beautiful Detached Residence — VILLA SITES— The Most Beautiful in Washington These wonderful sites which are beautifully wooded are located on Chain Bridge Road near American Uni- versity and Wesley Heights. These sites have an ele- vation of 370 feet with a most wonderful view of the It's only natural that a man of Mr. Wagner's tem- perament would lavish on his own home all his taste, skill, genius, craftsmanship. You can understand how he could command the highest grade of fixtures and fittings at unusually favorable prices — because they were going into his own home. Decause of these circumstances this is probably one of the most complete and lavishly appointed homes in \Washington-——built as Mr. Wagner alone knew how to e I B e e e A e S L B A i surroundmg country and Vlrglma hills. Only seven build. You sec that in the character of ‘hf. \_\nnrhuW_ly . . . and the way it has been built—into a perfect and dis- { minutes to heart of the city. Follow dlagram below to tinctly charming home. £ property where detailed sign 1s erected. There are three baths, extra lavatory, sola- i rium, bres t porch, sleeping porch, den; and 3 nooks and cozy corners everywhere; closets; : clectric refrigeration ; open fireplaces. : There isn't anything vou can think of that's § lacking—and there’s a big two-story brick ga- rage that holds two cars at the end of the 200- ; foot lot. 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