Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1929, Page 17

STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, BUYS APARTNENTS FOR SON, DAUGHTER | Sylvanus Stokes, Sr., Pur- chases Devonshire Courts in Names of Children. Sylvanus Stokes, jr., has purchased | Devonshire Courts, North and South, {the two large five-story apartment | houscs located in the 4100 block of Wis- consin avenue, it was announced today by Goldsmith & Keller, builders and former owners of the structures. | It was reported that Mr. Stokes pur- ‘ chased the properties as investments for | his son and daughter, Sylvanus Stokes, jr., and Mrs. Madge Larrabee, in who: names the “twin” apartment houses { were placed. The properties were ac- | quired from the Newton Hall Co., in- corporation of Z. Thomas Goldsmith & Willlam Keller, The former owners of Devonshire Courts accepted in payment three tl:r;-;ait%? 7!‘:7"‘;"\‘1% pmgemrs located | at. . 5 enth street. Gold- | | smith & Keller subsequently transferred B (the property at 1901-03-05 Fifteenth | Palmer Pield has been appointed of- | street to Martha L. Lantz and the |fice manager of the firm of Hedges & Pasa SRR AR AR R AR SRR RA XL AR A S A S S SR AR SRR SRR R SEMI- DETACHED 1303 ~ BRICK A]]ison Exceptional Value St. N.W. A Home in Splendid Open 1009, REAL ESTATE. 1% REAL B ZECHOSLOVAKIA BUYS RESIDENCE Palatial Home for Legationz Purchased at 2349 Massa- chusetts Avenue. ESTATE. THE "F:'\'EN‘IT\'(‘{ ssociated with the firm for sev-| property st 1907 Fifteenth street to| Middleton, in connection with & reor- | | been :»;ennmad,n an assiztant o the heads of ‘LIVP a arr - | eral ye e firm in the sales department. loel 'The value placed by Goldsmith & |52nization of the personnel of the con- | TR JEC, yoon the recent elevation |C. Hawkins, formerly with William §. Kfllfl' on Devonshire " Courts in the cern, it was announced today by Jesse | of Albert E. Landvoigt to the vice presi- | Phillips Co.. has been placed in charge de transaction was report H. Hedges, president. Mr. Field has |dency of the company, Paul Ryon has|of the Joan department. approxlmntfly $600,000. The bufldlngs contain 119 apartment units ranging | from one to four rooms. kitchen nnd! na!hv ‘The buildings are brick with | limestone trim. L O 419 | AIR RIGHTS LEASED United stntes Will Bufld Parcel Post Station in Baltimore. | Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 16.—Contract for construction of the first “air rights” | building in Baltimore was awarded this week. The building, which will cost | 000, will be erected over the tracks f the Pennsylvania Railroad, occupy- ing a full city block, and will be leased by the Federal Government as a par- cel post_station. | The Postal Service Corporation will | own the structure, which is being erect- ed under a term lease for the Govern- | ment. The air-rights lease was made ! with the Pennsylvania Raflroad. i | NAMED OFFICE MANAGER. | Palmer Field Appointed by Firm of Turner Street Lot 50x100 on a paved street The Czechoslovakian government has purchased the large four-story English basement residence at 2349 Massachu- | setts avenue for use as the legation of | that government here, it was announced today by Randall H. Hagner & Co., Inc. While the sale price was not made Ppublic, it was understood that the prop- erty was held for about $250,000. The sale was made through the Hagner of- fice in assoclation with the office of | Mayo & Wright. ‘This palatial residence, located in the exclusive section near Sheridan Cir- cle, adjoins on the west the new legation being erected for the Washington rep- resentatives of the Austrian government. ‘The property has a frontage on Mas- sachusetts avenue of approximately 70 feet, with an additional frontage on ‘Twenty-fourth street of 76 feet. The property contains about 9,000 squurel A Nrew Dretached Home {IS thoroughly modern de- »r] tached home contains five sunny rooms, a tiled bath with built-in fixtures, a fine porch and is very conveniently located to school, etc. Hot-water heat; electricity. usuallp ZLotw 19:1’& $8,950 VERY EASY TERMS @heny Chase, M. GARAGE Teet. ‘The house was designed by the late ! Mme. Hauge, wife of the former Nor- wegian Minister to the United States, and was occupied by her until her death. The property is regarded as ad- mirably arranged for legation purposes, having on the first floor a well equipped office suite. Other portions of the house are suited for entertainment purposes as required by a legation. ‘The new Czechoslovakian legation is in the neighborhood of the home of former President Wilson and the for- mer residence of President Hoover. e iy W. H. ROBINSON BUYS| DAVMAR APARTMENTS Palatial residence at 2339 Massachusetts avenue, which has been purchased | by the Czechoslovakian government as the home of its Washington l'rpreaenh-’ tives. OPEN SUNDAY 10 AM. UNTIL DARK FOR YOUR INSPECTION SHANNON. & LUCHY Exclusive Agents To _reach — Drive out Conn. Ave. to Chevy Chase Circle, then Brooxville rd. to Turner st. and east half square to house, or take Chevy Chase Circle car to Shepherd at. and east. for Mrs. Wilbur E. Wilder; two dwell- ing: 2501 and 2505 Palmer place sout] s ADVISORY COUNCIL east, to be erected from plans by J. E. 0. K.’S APARTMENT |Sohl for John W. Locke. and dwellings | £ at 1335 Kalmia road, to be erected from plans by George T. suntmyen for N. L. sansbury Co. 435 Peabody St. N.W. | Architects Commend Design {or Store and Two Churches. Architectural plans for a $275,000 Condition slx large, bright, cheerful rooms; TILED BATH, hot-water heat, elec- tricity, COPPER SCREENS, COPPER ECEEe T ey apartment house to be erected at 1921 | | Su”da SCREENED-IN _double rear mrches: | 1 1 8 5 O Structure of Modern Design, Con. ' Kalorama road by the McPherson Co Bgeridoishad ’ & R Oy N GARAGE, 4T i : poration. designed by Louis T. Rouleau A New semi-detached brick 2to6 P.M. Pl e L L » taining 40 Units, Changes | %% Pesp DPLONTE A0S eovioory couny | md etucco English decigned i 1 a || home of 7 rooms (4 bedrooms); L | Hands, e I s tant Engineer o || tile bath with builtin tub and . 1. Gravatte n arm 1n missioner. shower. Oak floors throughout. 927 15th St. N.W. REALTOR Main 753 Paneled wall:. Open fireplace. Coat closet with full length mir- ror in living room. Garage. Paved street and alley. This home is new and cannot be duphmlnl within $1,000 of the price a-ked. ‘The jury also commended the design | | of a $75,000 store for 1213 F street, de- | signed for Rizik Bros, by Joseph | ‘Younger. | Recently also a jury of the council, which gives ddvice to architects free of charge as a means of encouraging better | architectural developments, approved | Davmar, four-story apartment lwux located at 18 Ninth street north- | east, has been purchased by Walter H. Robinson, it was announced today by the Thomas E. Jarrell Co., which acted in the transaction. The building is 8 new structure of ! Evening Phane, Georgia 2900 AL EE LR RN AR RE RN m‘s\\s\\\s\§\y&ss\s}}y\\\\&}fi\sss S t\\\m“\x\\\—\\\xm\‘\“mm\\\w | Chevy Chase, Md NEAR THE SITE OF OUR NEW STAR MODEL HOME On large corner lot, 70 feet frontage by 104 feet, on modern design, containing 40 apart- ment units. The consideration in the transaction was not announce§. The former owner of the property was rep- designs for two new church structures. | One is the Lutheran Church of the Atonement, costing $100,000, to be | erected at 6 U street northeast, and the | ELLERSON & WEMPLE paved streets with sidewalks. Garage to match. Copper screens. resented by Fred H. Nesbit in the deal. CANADA SHOWS GAIN. Building Permits in Dominion In- crease 20 Per Cent. Building permits issued in the 63| leading Cnnldhn cities during 1928, according to S. W. Straus, showed an increase of 20 per ceni over 1927. ‘The total in the 63 cities was $219,- 105.715, the highest volume of building the history of the Dominion. There has been a steady increase in Canadian buildin geach year since 192 = = | Speculation Nine Rooms Brick Garage | Only $8,750 f A, wonderfully well built_house. In ‘exceptional condition. Beauti. ful and convenient location, Gust Moderate Terma Sclesmen on Premises Today and Sunday NORTH WASHINGTON REALTY COMPANY 7900 Georgia Av Shepherd 2400 other a church building at 3625 Mas- | sachusetts avenue for the Protestant | Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, costing | $130,000. The architects’ advisory council has approved the architectural designs of | four dwellings to be erected in Wash- ington, as follows: Nos. 2437 California | street, housing to cost $62,000, to b'l | built from plans by Wyeth & Sullivan Woodley Park Home Overlooking Two Beautiful Estates 2911 Cathedral Avenue Just Off Connecticut Ave. 4 Bed —2 B $ 1 6’ 750 rooms: aths Also Servant’s Bath Real Estate, Loans and Insurance UCH an inviting entrance gives promise of greater at- traction inside. Beauty, simplicity anad the re- finement of American home life are reflected in the whole atmos- phere. 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