Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 13

REAL ESTATE MODEL HOME IN KENWOOD TO OPEN IN First of Six Demo ANOTHER WEEK nstration Dwellings Now Complete—ls Lo.ated on Kennedy Drive. WASHINGTON, D. C, he Foening Star, " SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929. Col. Brad; ch]ling of Modified French Farmhouse Type. CENTER OF GROVE ' Simplicity and Care in Details Mark Home | | | | | HOME & GARDEN 13 [ENLARGEMENT WORK STARTED ON GEORGETOWN U. BUILDINGS Infirmary and Faculty Structures Being Improved—Hospital to Be Moved to Reservoir Road. The demonstration home located in | from the ceiling. This fixture harmo- OF VARIOUS TREES Another evidence of building activity | tended. There will also be an entrance at Georgetown University, which is to the university grounds from Reser- Kenwood, Md., which, with its opening | a week from tomorrow, will inaugurate | the series of six model dwellings spon- | sored by The Star and Operative Build. | ers' Association, is now complete to the | last detail. Much of the furniture has been moved in and the coming week | will be employed in arranging it so as | best to set off the interior of this beau- tifully finished provincial type home. | The house is situated on Kennedy | drive and may be reached by driving | out Wisconsin avenue to the southern entrance to Kenwood, marked by large sign on the left side of the road between the Maryland State line and | Bradley lane, turning left and contin- | uing to Kennedy drive, which is the | first street to the right within the con- | fines of Kenwood proger, and hence | north for about 400 yards. The model | home is the first house encountered on | the right side of the drive, i Looks -Over Broad Lawn. i It stands on a site looking across a | broad sweep of lawn and open land to | dense woods almost half a mile distani. The bullders, the Kennedy-Chambe:lin | Development Co., have employed the | best landscape artists in the city to lay | out the spacious grounds. The lot has | | nizes agreeably with the old copper % | setting. Four glass sconces with clectric | example of the attractivencss w Whitewashed Bric k and Wide Clapboards Used {for Exterior, chandelier on the front porch. Lighting Is Softened. The living room, the next encountered, is fitted up with six electric_candles set around the room, on the walls. Each candle has a large backpiece of bur- nished pewter. The plate in which the lights are set in the dining room 1s also of this material. Here, however. the | Rowland place. in the Richmond Park room will be illumined principally by |section of Cleveland Park, built for Col. three orange bulbs from the ceiling. |james F. Brady, U. S. A., retired, and Their glow will be reflected by the metal | completed about two months ago, is au can attained by simplicity of design, at- used it & mofter Alumination 18 | bonpis e etal) and . natural® land- desired. [Seaving. During the past week the house has | ““i¥ 1 ome of the modified French also been equipped with copper screens | farmhouse style, is executed in whiie- in the windows and doors. The base- | washed brick and clapboard and stands ment walls have been painted buff and | on g lot, raised 10 to 15 feet above the the woodwork green. Wide seats have |jeye] of the street, in the center of a been placed in the breakfast Toom, on | grove "of large oaks, numerous dog- cither side of a table. All the furniture | {004 “peeches and tulip trees, com- of this room is of an apricot shade {0 | manding a view to the north and east. | harmonize with the walls. The kitchen | ™06 Foc“the street on the north is green and a heavy blocked linolcum | gige js one of the series of Star model rug with a wide border of black las|jomes, while beyond is a slope which | been fitted to the floor over a DEAVY | ends in a wooded extension of Klingle | base of felt. | Valley. With the eye to detail which has | i marked the constructicn and finishing House of Center Hall Plan. of this elaborate home, the builders and The unpretentious dwelling at 3310 candles on the walls of this room may be a frontage of 110 feet and a depth of | decorators have 130 feet. | boards to hide the curtain rods. Those ‘The interior of this home is exquisii~- | on the first floor are green, as is the one 1y finished. All the floors are of light | in the den upstairs. This variance from mahogany. On the first floor, with the | the general color motif of the ground exception of the kitchen, the walls have | floor lends by way of contrast a lighten- decorative finish troweled on and cov- | ing touch. On the second floor the ered with a delicate apricot glaze of a |boards are painted apricot. constructed cornice | Designed by W. R. Lamar and built | | constructing a million-dollar addition to its equipment on Reservoir road, is | seen in work just started on the en- | largement of its infirmary and faculty buildings. ‘Within the next few years it is ex- pected the 93-acre tract of George- | town University in West Washington | will be the scene of a more extended building program. Four acres south of | Reservoir road, adjoining the park area acquired by the Government in Foun- dry Branch Valley, have been pur- chased by the university as a future site for its law department. Since 1892 the law school has been situated | 2t 506 E street. The most important project contem- plated by the university during the next few years is the removal of its hospital, one of the largest in the Dis- | trict, to a site adjoining the new medi- cal-dental school building on Reservoir | road. 1t is also proposed to erect there | a new nurses’ home in connection with the hospital. Work on Building Progresses. Vecation of Georgetown Hospital, which covers nearly an entire city | block, would provide additional dcrmi- tory space for the university, or per- haps space for some of its other de- | partments. Work on the medical- | | is in furth voir road when the new medical build- ing is completed. The extension of the building pro- gram in West Washington at this time rance of the plans of the university eventually tp group all its departments in the close vicinity of the college. Besides greatly improving that section of Washington with a splendid group of buildings, it will serve to con- centrate the entire university, which is now scattered. UPWARD TREND SEEN IN BUILDING INDUSTRY Reports From 590 Leading Cities Show Unmistakable Gain Throughout Nation. Official reports to S. W. Straus & Co. of building permits issued or plans filed in 590 leading cities and towns in the 48 States indicate an unmistakable up- ward trend in building activities at this time. While plans filed in New York City. prior to the signing of the multiple dweilings bill by Gov. Roosevelt, were considered_doubtless of abnormal pro- portions, the figures for the rest of the | by W. D. Sterre the house is of a | center hall plan h a recessed door. The first story is of whitewashed brick, | as is the 2-car garage in the rear. The | upper portion is of wide white clap- | | board. “The lot is 140 feet deep. Upon entering through the front door cne passes through arched openings to | dental building is progressing rapidly. | country 'clearly demonstrated that the | and it is expected to bc ready for occu- | trend, temporarily at least, is upward. | pancy this Fall. 4 April permits granted in the 590 cities The two buildings which are at pres- | totaled = $538,446,781, compared with | ent undergoing improvement are among | 347,049,526 in April last year, the the oldest at the college. The infirmary | gain being 80 per cent. With the $258,~ building was erected in 1831, and the | 154,268 in plans filed in New York ex- Mulledy Building, which provides a | cluded, there remained $279,202,513 for richness which catches and reflects the lght, seeming, as it does, 5o to cnange its shade from a pale tint to a rich | orange with the varying intensity of | the illumination. The bed and bath | rooms on the sceond floor are papered. Since last week all the lighting fix- tures have been installed. The second floor is illumined by orange bulbs st in the middle of the ceiling of each room. It is on the first story, however, that the originality of the decorator is apparent. On entering the green front door, | pierced by a small window of rregulasiy leaded glass, one observes an old Engiish Iantern, its sides leaded and containing two orange clectric candles, swinging The unique system for opening the doors of the garage has been installed and, with the turning on of electricity in the house, has been found to func- tion perfectly. The doors are opened and closed by the mere insertion of key in holes bullt in two wickets bor- dering the driveway about 15 feet from the garage entrance. The doors may also be manipulated in a similar man- ner from the interior of the garage. When the doors swing wide the lights are automatically turned on and are extinguished when the doors are closed. The utilitarian purpose of the wickets is d ised by clinging vines planted at their foot and bird houses atop of each one. WORK PROGRESSES RAPIDLY ON SIX STAR MODEL HOMES Although the dates for the opening of the last five of the series of model homes. sponsored by The Star and Operative Builders’ Association, hlve’ been set back one week, as well as| that for the first public showing of the Kenwood dwelling, construction of each one is progressing more rapidly paper of pastel shades. The ofher front room of the second story is finished with Colonial type paper. The paper of the | kitchen is a canary yellow with a faint | tinge of pink. Following the polishing of the floors | | either the living or dining room. Just off_the former is a sun room. | “The living room is planned in Colo- | nial_style. mantel and fireplace. cases match the design of the mantel. | follow out the same motif. Kitchen Unusually Complete, | On the first floor besides the dining, |living and sun rooms, are a lavatory, kitchen, pantry and broom closet. kitchen is unusually complete. It con- tains numerous shelves, a tile sink and | electric retrigerator and many other modern conveniences. Throughout the entire interior of the house the walls are sand finished and cream colored and the woodwork 1s ivory. In the basement are a maid's room and bath, a jelly closet and an ofl heater. All the drains are of copper bronze screens. It is weather stripped. room have been covered with figured (The atc Is finished and has a large cedar closet. Flagstone walks through the garden. on the south off the sun room, lead to the garage and kitchen and connect with the serpentine cement walk in front of the house. There is an iron- There is a large Colonial | Built-In_book- | All the hardware and lighting fixtures | ‘The | and the house is equipped with flashing | railing on either side of the entrance | Home of Col. James F. Brady at 3310 Rowland place. [McCONIHE NAMED HEAD |COMPANY TO ERECT | OF REAL ESTATE FIRM Former Bar:k;r‘]i\cc';d l’rs‘sident1 of William Corcoran Hill Company. | Lenn Star Corporation of Virginia to Locate Building at Thirty- fourth and K Streets. Malcolm S. McConihe, former vice | president of the Merchants' Bank & | Trust Co. was elected president of }pl(‘!edA was opened this week. When | finished the new plant will have a ca- pacity of 60,000 barrels. It will consist | of eight concrete silos, each 80 feet high, together with clevating and con- | veying equipment for handling cement. | " Cement will be shipped in bulk to the | warchouse from the plant of the com- | | pany at South Norfolk, Va. Special | marine cquipment will be utilized for | this purpose. | McReynolds Acquires Tremont. later. A few years afterwards the two | buildings were joined together. In all these years the buildings have | | remained practically unchanged with | seasonal variation. the exception of a few instaliations to suit modern conveniences. The en- largements will greatly alleviate thc present living accommodations of the | faculty. The infirmary is to have a new din- ing room on the first floor for guests; baths will be installed in both buildings and an elevator will run to the roof. One of the most welcome conveniences will be a roof garden, extended in the form of a porch towards the river. A all four-story addition aiso will pro- vide additional rooms for the infirmary and faculty building. Exterior to Be Kept Intact. 1t is important to note that nothing will be done to change the early American architecture of the buildings, which are among the finest types re- | maining in Washington. As in the case of the old North Building, built before | the plans for the city of Washington | were laid out, the exterior will be kept | intact. The old North Building inside lbsa a thoroughly modern college dormi- Ty. The four-acre tract recently pur- throughout the house they were given | [iUNt a coat of filler, to make the cracks proof against water and dust, and then a coat of shellac and two of varnish. than has been the case for some time. ‘This is due in the main to the com- paratively favorable weather experi- enced the past week. During the pre- vious fortnight work was greatly de- layed by numerous rains. Leland Dwelling Pastel tints predominate in the paper hich was placed last week on the walls of the small Colonial style home being erected by the firm of M. & R. B. Warren, at 4509 Elm street, 1 Leland, Md. The interior walls of the entire ‘house have been finished, as have the hardwood floors. | Next week, if the weather permits, another coat of paint will be put on the outside walls of the lower story, ‘which are of reclaimed brick. The upper portion-of the house is built of clapboard. The brick walls have al- ready been painted, but due to their construction and newness it is absorbed to ‘l!h cerl".l}n degree by 'h%e mlurlnl."d e living room has been pape With & model pattern. in. which buff | AR automatic refrigerator. the heat- and pale reds, greens and blues pre- | ing plant including radiators, china dominate. The paper of the dining | closets, bathroom fixtures and wash- | room i5 of similar shades, but less ' tubs in the basement have been in- ornate, while walls of one of the front Stalled. During the past week all the yooms on the second floor and the rear | — (Continus Fonyeine (orlens; "Dedicated to the Beauly that is Wdaluylan" 4 Foxall Group House ‘Work has gone forward more rapidly on the third of the series of six dem- onstration dwellings, located at 1573 Forty-fourth street, in Foxall, since last | Saturday, than on any of the others. | This house is being erected by, Waverly | Taylor, Inc., just east of Foxhall Vil- | Jage, and overlooking Foundry Branch | Valley. It is one of a group of nine English type homes of brick construction. The | predominant red brick is broken by an | occasional clinker brick to give the | desired appearance of roughness. The front porch has been roofed and its cement floor laid. It is connected with the house by two cement steps which lead to a small tile floored vesti- | bule, a step lower than the level of the house. 4 PER ROOM All of the Newspapers —Last week end carried an excep- tional story of the huge new co- operative community project .called Hampshire Gardens. In order to complete the story and carry out our plogan “Less Than $12.50 Per Month Per Room" we submit the following prices and terms— i MONTHLY PAYMENT. .§37.25 . 47.25 . 59.75 7475 CASH. $675 765 975 1335 PRICE. $4,500 5,100 3 Rooms 4 Rooms 5 Rooms .. 6,500 6 Rooms 8,900 These terms include all installment payments, interest and cost of operation, such as _Electric refrigeration, tazes, heat, insurance, janitor serv- ice, gardener, etc. For further information and floor plans apply to— Hampshire Gardens Development Corporation Edmund J. Flynn, Director or Sales Sales Ofice New Hampshire Ave. at Emerson—Phone Adams 7133 DS _— WORL - s the William Corcoran Hill Co., a local | real estate firm, at its annual mecting | Wednesday in the offices of the com- pany, 10 Jackson place. Other officers chosen were: John L. Barr, vice president; Charles M. Jone: treasurer, and Leonard L. Nicholson, jr, secretary. The newly elected board | of directors is composed of the officers | ! and William F. Albee. | | McConhe and Mr. Nicholson | i AT BAPTIST CHURCH. “Work and Worship” Will Be Sub- Ject of Pastor’'s Sermon. At the Takoma Park Baptist Church, Piney Branch road and Aspen streef, the pastor, Rev. William A. La Rue, will ‘speak tomorrow at 11 am. on “Work and Worship.” Dr. W. L. Darby of the Washington | have recently purchased an interest in| Federation of Churches will speak at 8 | the firm and will become active mem- | p.m. in the absence of the pastor, who | bers. Mr. McConihe for a number n{‘ departed for Rochester, N. Y., to at- | years has been engaged in building | tend the annual commencement exer- | operations here. Mr. Nicholson was the cises of his alma mater, the Colgate. | head of Nicholson & Co., which will be | Rochester Divinity School. ' consolidated with thes Hill corporation. | Massachusetts Park =——==10 The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Woodley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construc- tion. Actual improvements 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 Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 1435 K St. N.W. Main 8685 [ol—[0]—om]0)] | The Tone Star Cecment Co. of Vir-| The Tremont, 1307 Twelfth street, a gini>. Tac., a subsidiary of International | five Cement, Corporation, will erect a large | cerent warehouse, packing plant and | ofi>c bullding at Thirty-fourth and X | streets and the Potomac River, accord- | ing to a statement issued here by H.|place. The other party to the deal, Struckman, president of the company. which was negotiated by the real estate A temporary warehouse, which will| firm of W. W. Drury, was the Mer- be used until the new structure is com- | chants’ Bank & Trust Co. Sle—ala[—oa[—x]t 2446 BELMONT ROAD Two Blocks Of Massachusetts Avenue McReynolds in exchange for an apart- ment-office building at 722 Seventeenth We offer FOR SALE this spacious residence just completed. It is attractively designed, has a beautiful garden at the rear, and faces directly on Rock Creek Park. Its setting amid large forest trees is incomparable. An inspection of this property will convince you of its unusual charm and adaptability, Thru the courtesy of Geo. W. Reynolds the house is furnished with occasional pieces of genuine antique furniture. Open for Inspection Sunday from Ten to One and Three to Six Daily from Three to Six For particulars consult F. M. McCONIHE & COMPANY, INC. Builders & Owners 1008 Connecticut Avenue Main 2424 |———=o]c———|ag]c———[ojc——4] CHARMING CALIFORNIA BUNGALOWS TAKOMA PARK, D.C. 206 East Taylor St., Chevy Chase, Md. A Really Liveable Home! LEASANT, comfortable place, this two-story frame dwelling in Chevy Chase, just east of Connecticut Avenue—a really liveable home. There are 6 rooms and tiled bath, with built-in garage and other modern conveniences, Redecarated and r rditioned throughout in such careful and painstaking fashion as to really be a new house in every respect. The price of $11,950 is surprisingly low for such a home in such a locality. early inapection 15 invited en Saturday and ® pm. Drive out Conn Ave just bevond lor St. (opposite Chevy Chase Sehoal t on Taylor fwo short blocks ne Wisconsin 2875. 711 Elder Street N.W Planned for Comfort and Convenience Built of Finest Material Workmanship Unexcelled Only two squares from school, stores and car line. Concrete street, through subdivision now under construction. Tapestry brick, concrete porch, tiled bath, built-in tub, shower, pedestal laboratory. Large closets, attic. Hot-water heat, white oak flooring. Dry base- ment guaranteed. Just_above Walter Reed Hospital. to Elder Street, two blocks east of Georoia Av G. W. CHASE 415 Cedar Street N.W, Takoma Park, D. C. Drive out Georgin Ave. 0 sample houses. chased by the university will give it | | home for the faculty, was built 10 years | the rest of the country, a gain over last April of 5 per cent. A similarly encouraging conclusion is reached when a study is made of the ‘The total of plans and permits officially reported in March this year was $408,667,003; the gain from March to April, therefore, was 32 per cent. This was in contrast with the normal seasonal variation between the two months, which is a 1 per cent de- cline. Excluding New York City, the upward trend from March to April was 18 per cent, which is the approximate normal variation for these two months in the territory indicated. Russian Birth Rate Highest. MOSCOW (#)—Prof. Sissin of the public health department claims that Russia’s birth rate is 20 to the thousand and the highest in the world. He pre- dicts doubling of the population in 33 years. Owner Will Sacrifice ‘Beautiful Spanish Boungalow In Exclusive Jefferson Park Twenty minutes from Treasury: bedrooms: " hotowater . he throughout, including porch: open fireplace: built-in cincerator: beautifully landsca ory brick structure containing 45 | apartments, has been acquired by Joseph | street and a dwelling at 1751 Kilbourne | [ole—lnle———olalc——u]a[——T] cventually an entrance on Arizona | Phone Alsrandria 37F21 avenue when that thoroughfare is FOR LEASE OFFICE SPACE HOMER BLDG. South half of second floor contain- ing 10,680 square feet on the corner of 13th and F Streets N.W. All open space, which, however, may be divided to suit tenant. Term lease, at an ex- ceptionally low rental. |EAVER BRO REALTORS 809 15th St. N.W. Main 9486 4601 Elm Street, Chevy Chase, Md. TRIFI.FS MAKE PERFECTION. It is the painstaking attention to_ details of plan- ning and_construction that makes a house a HOME. Because we remembered to place nu- merous floor plugs throughout, for the accommo- dation of floor and table lamps and electrical appliances; hecause we remembered to place the coat closet near the front door: because we ce- mented the inlaid linoleum in the kitchen; be- cause we provided in the open fireplace an ash dump emptying into a compartment in the cellar; because we remembered these and many, many i you will enjoy this home for years The house contains 6 well-proportioned rooms, tiled bath with built-in shower, detached garage, all well placed on a large lot 60x110 feet, com- pletely sodded and landscaped, with large shade trees rear yard. $10,750 Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Leland St. (just be- yond Bradley Lane), turn east on Leland to 46th St., then north two blocks to property—or phone Small Cash and $77.50 Per Month Wisconsin 2875. M. and R. B. WARREN