Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1929, Page 13

REAL ESTAT E WASHINGTON, - D. C, WITH SUNDAY MORNING orTIon HOME & GARDEN Home-Owning and B SECOND STAR M ODEL HOME AT LELAND OPEN TOMORROW Charming Colonial House of Modest Size Will Be on Display for One Month. The Star model homes demonstration of 1929 enters its second phase tomor- Tow with the opening of the charming Colonial house of modest size at 4309 Elm street, Leland, Md. | This house, the second of the series | of six model homes being sponsored his year by The Star in co-operation ¥ith “the Operative Builders' Associa- Jion, will be thrown open to the public 8t 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and will remain open till late in the evening. It will remain on exhibit each day through the ensuing month. 3 Meanwhile the first of the series of Star homes, the large dwelling home of modified French provincial style, Jocated on Kennedy drive, in Kenwood, Md., will enter its second week of pub- lic ‘exhibition, which during the past week attracted each day additional hundreds of visitors, following its for- mal opening last Sunday. when several thousand passed through its nicely fur- nished rooms. Plans also are being made for the opening & week from tomorrow of the third of the series, the English group house in Foxall, 1573 Forty-fourth street, overlooking Foundry Branch Valley. Book to Be Distributed. Simultaneously with the opening fo- morrow of the Leland home, the second edition of “The Star Model Homes Book.” published by the Operative Builders' Association, will be delivered to the builders of this house. the firm of M. & R. B. Warren, for limited dis- | tribution among visitors to the dwell- ing. This edition contains special dis- play of the Leland dwelling. | Other editions of the book will be fssued in forthcoming weeks as other model homes of the scries are opened. The public of Greater Washington is cordially invited by The Star to visit the Leland Star model home to study its appealing architectural style, nice proportions, furnishings, _equipment. Jandscaping and the unusual treatment 10 be found in the rear lot. The house has been furnished espe- | cially for the demonstration by the firm of W. B. Moses & Sons. i To reach this house drive out Wiscon- sin avenue to Leland street, right for one block to Forty-sixth street, then left one block to Elm street. to the house, | at 4509 Elm street. The house may also | be reached by driving out Connecticut | fyio ™% lycoming week for furnishing and a large storeroom on the third | |and those last-minute touches which floor. avenue to Leland strest, left or west to Forty-sixth street, then right to the | house, Street car and bus lines also may be taken to the Leland section. | Colonial Style Furnishings. |styles in cupboards and many Inue to Dradley lane, in Chevy Chase, Md.: west on Bradley lane and Bradley boulevard, west of Wisconsin avenue, to | the entrance to Kenwood, at Kennedy drive, Representatives of the Kennedy Chamberlin Development Co.. builders | of the house, are on duty each day to | explain detalis of the construction, fur- nishing, equipment and _decoration of the house and its grounds. The house was furnished by W. B. Moses & Sons. Sheraton and Duncan Phyfe pieces are prominent in the furniture, which was selected with painstaking care to suit the style, arrangement and interior decoration of the rooms of the house. A visit to this house is productive of many suggestions as to the arrange- | ment, furnishing and decoration of a modern home. There is the unusual feature of special equipment by which garage doors are automatically swung open and closed by the mere placing of | a key in a lock in a wicket at the bor- der of the garage driveway, to the rear of the house; the use of mahogan floors throughout the house. the un- usual finish of the walls of the rooms, block linoleum for the Kkitchen, new other new ideas. the series of model The Star and the Association, now The third of homes_ sponsored Operative Builder: being rapidly completed at 1573 Forty- | fourth street, in Foxall, by Waverly Taylor, is scheduled to be opcned for public exhibition of one month, begin- ning June 9. This dwelling, one of a group of nine English houses, is the only one of the series moflel homes not of the detached order, and therefore will afford an in- teresting study in contrast to others in the series. 2 It s of the so-called “double-front house mode, in that the rear elevation and the rear lot have been given spe- cial attention to make them unusually attractive, due to the fact that the rear of the house has an outlook over Foundry Branch Valley, to be devel- oped as & part of the Glover-Archbold parkway. Finishing work on this virtually completed this week house was leaving will make the house seem a home al- ready occupled. ‘The interesting front entrance, 'Home-Like Charm Pervades This New Dwelling |House of A. H. Lawson Is of Simple Georgian Precedent. FRONT ENTRANCE DEEPLY RECESSED Attractive Sun Room Ad- joins Large Living Quar- ters Off Center Hall. P S A new residence in Washington hav- ing as an outstanding feature real home-like charm is that of Alfred H Lawson, located at 4901 Indian lane, in Spring Valley, the new and extensive | subdivision being _developed in th: wooded area to the west of Wesley Heights house, of simple Georgian pre- cedent, is pleasantly situated on broad stretch of lawn, with a ba ground of trees. The front facade is featured by a deeply recessed entrance, which is flanked by two octagonal bays, which add to the appeal of the archi- tectural outlines of the dwelling. There is a commodious center hall, which narrows down where the stair- case to the upper floors is located, and At the rear of the house is a garden entrance which affords a vista of the andscaping to the rear. Sun Room Is Attractive. The living room is at the left of the ball, and adjoining this large room is a sun room, as one of the attractive parts of the dwellirg. The dining room, at the right of the hall, has access to an open porch. | The kitchen is fitted with ample dressers and other modern equipment, and is so arranged as to assure good lighting and air. From the large serv- ing pantry adjoining there is a service stairway connecting with the platform of the main stairwav. | On the second floor are found a large master bedroom, with a private bath | and drgssing room with the much-de- | sired ample wardrobe. On the other side of the house are two large corner rooms, with a bath between, one of these bedrooms opening onto a balcony | placed over the dining room porch. In | the center of the house, over the en- trance hall, is a small sewing room. Stalrway Inclosed. An inclosed stairway from the second | floor leads to a maid’s room and bath | A colonial atmosphere is lent to thl“ | principal rooms of the main floor of this | | house by decorative touches, such as and the delicately designed | a The trend toward apariment house dwelling continues in full’ swing. it is having a population of half a million or | shown by statistics, compiled by the | Bureau of Labor Sta of Labor. The study shows the number | and per cent of families housed in each | class of dwelling for which permits were issued in 237 identical cities for the years 1921 to 1928, inclusive. In 1928 homes were provided in new buildings for 388,678 families in these ! classes WILL ATTEND IMANY WASHINGTON REALTORS BOSTON SESSION 'Delegation Exceeds by 50 Per Cent the ‘ Largest Group Heretofore Sent to National Convention. The largest delegation of Washington | realtors ever to attend a convention of the National Association of Real Estate | Boards will be delegates to the forth- coming convention at Boston, June 25-28, and will take an active part in | the program, it is announced by Morris Cafritz, chairman of the local commit- tee in charge. To date 58 have made reservations for the sessions. | attendance cup. The size of this delegation, Mr. Caf- Tilz said, already exceeds by 50 per cent the largest delegation heretofore sent to a national convention and will likely make Washington a contender for the In deciding the win- ner of this award, the percentage of members of a board attending is di- | vided into the number of miles traveled | to the convention city. ‘Thus one year, | the small board in Shreveport, La., with 4901 Indian lane, Spring Valley. CONTINUES IN FULL SWING In the 14 cities of the United States over §7.2 per cent of the families pro- ment_building: family dwellings 221 per cent in one- and 10.7 per cent in two-family dwellings. In 1927 the same of dwellings in these cities housed 60.8 per cent, 25.8 per cent and 134 per cent, respectively. These 14 cities provided new dwelling places for PER CENT OF FAMILIES PROVIDED FOR IN THE DIFFER. KINDS OF DWELLINGS IN 257 IDENTICAL CITIES, 1921 TO 1923, INCLUSIVE. Number of families provided for in all classes of dwellings 388,678 Per cent of families provided for in— One- dwellings Multi-family dwellings 244 312 33.0 309 36.4 45.4 48.3 53.7 Two-family dwellings* 17.3 213 family * Includes one-family and two-family dwellings with stores combined. | being in apartment houses and 12.4 per | cent in one-family dwellings. (: | Baltimore bullt a larger proportion of one-family dwellings than anv other | city in this population group, 86.4 per | | cent of the dwelling units for which | permits were issued in 1928 being in | | one-family dwellings and only 13.6 per | cent in apartment houses. Most. of the cities having a popula- tion of from 25,000 to 500,000 provided ics, Department | vided for in 1928 were houses in apart- more new family housing units in one- | family dwellings than in apartment | hous Fven in the smaller cities, | | however, th2 popularity ‘of the apart- ment house is growing. MEAT FIRM RENTS SITE. |Chaln Store Concern Leases 311 | Seventh Street. ‘The Chicago Market Co., an out-of- town chain store concern, has leased | property at 311 Seventh street, for a period of five years for a total rent con- sideration of ‘approximately $20.000, it | is announced by Carl G. Rosinski, who | negotiated the lease in connection with | James F. Shea, | The Chicago Market Co. plans to open | one of its chain meat stores there after iex((‘nslve alterations have been made. | e s | | In the last two years 4.500 miles of | highways in Australia have been con- | but five members, attended 100 per cent a convention in a Western city and won the cup, although other, larger boards sent delegations many times larger. Represented in Contest. For the first time Washington will be represented in the national “Hometown Speaking Contest” participated in by realtors from all parts of the country, cach describing the merits of his par- ticular home town. This has been one of the most popular features of the realtors’ convention in the past. Wash- ington will be represented by W. Cam- | eron Burton who will undertake to | demonstrate the many advantages of | the Nation's Capital. Mr. Burton was | winner of the speaking contest held by | | | will | Maintenance and Operation of New and | convention of real estate resented by an_exhibit of display ad- vertising entered in the national adver- S This contest, Mr. Caf- ritz_stated. was inaugurated several years ago by the officials of the national association as a means to stimulate interest in the development of higher grade real estate advertising throughout the country. Since Washington is the second city in the country in point of quantity of real estate advertising, the local committee, under the supervision of R. Bates Warren, had a wide field from which to select specimen adver- tisements for the local board's exhibit. Two Other Speakers. In addition to the speaker for the “Home Town” contest, Washington alsa supplies two other speakers for the con- vention. At one of the sessions of the property management division, Pleas- anton C. Bowie of the H. L. Rust Co, discuss “Comparative Renting. During the board secre- taries, held in connection with the real- tors' convention, John A. Petty, exec- utive secretary of the local board, will deliver an address on “The Development of Real Estate Board Activities.” All arrangements for the trip have been consummated, Mr. Cafritz said. The delegation will leave Washington Friday afternoon, June 21, and travel to Boston by steamer, stopping at Bal- timore and Norfolk en route. On this same steamer reservations have been made for members of the Alexandria- Old Apartment Buildings.” and associates. = Another interesting section of the con- vention will find Washington well rep- ! the local board last Winter and which | Arlington-Fairfax Real was participated in by both realtors | and the real estate boards of Balti- | more, Richmond and Norfolk. e 'F. Donohoe, past president of th (Continued on Sixteenth Page.) Estate Board Clar- 3526 PORTER ST. now *19,750 A W deta Cleveland Park—on convenient to John 2 baths oil In garage. a ner,. clectric ched brick home in exclusive lot 150 feet deep— aton School , first floor lavatory, maid’s room, zeration, Furnished cxhibit home open daily. re 8 rooms, Prick Open Daily ntil 9 P.M. | structed, formed or remade under the | 257 cities: 53.7 per cent of these were , 236,113 families in 1927 and 232,681 | Bew federal aid agreement between the | | in apartment houses, 35.2 per cent in | familics in 1928. shielded by an inclosed porch, has been | dadoes completed, and a_modicum of shrubs |mantel of the fireplace with its facing | have been planted in the front lawn, |of rich marble. | The Tear lot is ready for its landscap- | b T‘!;ve léouie s h\;}{;l for Mr. Lawson ing. |by W. C. & A. N. er. e 3 : g Ehere are eight main Tooms on the | . The dwelling was designed by Arthur | On°;iamily dwellings, and 11.1 per cent; "1 1928 Chicago provided for a larger | three floors of this house, in addition | B. Heaton. { o : I portion of its families in apartments & to the double-deck rear porches, which | L e By “’_‘}’;mfl‘ ‘d“!’:fi'm"“‘ WeTe | than any other city, 80.7 per cent of Cwner Must Sacrifice e L & | the total housing units in new dwellings e e (A Al KRESGE'WILLIBUILD e b o it ess e thefoomn: | oot heutiog i I newasa R ) Fa imBelswiCast ide of the two porches, s 1?:3.,'1,;5:: fhe “el,hmm, ,: u;,’"‘,‘{:i‘ | pilation of these data by the bureau parcd swith 12.2 per cent in one-family | Six-room bungalow in handsome STORE IN ALEXANDRIA | that more families were provided for | Gue || suburb twenty minutes from Treasurs. | glving privacy to the porches, although s, Hot-water heat N wn- $oé Mighcrag o = in new apartment houses than in one- | “"T1\"Cr cent of families housed in || Is--scrcenca throuenost, snchidin | tamily and two-tamily houses combined. | nev: - partment housss in New York in | | “This is the third consecutive vear | 1924 practically equals that of Chicago. that more family units have been pro- | g9.3 per cent of the ncw housing units | vided in apartment dwellings than in | one-family dwellings. Just what effect | | this change in the type of dwelling will | have on the social, economic and politi- died | cal life of the country is hard to deter- mine. That it will have its impress on he character, life, and customs of the people is an undoubted fact. - As before | pointed out by the bureau, it is chang- | ing the character of building labor by giving more work to certain trades, namely, structural iron workers, con- crete workers, marble and stone cutters, etc., and less to other trades, especially | carpenters,” the report declares. The house was furnished during the past week in keeping with the Colonial | style of the place, and all is ready for the public. i Definite’ Colonial appeal is to be seen | from the first glance at this Leland dwelling. The exterior walls of the first story are of brick, painted solid white, while the upper story is finished in wide clapboard, also painted a bright white color. Against this background are seen the dark green of Colonial shutters and the green of evergrees shrubs, nicely placed in the lawn against the house. Giving contrast also are the green shingles of the roof. There is a Colonial brick chimney rising in the right side of the dwelling, and on this side also is seen a covered porch overlooking a wide lawn to the | b side of the property. The entrance is featured by grooved | pilaster columns on either side, from [} which are swung green metal lanterns. A driveway at the left side of the prop- erty leads to the garage, toward the reat of the lot. To the rear of the ouse stepping stones In the lawn lead o a garden farther back, through which uns a small stream, over which has n buflt a rustic bridge. The rear rd is well shaded by a number of N, L, Sansbury NY INCo 1418 Eye St. N, mpsiire (bardlens Nat'l. 5904 creened throughout. including uilt-in_garage—incinerator— beantifully landscaped. Phone Alexandria 37-F-21 | not blighting the vista of the valley be- | |low and not shutting off the sunlight and fresh alr. A 5 and 10 cent store is to be estab- lished at 604-606 King street, Alexan- | gria, Va. by the 8. 8. Kresge Co, which 3| | has leased this property for a term of kbR | 50 years for a total rent cn‘nsldcrmion t was an- The formal garden. in the rear-iob of | °F, APproximately $300.000, % the model home in Shepherd Park be- | fhrouon Weaver Bros. and Carl G. ing erected by L. E. Breuninger & Sobs | Rosinskl. was completed during the past week,| present improvements are to be razed and the house itself is almost to the | jn the near future and a new two-story | point when it can be furnished for the | ang basement building erected on the | exhibition, scheduled to begin June 16. | site, This is to provide a storeroom | This is a colonial dwelling of differ- | haying a frontage of 25 feet and a depth ent design from that in Leland, being | of 125 feet. The owners of the property of facades of colonlal brick of rich are Edward R. Elliott and Richard C. e T P ple front entrance, one finds himself in A nnouncing the Ope’l i'tg SUNDAY, JUNE 2, OF THE STAR MODEL HOME inches deep and runs the full width of in LELAND, Chevy Chase, Md. the house, 23 feet by inside measure- B. Moses & Sons ¢ k) "Dedicated to the Beauty that is Washington” f Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and \Woodley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construc- tion. Actual improvements and home values exceed $10,500,000. \Vooded 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 1898 1435 K St. N.W. —between MONTH 25 Monthly We invite you to note the progress and inspect the type of construction of the first group of buildings. Obtain information at the feld offce of the many innovations and features that make these the most de- sirable homes in Washington. Only in this beautiful garden Co-operative Apartment development is home ownership obtainable at the follow- ing prices and term MONTHLY_FAYMENT. ... $37.28 Cars ment. To the left of the entrance door is & small coat closet, large enough to hold the wraps of a limited number of guests, At the right end of the room is colonial fireplace, and set nearby are comfortable stuffed chairs. At the rear of the fireplace is a door giving onto the covered porch, from which one has an outlook on the side lawn and land- scape to the rear, as well as down Elm street. ‘Through an open arch one enters the dining room from the living room and finds it an adequately furnished, well lighted Toom with windows on two side€® Adjoining the dining room to the lett is the kitchen. which is equipped in modern style and which adjoins a pantry. The pantry is so arranged that # refrigerator is installed below shelves 4 placed on the walls for storage of sup- plles. The floors of the kitchen and ; : i ]]'mnlvy are covered with inlaid lino- ¥4 . . = 3 i ¥ = | cum A 7 5, e v I A feature of the arrangement of the : ¥ : % WORLD'S service quarters of the house is that | R ¢ . £ il SO - y = | the tradesmen's entrance at the side of . ; : ¥ ® A o , g ilh! house leads directly into the stair landing to the basement, off the pantry, , ’,‘fll that all of the house except this en- | tltrance can be locked, giving access to' tradesmen while the owner is away. | CASH $675 PRICE. $4,500 768 5100 975 6,500 with two and three expozures 3 Rooms 4 Rooms $ Rooms All outside apartment and delightful outlook. For further information and floor plans apply to— Hampaliive" Gardens' Developiment | Gorporativa dmund J. Flynn, Director of Sales Sales Office—New Hampshire Ave. at Emerson—Phone Adams 7133 Main Office. 1416 Eve S1. Completely Furnished Through Courtesy of W ELOPMENT Three Bedrooms Above. From the side of the living room near the front entrance stairs rise to| the second floor, where three bedrooms | are found. ‘The two larger rooms are 13 feet 6 inches by 14 feet 3 inches and | 13 feet 6 inches by 11 feet 9 inches, | respectively, each containing a large ! closet. ‘The other bedroom is designed | for use either as a bedroom or nursery, | and could be fitted as a den. Off the | second floor hall is a cedar closet, and in the bathroom, which is equipped with | a shower, is a special cupboard for linen, | ‘The windows of the house are dressed | with lace and marquisette curtains and flowered cretonne and glazed chintz overdrapes. ‘These are hung from or- namental rods of wrought iron There are numbers of electrical out- | Iets in the house and & radio connec- tion in the living room The sturdy construction of the house | 1= seen in the large, well lighted base- | mert. and visible are the steel beams| supporting the first floor and the hol- Jow ' tile masonry of the foundation walls. Laundry tubs are installed under | a window, and in another part of the| basement is a modern heating plant. e KENWOOD HOME OPEN The Star model home on Kennedy drive, Kenwood, Md., now is open to the public. and will Temain on exhibi- tion three weeks more, giving all a good spportunity to make a leisurely inspec- , Hion of its many unusual features. Tt! may be reached by driving out Wiscon- &in avenue past the Maryland State line to Dorset avenue, which is marked by a large sign pointing the way to Kenwood: west on Dorset avenue to Menwood drive, where there is an arrow Jpoiuting to the rivht, where the home is Jocated, sbout 500 yards distance. An- wciber route leads vut Counccticut ave SLIGO PARK HILLS s tenls attuned 1o your desire for hetter liv Fortunes have heen paid g5 far less alluring than the views that you'll constantly have from your own cool veranda. A setting of natural, unspoiled wooded countryside; mans"winding ‘pave avenues: finods of golden sun- : 5 Tights the musie of two shallow sparkling streams 4509 Eim Street—$11,750 5" Who wouldnt gladly exchange noisy, checker. board city streets for Jiving that is real? Mere you will find thase thoughtful touches that make a home really livable. And that you may appreciate the spaciousness, the really clever floor planning, W. B. Moses & Sons have fur- nished it most attractively, Tt is doubtful if any- Where in or about Washington you will find such « home in such surroundings, seliing at a price anywhere near thisone. By all means plan to inspect it tomorrow, or at your earliest conven. ience, Open every day and evening in June until 9 p.m. The furnished Colonial exhibit home is but one of many now built or under construetion, HE eulmination of five vears specializing in the planning, construction and sale of over 200 heautiful homes in Leland, Chevy Chase, Md., is splendidly expressed in this charming You can buy it with its natural 70foot terraced lot for only $14,250. Or, we'll build you a home after your own ideas . ' home with plenty of trees, costing as little as Its grace and beauty of design, its re- ,250. ned but thoroughly artistic simplicity, are indicative of irresistible allure of tle terior arrangement and finish. DIRECTIONS—Drive out Sirteenth Street to Alaska Avenue and District Line; watch for large Slico Park Hills sion: turn right at this point—foliowing arrows. Sales OfMce, 7900 Georgia Avenue. Shepherd 2400. the in- Drive ont Wisconsin Ave. to Leland St. (just beyond Bradley Lane). turn cast ow Leland to 45th St.. thew worth two blocks 1o property—or 3 phome Wisconsin 2575, ORTH ASHINGTO M. and R. B. WARREN Restty ¥ N Company Inc. OO TR O e Semi-detached, good lot with garage. streets and alleys paved four bedrooms, attractively decorated and landscaped, open fireplace, built-in bath fixtur: Nat'l. Mortg. & Inv. Corp. M. 5833 1004 Vt. Ave.