Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1929, Page 14

s REAL ESTATE.S FEAL ESTATEW THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. Tr (. SATURDAY, JUXE ¥ 1929° PROPERTY BOUGHT BY W. F. GUDE HOMEATLELAND | g REALTY BOARD ACTIVE. Fort Smith Organization for Prop- FLORISTBUYS SITE | rooms, divided into 68 apartment units. |ing would have & frontage of 143 feet 'building would be served by two suto- |1t is to be of brick and concrete con- | and a depth of 124 feet. struction, and is designed for a site 145 | would be 64 feet feet wide by 130 feet deep. The build-| As designed by Mr. The height | matic electric_elevators. _Construction is expected to be started shortly. There Rouleau, the | now is a residence on the plot. OPENS TOMORROM Second of Star Model Dwell- ings to Be on Display for a Month. (Continued From Thirteenth Page) tones and having a roof of slate. There 15 a wing at the right housing the large garage on the first floor, and having as | an interesting feature of the house & large den on the second floor. This den is reached by a door opening off the landing of the staircase half way be- tween the first and second floors. This den is 16 by 18 feet, and makes an excellent study, and can be used also as a bedroom or nursery. It has the advantage of being a room well secluded from the rest of the house. It is in early American style, with wood panels, and the cefling is of the type with beams following the lines of the roof, lending height to the room. ‘The kitchen is another unusual room with a breakfast room and a pantry on either side of a small service rear en- trance, and with doors set in walls on diagonal lines opening into the kitchen. The trim now is in place in all rooms, and has been given a bright ivory color The front vard has been graded and sodded and the lawn adds to the pic- ture from the front. ON ROWLAND P | acquired by Mr. Gude, president of Gude The fifth of the series of Star model homes is being erected on a high eleva- | tion at 3307 Rowland place, in Rich- mond Park, having a vista of. the east- ern part of the city and also of a branch | of Klingle Valley, west of Connecticut avenue, which lies to the rear of the house, below Rodman street. The rear lot for this house falls away sharply and runs to Rodman street, the natural slope lending itself to extensive | Jandscaping, including a series of ter-| races, rubble stone retaining walls and stepping stones, preliminary work on which progress has been made during the past week. This rear lot has been graded into the terraces and two lines of retaining walls bullt. Work has also started on the laying of a narrow road- way across this terrace, running from | Rodman street. to serve two other houses | to the right of the model home. | Shrubs and flowers are to be planted on the terrace, which will be sodded, | giving a very unusual treatment to this rear lot. There are several tall trees on the lot, which are being included in | the landscaping plan, and there has | been constructed an arch entrance at | the foot of the property, from which | stepping stones and steps will lead up | to the rear of the building. | The interior walls of this large three- | story house have been plastered, and | work now will proceed with the trim- ming out of the rooms and other finish- ing operations. The house has the un- usual feature of having four Colonial fireplaces, pne in the living room, an- | other in the dining room, a third in one of the large bedrooms, and a fourth in the den in the living section of the basement. This model home, built by W. D. Sterrett, is to be opened to the public June 23, | “ROCK GABLES” Marked progress is being made in the construction of the last of the series, | a palatial stone dwelling of the English Cotswold mode, the largest and most pretentious of the series, which is now nearing completion by the firm of Edson W. Briggs, in Rock Creek Park Estates. The brown coat plaster has been laid on all rooms in this large house, located at East Beach drive and Redwood ter- race, nearby Rock Creek Park, and work. now is being started on the white coat. When the plasterers’ scaffolding has ‘been removed the size of the rooms, the | carefully planned arrangement and the | many provisions for beauty and comfort | will be revealed. Grading already has been done on the front and rear lots, and the exterior of the house, now com- pleted, Teveals the interesting outlines of the home. The roof of unusually NEAR NAYFLOWER |W. F. Gude Purchases Prop- erty at 1124 Connecticut Avenue for Store. Wwilliam P. Gude, president of Gude ! Bros. Co., florists, has purchased prop- | erty ‘at 1124 Connecticut avenue, im- proved by a three-story business build- ing, formerly owned by Fred A. Hessick coal dealer, it was announced today by the Thomas E. Jarrell Co, which handled the transaction. Mr. Gude plans to hold the property as an investment for the time being and later to establish there one of the chain of stores now owned and conducted by Gude Bros. at 1212 F street, 1102 Con- necticut avenue, 5016 Connecticut ave- nue and 3103 Fourteenth street, it was stated. The property at 1124 Connecticut ave- The building has a frontage of 28 feet with an average depth of 106 feet. The bullding is opposite the Mayflower Hotel. Gude Bros. is one of the oldest florist concerns here, having been established | in 1889. Police regulations having relaxed. London busses are to have wind-screens to protect the driver: nue is occupied by the Connecticut Inn. | erty Owners’ Division. | _'The Fort Smith, Ark. Real Estate Board is the latest member of the Na- tional Association of Real Estate Boards | to take some action toward the forma- tion of a property owners' division within its local organization by asking local realty owners to become associated with the board | The Fort Smith board is the twenty- and realtors in their work of dealing | with civic and economic problems since | property-owner membership in local boards was recommended by the direc- ‘m.— the association of property owners tors of the national association at their | Winter meeting. $300,000 APARTMENT BUILDING IS PLANNED Tilden Towers, Inc., to Erect Five- Story Structure at 4007 Con- necticut Avenue. | Plans for a new apartment house to rise on the site at 4907 Connecticut |avenue at Tilden street have been filed with the District building inspector by Louls T. Roulezu, architect, for the Tilden Towers, Inc. The structure, which has an esti- | mated: construction cost of $300.000, is "to be five stories high and contain 1 fifth local board to work toward a plan | Business property located at 1124 Connecticut avenue which has heen coal dealer. Negoti: ions were handled by Thomas E. Jarrell. LOAN IS $350,000. is accentuated by the great depth of | “reveal” in window and door openings. The woodwork, to be placed following | completing of the plastering work, will be all of chestnut. The walls are of rough sand finish, in keeping with the style of the house, and can be left either in the natural sand color or tinted to suit the furnishings of the various rooms | the H. L. Rust Co.. and the loan was This house is to be opened to the | issued by the Prudential Insurance C public June 30 for a month of exhibi- | of America. “The new mortgage is for tion | five years, with interest at 5> per cent. ing to $350.000. has been placed on the taking the place of a former construc- tion loan of greater amount which had n curtailed. The refinancing was handled through 3021 Otis Street N.E. 375950 lremely. Woodridge, D. C. When you see this pretty detached home you will agree that it is the best value you have seen in a good location in many years, FEATURES Thoroughly modern, hardwood (oak) floors throughout, hot water heat, six bright sunmy rooms, bwilt-in bath, built-in garage, double back porches, very large concrete side porch, and, in fact, every modern appointment you may wish for. Come out and see this unusnal bargain your first opportunity. ONLY THREE LEFT. Open Sunday 10 AM. to 9 P.M. And every day from 2:30 to 8:30 7O, REACH: Drive out Rhode Iland Ave and turn left onechalt sauars Fict. Lite. or take car roins out Rhode Tsiand Ave R Tine ‘and walk Balf s Block to sour ‘left and see our OPEN sgm. ot HOOKER & JACOB Theavy slate of random widths and thick- ness, is in_keeping with the rugged | sturdiness of the exterfor design. This | A Home Which You Would Expect to Cost $50,000 or More for Features Ten Rooms Three Baths Attached Two-car Garage Model Kitchen Eddy Sink Cromard Alloy Fiztures Frigidaire Hotpoint Electric Stove Recreation Room Hot Water Plant Automatic Oil Heat Complete Laundry Room Incinerator Large Fireplace Copper_Guttering and Flashing Variegated Tile Roof ¥ Realtors National Press Building Metropolitan 2663 %fi Club He Waskington Golfw# Guntry. 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