Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1929, Page 14

THE EVENING' STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY JUNE 1 REAL ESTATE. | of the Virginia State League of Local | | Mutual Building and Loan Associa- . 7 . .-REAL _ESTATE. i 1929, - Dr. arry vu has decreed that omurs m- asking “royal consent.” The acf — X Without/ Consent. Ty before they ru:;m{m line ‘!lth the dscuwu policy of encour- 3 F. Clark, educa- ml dtmetnr o( the American Savings Baltimore Realtors | FOUR STAR MODEL ~HOMES NOW OPEN $hepherd Park Demonstra- “tion House Will Be Open to Public Tomortow.- | % (Continued From Thirteenth Page.) | Put Reservoir road to Forty-fourth xhall Village busses and by Glen icho and Cabin John street car lines 10 Foxhall road. %t;eel. turning south there to Q street, | o | Special Dispatch to The 8t Start Drive Upon | “Free Lot” Agents Business Bureau - Go-op- erates in Move to Oust Parasitic Operators. | BALTIMORE, June 15.—In co-cper- | Ation with the Better Business Bureau, | the Real Estate Board of Baltimore | this week started an extensive cam- | paign against the “free lot” operators 1nu(!he real estate field throughout the e. The real estate board in a statement declared that a “horde of ‘free lot. para- Meanwhile, finishing work i= progress- dng on the remaining two houses of the Beries, one being erected on Rowland Place in Richmond Park and the other | in Rock Creek Park Estates. | The fifth of the series of Star model ‘homes now is virtually completed and 3= to be opened to the public for ‘its | Jmenth of inspection beginning a week from tomorrow. It is a large, story New England Colonial being buuu for ‘the demonstration by W. D. Ster- | pett. It i5 located at 3307 Rowland | mre on a high elevation with an out- | k upon & branch of Klingle Valley and a view of a far distant section of Northeast Washington. Steamfitters have mmpleufl their “work, landscapers have made marvelous | ehanges in the grounds, the most | marked change being in the rear lot, «mhich Jcpu precipitiously down to pdman street from the Tear of the has been developed \nk\‘ eries of terraces which are belng | find.scuped and there is a narrow road- | way also laid below a retaining rubble- | &tone wall, running from Rodman street | “weross the property of The Star model hmc to adjoining lots. There are epping stones along the rear terraces | #nd an appealing gateway at the lower Jevel, providing access to the lawns. #Nearby stand a number of tall trees. | The finish fiooring of the ‘first floor | 18 especially unusual and interesting. | .3n keeping with its style, these are of | random widths, some very wide -and “gbme narrow. Walls are being papered | and other last touches are being mede, x;epnrnwry to the furnishing of the use. [ The reclaim:d brick in the second | ‘#tory of the exterior Nas been painted a .decp white, which gives' fine contrast in the color ‘6cheme.. The. roof is of | Kate, the front .b6f the ‘first story is of | yather dark gray, and there are dark “green shutters on windows, { Interesting &ronesn is noted also in the last of series, which is the Jlargest and most ntious of the six ouses, now being rapidly completed by son W. Briggs Co. on the large site | #t the corner of Redwood terrace and | ‘ast Beach drive, in Rock Creek Park | Estates, which adjoins Rock Creek Park. | *“"This ‘house is a large stone structure | gnnm main stories, fashioned after the glish Cotswold mode. It was de- “afgned by James E. Cooper. , The walls have been flniahed lnd ment the interesting charm of the| gh sand finish, which has been left Inl its natural tones. There is a molded “Pinster cornice in the lower floor rooms ted in neat patterns, Work is under way on the develop- daent of a formal gardén of consider- | 2&!? proportions in 'hr large lot at the | r of the house, and the front yard | JAlso has been graded in preparation for soddln' 'I‘hr nruah flooring is ready and the heavy doors of the rm in the large at the right le were hung during the past weel - The general lines of the house, which W 106 feet or more in width, gives the the sweeping ‘‘close-to-earth” lines f the houses of this character in ear- K periods. Stone dormers lend the yariety so often found in the Cotswold | “#¥pe. The house is called Rock Gables, New Palestine Harbor, «.- HAIFA, Palestine (#).—Work on the Finifa Harbor, designed to accommodate “Yessels of 30-foot draft and give 200 | Jacres of anchorage, has been started | ‘“wnder British engineers. The roject, | which will be completed in #mploy 2,000 workers. It calls for a ‘breakwater 8,000 feet. long. MICHAEL 1933, will | custom sites’ have found a hlgpv hunting ground in Maryland, which has gained Vnr itself the unenviable reputation of harboring the ‘home offices’ of some of the most unscrupulous free lot operators in the United States. “Complaints received by the local Real Estate Board during the past few weeks | indicate that the high-powered free- lot salesmen have emerged from their ‘Winter quarters and are back at the same old game, with perhaps a few more tricks.” the statement continued. “Just why any person, able to read and write, would be foolish enough to believe that strange men will give them nlmble building lots for the fun of it is hard to understand. Some of the | vietims not only believe this, but are so | firm in their convictions that they re- fuse to be convinced by warnings. No real estate operator using the | free lot or any similar method to sell | | lots can hold_membership in the local 1 Estate Board, The saddest part {about these cases is that the victims, in most cases, are wage earners and the {loss of their savings (h ugh such schemes s ARCHITECTS’ COUNCIL APPROVES SIX PLANS Designs for Three Dwellmgn nnd; Power Substation Are Com- mended by “Jury.” The Architects’ Advisory Council, composed of members of the local chap- ter of the American Institute of Archi- tects, sitling as a voluntary jury free of charge, has commended plans for three dwellings and an electric power substation. The council ¢ommended the archi- tectural design for a dwelling to be erected at. 4916 Indian lane for W. C. & A. N, Miller from plans by G. E. MacNeil, to cost $15,177; two dwellings |to be erected at 3121 and 3125 Cleve- land avenue for H. P. Huddleson from plans by Upman & Adams, to cost $20.~ 000 each, and the substation to be erected at 926 I street for the Potomac Electric Power Co., from plans by Ar- thur B. Heaton, to cost $140,000. ‘The council also approved plans for a dwelling for 3710 Warren street, de- | signed by George T. Santmyvers for W. G. Irvin, to cost $8,000, and a dwelling for 4930 Inaian lane, designed by G. E. MacNeil for W. C. & A. N. Miller, to cost $20,300. FORM NEW D|V|SION Owners Join Realtors te Protect Valuations of Property. Another step toward the formation of A-property owners’ division within the Chicago Real Estate Board has been taken in the adoption of by-laws for the organization of such a division. The of the move is to unite a'nus of real estate so.that they may with realtors for relief from nequ!uble distribution of the tax burden and maintain a uniform system of valua- tion of real estate for tax purposes. In the opinion of Albert W. Swayne, president of the Chicago Real Estate Board and chairman of the recently m-nnlmd property owners’ division of the National Association of Real Estate _| Boards, organization of the property significant influence in obtaining relief from d.(acrlmtmtory and m;mnn' legislation concerning real esf " days by 'zr'»llnlnl visiting lawyers on the open. ing day of each term of court. A. KEANE Formetly President T. T. Keane Company Begs to Announce the Opening of Offices at 631 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Room 7, Third Floor Where He Will Conduct o GENERAL REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE BUSINESS Phone Metropolitan 1138 Just note seme of the interesting et in this Srmer—g BEDR! Open All Day Sunday BOXse 1417 K ST. ome 2t the price ehitectu; thied ba rg instan AR GARAGE: paved street. Come to Madison st., east to Sth at, HELPS MAIN 9308 'VIRGINIA BUILDING ~ LOANS GROWING | Increase in Assets Last Year Amounted to $6,000,000, | Convention Learns. i \ Building and Joan associations in Virginia are growing rapidly, the in. :nue in assets last year amounting | tions, held recently at Lynchburg, Va.| ThQ Bfil’Q " 'l! WVYM now has with a_ fotal member- | shlp 0' ‘95 30" and h‘ll assets 0' $50,149,670. H. F. Cellarius of Cincinnati, Ohio, secretary of the United States League of Local Building and n Associa fions, read a paper giving a historical | | review ol ‘the building and lomn move- ment. C. Clinton of Washin Tom. past. president, of the United States | League and chairman of the Federsl| lemnme committee, spoke on “Fed- | eral Legislation and Taxation Affecting | | Bilding and Loan Associations,” and | gave d Teview of recent court decisions | o0 the subject. Redr Admiral A, M: Cook of Norfolk | gave & history of the Virginia bullding associations. A paper by M. E. Chief examiner of banks of | C. H. Morrissette, | ner, spoke on “Ta Building Loan Building and Loan Institute, Kansas City, Mo., spoke on “Creating & Re- zerve.” and Raymond H. Lee of Rich- mond_spoke on title insurance. | —iun REAL ESTATE DISCUSSION. | Session W!ll Take Up How to Pro- long Life of Office Buildings. How to prolong the economic life of | office buildings over the maximum | period of years, the development nh standardized lease forms which will be | qually satisfactory for tenants and | landlords from Maine to California, and the organization of the modern-day property management, organization are some of the matters to come before the property management division of the | National Association of Real Estate Boards, in session at the ual con- tion in Boston June 25 to 28 A Famous Builder Constructing Homes of Beauty in The 7 Home Features of ROCK CREEK PARK ESTATES in Your Ad- Pride dress. Over 100 Ac tified Against Becom- ing “Citified.” 1% Miles Rock Creek Protective tions Safe Investment, Exclusive type homes by Wm. P. Lipscomb Company. Every house built and approved by jury of architects. City's most beautiful approaches—via 16th Street or Bea through the Office on Property, 1603 Kalmia Road Telephone Main 5700 for an Inspection Appointment Edson W. Briggs Company CK CREEK PAR] ESTATES HE builder whose em- bassy structures and fine residences are pride- marks in the Capital, and whose intrinsic craftsman.- ship has become a symbol for structural fineness, the William P. Lipscomb Com- pany, is completing homes in Rock Creek Park res Cer- Estates for Fronting Park. Restric- guarding manently custom- ch Drive Park: living here. You Enter the Estates at 16th Street and Kalmia Road Owners 1001 15th Street at K Flrst Tlme 'Shown Beautiful Corner Property—New Detached Brick Home Exceptionally well constructed and contains 8 large rooms (including 2 inclosed and heated porches) and handsome tiled bath with built-in tub: hard- wood trim, up and down and oak floors throughout;: open-fireplace, laundry and’ servant’s toilet in basement as well as instant heater for service water; elee- tric fixtures, hot-water helting and Frigidnire refrigerstiun; built-in garage. One of tflz Most Attractive Homes in This Desirable Subdivision. Wm. H. Saund‘ers‘Co.. Inc. 1433 K St. N.W. 601 Nicholson St. See It Tomorrow Exclusive Agents = pancy. By special arrange- ment, William P. Lipscomb Company will co-operate with those who select their home-property in this per- restricted cul- turalcommunity. You can drive home through the park and still be in the park when you reside here. 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Here are homes built to sell at a much higher price——complete in every detail—five and six rooms—with double back porches overlooking 2 Governe ment Park—osk floors—large closets—beautifully paneled walls—builtvia garage—paved streets and alleys. A wonderful home for the man of moderate means who wants to put his rent dollars to work for him, National Mortg. & Inv. Corpn. NATIONAL 5833 CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND HALF BLOCK EAST OF CHEVY CHASE CLUB ch‘:‘-v]“é::‘:.u! home in an enviconment eypical q“ The first floor consists of a center hall, a eoat iploset, § spacious living room with an open fireplace, & large sowe ered porch, a library, a large, hright dining rm, butler’s pantry and kitchen, On. the second floor there are five large bedrooms with ample closets and- three- baths, - The third floor has two large bedrooms, one bath ead § large storage closet. In the basement there is a lavatory, 1 hocvlur heating plant with .0il burner, and a two-car garage, heated and lighted. The house,is modern in every respect, and is in good con- dition. The lot is 110x125 feet and is shaded by many fiu white oaks. . The owner has quoted a very atiractive price, THOMAS J. FISHER & CO., INC. 738 1STH. ST. ' MAIN €830. NUMBER TEN QUINCY ST. > -« OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY 1004 VT, AVE.