Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1929, Page 18

REAL SMIALL HOUSE TYPES i i ‘Results of Study in 38 Cities| Outlined to Realtors’ - Convention. *T0PIC OF ADDRESS Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BOSTON, Mass., June 20.—Prelim- | inary findings of a field study of small house construction in 38 cities were an- ESTATE. from 11 to 15 feet wide and 15 to 22, feet long, with the width commonly about two-thirds the length, were most | frequent. Dining rooms tend to be| more nearly square, with about half | again as large an area as the kitchens. In two-story than in one-story houses. | The owner's bedroom in many two- story houses is over the living room and of sbout the same size. Actual Practice Represented. | “These figures represent ‘actual prac- tice, which may or may not be the best, and variations are frequent. due to dif- ferences in local customs or conditions and the varying needs families § “The Jowest-priced houses now being built in quantity in the larger citi are of 5 and 6 rooms, with one-story | construction apparently predominating | for the five-room and two-story for the six-room size. The six-room tw ory “Bedroom sizes run distinctly larger | — of individual . THE EVENING MODEL HOME DELAYED WEEK IN OPENING {7t Unued 'From Seventeenth PAgC), gives entrance to the rear yard pn the right side of the house. paved yard, from which a flagged w. leads to the sidewalk. Inside the door | one must mount two steps to. reach the hall. The living room an the left. is on A lower level, while a pair of steps leads up to the dining room on the right. . The effect of this irregularity world atmosphere of the dwellis The walls throughout, with’ the ex- ception of the servants' quarters, have a sand finish that varies in shade in different rooms. Three fireplaces of sandstone harmonize with the walls, K | nstalled in the basement. { floor levels is to exaggerate the old D. C. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1929. ‘REAL ESTATE. STAR, WASHINGTON, rear of the hall is a library, with book- cases on either side of an alcove. A lavatory opens off of this room. The walls of the lower floor are bordered at the top with an ornamental molding | about six inches wide. street, thence west on Kalmia road to East Beach drive and then to the right to Redwood terrace. Crash Kills Jersey Realtor. All the rooms are well lighted and | Joseph R. Ashmore, Trenton, N. J. | ventilated. Windows, hinged in the | prominent for many years in real estate middle, which' swing out from their | circles, died June 17, following an auto- frames, assure & maximum of air. | mobile acrident on June 15. | A modern heating plant has been| Mr. Ashmore was vice president of The radia- | the National Association of Real Estate tors are built in the walls; 50 as to be | Boards in 1927, president of the New invisible; with heat reaching the rooms | Jersey State Association of Real Estate | by_means of broad shafts, | Boards in 1925, and a member of the The may be reached by driv- | State legislation committes of the na- ing north to the.end of Sixteenth tional association in 1926. | 1 i i founced by James 8. Taylor, acting | house is favored more in Eastern citics, | chief of the divisicn of Boston building | whereas in cities of the Middle and | b and housing of the Department of | Far West: the five-room bungalow is in | € living xoom s unusually large. Commerce, in an address before the | the lead in the lowest priced group. In| 1R, QU o e om 1| home builders and subdividers’ division the latter citie: how r, the two-/ e e of the National Association of Real Es- | story house usually has six rooms. | 5 § § ¢ P o s, . First Floor Offices ||| : : : 4 B h d I.f 1,1 2 You Be the Ju ge ! there s iate Boards,- in convention here v,ms‘ PSS — | SOFT COLORS USED. | 14th St. Between Eye N o . a better House...we can t find 1t week. and K Sts. N.W. Desirable, well lighted, two large ; : i 2 rooms, private lavatory; -ulu?le At the price and terms, we consider these two remaining houses attractive bar- for real estate or similar business. gains. Seven large rooms, built-in bath with shower, large kitchen and pantry: Can rent furnished or unfurnished electric refrigeration: plenty of closet space; coal bin under cement front porch: beautiful front, side and rear lawns; built-in garage; high elevation: convenient to 2 car lines, graded and junior high schools and Government parks. Marietta Park Section 510-512 PEABODY STREET NORTHWEST (North of Longfellow Street at Fifth) Drive out . . . or phone us for auto service. Open Daily to 9 PM. Priced Reasonable Terms Arranged Waple and James, Inc. 1226 14th St. N'W. Large Living Room. undertaken to find | jpes and kinds of | &mall houses are being buflt in Ameri- gan citist, how they are finished and what equipment goes with them. It s i i expected to bring out facts that will | s aid in the department’s program of co- | One of sthe most unusual showrooms b o g :“fi“fes‘to"‘rfhf?g"‘é{:‘f |in the city—that of Frigidaire at 511 and Tnore” Sconbmical conctruction. of | Fourtéenth strect—was formally opened houses and to promote home ownership | last week. on a sound basis. The room is treated in a modernistic | Distinet Improvement Is Noted. | manner but the extremes of this kind | Y, Taylor noted s dlstin ve- | cf decoration are carefully avoided. | Soat B A ted & Mwtinct Improve- | The entire inkerior 15 done in & soft| ture, which, he thinks, is due in no |&reen. The walls are finished in the | smail measure to an improvement in |Skyline silhouette motif. The filumina- | public taste. After pointing out the | tion is provided by a soft diffused light influence that the automobile has had | Penetrating through opaque glass set on the spreading out of home areas|in the ornamental moundings. The into the suburbs, Mr. Taylor stated: | floor is covered with luxurious carpets “Modern features that contribute to |and the des] . tables and other saving time and.labor in housekeeping | furniture are so designed and placed xo and that make for health and comfort | A5 to harmonize with the construction have come to be demanded én most new | of the room. | houses and absorb a considerable part &2 {he coat-UF the house. ST T RS T T U TR RGN “This has created a pressure to cut | # down on the cubical contents, and has | meant somewhat smaller room sizes, Jower e¢eiling heights and greater at- | fention to economical arrangement of | space. The process has its limits, and there are some evidences of a reaction. | Where people can afford more space without too much extra labor for housekeeping they are glad to have it. Some prophets foretold the passing of | the dining room in the sm: house, arguing that, being used only three times a day, it was the most expensive space in the house. A good breakfast | nook and well-planned arrangements for serving meals at one end of the en larged living room, so they said, would suffice, but there is no proof yet that they were right. Real Conditions Shown by Survey. “In our survey we found many small houses where a breakfast nook was | added, but almost none where the din- ing room was omitted. “In the small houses visited in our survey, most of 5 or 6 rooms, kitchens were more nearly alike in size than any other room. ‘Most- of them contained about, 100 square feet, with the width about three-quarters of the’length, so that 8 feet 10 inches by 11 feet 8 inches would be typical. Living rooms Frigidaire Emphasizes Harmony in 3009 OTIS STREET NORTHEAST WOODRIDGE, D. C. A thoroughly modern and well located six-room detached home at the unusual low price of $7,950 Extremely Easy Terms OPEN SUNDAY FROM 10 AM. to 9 P.M. And Every Day from 2:30 P.M. Until 8:30 O'clock To reach—Drive out Rhode Island Avenue and turn left one-half square inside the District Line, or take ear going out Rhode Island Avenue to District Line and walk half a block to your left and see our open sign. HOOKER & JACOB Realtors Phone Metropolitan 2663 Rent very reasonable B. F. SAUL CO. National 2100 925 15th St. N.W. National Press Bldg. North 0962 \\\\‘Smsss\\\s\\\&\\ss\\\\imx‘\ms\\\\\t\s AL CECT LR AR AR RS RS A Community oi Distinctive Homes 6806 47th Street, Chevy Chase, Md. Duplicate in Floor Plan to Star Model Home in Leland COi\fP.LETE in every detail, including garage, bronze screens throughout, inlaid linoleum on kitchen floor, beautifully landscaped lot containing nearly 14 acre, with paved street and sidewalk. This Beautiful All-Brick Home Pictured Above, Just Completed APARTMENTS FULTON COURT 11h & FULLER STS. N.W, A e Aoy ANNOUNCING THE OPENING OF OUR MODEL HOME Delightful apartments, cool and comfortable, in one of Washington's most modern apartment build- ings. Attractive 3 rooms with reception hall, kitch- en, bath and large porch. Exposed to cooling South- ern breezes. % ATTRACTIVE RENTALS LA R By " THOMAS J. FISHER & CO., Inc. 738 15th STREET N.W. MAIN 6830 Priced Exiremely Low at 11,950 . Drive out Wisconsin Avenue to Leland Street (just north of Brad- ley Lane), turn east on Leland Street to 46th Street, then north 2 blocks, or phone Wisconsin 2875. M. & R. B. WARREN B R R Y A e R e R R R R R R R e i e S S Tl;irterI’undt;diafird Ten 44th Pl Wesley Heights Here 1s a home that is an achievement both in architecture and landscaping We Offer 1t at a Price That Is Extraordinarily Reasonable a N English- Viltage type ‘of simple, yet graceful outlines, well proportioned and 4624 LANGDRUM LANE The English villa brick and stone model home pictured above is a triumph of modern architecture and a masterpiece of suburban home construction. One approaches the home on a well laid flagstone walk which curves gracefully toward the circular front steps rising to a beautifully colored stone gable. As you enter the front door, which is ornamented with an appropriate grill and transom, Old.En‘lilh hinges and knocker of beaten metal, you will find in the spacious vestibule a commodious coat closet to the right, lavatory and toilet to the left; then, passing through a plastered arch, at the most convenient location is a built-in telephone stand and seat combination. This home contains nine spacious rooms—living room, dining room, library, breakfast room and kitchen on first floor; four master JEEH minncl by fhe Tislestinihinmney of cut stone,, Note the Joog slonig bedrooms and two baths on the second floor, with maid’s room and bath on third floor. S v s S oor, Wi . roof ‘which affords shelter to the cement floored entrance porch with its arched doorway. Copper guttering and downspouting.. A living room extends full width of house. ~At right of a handsome stone fireplace are built-in bookshelves. The interior - woodwork is done in a’ mission figish of soit grayish green. Four lovely ‘bedrooms, three éedar closets, floored attic and maid's room with bath. “The interior is very interesting and charmingly cozy. The lot is of good size and landscaped in an uhusually beautiful manner. Well kept emerald lawns, hedges of barberry, bankings of rhododenidrons, English yew trces, expensive shrubbery, bright flowers, a stone-rimmed, fountain and stone-flagged walks add materially to the beauty of the place. ' Great, treés shade the ptemises, promising coolness in Summer heat. A two-car garage to match completes a property which will please you immeasurably. Drive out Cathedral Ave. from Massachusetts Ave. to 44th Place and turn left to property. ¢ Among the unusual features in this home are a spacious veranda, 22x22 feet, with balcony porch from second floor of like size, while under the veranda is a three-car garage with overhead doors. The kitchen is fully equipped with Kitchen Maid cabinets and tile drain board to sink, while the color scheme is a combination of pastel green and ivory. The tinted walls and ceilings of the living room, dining room and library, with the mottled green and white tones in the breakfast room, blend harmoniously with the trim, which is carried out in a beautiful stained chestnut. The master’s room on the second floor, with dressing room attached, is finished in orchid tone, which in turn blends with tile bath and shower. The three other master bedrooms are tinted in a soft robin’s egg blue, canary and pastel green. This home must be seen to be appreciated. It has been completely furnished by Baum, 1108 Connecticut Avenue—refrigeration by Frigidaire. This completely furnished model home will be open for your inspection from 10 a Sunday, June 30th, 1929. There are eighteen homes in Chevy Chase Gardens, ranging in price from $12,750.00 to $29,500.00, from which to make your selection. Our terms cannot be equaled elsewhere in Northwest Washington. . to 10 p.m. for a period of thirty days, beginnind Open Saturday—2 to 6 All Day Sunday : 1417 ‘K 'St. g BOEHSCJ%OT:E'QELPS National 9300 Realtors Drive Out Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle—West on Grafton Street to Wisconsin Avenue—Then North Three Blocks to Signs at Langdrum Lane. OFFICE, 6310 WISCONSIN AVE. PHONE WISCONSIN 4129 PHONE WISCONSIN 4129