Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1929, Page 13

REAL EST WASHINGTON, D. PRIZE HOME DESIGNERS WILL BE NAMED NEXT WEDNESDAY Grand Awards in Nation-Wide Contest to Go to Three of 39 Winners in Regional Competitions. ‘Winners of the three grand prizes in the 1929 national better homes archi- tectural competition, conducted by the Home Owners' Institute Inc., and spon- sored in this region by The Star, will be known next week following selec- tions to be made next Wednesday by the national jury, meeting in New York. The winning designs are to be chosen from among the 39 regional prize house designs, including the three winners in The Star's area, which was made up of the District, Delaware, Maryland, Vir- ginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. ‘The three national winning designers will be awarded $5,000, $3,000 and $1,500, for first, second and third places. ‘Total prizes, including $500 to each regional prize winner, aggregate $29,000. Meet July 31. It was expected that these national awards would be made during this week, but it was found impossible for mem- bers of the national jury to meet before July 31. Study of the 39 designs shows, ac cording to Arthur Bates Lincoln, co! sulting architect of Home Owners’ In- stitute, “a very fine group of designs that will require much thoughtful con- sideration by the members of the jury.” Each is itself a prize winner, having been selected by a group of experienced architects, realtors, builders and deco- Tators. “In all my experience with domestic architecture I have not seen designs of such merit and charm exhibiting so few of the formal characteristics we know as Colonial or Spanish. While the large majority show English detail, really only one could strictly be called English. Four fall within Georgian design, four are Spanish, two French and one Colonial. Stereotype handling of mass is conspicuously absent among these 39 houses. “What represents probably the best present thought on home design is re- flected in these plans. A survey of them should be helpful and interesting to buyers and builders. Even though competitors had the option of design- ing houses with three or four bedrooms, the first point to be noted is that there are three times as many three-bedroom houses as there are four-bedroom de- signs. This shows keen interest in small house design. “As to exteriors,” Mr. Lincoln con- tinues, “14 are brick, 11 stucco, 2 stone, the balance combination of materials. “Steep roofs predominate, with eaves starting below the second floor level. Two chimneys are favored three to one. In shape the usual rectangular type plan, typical of formal architecture, is rare: the L-shape and derivations pre- dominate. Front and side porches, it would seem, are disappearing as the bulk of the plans show rear porches, which enjoy privacy and overlook the garden. Terraces, chiefly at the rear, are more widely used than por¢hes. The old bay window seems also to be losing out, 24 of the 39 houses being without this feature. In the others it is most often used in dining and living reoms. “An attached garage is not deemed important, as in a majority of cases this adjunct is placed at the rear of the lot; there is a tendency toward ga- rage location in the front of the house or in the basement. There is also a tendency to locate the main entrance at the side of the house, although front doors facing the street predominate. “Studying the interior, we find de- signers recognize the importance in a house on & narrow lot of providing a vista from front to rear, that is, hav- ing living rooms front on street and garden. There is evidence of a trend toward locating service elements, kitch- en, garage and so on, near the street, with 1living portions overlooking the garden. In area, living rooms range from 204 to 429 square feet, 289 being the average, Kitchens Are Small. “Kitchen area shrinks as labor sav- ing equipment is perfected. In these houses kitchens range from 80 square feet to 153, the average being a trifle more than 113 square feet. Breakfast rooms are much preferred to dining al- coves, probably because & pantry is usually combined with the room. Al- coves are usually placed in the kitchen, which occuples in many instances a corner of the building. “Improved methods of cooking have laregly eliminated the hot kitchen, mak- (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) HUYLER'S OLD LANDMARK HERE TO GIVE WAY TO NEW BUILDING ‘The passing of an old and familiar Jandmark in downtown Washington is foretold in . . announcement today by H. Clifford Bangs with the leasing of the property on the northeast corner of Twelfth and F streets to the Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. This old four-story brick structure, for decades the home of Huyler's con- fectionery store, is to be razed shortly 1o make way for a new building of two stories and selling-space basement, to be occupied by a Peoples Drug Store. ‘The corner property there has been Jeased to the chain store firm for a period of 28 years at a total rental consideration approximating $930,000, it is reported by Mr. Bangs, who handied negotiations. The property is owned by the Boston Ground Rent Trust, which acquired the property in 1924. Plans for the new structure have been drawn and are to be filed shortly with the District building inspector. Old Landmark Passes. Thus will another of the old land- marks in Washington pass out of exist- ence. The Huyler organization was founded more thia 50 years ago by John 8. Huyler and his assoclates in New York, and later a store was estab- lished here. Many of the more elderly local residents can recall when they visited the place for light refreshments in the davs of their youth. A brief review of the rental history of this property gives one picture of * the steady rise in property values in downtown Washington. The corner building here was leased. by Huyler's from 1896 to 1924 for $7,500 a year, it is recalled. From 1924 to 1929, it is reported, the annual rental amounted to approxi- mately $24,000. ‘The real estate office of Mr. Bangs also today announced the closing of negotiations for two other properties on F street near Twelfth, adjoining the old Huyler location. Chain Store Gets Lease. ‘The property at 1115 F_street, for- merly the home of The Louvre, has been leased for a term of 10 years to Barbara Stone Stores, Inc,, which will establish one of its chain stores there. ‘The rental consideration was repflm to total approximately $210,000. ‘bullding is being extensively remodeled, after which the leasing concern will open there a Wwomen'’s wear shop. part of this property, having a frontage of 10 feet, has been leased to the Berger Hosiery Co. of Philadel- phia, which will open a store there after alterations are completed. Huyler’s stores here now are located in the National Press Building and in the Keith-Albee Building. STORE SPACE IS LEASED AT 1516 CONNECTICUT Buildings, Taken for Five Years, ‘Will Be Leo C. Brooks’ Elec- trical Co.’s New Home. ‘The Leo C. Brooks Electrical Co. has leased as its new business home the large store space at 1516 Connecticut avenue, it was announced today by Weaver Bros., realtors, who hlndled negotia- tions. The lease is to run for a term of five years. The electrical company now is located at 1514 Connecticut avenue. The prop- erty just leased has a frontage of about 17 feet and a depth of 80 feet. The vental price was not made public. ‘The premises consist of first floor and mezzanine. The building, designed by G'zor.e N. Ray, has facades of lime- stone. NINE DWELLINGS SOLD. Stevens Section Dwellings Pur- chased from Wardman Corporation. Nine dwellings in the Fort Stevens section were purchased this month from the Wardman Corporation, it was an- nounced today. James E. Connelly has purchased 6426 Eighth street, James S. Meade, 719 ‘Tewkesbury place; Thomas J. Hender- son, ‘Tuckerman street; Bert O. 807 Tewkesbury place; D. A. Sheehan, 6201 Seventh street; 3 West, jr., 730 Somerset place; Ira W. Patterson, 821 Tewkesbury place; B. E. Prescott, 6314 Seventh street, and Katherine Flynn, 811 Tewkesbury place. Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Woodley Road. tion. Over 250 homes built and under construc- 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, lnc. ESTABLISHED 1435 K St. N.W. c, Doors Recessed Back of Arched Vestibule Linked to House. REAR ELEVATION ALSO NOTEWORTHY Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kerrigan Is at Edgemoor, Md. Two noteworthy and interesting fea- | tures of the new residence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Kerrigan at 5622 Moor- land lane, Edgemoor, Md., are the un- usual treatment of the garage building and the absence of a “back” of the house which may be said rather to have a rear elevatfon just as attractive, or De;mu more so, than the frontal fa- cade. ‘The house is of the early American architectural style, of very simple, un- | pretentious lines, yet without a feeling | of severity or stiltedness in character. It is of white-painted brick in the first | story and clapboards in the second. Nearby and joined to the house by an arched connection is the garage, con- structed with clapboards matching that of th2 upper portion of the house. Min- imized importance is given the usually offensive garage doors by the expedient of recessing t! back of an arched vestibule which {§ connected by the cov- ered passage to the house. The arched entrance adds to the appearance of the garage, while softening the sight of the doors. Unusual Rear Elevation. ‘The rear elevation of this house might conceivably be mistaken for the front of the house. There is a wide lean-to roof over the porch of comfortable size; the rear windows of the first and second stories have dark shutters just as those at the sides and front, and there are three dormers projecting from the rear side of the shingle roof. Added interest is lent to the rear ele- vation by the fact that the floor of the rear porch is four steps below the level of the adjacent lawn, giving a feeling of coziness and some privacy to the porch. Retaining walls are run up to the ground level and on these rise the squn;-lz posts supporting the roof of the rch, P°The main facade is featured by the overhang of the second story, which projects out beyond the wall of the main story, and the recessed center entrance with transom and sidelighting through small windows. ‘Windows on Three Sides. On one side of the center hall there is a descent of two steps into the living room, which is 14 feet by 23 feet 4 inches, extending the full depth of the house. There is a fireplace in the side '4";114 ‘The room has windows on three sides, On the other side of the center hall is the dining room, 14 feet by 16 feet 2 inches, which also has a fireplace. Back of the dining room is the kitchen, reached through a serving pantry which also connects with the front hall. The kitchen is connected by the covered passage to the arched vestibule of the garage. In the basement is the laundry. the second floor are three bed- rooms and two baths in addition to a room 11 feet by 19 feet 3 inches, which | is used as a second floor sitting room. It has a fireplace and built-in book- cases. On the third floor are a play room, maid's room and bath and storage quarters. ‘This house, designed by Horace W. Peaslee, local architect, and built by Detlow Marthinson, contains 33,622 cubic feet exclusive of the garage. The area of the first floor is 1,081 square feet. and that of the second floor is 1,167 square feet. —— BUYS RESIDENCE. Viola Root Cameron Purchases House in Georgetown. Viola Root Cameron has purchased as her residence the house at the north- west corner of Thirty-fourth and O streets in Georgetown, it is announced by the Georgetown office of the firm of J. Leo Kolb, which handled the trans- action. Mm Cameron, it is stated, plans to| the top floor of this residence, whlch overlooks the Potomac River, as her genealogy studio. Extensive im- provements are to be made before she occupies this old Georgetown house. 6806 47th Street, Chevy Chase, Md. Duplicate in Floor Plan to Star Model Home in Leland COMPLETE in every detail, including garage, bronze screens throughout, inlaid linoleum on kitchen floor, beautifully landscaped corner lot comammg nearly 1 acre, with paved streets and sidewalk. This Beautiful All-Brick Home Pictured Above, Just Completed Priced Extremely Low at 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 $11 blocks, or phone Wiuanu‘n 2875. Also lovely bungalow, § roome end bath, hotowner bt e aoe Tasicipad 1o €0x1% fout Convenient terms. hardwood floors, screens. Garage. $9,250. M. & R. B. WfARREN hB é,nt’nlng %iaf SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1929. Two views of residence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Kerrigan, Edgemoor, designed by Horace W. Peaslee and built by Detlow M.mln nson. The upper view is of the front of the house and the lower is of the rear elevation. SYNDICATE ACQUIRES TRACT OF 35 ACRES Local Men Buy Second Coum-nex'cmlK Property Located South of | New York Avenue. : A tract of 35 acres of second com- | mercial property located south of New | York avenue extended between Thir- teenth and Seventeenth streets north- east has been purchased from the Balti- more Co. by a syndicate of local in- | vestors, it was reported today by R. | Marbury Stamp, who handled the trans- | action. The consideration involved in the transaction was not made public. The tract is now an undeveloped area lying between New York avenue and West Virginia avenue and is close by the rail- road lines running into Union Station. The property has a frontage of about 2200 feet on New York avenue ex- tended and about 1,100 feet on West Virginia avenue. It is understood the property was purchased as an investment. H. K. Green Purchases Home. The residence at 3010 Forty-fourth | Inspect Sunday 4407 16th St. N.W. Reduced $15,000.00 place. Wesley Heights, has been pur- chased by Hiram K. Green, it is an- nounced by Boss & Phelps, which handled the transaction. The property was acquired from Mr. and Mrs. Harold K. Philips. The house contains seven rooms and bath and has a two-car garage. If You’re Paying $75 Or More Monthly Rental THE biggest surprise of your life probably awaits you when you visit beautiful Sligo Park: Hills and see the modern detached homes that can be bought with rent money. Your home will have at least a 70-foot frontage with plenty of trees. Inside and out it will be just what you and your wife have longed for all these years. Be fair to yourself . . . come out and get flu. facts. Modern_Detached Homes, $9,250 Up Large Wooded Homesues, $1,450 Up DIRECTIONS . . Montomery Avente. exhibit Lome. Tel 7900 Gecraia Aren . Drive out Alaska or Georgia Ave- E. Brooke'Lee, Pres. P. Blair Lee, Vice Pres. Curtis Walker, Treas. PROMINENT MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PARK CORNER $20,750 oLl distingulshed home occupies able corners heean, in the | of the most exclusive residentia uare trom the Ca- 3300 Cleveland Ave. d!u‘mz‘ llm'fl:a'ml 'lullt In ll- seruction, s i D“Hl‘: y and l\‘ll nru:ed Tow viducs to Be found on v fllfi lhlt ‘will match this splen- ‘opportunity. lvmuage of 115 Feet arf‘ifiury. Open Sunday Until 9 PM. AL € 1418 Eye St. NW. Nat'L 5904 HOME & GARDEN 13 BY DON S. WARREN. Developers of new subdivisions in Washington and other progressive cen- ters more and more are employing pro- tective covenants restricting the use of property purchased by home buyers for the mutual benefit of residents of the community. Just & few years ago, it is recalled, many looked askance at proposals for 'city zoning ordinances which limited the use to which privately owned prop- erties could be employed, yet today house developers of their own initiative are placing restrictions in covenants running with titles to residences even more detailed and stringent. Outgrowth of City Planning. ‘This is the modern trend in subdi- visions and is an outgrowth of modern city planning and the adoption of the fundamental principle that houses in a |new and carefully developed section should be planned in relation one to another so that the whole section may scheme, more beautiful, more consistent than under the old “hit-and-miss” plan, yet in no wise tending to stand- ardize the design of each individual house. ‘That this employment of protectiye | covenants is in answer to demands of property buyers for protection appears apparent, for it is held certain that an o] tive builder could not afford to place restrictions for their protection. At least a half dozen of the newer home developments here are subject to such restrictions. While provisions of covenants may vary, the general pur- poses are the same. The principal benefit to the home purchaser may be the assurance that the purchaser of a neighboring house may. not decide to erect an additional garage on the side of the lot, change the color scheme of the house to sult his taste but at the same time making it clash with that of other houses, and the like. In several cases here, subdivision de- velopers place in these covenants pro- be developed in accord with one great | SUBDIVISION RESTRICTIONS GAIN IN DEVELOPERS' PLANS Protective Covenants Guard Both Builder and Buyer, Enhancing Value of Property by Guaranty. visions that the owner may not without written approval of the developers make alterations on the exterior of the house or erect additional outbuildings. Color schemes of houses in sections being planned as a whole may not be chang- ed; the landscaping plan may not be changed to any important degree; sometimes it is required that none but smoke-free fuel be employed in house heating plants; *sign boards or other advertising devices may not be erected on lots bought in these restricted sec- tions; hotels or apartments may not be erected on such lots; and in some instances, even a fence may not be built on a home-owner's lot without consent from the developers. In detached sections where houses are built by developers from plans se- lected by the lot purchaser, it is re- quired in a number of sections here that these plans must be approved by a jury of architects acting for the de- veiopers. Also it is the practice to place restric- tions in covenants running with prop- erty titles to bar resale of such property to members of races different from those for whom the subdivision originally ‘was planned. Covenants run for varied terms of years. Benefits Are Cited. While such covenants obviously | place definite restraint on the use to (which a buyer may place his property, | yet, it is pointed out. the benefits are just as apparent. They might pre- vent, for instance, the erection of & bizarre type of house of screaming color close by a home of dignified simplicity and quiet tone. They might prevent a home-owner from egecting a huge “spite” fence on the edge of his lot to the great detri- ment to the value of his neighbor's property. They might prevent one owner from erecting an unsightly ga- rage, chicken coop or dog kennel within a few feet of a neighbor's sun porch or living room. REASO! 5520 Conn. Ave. Chevy Chase, Md. 6404 Brookeville Road 5 (Just North of Shepherd Street) Center-hall plan. 6 rooms and large tile bath. 1-car garage. 80-foot frontage. Everything in excellent condition MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE ABLE TERMS YOUR OPPORTUNITY Open All Day Sunday EDW. H. JONES & CO., Inc. Chevy Chase Properties Cleveland 2300 houses we have ever built. street and sidewalk. $11 Drive out Consecticut Avenue 6314 Georgia Street Chevy Chase, Maryland NEAR CONNECTICUT AVE. This new home is one of the most charming 6-room Similar in floor plan to the popular Star Model Home in Leland, the rooms are large, with cross-ventilation in every room. detail, ihcluding open fireplace in living room, bronze screens, garage, and beautifully landscaped lot on paved 950 Complete in every to Bradley Lane, turn right (east) 1 long block to Georgia Street, turn left two short blécks to property. M..& R. B. WARREN Wisconsin 2875