Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1929, Page 16

16 PERMITS ISSUED FOR T8 DWELLINGS: New Private Building Proj- ects, Involving Cost of $175,425, Are Listed. Expenditure of $175,425 for private building projects is provided for in per- mits issued during the past week by Col. John W. Oehmann, building in- spector. Plans for 18 dwellings are in- cluded in the list of new work. Permits were issued as follows: ‘William A. Hill Co., owners and build- ers; J. J. Whelan, architect; to erect one 3-story concrete block, brick and stucco dwelling, 34 Kalorama Circle (lot 13, square 2523); to cost $35,000. H. P. Huddleson, owner and builder: C. N. Norton, architect; to erect three 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 3200 to 3204 Military road (lots 46, 47 and 48, square 2026); to cost $20,000. H. R. Howenstein Co., owners and builders; L. T. Williams, designer; to erect five 2-story brick dwellings, 1623 to 1631 G street southeast (lots 44 to 48, square 1092); to cost $15,000. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners rad builders; H. L. Breuninger, architc t: to erect one 2-story stone and stucco dwelling, 1323 Hemlock street (lot 19,/ square W-2774), to cost $15,000. A. B. Johnson, owner and builder; | George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect | two 2-story brick dwellings, 3632 lnd‘I 3634 Jenifer street (lots 16 and 17, square 1989): to cost $12.000. Anthony Barbra, owner and builder; Bears, Rosbuck & Co. designers; to erect one 2-story frame and stucco' dwelling, 5416 Nevada avenue (lot 14, square 1993); to cost $6,000. ‘W. W. Griffith, owner and builder; G. ‘W. Bradford, designer; to erect one story brick and concrete block addition and make repairs, First and N streets northeast (lot 800, square 671); to cost Carlton E. Burnside, owner and build- er; Sears, Roebuck & Co., designers; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwell- ing, 3229 Vista street northeast (lot 14, square 4323); to cost $7.000. O. T. & W. A. Carr, owners and build- ers; G. Arthur Brodie, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 4929 Butterworth place (lots 10 and 11, square 1486): to cost $6,500. Gulf Refining Co., owners, designers &nd builders; to erect one 1-story con- crete block and brick gas station, 1350 | Hope road southeast (lots 2 and €00, square 5602); to cost $8,000. Gulf Refining Co., owners, designers and builders; to erect one 1-story brick gnd concrete block gas station, 720 Rhode Island avenue northeast (lot 820, square 3846); to cost $8,000. Breuninger & Phifer, owners and builders; W. W. Vaughn, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwell- ing, 6000 Thirty-second street (lot 69, square 2021); to cost $8,100. G. W. Chase, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick dwell- ing, 724 Fern street (lot 12, square 8176); to cost $6,000. Max Gottlieb, owner, designer and| builder: to erect brick addition, 122 and 124 Pifteenth street southeast (lots 74 and 75, square 1072); to cost $4,100. C. H. & G. U. Small, owners; G. U. BSmall, builder; to erect six frame and stucco private garages, 3600 to 3610 Van Ness street (lots 25 to 30. square 1897); to cost $2,400. . Lansburgh & Bro.. owners; James L. Parson, builder; to build new sidewalk Rnd repairs, 418 Seventh str€et (lot 814, Bquare 431): to cost $1,000. J. G. McCrory Co., owners; James L. Parsons, builder; to build now sidewalk &nd repairs, 414 Seventh street (lot 815, square 431); to cost $2,000. Watkins & Whitney, owners: Kuldell Bros., builders; to make repairs, 1402 Fourteenth street (lot 800, square 210); $o_cost $2.500. William A. Hill Co., owners and build- ers; to erect one concrete block private garage, 3¢ Kalorama Circle (lot 13, square 2523): to cost $1.500. Super Concrete_Corporation, owners and builders; H. B. Graham, designer; 1o erect one 1-story brick and concrete hot-water heater and coal storage, 2046 xlz‘%m (lot 804, square 1173); to cost W. G. Irvin. owner and builders; to erect six brick garages, 4300 to 4310 Thirty-seventh street (lots 38 to 43, 1892); to cost $1,000. G. W. Scott, owner and builder: to make repairs, 1416 Twenty-first street lot 71, square 68); to cost $1,000. Cruiser Dauntless Afire. PORTSMOUTH, England, November 30 (P —Workmen on the cruiser Dauntless spent a few minutes o5 e citing _as war-time days _yesterday when fire was discovered below decks. A chief petty officer donned a gas mask and bravely faced the smoke and fumes, preventing the fire from spreading until the dockyard fire brigade arrived and put it out. The fire was thought to ve been caused by & blow-out in electric fuses while dockyard men were at work refitting the s . REAL ESTATE. o Colonial resid THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, “WOODACRE” PURCHASED BY BUILDING CONCERN OFFICL e at 6901 Glennbrook road, Edgemoor, Md., which has been purchased by Eugene V. Pugh, an official of the George A. Fuller Construction Co., through the agency of Boss & Phelps. The house is situated on a site of more than two acres, having about 200 shade and fruit trees. HOME BUYERS Weckly Reports of House Sales in Greater Washington. Mrs. Edith Mae Bell has purchased the American colonial frame dwelling at 408 Old Georgetown road, it is re- ported by the W. H. West Co. The house 1s of two stories, containing seven rooms, including four bed rooms. There |are two tiled baths. The houss is situ- | ated on a large Ict, having a detached garage at the rear. * kK % Harry I and Mary R. Swope have purchased the six-room brick dwelling at 830 Concord avenue, it is reported by Cooley Bros. The same firm an- nounces that Aubrey M. and Alice M. Tolson have purchased the dwelling at 832 Concord avenue and George F. and Mary H. Cheseldine, 2300 Thirty-eighth street, in Glover Park. | * K % ok Daniel E. and Ruth Campbell have purchesed from B. H. Gruver the seven- rcom brick dwelling at 3800 Benton street in Glover Park. e | _Eugene V. Pugh, an official of the George A. Fuller Construction Co., has purchased the large colonial dwelling at 6901 Glennbrook road, Edgmoor, Md.. it is reported by the office cf Boss & Phelps, which handled the transaction. The house, known as Woodacre, is situ- ated on a tract of more than two acres, having a stand of about 200 shade and fruit trees. The house contains eigiit rooms and two baths. There is a sunken | garden cn the property. g * kX x Halbert P. Brown, local patent attor- ney, has purchased as his new residencc the detached brick dwelling at 3314 Porter street. The house, the latest completed in the Cleveland Park sec- tion by the N. L. Sansbury Co., was acquired through the agency of Schwab, Valk & Canby. The house is of th» center hall plan and contains eight rooms and three baths. e Mary B. Garrison and Lillian G Brosseau have purchased the new Eng- lish dwelling at 1429 Van Buren street, it is reported by the cffice of McKeever | & Goss. The house contains 10 rooms and 2 baths. It was acquired from E.| G. ok Gertrude M. Evans has purchased from Mrs. Marie Williams the dwelling | at 3315 Seventeenth street. it is an- | nounced by McKeever & Goss. The | house contains seven rooms and bath. | The dwelling is of brick construction. o Elizabeth Workman has purchased the dwelling at the ccrner of Fourth and Allison streets, built by the Cafritz Con- struetion Co., it is reported by that con- cern. The house contains eight rooms, two baths and a built-in garage. The exterior is of tapestry brick. The | Cafritz Co. also reports that Mrs. May A. Cannon has purchased the dwelling at 929 Kennedy street; C. L. Harris, 1220 Maryland avenue northeast; Edwin H. Besides, 819 Crittenden street; Thcmas J. A. Williams, 4443 Fessenden street, |and J. F. Sellers, 9 Sherman circle. | =g < | Build on Borrowed Money. The man who has amassed sufficient | fortune to build a house, paying cash for it, is greatly to be envied. By far the majority of house owners build on borrowed money, and it frequently takes years before the property passes entirely into their hands, but in the meantime. while they have béen paying for their ve been living in them. SKYSCRAPERS UNIQUE BUT NOT “BRAND-NEW” Egypt's Great Pyramid Equals Building of 45 Stories, Says Professor. The skyscraper is probably our most unique achievement, says Emil Lorch, professor of architecture in the Uni- versity of Michigan. “Europeans are thrilled by its dmng‘i fusion of art and science and by the unusual street effects, and sky-line created by these huge towerlike masses which rise here and there above our cities much as do the cathedrals over the lower and more even outlines of toreign towns. “It must n>t be assumed. however, that high »ui'dings are of recent or American origin “The great Pyramid of Egypt, built 4500 years agn was originaily nearly 500 feet in height, with a bas2 760 by 760 feet, covering 13 acres, or an area cqualing one-thid that of the original campus of th> University of Michigan. Its height equals that of a 43-story tvilding. The interfor of Beauvais| Cathedral is 22 450 feet to the ton Peter's in Rome, a maximum for masonry construciin being reached st about 500 feet ‘n th:> towers of Cologne Cathedral and in the Washington Monument.” Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. | Be it ever so small there is nothing like a little nook or corner in an apartment which can be turned into a breakfast or!luncheon room. | The end of a living room or kitchen | may be used by adding nothing more | than a small drop-leaf table and two | single chairs, the latter taken from another portion of the room, and the | table being used for a reading table during the time between meals. | In the illustration is the end of a| living_ room of one of those fascinat- ing three-room apartments; and be- cause of lack of sufficient cupboard space, an open-shelf cupboard has been installed. The drawers take care of such linens and silver as are required for such a small table, and the china may be kept above, where it is so easy to reach. And isn't there some- | thing about pretty china that lends | charm to a room? | ‘The rest of the furniture in this room is of mahogany, and these four pieces have been chosen in the same wood so that there would not be a break in the decorative scheme. (Copyright, 1929.) ON REALTY ROW Reports and Observations Concerning Business and D. C. Agents. Watch the Tax Dollar! A warning that taxpayers should turn the spotlight strongly on the ex- penditure of mounting taxes to make sure that public funds are not wasted is sounded by Dr. J. H. Therrell, Flor- ida banker and member of the exec- utive counc'l of the American Bank- ers' Association. ‘The history of our democracy is one continual record of increased taxes, so much so that every nine citizens of the United States have to support one person on the public pay roll, he de- clared at the recent conventlon of the Mortgage Bankers' Association. “The last available figures concern- ing the public expenditures in the United States,” he sa'd, “amounted to more than $11,500,000,000 per year, or the enormous sum of $38,500,000 for each working day, or $4,812,500 for each working hour, using the eight- hour day as a basis, or more than $80,000 for each of the working min- utes of the eight-hour day. “Another comparison; The total ee this home Model Ezhidit Home 509 Oglethorpe St. N.W. Cof, 5th & Oglethorpe 4 Blocks North of Kennedy St. Open until 9 p.m. daily for 310’450 on easy terms s « « semi-detached all-brick . ., a large living room with fireplace . . . a beautiful dining room with French d?ors to breakfast porch . . . a large kitchen . . . separate pantry with FRIGIDAIRE ... service porch 4 bed rooms, including sleeping porch, BUILT-IN GARAGE. With a Moral! Once upon a iime a man rented an $8,000 home for $75 per month and received nothing but the rent receipts in return, Today this man owns an $8,000 home which He pur- chased on a small cash payment. per month, including all payments, and $20 of this amount is an actual saving towards principal, making his actual rent only $47.50. This principal saving increases each month, Just one of the advantages of home ownership. A Mighty Fine Home for The BEST 7-Room Home in D. C, ARTISTIC ROADSIDE | INCREASE IS SEEN Architectural Progress Suburbs of Cities Shows Trend of Beauty. in Architectural progress in the suburbs indicates % revival that eventually will result In more artistic roadsides, it is predicted by James H. Duthie, chair- man of the committee on public infor- mation of the Cleveland chapter of the American Institute of Architects. “The advantages and pleasures to be derived from an artistic roadside,” said Mr. Duthle, “seem so apparent that it would appear unnecessary to comment on the matter, but as we travel about the country and see the borders of our highways cluttered with shacks, billboards and hideous barbecue stands and filling stations, we are forced to the conclusion that as & na- tion we do not yet sufficiently appreci- ate appearances. Improvements Are Evident. “That we are beginning to do so, however, is evidenced by the improve- ment gradually made during the last 10 years in our resident suburbs. Perhaps this signifies the coming of another renaissance of architecture. “The crude and ugly houses, the product of the bullder's fancy, that for £0 many years in this country sprang up like mushrooms, are in y places revenue of all the class A rallroads in this country would not be sufficient to run this business of government for six weeks. If we used every dollar of the outstanding currency in the United | States we would have just enough to run our business of governing this country for a little more than 90 days. It takes one day out of every week from every man, woman and child gainfully employed in this country to pay for the cost of government, #The resort to special assessments by the taxing authorities shows that more than $500,000,000 was added to the al- ready staggering burden under which real property is compelled to travel, and vet it does not show up in the general property tax column. This tendency should be closely guarded against and placed where it rightfully belongs, in the general property tax column, “It is high time that business and trade organizations undertook through competent surveys to ascertain the facts and cut out the sore spots and Py this biggest of big business on the same plane of cost accounting and business management that obtains in private business. Marietta Park tiled bath . . . 2.CAR He pays $67.50 the actual rent decreases. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929. REAL ESTATE. glving way to houses of architectural merit. “In time, without doubt, the ln-‘ fluence of this architectural revival will extend outward from our metropolitan areas and make itself felt along our country roadsides. The ugly shacks, billboards and other structures devoid | of any artistic conception will disap- | E\eur and be replaced by more graceful ypes. EXTRAORDINARY Cleveland Park Value! Habit in Some Countries. “In some countries, where general surroundings are artistic, it seems o Detached stone residence near Conn. Ave., have become a natural habit to follow e 9 rooms, 3 baths, oil burner, beautiful wooded “Perhaps we can look forward to this | “lot, 52 ft. by 198 ft., adjoining large estate. in America, and when once a ‘sufficient | amount of' good precedence has been established, the habit of doing good | things will grow. “Architectural design is applicable to all classes of building, the smallest as | well as the largest, notwithstanding the | general opinion of the past that such | thought is applicable only to expensive | construction. | “When we arrive at a proper ap preciation of the artistic roadside, th architectural treatment of roadside structures will logically follow.” | COOL FEELING EXPLAINED. Older people _especially frequently | complain about cold during the Winter season, even though the thermometer | shows the room temperature to be 1 the 80s. This paradox of feeling chilled | when there is an excessive amount of heat is easily explained and as easily overcome, according to the heating en- ginee:s. | Ovarheated rooms create a feeling of | discomfort and chill due to the fact| that the humidity content of the air | has been practically depleted and to| Offered at a price that will astonish you! === 2954 MACOMB ST. =— _ Condition like new. in. walls. Spacious rooms. All stone construction with 22- Concrete front and side porches. Back stairway. Paneled walls. Beamed ceiling in dining room. Few homes in the District have grounds to com- pare with the delightful woodland setting of this fine resi- dence—numerous large shade trees, rock garden, stream and pond, and the private grounds of an estate beyond com- plete one of the most beautiful outlooks that any home in Washington can boast. OPEN TODAY 3 to 9—SUNDAY 10 to @ Drive out Conn. Ave. to Macomb St., and turn left one square. appease its natural affinity for moisture | the dry. hot air draws upon every pos- | sible source of moisture, including the | human body. | Experts say that a comfortable hom-i temperature is 70 degrees, provided the | relative humidity is 45 per cent. WHV INC, &Qansfiury Agents M assachuset Park <3121 Cleveland Ave. > 7 A Community of Magnificent Homes An All-Brick Center-Hall Colonial . . . 5 Open All Day Bedrooms, Studio Room, 1st-Floor Lavatory s Sunday Elacsxic Refrigeration and Ventilation, Butler's Pantry and Servant's Stairway . . . and Spouting + . . 2-Car Brick Garage. 1417 K St National 9300 DRIVE OUT CALVERT BST. CONN. VE.. WEST TO ELA] 0 RTH 8] and 3 Baths .. . Enclosed Sleeping Porch . » , | OSSZEIHELP Oil Burner, Slate Roof . . . Copper Guttering e HOME OF HOwes CLEV] \ND AVE.; PROP’!RTY’E?"NO XDAI NEAR 32D ST. A Perfect Setting for Sanitarium, Private School or Research Laboratory $7,950 Is Located at 227 17th St. N.E. Open daily until 9 P.M. ROBERT W. SAVAGE 717 Union Trust Bldg. Nat'l 6799 Or Any Broker Englizh' Hillane EAR THE CATHE- LN "DRAL and located be- tween Cleveland Park and Massachusetts Avenue Heights in an exceptionally desirable residential section of Wash- 3243 KLINGLE W. C. & A. N. Miller ington, A brick cious large, An outstanding feature of the second floor is by a full sized door from the be room—inclosed sleeping porch—mai quarters in the attic as well as sui able storage space. Built-in a level driveway. other attractive worth your while to inspect, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 6 P. M. Close to churches. Price $15,950 Suitable Terms May Owners and Developers 1119 Seventeenth Street living bright dining room, porch and you would like. garage entered from alley by home, center entrance. room, open fireplace— breakfast just the planned kitchen a covered balcony entered Oil heat and many features making it schools, transportation and Be Arranged. Decatur 0610 More for Your Money in These Beautiful New '3RD AND ALLISON ST. HOMES | Between Webster and Allison Sts. on Third | I PO R D ] NOTE THESE ATTRACTIVE FEATURES oot Bl Wl ieiribisher oot Colonial Buff Brick Home 20 Ft. Wide by 32 Ft. Deep Slate Mansard Roof Covered Concrete Front Porch 2 Screened Rear Porches Reception Hall, Coat Closet with Plate Glass Mirror Door Beautiful Living Room Daylight Kitchen, Fully Equipped Frigidaire Large, Bright Dining Room Spacious Master Bedroom 2 Other Large Bedrooms Black and White Tiled Bath Built-in Tub and Showe undry Trays uto: ic Hot-Water Gabled Roof Garage Artistic Decoration Paneled Wallpaper Hardwood Floors and Trim Wardrobe Closets and Lights Screens Throughout ater $9,250 Terms 6 Large Rooms 3 Porches Frigidaire Garage A FEW 8-ROOM HOMES AT $9,950 CAFRITZ 14th & K Dist. 9080 Wmmmmw “Shady Rest” Is Today a Remarkable Buy— Offering Exceptional Price-Appealing Terms HADY REST is located just north of Washington, at Silver Spring, Maryland. Although but twenty minutes from the U. S. Treasury, its five tree-sheltered acres provide all of the mellow beauty, the seclusion and recreational advantages of a fine old country estate. The new, fireproof, concrete building has three exposures open wide to the sun, and stands 350 feet above the Potomac River. It provides most of the advantages and conveniences of a modern hotel, including seventy-two large rooms, twenty-two baths, a great sun parlor with massive log fireplace, broad screened verandas on three sides, etc. At slight cost this wonderful property may be converted into a private sanitarium, school or research laboratory. The most unusual price and agreeable terms make Shady Rest a most extraordinary buy at this time. A Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Drive Directions: Take 16th and Kennedy Street bus, transferring to Silver Spring bus. Or Georgia Avenue car stops within three blocks of Silver Spring and Shady Re:t. Or drive your own car out 16th and Alaska or Georgia Avenues. National Capital Mortgage Co. 1000 Fourteenth Street National 9784 v