Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1930, Page 19

REAL NEW MODEL HOME | - WILL BE IN GROUP Dwelling in Foxall to Be Opened for Exhibition Early in May. (Continued From First Page.) can forces in the War of 1812 were Pproduced. The Faxhall model home will have eight main rooms and two baths. On the first floor will be found an entrance | hall, containing a cloak room of ample size. ‘Through a gracefully arched | opening one then will pass into a living room of comfortable size, 13 feet deep and 19 feet 3 inches wide. The living room will be featured by a large fire- place. Through another arched opening there will be access to the dining room, with its double French doors opening on to the screened porch. The kitchen is next to the dining room. The en- trance to the basement is at one end of the kitchen. The basement will con- tain the heating plant, servant's toilet | and dressing room, laundry trays and | built-in garage, i Will Have Three Floors. { ‘The main stairs leading to the second | floor are partly expesed to the living Toom and open to a hall on the second floor, with another flight of stairs con- tinuing to the finished third floor. The second floor will have three bed rooms, | complete bath room with shower and sleeping porch. The third floor will contain a studio room, an additional bed room and bath with shower. The brick used is a typical English brick—the same that is now being used in the new British embassy on Massa- chusetts avenue, except that in these houses it has been used in its full range of rich, red colors and with the Cl‘nkeri brick. The method used in laying the brick is known as English garden bond. It consists of alternating courses of stretchers and headers, laid with a very close joint, which makes an interest- ing and distinctive wall texture. At the eaves and over certain arches stones of pleasing and harmonious colors have been worked in with the brickwork, making an interesting and pleasing contrast of materials. The roofs, important in the design, ‘will be covered with a variegated green and purple slate of random widths, thicknesses and lengths, laid in such & way as to be in character with the rugged and sturdy feeling of the group. Cement Stucco Is Used. All the half timber, beams and porch posts used on the fronts will be of | either oak or cypress, adzed to simu- late the heavy handhewn structural timbers characteristic of this type of construction and design. They will be ‘stained a weathered gray-brown to maintain their interest and character. Refined creosote oil, a wood preserva- tive, is used for this purpose, This oil impregnates the wood, killing the fungi ‘which cause rot and deterioration. This reduces to a large extent the upkeep large areas which usually be painted every two or three years. Cream-colored cement stucco has been used between these timbers in various places, lending added interest and color to the design. Shutters of a soft green lend a pleasing contrast to the weathered brown of the other wondwark, ~wcal granite, with the seam face ex- posed, presenting a full range of gray, brown ‘and orange colors, has been Used in the front walls of two of the houses up to the second floors and for all the front porch and entrance hall walls. Each home has a covered {ront porch that is really part of the house and plays a most important part in the design. Distinctive flower-pot brackets have been used with discrimi- nation. Terra cotta chimney tops of variegated heights and colors char- acteristic of the period, surmount the massive brick-and-stone chimneys. A Jow brick retaining wall at the side- walk forms the foot of a gently sloping terraced lawn. This lawn is attractively planted with evergreens and flowering shrubs, forming a verdant foreground for the group. CONSTRUCTION INCREASES Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 1.— Construc- tion_contracts awarded during January in Baltimore amounted to $2,740,700, according to a report of the building Compared with ith the preceding month’s total of $2,612,100, last montg's record showed an increase of 5 per cent. Com- pared with the January, 1929, contract wu'x, there was a decrease of 51 per cent, ' New bullding and engineering work Teported during January as contem- Pplated amounted to $8,305,000, contrast- ed with $21,376,100, the total reported in the corresponding month of 1929. New Semi-detached English Gable Home = 2309 38th St. N.W. All brick, 6 big rooms, floored attic, built-in garage, 3 covered porches, variegated tile bath, Prigidaire, cedar- lined closets, fireplace, land- scaped lawns. situated, on paved street, in Glover Park, ad- joining Mass, Ave. Heights, PRICED TO SELL Drive out Que or R St. to 33th, north to Tunlaw Rd. turn'left on Benton to 38th Look for Cooley Bros.’ sig Home open daily until 9 p.m. Erotey Broe Tower Bldg. Nat'l 9240 Real Estate Salesman Wanted A thoroughly experienced man of proven ability and successful selling record in | ‘Washington. A good salary and certain commissions will be paid and concentrated selling of individual properties will be required. Only an experienced and successful man who has ability to earn more by closer co-operation need ! apply. | All replies will be treated strictly confidential and no inquiry until after interview. | Address Box 21—X Star Office ESTATE. p ORCH 1026137 Livina Roon J3-ovxTq ST __ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1930 FLOOR PLANS OF MODEL HOME Deo Room 137:0" x16%1" 'BUILDING SURPLUS IS REDUCING RENTS| | Trend Co tinues Downward as| Practically All Types Show General Excess. ‘The Nation has a surplus of prac- tically all types of buiidings and the trend of rents is downward, according to the Brookmire Economic Service, Inc, which says in its latest fore- cast: “The value of contracts awarded for buildings proper for 37 States as re- ported by F. W. Dodge Corporation, however, shows a decline of 20 per cent from December and 38 per cent from the year before and the S. W. Strauss survey of 566 cities and towns shows loss in the figures of bullding permits of 17 per cent from December and 46 from January, 1929. It is true that the volume of contemplated new construc- tion in January showed a very large increase, but there are included in these figures huge subway and similar proj- ects at New York which may not reach the contract stage for a consider- able time to come and which probably will not be repeated. “Money has eased somewhat, but is as yet far from plentiful. Besides, while tight money is generally given as the main reason for the decline in building activity, the fact remains that there is a general condition of surplus in practically all types of buildings and the trend of rents continues downward. In the meantime there has been a re- duction of publie buying power which will operate to prolong the time needed to absorb surplus space.” Exports of harness and saddlery from the United States dropped from $738,367 in 1924 to $233,068 last year. % 7 Priced Right An excellent new brick home, just off Bladensburg Boulevard. 1816 L St. N.E. In City View Heights $40 MONTHLY Small Cash Payment! This fine home is very low priced. Hardwood floors, tile bath, two large bed rooms. Take H St. cars to 15th and H Sts. N.E., walk two squares north or transfer to bus. Open for inspection Harry A. Kite, Inc. 1019 15th St. N.W. Nat’l 4846 nial home. rooms. which this property is To reach: Go around Chevy Chase Circle, turning into Magnolia Parkway @ short distance to Hesketh St, them' west 1% blocks to property. BRIGHTWOOD TO GET MODERN POST OFFICE Plans Being Drawn for Two-Story| Building to Be Leased to Government. The Brightwood section is to have a which mail deliveries for the com-! munity will be handled, according to an announcement made today by Sid- ney L. Heckinger. Plans now are being drawn for the erection for Mr. Hechinger of a two- story modern building at the corner of | leased to the Government as a postal | branch office. Plans are being drawn | by Louis T. Rouleau, local architect. Mr. Hechinger announced also that he will erect on an adjoining site a similar building for the lumber and building material business which he conducts. ‘The branch post office building is to contain 5,000 square feet of space, and will have a frontage of about 68 feet new, modern post office building, from | 1937); to cost $14.500. Georgia and Colorado avenues, to be | TOTAL OF $366,332 IND. C. BUILDING Permits Issued in Week Show Amount Invested in Pri- vate Construction. Expenditure of an estimated total of $366,932 for new private building proj- ects in the District is provided in plans approved during the past week by Col. John W. Oehmann, building inspector. Included in the new list of work are plans for 23 dwellings ranging in _con- struction cost from $5,000 to $87.000. The costly dwelliing is to be erected for Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks_at 2511 Thirtieth street. Young Enterprises obtained permits for ten 2-story brick flats and M. Frank Ruppert revealed plans for construction of 10 houses. Permits were issued as follows: Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, owner; W. H. I. Fleming, architect; Frank L. Wag- ner, Inc., builder; to erect one 3-story brick and joist dwelling, 2511 Thirtieth street (lot 4, square 2198); to cost $87,000. Project Listed at $70,000. Young Enterprises, owners and build- ers; ‘George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect ten 2-story brick flats, 1107 10 1125 Penn street northeast (lots 236 tc 255, square 4059); to cost $70,000. M. Frank Ruppert, owner and build- er; L. W. Gilss, architect; to erect nine 2-story and one 2-story brick dwelling and store, 2301 to 2319 Ninth street (lots 882 and 840, square 2882); to cost $28,000. Charles Jacobsen, owner; Robert O. Scholz, architect; Baer & Scholz, build- ers; to erect one 2-story brick and cor- crete laundry, 1021 Twenty-second street (lots 10, 11, 12, 802 and 815, square 4); to cost $25,000. North Washington Realty Co., owners and builders; Parks & Baxter, archi- tect; to erect one 2-story brick dwell- ing, ‘1325 Locust street (lot 33, square 2771; to cost $15,000. Brick and Tile Dwelling Planned. John P. Nefl, owner: J. W. Kearney, architect; John D. Miller, builder; erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 3532 Edmunds street (lot 28, square James C. Nealon, owner, designer and builder; to erect two 2-story brick | and concrete block dwellings, 409 and | 411 Nicholson street (lots 154 and 155, | square 3264); to cost $14,000. | "P. H. Wiilis, owner, designer and builder; to erect two 2-story brick and tile dwellings, 3637 and 3639 Jenifer street (lots 9, 10 and 11, square 1990); | to_cost $13,000. W. C. & A. N. Miller, owners and builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect; to erect one 3-story brick and frame | dwelling, 4301 Hawthorne street (lots | 39 and 40, square 1621); to cost $12,700. $11,000 Dwelling Scheduled. North Washington Realty Co., owners and builders; Volney O. Chase, de- signer; to erect one 2-story brick, fra depth of 62 feet. e and stucco dwelling, 1361 Locust street CHEVY Just West of Co g residence on ‘WO TILE] and_desirable homes 1621 K St. N.W. 10 Heskeh Stree Just west of Chevy Chase Circle, in the most exclusive section of old Cl\evy Chase, we are offering this delightful brick and frame Dutch Colo- Of center-entrance plan with unusually spacious and attractively lighted There are four bed rooms and two tiled baths on the second floor. Everything in perfect condition. The owner's desire to sell is reflected in the most attractive price at 2-car brick garag now offered. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY New Stone Colonial $24.500.00 4 Leland Street situted in the CLUB DISTRICT. All-stone con D baths, AR garsge. open fireplace in living ‘room Blumbine - fxtures, NTS throughout, J. €. Douglass € Realtors CHASE nnecticut Avenue RGE SITE, four bed rooms ai ELECTRIC refrigeration, side ER flashings and__downspouts, and FRUIT tree to e, Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. 5520 Conn. Ave. Exclusive Agents Cleveland 2300 (parts 39 and 40, square 2771); to cost $11,000. North Washington Realty Co., owner and builder; Volney O. Chase, designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 1349 Locust street (lot 37, part 38, square 2771); to cost $10,000. | Potomac Savings Bank, owner; A. J. | LaCroix, builder; to make repairs caused by fire, Wisconsin avenue and M street (lot 800, square 1207); to cost $10,000. Mitchell Quick, owner; L. W. Giles, architect; Frank Fanning, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell- ing, 5826 Nevada avenue (lot 82, square 1999) ; to cost $8,500. American Ice Co. owner; to erect cooling_tower, 1116 V_ street (lot 805, | square 304); to cost $8,000. | Richard F. Philpitt, owner, designer | and builder; to erect one 2-story frame | dwelling, 2415 Perry street northeast | (lot 54, square 4294); to cost $5,500. Home on Piney Branch Ro: C. P. Hargis, owner and builder; L. ‘W. Giles, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6125 Piney Branch road (lots 11, cost $5,00 Annie M. Clepane, owner and builder; C. West, architect; to make repairs, 1737 F street (lot H, square 169); to cost $5,000. M. Frank Ruppert, owner and builder; L. W. Giles, architect; to erect one 2- story brick apartment, 708 Second street (lots 32 and 831, square 564); to cost 4,000 John D'Andelet, owner; George T.| Santmyers, architect; C. G. Spicknall, | bulder; to erect one 1-story brick store, | 2408 Douglas street northeast (lot 818, | square 4284); to cost $3,000. 12 and 13, square 2940); to 0. Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, owner; | Prank L. Wagner, Inc, builders; to| erect one brick private garage, 2511 Thirtieth street (lot 4, square 2198); to cost_$3,000. Little Art Shop, Inc., owner; C. A. Barker, builder; to make repairs, 1526 L street (lot 818, square 184); to cost $2,200. erect two brick garages, 2940) ; to cost $1,500. | Washington Sanitary Improvement . ers; to reroof, 200 to 230 and 201 to 80 to 94, square 552); to cost $1,50 NOW FOR THE 729 ; Longfellow SINW modern and comfort. a delightful environ: residential communi The features of ¢ ] Private Garage to Cost $3,000. i 6125 Pine la Branch road (lots 11, 12 and 13, square | C. F. Hargls, owner and builder; $o Co., owner; A. 8. Johnson & Co., build- ! 229 Bates street (lots 132 to 147 and' ROW HOUSES of Them Ail! NEIGHBORS PUT FIRST IN HOME SITE CHOICE | Novel “Yardstick” for Measuring Essentials Is Evolved by Chicago Builder. Neighbors, present and future, should receive the most consideration in select- ing & location for a new home, accord- ing to Henry G. Zander, jr., Chicago subdivider and builder. Neighbors are more important than zoning, good roads to town, schools for the children or corner grocery stores, says Mr. Zander, who has evolved & novel “yardstick” for measuring the relative importance of what he calls home site essentials. He gives neighbors or “class of peo- ple living in the section” nine inches of the theoretical yardstick. Thus, he | thinks the folks next door constitute one-fourth of the reasons why you should settle here or there. | Next come restrictions and zoning, each with four and a half inches; trans- portation and schools each with five inches, stores with four and community life and churches each with two of the marks on the “yardstick. " IDEAL NEW HOMES (Cor. Nevada & Nebraska Aves.) CHEVY CHASE, D. C. g § $12,250—$12,500 | i All detached houses;: brick, shingle, D08 Thiese wondoctal houses. Phone for auto to in- SEE THESE NOW } A, G. HUGHES | 1427 Eye Nat'l 8744 L $10,750—$11,250 . Outstanding buys. “Goll;e ’ EAET T | PRIZE 'REAL ESTATE. Nine Brick Homes Planned. the construction of nine two-story brick dwellings in the 3800 blo-k of T ireet. Cooley Bros., builders, have filed with | The group would have an estimated the District building inspector plans for | construction cost of $75,000. Home Buyers!| Attention Quick Sales Are Proving Their Value If ever a new home was priced right to the publio— we have it in these 4-bedroom, 2-bath Brick Homes —with a brick garage—unusually large lots, at a price at least $1,000 under our competitors. Whether you are a prospective buyer or not, do not fail to inspect the Exhibit Home— 4218 37th Street N.W. TO REACH—Drive out Commecticut Ave. to Van Ness St., west to 37th St., one block morth to houses, or_out Wisconsin Ave. to Van Ness 8t., east to 37th St., one block morth to houses. Open, Heated and Lighted Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. Walter A. Dunigan Owner and Builder 925 15th St. Phone Nat'l 9530 Two (2) Attractive Brick Residences in a Restricted Community The inspection of either of these homes by you, we are sure, will reveal every requisite for able home living, situated in ment of attractive homes of similar type in a restricted and nicely $lanned ty. Schools, churches, trans- portation and shopping facilities are close at hand. hese homes are too numerous to mention—but it is essential for us to say that both the houses contain 6 bright rooms, bath and fine garage, on faved street and wide alley. If you are interested in homes of this type you should inspect; see them tomorrow. 211 Investment Bldg. S Out-of-town owner is ated 4-BED-ROOM HOME veniences. 1704 Conn. AVG. ing room with real open fireplace, parlor and gpen porch. Roomy at Tge and beautifully improved lot. garage. VACANT. See it toda o b ment is required to purchase t! & PreuningerS Sons INC. National 2040 Realtors McKinley St. Chevy Chase, D. C. obliged to sell at a sacrifice— nowhere can you find a more comfortable and better situ- at the price asked. Huge liv- large dining room, sun tic. All modern con- 2-car ! A substantial cash pay- home at the price quoted. Individual in Design New .. . Economical NEW development of English homes designed and bullt for the family who enjoy fine surroundings and who know how to live . . . but who cannot afford to be extrava- gant. Four Already Sold. The location . . . WOODLEY PARK . .. is the nearest-in of any of the better residential sections . . . convenient to Conn. Ave. car service, two public schools and St. Thomas Parochial School. Generously pro- portioned rooms, two tiled baths, built-in shower, large rear porches, open fireplace, electric refrigeration and two-car built-in garages. Prices range from $15,750 up. EXHIBIT HOME 2906 CORTLAND PLACE [/ pen Sunday and daily until 8 P.M. Reached via Conn. Ave. to Cathedral Ave., west to 29th St., then north one square to houses. Cansbury COMPANY INC. Owners—Builders 1418 Eye St. N.W, 12 Blackthorn St. Chevy Chase, Md. Just 100 yards WEST of Connecticut Avenue BE- THE TWO COUNTRY CLUBS—amid attractive homes and congenial neighbors. A delightful center-hall residence, situated on a lovely landscaped 70x120. rooms, tile bath, sun has priced his home to S| Open all day Sunday Schwab, Valk & Ca Exclusive Agents ot ‘There are six exceptionally well proportioned arlor and ‘every up-to-date con- venience, including Frigidaire, away for the day; he is leaving the cif Garage. ‘The owner is y permanently and Potomac 0830.