Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1930, Page 13

WASHINGTON, D. C, THIRD MODEL HOME PLANS CALL FOR $8,350 HOUSE { Dwelling Is of Special Interest in Star Sponsored | Series, as It Is Smallest and Least Expensive, Besides Difference in Design. Plans for the third model home in the series being sponsored this year by The Star. in co-operation with the Operative Builders’ Asliociatlcm, were announced today by The Star model homes com- mittee. This dwelling will be one of a group of five small houses now under construction by Baer & Scholz in the 2000 block of M street northeast, in their Shelbourne section. This dwelling, aside from being greatly different from the other exhibition houses in size, style and design, will be of special interest | in that it is the smallest and least expensive of the series. It will be in the $8,350 price range. The group has been designed as a| Bladensburg réad to the Eastern Bisnch unit. The pleasing elevation is marked of the Anacostia River, crossing Mary- by an English character of simple|land avenue northeast, extended, at| rather than ostentatious lines, the com- | Twenty-fourth street. position offering variety in appeal, yet| The area of the subdivision was pur- not cluttered with “gingerbread” em- | chased in 1924 when the development bellishments. vas started. = There are now spproxi- mate] i even 100ms. Exceptional Care Given Plans. | UV 10 N0 00 6 0100 ‘aaditional To make an_inexpensive, compara- | poris G151 tively small row house architectural cor- | ly a diffi- cult task, while keeping the cost within reach of the home buyer. With this in mind, the builders and their archi- tect, Robert O. Scholz. gave excep- tional care to their plans The model dwelling will be the center house of the group illustrated on this page. It will contain six main rooms. he Fp eiin WITH SUNDAY NORNINO EDITION Star. THIRD 1930 MODEL HOME IS ONE OF INEXPENSIVE ENGLISH GROUP SATURDAY, MARCH 8 1930. % |HOME & GARDEN| B-1 IMPROVED CREDIT SEEN IN REAL ESTATE SURVEY Definite ¢ Tight Financing Is Observed in Reports From All Sections. Turn From Condition of A definite turn from the “tight” condition on financing, which all business experienced following the stock market break and during the preceding months of high call money, already is observable in the field of real estate, according to reports made to the National ?;:o‘gauon of Real Estate Boards, from its mortgage councilors in cities. The market for good real estate mortgages, however, is clearl: | shown by the reports still to be larger than the supply of funds nvnllz able through insurance company loans, building and loan association funds and mortgage loan institutions, the large channels for build- ing financing. ‘The third of the series of model homes sponsored this year by The Star will be the center house of the group illusirated above, at 2004 M street nort! east, in Shelbourne, which now is being erected by Baer & Scholz, from plans by Robert O. Scholz, architect. 4,000 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS To get an accurate measure of what change there may have been made in the last few months the association |sent out telegrams to the men selected |as its mortgage councilors in various | cities of the country and asked them, “Is the real estate credit situation any easler i your community now than it was two or three months ago?” Sixty-three Report Improvement. Telegraphic replies were received from 104 cities, of which 63 reported that there had been improvement in the credit situation. The degree of im- provement noted varied all the way from a slight easement to a decidedly improved situation. Thirty-three ob- servers reported that the situation as yet was unchanged in their communi- ed to the National Business Survey Con- ference by Harry S. Kissell of Spring- field, Ohio, member of the conference, representing the National Association of Real Estate Boards. ‘The reports clearly show a growing feeling of necessity for discrimination between well conceived, definitely pur- posed projects and poorly conceived, unsound or speculative ones. The at- titude is in line with the position of the National Association of Real Es- tate Boards that an accurate survey of what types of structures are currently needed in a city should be the basis for building programs. Prefer Residential Loans. A revival of residential mortgage loan activity is indicated in a number of the The motivating architectural style is Engiish. Construction will of Co- lonial red brick, laid in Flémish bond | with tooled joint and harmonizing | colored mortar in the masonary work. | There will be typical stucco and half | timber featuring the second-story xmr-; tion of the facade and the mansards of the house will be roofed with slate. | The house will be fitted with ample | closet space, an important thing in a | six-room house of modest size. Just| as important, it is pointed out, the| kitchen and other features of the dwell- | ing have been designed with particular | attention to convenience and the work | of the housewife. Moderate Terrace in Front. There will be a moderate terrace before the house, the front lawn being cut by a concrete walk from the public sidewalk. The model, home, as well as the others in the group, will have a Colonial front pe-ch, the roof of which wgll be supported by rcugh hewn tim- bgrs, 6 inches square. The porch Wi Tun across the tull width of the house. | The house itself will be 18 feet wide | and 31 feet desp. In addition to the front porch there will be a two-story rear porch, which will add considerably to_the space of the dwelling. The house will rest upon brick foun- dations 13 inches thick. To add to the | strength of the house structure there | will be & 7-inch steel I beam extending | the entire depth of the house, supported by two 6-inch steel columns. The base- | ment will extend under the entire house, providing for the service quarters neces- sary there. The ceiling height of the | besement will be in excess of 8 feet “in | the clear.” There will be double compartment | laundry twbs, a modern hot-water heat- | ing plant, water cofl and boiler and coal bin instaled in the bgsement, Reception Hall Included. On the first floor there will be a re- ecption hall measuring 6 feet 2 inches | in width, thrcugh which there will be entrance into thé living room and kitchen. The living room will be 12 feet wide and 16 feet deep, with double width trimmed openings into the recep- tion hall and dining room at the rear. | ‘The dining room, measuring 12 feet by 15 feet, will be fitted with French doors and two windows opening onto the rear | porch, which will be screened with cop- | per wire. The rear porch will run vir- tually across the full width of the house. ‘The kitchen, which will be in excess of 7 feet wide and 15 feet deep, will be | & model for completeness in equipment. It will have an inland linoleum floor, laid over a felt base, both the floor covering and the felt base being laid in plastic cem¥nt. There will be mechani- | cal refrigeration of modern type, a one- | iece sink and drainboard and a four- urner upright oven and broiler gas range which will be finished in black and white enamel. A large three- sectioned cabinet will be built over.the sink and there will be an extra cabinet extending from the floor to the ceiling, with broom closet and built-in ironing rd. The stairs to the second floor will rise from the entrance hall. Here will be found three bed rooms, one extending across the width of the house. It will have three windows and a large ward- robe closet. The two other bed room:s will be at the rear of the house. Ore of these will have a door giving access to the second-story sleeping porch, which will run virtually the full width of the house and will be 8 feet decp. Wardrobe Cupboard in Bedroom. | One of the rear bed rooms will be fitted with a large cedar-lined wardrobe cupboard. The bath will be located in | the center of the second story of the house. It will have a large skylight, a built-in tub of popular design with shower and preity rubber cuttain. There will be colored tile running in the wall around the tub to a height of 5 feet 6 inches. The floor will be finished in tile of special design. On a wall will be a built-in medicine cabinet The entire house will have oak floor- ing and chestnut trim, finished t3 prac- | tical natural colors. Electric fixtures will be of attractive des'gn. with side- wall brackets in the living room, center fixture and sidewall brackets in_ the dining room. Other rooms will have | adequate ceiling_fixtures. | The site of the model home in the Shelbourne section is located just across | from Mount Olivet Boulevard, now in the course of condemnation for develop- | ment. from the new National Arboretum, | which will consist of approxumately 800 acres of land devoted to tree culture and experimentation. The western boundary of the section is Bladensburg road, and the southern boundary is M strect, which extends to_the from Open Sunday 4309 Jenifer Street CHEVY CHASE o Brand-new, entirely detached all-brick home— 23 seven rooms, tile bath, g oak floors throughout, 3 open fireplace, every con- venience and garage. 3 Reached via Conn. Ave. to Jenifer St. the matter to the valuation committee of the real estate board in the town in | | stitutes value in commercial buildings |GARDEN MOVEM Series of Ten Talks Over N. B. C LAND APPRAISERS National Association of Real| Estate Boards Acts for | Competent Valuators. With a purpose to standardize ap- praising and to designate the competent appraiser for the public, the appraisal division of the National Association of | Real Estate Boards, at the annual Mid- | winter meeting of that organization held in Phoenix, Ariz., favored in prin- ciple the certification of appraisers. Henry Babcock, chairman of the divi- sion, was authorized to appoint a com- | mittee 10 work on plans for such cer- ' tification. | ‘The 1930 aims of the realtor ap- | praisers, as outlined at the Phoenix | meeting, in general stress a wider ac- quaintance with the standards of prac- | tice which the division has adopted. | The division has approved a plan for offering the services of lpprli.snlrdoaom» I | mittees of local real estate boal to | finance departments of State govern- | ments and of Canadian provinces so | that these loan approving commissions | when offered a property for loan se- curity can verify the appraised value given on that property by submitting which the property is located. A compilation of the requirements of the “blue sky” commisisons in various State, a special bulletin of digests of important court decisions on what con- and four model appraisal reports will this year be issued to division members. AENT LEADERS BROADCAST Includes Mrs. Henry Ford and Mrs. Walter Brewster. A series of 10 talks by leaders in the garden movement is being broad- cast by the National Broadcasting Co. from station WJZ, New York City, and associated stations. The talks began Monday, February 17, at 3:45 p.n., and will continue each Monday at the same hour up to and including April 21, In arranging the program the National Broadcasting Co. has been assisted by the National Garden Bureau. Leading editors, writers and officers of the large gardening organizations will take part. Mrs. Walter S. Brewster of Lake Forest, 11, whose garden is famous and who is an author of garden books, will speak on Monday, March 17, representing the Garden Club of America. March 24—F. F. Rockwell, land- scape architect and author of 15 books on gardening, will speak on “Rock Gardening.” March 31—Mrs, Henry Ford, presi- dent of the Women's National Farm and Garden Association, whose gar- den is her chief interest, will speak on “Woman's Part in Making America Beautiful.” LEAGUE EXPANDS. Membership Limitation Is moved by Organization. The Washington Sanitary League has broadened the scope of its membership. At the weckly supper meeting of the organization at the Hamilton Hotel, the organization voted to remove the limi- tation of the number of members and to invite those having interest in the aims and objects of the league to be- come members, it was announced. P Edward P. Herges of the Veterans Bureau, president of the league, an- nounced that the organization felt that it had been doing much in the way of education along mechanical sanitation lines but that there was a big fleld for research and civic work in regard to sanitation. Re- Old Chevy Chase -~ DISTINGUISHED residence on a corner lot 115 ft. by 125 ft. . . . Beau- tifully landscaped grounds. . . . Fourteen rooms, five baths, three open fireplaces, enclosed porch with fireplace; open wide porchy butles undtiys oil burner. Two-car garage. - Aw unusual opportunity for an immediate purchaser. For appointment to inspect Call | cording to papers filed this week with | by the Community Filling Station Co: According to present indications, Mr. Lusk makes public the following based on the best available facts, the | data: maximum number of residential units, | “During the past year, 1,269 houses | in houses and apartments, that can be | were sold and 1,403 were started. The | butlt and absorbed is about 4,000, Rufus | sales of the lower-priced houses, par- |'S. Lusk, secretary of the Operative | ticularly row and semi-detached houses, | Builders” Association, declares in a | were either as great as or greater than summary of the surveys of supply and | the production of those types, but in demand which has been sent to local | the "higher-priced houses more were | bankers, members of the association | built than sold. i and other related business leaders. | “During 1929 56 apartment buildings, “Economic condtions may be such | containing 907 apartment units, were | that considerably less than this num- |staried. This is the smallest number ber can be absorbed” in a profitable | of partment units started since 1923. length of time, he adds.. | and it was because of the lesser number The estimate for the éurrent year is | started in 1929 as compared with 1928 | based cn the mass of statistics and |that the apartment vacancy in 1929 | charts compiled on the basis of the | was 9.9 per cent, as compared with |records of houses bullt, when started, | 109 per cent in November, 1925. e ocation, vpes, | «On January 1, 1930, there were but cost, and t"““k“" basis of apartment | 750 houses and apartment units actual- proid “h“ & iite et |1y under construction, the lowest num- ince there is a definite relation be- | per under construction at this period tween supply and demand, he indicates, | since 1923. The 750 units that were | ;‘J‘wl‘;‘,""&"’dfi"’”"“;‘:m as existed “’1; | under construction on January 1 mean | 1925 and 1026 can be nveldedir builq. | that from February 1 to about July 1 | o can be avoided it bulld- | only 750 housing units will be completed Pousing ey fgure the pumber of |in_the District_of Columbia. whereas A ! (Continued on Second Page.) | ditional number under construction that will come on the market and the Massaciuserts Park population, and ect accordingly. | Reporting_that the studies of the Operative Builders’ Association show that the situation in both apartment houses and dwellings is steadily being | improved. because of the slackening of West of Kalorama -Acvass Rock Creele Mass. Ave. entrance at 30™ St. One Square east of New British Embagsy “The National Cathedral on west Sites for Individual Homes Priced from *150 per sq.ft. up construction in the later part of 1929, Within 2 miles of White Fouse Location and contours can never be dublicated in heart of Washingron again- Prices ana Data from= MIDDAUGH AND SHANNON Inc, 435 K st. Nagosgs : HELD MAXIMUM FOR YEAR HERE| DINING RGDM o . we LIVING lmM ne - w2 Shell 0il Acquires Property. The Shell Eastern Petroleum Prod- ucts Co., which is establishing a chain of gasoline stations here, has taken title to property at 506 K street, ac- the recorder of deeds. The property was transferred to the Shell concern Five-Story Apartment House. Construction of a five-story brick, stone and concrete apartment house at 1511 Franklin street northeast by the | Franklin Apartment House Co. is pro- | vided in plans filed this week with the | District building inspector, The cost is estimated at $200,000. 3131 19th St. TO BE SOLD FOR $8,500 An Exceptionally Moderate Price for This Brick Home in Mt. Pleasant A roomy home with many interesting fea- tures. Entirely mod- ern throughout. Steel beam construction. Open fireplace. Tiled bath with shower. Double rear porches. 15-ft. alley in rear. Beautifully and con- veniently located. 205 OXFORD ST. CHEVY CHASE, MD. Near the Circle New Residence English Design Amid Giant Trees Lot 65x120 2-Car Garage 6 Rooms, 2 Baths —$17,350— Heath Berry Open Daily—Col. 8582 3 e "e! Lo o% ¢% % ¢% o% %o o% ¢% Po® 959 950 430 430 430 430 430 450 434 LAST TO BUILD! BUILT TO LAST! Our Chevy Chase Development, “Leland,” nearly 200 homes, is practically completed. Only 7 more homes available, 3 just completed, 4 nearly finished. 3 25 0o o% % RXAXIXD> 0 * ogeode Rd. an turn left to property. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY BOSS A0 PH 03 "’ Drive out 16th St S oeomst P S d west to ‘19th 1417 K 8t National 9300 The culmination of our seven years in this develop- ment could not be better expressed than in the home pictured below, an architectural gem, a structural masterpiece, an economic achievement, if ever there was one. You'll agree when you see it! Overlooks Chevy Chase Golf Course Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Bradley Lane, turn left (west) four squares to property. * "% %' Q> 0, %" 0 o% % XEXIXD e X2 e XZXD> o st o 20 % o oatesle lealeedeatealocde. %0 4% o o EXEXIXEX 03 > 4309 Elm Street, Chevy Chase e XD 311 West Bradley Lane Located on the most prominent boulevard of Chevy Chase, surrounded by le trees, this home contains six spacious rooms with two tiled baths, floored attic, large dry base- ment, roomy living porch, garage. It has hardwood floors, hot-water heat, instantaneous gas heater and bronze screens. $14,950.00 Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. M. & R. B. Warren 3950 Conn. Ave. Evening Phone, Wisconsin 3068 Ideally placed on a large lot, 60 by about 150, com- pletely landscaped, with fine shade trees and a charming rustic bridge over a small stream in the rear, this home of six spacious rooms, tiled bath with shower, open fire- place, covered side porch, built-in garage, cross ventila- tion in every room—in fact, every modern appointment and convenience—undoubtedly represents your last op- portunity to secure such a home in such a location at a price building and land costs $10 950 now prohibit By all means inspect this house today. Drive out Wis- consin Ave. to Leland St., just nmorth of Bradley Lane (Chevy Chase Club), turn east (right) 3 blocks to ddth Street, then morth (left) 2 blocks to property. ofoefeale o 23 * fodoodradoadradodds sconsin Wi in 2873 isconsin 2875 H. L. Rust Company 1001 15th St NaPl 8100 R M. and R. B. WARREN Y Po % % o% o% o% ¢ % o ey adeedeedsadodeadeatocfesoatoadeed 0 23 o '’ % % "* %" e i e 0 CIXIXTXD K3 s o "’ * % o303 % K3 ° o, 0 KEX 20 % o% o% > X XIXIXIX 00 30 3o o3 o 20.4% o % b0 a0 a0 ofe o O "’ 204} foodoodes "’ ties. Eight state that the situation in their cities has become more acute. “Slightly easier” is the phrase occur- |ring most frequently in the reports. | “Greatly “satisfactory,” | “steadily improving” also occur, and | focal spots of new activity are found in | reports from all sections. | A tabulation of the present situation as to real estate credit has ..en report- reports. Investment institutions are showing a strong preference for resi- dential loans where the house is to be | occupled by the owner as a home. “Consensus seems to be worst is be- | hind us and that real estate market sit- uation should continue to improve, but improvement _ will be _rather _siow,” (Continued on Second Page.) 7537—14th St. N.W. in SHEPHERD PARK This home contains 6 rooms, 2 baths and garage to wide, deep lot—and has certainly won the approval of all who have visited it. If you are interested in a new home now is the time—before the usual Spring demand. Here is a community situated in one of Washington's highest eleva- tions composed .entirely of new detached homes of individual design, Open for Your Inspection Daily and Sunday 10 AM. to 9 PM. Furnished by— D. S. Pool D S, Draperies by— Amos McDevitt p—— 211 Investment Blds. Nat'l 2040 Butlders—Realtors Follow This Route— 16th St. to e. “to 14th St. Turn left to model home. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO VISIT THE NEW EXHIBIT HOME —in which has beenauthentically re-created in structure, decoration and furnishings the true atmosphere of the EARLY GEORGIAN PERIOD QUEEN ANNE STYLE o]} In the Sedgwick Street Building at TILDEN GARDENS The Beautiful Co-operative Apartment Development of M. and R. B. Warren Connecticut Avenue, at Tilden and Sedgwick Streets (just south of the U. S. Bureau of Standards). This interesting inmovation, prepared in collaboration with Parks and Baxter, Archi- tects, and the Interior Decorating Depart ment of W. B. Moses & Sons, will appeal strongly to lovers of the antique and to those who appreciate the charm and cultural significance of period design. The Exhibit Home will be open for public inspection beginning Saturday, March 8th, and every day thereafter from one to nine o'clock, until sold.