Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1930, Page 15

REAL ESTATE DISTINCTIVE PLAN MARKS FOURTH STAR MODEL HOME House, of English Type, Will Be Erected on Triangular Wooded Site in New Northgate Section. An English-type dwelling of real homelike charm and distinc- tive plan, to be erected on a large, triangular site on which stand a number of venerable trees in the new Northgate section, north of Kalmia road and east of Sixteenth street, will be the fourth model home in the series sponsored this year by The Star in co-operation with the Operative Builders’ Association. The dwelling will be erected by the North Washington Realty Co., of which E. Brooke Lee is president. It will be located on a gently rolling slope of wooded area at the corner of Fernway and Locust roads. The house was designed by Parks & Baxter, local architects, especially to suit the site. ’ Plans for this house were announced | winding stairway from the first floor. today by The Star Model Homes Com- In addition to the garages, there will mittee, which is supervising the pro- be a maid's room and bath, modern gram as construction on this and other | laundry, large storage room, modern houses in the series steadily progressed. | type heating plant and fuel storage The committee consists of Monroe War- | room. ren, president of the Operative Build- | The sloping character of the site ers’ Association; Louis Justement, past | makes possible the placing of the rear president of the local chapter of the | of the basement out of the ground, so American Institute of Architects; Maj. | that light and air will be available. Donald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer | The exterior trim of the house will Commissioner; Wilmer J. Waller, pres- | be stained a soft gray-green, to har- ident of the Bankers' Association; Al- | monize with the color of the woodland fred H. Lawson, president of the Real | surroundings. The walls of the first Fstate Board; Rufus S. Lusk, secretary | story and halls will have tinted sand of the Operative Builders' Association, | finish. and a representative of The Star. All woodwork, including the panel- " ing, in man’s room, which will have Beauty Combined With Utility. | ibfory features, will be acid burnt and The Northgate model home will be | waxed to produce an effect harmonious located a block north of Kalmia road | with general decorations planned. and approximately a block and a half | The house will be in the $25,000 cost east of Sixteenth street, in the section | classification. which is a part of the Colonial Blair- | Lee estate, near the junction of the Maryland and District boundary. This | is one of the large wooded areas to be | developed within the District. It is | near the northern portal of the Dis- trict and has sheltered bridle paths leading to Rock Creek Park nearby. Architectural appeal is combined with utility in the plan. To obtain maximum use of the triangular lot and to give the most attractive vista of the surrounding property from the house, and to give the house itself charming appearance from all sides, an unusual outline was selected for the dweiling, | :hhxch may be described roughly as “Y” a) PAROCHIAL SCHOOL 10 COST S250.000 Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Plans Are Approved. - I By this means interesting roof and facade lines are created, and under this plan, also, nearly every main room in the house has three exposures. ‘The exterior of the house will be of whitewashed brick, which will make fcr interesting contrast with the back- ground of lawns and trees. There will | be additional contrast in the stained hand-hewn timbers of the entrance, about the series of windows in the frontal wing and the wide clapboard- ing in the gable end of this wing, as well as in the color of the siate roofs. Dark shutters will be hung at the sides of the second story windows. Has Center Entrance Plan. The dwelling will be of the center entrance plan, with an entrance ves- tibule placed at the juncture of the two main wings at the front of the house. This will be reached by a| slightly curved walk made of fiat stones Jaid in random pattern. i The floor of the vestibule also wili | be of random stone laid evenly in cement. - On one side of this entrance hall will be 8 coat closet, and ¢n the other a small guest labatory. From the vestibule one will step into the stair hall, from which a circular stairway will rise through the well to the upper floor. This well will be nearly in the center of the building, providi easy access to the othel ryooms. To the right will be the living room, occupying the full area of the | first story of the right wing. ~This | be 14 feet wide by 21 feet in length. It will be two steps lower in level than the hallway. A large, rounded oriel window wil | light the living room from the frontal facade, while on the opposite side there | builders; J. F. will be ap exit from the rear, covered | two Another feature of this room | 26 Madison street (lots 80, 81 and 82, | porch. ‘will be a conventional corner fireplace, | square 3388); to cost $14,500. with flagstone hearth and wood mantel | of natural fin'sh. A chimney seat ad- joining the fireplace will be typical of thos> in homes of Early American style. To the front of the center hall will be the dining room, measuring 13 by 15 feet. This room, with three expcsures, will be lighted by a series of three windows in a bay jutting from the front of the house. Kitchen Is 10 by 14 Feet. In the rear wing of the house will | be the kitchen, 10 feet wide and 14 feet long. This will have modern equipment, including mechanical re- frigeration. Adjoiningsthe kitchen will be a oonve{xlenz fll)]ld pantry and & rear or service porch. Opening off cg: center hall also will be a man's room or lounge or study. This room will be connected with & Javatory. This snug room, 8 feet wide and 9 feet 6 inches deep, will have three exposures, giving a view of the ar grounds. "Ongrlhe second floor will be four bed yooms, two baths and storage space. The master bed room, 14 feet by 15 feet 6 inches, will be located in the Tight wing, over the living room. Ad- oining it will be a_ private bath, with eauflt-in tub and Bhowe"b ‘The other | Construction of & parochial school | building at 1621 Park road for the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, at an | estimated cost of $250,000, is provided in plans approved this week by the District building inspector, Col. John W. ‘Oehmann. The building s to be of brick con- struction, of three stories, and will be | erected by the R. P. Whitty Co,, Inc. It | will be located on & site within a block from the Sacred Heart Church, on the | southeast corner of Sixteenth street and Park road. Plans were filed in the name of Rev. P. C. Gavan. | Private building operations in the District for which permits were issued during the past week have an estimated total cost of $431,000. In addition to | the church school, there were plans for | | 15 private dwellings and a number of business structures. Permits issued in- cluded the following: | Rev. C. Gavan, Sacred Heart Church, owners; R. P. Whitty Co., Inc., builders; to erect one three-story brick | school, 1621 Park road (lots 823, 824 and 825, square 2609); to cost $250,000. C. H. Small & Co., owners and build- ers; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect six two-story brick dwellings, 4400 {0 4414 Fourteenth street northeast (lots 1 and 32 to 36, square 3975); to cost $43,000. F. H. Duehay, Inc., owners and build- ers; to make repairs 1416 H street (lot| 803, square 222): to cost $15,000. O. & N. T. Embrey, owners and | Mills, designer; to erect | 1% -story brick dwellings, 22 and | W. C. & A. N. Miller, owners and builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect; to erect one three-story brick-and-frame dwelling, 2805 Fortv-fourth street (part of lots 1 to 5, square 1619); to cost $12.000. Peter Maggas, owner; A. 8. J. Atkin- son, architect; Marcus Malakatis, | builder; to erect three one-story brick | stores, 1906, 1908 and 1910 Seventh | street (lots 817, 818 and 819, square| 416); to cost $10,800. George Willis, owner and builder; L. E. Harris, designer; to erect one two- story brick dwelling, 5429 Nebraska ave- | (Continued on Second Page.) An Exceptional Bargain 3807 Warren Street North Cleveland Park English countryside dwelling now being erected on triangular site at Fernway and Locust roads, in Northeate, by the North Washington Realty Co. as the fourth of the series of model homes sponsored this year by The Star in co-operation with the Operative Builders' Association. Floor plans on next page. GROVE RADIO CO. LEASES NEW LOCATION Five-Year Rental of $27,500 Is Announced by H. Clifford Bangs. Jewelers to Move. Harry C. Grove, Inc., radio dealer, has leased for a period of five years a ARCHITECT JURY | APPROVES PLANS North Washington Realty Co. Dwelling Given Council | Approval. SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930. EIGHT-STORY that the allowed in the lower building? able report on the proj to the zoning body. ers’ association. Arguments are advanced that the higher building, of the same bulk as now permitted in the lower and broader buildings, would assure more spacious grounds about buildings and therefore more light and air; that the higher buildings, having elevator service, are more desirable to tenants, and that buildings over four stories are more safe since they must be of fire-resistant construction ‘The brief, drafted for the architects’ chapter by Louis Justement, its past | president, presents the following argu- | ments for the proposed amendmen! “The present side yard, rear yard and lot-occupancy requirements in C ares APARTMENT BUILDING SOLD TO D. C. INVESTOR Brick Structure on T Street, Con- taining 12 Four-Room Suites, Said to Have Brought $60,000. The three-story detached brick apart- | ment building, located at 1443 T sireet, | new location at 1217 G street, it is an- nounced by the office of H. Clifford Bangs. The rental for the period amounts to $27,500. The Grove concern now is located at 523 Eleventh street. The store quarters leased on G street, consisting of approximately 600 square feet, have bleen occupied by Schmedtie Bros., jew- elers. PAINTERS STUDY WOOD. Good painting depends largely upon the behavior of the wood, failure often- times being due to this cause rather Plans for a dwelling to be erected by the North Washington Realty Co., from plans by Parks & Baxter, architects, at 1325 Locust road, in the Northgate sec- tion, have been commended by the architects’ advisory council, a voluntary jury set up by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, The jury also gave an “approved” rating to 14 other dwellings and to 1 apartment house, as follows: | Dwelling to be erected at 1349 Tocust road by the North Washington Realty Co., from plans by Volney O. Chase; dwelling for 5826 Nevada avenue by Mitchell Quick, from plans by Lewis W. for 3532 Edmunds containing 12 apartments of 4 rooms, kitchen, bath and porch each, was sold this week for the Ell & Kay Building & Investment Co. to William P. Kent, a local investor. The price of the property is reported to have been $60,000. The transaction was negotiated through the office of Moore & Hill, Inc. TELLS OF LAWN CARE. F. L. Mulford, horticulturist of the Department of Agriculture, addressed the Chevy Chase, D. C., Garden Club this week on proper treatment for the development and preservation of a than to the paint, studies by Federal experts disclose, according to a research report to the Engineering Foundation, Inc., by Dr. F. L. Browne, senior chem- | | ist of the forest products laboratory, | Forest Service, Department of Agricul- ture, Madison, Wis. “Refractory” woods are a problem which science is attacking to eliminate the risks of poor painting of frame houses. Tests indicate that the vexa- tions and financial losses of the home owner can be cut by bringing about a better affinity between paint and wood. | NEW DETACHED BRICK HOME 13,500 3635 WINDOM PLACE NORTHWEST North Cleveland Park Six big, bright, sunny rooms, open fireplace, pretty builtin bath Giles; _dwelling street for John P. Neff, from plans by John W. Kearney; an apartment house | tion of annuals. at 1107-25 M street northeast for | The meeting, held at the residence Young Enterprises, from plans by (of Mrs. Frank Bell, 3909 Huntington George T. Santmyers; dwelling for 4301 | Street, was conducted by Mrs. F. Baker Hawthorne street for W. C. & A. N.!Weaver, president. Announcemenf was Miller, from plans by Gordon E. Mac- made of the election of Mrs. Truman Neil; dwelling for 2511 Thirtieth street ) Abbe as president of the Federation of for Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, from |Garden Clubs and of Mrs. Paul Cris- plans by W. H. I. Fleming, and nine |tian as treasurer. dwellings for 3801-17 T street for Cooley | A special business meeting will be Bros., from plans by George T. Sant- held at the home of Mrs. Weaver, 5324 mye | Thirty-ninth street, March 25. lawn, and on the planting and cultiva- \CHAIN SHOE STORE TAKES LONG LEASE Will Occupy Property at 1315 F Street—Plan Modernistic Decoration. HOME & GARDEN B—-1 APARTMENT ZONE CHANGE FAVORED Architects’ and Builders’ Organizations for Permit. ting Buildings in Area Limited to Five Stories if Cubic Content Is Not in Excess. Should eight-story apartment houses be permitted in areas where zoning regulntlons now restrict such buildings to five stories, provided igher building be of a cubic content not in excess of that The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the local Operative Builders’ Association contend this should be the case, asserting that more attractive, more fire-resistant, and more | desirable apartments thus could be erected. The architects’ chapter this week again petitioned for a hearing before the Zoning Commission on the subject in a brief filed with the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, asking a favor- sed change in the zoning code be forwarded e arguments cited are indorsed by the build- are inadequate. The remedy does not le in simply increasing these yard re- quirements, as that would seriously dis- turb present land values and further reduce the effective area of apartment- oo “gréatly Festricted. The_proposed greatly restricted. e proj regulation,” by increasing the height while maintaining the same cubic con- tents, would result in immensely su- perior conditions of light and air. 5 y far the great- est. Yet if the present zoning law had been deliberately framed to result in (Continued on Second Page.) Massacruserts p |F WB | West of Kalovama-Across Rodk Creek. i Mass. Ave. entrance at 30™ St. One Square east of New British Embassy The National Cathedral on west Sites for Individual Homes Priced from 10 per sq.ft. up Within 2 miles of White Flouse Location and contours can never be dublicated in heart of Washington again- Prices ana Data from= The A. S. Beck Shoe Co. of New Yor: has leased business property at 1315 F street for a long term at a total renta’ consideration of $250,000, it is reportec by the office of H. Clifford Bangs, iwhwh handled negotiations. ‘The concern will open one of it |chain shoe stores there shortly, after | preparation of the quarters in modern- istic style, it is announced. The store has a frontage of about 19 feet. Jacob to Open (;flce. Harvey A. Jacob. formerly associated in the real estate business with Sha non & Luchs, Inc, and more recently a member of the partnership of Hooker & Jacob, announced today he would open an office of his own in the National | Press Building for the conduct of a general real estate and insurance busi- | Jess. Try some of the new violas. They bloom the first year from seed like a pansy if given a good start and usually stand hot weather better. | pr;ce —contains The is the Feature of this fine brick home. Open & Lighted Sunday All Day This home is certainly a value 6 rooms and bath. Model Home 1612 44th Street Purnished by W. & J. Sloane OPEN DAILY B. MIDDAUGH AND SHANNON 1435 K St with shower and a complete extra lavatory. In fact, a thoroughly modern new brick home including a FRIGIDAIRE, a garage and paved street, Open and Lighted for Inspection TO REACH—Drive out Conn. Ave. to Bureau of Standards, West on Van Ness St. to Reno Road, North to Windom and see our OPEN SIGN. LN A oler Real Estate ¢ Tower Bldg. Metropolitan 2663 20 ft. wide with southern ex- posure, in a first-class residen- tial section. It has been newly renovated by us, so we can dis- pose of it immedi- ately. Every con- venience you would want in a home will be found by making ) e 803 Jefferson St. N.W. Close to car line and M’; il an inspection right stores, congenient fo busi- Il !H\ NI 2. wess Washington—schools, W 1"; churches, etc. ‘ I il !\ I i 6 PBreuninger S Sons All-Brick _S:mi-thachi Residence $11.750 Oil Heat Frigidaire Six Rooms ‘Tile Bath Shower 3 Porches Large Lot Brick Garage Vacant Open Saturday Afternoon All Day Sunday Schwab, Valk & Canby 1704 Conn. Ave. Potomac 0830 bath and will have ac hall. In the two left end wings, 88 seen in the floor plans, will be two other bed rooms, both also having three | exposures. ‘These rooms also will be | Teached conveniently from the center B B E e wi be im the bay | -oom Lo . the lounge on tne | the stair hall. fufifir‘.“éa with authentic copies of quaint English wall paper suitable | fo the Early American character of the | ecoration. m(:flgl;“%le driveway will run direct | from the street to the rear of the | house, where there will be entrance to two separate garages built into the basement. All sections of the basement story may be reached from the central SHELBOURNE Bladensburg Rd. & M St. N.E. Monthly payments less than rent of a 3-room apartment 7 Rooms—4 Bed Rooms—$8,450 Electric refrigeration. Oak floors and chestnut trim throughout. Inlaid Linoleum in kitchen. Garage. Paved streets and alleys. INSPECT 1221 19th Place N.E Open, heated and lighted every day until 9 p.m. G. A. WILSON CO. 1221 19th Pl. N.E. Atlantic 1274 An Evening Star Model Home is now being built J in this desirable community. 649 HAMILTON ST. N.W. A Dunigan-built Nat'l 1267 - Always Open for Inspection facing the south. " porches, nice yard and detached garage. Convenient to stores and schools, street cars and bus. Paved streets and alleys. . ¥7,150 D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. Petworth home, Double back Terms like rent make it possible to own this home with the money you now pay as rent. Tower Bldg. National 2040 Realtors 211 Investment Bldg. . These are some of 2829 7th St. N.E. bus To Reach Property 79 bus and E Sts. N.W. marked Hyattsville or Laurel, and get off at 7th and Frank- lin Sts. N.E., in front of the property. Or take street car marked Brookland at 15th and G Sts. N.W., get off at 7th and Monroe Sts N.E. Then walk south on 7th. Or drive out Rhode Island Ave to 4th St. N.E. Then north on 4th St. to Frankl Then east to 7th and property. Cleveland 7330 See Mr. M. & R. B. . REALTORS AN OUSTANDING HOME VALUE IN BROOKLAND \IODERN 6-room and bath, V1 gleeping porch and glass- inclosed breakfast porch making an extra room. Well built with hardwood floors throughout. The living room, dining room and hall painted and paneled in a manner used only in more expensive homes. Plenty of closet space and electric floor plugs. The kijtchen is all modern with inlaid linoleum on the floor. Built-in garage that is heated. Three large bed rooms. Hot-water heat. Large lot land- scaped front and rear. Paved streets and alley. Two bus lines pass the door. Open for your in- spection Sunday. PRICE 87 450 ONLY $500 Down TERMS LIKE RENT WARREN All detached homes. $11.950 on Ridge St. Open and Lighted Wis. 2873 Morgan 3950 Conn. Ave. Early American interiors. Compact modern designs. Nagess REAL MASTERPIECES ARCHITECTURALLY and STRUCTURALLY in 0%, (] " 4,5 AND 6§ BED ROOMS 2 AND 3 BATHS EACH WITH SHOWER No, Foxhall Village is not a place that will appeal to every one. It is different. It has atmosphere. People who are satisfied with the ordinary and commonplace do not feel its ap- gnl. Those who_ are interested in ouses of distinctive architecture in a residential section of unique and captivating atmosphere should make a special goint of visiting the Village, It would be well worth their time, as Foxhall Village has been widely heralded as the most unusual and the finest development of its kind in America. We know of no other Elace which, in quaint old-world eauty and modern, substantial con- struction, is its equal. Prices Range $15,950 to $24,800 BOSsmrELpS ive Developers ! Pplace ! Ghase. d\e remnrka d’llt h‘vfl come from several fortunate people who have seen t}lg’e new wflrl‘efl homefl pl‘iol‘ to d‘eir formal opening. They are different! —Some Points of Interest— Priced low, with easy terms. Six large rooms, tiled bath, large porch, garage. and U_p . To inspect, drive out Conn. Ave. to Bradley Lane, turn left (west) 3V, squares to 311 West Bradley Lane. Representative will direct you to property, directly in rear Daily and Sundsy Until 9 P.M. M. & R. B. Warren 3950 Conn. Ave.