Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1930, Page 15

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930. BUILDING NEWS B Foening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION i he. Home-Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs i _BUILDING PERMITS TOTAL STORE PLANS PROVIDE $1,009,375 DURING WEEK FOR TRAFFIC, PARKING New Idea Incorporated in First of Dozen Projects N 7 Designed for Moderate-Sized Community Spaciousness Features All Six Rooms of Dwelling. Seven-Story Addition to National Education Asso-| ciation Headquarters to Cost Contemplated—Sireet Congestion $350,000. Lends impetus. |HOUSE IS DESIGNED TO SET OFF STREET A comparatively new idea in retail business developments, which takes into prime consideration the relation of traffic and parking needs to the business establishment, will be incorporated in plans for a large, new community store project on Connecticut avenue, plans for which were filed today with the District building inspactor | by Shannon & Luchs, Inc. * This building project, which is planned as the first of a dozen of similar arrangement to be developed in Washington, consists of a group of retail stores with a major portion of the site given over to parking space and driveways for the automobiles of customers. Plans filed at the District Building call for the construction of 11 store units in a single building on the east side of Connecticut avenue | at Ordway street by the Parking Stores, Inc., an organization of local men. ‘The stores will vary in width from 15, been drawn by Arthur B. Heaton, archi- | to 50 feet, all having a uniform depth| tect, and Thomas B. Marshall, engineer. |of 60 feet. An area containing more| The board of direct Parkin | than 15,000 square feet will be reserved Continued on_Second_Page. at the Ordway street corner for an | automobile gasoline and service stationy this portion of the building to be erected under the supervision of the owners. Tdea Employed Little Here. Though the idea incorporated in the plans of the new corporation originated mHUMES : | fonsively. cmployed n- this seetion o | WEEK DATES S the country.- The idea is to set the | retail establishment far enough back | Program Designed to Pro-| mote Improvement in from the street to provide for the park- Housing Conditions. Plans for a long list of private building operations for the Dis- trict, having an estimated cost totaling $1,069,375, were approved during the past week by Col. John W. Oehmann, building inspector. Included in the list of new operations were permits for the seven-story addition to the headquarters of the National Educationl Association, to be erected at Sixteenth and M streets at a cost of | $350,000, and an addition to the Benning power plant of Potomac | Electric Power Co. costing $300,000. There also were plans for 49 private | - T dwellings. Permits issued included the | National Education Association, own ers; Frank Irving Cooper Corp., archi tects; George E. Wyne, builder; to erect builders and designers; to erect one| - | 1-story concrete, stone and steel addi-| Four Others Will Be Placed on| tion, 3300 Benning road northeast (par- | cel 16 9/9, square 5004); to cost | Exhibition in Succeed- ing Months. Cross-Ventilation Provided | for Three Bed Rooms of Modern Residence. A house that should be set back from | the street is this design particularly | suitable for the builder in a moderate- sized community. | It can be fitted nicely into a lot| about 60 feet wide and 100 deep, allow- ing for a good-sized yard. Spaciousness is a feature of all six | rooms. | Gray stone and clapboards are com- bined to make an attractive exterior, with the roof of vari-colored wood shingles. The clapboards on the upper exterior are painted white. | A dining alcove adds to the con-| venience in the downstairs plan. Both the dining and living room face the street. Cross-ventilation is provided in all three bed rooms, all of which are larger than many chambers in modern homes. The low roof over the front-side porch averts any possible monotony in the exteriors front appearance. | If the lot is sufficiently deep, plans ! also might include a separate garage in the rear of the house. REALTY MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS HEAVY Prudential Insurance Co. Reports 6,128, Involving $42,080,245 Since January 1. Potomac Electric Power Co., owners; Stone & Webster Engineering Co., On Easter Sunday Inspect 1910 37th Street 38’750 —IN BURLEITH, a convenient and attractive section of English cottage-type homes, near Western High School, graded and junior high schools, bus and car lines. Also close to new Georgetown Medical and Dental School. A charming 6- room and bath modern home in first-class condition. Flow- ers and shrubbery in front and rear yards. Paved street and alley. Very reasonable terms.. Drive out Que St. to Wisconsin Ave,, north one block to Reser- vior Road, west to 37th St. and right to property. one T-story steel, concrete and brick office building, 1201 Sixteenth street lots 32, 25, B, A, 815 and 814, square 196): to cost $350,000. $300,000. 10 Brick Dwellings. Cafritz Construction Co., owners and | builders; Harvey Warwick, architect: to erect ten 2-story brick dwellings, 410 to 28 Farragut street (lots 801 to 804, square 3252); to cost $90,000. Charles M. Wallingsford, owner, de- signer and builder; to erect eight 2- story brick dwellings, 1311 to 39 Shep- herd street northeast (lots 31 to 38 square 3969) : to cost $45,000. Cooley Brothers, owners and builders: George T. Santmyers, architect; to| erect seven 2-story brick dwellings, 225 o 237 Longfellow street (lots 38 to 44, | square 3334); to cost $35,000. Edson W. Briggs Co., owners; E.| Cappleman, designer; A. C. Warthen Sons, builders; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 1860 Redwood terrace ot 9, square 2756); to cost $28,700. Four 2-Story Houses. J. B. Tiffey, owner and builder: Rob- | ert P. Tiffey, designer; to erect four 2- story brick and tile dwellings, 1310 to 1316 Webster street northeast (lots 9 to 12, square 3976); to cost $27.000. Edson W. Briggs Co., Owners; Edwon W. Briggs, designer; Allen J. Saville, Inc., builders; to erect one 2%-story brick dwelling, 1864 Redwood terrace dlot 22, square 2756); to cost $23,000. Public exhibition of the five 1930 Star model homes, now under construc- tion in keeping with detailed plans ap- proved by a committee of experts, will start two weeks from tomorrow. At that time, May 4, the first of the series sponsored by The Star in co- operation with the Operative Builders’ Association, a Colonial dwelling erected at 6502 Maple avenue, Chevy Chase, | by the firm of Shannon & Luchs, will be thrown open to the pub- lic for a month of inspection. ‘The four other dwellings, all now in an advanced stage of construction, will be placed on exhibition in suc- ceeding months, thus affording resi- dents of Greater Washington an un- usual and distinctive program, lasting | five months. Houses Reveal Artistry. Construction of the five houses has reached a point now where they reveal concrete promise of the varied and ap- pealing study they will present in the near future when all interested in modern home development will be in- ing of the cars of all patrons who could be served at the stores at one period, it is explained. In this particular de- velopment plans call for the provision of parking space adequate to care for| 70 automobiles, which will be parked on | the grounds under the care of a uni-| formed attendant. Another feature will be the develop- ment of a wide, permanently covered sidewalk running in front of the stores and with walks connecting with the A < | Street at two points. Better Homes week will be observed | ™y, "o recently acquired for this| in Washington April 25 to 29, plans £°T | development has a frontage of 289 feet which now are being arranged by = |on the east side of Connecticut avenue committee headed by Mrs. Stanley O.|between Ordway and Porter streets, and Sears. The observance here will be a | contains an area of approximately 50, part of a national program designed Lo | 000 square feet. stimulate study and activities promot- ing improvement in housing conditions Plans by Heaton & Marshall. and a wholesome type of home life. | Sites are to be selected for the proj- | The program is sponsored by Better |ects of this type now planned to be| Homes in America, a non-commercial developed here because of unusual traf-| educational organization headed by Sec- | fic conditions in the immediate com- retary Wilbur. President Hoover serves | munities, the Parking Stores, Inc.| as_honorary chairman of its board, states. | cHAMBLR PLUMBING AND HEATING INSTITUTE ARRANGED Potomac States’ Gathering to I:ci Held Next Week at Corcoran Hall. PLANS FOR 18 HOMES ARE GIVEN APPROVAL| Jury of Artists’ Advisory Council Rates Designs as Up to Standard. Open All Day Sunday BOLETHELPS 1417 K St. National 9300 ‘The second ann Totomac States Plumbing and Heating Institute vill be held Thursday and Friday of next week at George Washington University as an | Architectural plans for 18 dwellings | educational extension course for all in: [ have been “approved” by a jury of the terested in the heating and plumbing | Architects’ Advisory Council, a non- The real estate mortgage loan as a ound form of investment finds further Henry J. Connor, owner, designer and | builder; to erect two 2is-story brick and tile dwellings, 6117 and 6119 West- emn avenue (lots 22 and 23, square 2003); to cost $21,000. H. R. Howenstein Co, owners and builders; R. M. Briscoe, designer; to erect four 2-story brick dwellings, 4004, 08, 12 and 16 Twenty-first street north- east (lots 33, 35, 37 and 39, square 4229); to cost $16,000. La 'Salle Park_Corp, owners and builders; G. A. Brodie, architect; to erect two 2-story brick and tile dwell- ings, 4308 and 4312 Eighteenth street northeast (lots 3 and 4, square 4188); vited to inspect the dwellings, landscaping, equipment and decora- | tion. the period of exhibition. teresting, because the size, 3] tion and cost of construction of each house is different. the program may be seen in the fact that the five completed properties will have a valuation totaling well over $100,000. their | Each house will be furnished for | The program will be especially in- location, pe of construction, design, decora- ‘The magnitude of First Virtually Is Completed. Shannon & Luchs have virtually completed preparation of the first indorsement by the Prudential Insur- ance Co., which announced today a total of 6,128 such loans since January 1, 1930, for the sum of $42,060,245. These investments, some of which were made in Canada, were grouped as_follows: Loans on individual dwellings—4,495, for a total of $25,131,390. Loans on apartment house—220, for a total of $3,940,90( Loans on city and institutional prop- erties other than dwellings—90, for a total of $6,733,876. Loans on farms—1,323, for a total of $6,254,079. Archibald M. Woodruff, vice presi- industries, it was announced today by | Prank A. Kerr, president of the District | Master Plumbers’ Association, The sessions will be similar to those held last year at the Carnegie and Mas- sachusetts Institutes of Technology and at the Universities of Virginia, New York and Illinois and other institutions ot learning. The lecture sessions will be at Cor- coran Hall of George Washington Uni- versity, 725 Twenty-first street, starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, and will close with an address by E. L. Fletje, secretary of the Potomac States Heating Institute, Friday evening at a dinner session. Dean John R. Lapham of the School | profit organization sponsored by the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. This rating in- dicates the opinion of the jury that the plans meet the standards that should be maintained for private buildings in the neighborhood. ‘The plans approved were for a dwell- ing for 5521 Broad Branch road by John W. Kearney for Fred N. Oliver; two dwellings for 3931-33 Legation street, by C. N. Norton for Alfred 'T. Newbold; one dwellin gat 1734 Poplar lane, by John W. Kearney for Frank Murphy; a gasoline station for 4307 Wisconsin avenue, by J. N. Schlicker for P. M. and Mary H. Walker; a dwelling ‘The Washington committee is com posed of Mrs. George Akerson, wife of the secretary to President Hoover; Mrs. George F. Bowerman, president, Twen- tieth Century Club; Dr. Louise Stanley, chief, Bureau of Home Economics; Mrs. Gertrude L. Bowman, hostess, Girl Scout Little House; Miss Blanche Hal- | bert, research director, Better Homes in America; Miss Grace Abbott, chis Children’s Bureau; Mrs. Gerrit S. M ler, jr., local Girl Scout commissioner: Mrs. R. Bruce Horsfall, president, local Girl Scout Leaders’ Association; J. Wal- lace Tally, assistant executive, District Council, Boy Scouts of America; Miss Mabel R. Cook, secretary, Girl Reserves; Plans for the original project have! GEORGIA ST. Don’t Miss Seeing These GEORGIA STREET HOMES SIX splendid homes, just north of Chevy Chase to cost $14,000. Swimming Pool. Suburban Gardens, Inc., owners and builders; to excavate for swimming pool, 5000 Hayes street northeast (par- cel 188/18, square 5178); to cost $12,000. Edmund M. Barry, owner; O. W.' Bailey, designer; Morrison Bros., build- ers: o erect one 2-story brick dwelling; 4135 Yuma street (lot 3, square 1729) : to cost $10,500. C. P. Mayo, Inc. owners; Ward Brown, architect;yL. E. Brashear, build- er; to erect two 3-story brick additions, 1406 and 10 Thirty-gourth street (lots 827 and 828, square 1246); to cost $10,000. Washington_Times-Herald Co., own- (Continued on Second Pag HOUSES Club, and one block east of Engineering of the university is co- - of Connecticut Ave. dent in charge of the company’s in- operating in the program. vestments in this field, announced that | the loans on dwellings and apartmen houses had provided living accommoda- for 1615 Kennedy place, by Arthur B. B. Skinker; dwelling for 4763 Indian lane, by G. E. MacNeil for W. C.& A. N. Miller; dwelling for 4315 tions for 6,808 families. more than a million dollars over the | Hawthorne street, by Mr, MacNell for While amount loaned on | dwelling loans made in the first quar- | W. C. & A. N. Miller, and 11 dwellings both dwellings and apartment houses | ter of 1929, the decrease being confined | for the 200 block of Madison street and for the first quarter of 1930 was not | to apartment houses only, it is declared | 563) Third street, by George T. Sant- as great as in 1929, the total this year | by the H. L. Rust Co, local loan cor- | myers for Waple & James. on dwellings alone is an increase of 'respondent for Prudential. Suburban Estate in Nearby Maryland Modern Stone Residence of 12 Rooms and 4 Baths, Garages, Gardens, Orchards This Property is on Bradley Hills Boulevard Overloking the New National Woman’s Country Club and adjoining “Kentsdale” Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard, president, lo- cal Federation of Music Clubs; Miss Alice Hutchins Drake, Miss Margaret C. Lancaster, past president, District Fed- eration of Garden Clubs; Mrs. Esthcr K. Morris, Washington Child Research Center; Mrs. Rowena Schmidt Carpen- ter, assistant to the chief, Bureau of Home Economics. model home, which is in_the forest section of Chevy Chase. The Wood- ward & Lothrop department store this week started o furnish the house for the demonstration. This was started after finishing touches had been placed on the building. Workmen are complet- ing the landscaping of the grounds, a feature of which was the operation of dressing up a tiny stream that runs (Continued on Second Pag Each contains Living Room with open fireplace, Dining Room, Kitchen, Pantry, 3 Bed Rooms, tiled Bath with shower (one with 2 baths). Each has covered side porch, full- lighted cellar, and Garage to match house. Beautifully designed and constructed in all brick, in stone and half-timbered, stucco, in brick and stucco, in brick and weatherboard- ing, and in all weather- boarding, each is set on a large lot beautifully land- scaped and completely sodded. By all means inspect these homes today. M. and R. B. WARREN Come Out and See Our Completely Furnished Home in SHEPHERD PARK Cor. 14th and Iris Sts. N.W. All Brick, English Type, Center Hall Residence— 6 rooms, 2 baths, garage. See the Old English Den in the basement, with its Old World charm and at- mosphere. Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Ave. to 14th Street, turn left to 14th and Iris Sts. L& PBreuninger S Sons 211 Investment Bldg. Natl. 2040 Builders—Realtors Shepherd Park will be a home com- munity of over 200 detached haomes A CHARMING HOME IN WAYCROFT Northern Virginia's Newest Subdivision This delightful full two-story Dutch Colonial house, containing six large rooms and sun room, is situated on_ a hard - surfaced street just off of Memorial Drive (the proposed ~straight-to-the- Memorial-Bridge route), less than 20 minutes’ ride from ‘the heart of Washington. It contains a kitchen and tiled bath, the like of which is seldom found in homes of this price. The house is serviced with Washington water, sewer, gas and electricity, and is thoughtfully located on the artistically landscaped 75- foot lot. The one-car garage to match completes the layout of a truly remarkable home. Although only priced at $9,950.00, convenent terms may be arranged, Your Easter Sunday will not be complete without seeing this home. OPEN SUNDAY FROM 11 UNTIL DARK INSPECT: Cross the K ; turn_right on Lee Highwi Continue on e Highway three mi (e e ection of Giehe” Roud: Farn Teft" o Glebe Koad and fojiow Waycroft signs to office, turn right one block, then left to our sign. Waycroft may also be reached by Memorial Drive, by way of Clarendon. BOSSEEPHEPS Realtors 1417 K St. NW. National 9300 Arlington ‘Title Co._Bldg Clarendon, Va. Phone 2345 Drive out Connecticut Ave. to Raymond St. (one block beyond Bradley Lane), turn east (right) one block to Georgia St., then north (left) to property. Exceptionally Low Priced New Home Chevy Chase, D. C. 5415 Nebraska Ave. That powerful appeal summed up in the word homelike is the instant impression from this new colonial home in Chevy Chase, D. C. A wonderful effect has been obtained by the green shut- ters against the upper half of cream and cream-colored shut- ters against the lower half of brick. All rooms are large and bright and papered with charm- ing suntest papers, with Sanitas in kitchen and the finely ap- pointed bath. Corner china closets in dining Toom flanking French doors opening to wide covered rear porch over the built-in garage. A feature is the big floored attic, which can easily be converted into one or two rooms. Oak floors throughout. Copper downspouting and slate roof add permanency to a fir’lxt‘;l]y e Ranging in price from 511,950 to f13,950 Phone Wisconsin 2489 from 1 to 9 p.m. Immediate possession if desired Consult your own Broker or phone Bradley 32-M Inspection by appointment only EEL L L B T eA4 Cozy Home With cAll the Charm of Early Colonial Days Spring is here — and with it the Colorful Beauty of the Gorgeous Grounds at TILDEN GARDENS For Tilden Gardens is not just a name, but a fact. Of the 5 acres of land comprising the development, 31, acrea are devoted to one of the loveliest landscaped and natural gardens in or about the city—gardens equaling those of even the most pretentious private estate. built, well equipped home. view from here is beautiful. Drive out Conn. Ave. to Nebraska Ave., the first street south of Harri- son St and turn right to property in 5400 block Open Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday BO2LEHELPS 1417 K St. National 9300 R N R 4705 Colorado Ave. Absolutely Must Be Sold at Once. We Offer This High- Class Home at an Amazingly Low Price An TInspection Will Convince You That This is AN EXTRAORDINARY VALUE A masterpiece in a rural set- ting, facing beautiful Rock Creek Park where no houses will ever be built. SIX BED ROOMS, THREE BATHS, center hall, ex- quisitely decorated throughout, breakfast room, unusually hand- some fireplace. OIL BURNER, ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION, TWO-CAR BUILT-IN GARAGE; LOT FRONTAGE 75 FEET, of- fering splendid possibilities in decorative exterior treatment. Open Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday BO2LETHELPS 1417 K St. National 9300 Drive out 16th Street to intersection of Colorado Ave. on west side and turn into Colorado Ave. Lo groperty in 2d block near present terffinus of street Listen to This Value! $11.,500-% An All Brick Attractive Residence Located at 1704 Hobart St.N.W. Near 16th and Columbia Rd. Fine residential section, and convenient to the ne- cessities that a discriminat- ing home buyer demands. Contains 8 large, bright .rooms and bath. In excel- lent condition, and indeed, the price is the feature. Open Sunday 10 AM.—7P.M. L. E. Breuninger & Sons 211 Investment Bldg. National 2040 Realtors 4508 Ridge St. (Chevy Chase) $12.250 For the first time you are offered the opportunity to buy a home in Chevy Chase that is a true architectural gem at a reasonable price. The decorations are reproductions of early Colonial Within the power of any father to be- S et stow on his loved ones this Spring—is a home of their very own in beautiful Sligo Park Hills. Trees, streams, health, happi- ness and independence for life can be pur- chased with present rent money. Drive out and enjoy the natural beauties often lacking in $50,000 to $60,000 homes. Here, close to the center of the city. and yet aloof from the dust and din of urban activity. you may enjoy com- fortable, convenient, care-free living amid beautiful sur- roundings, at a cost that is actually less than you would pay for a rented apartment without these advantages. days—you will be charmed with the effect. Modern in every detail, yet quaint and homey. It contains a large living room with open fireplace, attractive built-in bookcases, dining room, well equipped kitchen and pantry, 3 bedrooms and tiled bath with shower: garage; lot 50x125. LR Rt o R i P PP PP R Y Modern, Individualized Homes in Sligo Park Hills, $9,500 to $12,750 Visit Tilden Gardens today, see the really beautiful grounds, the furnished Georgian Exhibit Home, and learn the facts about the many advantages and economies of co- operative apartment home ownership. TILDEN GARDENS A development of M. and R. B. Warren Phone Cleveland 6084 S % To inspect—Drive out Commecticut Avemue to Bradley Lane, turn west (left) on Bradley Lame three squares to East Avenue, then wnorth (right) om East Avenue ome block to Ridge Street, them left on Ridge Street to 4508. Open, Heated and Lighted Until 9 P.M. Daily and Sunday M. & R. B. WARREN Wis. 2873 3950 Conn. Ave. ¥ E. Brooke Lee, Pres. P. Blair Lee, Vice Pres. Curtis Walker, Treas. DIRECTIONS . . . Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Avenue and District Line. Watch for large Sligo Park Hills sion. Turn right at this point, following arrows to Sligo Park Hills. Sales Office. 7900 Georgia Ave. Phone Shepherd 2400. Connecticut Avenue and Sedgwick Street I L L LA AL R LR L LT IXNEFEETEERS E ANARNK, Yrse