Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1930, Page 17

WASHINGTON, D. C, FOURTH STAR MODEL HOME TO BE ON VIEW TOMORROW Dwelling of English Architectural Motif, Located on Locust Road in Northgate, Has Wooded Area for Background NEW and worth-while opportunity will be offered to the public of Greater Washington tomorrow when the fourth of the series of model homes, sponsored this year by The Star in co-operation with the Operative Builders’ Association, 18 opened for its month of inspection. This is the charming dwelling of real homelike appeal at 1325 Locust road, in Northgate, one block north of Kalmia road and two blocks east of Sixteenth street, erected by the North ‘Washington Realty Co. from plans by Parks & Baxter, local architects. Unusually pleasing in exterior appearance, efficient and distinc- tive in plan, this house offers additional attraction in the exquisite interior finish. The house has been furnished in keeping with its architectural spirit by the firm of Dulin & Martin. As the fourth of the series en- ters its month of exhibition the third of the series is completing its period of exhibition. This is the small row house, erected at 2004 M street northeast, in Shel- bourne, by Baer & Scholz, which tomorrow will have its last day of showing under auspices of The Star. The Northgate model home will be open between the hours of 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. daily, beginning tomorrow morn- ing. The house may be reached by driving directly out Sixteenth street to one block beyond Kalmia road, then right for two blocks along Locust road to the dwelling, which is marked by The Star model home sign. Located in Wooded Area. The house is located in a part of the large wooded area which comprises f the colonial Blair-Lee estate. A number of giant trees stand in the large triangular lot, providing a frame and a setting for the house and afford- ing shade for the wide lawn. The exterior construction of the dwelling, which is of English architec- tural motif, is of brick, which is white- washed, giving it a striking appear- ance against the green of the lawn and the trees. Light green in the shutters, the color of the slate roofing and the stained color of the hand-hewn timber work sbout the house add to the color acheme. The house is distinctive in design and floor plan. To make for maximum use of the triangular lot and the trees standing on the site, the house was lanned in ,what may be Toughly ed a “Y” shape, with two “short” wings at the left and a Jong wing to the right. The main entrance, at the uncture of one of the short wings and he longer one, is reached by a curved fiagstone walk, which adds to the pic- turesqueness of the development. Inside the dwelling one finds a floor E-In of equally distinctive features. Here found a happy combination of beauty and utility. In the center of the build- ing is a stair hall, from which there is access to wings in the radiating wings. To the right of the main entrance hall the visitor steps down two steps into the living room which runs the full depth and width of the long wing. Here one will find the far end wall with an inviting fireplace of sturdy old English type, with knotty pine panel- ing above the mantel, and also at the right of the fireplace, lending a rich tone to the room with its ofled finish. There is a bay extending to the ceiling at the left of the fireplace, with a seat built below the window. The right or front side of the living room is marked by a large bay window, while at the left is a'door giving onto a screened rear living porch. Dining Roont Is Distinctive. To the rear of the stair hall is & man’s own reom, treated as a library, ‘which is lighted by three windows in a bay at the rear. It has an adjoining lavatory which may be used for guests. To the left of the stair hall is the dining room, another distinctive fea- ture of the house with its full paneled knotty pine walls. In the center of | this room stands an old-fashioned long | maple table of simple lines, which might have been found in a historic | home. This room, as well as most of | the main rooms of the house, has three ures. Running alongside the circular stair- ease to the second floor is an unobtru- sive hall leading to the kitchen and pantry, in the le/t rear wing. From this there is access to the rear service porch, which connects with a neat flower garden, which is located behind the sweeping lines of the brick exten- sion of the exterior wall of the front left wing of the house. This wall has an interesting gate leading to the porch. Three Bed Rooms Upstairs. On the second floor are three main bed rooms, occupying space in three wings, with an additional bed room over the library or man's Toom on the | first floor, and with two bath rooms at | the front, over the first-floor entrance | hall One of the baths is connected with the master bed room, while the | other opens off the second floor hall. | There are two clothes closets in the | master bed room and a larger storage | space off the same room, over the living | h. | “Other sections of the house also are | "/ well equipped with storage space, linen | ‘eloséts and storage room. | i the basement, reached by a stair- “from the hall to the kitchen, is a | iBt{ght boiler room, ‘with whitewashed Gwaflsia neat maid’s room and bath and storage space. A portion of the basement story is occupied by a built- | in,garage. The garage and a nearby ¥k speace to the rear of the house | ‘reached by a blue gravel drive from | hé Year of the property, running out to | way road. 17'e¥ Historic Estate Sold. John B. and Mary E. Higdon of | ‘Washington have purchased the historic | estalle known as part of Calvert Manor, or Brotherhood, located near Benedict, Md._The property was acquired at auc- | “giort! for $20,600. It consists of 458 “acres and a Colonial mansion. §305,000 PERMITS APPROVED IN WEEK Plans for 17 New Homes and Candy Factory Are Filed With Oehmann. Plans for the construction of 17 dwell- ings, a candy factory, an addition to & church and to make alterations and repairs were approved during the past week by the District building inspector, Col. John W. Oehmann. The cost of all new operations, exclusive of Fed- eral projects, was estimated at $305,000. Permits issued included the following: St. Alban Towers Co., owners; R. P. ‘Whitty Co., Inc., builders; to make changes, 1515 H street (lot 54, square 220); to cost $40,000. Arlington Candy Co., owners; Robert H. Brown, designer; Malatico Construc- tion Co., builders; to erect one 3-story brick and concrete candy factory, 16 and 18 O street northeast (lots 32, 33, 78 and 79, square 669); to cost $35,000. ‘Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation, owners; to install cooling system, Fif- teenth and G _streets (lot 18, square 224); to cost $30,000. F. T. Davison, owner; Davis Wick, Rosengarten Co., Inc., builders; to make repairs and interior alterations, 3263 N street (lot 803, square 1230); to cost $30,000. R. E. Ellsworth, owner and builder; J. A. Melby, architect; to erect three 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 3200, 3204 and 3208 Jocelyn street (lots 37 to 39, square 2026); to cost $22,750. Trustees First Baptist Church of Deanwood, owners and builders; Vaugh- Perguson & Co. architects; to erect one 1-story brick - addition to church, 1042 and 1044 Whittington place (lot 801, square 5157); to cost $20,000. C. W. Williams, owner and builder: George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect three 2-story brick dwellings, 626 to 630 Madison street (lots 111 to 113, square 3248); to cost $15,000. Harris Shapiro, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 401 and 403 Allison street (lots 78 and 79, square 3246) ; to cost $15,000. ‘James C. Nealon, owner, designer and builder; to erect two 2-story brick and tile dwellings, 325 and 327 Madison street (lots 53 and 54, square 3292); to cost $14,000. George C. Tower, owner and builder; William Wire, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and concrete dwelling, 3600 McKinley street (lot 13, square 1996); to_cost $10,000. Elisant Grad Cemetery Association, owners; W. C. Nichols, architect; Max Gorin, builder; to erect one 1-story brick chapel and residence, northeast corner of Fifteenth place and Alabama avenue southeast (parcel 228-83, square 5886); to cost $9,000. ‘W. W. Vaughn, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story brick and concrete block dwelling, 1000 Urell place (lot 134, square 3891); to cost $8,450. Kass Realty Co., owners and builders; to erect one 1-story concrete block gaso- line station, 3670 New Hampshire ave- nue (lots 803, 804 and 818, square 2898) ; to _cost $8,000. W. O. and N. T. Embrey, owners and builders; J. F. Mills, builder; to erect 1,-story brick dwellings, 30 and 34 Madison street (lots 100 and 101, square 3388); to cost $7,500. Mattie B. Morris, owner; Maurice Joyce, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story stucco and frame dwelling, 3014 Ninth street southeast (lots 14 and 15, square 5947); to cost $7,000. Chevy Chase Corner $14,500 Four Large Bed” Rooms— Detached Garage—Lot 60x125 A very imposing corner home in a setting of fine shrubs, hedges and trees. Large reception hall and living room with open fireplace: model kitchen with furnished break- fast nook; four bed rooms and sleeping porch; full width cov- ered front porch maid’s room, outside pantry, hot-water heat, hardwood floors, etc. 5501 Nevada Avenue n) Drive_right from Conn. Ave. on Livino- ston St. two blocks to home and our sign.. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY ¥. £ Bouglass @o. Realtors 1621 K St. N.W., Met. 5678 4717 Colorado Ave. This Parkside Home Adjoining the Most Natural Part of ROCK CREEK PARK Is Going to Be Sold by the Owner 9 Rooms—3 Baths 2-Car Built-in Garage Open for Your Inspection Every Day FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL Phone Col. 8773 WITE SUNDAY MORNTNO STORE, RAZED BY FIRE, TO BE RECONSTRUCTED F. L. Watkins Gets Permit From Prince Georges County Commis- sioners for Structure. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., June 14.— A permit for the construction of a new store by F. L. Watkins, whose store and lumber yard at Seat Pleasant were razed by fire last month, is included in the list issued by the Prince Georges County Commissioners during the past two weeks. At the request of the Maryland Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, Watkins agreed to have his new building set back from Roosevelt avenue and the Chesapeake Beach Ralil- way tracks to provide for State high- ways which are expected to be con- structed at some future date. The new store is estimated to cost $16,000 ac- cording to the application filled with the commissioners. Altogether the commissioners issued 22 permits during the two weeks for structures estimated to cost $34.675. Permits issued include the following: P. W. Duvall, owner and builder, $2,500 residence, Croome; O. B. Zantzinger, owner and builder, $400, gasoline pumps, Hyattsville; Paul Lanhar, owner and builder, $2,000, extension to dwelling, Lanham: Willlam Frank Ford, owner, Richfield Gas Co., builder, $800, gaso- line pumps, Capitol Heights; William Norman Wilburn, woner, Joseph V. Wy- vill, jr., builder, $3,500, dwelling, near Seat Pleasant; C. H. Watson, jr., owner, $2,000, bungalow, Suitland. - C. L. DAWSON RE-ELECTED Other Officers. of Co-operative Apartment Are Named. C. president of the board of directors of 2707 Adams Mill Road Northwest, Inc., & co-operative apartment owners’ cor- poration, it was announced today. The following officers also were. elected: A. C. McCord, treasurer; Miss A. L. A. Fox, secretary; E. W. Wichey, attorney, and W. C. Gray, a member of the board of directors. The co-operative apartment consists of 51 apartments, and is incorporated for $317,000. It has beeh operated for three years, and is located at 270 Adams Mill road. . L. Dawson has been re-elected Structures ORE old Washington landmarks soon will pass forever from existence when the Federal Government wipes out all the exist structures in the en- tire triangular block between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, E street and Pennsylvania avenue to prepare the site for a lavish landscaping and park treatment. This work is expected to be started within a few weeks and will remove his- toric Poli's Theater, the Grand Army of the Republic Hall and the Oxford Hotel, among_other old-time buildings in the area. The property for some years has been owned by the Government and tenants have been given notice to va- cate by July 1. The park and landscape developments there have been authas- ized and are expected to be- started shortly after the site has been cleared. This will mean another moviny day for both the Federal and District Gov- ernments as well as private tenants of the area, since the District Traffic Bu- reau and the District Employment Bu- reau, the United States Coast Guard offices and the local offices of the Dep- uty Collector of Internal Revenue, lo- cated in the triangle, must be provided with new housing. Plan May Be Disrupted. Provision. for the local Traffic Bureau and Employment Bureau has been made in the buildings in the site of the new Municipal Center, north of Pennsylvania avenue at John Marshall place, but the | jam into which the District appropria- | tion measure has been forced -in the contest over the fiscal relations problem may disrupt this plan, as well as a host of other local programs for the new fiscal year. Theycout Guard offices involved in the transfer are to be located in the Treasury Annex No. 1, north of Penn- sylvania_avenue at Madison place, and the local offices of the deputy collector of internal revenue will be in the new Internal Revenue Building, south of the Post Office Department Building. The clearing of the block will open up a direct view of the huge new home for the Department of Commerce, being erected to the south of E street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. An- other feature will be that E street is to | be opened from Fourteenth street east to its juncture with Pennsylvania ave- | nue in front of the District Building TIT LTIl L 2L Ll LTIl ol TP L LT Tl L L ALl L LLaesss eleel il | Can You Imagine a Brand-New House Like This for Only $8,5002 House 26 ft. by 31 ft. Two story, detached. Washington water and sewer. Weatherstrips and copper screens. First floor: Living room . with fireplace, spacious dining room and kitchen, bed room and tiled lavatory. FIRST SHOWING SUNDA Lot 50 ft. by 135 ft. Garage to match. Gas and electricity. Oak floors throughout. Second floor: ‘Two roomy bed rooms and sew- ing room, large tiled bath, Y From 10 A.M. Until 9 P.M. 224 VIRGINIA AVENUE, LYON PARK (Nearby reach: Drive across Key Virginia) Bridge and wp Wilson Boulevard to Virginia Avenue (at Texaco gas station), thew turn left to property. BOSS =2 PHE| REALTORS 1417 K Street NW. Arlington Title Company Building Clarendon, Virginia. 1 National 9300 Clarendon 2345 e T E L —-_— A Breuninger-Built Home Investment ‘Bldg. in Shepherd Park 7707 12¢h St. N.W. % Block North of Alasks Ave. Price $14,950 6 Rooms—Bath—Garage Lewest Price Ever Offered in Shepherd Park G Preuninger & Sons BUILDERS-REALTORS at a Real Selling Price— National 2040 hg’;‘f znznmg %iaf' " BATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1930. BUILDING NEWS B—1 IMPROVED HOME BUILDING SITUATION HERE INDICATED Reports for First 1930 Quarter Given Bankers’ Convention Show More New Houses Sold, but Decrease in Construction. the residential market in Washington is being taken up, indi- cating an improvement in the fundamental situation in this fleld here, through not a great increase in outward activity, according to reports laid before the District Bankers’ Association at its convention last week at Asheville, N. C. During the first three months of this year 274 new houses were sold, as compared with 214 during the same period of 1929, an in- crease of 28 per cent in sales. During the same period the construc- tion of only 204 new houses was started, whereas 404 were started during the first quarter of 1929. These facts were reported by the committee on trade activities, of which George O. Vass, vice president and cashier of the Riggs National Bank, is chairman, and compiled by the real estate sub- committee of which Joshua Evans, jr., president of the District Na- THE slack between current, normal demand and the supply in e e 1§ IF | in Triangle Between Four- teenth. Fifteenth and E to Make Way % for Government Landscaping. and the old Southern Railway Build- ing, which will relieve traffic conditions along Pennsylvania avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, Theater Built as Armory. Poli's Theater occupies the largest section of the triangular block, with the auditorium at the southwest corner and the entrance on the Avenue side. This structure originally was built as an armory for the famous old Wash- ington Light Infantry, which long since has been merged with the Dis- trict National Guard. The corner stone of the building was laid in April, 1884. The theater was opened first as Al- baughs’ Opera House in November of the same yea ‘The place became Chase’s Theater for first-class vaude- ville in 1889. E. F. Albee later pur- chased the property and operated the theater as Keith’s until 1912, when the new Keith's Theater was erected at the corner of Fifteenth and G streets, and the old armory building was leased by Poll’s organization, which since has presented a varied array of entertain- ment there. The G. A. R. Hall, at 1412 Pennsyl- vania avenue, was built in 1870 zy G. G. Cornwell, for years one of the city's leading fancy grocers. From its com- pletion the top floor of the building has been leased by the G. A. R. and used by the Union veterans as head- quarters, club house and general gath- ering place. On the first floor the Traffic Bureau of the Police Depart. AL 150 REAL ESTATE MEN VISIT STAR MODEL HOME Pre-Opening Inspection Made at Residence Located in Northgate. Approximately 150 real estate men of Greater Washington made a pre-open- ing inspection of The Star model home at 1825 Locust road, in Northgate, on Thursday afternoon as guests of the North Washington Realty Co., the builders. Many prominent local realtors were in the throng welcomed at the home by Maj. E. Brooke Lee, Thomas Phillips, Curtis Walker and other officials of the realty concern. Expressions of com- mendation were heard frequently as through rooms of the home, the visitors journeyed to the heart of the wooded section of Sligo, where a buffet supper was served. —— ment has been housed for the past sev- eral years, with some other portions of the building used by offices of the In- ternal Revenue Bureau. ‘The old Oxford Hotel was shortly following the Civil War. It has been known successively as the Ran- dall, Regent, Grand and Oxford Hotels, being used in later years for offices. It stands on the site of a boarding house operated in olden days of the city by Mrs, Suter. Here the British Admiral Cockburn stopped at the time of the British occupation of Washingto: == erected A MOST ATTRACTIVE HOME FOR SALE Ideally Arranged Beautifully Planted Garden A detached home at a high spot of Chevy Chase, in an estab- lished location. The house is modern, wttk‘:yn large living room opening out on the garden; a smaller room, dining room, kitchen and pantry. The second floor has three large bed rooms, inclosed sleeping porch and two baths. There are two completely finished rooms on the third floor. ‘Two-car garage. ‘The large garden has a great variety of trees and planting and is completely secluded from the street and adjoining houses by a high, thick hedge. Inspect This Most Comfortable Home Priced Well Under $20,000 OPEN SUNDAY 3932 Legation Street (Just west of Connecticut Avenue) STONE & 1008 Connecticut Avenue - TILDEN GARDENS service. afiee =3 home, you ma for your ente your use. If your social obligations outgrow the capa FAIRFAX National 2424 ou haven't a guest room, there is no need to worry, for the Club uilding at TILDEN GARDENS is squipped to give de luxe hotel of your apartment use the spacious Lounge Room in the Club Building ning. Attractive tables and chairs are available for If you wish to have a luncheon or dinner party and are at a loss to know just how to -plan the affair in your own apartment, just see the director of the Club Buil her for your pa mitting full attes = __oaik live in TILDEN GARDENS. . $1.00. W. B. Moses & Sons. i ALL of these “comforts of home” create a feeling of satisfaction and may be had with very little care or responsibility on your part...if you TRY one of the FAMOUS COMMUNITY DINNERS TONIGHT, and then VISIT the Exhibit Home, attractively furnished by TILDEN GARDENS A Warren Development Dining Room and make arrangements with thun relieving your mind of petty details and per- ion to your guests. 1t you desire garage space in the basement, you may secure this additional service through the management. | Telephone . \ tional Bank, is chairman. DOWNTOWN STORE BUILDING 15 SOLD John H. Bartlett, Ex-Governor of New Hampshire, Buys 1307 F for $300,000. ‘The four-story brick and stone build- ing at 1307 F street has been purchased as an investment by John H. Bartlett, former Governor of New Hampshire, it was announced today by the firm of Shannon & Luchs, Inc. The consid- eration was reported to be approxi- mately $300,000. ‘The building was erected about eight years ago for the J. M. Giddings Co., women’s wear concern, but was later remodeled and divided into two stores on the first floor. The property was acquired from Jacob Liebster, the transaction being handled through the office of Shannon & Luchs and the real estate department of the Washington Loan & Trust Co. R A London woman has just discovered how to preserve laurel leaves for use in “laurel” wreaths, which for centuries have b2en made mostly of Italian mag- nolia leaves and used extensively. for memorials. The reduction in residential building early this year and late in 1929 thus was helpful to the local market situation, by allow- ing demand a chance to catch up with supply. Comparisons Are Made. The report continues: “In the first four months of this year permits for residential construction amounted to $6,831,650, as compared with $8,620,475 for the same period a year ago, a reduction of $1,797,825, or 20 per cent, while the value of permits for non-residential private construction for the first four months of this year amounted to $6,427,450, as compared with $6,799,370 for the same period a year ago, a reduction of $371,920, or 512 per cent. During the same period 496 apartment units, in 23 buildings, with a valuation of $4,167,500, were started, as compared with 1,029 units, in 21 buildings, with a valuation of $5,849,500, during the corresponding four months of 1929, a reduction of a little over 50 per cent in the number of apartment units. Of the 496 apart- ment units started this year 358 are in two projects. The number of apart- men units started in 1929 was the smallest since 1923, and with a con- tinued downward trend in this class of construction the tendency should be to reduce vacancies in existing buildings, and thus lead to a more complete oc- cupancy of the older apartment build- ings which have been vacated through the oversupply of new buildings. If the ratio of construction to sales dur- ing. the first quarter continues through- out the year, the number of new houses for sales on January 1 next will be (Continued on Third Page.) 6 West Aspen Street Chevy Chase, Md. 14,850 Charming Colonial House, containing 6 large rooms, 2 baths and sleeping porch, 2-car garage. Beautiful lot 75x120 ft. Open every day until dark To Inspect— Drive north on Connecticut Ave. to Aspen St. Turn left to house. , For Sale by G. F. MIKKELSON & SON 200 W. Thornapple St., Chevy Chase, Md. Phone Wisc. 4255 Chevy C hése Hbme s 4508 RIDGE ST. 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