Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1930, Page 18

B2 KEAL ESTATE THE GOTHALS AGDURES COLONAL HOUSE .,New Home of Engineer Com- missioner Is Near Estate of Secretary Stimson. Maj. John C. Gotwals, Engineer Com- | who assumed | [g missioner of the Dstric his duties here during Midsummer, has purchased as his Washington residence the colonial type house at 3105 Ca- thedral avenue. The house is located just to the west of Woodley, the estate of Secretary of State Stimson. The home of Maj. Gotwals is of the center-hall design, of brick construc- tion. Flanking the main floor corridor are the living room, library or music Toom, dining room, butler's pantry and kitchen. Four master bed rooms, an i sleeping porch and two tiled bz located on the second floor ditional bed rooms, an extra ba trunk room are provided on floor of the dwelling. The also includes maid's quarters. The home, purchased by Maj. Gotwals | from Mrs. Ethel L. Small, t agency of Schwab, Valk & Cai residence the new owner. tions are provided in a d ched, two- car structure on the proj y. BETTER HEALTH SEEN cer Commissio: Residence of Colonial type located at 3105 Cathedral avenue, which was purchased by Maj. John C. Gotwals, Dis- through the agency of Schwab, Valk & Canby. ' EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. .C., SATURDAY, O€TOBER 11, PLAN OWNERS' DIVISION | NEW PLANT OPENED BY HECHINGER CO. Building Wreckers’ Development | in Northeast Provided With Railroad Facilities. The new plant of the Hechinger Co., | building wreckers and building material | dealers, which was opened yesterday on | Maryland avenue northeast at Fifteenth | and” H streets, consists of an_office building, warehouse and lumber shed. | The office building is of tapestry | brick construction and contains ap- | proximately 3,000 square feet of floor | | space. The main floor is devoted to show-room purposes, with special treat- ment given to large widows overlooking the street frontage. | A feature of the development is the | | provision of raflroad facilities, accom- | | plished through a connection of the plant with the Washington, Baltimore | | & Annapolis Electric Railroad, and | | over these tracks to other railroads. | The bulldings in the group include storage sheds and loading platforms ar- | ranged to provide easy contact with railroad cars run into the property. Property about the buildings has been | 1andscaped. Louis T. Rouleau was the architect | for the plant, and construction was under the direction of Sidney Hechin- | |'ger and Stanford E. Abel, vice president | | of the Hechinger Co. Wiliam J. Lati- | mer was contractor for the project. | Subscribe Today It costs only about 1'; cents per day and 5 cents Sundays to - have Washington's best newspa- per _delivered to you regularly 1930. The Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards is now making plans for the organization of property owners' -divi- | jif} sions in local boards throughout the States of Ohio on a three-way basis— | |l membership in the local board, and af- filiation with the State association and the National Association of Real Estate g'.ilm'id:”m-k is to te-wide campaign. Ohio realtors feel that at this particu- lar time it is imperative that property owners of the State be organized to speak for their interests, since the con- stitutional amendment providing for the classification of intangibles for tax purposes and providing for a limit of 15 mills on the tax rate on real estate goes into effect in December. 3 Rooms, Kitchen and Bath, $75 The Montana 1726 M Street N.W, (D) 6 Locust begin soon on the | [iif REAL ESTATE. Walter A. Dunigan Quality-Built Homes Mr. & Mrs. Homebuyer Isn’t it a fact that THESE three factors control your purchase of a home— The price, the location and the quality? Granting these facts—you will not hesitate to buy this remarkable value I am offering in North Cleveland Park Exhibit Home, 4222 37th St. N.W. 8 large rooms and two complete baths, two-car built-in garage—your choice of oak or white trim. Semi-detached on lots 35 ft. wide by 107 ft. deep. Within 5 minutes’ walking distance to schools, churches of all denominations. 52 Built—6 Left Easy Terms TO REACH—Drive out Cosnecticut Ave. to Vaw Ness St., west to 37th St., eme block morth to houses, or out Wisconsin Ave. to Vam Ness St., east to 37th St., ome block worth so houses. 1 trie IN OWNING A HOME sav t the payments, and in the | profession, i an article in the Archi- |tion may again be used as a cloak to | fend he realizes that he can get mm’;i tectural Record, Mr. Wright declares: | open up more miles of unused vacant | cnjoyment in staving in his home and| “No one will deny the importance of |lots or sparsely populated wastes of Renters Believed Not So Well Off{}qying people come to see what he has| credit in stimulating home Datldtng, but | cement, sidewalks and rusting pipes, of | Because Often in Unliked planncd and what is his. This usually | if credit is merely to add more rows of we have acquired enough to | works out so that the home owner, tak-| flimsy, monotonous houses to those un- | s ly even the most ardent expan- | Quarters. ing pleasure in staying within his walls, | fortunate border communities which | sionist.” a5 Fan Onding chores and odd jobs to do at| remain to us from the great land booms | night _to improve his dol : every evening and Sunday morn- Open and Lighted Daily and Sundey Until 9 P.M. Road Regarded as this sea- son’s super-value by those who have shopped around. ing. Telephone National 5000 and the delivery will start immedi- ately. The Route Agent will col- lect at the end of each month, Walter A. Dunigan Owner and Builder There probably are not as many pills, | medicines, bottles and remedics on the | shelves of the home owner as there are | in the domiciles occupied by renters, | says Dr. H. L. Rockwood, health com- missioner of Cleveland, writing in the Natlonal Association of Real Estate Board's eighty-fifth of a series of ar- ticles for the public. He points out that pcople can be healthy in rented quarters, but that} they very often are not, and he draws} e of the renter, cften not liking| itat. out in quest of amuscment nightly, eating the wrong foods in res-| taurants and worried because he is not hi f keeping regular hours. ThiS|such credit might be suppressed. finds | of the past we could almost wish that getting anywhere financially. “The home owner has a feeling of ac- | complishment that makes his eyes bright and coes more for his stomach | and nerveus system than any physician could do,” says Dr. Rockwood. “He| thinks he is a pretty smart fellow to| have carried the home owning transac- | tion tarough, especially if it has been | dons under difficulties. He knows his wife and family are grateful to him for roviding the home. That feeling alone elps him to sleep soundly. “He may want to go cut at night as often as the renter, but in the begin- | ning of his home owning venture he| cannct afford it. The money must be| alone helps to keep him healthy.” HOUSING IS CLAIMED PLANNING PROBLEM Housing is more of a problem of town | planning than one of financing pur- | chasers of homes, although the latter | question is not to be overlooked, in the opinion of Henry Wright, architect and | city plan expert. | Writing from the point of view of his OPEN SUNDAY 6318 Brookeville Rd. Chevy Chase Six rooms and bath; built-in ga- rage; perfect condition. Priced at $10,500, on terms that will interest you if you are renting now. Thos. E. Jarrell Co. Realtors 321 10th §t. N.W. National 0765 Chevy Chase 4601 Leland Street $10.500 BRICK BUNGA- LOW, 5 rooms and tiled bath. LARGE CORNER LOT, €0 ft. by 150 ft. Garage. Fine condition—ready to move into. MOST REASONABLE 6409 Florida Street $12.500 Hard to find a value to compare with this property. 7 rooms (including sun parlor), tiled bath with shower; lavatory off master bedroom; stairway to large floored attic; built-in garage. Bronze screens: aw- nings, SILENT AUTO- MATIC OIL BURN- ER. GENERAL ELEC- TRIC REFRIGERA- TOR. To reach: Going out Conn. Ave., turn right on Tavior , 2 blocks to Florida. 5445 33d Street $13.250 This new ALL- BRICK Colonial home cannot fail to compel your immediate inter- est. Located on one of the highest points in the D. C. Many large shade trees. 6 rooms: 2 baths: garage: roof: bronze screens; . many special built-in features. DON'T FAIL TO LOOK THIS OVER. 5412 Nevada Avenue $15,500 This new STONE AND BRICK home, 2 short squares from Conn. Ave., stores and schools, is an out- standing value. 6 spacious rooms and 2 tiled baths: 2-car garage: lot has 65 ft. frontage. NOTHING LIKE THIS AT THE PRICE. SEE IT WITHOUT DELAY. tiled slate Edw. H. Jones 8 Co. Ine. Chevy Chase Properties 5520 Conn. Ave. Cleve. 2300 one worse fate TWO-STORY SEMI- DETACHED DWELLING 8 rooms and bath, servant's room and bath, electric refrigeration. 3210 Klingle Road N.W. Carage Immediate Possession WEAVER BROS., Inc. Washington Building District 9486 ONE OF THE FINEST FINISHED NEW HOMES IN CHEVY CHASE Beautiful new, all-brick, detached residence with slate roof. one of our foremost builders. Built by Six spacious rooms, Colonial open fire- place, two tile baths, attic with stair- 53: 32nd St. way, pantry, built-in garage. spect it, compare the exquisite fin- In- ments with anything you have seen up to $14,000—then ack the price. “ ish, solid construction and appoint- Reached via Connecticut Ave. to Military Rd., then east to 32nd St. Open Sunday All Day sufcgsson 7 £ 1418 Eye St. mifl}# Gompany an. :bu‘.y e National 5904 Selling Before Completion Come and See the Reasons Why 1017 Varnum St. N.E. Michigan Park, with nothing but Sunshine Homes, is an established home community, highly restricted yet with homes very moderately priced. Only Detached and Semi- detached in entire operation of over 200 homes. Here Is What You Get: 6 and 7 large rooms Enamel range Fully equipped kitchen with large pantry Electric refrigeration Open brick fireplaces Brick garages High eleyation Armstrong_linoleum Double drainboard sink Perfect tile baths Finished in black and white with newest standard plumbing fixtures Oak floors upstairs and down Latest wall and electric fixtures We Will Arrange Satisfactory Terms N AND LIGHTED EACH EVEXING oPE Drive out R. L Ave. to 12th St. uNorin on 1%h’ St., Past Mich. Ave. 1o Varnum Breuninger & Phifer National 7713 1103 Vermont Ave, s i ! WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. ( \MARIETTA PARK’S Finest and Most Complete Homes Priced Under $10,000 Seeing Is Believing! 7 ROOMS—4 BED ROOMS NOTE the large rooms; DEEPER than ave Inspect these home houses are TWO FF uilt-out brick pantry, equipped with gidaire. High-grade electric xtures; 1931 g stove ; kitchen LARGE ENOUGH to use; large, bright cellar; Al bin and cold storage room under cement front porch; built-in garage on level grade from paved alley. Nice front and rear yards. LOCATION: Facing directly into a 17-acre Government Park, to be improved into a permanent recreation center. Convenient to transportation, schools, churches and stores. Exhibit Home Open to 9:00 P.M. 252 MADISON STREET N.W. Drive out Ga. Ave. or 5th St. to Madison St., East to our Houses. (You will see our sign.) Owners and Builders 1226 14th St. N.W. North 0962 Come out and see this exceptional offering. Make comparisons. Exclusive neighbor- hood—wide wooded lot. Four bed rooms. Two baths. Twenty-five foot liv- ing room. Ezxtra large fireplace, flanked by built-in bookshelves. Full length rear veranda, overlooking beautiful wooded valley. Finished _recreation room (third floor), suited for Dbilliards— library, play room. Electric refrigeration. of your own selection. Insulated heating plant. Built-in radio outlet. Servants’ lavatory, Twin-car garage. Many closets. Very attractive terms. $| 8900 DIRECTIONS: To reach Northgate, motor out Siz- teenth Street, morth of Alaska Avenue fo Locust Road. Turn right to ez- Ridit" home. 7900 Shepher A A(m S A a(r Sy aax e 4 CEZCERNCTL T ASHINGTO| Company Inc. E. Brooke Lee, Pres. P. Blair Lee, V. Pres. Curtis Walker, Treas. ORTH Realty TR T Wesley THeights The Garden Spot of Washington 4315 Hawthorne St. N. W. First Showing This #Miller Built home of English motif, offered for the first time, combines charm and many features which are truly inno- vations. Completely Insulated with Celotex Open for Inspection 10 A. M. to 8 P. M. 9 17th STREET Builders—Realtors 1119 17th Se. N.W, DE 0610 Or Your Own Broker 925 15th St. Phone Nat. 9530 Your Critical Inspection Invited of These New 20-foot Homes With Lots 142. Feet Deep Unusually Lerge Rooms 3 Porches—Screens Kelvinator—Garage High Elevation “* 39,450 See One of the Biggest Home Values Ever Offered Farragut Street N.W., at Kansas Avenue Each room right, large and cheerful. Massive closet - space in each room, hardwood floors and trim. Two-tone tiled bath and shower. Newest electrical fixtures and 1931 wallpaper design. Near schools, churches, stores, busses and car lines. Exhibit Home, 418 Farragut St. Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M. To Reach—Drive out Ga. Ave. to Farragut St. Lejt to nouses, or take Sherman’ Circle Bus. CAFRITZ 14th & K OUR NEW FORT BAYARD PARK FARADAY PLACE HOMES MODEL HOME 4456 Faraday Place One of the highest points in the District of Columbla Open Daily 9 A. M. t0 9 P. M. EARLY AMERICAN DETACHED HOMES Corners, $12,500—Other Homes, $10,950 The Most Unique Street Entrance in Washington 1417 K St. BOS&%@ELPS _Nltionl 9300 OWNERS ‘West of Wisconsin Ave. at 45th and Fessenden Streets,— intersection of River Road,