Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1930, Page 17

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, he: Fpenin g %taf' SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930. Hbme-Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs REAL ESTATE BY TINY GOLF AND AUTOS Increasing Demand for Vacant Lots for Courses or Filling Stations Suggests Many Changing Uses and New Opportunities to Owners. EW and increased opportunities for income for the owner of real estate have been contributed by the automobile and the miniature golt course, according to a'recent statement of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. that holders of real estate take account of the changes of use which are constantly occurring in order to determine for what.«p\u?ose their location is best adapted under 1930 conditions is advanced by the association. There were in this country as golf course was in the infancy of its popularity, no less than 5046 of these midget links, all of which had settled themselves down to doing business on some piece of real estate, the association points out. ‘The location of many of these eourses, moreover, the realtor group avers, was on some piece of real estate unproductive of income. On August 11, to figures furnished by the Department of Commerce, there were more than 25,000 pigmy courses in operation, %mmung an investment of $125,000,000. Lots Leased 3 Years. ‘The pessimism which in some quar- ters greeted the early miniature golf enthusiasm and the prediction that it ‘would be an excessively fleeting fancy of the business man, the stenographer and the club woman, aregiven no heed by those in the business of miniature golf. The National Association finds upon inquiry that vacant lots leased Tor mlmlt;n-e gle( courses are often signed up for e_years. The miniature golf course is an ex- acting renter and as the Winter sea- son &) ches, moves indoors, thus owners of buildings with vacant m an additional possible field for income. ‘The indoor and outdoor tennis court oftentimes locates itself between sky- scrapers in cities and -on convenient suburban corners. In Houston, Tex., ratic Convention Hall, built cities have municipal outdoor theaters and four California schools have out- along been ushering in a wide o!m‘x.n-!ormluufie.m fine The vacant lot convenient to the i ¢ ‘The auto laundry, too, is demanding preferably on a vacant lot near the city’s main apartment house district. ‘Tourist camps, those colonies of cab- Motor bus travel, which now extends New York to California, has like- :lde its imprint on the utiliza- . | struction of the proposed BALTIMORE TAX GAINS Preliminary Report of Appeal Court Contrasts 1930-31. @pecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 25.—Although the current year has witnessed a slump in realty values as well as in securities, this city’s- taxable basis for 1931 will show an increase over the 1930 figure, wewdlr.lfit» a preliminary report of the Apgul x Court. | nofficial estimates made in advance ©of the computations of the Appeal Tax Court approximated the total taxable basis for next year at $2,230,000,000. ‘This would be an lm:rem of about $75,- OFFICES In Modern Building Single or Suite Best Values in City BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K Na. 9300 1 | | | | | | 1310 Potomac Ave. S.E. $5,500 A six-room and bath brick home, con- veniently located in good neighborhood, screened rear porch,” hot - water heat and electricity. Fine con- dition, paved alley, wide street. OWNER ON PREMISES ALL DAY SUNDAY Drive out Pennsylvania Ave. to 13th St. B.E. and south one block. corresponding . month last year was l:fl:z,mhfle | country showed improvement during going on since early this year. | Contract Awarded to Frank L.| GIVEN BOOST The suggestion early as July, when the miniature DISTRICT BUILDING PERMITS DECLINE $1,077,810 Is Reported as Valuz of Work in Sep- tember. Ranking twenty-fourth among cities of the United States in the volume of permits for building issued durin, tember, Washington permits reached & grand total of $1,077,810 for that month, repmnun!‘:' decrease of more than a million dollars from the August figure of $2,306,620, ,according to official re- ports from 577 leading cities, filed with 5. W. Straus & Co, ‘The figure for 'the the total reached /$3967,155 for Sep- tember, 1928, according to the report published in the National Monthly Building Survey. Bullding Conditions Improve. In spite of this fact, prospective build- ing conditions throughout the entire ILIBRARY DEVELOPS PIGTORIAL RECORDS Early American Architecture to Be Preserved, Archi- tects Declare. Pictorial archives preserving & na- tional record of early American archi- tecture are being - developed in the Library of- Congress. About 5,000 neg- atives have already been received or promised, according to a statement made public by the American Insti- tute of Architects, which is seeking the co-operation of its chapters and the public in building up the collection. “For many years the Library of Con- gress has served as the national re- pository for historic papers, presiden- tial manuscripts and similar material, and is in consequence becoming the outstanding research center for stu- dents of early American history,” said the statement prepared for the institute by Leicester B. Holland, chief of the division of fine arts of the Library of Congress. - Material Aspects Neglected. “No effort, however, has been made to record on a national scale the ma- terial aspects of our past. Costumes, furniture, utensils and so forth can well be exhibited in private and local museums, and the preservation of his- torical monuments may be left to the O Tor "ihe purposes of general “But for pul study of our ancestral architecture, especially -for - such examples as are doomed to disappear, there is urgent need for a- repository ‘where photo- phic records frcm the whole United tates may be assembled. “For t service - these records should consist not only of prints to be studied on the spot, but of negatives from which prints may be supplied to those desiring them throughout the country. “T'l':rzy archives should consist, there- fore, of three parts—a collection of negatives, as l|l-e1;1bncln€.ll possible; complete folio files of prints from these negatives, for consultation, and very full indices, topographic, chronologic and by subject, so that desired matter may be readily located. Subdivision Established. “The Library of Congress is appar- ently the only national institution which ber, as compared with the pre- c g month, the report mpc;;‘rdnp September was $168,254,846, compared with $161,609,331 in August, a gain of 4 per cent. In view of the fact that nor- mal seasonal factors call for a decline of more than 91, per cent between the m ‘mouh iths, the report de(:lnrut that is all the more 3 2 ber were 23 per cent below those of September last year, when the volume was $218,000,891,” the Straus report reads. “However, this is & substantial improvement over the 37 per cent loss in August, and indicates t is continuing the steady climb toward normal, which, with but few interruptions, has been tinues in the present situation, a dis- tinct increase in actual building activi- ties should possibly be experienced throughout the country some time be-| tween December and March. Such a revival in construction might well be the basis of an improvement in busi- ness conditions generally. ——— MAYER PLANS $70,000 WAREHOUSE BUILDING | ‘Wagner, Inc.—Structure to Be Eight Stories High. A permit was issued this week by the District building inspectcr for the con- $70,000 ware- house bullding which will be erected by Mayer & Co., furniture dealers, on the | company’s property at 419 Seventh | street. The new building, which will be protimacely 2600 saare 100t of addi- | ly 25,000 square feet o - tional flw\;‘?lu ‘The building will be of reinfor concrete, fireproof con- struction. Contract for the construction, which is expected to get under way immed!. ately, has been awarded to Frank L. ‘Wagner, Inc., bullders. A. B. Mullett & Co. were achitects. " 6119 $10,450 4627 44th Street N, W, NEW DETACHED HOME $10,450 OPEN SUNDAY 9 AM. to 8 PM. Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Chesa- peake St., west to 44th, and north to WESTERN AVENUE ¥ Chevy Chase, D. C. l A new brick and (ile‘ | ! home with 2-car garage. i Equipped with copper gut- ters and downspouts, cop- % per screens, metal weather- strips and Kelvinator. Convenient to street car, bus, churches and schools, § Three Blocks East of ## Chevy Chase Circle Open Sunday 11 AM. to 9 P.M. Henry J. Connor can_logically umdertake this work; we are therefore establishing a subdivision of the division of fine arts to serve as national pictorial archives of early American architecture. “Gifts of some 5,000 professional or semi-professional negatives have already been received or promised. By a grant from the Carnegie ration these are now b'::nx el’f.umlm an ex- tensive catalogue of illustrative material whlenfl has ap- peared in books and magazines. “We now turn to the public, who may use these archives to it other nega- tives. “Negatives of all sizes will be wel- come; small negatives, if clear, make good enlargements, and many buildings now destroyed or hidden away are re- corded only in amateur snapshots. Donor’s Names in Records. “All negatives given to us will be carefully indexed, with the name of the photographer and donor permanently HOUSE BUILT IN GROWS WITH Here is a house of French design that can grow with the owner’s desire. The whole scheme is an arrangement whereby it can be bullt in units. The kitchen, dining room, dining alcove, and stair hall unit could be built first, using the dining room as a living room and eating in the dining alcove. This givés two bed rooms and a bath FIRST SHOREHAM UNIT COMPLETED Formal Opening of Part of $1,- 500,000 Hotel to Take Place Next Week. Formal opening of the first unit Iin the two-wing $1,500,000 New Shoreham Apartment Hotel on the south side of Calvert street between Woodley road and Twenty-eighth street, overlooking Rock Creek Park, at the Million-dollar Bridge, will be Thursday of next week, it has been announced. Ultra-modern in equipment and em- bodying many convenient features, the apartments and rooms of the new hotel are done in eighteenth century style. ‘The exterior design has been made to conform to the forestlike setting, the facades of the buildings character. The hotel, which 15 being built by Harry Bralove, John J. McInerney and E. C. Ernst, will contain 800 rooms, sev- eral ball rooms, large dining and grill rooms, swimming pool, indoor miniature [o:: eour‘u and a lobby equipped with a large pipe organ. ‘The second unit is expected to be FRENCH DESIGN OWNER'S DESIRE on the second floor, which would be ample for a newly married couple. Later, as the owner becomes more prosperous, he can add the living room with a bed room and bath above. Then he can add a garage with a maid’s room over it. Of course, the porch would be built at the same time as the living room and the walled-in entrance garden. ‘There is cross ventilation in all of the bed rooms. It will be noted how eugfi ;ll"rooma are reached from a very sm! all, ‘This houss could be built of brick or stucco. If built of brick, it should be painted white. The roof should be of red shingle tile weathered in the old French manner. The chimney should also be painted white. All woodwork s be whitewashed and scrubbed with a wire brush, leaving it gray in tone: ‘The size of the lot is preferably 75x house set far back is 100. The should on the lot, as it faces south. 5503 16th St. N.W. Detached Brick Priced extremely for immediate sale. Open All Day Sunday BOSS & PHELPS TOI low 1417 K St Nat’l 9300 completed early next year. recorded, and prints may be had from them as readily as if they were in the original owner’s files, “Or negatives may be bequeathed and deposited with us with the stipulation that, though indexed and available for study in our folios of prints, they shall still remain under the owner’s control during his lifetime, and no prints be furnished to others without his consent. “Eventually we hope for funds with which to purchase professional collec- tions and undertake pictorial surveys of districts not ye* properly photographed. But such funds will necessarily be con- tingent upon the general response to this undertaking.” NeFIhgate See This Exceptional Home Ezclusive neighbor- hood—uwide wooded lot. Twenty-five foot liv- ing room. Extra large fireplace, flanked by built-in book shelves. Full length rear veranda, overlooking beautiful wooded valley. Finished recreation room (third floor), suited for Dilliards— library, play Toom. 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 Northoate, motor out Siz- teenth Street, morth o) Alaska Avenue to Locusi Tight 10 ez- ales Ofice, Avenue. oad. Turn hidit bt home. Shepherd 2400. (AR a0 AR Saux G A S S Al S A g 3 3221 Conn. Ave. Clev. 4859 « THE ELECTRIC LEAGUE SUNDAY IS THE LAST DAY Have You Seen the Kitchen” in the ‘Electric Home Thousands of Washington women have been fascinated by these since the opening of the “House Electric” ~—women who until now had never dreamed of the efficiency, the reliability, the econ- omy of a kitchen where servant, Sunday is your last opportunity to see the Electric Kitchen and other features of the Electric Home Exhibit, including— Electric Home Electric Work Shop Electric Livingroom Electric Diningroom Electric Playroom Electric Health Room New Ideas Tllumination Admission FREE --- Nothing Offered For Sale DIRECTIONS- Drive out Sixteenth Street and Alaska Avenue or Georgia Avenue watching for large Sligo Park Hills signs. Turn right, following arrows and Electric Home Exhibit signs. Telephone Shepherd 2400 JAPANESE T0 BUILD FINE NEW EMBASSY Permit Issued for $380,000 Structures on Massachu- " setts Avenue. A lfimm was issued by the District Building yesterday to the rial Japanese Government to erect embassy and chancellery buildings to cost $380,000 at 2514 Massachusetts avenue. The approval of plans for the Japanese embassy and the issuance of & permit to build brought the week's total construction permits issued by the building inspector to a total of $860,601. Oval Court to Be in Front. Consisting of one 2-story brick and stone stucco chancellery and one 3- story brick and stone residence of 40 rooms, plans call for the erection of the embassy building 150 feet south of Massachusetts avenue and the chan- cellery building to front on the avenue at the northeast corner of the plot. There will be an oval court in front of the embassy, flanked on the west by a garden and pool and on the east by a scrvice court. The embassy building will be 104 feet wide and 80 feet deep and will rise 60 feet above the street. Plans for the chancellery call for a 40 foot frontage on Massachusetts avenue and & depth of 144 feet south from the street. The embassy will have a base- ment and subbasement, while the chancellery will have 22 rooms and one basement. The building contract for the new embassy and buildings has been award- ed to James Stewart & Co. Inc., of New York. Delano & Aldrich of New York were the architects. Other building permits issued by Col. John Oehmann, District Building In- (Continued on Fourth Page.) TO SETTLE AN ESTATE ¥12,950 2641 GARFIELD ST. (Corner of 27th & Garfield) One square off Conn. Ave., square of Wardman Park, one square of St. Thomas’ Church. Delightful home, living room, reception hall, dining room, kitchen, back stairs, six bed rooms and two baths. Ideal for large family.. Excellent for income producer. Open All Day Sunday A. G. HUGHES Realty Associates 1427 Eye Nat'l 8744 “Electric demonstrations electricity was Laundry and Recreation in Electrie OF WASHINGTON, D. C. STAR’S FIFTH MODEL HOME TO BE OPENED TOMORROW Dwelling at Forty-Fourth and Garfield Streets, of Sturdy English Tudor Gothic Character, With “Modernized” Early English Furnishings. ( : Star in co-operation with the Operative Builders’ Association landscsgf dth? tDisf.rlt u::t wi{lhbe ?pened wfmorrov on an attractively ed plot at the southwest corner of Forty-fourth an streets in Wesley Heights. > . Of sturdy English Tudor Gothic character, bespeaking comfort and domestic charm, this latest model home was dexs,legnedgundcr super- vision of The Star Model Homes Committee and constructed under ng dlces of the Operative Builders’ Association by W. C. & A. N. Miller, ers. The home will be open for public inspection at 10 a.m. tomorrow and will continue on display daily from that hour until 9 a.m. through- out the ensuing 30 days. The furnishings have been supplied for g:o de&n&mt&auon period by Mayer & Co. le the dwelling is of the period | Georgian style, essentially Adam, just preceding the earliest mfluel';:e of | boy's room iilemmdnclu and the ll:lh': nce motifs, a preview showing | room in an, reveals the furnishings to follow the| The dwelling is constructed of local spirit of early English design, modi- | granite with half-timbered effect on fied and adapted in detail to conform | the second story. The roof is of old to modern styles. The Tudor Gothic | English tile shingles in the darker feeling has been expressed in the living | shades of red, while the chimneys are room, hall, dining room and master | topped with brick of & character bed room, while for variety’s sake the | blending with the roof. The library has been done in Early American | cochere _garage, through which _the cherry and maple, the guest room in the (Continued on Third Page.) FORT BAYARD PA FARADAY PLACE HOMES LIMAXING a season of successful model home displays, fifth and last of the series of model homes nsored ){:y %‘c $10,950—— Cannot be Duplicated Elsewhere in the City at This Price The Most Unique Street Entrance in Washington 4448 Faraday Place One of the highest points in the District of Columbia Open Sunday and Daily 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. wxs BOSSEFHELPS e FOUNDED 1907 OWNERS Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Fessenden St.. west to d5th St. River Road and morth to irntflr:' Ty NEW MODEL HOME IN FOXALL ... You are invited to visit our mew furnished Model Home at 4400 Volta Place N.W. This home is the result of our supreme effort to produce a group of homes that are com- plete in every detail . . . that are constructed, finished and equipped as you yourself would have your Dream Home . . . and at prices ($10,950 to $15,050) that compel you to rec- ognize outstanding values. It is in our sixih and newest group of 12 Double-front English Homes . . . protected by Foundry Branch Valley Park and Foxhall Village . . . but 10 minutes’ drive from the White House . . . yet with all the feeling of open country. These homes contain six and eight rooms with one, two and three baths, built-in garage and maid’s room . . . of superior brick and stone construction . . . architecture “Commended” by the Architects’ Advisory Council. A visit will be most enjoyable and prove to bes time profitably spent. Drive out Que Street and Reservoir Road and make left turn at 44th Street, three short blocks south to fur- nished Model Home. WAVERLY TAYLOR. %« 1522 K Street Nat'l 1040 Furnished and decorated by W. B. Moses & Sons . .