Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1930, Page 17

REAL ESTATE wmenos, » o, GHe: Fpening Star. CENTURY SHOWS GAIN FOR BUILDING AND LOAN Group of Men Organized First Association With Few Hundred Dollars—Business Now Totals Billions. Frankford, Pa., and laid a few hundred dollars on a dining room table. Rose-covered cottages not being any cheaper in proportion to income than they are at present, these men organized the country’s first building and loan association. On January 3, 1931, the building and loan business, grown into billions of dollars, will celebrate its hundredth anniversary in hun- dreds of modern offices where thousands of people lay their money down every month on grilled tellers’ windows. Many Anniversary Dinners Planned. A thousand anniversary dinners to commemorate the inauguration f this business in the Frankford parlor will be held in all parts of he country on that night by members of the United States Building d Loan League. The league is in charge of the plans honor the Pennsylvania citizens who founded this business. Thousands of people who are buying heir homes under the building and oan plan, the investors whose funds re used only for this purpose, city of- clals and others, will attend these inners on January 3. Radio talks on merits of home owning, sermons on benefits of home owning, pageants jepicting the colorful scene enacted in Prankford parlor 100 years ago, and features will mark the week and uld act as stimuli toward new-home nstruction, says Philip H. Lieber, veport, La., chairman of the com- in charge. ZHESTERTON PRAISES WOMEN ' BY CRITICIZING THEIR HOMES “It isn’t 8o easy to feel worshipful in compressed quarters in a city flat, with no sign of leaf or tree or soil or sun, where everything indicates the unim- portance of the Creator. “I do not mean to throw away all in- ventions that have made the work of women _easier, only that there should be :’m l;:gpy mndhm: lng th:c our riginal thought, and the lei- | gran ers were not as downtrodden t.bo:ynhue won xr%m the machine lndmul:xhlppy as some would now have being wast its. | us 3 - o “I mean that we should preserve the Leads Up to Tribute. holm. 'n;e{f can be no lhomu it vmmex; This ther isms of the way 1insi on following senseless careers an er .'ngmoen ?L‘;"mm Cime, how- | Tefuse to preside over them, and if Chesterton’s way of leading up women stop presiding over our homes, this tribute to women: “There can | half the happiness of the world will be ho homes it women insist on follow- | lost. senseless careers and rdmemw g;e- over them, and if women stop pre- our hnmu.b!;.lllf :he happi- 8 world will lost.” = m:h-t the maker of the para- about women and home: Maria nur‘le1 ht" ]own | fierce and violent pleas l: different and better ON January 3, 1831, a group of men met in a back parlor in The minute book of the first building | and loan association has been pre- served, and thousands of reproductions of its cover, with its quaint lettering, are being made to use as programs for the January 3 dinners. Pledged to Secure Another Billion. “In 100 years the building and loan associations have increased their assets from a few hundred dollars to $9,000,- 000,000,” said Mr. Lieber in announcing the anniversary dinners. “And last Summer the United States League members pledged themselves to secure another billion dollars as soon as pos- sible, so that more home owners can be added to our rolls of happy people.” Gilbert K. Chesterton, famous Eng- author and lecturer, who has led his readers with many a para- 1 statement, makes bold to criti- modern women by way of point- to the value of home ownership. 'omen who live in rented quarters, ially in the cities, he declares, are ir creative ability and the CONSTRUCTION VOLUME IS SHOWN INCREASING Builders Asked to Estimate on| More Projects Than Any Time Since Spring of 1920. Special Dispatch to The Star. it u'g :;le uf she made & hundred decisions before machines, stop The fact that these projects involve largely commercial, manufacturing and other private business buildi Tging that a return of business | the modern ladies | Teally creative f""“u""'“ is definitely manifesting all, they are in the = WILL FIGHT REALTY TAX Special Dispatch to The Star. ideas brought out - slons before the convention of the Vir- ginia Real Estate Board here last week, | H. E. Steptoe, the new president, wili | shortly issue a call to the executive | committee for a mesting to act on a | plan for formation of local organiza- | tons of realtors and citizens to fight existing realty taxes throughout the will probably be State. ':‘bu mum they are doing e, whereas all the let- written by all the dded notbing at EDGEMOOR .. 5201 Edgemoor = Lane OWg.Half Acre of Ground Ham \ tifully landscaped ¥ ‘h‘fl?fll&y Peatures _include dfous lving Toom, 15x2¢, with fireplace, wide covered side 5 t, cheerful dining m!ll. ‘with butler's pantry to model kitchen. Mas- ter bed room, 16x19, with pri- vate bath and huge cloth closets; second bath off hall Floored attic over entire house with wide stairway. Pitted screens, slate hr;gz lnat:n{x.ntoul m-g r and two-car s“m- tire property in per- fect condition. An ideal home for a family with children—an é block from'the public school, & just & convenient walk to the stores, car line, etc. Open Saturday Afterncon and Sunday Drive_morth on Wisconsin Ave, 20 Bank of Bethesda, turn west on "Bdvemoor Lane to vroverty. o i . Visitors Enthused Over Distinctive Room for Odd Purposes. LARGE FIREPLACE BUILT IN CHARACTER Tudor-Gothic Traditions Car- ried Out Tl’u‘ough Dwelling. Utility facilities constitute an out-| standing feature of the sixth and last 1930 model home sponsored by The Eve- | ning Star in co-operation with the Op- erative Builders’ Association, which was opened last Sunday on an attractively landscaped plot on the southwest corner | of Forty-fourth and Garfield streets, Wesley Heights, by W. C. & A. N.| Miller, builders. { Many of the hundreds of home-inter- ested persons who have visited the new home during the past weex have been particularly enthuslastic over the dis- tinctive “utility room” of the dwelling. Located on the second floor of the house | and adjoining a large bath room opening | off the hall, this room is equipped with | a black glass-covered counter beneath | its windows at one end, on one side of | which is a large closet in which may | be stored boxes of various sizes, while on the opposite side is located a roll o(‘ wrapping paper. Beneath the counter are drawers for shears, glue, cord, rib- bons, rubber bands, ruler and other utility necessities. Filing space for bills may be arranged on one side. ‘Wall Lined With Shelves. The entire right-hand wall of the room is lined with shelves for the stor- age of linens and clothes. Closet space | is provided in the room for vacuum cleaner, waxer, oil mops and brooms. The room also includes a colored sink and ironing board for minor laundering. Secluded at the rear of the stair hall is & powder room, equipped with dress- ing table and tollet facilities, an unusual feature. ‘The commodious two-car porte co- chere garage, through which the drive- way passes and which may be entered through a passageway direct from the main hall of the house, is also a con- venient feature of the utility plan. Chauffeur’s accommodations are pro- vided in the basement, adjoining an attractive studio, finished in typical old English fashion, in conformity with the sturdy English tudor-gothic character of the development. The dwelling has an exterior of local | granite with half-timbered effect on the upper story, carrying out the style of period of the architecture. The roof is of old English red tile shingles, while the chimneys are topped off with brick of a character blending the darker shades of roofing red. Fireplace Is Spacious. The fireplace in the living room is spacious in portions, carrying out the tudor-gothic traditions. A beamed ling constructed of oak timbers, rough ceil hewn, closely resembling the framing of You Need WEATHERSTRIP Let Us Do Your Work With PERFECT SEAL The MASTER of all METAL WEATHER STRIPS Made of SOLID BRONZE The ETERNAL METAL Unlimited Guarantee Let us estimate on your work. No salesman’s commission or finance charge. $1 Up per Window Adams 4547 Day, Night or Sunday Capitol Weatherstrip Co. 1359 Harvard St. N.W. $3 Up per loor Forest BHills 4531 28th St. N.W. (Between Albemarle and Brandywine Streets) Furnished by W. B. Moses & Sons Open Daily for Inspection After 10 A.M. ——T0 REACH— Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Albemarle Street, turn right on Albemarle, thence east to 28th Street. Approached fjrom Rock Creek Park by Broad Branch Road to Brandywine Street, thence west on Brandywine to 28th Street. Alfred T. Newbold OWNER—BUILDER Living room of The Star model home at the corner of Forty-fourth and Garfield streets, Wesley Heights. S SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1930. the house, finishes this room in the | character of the period. tion to living and dining rooms, a small breakfast room and serving pantry ad- Jjacent to the kitchen. Between the first and second floors, giving off from a landing, is a conveniently fitted library, with flagstone _flooring, shelves, open fireplace ana vaulted cell- ing. It is located over the garage. dressing room in addition to the master suite of bed room and bath are pro- vided on the second floor, while on the 3.:‘:':? floor are two maids’ rooms with of one month by Mayer & Co., the model home has been visited by throngs each day since the opening. from the city by driving out Massachu- setts avenue to Cathedral avenue, turn- ing left at Cathedral to Forty-fourth | street and driving left at Forty-fourth street to Garfield street. tween the United States and Venezuela | by way of Panama continues to increase | at the present rate it will be necessary | to double the number of gl:ne! or re- place them with machines passenger capacity. The first-floor plan includes, in addi- ample book ‘Three bed rooms, two baths and one Furnished for a demonstration period It is reached If business on the airplane line be- ving larger EXHIBITION HOME L] 1442 Iris St. N.W. 14 Block East of 16th Miller-Built Furnishings by Dulin & Martin Open Daily 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. W. C. & A. N. Miller 1119 17¢h St. N.W. Decatur 0610 Charmingly |ARCHITECTS’ COUNCIL APPROVES STRUCTURES | Indian Lane Dwelling, Designed| by G. E. MacNeil, by District Advisory Group. ‘The Architects’ Advisory Council of the District this week commended the architecture of a dwelling located at 4934 Indian lane, designed by G. E. MacNeil and constructed by W. C. and A. N. Miller, builders. The following structures were ap- proved by the council: station at 2101 Eleventh street, A. 8. J. Atkinson, architect; cated at 4300 to 4318 Tenth street northeast, W. Walter Vaughn, owner and designer; two gasoline filling sta- tions at Fourth street and Florida ave- | by the American Institute of Are nue northeast and at Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, | C. W. Short, architect for the Texas ' before December 1 to the professional Co., owners; a dwelling at 2708 Thirty- 10 dwellings lo- Gasoline filling Commended tower design whicl solutions are: mention prizes of $100 each. Come to SHEPHERD PARK —and visit our latest completely furnished Home at 7611 14th St. N.W., in-a home commu- nity ALREADY MADE. An attractive Colonial 6- roomand2-bathhome. A Furnished by D. S. Pool wonderful high location, where pure air and sun- shine pervade every room. LG Brouninger & Sons Invest. Bld(.; / : To I 451 Ridge Street Chevy Chase Open every day for inspection until 9 P.M. ct—Dri turn (West) on then right (North) om T in the design but is duced i i depicting hunting scen: and completely equipped. ve out Commecticut Ave. to Bradley Lane; Bradley Lane, three squares to East Ave., ast Ave. ome block to Ridoe St. M. and R. B. WARREN Builders—Wis. 2873 sixth street, designed by John W. Kearney for John P. Neff, owner; a dwelling at 2706 Thirty-sixth _street, | Louis R. Moss, architect, F. P. liams, owner, and a dwelling at Thirty-second street, owned by J. H Robey and designed by Charles Dillon. | TANK DESIGN SOUGHT Competition of Architects to De-| velop Something “Esthetic.” Competition for a typieal tank and will express “pleas- ing esthetic qualies” is announced by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Works. Prizes for the eight “most interesting” First, $2.,000; $1,000; third, $500, and five honorable ‘The competition has been apj and is open to all architects, and draftsmen who make application adviser, Albert M. Saxe, Chicago. HIS delightful dwelling of six rooms and tiled bath is but one aithfully repro- erior decorations, room, and bed rooms papered in Early Col The kitchen, how- modern to the la conveniently arranged Price Sl 1, 950 Terms BUILDING NEWS METHODISTS TO BUILD MEMORIAL STRUCTURE Dr. James Shera Montgomery Files Permit Applica- tion for Building to Cost $270,000. the intersection of Nebraska and New Mexico avenues in the American University Park section was filed with the District building inspector, Col. John Oehmann, by the Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church, through its pastor, Dr. James Shera Mont- gomery, yesterday. Contract for the construction of the church, which will be located on a site facing the campus of American University, was let several days ago to Stoffeltt and Tillotson, engineers and contractors, of Filadelphia. Memorial Church to Be Gothic. Plans for the new home of the Metropolitan Memorial Church, which is the national church of Methodism, calls for a modern gothic | structure of brick, stone and concrete materials. The application specifies only the church proper, although the church has approved | plans for other buildings which will be erected on the site along with the main building, to be used as community houses. | Building permits issued this week hy‘Mnduon street (lots 48 and 49, square | the District building inspector totaled | 3292); to cost $14,000. |$213,270. They included the following: | Capt. Frederick Hungsburg, owner: R. E.'M. Willis, jr., owner and builder; (S. Bubb, designer; Robert W. Bennar, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 5030 Chevy Chase park- 1524 Isherwood street northeast (lots| way (lot 35, square 1877); to cost $8,500. Hannah Glazer, owner; J. D. Trent, | Reliable Realty Corporation, : | deslgner; John P. F. White, builder; to Marcos Hallett, designer; Christian F.|erect one 2-story brick store and dwell- Richter, builder; to erect addition and |ing, 500 Fifty-sixth street northeast make repairs caused by fire, 19 and 21| (lots 1 and 2, square 5225); to cost M street northeast (lot 813, square 673) ; | $7,000. to cost $57,500. E. Reumel, owner; R. C. Archer, jr., Meat Store Permit Issued. . aor Ot b}"%fl"'fiem Terminal Refrigerating & Warehous- Srot It B0, Suante ot o lflf, com;' wo‘n’ 0:3’!"]]”“0‘_ d Bm:—’n' e:t}m.o;t.reec (lot 820, square 416); to cost , —architect; neider-Spliedt Co.. | " Capi buliders; to erect one 2-story brick and | buiiders: Waiter alntine. 3;“1::::"; concrete meat store, 412 Twelfth street | erect one 1-story brick and tile dwell- southwest (lots 805 and 806, square 327); to cost $24,000. g Pt S T D i b James C. Nealon, owner, designer and |~ ), e Wil- | bullder; to erect two 2-story brick and rs. C. B. Wallace, owner: George T. 5412 | concrefe-block _dwellings, 315 and 317 (Continued on Second Page) ! PPLICATION for a permit to erect a $270,000 church edifice at George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect eight 2-story brick dwellings, 1510 to OPEN FIRES... are just the thing these snappy Autumn mornings and cool evenings when the warm, sunny days of this “in-between” season hardly justify starting the heat- ing plant. second. oved itects neers {4nd when Winter comes, nothing else in one’s home so expresses comfort and hospitality as does - the open fireplace « « . “the heart of the home.” The open fireplace is but one of the many features desired by every home lover and found in the Double-front English Group Homes of Foxall. Containing six and eight rooms with ome, two and three baths . . . priced from $10,950 to $15,050 « « « these homes are outstanding in value, design, construction and appointments. Drive out Que St. and Reservoir Road, to 44th Street and make left turn three short blocks to furnished model home at 4400 Volta Place. WAVERLY TAYLOR. OWNERS AND BUILDERS 1522 K st. Nat'l 1040 Decidedly { |nteresting 3 FORT BAYARD PARK DISPLAY HOME 4448 Faraday Place OPEN SUNDAY AND DAILY 9 TO 9 Cémpletely Furnished FOR LESS THAN $1,200 NEW DETACHED Homes of extraordinary wmerit ... o0n a street with the most unique entrance in Washington < sifor $10,950 CORNERS $12,500 Brick and Colonial siding. . . slate roof ... front and side porches. . .all oak floors. . .open fireplace. . . Frigidaire . .. built- n garage. ) National 9309 ICH—Drive out Connectient or Wiscon- e to Pessenden St west to 45t anG preperty.