Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1930, Page 15

REAL ESTATE PLANS FILED FOR SHRINE’S SOUTHERN FOUNDATION $193,235 Cost of New Stage of Work at Catholic University in Brookland-Gigantic Dome to Be Erected. ORK on the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University in Brookland, a project commenced in 1920 and which has progressed steadily since, will go ahead in the near future with the construction of the southern foundation of the Shrine, plans for which were filed yes- terday with the office of the District building inspector. Cost of this stage of the project is estimated at $193,235, accord- ing to the application for permit filed with the plans. The allocation of funds to proceed with the work on the National Shrine represents part of a quarter million dollar building program contemplated by Catholic University in the near future. Included in this will be additional work on the Grotto of Lourdes at the insti- WASHINGTON, D. . Che Foenin WITR SUNDAY MORNTNG EDITION ing Star. REALTORS ASSAL TRASHY PREMISES Board Acts Against Promis- cuous Sticking of Notices on Vacant Property. Promiscuous posting of sticker notices | advertising commodities on show windows of vacant properties in the | downtown section of the city was con- | demned in a resolution adopted by the | Board of Directors of the Washington | Real Estate Board at & meeting this | week, it is reported by Arthur Carr, president of the organization. | The resolution, it is explained, was BUILDING AND LOAN DIVIDENDS NOW DUE Semi-Annual Payments This Month Classed as Boon to Throng of People. The depression will vanish, at least | temporarily, for thousands of people when the building and loan associations hand out their semi-annual dividends this month, the United States Building and Loan League stated today. |~ Approximately $225,000,000 will be | paid before January 1 to holders of building and loan shares in communi- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1930. tution. Contract for the construction of the unit of the national Shrine for which plans were filed has been awarded to the McCloskey Construction Co., of Philadelphia. The unit will be the southern end of what ultimately will be the base for a gigantic dome, planned to make this one of the tallest church edifices in the District of Columbia. Signer of Application. ‘The application filed with the Dis- trict Building Inspector was signed by Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, former rec- tor of Catholic University, who is vice-chairman of the building commit- tee. Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel- | phia is chairman of the committee. while Right Rev. Mgr. Bernard A. Mc- Kenna, of Catholic University, director of the National Shrine, is secretary of the committee. Permits issued during the past week reached a total of $315,300. They in- clude: James A. Messer, owners; A, B, Mullett & Co. architects; Frank L. ‘Wagner, Inc., builders; to erect one 3- story brick stone and concrete store building 1206 and 1208 K street (lots 22 — zs Square 285), to cost $75,000. | Thornton, owner and builder; | Donn S Platt, architect; to erect one 2-story brick apartment house 422 But- | ternut street (lots 12, 13 and pt. 14 Sq. | 3275), to cost $50,000. Harry Shapiro, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect five 2-story brick and frame dwellings 5810 to 20 Sixth street (lots 53 to 57 Sq. 3203), to cost $40,000. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, owners and designers; Bahen & wflght. builders; to erect one 1-story brick and concrete addition 1301 K street (lots 63 and 800 Sq. 248), to cost | $22,000. Repairs on Chapin Street. lhrl Corson, owner and buider; C. ‘West, architect; to repair fire damage: 1417 Chapin street (lots 824 Sq. 2662), to_cost $25,000. Waple & James, owners and buiders; Georg! T. Santmyers, architect; to erect | two 2-story brick stores and flats 201 and 202 Kennedy street (lots 33 and 34 sq. Qm to cost $25,000. Inc., builders; to make repairs 1124 cnnmctlcut avenue (lot 823 Sq. 161), to cost $14,000. Steuart Bros, Inc., owners; John R. Cadle, designer; L. B. Fellows, builder; to _erect three 2-story brick dwellings 1829 to 22 Bay street southeast (lots 65 to 67 8q. 1112), to cost $12,000. J. Edward Chapman, owner and de- signer; J. E. Leaman, buflder; to_erect one 2-story brick dwemng 5301 Chevy Chase Parkway (lots 12 and 13 Sq. 1990), to cost $10,000. ‘The Shull Co., owners and builders; Frederick Pyle, architect; to erect one 1-story brick and frame building de- stroyed by fire 4645 Clark place (lot 38 8q. 1358), to cost $9.000. A. C. Holmes, owner and builder; Julius Wenig, architect; to erect one 2- story brick dwelling 3418 Quesada street (lfl-l 19 and 805 Sq. 2001), to cost Chase, owner, designer and Imllde'r to_erect one 1-story brick and tile dwelling 6224 Piney Branch road (lot 11 Sq. 2942), to cost $5,000. Penn Realty Corporation, owners and | builders; Julius Wenig, architect; erect three 1-story brick gasoline and filling station buildings 1736 Rhode Island avenue mortheast Ilm.\ 1to0 3,17 and 18 Sq 4134) to cost $35I Penn Realty Corporation, olners and ‘builde Julius Wenig, architect; to| erect two 1-story brick gasoline and filling station buildings 6911 Fourth | street (lot pt. 2 8q. 3278), to cost $3,400. | Edna O. Wright, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick dwelling 5415 Hawthorne street (lot 824 . 1439), to cost $3,500. . F. Jackson, owner, dmzner and builder; to erect one 1-story dwelling, 5159 Fulton street (lot 15 8q. 1420), to cost $3,800. Kass Realty Co., owners and builders; M. Platshorn, designer; to erect one 1- | story brick and concrete gas filling stat- l‘t’m 2125 M street (lot 3 Sq. 70), to cost Shepherd Park 7611 14th St. N.W. Completely Furnished By D. 5. THIS i+ our latest Display home—contains 6 rooms, 2 baths and garage—cannot be dugplicated at the price we are offering it. Come see for yourself. Drive out out Sunday and 16th St. to Alaska Ave., to Juniper St. and this home. B fom Investment National Builders—Realtors M. E.CHURCH DESIGN 1S “COMMENDED" Architects’ Advisory Council Passes on Nebraska-New Mexico Ave. Edifice. The architectural design of the new Metropolitan Memorial M. E. Church, being erected at Nebraska and New Mexico avenues and Newark street, has been “commended” by a jury of the Architects’ Advisory Council, voluntary body sponsored by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The building was designed by the bu- reau of architects of the Methodist | Episcopal Church. The jury also commended plans for a dwelling for 4330 Forest lane, design- ed for W. C. & A. N. Miller by G. MacNeil, architect. This rating indi- cates the opinion of the council that the plans meet exceptionally well the standards which should be maintained for private buildings in the National Capital. ‘The council also “approved” as meeting the standards which should | be maintained for private buildings in t,he ml‘hborhood plans for the follow- Dwelling for 4509 Lowell street, de- signed by Alfred B. Plerson for Schwab, Valk & Canby; dwelling for 7605‘ Morningside drive, designed by H. Breuninger for L. E. Breunm;er & Sons; store and flat for 1430 Morse street northeast, designed by Julius Wenig for the Penn Realty Corpora- tion; dwelling for 3131 Military road, designed by George S. White for Jacobson Bros., and dwellings for 3609 and 3615 Cumberland street, for War- ren & owner and signer. LESS BUILDING DE(_}LINE IS SHOWN IN NOVEMBER Figures for Two-Month = Period Compared and 1929 Record Is Recalled. Although the falling-off in proposed building and construction activities which was noted throughout the United States during October continued through the month of November, the declines were less pronounced than during the preceding month, according to official reports of bnlldln. permits issued in 587 ludln: cities and towns and tabulated by W. Straus & Co. Building permiu ‘totalling $131,871,- | 594 were issued during November, com- \pnred with a total ol $150,751,374 in | October. This represents a loss of 12 | per cent. In normal years a decline of about 8.9 per cent may be expected. October had shown a loss of 10 per | cent from September contrasted with a | normal expectancy of a 5 per cent in- crease. | During November, 1929, permits is- | sued were $194,289,502. November, 1930, thus showed a loss of 32 per cent from the same month of the previous year. October, 1930, had declined 40 per cent from October, 1929. Rifle Champion Dies. BUTTE, Mont., December 20 ().— | Roy E. Tisdale, §3, fifth ranking ami |teur trapshooter of the United States, national small-bore rifie champion and secretary of Butte Gun Club, died today. Pool to 14th St., turn left Bldg, 2040 E.(New York Company Declares Con- |a chill, is making satisfactory pre aimed at the unauthorized practice of plastering vacant properties with adver- | tising notices and the like, which dis-| figures the property and presents a! nuisance to the property owner. | The action taken by the realtor| directors was transmitted to the District | Commissioners with a request for co- operation of the Police Department in | apprehending rsons reported to be committing this nuisance without proper authority from the property owners in question. i Announcement is made also that the National Association of Real Estate Boards, through action by its board of directors, will co-operate with the local | board in connection with the develop- ment of national interest in the George Washington Bicentennial Celebration to be held in 1932. It was pointed out that any activities of the National Asso- ciation in this connection will be car- ried on in co-operation with the Na-| tional Bicentennial Commission as well as with the local committee in charge of preparations for celebration events. BUILDING LOW MARK REACHED, IS BELIEF struction Work May Con- tinue to Be Slow. The current cycle o( building con- struction curve gives evidence of hav- ing about reached bottom, but the| movement is likely for some time to be sidewise, with results not substantially exceeding the corresponding months this | year before the middle of 1931, says the Standard Statistics Co. of New Yprk in a survey of the probable trend of the building industry in the next five years. Pertinent portions of the survey follow: “After 1931, and possibly before ex- piration of that year, the curve repre- senting total building and engineering construction should register a sharp uptrend. The prospects are that oper- ations will reach peak levels before the close of 1934, thus restoring to the industry a high degree of prosperity. “A surplus of housing facilities over the country as a whole has existed for several years, owing to the record- breaking levels of building construction prior to 1929, and this excess of supply the residential divisions slump which began in 1928. Commer- cial and industrial space also now are excessive. On the other hand. replace- ment requirements in the building in- dustry, because of fire and obsolescence, normally reach a value of about $1,500,- 000,000 per annum, and a few years of delay in_construction, corresponding with conditions, would provide immense backing of future business. “Viewing the potentialities for the‘ 1930-34 period as a whole, we are now inclined to think that total construc- tion will be some 4 per cent to 7 per cent smaller than in the preceding five years. With the first two of the five ears scraping bottom, the other three, gowever good, can scarcely produce re- | sults adequate 1o make the present half | decade fully comparable with the 1925-| 29 half, in which every year except one reached or approximated new levels.” —_— Wales Getting Better. LONDON, December 20 (#).—The Prince of Wales, who has been ill with ess n bulletin toward complete recovery. ouse, today fn‘)m his residence, York H Property at 1437 Rhode Tsland avenue which has been purchased by Fred A. Hessick, coal dealer, from Goldsmith & Keller, builders, for a consideration reported to approximate $350,000. The building, constructed during the past year, is of eight stories, containing 71 apartment units subdivided into 198 rooms. William Harris was the architect. NEW THEATER QPENED Front Royal, Va., Structure Has Seating Capacity of 1,000.. A new and modern theater hmlding,‘ erected at a cost of $100,000, was | opened by the Front Royal Theater Corporation at Front Royal, Va., yes- terday. With a seating capacity of 1,000 persons, the new structure is equipped with up-to-date lighting and | ventilating systems, and has attractive | interior decoration. Sidney L. Lust of this city is president of the building corporation, while Leo G. Gardiner, also of Washington, is general manager. John L. Miller of Frederick, Md,, is resident manager of the theater, while others on the theater’s staff include E. M. Scott, elec- trical engineer, and Nelson Aleshire, chief projectionist. —_— The first daily newspaper in the world is said to have been established by a | woman, Miss Elizabeth Mallet, in Lon- $7 15090 4322 3rd Street N.W. The Best Value Ever Offered in a Petworth Row House Six large rooms, two inclosed porches (one heated) modern and in beautiful condition. 1- car garage on paved alley. This home is located on an at- tractive street in the highest point in Petworth. Open Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Phillips & Canby, Inc. Realtor—Exclusive Agent Youw’ll Find the NEWEST FEATURES Our Inventive Era Has Provided In These IDEALLY LOCATED New Homes 8,950 Up Open . FEATURES . . . fire betterments of our day at a economy. rooms, front and screened higher prices. LOCATION . . . vard—a post office and mlmln-m ments are made. TO REACH . . . houses, or Drive ou 1418 Eye St. succ Exhibit Home 335 Concord Ave. N.W. .. Heated . . . Lighted . . . you can gratify your desire for a that includes the comfort-giving Solid brick construction, fully screened, 6 large garages, luxurious tile baths, doublé oak floors, natural trim, cedar closets; electric refrigeration, Sanifas wall covering, double-drainboard sink and latest style dressers in kitchens, richly finished interiors. Also one corner home containing four bedrooms, and several semi-detached houses at slightly Southern exposure facing 120-ft. boule- that will connect Rock Creek and Fort Slocum Parks. One square 14th St. car llne, near excellent schools, bank, tion will :I o leflhc“mm Epfly growing sec mn equally a ive as an invest- assured park improve- to Longj take 14th Street (Takoma Park) car line to Longfellow Street. HGSnnln;Co. u -u--u- Sunday and Daily Until 9 PM. price that makes ownersl double rear porches, built-in part of the pretentious system -when t 16th Street or Georgia Avenue fellow Street, thence east to R. M. HOOKER ON BOARD Former Sales Manager of Shannon & Luchs, Inc., Elected. R. M. Hooker, who, establishment of his own real estate office about a year ago, was for many years associated with the organization of Shannon & Luchs, Inc., realtors and builders, in the capacity of sales mana- ger, has been elected an active member of the Washington Real Estate Board by action of its board of directors. 200 ACRES i’URCHASED Approximately 200 acres of land on | the south bank of South River, Md., known as New South River Park, was sold this week to a New York purchaser for a consideration of $60,000, it was announced by Charles F. Lee, Annapolis broker. The property is considerably wooded, with 2 miles of shore frontage. The previous owners were Mr. and Mrs. George E. Wyne. Telephone National 5000 For Immediate dellvery of The Star to your home every evenm‘ and Sunday morning Route Agent will ool!ect at Lhe end of each month, at the rate of 1% cents per day and 5 cents Sunday. [/ very Day 208 Investment Bldg. 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The amount of dividends this year | is approximately 3 per cent greater than the one paid at this time last year. | Twelve thousand associations will pay this amount in dividends, an average of $18,750 an association. “The $200,000,000 Christmas present that the building and loan associations will make to their investors this month should do much to educate the public on the merits of systematic saving,” said H. Morton Bodfish, executive man- ager of the league. “This announce- ment should also convince many people of the wisdom of investing in sound securities that do not promise large returns. “Wage earners and people with small incomes especially should not jeopardize what they have earned, often with great labor, in hopes of 20 and 30 per cent returns. It isn't in the cards regularly, and it is far better to take a modest 4, 5 or 6 per cent and know that the equity will not vanish in an hour.” . 200 Chinese Reds Slain. 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BUILDING NEWS NOTABLE PROGRESS SEEN IN FEDERAL DESIGN HERE Great Triangle Work Proving Consistent With Monumental Washington Idea, Says President - Kohn of American Architects. N the field of governmental architecture a notable showing has been made this year in the development of the buildings in the great triangle between Pennsylvania avenue and the Mall and the coming year will give even more visible evidence of the wis- dom of the plan whereby all of this plot is devoted to public build- | ings or parks. This statement is made by Robert D. Kohn, president of the American Institute of Architects, in a review of architectural pro- grams during the past year, which has been sent to cities throughout the country. Commenting on the decision that all these buildings should be In a “classic” manner, construction has progressed far enough to show that the buildings in this group will produce a certain unity, and be consistent with the character of the monumental Washington which the Fine Arts Commission has planned, Mr. Kohn finds. Elsewhere in the country there are today. The credit for this forward step indications of a greater freedom from |is due to those competent men in the conventional forms in public building | architectural world who have interested design, President Kohn reports. themselves 1n this field of dul‘bm““ng “Twent ears ‘we were bul Trend Widely Discussed. expemlveyczumry anslons of Tudor, “During 1930 there has been much or French, or Italian design, and small discussion of the modern trend in archi- | houses in imitation of the great ones. tecture and hints of what the coming exposition in Chicago would do to give expression to that modernism,” he adds. “While it is true that the Chicago Exposition of 1893 dragged America out of a ‘free lance’ architectural era ranging from Victorian Gothic through Neo-Grec to Richardsonian Roman- esque, and steered it into an era of studied classic, it may be hoped that people will realize that an exposition is an ephemeral thing and experi- mental and that its architecture may properly give expression to fleeting im- pulses in design. “One valuable indication of progress in 1930 which will surely carry on in 1931 is the improvement that has been made in small-house design. 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