Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1931, Page 19

REAL, COLONIAL VILLAGE WORK IS STARTED, Moore House of Yorktown,! Va., Will Be Basic Plan for First House. Development of a colonial village in which it is planned to create r=produc- tions cf a number of historic dwellings of the early American period, was| started this week in the wooded 40-acre section lying along Rock Creek Park, west of East Beach drive and north of Kalmia road. ‘The village will be a restricted com- munity designed as an entity “to per- petuaie a form of architecture which is rapidly. disappearing from American | csrmunities,” according t> plans re- | eal>d by the developers of Rock Creek ' Park Estates, of which the new com- munity will be a part. Streets in the village will follow gen- erally the natural contours of the sec- tion, with flagged walks, picket fences, | ston= walls and gardens as part of the Jandscape treatment, Edson W. Briggs, h=ad of the develcpment concern, an- nounces. There is to be a village com- mon in the cen‘er of the community. The Moore House of Temple Farm, Yorktown, Va., historically famous as the place where Lord Cornwallis met | George Washington in October of 1781 and signed articles of surrender, is to be the basic plan for the first house to be constructed in the colonial de- velopment. Work has begun on this dwelling, the plans following closely the | proportions and architectural style of | the original | Plans and specifications for struc-! tures in the project are being submitted to & jury composed of a conmit.ee of | architects from the local chapter of the | American Institute of Architects, to in- | sure adherenc> to the architec.ural motifs of the period of the Thirteen | Colcnies. i The Moore House, the reproduction | of which in the colonial village will have | a'setting in a grove of massive white oak trees, is located three-quariers of | & mile from Yorktown. Records show the property first came into legal ex- | istence in 1633. The central portion of | th= house probably was built in 1710. Slight modification of room sizes will be executed in the local likeness cf the dwelling. The exterior design 'l be almost identically copied. | A feature of the reoroduced Moorel NEW HOMES WEST OF 16th ST. ““Mt. Pleasant Section” Adjoining Rock Creek Park NEAR IN TOWN! Six large rooms, complete bath, three large porches, garage. Near All Conveniences SAMPLE OPEN TO 9 P.M.- 1855 Ingleside Terrace Out_Park Rosd or Newton St. fo 18th Street, no: Terrs W. G. IRVIN, Owner & Builder For Sale by Any Broker WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. 1226 14th St. NW. - - North 0962 ESTATE. THE EVENING Historic Home Design Used LIKENESS OF FAMOUS YORKTOWN HOUSE TO BE ERECTED HERE. The Moore house of Temple Farm, Ygrktown, Va.. is to be reproduced in general plan as the first residence of a 40-acre Colonial village here, construc- tlon of which has just been started by Edson W. Briggs Co. near the north apex of the District, bordering Rock Creek Park. Hcuse -will be the salvaging of bricks | |from a Richmond house, said to have D. C. PURCHASES SITE STAR. WASHINGTO SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1931 REALTORS T0 HEAR SPECIALISTS TALK Secretary of Hoover Com-| mission Will Discuss Home | Ownership at Convention. | A long list of specialists of various| |lines of activity related to real estate | subjects are scheduled as prineipal | speakers at sessions of the annual con- vention of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, to be held in Balti- more May 27 to 30. Advice on how to_encourage home | ownership and an outline of the ob- jectives and the work of the White| House Conference on Home Ownership and Home Building will be given by Dr. John M. Guies, secretary of the | commission named by President Hoo- | ver. Dr. Gries formerly was the head | of the United States Division of Build- ing and Housing, and is director of Bet- ter Homes in America, a non-profit or- ganization devoted to advancement of the American home. | Marcus Nadler Speaker. 1 Marcus Nadler, assistant director of the International Institute of Finance which in turn sell their bonds to the public, it is explained. Paul Nystrom, professor of market- ing at Columbia Unxvenlt?v. who_has been a special investigator for the Wis- consin Tax Commission, director of trade research for a large rubber con- cern and assistant professor of politi- cal economy of the University of Wis- consin, will talk on the influence of fashion in the real.estate business. “How Real Estate Is Proving to Be the Anchor in the Investment Field” will be the topic of the association presi- doer::t, Harry 8. Kissell, Springfleld, 0. To Tell of Tax Survey. Prof. 8. E. Leland of the University | of Chicago will tell what nearly a year's research in the tax problem “as Is affects realty” has revealed. Prof. Leland is in charge of the program, be- gun by the, association last year, to de- velop practical data that might be used throughout the country to lighten the tax on real property. Judge Arthur J. Lacy of Detroit, chairman of the national property owners’ division of the association, will report at the convention on the growth of these organizations of private prop- erty owners. Philip W. Kniskern of New York City will give the status of the widely discussed plan for the certif- ication of real estate appraisers by the formation of a professional society of the men who are in the business of valuing real property. The 10 divisions of the association will hold separate meetings during the ||} convention. These programs will in- clude the following: | “Facts to Be Considered in Plant | been erected in 1710, and rebuilding | | them into the structure here. The s>ccnd house to be erected in the section is to be a likeness of the | | Joshua Day House at West Spring- | field, Mass. Part of Estate of Late Dr. Kolipin- ski Acquired. Property at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Four-and-a- Half street, for many years a part of the estate of the late Dr. Louis Kolipinski, | has been purchased by the District as a part of the new Municipal Center site, it is reported by the office of Joseph A. Heyden, who represented the former owners. The consideration was reported 1o be approximately $90.000. Mr. Hayden also reports the sale of a three-story business building at 811 H street northeast for a consideration of approximately $25.000. The property | was reported purchased by an unnamed Golf Play in Baltimore. ‘The annual golf tournament, held in connection with the Spring convention of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, will take place in Balti- more on May 29. There will be one 18-hole round, with a championship prize and other prizes for low gross and low net scores. Sheffield, England, razor blade manu- facturers are worried over the recent offering in Lendon at 42 cents a gross of 25,000,000 blades made in Moscow, | spent $14.350,000 in remodeling nine old Russia. battleships. California Bungalows On the Bargain Table 6215 and 6211 Piney Branch Road Must be sold preparatory. to starting a new development. These bungalows, on an elevation overlooking 16th st., are in the midst of exten- sive proposed park and street improvements and adjacent to another high-class residential development soon to be started. We .are offering these two bungalows at a reduced price for one week. $3,950 and $9,500. G. W. CHASE " 415 Cedar, St.,, Takoma. Georgia 3399 in New York University, will speak be- | Location,” H. C. Dunn, chief of the | fore the realtors on “Central Mortgage | merchandising division, Department of | Banks in Foreign. Countries and Their | Commerce, before the industrial prop- | | Lessons for Us.” Central mortgage erty division. | banks are those to which local credit| ‘“Economies in the Operation of Of- | | institutions sell their mortgages and | fice Buildings,” John B. Lear, Fidelity- investor from Mrs. Charles H. Clark. | In the last 12 years England has 5407 and 5411 NEBRASKA AVE. CHEVY CHASE, D. C. OUTSTANDING VALUES IN NEW BRICK Turn Right AND CLAPBOARD DETACHED HOMES (BUILT BY JACOBSON BROS.) Drive Out Connecticut Ave. to Nebraska Ave., to House Open Saturday and Sunday $11.750 - $11,950 A personal inspection of these homes earnestly advised—they 8 are the last word in new homes, and stand out as values in their price class. Six big rooms, 2 full tiled baths, electric refrigeration, newest kitchen equipment. Garage {or GICI’I }\auae. 1418 Eye ““-‘Gasmitl.llj!:“- Nationsl CCESSOR TO BUSIN St. N.W. N.L.Sansbury 5904 COMPANY INC. "THE GARDEN SPOT Philadelphia 'rm:t mcgu I:en!m the prop- managemen 5 “Condemnation Appraisal Procedure,” Peter Hanson, Glendale, Calif., before the appraisal division. “The Mlnlfemcnt of Co-operative Apartment Buildings,” Thomas J. Flem- ing, Chicago, before the co-operative apartment division. “Future Design and Development in Residential Construction,” A. Lawrence Kocher, editor Architectural Record, New York, before the home builders’ and subdividers® division. “Farm Lands as an Investment To- day,” Lewis C. Gray, Bureau of Agricul- tural Economics, Department of Agri- | culture, Washington, before the farm lands and country estates division. Australia Honors War Dead. 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There are 7 rooms (4 BED ROOMS) and 2 tiled baths; large floored attic; 2-CAR BUILT-IN GARAGE. The lot has a depth of 180 feet and is covered with trees. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. Chevy Chase Properties Cleve. 2300 OF WASHINGTON” Continuously since 1924, Wesley Frights and its Spring Halley section have received the highest award of the Municipal Arts Committee of the Washington Board of Trade. These bien. nial awards of merit cover architectural excellence for individual homes, superior design in the grouping of buildings, outstanding treatment of individual plots, and recognized merit in sub- division layout and development. The photographs reproduced above show in a general way why this section of Washington has been so signally honored. Designed and Built: W ¢ &A. N, Miller EXHIBIT Completely HOUSE Furnished Open to the Public as a Demonstration of the Higher 4315 Hawthorne Street N.W. Interior Decorations: Art in Home Building and Interior Decorating 1119 Seventeenth Available for Inspection Daily 10:30 A OWNERS - - .M. to 9 P.M. 4. €.and AA, SHiller DEVELOPERS Bulin & Martin