Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1931, Page 18

T REAL PLANS ARE FILED ESTATE, Home in Meadowbrook THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, 1 | Mohter, Percy H. Russell, Devere R.j | Weedon, jr., and W. L. King. | "Col. Wiliiam_Statrett, president of | the Starrett Corporation of New York City, who will be one of the headliners on the program of the industrial prop- v division at the Baltimore meeting, REALTORS PLAN 1931. REAL MAY 16, SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BUILDING MOUNT | | ing from the first quarter record of con- | tracts, are not too unpromising. | nitely that the valuation of new con- | tracts for schools and colleges to be | piaced during the remaining months | year. | “Nevertheless, it appears quite defi-| of the year will fall below the totals’ ESTATE. for the corresponding months of last This is reasonable because the stimulus of new educational work for which contracts were placed during 1930 to alleviate the unemployment l;m?rbllrm has apparently spent itselt argely.” FOR 44 DWELLINGS $259,000 Private Construc- tion to Be Started—21 Permits Are Issued. Plans for the construction of 44 pri- vate dwellings in the District, having a | total estimated building cost of $259,000, | were on file this week with the District | building inspector, Col. John W. Ol‘h-i mann. Permits were issued this week for 21 of these dwellings, estimated to cost | $124.000 and applications for permits | for the others were filed. The housing | building_projects approved this week | represented the most of the new list of | permitted construction, the total of all types of work being $168.525. | Applications for the additional resi- | dential operations included plans by | Waple & James for eight dwellings in | the 300 block of Longfellow street and | in the 5600 block of Third street, to | BALTINORE THP Large Delegation to Take Part in Sessiort Drive to Improve Business. (Continued From First Page) agement, brokerage, residential subdi- vision problems, appraisals and leasing. ‘Washington also will be host to the realtors, several hundred of whom plan to spend June 2 sightseeing here and some historical places in Virginia. H Clifford Bangs, chairman of the local Convention Committee, will be in charge of entertainment plans here, as- sisted by James P. Schick and Medford Canby. Among local realtors who have reg- istered for the Baltimore convention are John G. Graham, Mr, Bangs, ‘Waverly Taylor, M Carr, Mr. Canby, Homer Phillips, W. C. Schick, Arthur | has had a special film prepared to show the general warehousing situation as it exists throughout. the country. How the sites for great factories are being selected today will be described | by the convention speakers, to give new sales aids to the men engaged in this branch of the realty business. Starrett will have as his sub- odern Types of Industrial Build- “Sell'ng Methods of Modern In- {al Property” is the topic of David Houston of Newark, N. J., and Robert S. Harnsberger, New York City, speaks on “Representing the Buyer.” Charles M. Diffenderfer. chairman_of the Committee on Con- vention Decorations, this week sent letters to 500 owners of buildings in Baltimore urging them to decorate the fronts of the cstablishments for the | convention. The letter said: “All business houses, merchants, banks, brokers and others having street front business locations are urged to give us their co-operation by dis- playing special ‘Welcome Decorations’ which have been designed by the offi- cial convention decorators. “May 30 is Decoration day. Instead of waiting untl then to display your flags, please display them May 27 to 30.” Oregon M. Dennis, chairman of the Reception Committee, and Lloyd T. Baltimore, | & Construction in 1930 Was for Education. The little red school house has been “glorified.” In its modern guise it formed 20 per cent of all non-residen- tial building in 1930 and was 50 per cent more important to the construc- tion lndustl‘yr:h;n factories. L. Seth Schnitman, chief statisti ‘W. Dodge Corporati -rm::;h& Architectural Record, says “no single class of non-residential building except commercial buildings showed for 1930 as large a total as schools and colleges. 1928 was the year which showed the largest number of school and college projects. dl"{olm"hli; standpoint 1930 was second only to 1928 of all the s since 1924. bk “What 18 next for schools and. eol- leges is difficult to saj Mr. Schnit- man_continues, “but indications, judg- Three Rooms, Kitchen and Bath Electrical Refrigeration THE ARGONNE 20 Per Cent of All Non-Residential New Detached Corner Home of Architectural Distinction IBRACING BEAUTY, COMFORT AND THE NEWEST IDEAS IN MODERN CONSTRUCTION Now Open for Your Inspection LARGE ROOMS—2 FULL BATHS—2-CAR GARAGE—BEAUTIFUL ENTRANCE Imported papers, hand-painted fixtures. It s the little things just out of the ordinary that are the secret of real interest and charm in these homes. Inspect without delay. Our prices are right. 6000 33rd St. N.W. (One of the Finest Sections of Chevy Chase, D. C.) To inspect Ave.. then right on Rittemhouse Oven each evening until 9 p.m. Ouf Connecticut 4ve. to Chevy Chase Circle. right on Western E5 400 357d 55 Han on 39T€ St to home. Breuninger & Phifer cost. $50,000; F. B. Mills for six dwell-| ings costing $35.000, in the 400 block of | Ingraham street; and plans by D. J.| Dunigan, Inc., for nine dwellings for | Miller, John L. Weaver, A. H. Lawson, | Macgill, chairman of the Transporta- F. Eliot Middleton, J. F. M. Bowie, A.| tion Committee, are arranging for . Houghton, Thomas E. Jarrell, Milton | members of their committees to meet { . Schwab, Theodore M. Judd, Earl M. | all visiting delegates at the stations 16th and Columbia Road Reasonable Rentals 1103 Vt. Ave. Nat’l 7713 the 5500 block of Fourth street, to cost | $50,000. Permits issued during the past week Mr. and Mrs, Warren, jr. Dean Dinwoodey recently board residence at 7203 Maple avenue, in the Chevy Chase section, from the Mackintosh, H. G. Smithy, Rupert and escort them to their hotels. purchased this white weather- tnclude the following: | Brick and Tile Dwellings. District Construction Co., owners and | builders; Claughton West, architect; to erect, five two-story brick and tile dwel- | lings, 5311 to 5319 Third street; to cost| $30.000. William A. Boss, owner and builder; to erect six two-story brick dwellings 411, 413 and 415 Prankiin street and 5 venue northeast; f,‘,“cf,‘;f’i‘?-,,%%'_‘“““ iy i ness methods, letters and advertising Louise F. Moffett, ownr}r and t!mflder. will be displayed at the Lord Baltimore George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect X i GeoTge T e weiinae, 5258 and | HOtel in Baltimore as a feature of the 5230 Nebraska avenue; to cost $17,000. May convention of the National Asso- . M. B. Inscoe, owner and builder: W. | clation of Real Estate Boards there. C. Nichols, designer; to erect one tWo-| Cylled from many offices and from story brick dwelling, 3730 W street; 10/ ;op) estate boards over the country, the cost $13,000. e John M. King, owner and builder; | exhibits will be posted so that visiting EXHIBIT IS PLANNED Other at Seesion. New Contract Forms and Features to Be Exhibits of new contract forms, busi- | BRICK HOME PURCHASED Mre. C. F. Harper Acquires 2218 | Wisconsin Avenue Property. The semi-detached brick residence | at 2218 Wisconsin avenue has boen | purchased by Mrs. C. F. Harper {-om | Mrs. Jennie Rosenswelg, it was an- nounced today by the office of .. Mc- Kenney Berry, who handled the trans- action. The residence contains cight rooms and bath and has a tro-car garage. The property at 3322 P strect. Mr. Berry also reports, has been purchased | by Mrs. B. Lawrason Owings from Mrs. Emma Frain. The old Georgetown house of center hall plan, located at 3403 P street, has | been purchased by Anna M. Murray from J. William Roberts, through the agency of Mr. Berry and William K. | Hartung. In Wesley Heights Clarence W. Warner, designer: to erect realtors may see and copy what new three one-story frame dwellings, 1422, methods they find to fit their needs. 1326 and 14300J5ckson street northeast; - —p - to_cost $12,500. Lillian Derzavitz, owner: W. 8. Plager, architect; Thomas F. Jones, builder: to ARCHITECTS GET APPEAL erect one one-story brick ' and stone Cee—— h store building, 5023 Connecticut avenue; | Urged to Make Access to Buildings to cost $9,000. | Julia K. Getz, owner; George A. Did- den, architect; Walter R. Avery, builder; | 1o erect one two-story brick store, 713 yjon of which Gov. Franklin D. Roose- | velt'is president, has asked the aid of | the American Institute of Architects making access to public buildings, in- cluding railroad cripples, of whom, 1t was said, there are about 300,000 in tI " | sengers changes in design, it was declared. Seventh_street: to cost $10,000. Mrs. B. Peck, owner; F. G. Wilcox, designer; F. W, Horton, builder; to erect one two-and-a-half-story brick dwel- ling, 3231 Northampton street; to cost $9,000. Skinker Bros, owners; James Grant, architect; Skinker & Garrett, builders; to erect one one-story brick and concrete auto laundry bullding, 4432 Connecticut avenue; to cost $7,500. Brick and Frame Dwellings. Easier for Cripples. The Georgia Warm Springs Founda- Just Think of It— ‘The Star delivered to your door every evening and Sunday morning at 1i3c per day and 5c Sunday. Can you afford to be without this service at this cost? Telephone National 5000 and de- livery will start at once. terminals, easier to country. All pas- would benefit by proposed Jacobson Bros., owners and builders; | i 't one two-story brick and frame dwel cost $7, 5 Gladys E. Stewart, owner; Vernon R. Stewart, designer and builder; to erect one one-story brick dwelling, 3624 Brothers place southeast; to cost $5,000. Ethel Jones, owner; R. Dodd, designer and bullder; to erect one one-story 4219 Meade street ortheast; to cost $3,000. Capital Investment Co., owners; Kul- dell Bros., buillders; to erect one one- story brick and stone store, 3337 Con- necticut avenue; to cost $3,000. Steuart. Motor Co., 1011 Sixth street northwest, owners and builders; to make repairs, Sixth and New York ave- nue; to cost $2,000. W. C. Gatewood, owner and builder; J. H. Vaugh, designer; to erect one one-story econcrete block shop, 1327 South Capitol street; to cost $1,700. Robert Herson, owner and builder; A. 8. J. Atkinson, architect; to erect one one-story tile and concrete and brick garage building, 100 Florida ave- nue northeast; to cost $1,000. A. J. White, owner: L. W. Giles, architect; to erect addition in rear of dwelling and make repairs, 4057 Ben- ning road northeast; to cost $1,000. D. J. Dunigan, Inc., owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, arohi- tect; to erect one one-story brick gaso- line station, 5230 Georgia avenue; to cost $1,000. W. H. Meirs, owner; Frank Davis, builder; to make repairs, 2934 Edgevale terrace; to cost $1,000. TWO FLOORS LEASED ON CONNECTICUT AVE. @ears, Roebuck & Co. to Have Offices, Display and Lecture Quarters at 1108. | The two upfer floors of the business building at 1106 Connecticut avenue, containing extensive space, have been leased by Sears, Roebuck & Co. for use as the executive offices and display and lecture quarters of the 1 building and finance division of (nwn» it was annou d today. e quarters are to be extensively remodeled in preparation for use as an exhibition quarters for the display of antigues, ceramics, furniture, build- ing materials and as & lecture hall for talks by Government department specialists, it 1s announced by Theo J. Morgan and T. T. Hawksworth of the | concern’s home construction staff . 5435 Thirty-second street; to | 00. 1707 Allison St. N.W. A Breuninger-built Home N attractive Breuninger-built center- hall type of Colonial brick residence, with a commanding view of Rock Creek Park, situated on a large 63-foot lot. South- ern exposure, surrounded by large, beautiful homes. This home is built of the finest guaranteed materials with exceptionally large rooms. An inspection by you will certainly reveal more than we can tell you here. Open Sunday from 10 AM. to 6 P.M. After Sunday—CallMr. Smith National 2040 'G.fimningerfi Sons NAtional 2040 Investment Bldg. 111 e VEt E Ghievy Ghase, "M, $18,900 The greatest fine home value ever offered in Washington's oldest and most exclusive suburban devel- nt. The lot of one hundred feet frontage is bound on the rear by the grounds of the Chevy Chase Club. TO REACH—Drive out Connecticut Ave. northwest 1 block on Magmoli an blocks 1o Bouse. G. F. Mikkelson & Son ‘10 W. Thornapple St.,, Ch. Ch., Md. Near schools and stores. Midway between Connecticut avenue and Wisconsin avenue car lines. INSPECT AT ONCE <l 1o Magnolla Parkway Parkway to Hesketh % n Hesketh Street 1 Owners and Builders Wisconsin 4255—Wisconsin 3018 4536 Lowell St. N.W. $13,950 Small 6-room residence, bath, breakfast nook, and large kitchen. Two-car garage. Lot 50x150 Why buy a home unless the location is right. You are offered an extraordinary opportunity here to buy a home at this reasonable price in this well known restricted section. Here you will find one of the finest located lots in Wesley Heights and one of the best built homes in the city. Open for inspection. MARKHAM AND ZIRKLE, INC. 229 Barr Building, |}/ 910 17th St. N.W. Phone District 8888 3508 Garfield St. N.W. “Mass. Ave. Park FACING THE CATHEDRAL GROUNDS The above address tells the story Homes at near this price are scldom offered in this exclusive sec- tion, and when available are sold very quickly. It is a privilege to offer now this large property and at a price so tempting. DETACHED—ten Tooms of master size—six bed rocms—storage room—stone fireplace— oil-burning heating plant—General Electric refrigerator—three baths— in fact, it will be necessary to see this home to appreciate its true worth. The first floor is perfectly arranged for entertaining, and the entire property has just been completely redecorated inside and out. ‘The well planted lot is generous in size, and there is a garage. OPEN TO INSPECT Saturday 1 to 9 and Sunday 10 to 9 RM HOOKER Realtor Tower Bidg. Metrop. 2663 J. B. Tiffey, Bldr. CHOICE 6 or 7 Rooms - 2 Complete Baths Beautl Marietta Park A wonderful home in a beautiful community where all homes are new and pretty—and your neighbors selected with utmost care. FEATURES Large covered front porch, dcuble rear porches, reened, six bright, checrful rooms, two com- plete baths, Westinghouse electric ventilator, unusually electric refrigeration, cedar ! in collar, firéplace, bui Beautiful lot, paved street and alley. Ungquestionably the best value ever offered and at a price less than you expected to pay. Take 14th St. car marked “TAKOMA, t_“ONEIDA.” walk West to houses, or drive out 5th ONEIDA and oet of a St., left at houses. Tower Bldg., 14th & K Dist. 0853 o. 4 Williams Lane, Che Chase, M. This delightful English type home, just two doors from Connecticut Ave., with its beautiful shrubs, plants and flowers, is as attractive and pleaeing as the home you have pictured and always wanted, and is being offere PEHOBRORE: o o oo wis v did v The six rooms are unusually spacious (the living room being 24 ft. ]ong) and well arranged. The receptian hall has 2 ]a!ge closets. G. E. refrigerator. Garage. To reach—Out Conn. Ave., turning right on Williams Lane, which is about I mile north of Chevy Chase Circic. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. Chivy \Clise~Draposiise 5520 Connecticut Avenue ’13.,650 Cleveland 2300 VALUE! Today, Next Year and for DECADES TO COME These New Masterpiece Homes are planned and built for permanency «+ . and located where their value will always be protected. GloverPark Adjoining Mass. Ave. Heights Beautiful, carefully restricted and harmoniously de d. The near- est-in new-home section in N.W. Washington. Over $2,000,000 worth of homes now built and sold here. —_—— We offer for vour critical inspection the 4 homes remaining unsold in the newest English village group in Glover Park. Although just completed 10 have al- ready been bought by forward-looking families who quickly decided that these homes offered the utmost in value and desirable living conditions, Face brick is of the decorative and enduring type that becomes more attractive with age...rear porches and all openings are screened...your own choice of white or natural finish trim...wall papers of finest quality and in exquisite taste...countless floor and wall plugs... huge cedar-lined closets. ..double oak floors throughout ...beautiful colored tiled baths with showers and all built-in equipment...TILED kitche that will thrill every woman, have Sanitas ceilings, inlaid linoleum, double drainboard sinks, built-in ironing boards, special l,"ge dressers, and Frigidaire. The 6 rooms are UN- USUALLY LARGE and deep, FULL WIDTH {ront and double rear porches, attractive detached garages. Lawns are elaborately planted and bounded by brick retaining walls. Gas heating systems if desired at slightly higher prices. For sale by any broker or omer B. H. GRUVER M 927 15TH ST. N.W. Model Hcr:e 2223 39th St. N.W. Take Burleith-Glover Park bus or drive out Que or R st. to 37th, north to Tunlaw rd. and lcft on Benton to 39th st. Open every day until 9 P.M. —_— . Price 9,250 Rent-li;t: terms