Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1931, Page 19

" IWORLD HOME COST 5 CONERESS TOPEG Building and Loan Societies to Celebrate Centennial at Philadelphia. Provision of housing the world over | s computed by some observers to have cost $36,000,000,000 since the World, War. ! This will be the background of fl‘u' discussions to come before the Inter- national Congress of Building Socleties and Building and Loan Associations to be held at Philadelphia August 10, when 3.000 housing finance executives are to | study means of promoting home owner- | ship. ! e British Representative Here. An official spokesman for the British + government has been appointed to pre- sent & paper on government supervision of building and loan organizations in ' the United Kingdom. The United States Building & Loan | League will hold its centennial con- wvention simultaneously with the inter- national gathering ‘at ‘This residence -; 3.’3‘ Morrison street, cont has been purchased y George E. and Blan J. E: Douglass Co., from Michael Holland. taining six rooms and two baths, ich Bohanna, through the agency of Zilcorating"the Tousaing tn & suuro o 'VOORHORST IS PURCHASER that city 100 vears ago of the first .ameflc-n building and loan assogia- on. A delegation of financiers will travel $.556 miles to attend the convention and intermational congress as repre- sentatives of a Honolulu building and -loan body. Committeemen for the cop- gress also are in correspondence with Bodies in Austria and Poland, arranging for delegates from those countries. Will Show Home Creation. A detailed picture of how 8,000,000 American homes have been created in ~ the past century solely out of the sav- . ings of citizens of modest incomes is Zto be presented to the foreign . dele- #“mates, 1t is reported by William E. Best, FyPittsburgh, chairman of a committee *of the United States league arranging for the international congress. Besides the government representa- ive, Great Britain will send 150 build- ng society executives to the congress, 4 says Miss Ann E. Rae, Niagara Falls, N. Y, honorary chairman of the league’s International Congress Com- mittee. Four of them will read papers 4 en appraising, business building meth- ‘*ods, history and legal provisions in !, their co-operative home financing in- stitutions. /| ARCHITECT HONORED Magonigle Gets Degree at Nebraska y TU., First of Its Kind. . The honorary degree of doctor of architecture was conferred for the first time in this country at the 1931 com- mencement of the University of Ne- braska, the recipient being H. Van Buren Magonigle of New York, char- acter] in the citation as ‘“scholar, teacher, author, architect, painter and | sculptor of national reputation.” Mr. Magonigle is a past president of the New York Chapter of the Ameri- can Institute of Architects and for several years served on the board of directors of the institute. He was recently awarded the gold medal of this chapter for distinguished services to his profession. He is a trustee of the American Federation of Art, a member of the Society of Beaux Arts Architects and & past president of the Association of the Alumni of the American Academy in Rome and the Architectural League of New York. He won the gold medal rnny | After your “daily dozen,” or & brisk morning walk, a cool re- freshing shower gives you that glorious feeling of health be- cause it awakens every nerve in your body. Always Insist on “Schafer Quality” Materials E. G. Schafer Co. 4100 Georgia Ave. Telephone ADams 0145 H i £d H i i Magnificent Location Superb Construction A Bargain in Price UNUSUAL HOME At Edgemoor, Md. ik et dddd ik kA bk Aok dokee outstanding in a real home. Nine lovely rooms d three bathe Built on the center-hall plan. H o first_ floor. Two-car garage. Large lot—66x328, containing 15,048 square feet. Lane betweon Lanes, Edge- Te Be Sold on Easy Terms That Will Suit You Open for Inspection. Come Out and See It Real Estate Mortg. & Guaranty Corp. 1610 K St. Natl. 1403 A HOME will always prove the best Permanent Investment 1 and afford you the oppor- tunity of saving out of the necessary monthly Center Entran Have the Ad tage of The Choice Location of Brookland Six Rooms Garage Electrical Refrigeration 1311 Shepherd St. N.E. (Out 12th St. or Michigan Ave. to | h _St.. it iph St. RangOPR o5 ' wortn “on 13N BE. to Shepherd " St.) Reasonable Terms | CHAS. M. -WALLINGSFORD | Builder and Owner 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W. National 2090 Residential property at 1816 Thirty- third street, in Gedtgetown, has been purchased by J. Clarence Voorhorst from Mrs. Caroline Johnson, it was an- nounced today' by the office of J. Leo ‘The rty is improved story main rooms. a two- W ecleyfh "[‘11’ {6 S0 ». L “The Garden Spot of Washington™ Stone and Stucco Home 4441 Klingle Street Corner 45th Street b 8 Rooms—3 Baths—Oil Burner Lavatory First Floor Beautiful Garden Open All Day Sunday W €. & AN Miller 1119 17th Street Decatur 0610 NEW ALL-BRICK COLONIAL CHEVY CHASE, D. C. - i Fully detached, unusually at- tractive _allbrick colonial - JUST COMPLETED—with Jatest deco- rations and fixtures. Three large cedar closets, two showers, serv- ice toilet and new type space. saving American Radiators. OPEN i 3228 McKinley Street N.W. $13, 950 Electric Refrigeration—Screens Large Wooded Lot Detached Garage Open Fireplace Two Full Tiled Baths Large Covered Porch Finished Attic DAILY Drive Bast from Conmecticut Avenue on MeKinley St. DALLAS 1427 Eye St. N.W. B. HAYS Natl. 1324 OU are most cordially and sincerely invited to make a critical inspection of this new 6-room Bungalow on Cortelyou Ave., Liv- ingston Heights, Virginia. Modern in Every Respect The builder, Mr. Ernest W. Snoots, well known D. C, SATURDA LARGE APARTMENT NEARS COMPLETION Kennedy-Warren, at Klinfile Bridge, Shows Unusual Engineering Plan. B g Steady progress has been made in the construction of the Kennedy- ‘Warren Apartments on the large hill- side tract east avenue Br&‘l!m. 'QM ible near 3 curren nrnl-mmncmnml Mun-z usual feature having six floors below ‘:v.;)nlbcmr. OPEN SUNDAY The Semi-Detached Brick Home No. 3126 10th St. N.E: Located in the heart of the popular Brookland section, one square % from stores and transportation; three short blocks from public and parochial schools, six rooms, tile bath with shower, ENCLOSED SLEEP- ING PORCH, covered front porch, beautiful hardwood floors, REAL open fireplace, built-in refrigerator, new linoleum in kitchen. Completely redecorated, ready for your immediate occupancy. $7,325 On Very Reasonable Terms First Time Offered On Beautiful Kansas Ave. N.W. NEW 6-ROOM BRICK HOUSES —Just Completed— These homes are the greatest value ever offered in this section of Wash- ington. They consist of 6 large rooms and beautiful bath with shower, hard- wood floors and trim throughout, con- erete front porch, double rear porches screened, with detached garage on rear of lot with paved street and alley. We have a kitchen and bath room that you seldom get in a $20,000.00 homie. Beau- tifully Jandscaped lawns. Cedar closets and large linen closet in hall, the kitchen has inlaid linoleum on floor, beautiful cabinet with double drain board sink, the finest Quality gas range, electric refrigeration and many other features. Look for yourseli and be convinced this is the greatest buy in Washington. Sample House 5233 Kansas Ave. N.W. Built By . . . C. W. WILLIAM For Sale By : A. H. PARKER . . . 927 15th St. N.W. Phone Met. 3917 or Col. 1790. We will be glad to send car to take you to see these homes This IS a Buyer's Market Our sales in the past sixty days have run far ahead of our construction program. In Burleith Heights—of 28 homes complete and under construction —only One is available for imme- diate occupancy. Far-sighted home buyers are now se- lecting choice locations in our new groups for July, August and Sep- tember occupancy. Wesoffer you Now—a splendid oppor- tunity to become the owner of a New Cooley-built home in the final and finest development in" this beautiful subdivision. MODEL HOME 3811 T ST. N.W. Furnished ond Decorated by M. B. Moges & Sons There are 8 large rooms, 2 tiled baths, front and double rear porches. It expresses the * authentic English Village architeeture and in- corporates the many comfort-giving features -provided by our modern inventive age—Frigid- ire, cedar closets, open fireplace and celotex insulation being & few among the many. De- tached brick garage, front and screened double resr porches, 175-ft. landscaped lot, Priced at $12,950 on very easy terms. + Ll , + NOW NEARING COMPLETION BUILDING PERMITS DROP ‘There Was & decrease of 18 per cent in the estimated cost of new residential Of new non-resi- permits is- cost of total in- Delightful I'n-Town Suburb .—Marietta Park Handsome Corner Home 5801 5th St. ’ SR CHARMING 4303 16th STREET N.W. Cor. 16th & Varnum Sts. . This magnificent all brick center hall home comtains 10 spacious rooms and 3 lovely baths and includes both breakfast and sleeping porches. Tt is modern in every respect and there will be nothing for the new owner to buy. There is a 2-car built-in garage and oil burner. . Situated in the heart of this well developed section, it makes its duplication impossible at any- thing like this price. There have been many homes offered in this locality but none that repre- ~ sented this value. Priced under $35,000.00. 5 For Your Inspection All Day Sunday PHILLIPS & CANBY, Inc. Exclusively—Realtor Investment Bldg. in Washington for his painstaking, durable con- struction, has used the same materials, fixtures and equipment you are accustomed to seeing only in very expensive houses. Come out Sunday and see what he has accomplished for only 48,750 Drive out Lee Highway to Glebe Road, turn right four squares to Cortelyou Avenue, then left to this home. “Open 10 a.m. to 9:30 pm, "ROBERT E. HEATER 3 Exclusive Agent ; % Colorado Bldg. . District 4820 ONE-HALF BLOCK AWAY 8 rooms, 2 baths, 2-cer gerage 7 rooms, 2 baths, garage. . . . .xm 7 rooms, 1 bath, garage . 6 rooms, 1 bath, gerage . : \ $12,950 ..$10,250 ....$9,950 ...$9,550 - 15 East Melrose St.. Chevy Chase This is one of the best values we have ever offere and we consider it to be a rare opportunity. Located just north of Chevy Chase Circle, near the Chevy Chase Club, and in the heart of that very delightful section known as OLD CHEVY CHASE, this attractive residence, in s perfect setting of beautiful shade trees, flowers and shrubs, is offered for sale by the owner at a price entailing a sacrifice of nearly $7,500. 4 The unusual spaciousness of the rooms, the charm of the entire home, and the exquisite grounds cannot fail to appeal strongly to anyone who ap- s quality and fineness. i e 7 rooms (4 bedrooms) and tiled bath: maid's room and bath; 2 large e porches (one screened): two sleeping porches: oil heat, and a Q-car garage.’ The lot has a frontage of 100 feet. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Edyv. H. Jones & Co., Inc. o Chevy Chase Pioperties 5520 Conn. Ave. :