Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1931, Page 17

BUILDING LOAN DELEGATES CITE GROWTH IN BUSINESS Home Finance Plan Aids Millions of Purchasers| World Congress Is Told at Session in Philadelphia. | OME finance experts from both sides of the Atlantic, attending | the International Congress of Building Societies and Building | and Loan Associations, at Philadelphia, this week, reported tremendous growth in business 'ln {;cexlx’b }’t“d“étau looi The building and loan movement in the Unite S, NOW ears oid, has begsn the means of the purchase or building of 8,000,000 omes, and now such organizations have a’ membership totaling As early as 1721 gentlemen in pow- | 12,000,000, it was reported. | Attending the International Congress, which was held in con- | junction with the centennial convention of the United States Building | and Loan League, were 500 delegates from widely scattered countries, '), including 150 from Great Britain. R R A The British are spending a )‘l'lrger!’ t of their incomes on their homes | han ever_ before and buiiding WyReal Estate Sold terials in the United Kingdom are sf 5 ) ch demand that some manufac- | . i, un demand, ot come s, By Classified Ads depression, the congress was told by | James Brace, English delegate. He | As Early as 1721 added that there is a noticeable in- | erease in his country in ouses for peieututhy SN I upancy and that town plan- | [ ;‘3\2'."'55 etier building design are Owners 200 Years AgO‘ eivic movements. | Five-Fold Investment Increase. | Used Same Methods He reported that there had been a | s Ao “merease in mvestments n| in Vogue Toda building societies in England since the [ close of the World War. Increases in | T other types of savings institutions, he | said, have been larger than 65 per | dered wigs put together, with their quill cent of their pre-war totals. = . |pens, some very good real estate classi- ren: , s nild):‘“‘l‘l’l‘?k::‘mcrened use of buiiding | fied ads and inserted them in the vari- socleties as a means of investment has lous gazettes and journals of the time, assisted to & considerable extent the | the National Association of Real Estate ven to redis ?a:?ztr‘:' m’i‘;«;-m Tegislation. _Not | Boards reports. only have the working classes had their | SUNDAY MORNIX® B! he Foening Sfar Architect, Purchases 1Gibson Island Property. | BUILDING PROBABLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1675 band Slaves, Discovered. A seventeenth-century farm house is being re- ‘The historical property is said to date back to the year 1667, at which time it was said to have been granted | by the crown to Thomas Homew: Mr. Frohman discovered that the old- | est part of the building was probably constructed about 1675 | he says, was added about the time of Charles II. 00d Another wing, Infinite detall is being devoted to the rebuilding of the old farm house with the end to creating, as near as possible, | a reproduction of the original structure | s it stood more than 200 years ago In the course of the rebuilding work | examples of the carpentering methods | of the seventeenth century have been unearthed. timbers are hand hewn and the joints mortised in and fastened with long iron spikes. The foundations and masonry It was discovered that the reproduce the style embodied in the old Although most of the towns had | gtructure, much more time than ordi- standard of living materially increased | street numbers, many of the early real | narily would be necessary in modern but they have lation, B e realive. that by investing been made to realize in bullding socleties they are in &/ position to obtain a larger shlre_ Lot Phe annual income of the cOUNtTY." ' near the one to be sold. Seek to Lighten Tax. | Thus, an advertisement that ran in | the New England Courant from Novem- R Holtby e e Longue. | DT 26 to December 3, 1722, read: | Srgea. that - special consideration be | o 1A BUSK House fear Gh ° 41 given by home finance leaders through- | Gunsmith: 25-Foot Pront, facting Mr.| out the country to the movemers Secall | Coney's; the Estate of the Late Pligrim ing to lighten the tax burde Simpkins, deceas'd. To be hM‘l"‘h’e mexxncih of real estate has been\m'm"ph‘:,. Kelly, Administrator on a stabilizing factor in this country in during the past two vears Harry 8| e arviand Gasette, Pebruary 11, Kissell, president, of the National | 1725: “On Wednesday, the 12th of this fimi\‘gr‘;‘eotflmbm' He _contended | Instant. will be exposed to sale to the % d | best bidder a new House, situate near | Bt omiees o ‘distressed” | Severn Ferry, in the city of Annapolis, | e e L built by Thomas Watson, Carpentar. and owners took in o 3 ve t;:.e:.n::n"; | the Lot whereon it stands! By William questionable if real estate would not | Laintry, Executor of the said Watson. - - ‘The newspapers showed their ‘‘reader W e liquid” as OMNET | yyiorost by inserting such advertise- ! ments as this one appearing in the jessage From MacDonald. | Maryland Gazette on March 11, 1728: - “Any Person having a Plantation to A message was brought to the con- vention from J. Ramsay MacDonald dispose of within & few miles of An- | y MacDonald. | napolis, well situated with Wood, may | prime il o e e nens | ABRIY to the Printer of this Paper, who | delegaté. Referring to the solution of | 7' BIEe TRIOTMANOR ECre tation ) | lousing shortage et — l“:; | "A very long-advertisement appearing fias comidiuted mee o this grost re- | 1o the eme Paper o8 March O, 1729, sult. than the bullding societies. From | ST [GCoree, TR Gu8 Bier the 1919 to_the beginning of the present | “EIg T’ Tl OgOR R BTG e year, British socletles advanced o%|io Lease out the said Manor into sev o ;mw!';'l]s ";.e: voied almoss | T8l Tenements, or Plantations of 50 or exclusively to the purchase of homes | 100 Acres:each for o Term of Years, or for British families, which must have | 100 CUe8. 808 B0 @ e B Pty added immeasurably fo the happiness|; "him sor that Purpose of the British peopie.” s SRS EXECUTIVES TO MEET 8ir Enoch Hill, president of the Hali- estate advertisements designated the lo- other well known property or places fax Building Society, world's largest co-operative home financing institution reported that the only public organiza- tions in England to improve during the it year were the building societies. py made in 1930 the record increase | of their 150 years' existence, the gain in assets over 1929 being 18.5 per cent. Campbell Praises Movement. to Gather in Chicago. ‘The Executive Committee of the Na- | tional Association of Real Estate | approximately 16" by | baths. When completed it will have & 20ld bY | jaundry,two maids’ rooms and a three- | car garage. Its location permits a vista »% Chesapeake Bay and the Magothy | purcha; & Fairfax, Inc., of this city. NEW BOLIVIAN ENVOY LIVES IN STAR HOME Model House in Wesley Heights livian Minister to the was the purchaser early this year of The Star model home, at Forth-fourth and Garfield streets, in Wesley Heights. ;l;hr dwelling was erected by W. C. & A. display as one of this newspaper's ex- hibit homes of the 1930 season. | times is being devoted to the work. To the old methods of con- cation of the properties by mentioning | sometion are Deing folowed. ‘Tradition has carried down legendary | tales of the house, associating it with { activities of another day. ery of vaults and underground passages revived stories that they once were used to hide contraband siaves brought in by slave runners. The discov- ‘The main section of the house has 15 rooms and seven ver. ‘The home was sed from Stone ‘Was Bought by Luis Abelli Eaxly This Year. Luls O. Abelli, newly appointed Bo- Miller, builders, and had been on Senor Abelli was named this week to succeed Minister Diaz de Medina, who was appo | office of his government. |ister has been residing in his Wesle Heights home here for scveral months e unofficially National Real Estate Board Group He has been unofcially e inted adviser {0 the foreign The new Min- matters here the past two months. of commodious 3 Boards will meet in Chicago August | { The members of this committee | 8. Kissell, president of Springfleld, Ohio, George D. Robertson. Los ~Angeles, Calif.; Robert S. Jemison, jr. Birminy ham, Ala.; Walter 8. Schmidt, Cincin- nati, Ohio; Stephen W. Sleeper. Bos- ton, Mass.; Henry G. Zander, Chicago. James B. Pisher, Brooklyn. N. Y.. | Leonard P. Reaume, Detroit, Mich. Representative Guy E. Campbell of | 2 Pennsylvania, in praising the building and loan movement as an aid to home ownership, said: “Co-operation is the great solution for any troublesome problem or for any great constructive enterprise. The unprecedented success of the building and loan associations conducted under (Oontinued on_Second Page.) 16th St. Heights 1221 Floral St. N.W. $10,750 Open Sunday From 11 AM.to7 PM. Beechwood - *Acres of Rolling Woodlend in . Chevy Chase, Maryland” O\! Y three completed homes left in this exclusive subdivision. ° 6404 Beechwood Drive $20,500 6313 Beechwood Drive $21,500 6310 Hillcrest Place $19,750 ”»4‘( Drive end Henry J. Conner Owner Ga. 1446 Avemue to (west) 2 left Drive out Thornapple St blocks to Beechunod agem to Exhibit Home. G. F. Mikkleson & Sons Commect turn 5423 33rd St Chevy Chase, D. C. New, center - hall, ALL BRICK; 7 rooms (4 BED ROOMS) ; 2 baths. Built-in garage. 115 -foot frontage. Large, Celotexed attic. Electric refrigeration. OPEN SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones 5412 5416 30th Pl. N.W. 5420 (Just Above Military Road) New all-brick, detached homes six rooms and bath det absolutely “modern, com- plete in every and may be sold on terms, *11,950 J. Wesley Buchanan Exclusive Reaitor Met. 1143 easy 5429 31st Street N.W. (Just North of Military Road) A beautifully finished, all- brick detached home, unusually large rooms, two tile baths, first floor lavatory, finished attic, thoroughly modern kitchen, with break{ast nook adjoining, elec- tric refrigeration, screens and garage. An outstanding offer at $13,750 J. Wesley Buchanan Exelusive Realtor Met. 1143 Think of It! $11,950— Chevy Chase, D. C. Surrounded by Higher-priced homes A CHARMING home and real invest- ment. Six bright rooms, tiled bath, cedar closet, model kitchen, electric refrigeration, garage— facing large park LIGHTED TILL 10 PM Cleve. 7483 Chevy Chase, D. C. 3114 Legation St. Reached via Conn. Ave. te Mili- tary Road, east on Military Road to 32nd St., morth on 32nd to Legation. $12,500 New all-brick home with slate roof, copper gutterings and down spouts. Six big, bright rooms bath with shower, lavatory o master bed room, electric refrig- erator, screens, garage, wooded lot. Open Every Day Till S P.M, r?rennunc his Restores Sevente | Philip H. Frohman. Local = | | Vaults Believed to Have ! Been Used to Hide Contra- | | | ocated atop a high peak on Gibson | ) Island, Chesapeake Bay. stored to the form of its original quaint style of architecture by its recent pur- chaser, Philip Hubert Frohman, local architect and designer of the Washing- b b ool | Architect’s conception of the reproduced seventeenth-century dwelling of Philip Hubert Frohman st Gibson Island. United States, | during | Senor Abelli's home, at 2830 Forty- lourth streei, is an English-type dwell- T enth Century Farm House FOXALL SILVER STAR HOMES | MAY BE VIEWED BY PUBLIC Homes of Modern English Architectural | Motif Will Remain Open for ! One More Week. E The Silver Star Homés, on the north | side of Volta place west of Forty- work were in some cases 4 feet thick. To | fourth street, in Foxall, now open to the public under auspices of The Star, as & part of its better homes demon- stration, will remain on exhibition in this program for ane more week. The public of Greater Washington is invited to visit the houses today and during the ensuing week from § am. to 10 pm., and make an inspection of the modern ideas of housing design, landscaping, | plan, community layout, arrangement of rcoms, equipment and | decoration available there Marked By Silver Star. ‘The property may be reached by driving out Q street and Reservoir road. erly Taylor, architect and operative builder, and Rufus S. Lusk, realty statistician, who has had years of ex- | perience in model home demonstrations. 'WORK SOON TO START | ON OIL BUILDING | Standard of New Jersey Announces Construction to Be Begun This Week. Actual construction work on the pro- then south on Forty-fourth street to posed Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey Volta place and west to the houses, which are marked by a Silver Star| Home sign. The houses, of modern English archi- iltustration of modern treatment of attached houses, with a group designed as a unit, vet giving each residence an individuality The houses are of & combi- | nation of two and three story dwell- of use of brick, stone and some stucco with half timbering being employed in their construction The houses were built by Waverly Tay- 1 tectural motif, are an in outline. ings, & variety or, Inc. The houses were approved for the demonstration by the Silver Star Homes Committee, which is in charge of the | current homes demonstration, an out- Model growth of Home series. Members of Committee. Members of this committee James S. T the former Star Standards, are jor, chief of the Division of Building_and Housing. Bureau of Department of Commerce Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the Bureau | of Home Agriculture dent of the Washington American Institute of Architects thur Carr, Real Estate Board; Miss Harleai executive secretary of the €ivic Association: John H. Small Economics, Department 5443 31st Street CHEVY CHASE, D. C. NEW DETACHED ALL- BRICK COLONIAL 2 BATHS $12,950 One of the best buys in the section A beautiful Home at one of the highest points in the community. Breakfast nook, fireplace, copper screens, attic, slate roof, garage are among the many features. Modern to_the minute. LOT 1271, ft. DEEP. See it today. Will sell quickly. Drive East on Military Road to 3ist St. and North to Property. OPEN SUNDAY 10 to 9 BOSS & PHELPS 1417 X St National 9300 42 Greenwicl_! Parkway America’s Smartest Hon Foxhall Village One of those homes that have made the village na- tionally and internationally famous for beautiful architec- ture, community planning and lovely rdens. Only 10 to heart of vacant and in fine condition The price is most mogderate and terms easy. See¢ it Sunday without fail OPEN SUNDAY 1 TO DARK Drive out Reservoir Road from Wisconsin Ave, to 44th St left to Greenwich Parkway and west to house. See our. sign. city 1907 37th St. HOME NEAR WEST ERN HIGH SCHOOL $8,750 EASY TERMS In first-class condition. Six rooms and bath, expensive Ixeat-control gas all modern awnings front and rear, GA- RAGE. Pretty flowers 'and shrubbery. On paved street and alley, close to bus and public schools. A splendid buy. OPEN SUNDAY 2 TO 8 Drive through 37th St. from Wisconsin Ave. or Reservoir Road 1o house. Sce our sign BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS 1417 K St Nauonal 9300 Gilbert Rodier. past presi- Chapter Ar- president of the Washington James merican 3d. | Washington landscape architect: Wav butiding on Constitution avenue between | Second and Third streets is expected to be started within a week, it was an- nounced today. Armed with an excavation permit, issued by\the District building inspector in advance of the building permit, the contractors, James Stewart & Co. of New York, have been engaged in exca- vating for the foundations for several weeks. Fifteen buildings which stood on the site of the building have been razed preparatory to work on the struc- ture. A corner stone-laying ceremony has been tentatively planned by the concern it is understood. but definite plans have not yet been completed. RECREATION COST- SEEN More Than $38,000,000 Spent Last Year, According to Report. More than $38,000,000—an amount exceeding by approximately ,000,000 Any previous report—was spent for rec- reation in 1930, according to the Na- tional Recreation Association Nearly one-third of the total amount was spent for.land, buildings and im- provements in the 980 cities covered the association survey. 4401 Stanford Street (Chevy Chase, Maryland) ‘Thoroughly reconditioned home in & most desirable community. The owner says “Sell” and we consider (this & remarkably ad- vantageous opportunity at the price of $10,950 Drive out Commecticut Avenue Bradley Lame, turn left (west Eeat Avemue. themee two short squares to Stanford Street, turming right to property. J. Wesley Buchanan Exelusive Realtor Met. 1143 ™ 5516 Broad Branch Road (At Morrison Street) An all-brick detached home, high elevation. delightfully and completely arranged, featuring two completely finished rooms on the third foor, furnished break- fast nook. electric refrigeration. screens. metal weather stripping and brick garage. This home 80 splendidly built there is oniy a very small margin of profit for the butlders. $14,950 J. Wesley Buchanan Exclusive Realtor Met. 1143 5361 29th Street (Just South of Military Road) Located near Rock Creek Park, this new brick home contains usual features as sun par- den, room such un- recreation with fireplace, and a de- lightful setting. *15,500 J. Wesley Buchanan Exclusive Realtor | registered a “go-ahead” over June in B-1 " " SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 1931 BUILDING NEWS 1$500,000 APARTMENT HEADS 'CITY BUILDING PERMIT LIST Structure to Be Erected on Connecticut Avenue Will Contain 117 Suites—Row of Houses to Cost $77,000. PPROVAL of plans for a $500.000 apartment building at 3726 Connecticut avenue led the list of specifications for private | building projects passed upon by Col. John W. Oehmann, Dise | trict building inspector, during the past week. The cost of all ‘operauons for which plans were approved was estimated-at $861,850. | The apartment project, which will be erected by the Southern | Construction Co., will be five stories in height and will contain 117 | individual apartments, according to the plans. The structure will be | of brick, stone and concrete, equipped with three electric elevators. | The building, which will occupy a lot at the intersection of Connec- ticut avenue and Sedgwick street, was designed by M. Mesrobian, | architect. | Another large operation approved is the construction of 11 two- | story brick dwellings by the Cafritz Co. in the 5000 block of Fourth | street, which will cost $77,000 | _Among plans filed this week with a) plications for permits were those pr viding for the construction of & brick- and-stone office and animal-housing building and garage for the Washing- ton Animal Rescue League. at Four-and- a-half street and Maryland avenue southwest, to cost $20,000. Projects approved during the past week, exclusive of Government opera- tions, included the following (Continued on_Second Page. Cafritz Construction Co., owners and - = builders; A. L. Aubinoe, designer: to 'Y oSS T erect eleven 2-story brick dwellings, | 5000 to 5020 Fourth street; to cost $77,- $ g 9,450 Semi-detached Brick 526 Decatur Street N.W. 6 Rooms—1 Bath Sleeping porch Sun room Front porch Gas Heat 2-Car Garage Lot 122 ft. deep ¥ Paved alley Screens Awnings Metal Weather Stripping i Perfect condition # 1 Just see this house and draw Your Own Comparison Open Sunday Phillips & Canby, Inc. ‘ Wire Construction Co. Inc., owners and builders: C. R. Wire, designer; to erect five 2-story brick dwellings, 302 to 308 Madison street and 5614 Third street: to cost $25,000 Mortgage Guarantee Co.. owners; George Bensel, buiider; to make repairs, 1717 Twentieth street; to cost $20,000. Everett S. Beall, jr, owner, designer and builder: to erect two 2-story brick JULY BUILDING CONTRACTS JMP Dodge Corporation Reports Increase in New England and Middle Atlantic States. | G. B. Mullin Co, Inc. owners and .‘ builders; George T. Santmyers; archi-| '’ | tect; to erect one 3-story brick. tile and | |/ concrete apartment, 4025 Thirteenth | street; to cost $70,000. ] | _Prancis B. Silsbee, owner: Chevy|f Chase Construction Co., builders: to Moving slightly against an established | erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell- seasonal trend, several sections of the ' ing 2620 Quebec street. to cost $30,000. country produced higher construction | g3 contract awards in July than in June. P. W. Dodge Corporation finds that the New England, Up-State New York, Mid- | dle Atlantic, Pittsbufgh and Chicago | territories are included in this category. Despite a decline in the total valua- tion of such contracts in the 27 States | east of the Rockies, these large areas $10,950 Buys 2-Story Colonial Near Chevy Chase Club EAL bargain in new six - room home — open fireplace, large porch, garage, attrac- tive grounds—terms July when they would normally be ex- | pected to drop behind June. The total for July was $285.997.300, and was di- | vided among th'e l?aree ml)fr ;:;n;gu; | tion classes as follows: $116.265, | very ri 1 public works and utilities, $i05333,500 ¥ Texbonablel in_non-residentlal building, and $63,- | 892,500 in residential building. | 4514 Stanford Street | In the advancing territories the lead | Drive oyt Wiscon. oPEN | s largest in the Middie Atiantic terri- | St one :’;m'v:"‘;:. DAILY ;l Realtors, Exclusively tory, including the District of Columbia, | yond Bradle; L k ve. | Maryland and Virginia, where July's 2 e Cleve. 1653 || Investment Bidy. Naf'l 4600 $40.464,600 compared favorably with & SI7ISSSENESDCINSESEEDTTSSRBSECT TISENET | S0 SNENEDT oSNNS TSR June's '$32.128,800. Only a slight ad- | SEEEee e e vance was shown in Up-State New York, What a with $14,206,000 for July, splendid view— with $14.024,000 for June. | land showed a gain of about $3,000,000 | . From this new Chevy Chase cormer all - brick home— in its $28,865,300 July total. The region | around Chicago registered $34,906,500 | in July and $28122.200 in June. Ex- | actly $96,000 was the advance of the | Pittsburgh territory, as included in its | $32,096,700 for the month just ended. center hall—5 bedrooms—3 baths Al | Chile Has New War Minister. | SANTIAGO, Chile, August 15 (®).— | Gen. Carlos Saez, minister of war, re- | [JON'T fall to see this unusual home, just off Conneciicut avenus signed yesterday and Gen. Enrique | at the city edge of Chevy Chase, D. C. High elevation, restricf Bravo, who took part in the uprising 'surroundings. Convenient 'to stores, schools, transportation, ete, against the administration of former | . Preddsnt Ostios Thands in Concewon‘gfi‘,fin"'.db&“,‘,’fligfif"““’dfiy one of Washington's leading builders. in 1930, was named to succeed him. 3627 Cumberland Street. Drive out Con mecticut Ave. four squares bevond Albemarle, them turn west on Cumberland two squares. Lighted til 10 P.M. Other Homes $15,500 up Terms Arranged PHONE CLEVE. 7483 2706 36th St. A New @nolonial Manor FHome Massachusetts Ave. Heights A QUIET EXCLUSIVE LOCATION = A Home Beautiful in Its Simplicity WITH AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL DETACHED BRICK SIX BEDROOMS 4 BATHS FIRST FLOOR LAVATORY BREAKFAST ROOM 2.CAR BRICK GARAC BIG BEAUTIF! LOT REPLETE WITH FEATURES Drive South om 36th St from Massachusetts Ave. FOR SALE At Less Than Assessed Value 1630 19th Street N.W. Lots 74 and 75—Square 111 Brick and Brown Stone 14 rooms—3 baths— 3-car garage IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Admirably adapted for boarding house or fraternity headquarters. Just reassessed at $24,586.00. Price $24,000.00 First trust, $16,000.00, due in 1933. Liberal second trust with responsible party. Very little cash required. Further informa- tion at International Bank, 726 Jackson Place N.W. District 0864—or Godfrey L. Munter, attorney, Mills Bldg., National 1187, or any real estate agent. Property can be seen between 10 an 12 am., Monday and Tuesday, or by appointment. Open Sunday 10 to Dark and Daily 2 until 6 P.M. BOSS & PHELPS X 8T Washington’s Substantial Home Development That Invites Inspection 1417 And It’s Another Warren Development at 3rd and Emerson Sts. Only reeft : $8,750 to $12.250 This operation leads in its many advantages, particularly in having the most outstanding and date kitchen and bath—other features also harmonize in their prominence, including such features nm floors , copper screens througho ered porches. Bunbmnrmnumfi. {ic clock and General refrigerator. wood throughout, lator in roof—We ventilator in kitchensGenera Drive out New Hampshire Avenue to Emerson Sreet, turn left on Enfigson Street one block to the houses Met. 1143 SAMUEL S. SPRE Tower Building