Evening Star Newspaper, October 3, 1931, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING WASHINGTON, SATURDAY REAL ESTATE. OLD ENGLISH MOTIF SEEN IN NEW STONE MONTGOMERY HOUSE (Continued From First Page.) B2 GLUCTOBER 3 CONTRACTORS A | BULDING NREASE Urge More Construction to Avoid Necessity of Dole or Charity. with fireplace, this room being on grpund level, with an outlook over the ken garden. Also in the basement are found several large storage rooms, chauffeur’s shower room, heating plant, laundry and vegetable cold storage room. On the second floor are two large guest bed rooms in addition to two large | master's bed rooms. Both of the latter have private baths and one has a com- modious dressing room, with an of built-in cupboards and a large | wobe closet. The other master's I has a connecting private study. In the third story there is a recrea- tion room running the full length and with the staircase turning at the two | ¥idth of the main section of the hous=, outside corners of the rectangular room. L ST T Heavy Oak Newel Posts. | gt Heavy oak newel posts, with balusters i and hand rail in keeping, give & solid 104 Loan Groups Join. character to the oak stairs, and a great| One hundred and four building and | | chandelier hangs in the stairwell from | loan associations arc | the second-story cellin | members of the United States Buflding May Head A.G.C. STARRETT KNOWN HERE FOR WARTIME WORK. Open for Inspection Daily—Sunday—Until 9 P.M. Wonderfully Constructed Detached Home | through French windows over the hill- |side lawns. Here are found two large, | biilt-incorner cabinets of interesting | pattern, designed to be both ornamen- tal and useful. Immediately to the left of the en- trance hall is found a large stair hall The roster of the Washington Real | Estate Board showed 142 active mem- | bers in good standing at the close of the fiscal year, which ended Wednes- tional Metropolitan Bank, National | b . |ington Realty Co., Frank A. O'Neil, C. [Net Gain for Year Shown in Co., H. L. Rust Co., Charles D. Sager, Harry A. Seay, Shannon & Luchs, Inc.; STAR 1 DN ’tlon. John F. Maury, Mayo & Gilliat, Cuvier A. Metzler, Middaugh & Shan- non, Inc.;: F. Eliot Middleton, W. C. & A. N. Miller, J. Rupert Mohler, Moore Mortgage & Investment Corporation, g\'efl 'T. Nesbit, Newbold, Canby & De H. Parker Co., Thomas L. Peyton, Phil- lips & Canby, Inc.; E. Stuart Poston Figures for Fiscal Period i Sandoz, Inc. Endlng wedneSday' B. F. Saul Co.,, Wm. H. Saunders Co., James F. Shea, James McDonald Shea, | Louls P. Shoemaker, C. W. Simpson & A & Hill, Inc.; H. Tudor Morsell, Charles HAS ]42 MEMBERS €. Muir & Co., Munsey Trust Co., Na- eale, Inc.; Norment, Smith & Fuller \ Co.; William P. Normoyle, North Wash- Co., Jesse W. Rawlings, Riker Realty Co., Carl G. Rosinski, Percy H. Russell Inc.; Schwab & Valk, Edward P, Schwartz, Inc.; John Scrivener & Bro., Co., Inc.; C. H. Small & Co., E. Quincy Smith, Inc; H. G. Smithy C5., R. Mar- (Continued From First Page.) the introduction of the dole sys- | tem would not accomplish this purpose. “Work must be prcvided, and we ! believe that it should be directed to the creation of useful facilities | needed throughout the country be they hospitals, schools, li braries, churches, public buildings, highways or other arteries of transportation.” i Cite Investment Value. “Every dollar so spent will afford ad- ditional” employment._and will produce a dollar's worth of national wealth which otherwise might be only futilely wasted in a dole system or charity. We untry can afford to A of its normal con- ction voiume for properly allocated truction projects and housing needs ughout the country.” s end the contractors recom- Spenditure by local, State Federal Government of the ma: funds that i in sums as is hi. th n, mediately sible, lo)C‘ tive program. dopted by the gov- boards of the A. G. C. further th s published by the Govern- ment and other roliable sources clearly indicate that material costs are ex- ow; that the margins of profits been” reduced to an absolute imum, and that the time for com- munity construction is now when its o5t is from 20 to 30 per cent less than in normal times. The timeliness of a program for community construction is | Justified on tre following points. “Immediate availebility of the p fonal services of competent planners specializing in various fields of archi- tecture and engineering. Low Interest Cited. ow current interest rate on muni- 1 bonds and interim bank borrowing unicipalities or other political sub- ons ency need of minimizing un- whether technological, 2 velical. (In lieu of com- ity charity or public doles, capital- ize equivaient sums for the production of permanent community facilities.) “Low prices of construction units, with consequent greater purchasing power of community dollars. ‘This in- sures e values to the taxpayer efficiency, low material small margins for general er: in col a mmunity betterment by facilities 2l s dards of living of business n of funds ex- nd the improvem through Incal circula pended for such facil “To facilitate such community con- ktruction without immediate burden upon the taxpavers in the present depression we recommend that, in addition to the | financing of public construction by | general or special bond issues issues be authorized for a fund to buy special tax bills issued for | g specific improvements, the rotating| funds to be used by the city to carry such tax bil s the taxpayers might | not wish to meet, for the next two years, | Such a moratorium, we believe, would remove much of the present opposition of citizens to needed municipal im- vements. | “We at the revolving | further recommend, relative to ing of community con- | as churche: schools, | nd other semi-public insti- that would seem sound financing to borrow on such credit and | collateral at the existing low construc- tion prices and that, since a great amount of such capital is raised by popular subscription in relatively smail sums over a series of years, it is emi- nently proper that private institutional work should proceed at once. “‘An opportunity to work is far better than charity. We therefore urge that every citizen and political subdivision | undertake their individual plan of | construction and improvements now i | | NEW PLANT STARTED Northeast Building to Be Occupied by Breyer Co. | Work is to be started today on the nstruction of the new building at Bladensburg road and New York avenue northeast, to be occupled as the Wash- | ington headquarters for the plant of the | Breyer Ice Cream Co., which has leased | the building for a ' period of years| through the offices of J. Leo Kolb. Mr. Kolb's office reports the comple- tion of the limestone store buflding on Wisconsin avenue at Western avenue, which has been leased by Nicholas G. Toannou for 8 period of five years, 3921 Morrison Street WEST OF CONNECTICUT AVE. Chevy Chase, D. C. $10,950 LOT 130 FT. DEEP A seven-room Colonial (4 BEDROOMS), on attractive lot improved by trees, shrub- bery and flowers. Full bath and additional lavatory and toilet. Fireplace in living room. Wide reception hall with charming stairway; ok floors, screens, double rear porches. A wonderful buy in fine section, Open All Day Sunday BOSS & PHELPS 1417 K 8¢, National 9800 3901 Connecticut Ave. Just South of Tilden St. Apts. remodeled to provide 2 rooms, foyer, kitchen, dinette and bath Redecorated Electric refrigeration 24-hour switchboard and elevator service Resident Manager Garage Space Available In Basement Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc. 738 15th St. Distriet 6830 nated for the presidency of the Asso- ciated General Contractors of America, the emergency construction section of the Washington ince has built the world’ timekeeper, rising to be field ¢ and then building superintende; Starrett Co. and three years later tion here. perintendent and vice president of that architects nence entered the service as a major of En- duct the Army's war construction cluding the building of all cantonments, hospitals and Army he was made a colonel as_vice president of the George A nal B Fuller Co Co., Thomas J. Fisher & Co. has been formed. of which he is presi- dent, in addition to posts with affilizted concs politics, N has done some literary work, being author of a short story and other mag- azine articles. brokers ciation of Real Estate Boards wi! Chicago, on November 5, program for the Midwinter meeting of Louts, Max A. Ramm of Detroit, bond | chairman of the brokers' division | day, it was announced today by Reeve | Hog , chairman of the board's Mem- | bership Committee. | The total represents a net gain of three members for the year, and the numerical strength of the board, Mr. Hoover explains, is much broader than | indicated by these figures, for the rea- son that the membership is on a basis of firms rather than individuals. | Associated with the 142 offices af- filiated with the board are 275 indi- . | vidual realtors, including members of - | firms, partners and officers of corpora- ; .| tions. ‘These members have associated Col. Willlam A. Starrett, just nomi- | wity" them 255 salesmen, making & total of 530 brokers and salesmen actively operating in the real estate business under board membership. 500 Office Employes. In addition to this total of 530 real estate workers, Mr. Hoover reported, there is an estimated staff of 500 indi- viduals performing technical, admin- istrative and clerical services in the offices of the members. The membership of the board, ac- cording to the report to be submitted by Mr. Hoover to the forthcoming annual meeting of the realtors, is as follows American Security & Trust Co., Ana- costia Finance Corporation, H. Clifford Bangs, J. McKenney Berry, Francis A. Blundon Co., Boss & Phelps, Bradle: Beall & Howard, Inc.; L. E. Breuninger mpany until 1913, when he became | Sons, Edson W. Briggs Co.,.Brodie & member of Starrett & Van Vleck, ' Colbert, Inc.; Norman C. Brown, Walter A. Brown, Horace Browning, J. Wesley Buchanan, Cafritz_Co., Inc.; Arthur After Plattsburg training he | carr, Albert Carry Properties, Henry H . 2n- | Carter, Caywood Bros. & Garrett, -Inc.; s. U. S. A, assigned to the War | poi“W ‘Condit, R, B. Cummings & Co., ries Board to cstablish and con- Son' & Davidion, Floyd & Davis in- | Co., District National Bank, Donnell: & Plant, Inc.; John F. Donohoe & Son .« E. Douglass Co.. Frank M. Doyle, J. Dunigan, Inc.; William R. Ellis, Fed- | eral-American Natlonal Bank & Trust nc. Maurice Fitzgerald, J. Edward Fowler, Leroy Gaddis, jr.; Gantt on Herman E. Gasch, Glover & Flather, Albert J. Gore, J. Dalias Grady, Gra- | ¥ ham & Ogden, L. T. Gravatte, L. W. | e o mayes of Maason. |Groomes, Randail H. Hagner Co.| rrom Moo to o Holalse | George F. Hane, Miss Laura Harlan, | v he Robert N. Harper & Son, Robert E.| Heater, Hedges & Landvoigt, Joseph A Herbert & Sons, C. Heurich, jr., Realty | well known in Washington through s wer-time service as chairman of e War Industries Board 1 He was in charge of the building of Union Station and 's tallest build- g. the Empire State, in Mew York ty. He entered the building business with e George A. Fuller Co. in 1 as neer ‘Three years later he and his broth- s and others formed the Thompson- charge of building the Union Sta- He served as general su- War time brought him more promi- In 1918 Col. Starrett served from 1919 to 1921 b2ses. Since then a new Starrett concern Col. 2 M. | Houghton | Eros., R. A. Hum- | fonal Bank, Thomas E. Theodore M. Judd. Ken- amberlin Development Co.. A. | meet J. Leo Kolb, R. E. Latimer Land Co. Liberty National Bank, Lin- coln National Bank. e association that will be held in St Others e Liat. | Mo., the week of Jiunary 18. George W. Linkins Co.. Martin Me- Mich., is Inerney. J. A. McKeever Co., McKeever & Goss, McLachlen Banking Cerpora- COMMITTEE TO MEET ‘The the Executive Committee of division of ihe Nationa the tion as50 headquarters in to plan its Real Home Value North Cleveland Park Colonial Type homes All-brick, semi-detached 8ix rooms; two baths Some with center hall Sun-ray shower baths Red Jacket Boiler Large rooms Hardwood floors Brick garage Large lots Reasonable price Front and rear porches Sample House 3610 Veazey St. N.W. LOCATION: Highest eievation in city. Between Conn. Ave. and ;msc Ave. NW. Drive out Wisc. Ave, to Veazey Street, east three locks. CHAS. D. SAGER Realtor and Bullder NAtional 0086 924 14th St. N.W, MICHIGAN MANOR Second Showing—4 Sold 4403 13th PLACE N.E. 5 J. B. Tiffey PUBLIC APPRECIATION has resulted in the sale of four of these | beautiful homes in one week. bury Stamp & Co., Stcne & Fairfax, Story & Co., Sullivan Bros., Waverly Taylor, Inc.. L. V. Thacker, H. L. Thornton, Lloyd R. Turner, Waggaman &. Brawner, Inc.; Allan E. Walker & Co. Inc; Cu is Walker, Wm. H. Walker,, P. J. \’alshe, Inc.; Waple & James, ‘Inc.. Moii"oe & Robert Bates Warren, Washingt°n Loan & Trust Co., Weaver Bros, Inc.; J. C. Weedon & | Co., Inc.; Harry S. Welch, Joseph I.| Weiler, Horace' H. Westcott & Co., | Whiteford & Jawish, Joseph M. Wise, | James Morris Woodward, Geo. Y.| Worthington & Son, O. B. Zantzin- ger Co. Lead in Newspaper Ads. Members of the Washington Real Es- tate Board lead other local real estate operators in the amount of realty ad- | vertising carried in Washington news- papers, according to a survey just ccm- pleted by John A. Peity, executive sec- retary of the board. | Approximately 85 per cent of all real estate brokers' advertisements are those published by the realtors, Mr. Petty re- perts, Since advertising is a fundamental of business and can be considered as a rather accurate index cf trends, Mr. | Petty said the conclusion can be drawn that the bulk of the real estate business is handled by members or the Washing- ton Real Estate Board. | ONLY WITHOUT A , THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED IN THIS CLOSE-IN CONVENIENT SEC- TION. Recently sold new at a much higher price and is now in new-house condition —20 feet wide, six big rooms, three cov- ered porches, oak floors. butit-in bath, big lot and a garage. Is handy to 14th st. car line, schools, stores and churches. 1f you have been waiting for a real bar- gain—SEE THIS TODAY. 3817 10th St. N.W. Between Quincy & Randolph S Cpen Today 10 to 9 P.M. RM HOOKER “MARIETTA PARK HOMES” SAMPLE NOW READY Open to 9 P.M. 5736 3rd St. N.W. Facing into Fort Siocum Park! At 3rd and Nicholzon Sts. N.W, 10 Semi-Detached Brick Homes 8 Large Rooms 2 Complete Baths Features and Conveniences: All rooms large, beautiful kitch- en; inlaid linoleum on floor; sanitas on walls and ceiling: large pantry: frigidaire; natural wood trim; open fireplace; latest decorations; indirect lighting fix- colonial cement front h; cold storage room in base- ment; built-in _ garage: large lawn; stone retaining wall; street and alley paved. Near transportation, graded and junior high school, churches, stores. Priced very low. More home for less money. See them! Real estate brokers and salesmen invited to inspect. Co-operation given. WAPLE & JAMES, INC. Owners and Builders 1226 14th St. N.W. North 0962 Miller Designed THE GARDEN THE REASON IS APPARENT—it is humanly impossible to build a home more beautiful than these; to plan a home so complete as to meet every desire of a wife, or to satisfy the vanity of a discriminating husband and still be below the price you expected to pay. HOME—SEMI-DETACHED—SIX ROOMS—Porches open or enclosed, ‘Two complete baths, colored tile. Sanitas-covered kitchen and baths. Pireplace, pantry, Frigidaire, bronze sereens throughout, hardwood floors and trim, cedar closets, paneled walls, elaborate electrical fixtures, built-in garage, Red Jacket hot-water heating plant, automatic water heater, two cold storage rooms, daylight cellar; large lot beautifully planted; paved street. DIRECTION--Drive out North Capitol St.. richt on Michigan Ave., left om Thir- | Leenth Pl to houtes, or igke Brookland car ‘to Michigan “Ave. ‘walk b 0 Thirteenth turn’ left to houses, or call us for free auto service. Tower Bldg. Beyond the stair hall on the first floor | are found the main kitchen, large but- ment of the league’s roster additions ler's pantry, ants’ quart storage pantry and sery- The basement also is unusual. One of the main features is a 1 lisied as nPWl and Loan League in the first announce- | since the centennial convention Iast month. The announcement was made by H. F. Cellarius, Cincinnati, Ohio, ! ecretary-treasurer of the leaguc. FIRST SI 7538 14th Street N.W. Just North of Hemlock We invite vour careful i home. It is all brick construc screened : has 7 large rooms, 2 full tiled baths and finished The kitchen equipment is the latest the market af- There is a two-car brick garage on the rear of a attic. fords very large lot. The location and the price is right, Open for Inspection Saturday and Sunday H.G.Smithy 1418 Eye St. IOWING St. in Shepherd Park nspection of this handsome tion, with slate roof: is fully leaves nothing to be desired NA. 5904 Commanding View of “FORT SLOCUM PARK” 58,950 up Value! Location! Comvenience! Environment! 619 2nd St. N.W. At Intersection of Kansas Avenue and Second Street New Variety Group—All Brick Homes Beautifully Built by “W. ( Your choice of 6 or 7 LARGE ROOMS. includ and = designed DINING ALCOVE and ‘practically fixtures and shower: full iron railing). “double _screened _inclosed kitchens ~ with — "WESTINGHOUSE" el cabinets. double apron porcelain sinks covering: with & cory planned—COl i C terraced lawns with brick retain! OPEN DAILY scape 1621 K St. N.W. Wesley Hrinhts OF WASHINGTON SpPOT P 3018 44th Place Just South of Cathedral Avenue SOUTHERN COLONIAL HOME BEAUTY—CHARM—WARMTH Ten Rooms—Three Baths—Two-Car pflurnu-—o' Heat—Electric Refrigeration—Formal Glrd.n-; Open—Sunday——10 A.M.—9 P.M. ool—Artistic Pergolas LOT—120 FEET FRONTAGE width concrele covered douple oa rs and hardwood trim throughout — Expe: OLONIAL LIGHTING 3. €. BDouglass Co. IRVIN" £ a spacious SUN PA lete BREAKPAST SET. Attracti LORED ~TILED ~BATH ' with buil orch (brick columns and es: spacious TWO-TONE igeration, specially eum and _Sanitas (NATURAL WOOD _FINI 3 FIXTURES —Beaut ing wail.” Paved street and GARAG! UNTIL 9 P.M. ectric Te: inlaid Met. 5678 Miller Built ».C. and 4. £. Miller 1119 Seventeenth Realtors—Builders 5317 Cheyvy Chase Parkway . One Block East of Conn. Ave. rooms, 2 baths. ch with built-in shower uilt- 2ear ahrage! No.'i clear: plain Whiis Bradnyoric Thonrin in kitchen cabinet scross lensth of room. t il et U double drainboard and chromium fixtures 3 dery range. General tric Clock: unu: ing Tooms open firen ®usranteed Tont ce. Per guttering and downspouts, § oleum Ser, guttert niaid linoleum PRICE ONLY $]3 950 DIRECTIONS—Go north on Conn. Ave. Ll Dl m Conn. Ave. to 5100 block, turn right SECURITY HOME Co. 1427 Eye St. Met. 4333 heated built- in ‘bed Wiiat a Beafififul Hofie And So Complete For the Low Price! _ Ina clean, restricted neighborhood of all new homes. Convenient to Schools and Transportation, Just a few minutes to downtown Government Bui S ngs and Shop- The New Sample Is Open to 9 P.M. 1802 “C” St. N.E. BETTER SEE IT BEFORE DECIDING! 7 ROOMS—4 BED ROOMS Complete Bath with Shower; Also Lavatory Off Master Bed Room. Can Be Arranged Into Apts. if Desired All Rooms are bright, plenty of air, Southern exposure, Large Kitchen. Inlaid Linoleum on floor, Sanitas on walls and ceiling. FElectric Refrigeration. House trimmed in Natural Hardwood. large Porches, Landscaped Lawn, Stone Retaining \Wall. Built-in Garage and manv other res that have not heen incorporated in homes of this rice before YOUR CRITICAL INSPECTION INVITED GRUVER & MARSHALL, Build WAPLE & JAMES, INC. Members of Washington Real Estate Board Agents 1226 14th St. N.W. North 0962 The Beauty of Autumn Comes to the Neighboring Park Delicate tints of gold, red and brown are beginning to mingle with the solid green, lending autumnal beauty to the forest lands of the park that directly adjoins the distinctive homes of “Burleith Heights.” Home owners here will per- manently share in this riot of color and natural scenery that reaches almost to their doorsteps. If you love the quiet charm of the country...yet must be near the metropolitan center...why not* visit Burleith Heights now? This unique location...only 10 minutes from your place of business can never be duplicated...and the homes are in harmony with their setting. N.W. English village designs, solid brick, 6 to 7 rooms, 1 and 2 baths, detached brick garages, deep, landscaped lawns; paved street and alley, cement front porches, Westinghouse refrig- eration, kitchens finished in dual-tone Sanitas, have inlaid linoleum, double-drainboard sinks, etc.; cedar closets, copper screens for all openings, and other features of like quality. See this unusual home value and location today. $9,550 ., 6 rooms, bath, to 8 rooms, 2 baths ey H WAIRR RS IARAMI A TIRRIS RN A,