Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1932, Page 18

REAL NEW YORK HOME | ~ DESIGN IS FIRST Three Capital Men on Jury Awarding Prizes to Architects. A New York architect entering a resi- dence in his home State is the winner of first place in the two-story class in the 1931 small house architectural competition conducted by Better Homes in America, of which President Hoover is honorary chairman and Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur is president. The gold medal for this class in the competition was awarded to Dwight James Baum, architect, of Riverdale- on-Hudson, N. Y., for the residence of Francis Collins, Fieldston, N. Y. it was announced today by the American Institute of Architects. Capital Men on Jury. Three Washington architects, Arthur B. Heaton, Irwin S. Porter and Waddy B. Wood, were members of the jury, which was headed by Frederick L. Ackerman of New York, and in- cluded also Willlam J. Sayward of Atlanta, Ga. Better Homes in America, it is an- nounced, will sponsor a similar com- petition this year. Honcrable mention in the two-story | group went to Windsor Soule and John I*. Murphy of Santa Barbara, Calif, ior the residence of W. E. Risser of Santa Parbara, and to Mr. Baum for the residence of Thomas McCall of Fieldston, N. Y In the one-story class the medal was won by Winchton L. Risley for_the home of Miss Stella Smith of Palos Verdes, Calif. Architects receiving honorable men- tion in the one-story class were Charles S. Keefe of New York City, for the guest house at Homewood on the estate of E. Hope Norton, Darien, Conn., and H. Roy Keiley of Los Angeles, Calif., for the home of Gilbert Bloss, Palos Verdes Estates, California. Win Honorable Mention. Honorable mention in the story-and- a-half group was awarded to Waldron Faulkner of New York City for the vesidence of E. H. Corlett, Lake Ka- to Winchton L. Risley of Calif., for a house in Palos Verdes. Los Angeles, Caiif,, for & house for Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Hicks, San Marino, Calif. No medal was given in this class. The purpose of the awards, it was explained, s to discover and call at- tention to the best small houses built during the given period and to stimulate interest in cvercoming the faulty design and construction of the really small house. While the medal is intended as en annual award, houses entered in the 1931 competition were those completed betwesn 1926 and 1930. De- signs of houses submitted in one year cannot be resubmitted in later years. SEES MORTGAGE VALUE Insurance Leader Stresses Safety in Real Estate. ‘The value of the real estate mortgage as an inyestment was stressed by Ethelbert Ide Low, chairman of the ¢ the Home Life Insurance, ny of New York. in a current re- | view of that concern's annual state- ment H The company, he said, had had a| satisfactory experience with its mort- gage holdings. which constitute ap- proximately 40 per cent of its total assets. New mortgages totaling $2,- 651,225 were purchased last year, he said, and thc company's holdings of this type of investment have nearly doubled in the past five years. The total of properties taken over under foreclosure from the total hold- ings of the past 25 years, he said, amounted to but $17.742, and the total of intercst overdue January 1 on the total holdings of $30,455.330 was but $9,303, or 55-100 of 1 per cent of the income available during the year from that source. = SEEK TRAFFIC SOLUTION New Yorkers Urge Separate Level for Pedestrians, Separate levels for pedestrians in congested areas with possible second- | story entrances to buildings, and 2 limited use of two-level roadways where overcrowded buildings of favorable 1opography makes them expedient, are proposed by the regional plan of New York and its environs. Ernest Eberhard, managing editor of the American Architect. reports that center walks for pedestrians are pro- ed for streets where trucks make quent deliveries. In sub - central ireas it is proposed that residential buildings should cover not more than 65 per cent and business buildings not anore than 75 per, cent of the lot area. It is suggested that the maximum cubsage be limited to 120 cubic feet for e uare foot of lot. TODAY! SEE! A COZY AND COMPLETE HOME SAMPLE Completely Furnished! 1712“D” St.N.E Open to 9 P.M. Daily Never before have you been able to purchase an All-Brick Home as completely finished with the modern conveniences and practical features that we have incorporated in this group we are offering for the low price " $8.250 Small Cash Payment Monthly Payments Like Rent! Some Interesting Features: 6 large, well planned rooms; hardwood trim: floors ESTATE. THE EVENING 8 TAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932. Dwelling Purchased New residence of stone and stucco construction at 6005 Thirty-fourth place, i Wrenwood, whi~h has been acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Marvin, jr., from Shannon & Tuchs, Inc., builders. Mr. Marvin is associated with the staft of the United St~ies Bureau of Standards. IHOME OWNERSHP EXPANSION URGED Women’s Magazine Editor Sees Chance for Real Accomplishment. ‘The unity for expansion of the scope of home ownership in the United States at this time is great and a real ) acomplishment in this fleld would be a tremendous advantage to the Nation, Chelsea C. Sherlock, managing editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal, declared this week in a radio broadcast over a chain of stations. Mr. Sherlock, & member of President Hoover's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership, outlined the movement to enlist 29,000,000 women of the country in support of a plan for restoring normal business and employ~ ment, ; Cites Big Advantage. If the people of the United States will realize the tremendous opportunity they now have of owning their own homes, the country will emerge from the depression in & better situation than ever before, he declared. Sherlock declared. “On the other hand, a natfon of renters soon becomes & nation of paupers. “I don't care how much money & family may have, how many clubs it may belong to, how many automobiles it may own, how many trips it may take fo Europe in a n lifetime, how many stocks and bonds are tucked away in a vault—that family is a fai ure until it acquimes a home it can call its own, Points to Low Prices. “Lumber is lower than it has been for many years; the same is true of brick, cement, insulation, labor—every- thing that goes into the making of & house. Material prices right now, ac- cording to the General Building Con- tractor, are 28 per cent less than they | were in 1919 and the lowest they have | been at any time in that perlod. | _“Wages ‘are lower than they have| been since 1926, and the trend is down- ward. Land may be purchased today at more favorable prices than in many years.” | STORE QUARTERS LEASED | Two new store quarters in s building recently completed at 406-408 Twelfth street southwest have been leased for the Washington Investment Co., builder and owner, to R. W. Claxton, Inc, and the C. D. Kenny Co., mer- | chandising organizations, it was an- | nounced today. ‘The building, a one-story brick strue- ture; was erected by C. Wohlgemuth, jr, from plans drawn by Arthur B. | Heaton. The stores were leased for 2 “A home-owning nation is always | term of years for undisclosed rental NEW KANN STORE PLANS SET COST AT $75,000 Remodeling, Approved by D. C,, to Join Present Store With Build- ing Saks and Co. Occupied. Plans for the remodeling of the large store building at 701 Market space, which formerly housed the merchan- dising concern of Saks & Co., recently acquired by S. Kann Sons Co., depart- | autoists in REAL ESTATE. ment store, have been approved by the District building lnsp?cu?r. Col‘bylohn W. Oel .u-:?e.a d used e r? 1 the T | and used as a part of e nn store, which for many years has been | Benjamin N. Johnson, 75, president located on the adjoining property. | general of the Sons of the American The plans for the remodeling have | Revolution since last Spring, 2nd been drawn by Prederic B. Pyle, local | architect, nd’ are. o e exeanied y | Prominent Boston Iawyer, died yestr- J. L. Parsons, jr. The construction cost day. is esttmated at $75,000. - Mr. Johnson, a graduate of Harvard College, '78. was a past president of Malaya to seek lnwcafl:xs:ld m:éy l:: Lgu;uhuserts, Hotorioa be?'; - | president of the Lynn tori - models. 'clety since 1904, e NOTED LAWYER DIES LYNN, Mass, February 20 .~ Soaring prices of gasoline have consumption First Sho_wing! ! A re{narkable new group of all-brick homes offering many out-of-the-ordinary features i ‘ 7 rooms, 2 baths. . . .$9,075 8 rooms, 2 baths. ...$9,375 See these features: 7 and 8 large rooms, incluil- ing finished recreation room ln basement; 2 colored tile baths; panel wall paper, double gdak INCREASED RATE URGED Higher Real Estate Comm: Proposed at Baltimcre. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 20.—A pro- posal to increase the rate of commis- issions proved residential property in Balt more has been submitted to the di- rectors of the Real Estate Board of Baltimore by the standing Committee on Commissions of the board, it was [porlcd a production of 91,506,000 feet, with shipments 48 per cent larger and orders 62 per cent more than produc- | tion. The disparity between new busi- | ness and current production is consid- ered promising for future stabilization. + Comparing identical mills of the soft- wood group for the past week and the corresponding week a year ago, produc- | tion—442 mills—is reported 46 per cent. | less than it was then, shipments 37 per | cent less and orders 42 per cent less. A similar comparison for hardwoods, | covering 194 mills, shows that produc- tion is off 46 per cent, shipments 18 per strong, secure and self-reliant,” Mr. Whoever New All-Brick Brick consideratios Heard of Bungalow (Only One Left) and a Corner 2-Story Home 7tl1 &i Tewl&esl’:ury Sts. N.W. Exhibit Home 423 Hamilton Street N.W. Open Every Day Until 9 P.M. Built by Chas. W. Morris & Son floors; natural finish chestnut trim; brass bracket lights, jcop- per screens; cedar-lined closets, Big kitchens have fold-zaway Oxford refrigeration. dinette, cabinet, and Full- width screened rear perches, electric announced today by C. Philip Pitt, sec- | cent and new business 38 per cent from retary of the organization. |a year ago. The committee’s propesal, if ap- proved by the directors and by the membership of the hoard at a general meeting, would establish 5 per cent on the first $10,000 and 215 per cent on the balance of the sale price of i | proved city residential property as the standard rate in Baltimore. The pres- ent rate is 4 per cent on the first $7.550 and 2!, per cent cn the balance. LUMBER OUTPUT LOW Lumber production during the week ended February 13 remained at the low levels of recent weeks, according to re- ports received by the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association here from regional associations covering operations of 707 of the principal hardwood and softwood mills There was, however, an increase of about 13,000,000 feet in the combined output, and shiprients were 38 per cent and orders 33 per cent larger than the cut. The week before, 679 mills re- 3645 Kanawha Street Cor. of Chevy Chase Parkway New and Beautiful Brick Colonial Now Ready for Inspection $14,950 EATON & CO. 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W. THIS NEW ATTRACTIVE BRICK HOME In the “Hills of Virginia” only $8,500 EVERY COMFORT YOU MIGHT WISH FOR Five Rooms. Tile Bath, Shower, edar Closet. Flectric Refrigezation, Gas Stove, Automatic Domestic Hot- Water Heater Tiled Kitchen 8in Windows 316 Marion Avenue LANGHORNE COMMUNITY Clarendon, Va. To reach. drive over Key Bridoe out Wilson Boulevard to south on Marion Ave. of car line. Steel Firep Water Sydded and Landscaped OPEN AND HEATED P. W. SHARPE CO. Realtors. Exclusive Agents. Clarendon, Va. Phote Clar. 2312, Michigan Manor 4402 13th Place N.E. A Surprise Awaits You If you have never visited this beautiful new community of all new semi-detached brick homes of six or eight rooms, 2 complete baths, pantry, electric refrigerators, fireplace, beautiful natural woodwork throughout. Garage. Drive out N. Capitol St. Left cn 13th Place. West of 16th Street, $15,950 All-Brick Detached Home £ throughout; abundance of elec- tric outlets; best of electrical fix- tures; wall brackets. Beautifully Equipped and Arranged Kitchen! Sanitas on walls and cellings; iniaid linoleum: cabinet gas range; electric refrigeration; Ox- ford kitchen cabinets, trimmed . in two-tone Duco; Fuoldaway di- nette; Colonial frant porch; acreened breakfast and sleeping porches; large, bright cellar; deep Iot; garage; paved alley. The close-in New Home Sec- tion, near all conveniences, just a few minutes to any section of city proper! WAPLE & JAMES INC. Members Washington Real Estate Board 1226 14th St. N.W. North 0962 4209 18th St. N.W.—$15,950 Open Today—Sunday and Evenings Till 9 P.M.. This beautiful detached brick home, situated in one of Wash- ington’s most convenlent restricted sectlons, was built by L. E. Bmmin!er & Sons, and has just been redeccrated throughout. It is riced for immediate sale, having formerly sold for over $20,000. ere are seven large rooms (four bed rooms) and two complete baths. Large attic, cedar closets, etc. Every modern improvement, in- cluding new ofl heater and new Frigidaire, is to be found in this splendidly arranged home. Large concrete front porch, large sun porch, beautiful yard, fish pond, rock garden, etc. Nice garage. Paved alley. Drive out 16th to Varnum—turn west to 18th and left half block, or eall us for auto service. 1734 Taylor St. NW. Another detached Colonial brick hame of seven rooms and two baths. Built by Breuninger. Better than new. Every possible im- provement. Ol heat—Frigidaire—large Jot—beautiful trees. Equally as great a bargain as above. See them both on same trip. 1% Metzler—Realtor "o Vt. Ave. 5800 Exclusive Arent, Sunday and Nights, Ad. 0620 3 On Easy Price, $6.9 e One of the most modern homes in the N.W. section. Real open fireplaces with lighted fires in them. Frigid- aire. Kitchen in beautiful colors. Modern gas range in color. You owe it to yourself to inspect these homes. To Inspect—Drive out 7th St. to Tewkes- bury, two squares morth of Rittenhouse. Wm. S. Phillips 2032 Belmont Road Decatur 5000 10 Williams Lane Chevy Chase, Md. New, all-brick center-hall Colonial located within a few doors of Connecticut Ave., on a wooded lo¢ with a frontage of 80 feet. MATCH THIS IF ¢ 5 g5() YOU CAN AT 6 really large rooms. 2 tile baths, break- fast room. electric refrigeration. Recrea- tion room in attic. 2-car garage. Williams Lane runs east from Connecticut Avenue about midway between the Chery Chase and Columbia Ccuntry Clubs. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY & MONDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co.. In-. Chevy Chase Properties 5520 Conn. Ave. Clev. 2300 VALLEY FORGE History records no finer example of faith and courage than that shown by George Washington during the darkest hours at Valley Forge. It is particularly fitting at this time, commemo- rating the birthday of Washington, that we renew our faith in America and the steadfast principles for which it stands. A real inspiration will be afforded by a visit to the Reproduction of Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge, number 1817 Plymouth Street, in -é@if.?u? g \;g/é)lga .OF ROCK CREEK PARK ESTATES Near the NortHern End of Beach Drive Thru the Park A community dedicated entirely to the reproduc- tion of historic Colonial homes and others true in character to the period of the Thirteen Colonies. So mirror-like is this reproduction that visitors experience almost the same feeling - of reverence—the same thrill of imagina- tion that comes upon entering the famous original. o The entire first floor has been so fittingly furnished and decorated by W. and J. Sloane that upon enter- ing your sense of separation from modern life is complete—time is turned backward over two hun- dred years. All around you—arranged as it was in the Colonial days—is the quaint household artistry of another age—furniture that delights the eye and bids the body be content. Edson W. Briggs Company> Owners 1817 Plymouth Street N.W. GEorgia 4904 For Sale by m 927 15th St. N.W. Met. 3917 cement front porches; detached garages; 158-ft. larwlscaped lots; paved street and aifiley. Nature Has Given Many Advantages oodside Park: A Neighborhood of Individually Planned Homes YOU Who Are Abowt ' to Buy or Build ¢ convenience, water, sewerage, gas. electrifity and paved drives, tricted community m the rapidly developing M v County et and the Baltimore-Colesville Boulevard. § i Residence o Mr. Blakeslee s Here vou may and an ideal ) section approached Our 80% financ at lowest prices as the ownershi| g home plan, wide range of attractive designs, our fajsilities to build for you fifteen years, make it unnecessary to put off any longer, so important a matter a home in this beautiful section. ¢ HOPKINS-ARMSTRONG, 9101 Georgia Ave., Maryland Imc. Shepherd 3336 | {4 y i THRONGS! Last 5unday Acclaimed the Value and Merit of These New Homes CONSTRUCTION corative face brick that is us to time and the cle- my copper “screens for rehes and a ront porches wall papes brass bracket colored til with T chromard - fxt gas _or coal g siight difference L) LOTS, ETC. Immensely deep lots (158 ft). fullr_landscaped and sodded. with garages on rear: 25-ft. paved alley, street also paved. (] KITCHENS The most modern kitchen vou can imagine, equipped with latest Oxford unit. double drainhcard sink. built-in _ironine board and broom closet. inlaid_linoleum, and the larger size (5 ft. high) Prig- idaire. ~ Kitchen done in effective color " combination of green and m. ° RECREATION ROOMS All houses having mors than six rooms have that unusually ponular finished, recreation foom in base- S or chil- 6 Rooms, 2 Batlhs, Dinette . .. $9,075 7 Rooms, 2 Bakhs, Dinette...$9,175 8 Rooms, 2 Baths..........$9,375 One of the greatest home values ever offered by a builder whose local experience dates back nearly a quarter of a century. A lot more comfort . . . more en- during quality . . . lesé. cost of upkeep . . . yet at prices that strike the pre-wzp- level. Hesitation may mean dis- appoimtment. Selept YOUR HOME HERE NOW.' Two sold upon opersing announcement last week. MODEL HOME... 428 lingraham St. N.W. Open Every Day Untill 9 P.M. Owner ... B. H. GRIEIVER ... Builder 927 15th St. N.W. Nat’l 1737 clean, dustless storage. . LOCATION These houses are most desirably situated in this booming new-home 2 nvenient to_schools. stores and bus lines. Make an immediate inspection and be sure of the home of your choice.