Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1932, Page 15

WASHINGTON, D. C, ~——_ he Fnening WITH SUNDAY MORXING Star, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1932. Home-Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs SMALL HOUSES TO SHOW WAY IN HOME BUILDING M'Clure Home Site Se- Survey Indicates They Will Reveal First Signs of | lected With Particular Revival in Residential Construction, With 1932 a “Cri MALL house construction, in S ‘ Emphasis on Style. itical Year.” | all probability, will show the first signs of revival in residential building throughout the country, | and 1932 probably will be the critical year in the picture of residential trends, according to survey findings of F. W. Dodge Corporation, statisticians “New residential -building in 37 States late in 1930 exhibited a tendency to turn upward. In fact, the early months of 1931 actually produced a turn Yor the better, which, because of adverse financial developments, proved to be short-lived,” the report states. “The year 1932 probably is to be the critical year in the resi- dential trends. If the curve during this year is maintained above the 1921 low level then it would appear that a definitely better outlook is in the offing. “It is not that any abrupt return to the levels of 1925 or 1928 immediately | Jooms. It is rather that the volume of residential building will return to a level commensurate with requirements below which it has fallen consistently for the past year. Small Houses First. “It is highly probable that the small house will give first signs of revival in residential building,” the report, pub- | lished by General Building Conlrncwr,} continues. “This conclusion seems to be warranted from the building permit record of small house construction in 257 American cities over the 12-year period of 1920-1931, inclusive. From a study of this record it is seen that 1925 was the peak year of small house con- struction. Since then each succeeding year showed a smaller number of new housing units in this housing type than | in the preceding year. | “Six years of continuous decline in small house construction, coupled with the fact that 1931, of all the years of decline, showed a rather abrupt change in the magnitude of loss, gives rise to the belief that we may be nearing the‘ point where the small house will soon reflect an increased production vol- Residential construction in the Dis- trict of Columbia has shown increased activity di the past several months, Judging “permits obtained. During the past week plans for 39 dwellings were approved by the District | building inspector, Col. John W. Oeh- | mann. The total cost of all new build- ing ations planned amounted to $265,678. Residential projects were re- sponsible for the majority of this sum. { Permits Issued. | Permits were issued klc;l’ the following ts here this week: Dng::wn Bros., 925 Fifteenth street, owners and builders; George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect ten 2-story brick dwellings, 100 to 118 Longfellow street; to cost $60,000. Security Homes Co., 1427 I street, owners and builders; George T. Sant- muyers, architect; to erect seven 2-story | brick dwellings, 5601 First street and 53 to 63 Longfellow street; to cost $35,- oe”. /aple & James, 1226 Fourteenth BX :L?owncrs and builders; F. G. Wil- cox, designer; to erect five 2-story brick | dweliings, 300 to 308 Longfellow street; | to cost $32.500. ¢ i W. C. & A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven- teenth street, owners and builders; G. E. MacNeil, architect; to erect one 3- story brick and frame dwelling, 4943 Hillbrook lane; to cost $13,878. Gilbert Seek, 4316 Third street, owner and builder; Charles E. Dillon, designer; to erect two 2-story brick and tile dwell- ings, 6614 and 6618 Seventh place; to 10,000, Dc?,tm‘ McClellan, 3827 Livingston street, owner and builder; Vincent Ma- ; to erect one 2-story Erick’ dwelling, 3400 Oliver street; to cost $10,000. Everett A. R. Searl, Denrike Building, owner lltld builder; H. L. Edwards, de- signer; to erect two 1l;-story brick and frame dwellings, 6600 and 6606 Sixth place; to cost $9,000. Loren M. & Joseph A. Herbert, jr., 1013 Fifteenth street, owners and build- | ers; George T. Santmyers, architect; to| erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 4927 Brandywine street; to cost $9,000. | Loren M. and Joseph A. Herbert, ir, 1013 Fifteenth street, owners and build- ers; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 4815 Forty-seventh street; to cost $8,000. Mabel S. Hutchinson, 1213 B street southeast, owner and builder; George T, Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2507 Thirty- third street southeast; to cost $8,000. Roy F. DeHaven, 5747 Thirteenth street, owner and builder; F. G. Wilcox, s er; to erect one 2-story masonry dwelling, 5616 Nebraska avenue; to cost ”'Iflong"vud ‘Terrace Development Cor-l poration, 1420 K street, owners; C. N. Norton, architect; Shapiro Construction | Corporation, builders; to erect one 2- story brick dwellgnugdnfillfi Thirty-second , to cost $8,000. uré;:sapenkz & Potomac Telephone Co., 725 Thirteenth stret, owners; Sam- uel J. Prescott Co., Inc. builders; to make 1epairs, 926 Gallatin street, to ost. $8,000. | = Evl‘: A. Sholl, 1219 G street, owner; | Geary-Johnson Co., Silver Spring, Md., builders; to make 81’1:)163\!5, 1219 to 1221 , to cost $8,000. | o\afi"lrl?ieilm A. Stuart, Chandler Building, | owner and builder; G. S. White, de: signer; to erect one 2-story brick dwell- ing, 4817 Forty-sixth street, to cost| ,000. “&‘;nan E. Armstrong, 1512 Kesrn(‘y‘ street norlhca.:. ?rnfliov T '.Hnngklm designer and builder; erec =i Mor‘_gnbr)ck dwelling, 2218 Bunker Hill| road northeast. to cost $5,000 | . A. Absher, 2604 Thirty-second street southeast, owner and builder; Clyde E. Phillips, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, | 2212 Thirty-first street southeast, w‘ cost $5,000 Gilbert Seek, 4316 Third street, owner and builder; Charles E. Dillon, designer; | to ercct one 2-story frame and tile| dwelling, 518 Butternut street, to cost $5,000 Best Buy in Chevy Chase Reduced Nearly $2,000 5416 Nebraska Ave. Open Today and Sunday Completely Furnished Situated on extra large lot, with beautiful shrubbery, and containing six splendid rooms and two complete baths. Every modern improvement, including new Bryant gas heater, auto- matic hot-water heater and electric refrigerator. Weather- stripped and screened—large arage. Owner will sacrifice or immediate sale. Don't fail to inspect today. ot METZLER Realtor—Ezclusive Aot Sunday and Nights, Ad. 0620. 1106 Vt. Ave. | of Real Estate Boards, one of the prin- HOME LOAN BANK MEASURE ASSURED Senate Group to Report “Bill of Some Kind,” but Form | Is Doubtful. | ‘The Watson subcommitee of the Sen- ate will report “some kind of a home loan bank bill,” it was announced this Wweek by Senator Watson of Indiana, chairman of the group, which recently m extended hearings on the pro- The announcement followed a con- ference between Senator Watson and Secretary of Commerce Lamont, who submitted the results of a survey made | by his department of approximately 8,800 concerns interested in loans on | residential properties. The majority of the Senate subcommittee, Senator Watson said, were convinced that ac- tion favorable to new credit sources was necessary. Form in Doubt. | Senator Watson could not say in just | what form the proposed new measure would be drafted or whether it would follow the form of the Senate bill which he introduced. He pointed out that there is much demand for the passage of the bill for creation of a :!y:nem of Federal home loan banks for e discounting of first mortgages on homes, and that there is also much opposition to the proposal. Chairman Watson also revealed that Charles G. Dawes, president of the Re- sonstruction Finance Corporation, would be consulted in regard to the proposed legislation. Meanwhile the National Association cipal advocates of the creation of the system of home loan banks, continued its campaign urging enactment of the measure now before the Senate com- mittee. Appeal to Home Owners. This organization announced this week that “the country’s 29,980,000 home owners are urged to come forth from their cottages, bungalows and mansions to ask for the first time for legislation of their own in the form of the Watson-Luce bill, pending in Con- gress, which would establish 12 new banks for the sole purpose of discount- ing first mortgages on urban domiciles.” L. T Stevenson of Pittsburgh, presi- dent of the realtor association, issued an appeal to American home owners to write to members of Congress and to “tell '}I:n ‘t’rLu'.h" about the lack of mort- | He declared also that “selfish” oppo- sition to the proposed home loan bank bill “is confusing the issue with half | facts, hasty surveys and figures that do not mean anything on the national home financing situation.’ ASYLUM TO BUILD The Washington City Orphan Asy- lum as owner and R. W. Bolling as | builder plan the construction of a two-story frame dwelling at 4140 Van Ness street, according to_specifications filed this week with the District build- 1‘225 égspecwr. The cost is estimated at The institution also has applied for permit for the construction of a two- story brick and stone addition to 4019 Nebraska avenue, the building cost be- ing estimated at $3,700. 7 Rooms—New Detached Bricks $9,250 5412 1st St. N.W. (Just South of Kennedy St.) The Greatest Value of the Day! All brick construction, con- crete front porch with iron railing. Practically no upkeep. Beautiful recreation room, attic, garage, large lot, well planted and fenced. Open, heated and lighted every day and night. FAMILIAR ARCH USED FOR DOORWAY DESIGN Broad Facade of House Spreads Out on Either Side i of Central Portico. LARGE house of impressive dignity, achieved principally by use of simple lines and balanced Pproportions, recently was com- pleted on a hillside, wooded site at 125 Chamberlin avenue, in Kenwood, Md., for Mr. and Mrs. John E. McClure The imposing lines of this house of mansion-like character, reveal the in- fluence of the Georgian architectural motif. The site, located on the north side of Chamberlin avenue. just beyond Shadow road, was selected with par- ticular consideration for the style of house the owners planned to build. The broad facade of the house spreads out on either side of a wide central portico, which is flanked by long French windows, which add to the formality of the general treatment. Ground Slopes Gently. The grounds slope gently from the mansion to the roadway below. A | driveway curves from the portico to the street. ‘The house is approached also by flagstones leading to a flagstone terrace. The portico itself is raised on a styvlobate of three steps. The floor is of brick laid in herringbone pattern. The familiar Georgian arch is seen in the doorway design, which also in: corporates leaded glass fanlight. The house contains eight bed rooms and seven baths, in addition to a spa- clous living room, dining room, library, Georgian Motif Beautifies Kenwood Mansion | Home of Mr. and Mrs. John E. McClure, 125 Chamberlin avenue, KenwoodLMcl. (CUTS CALLED PERIL | | TO MAPPING PLANS ‘Engineers' Council Assails Reduc- | tions of Funds for Topo- | graphic Purposes. | Reductions in appropriations for to- pographic mapping and stream gauging have brought protests from the Amer- LOAN FIRM LEASES | | STREET QUARTERS Dry Cleaners and Dyers Take Over Connecticut Avenue Property. ‘ Business quarters at 1425 I street, 1n| the Chandler Building, have been leased to the Southeastern Industrial Loan ,Co.. it is announced by the office of Shannon & Luchs, Inc., which handled recreation room, breakfast nook, kitch- ican Engineering Council, which de- the transaction | en and butler's pantry, An outstanding feature of the first floor is the library, which has mahog- ment of built-in bookcases and French windows. These windows give onto the flagstone terrace. In the south wall of this room is a fireplace of distinctive character, with a georgian mante! and facing and hearth of antiqu marble. The dining room is finished in ivory paneling and has an interesting treat- ment in the north wall where a fire- place of graceful design is flanked by arched cupboards of wood construction. This room is lighted by a crystal chandelier. In the living room, to the left of the central entrance hall, a central attrac- tion is a huge fireplace which has woodwork carved in a design of simple pattern and a facing of black ang gold marble, similar to that employed in the dining room. The recreation room in the basement story also is featured by a fireplace, this one being of tremendous size and of less formal treatment than those on the first floor. It is constructed of rough-hewn stone. The ceiling of the Toom is beamed, the walls are finished in rough plaster and the floor is of red tile laid in patterns. The house was built for Mr. and Mrs. McClure by A. T. Newbold from plans by A. H. Sonnemann, the site being purchased from the Kennedy-Chamber- lin Development Co. GANNAWAY TO SPEAK Garden Club President Will Broad- cast Sunday. W. H. Gannaway, president of the Woodridge Garden Club, will speak on the garden program to be broadcast at 1:30 Sunday afternoon over Station WMAL. This is one of the series recently started through co-operation of leaders in the garden club activities here, Mr. Gannaway is expected to discuss the Browing of the gladiol POTTHAS ! ANTIQUE REPRODUCTIONS 40 years making hand-made to order - Dining Room Furniture—our specialty . A Revelation in Home Value New Corner Stome Residence F you were the builder, L you could not have chosen a choicer wooded slte, a more attractive de- sign or finer construction than is offered in this in- viting home at an almost unbelievably low price! The inclosed living porch, the bright, cheery rooms, the charming breakfast nook, the lovely tiled baths, the tasteful fix- tures—are but a few of A Phillips & Canby, Inc., Realtor NA. 4600 Investment Bldg. 4821 46th Street Chevy Chase, D. C. | NEW DETACHED || COLONIAL [ $9,750 A detached home at a for- merly row house price. Built of brick and clapboard, with slate roof. Six bright, good sized rooms floored with oak; tiled bath with shower, open fireplace, furnished breakfast noo! ELECTRIC REFRIG- ERATION, double-drain sink and other modern kitchen fea- tures; floored attic with dis- appearing stairway. Pretty lot and garage complete an attrac- tive, modern home. Moderate terms to desirable people. Drive out Massachusetts Avenue to 46th Street and north to property. OPEN SATURDAY I TO DARK SUNDAY 10 TO DARK BOSS & PHELPS the manifold attractions in this bargain of bar- gains. You will enjoy & visit to— 3005 McKinley St. /J. WESLEY BUCHANAN / Realtors 1427 Eve 8t Metro. 1144 1, LOCATION— DESIGN— PLAN— CONVENIE Realtors 1417 K Bt NAL. 9600 orf* WEATED, LIGHTED {rlarcs that budget slashes made by the | House threaten to cripple the Nation's | any paneling and an alternating treat- mapping program and to increase un- employment among civil engineers. | | “In an effort to decrease Government | nue_have been leased by William D. | mained stationary, moving from 667 expenditures, the House recently passed the Interior Department appropriation | ill,” says the council. “The appro- priations for this department, which | contains bureaus and services of vital concern to the engineering profession, were reduced from over $69,000,000 for 1932 to slightly over $50,000,000 for “The Senate Committee on Interior | Department Appropriations has in | creased the items for topographic map- | ‘plng by $100,000, making the apparent amount for next year $619,000, as rec- | ommended by the budget. | “However, the bill carries over a supposedly unexpended balance of |$150,000, but there is not this much | left unexpended at this time for State co-operative mapping, and it is very | likely that this sum will be materially reduced by June 30, 1932. “If the increases as passed by the Senate committee are finally retained | in the bill, the United States Geological | Survey will be able to match only | | State co-operative work for 1933, which | | is now requested, but no more, If the | increases proposed by the Senate com- mittee are not sustained, the topo- graphic mapping program will be serjously impaired.” y A L U E Side hall plan, large rooms. finished recreation room on third floor, 2 baths, attractive covered side porch, 2-car built-in garage, large yard. Very high elevation. Restricted and convenient. Open for Inspection Sunday and Daily Wm. M. Throckmorton Invest. Bldg. Dlst. 6093 NEW HOME DETACHED REPRESENTS A BIG SAVING AT PRESENT PRICE Was Built to Sell for Considerably More 3712 Yuma St. N.W. (2% blocks east of Wisconsin Ave) AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW HOUSE BUY . . DETACHED . .. IN 16th ST. HEIGHTS 1414 Hemlock St. $14,500 Go straight out 16th St. to Hemlock St. and east to property. At one of the highest points in Washing- ton. A NEW DETACHED ALL-BRICK, ATH COLONIAL. GARAGE at rear of deep lot. Celotexed attic. Breakfast ELECTRIC RE TION. Except y well built, beautifully decorated and equipped with latest conveniences t hroughout. An unusually fine property at an unusually low price. OPEN AND HEATED SATUR- DAY AFTERNOON AND ALL DAY SUNDAY Boss & Phelps Realtors 1417 K Bt UNUSUAL HOME at TODAY’S LOW COST 3725 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.W. Furnished Model Home Finest—highest—most convenient. Attractive and distinctive. Large rooms and unusual arrangement. ES— Oil Burner—Electric Refrigeration—Incinerator. ALLEN C. MINNIX OWNER—BUILDER 9 AM. to 9 P.M. Lerch’s, dry cleaners and dyers, has leased 1524 Connecticut avenue for a term of years at an undisclosed rental, | it also is reported by Shannon & Luchs. ; Office quarters at 1104 Vermont ave- | West to Harry Harris for use as a real | estate and insurance business. The | Holland Hand Laundry has leased from | the People’s Golf Club business quar- ters at 1366 Park road for a possible term of two and a half years. Pirst-floor business quarters at 1104 Vermont avenue have been leased for William D. West to the Club Aluminum of Chicago for a show room and office. SIX HOMES PLANNED Two-Story Dwellings to Be Built on Hobart Place. Construction of six two-story brick | dwellings 2t 1722 to 1732 Hobart place is planned by the Harvard Terrace De- velopment Corporation, according to | plans on file with the District building inspector. The total cost of the canstruction work is estimated at $36,000. The | Shapiro Construction Co. is listed as | the builders. George T. Santmyers is the architect. AKEFIELD Chevy Chase, D. C. Restricted environment, convenient to new graded and high schools, car lines, stores & churches; overlooking the city. Sample House—3627 Chesapeake St. This corner home $16,950 1909 Mass. Ave. An snteresting glimpse of Living Room in one of the stately Georgian A marvelous opportunity is offered for those who desire to furnish their homes in a charming manner, especially in Colonial motif. Colony Hill Homes are so planned and designed, along Early American and Georgian lines, clever]; with modern necessities; built-in, heated garages, lovel; papers and other distinctive 1709 HOBAN ROAD OPEN DAILY to Wisconsin Ave.. morth one To reach: Que St block to Reservoir Rd., west BOSS & | of March 5 when compared with the tains the following features: Bryant gas furnace, Electrolux refrigeration, Celotex insulation, Curtis woodwork, weatherstripping and bronze screens. To Inspect: Drive out Conn, Ave., turn left on Chesapeake St. to houses Wolefie. 1n.. BUILDING MATERIALS | DROP ONLY SLIGHTLY Wholesale Costs of Housefurnish- ings and Fuel Also Go Down. The wholesale cost of building mate- rials, house-furnishing goods and fuel and lighting declined only slightly dur- | ing the month from February 6 to March 5, according to the current re- port of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor. The index number of wholesale prices for all commodities for this period re- down to 66.2. This index number, which includes 784 commodities or price series, weight- ed according to the importance of each article and based on the average prices in 1926 as 100, shows that a slight de- crease has taken place in the general average of all commodities for the week week ending on February 27. The accompanying statement shows the index numbers by groups of com- modities for the weeks ending February 6 and 27 and March 5: Feb. 6. Feb. 27. Mar. 5. All commodities .... 66.7 663 66.2 Foods .. Textile p cts Fuel and lighting Building materials .. House furnishing goods 62.9 59.7 67.8 136 8.6 In bonded warehouses of England are stored at present 150,000,000 gallons of whisky, enough to supply demands, at the present rate of consumption, for the next 20 years. 6 Rooms, 2 Baths All Brick, Colonial CHEVY CHASE, D. C. Smaller homes in this splendid section can be erected to meet your needs at— $13,950 and Up of all-brick construction con- CLev. 9837 homes m Colony Hill. combined wonderful kitchens, baths, smart wall eatures. o 100 ft. beyond 44th St. | 11 GROUPS WILL STUDY CAPITAL ART PROGRESS National Organizations to Gather in Washington in April to Formulate Program of Development. united effort desi ington as * plishments of Ame gned to an expression rican art.” An executive committee of city architects, sculptors, painters and al EPRESENTATIVES of 11 national organizations will meet here during the last week of April to formulate a program of shape the development of Wash- of the highest ideals and accom- lanners, architects, landscape ied flelds has been organized to prepare plans for a permanent movement, aimed, with the aid of Congress, “to exert the full ‘ln carrying out the plan of | force of intelligent professional opinion” Washington. Horace W. Peaslee of this city, Institute of Architects, who has bee: vice president of the American n named chairman of the com- \mitteE, announces that the aims of the conference organization will |include enlistment of the country’s most able talent, freedom from | political influence, appropriation of adequate funds and closer work- Ing arrangements between Federal commissio The whole situation with respect to the National Capital now is being studlied and recommendations for a definite program will be submitted to the conference. Those at Conference. The organizations participating in the conference will include: The American City Planning Insti- tute, the American Civic Association, the American Federation of Arts, the | American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Civil Engineers (City Planning Division), the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Association of the Alumni of the Amer- ican Academy in Rome, the Garden Club of America, the American Society of Mural Painters, the National Con- ference on City Planning and the Na- tional Sculpture Society. “Sponsors of the conference,” Mr. Peaslee said, “have reached an agree- ment in principle on three main points: “Pirst, that the development of Washington in its general plan and in its details should be in the hands of the ablest professional men, in order that it may express the highest ideals and accomplishments of American art. “Second, that the employment of such men should be made possible by definite legislative authorization. “Third, that the full force of pro- fessional and civic organizations should be directed towagd the accomplishment men best fitted for the work, the proper In Virginia— Belle Haven On the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Home Sites Homes NORMAN C. 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Take Burleith-Glover Park bus or drive out Que or R sts. to 37th, north to Tunlaw rd., left on Benton to 38th, then left to W st. Model home open every day until 9 p.m. Model Home . . . 3757 W St. NW. Completely Furnished By W. B. Moses & Sons B. H. GRUVER, Builder 927 15th St. NNW. Nat'l 1737 PHELPS Creators end Eaclusive Deuelopess of Colony Hill and Fochall Villaoe of this program and toward the appro- | | priation of ample funds to obtain the A truly beautiful home. fine baths, 2-car built-in garage; substantial construction. on good lot facing the estate of the Secretary of State; near all con- Entire property thoroughly modern. redecorated like new. Come out Sunday and make a personal inspec- tion. You will agree that it is & real value. H.G.Smithy Co. WINNING and HOLDING Public Preference execution of their designs and adequate maintenance on a high standard. | _“Another question is the establish- | ment of a more definite relationship between the Fine Arts and Planning Commissions and the professional and other societies interested in the devel- opment of the National Capital, to the end that these commissions should not become _self-perpetuating bodies, nor " (Continued on Second Page.) tf\o, ome of Tomortow in FOXALL ® Sponsored by The Washington Post as the best illustration of the latest trends in home design, construction, appointment an d decoration. ® Decorated and furnished by Woodward ® Lothrop, it is in Foxall's newest group of 6- and 8-room double-front Engl ish Homes. @ Drive out Que Street and Res- ervoir Road, make left tuen at 44th Street, three short block to Volta Place, then right to 4422 VOLTA PLACE N. 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