Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1933, Page 17

S5 BULDNG PERMIT N WEEK Figure Under That of Pre- vious Period, With No Out- standing Items. Building permits having a total valuation of $42,678 were approved by Col. John Ochmann, District building inspector, during the past week. The figure represents a decrease when com- pared with the previous week, the total for which included a major project for the Potomac Electric Power Co. having & value of $731,000. No outstanding items were included | in the work authorized during the past week, the largest value of a project planned being $10,000. The Nevil Bus Line fil an application for a bus terminal to be erected at Twelfth street and New York avenue, to cost $8,000. The Mutual Construction Co., 2013 H street, is the contractor. Permits Given Approval. Permits approved include: A. Resnick and M. Talpalar, 1400 Montello avenue northeast, owners; Samuel M. Smith, designer: M. Gumx nick, 615 Shoreham Building, builder; to erect two 2-story brick flats, 1200, 1206 Oates street northeast; to cost 10.000. . Edward O. Clark, Chevy Chase, Md, owner; W. N. Diehl, designer; Paul T. Stone, Inc., Chandler Building, builders; to erect onme 2-story brick dwelling, 3708 Livingston street: to cost $9,000. Maude E. Phares, 521A1b ?'h(;l’t}’-!hirfl treet, owner; Dillon & Abel. designers; E . A. Kingsbury 6211 Thirty-third street, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and stone dwelling, 6408 Utah avenue; to cost $7.000. Fountain Memorial Baptist Church, Naylor road southeast, owner; W. T. McCubbin, designer; S. E. Snyder, 2510 Second street southeast, builder: to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2210 Q street southeast; to cost $5550. B. E. Greenfield, 307 Eleventh street northeast, owner: Russell W. Langmaid, 828 Otis place, designer and builder; to erect ome 2-story brick dwelling apartment, 1707 T street; to cost $5,200. E. P. Wear, 2300 South Dakota avenue mnortheast, owner; F. A. Simmons, 3715 T street., builder; te move to new loca- tion, 2300 South Dakota avenue north- east: to cost $700. Leon M. Anderson, 122 W _street, owner and builder;: J. A. Melby, de- signer; to erect one 2-story brick ad- dition, 122 W street; to cost $600. M. R. Keene, Ontario Apartments, owner and builder; T. T. Coe, archi- tect; to make repairs, 3410 P street; to cost $450. E Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H streets, owner; to erect temporary scaffold, Eighth and H streets; to cost 0. ,SIDZA L. Houston Jones, 1336 Corcoran street, owner; H. P. Galentine, 7012 Eastern avenue, builder; to make re- pairs, 1336 Corcoran street; to cost $300. Lucy A. Carter, 1436 Swann street, owner and builder; to erect brick shed, 1438 Swann street; to cost $100. School Chapel Repairs. 8. E. Kramer, treasurer, Pranklin School; to make repairs, chapel, corner L rnd South Capitol streets; to cost £200 ¢ Home Laundry Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Co.. Inc, 1101 Raum street | northeast, owners: Pringle Construction | Co.. 907 Fifteenth street, builders: to| ake repairs, 1101 Raum street north- | ost $269. F g c., 1915 Good Hope i utheast, owners; to rebuild ouse, 1915 Good Hope road south- | st: to cost $125. eaCax‘l Leroy Armentrout, 1212 Gallatin street, owner and builder; to make re- pairs, 1212 Gallatin street; to cost 850. Frederick K. Heupel, 1302 Sheridan street, owner and builder; to inclose | porch, 1302 Sheridan street; to costl $150 : E. Paine. 533 Ninth street south- Qa];:‘l.xe:\\'ner. Paul Klaassen, 136 E street southeast, builder; to erect metal ga- rage, 533 Ninth street southeast; to cost 50. ‘1John H. Pfluger, Queen Chapel road northeast, owner; Maurice Joyce, 123 ‘Upsal street northeast, builcer; to make repairs, 8 Evarts street northeast; to 200. cos“b, sd O'Donnell, 4801 Bladgen avenue, owner; to erect temporary scaffolding, 3200 M street; to cost $25. Harry H. Brodie, 5944 Georgia avenue, owner and builder; to make repalss, 5946 Georgia avenuc: to cost $55. L. A. Trimbo, 4212 Hayes street north- east, owner; R. C. Archer, jr., designer; National Engineering Co., builders, | Tower Buildin; 0 m;gg repairs, 4212 | es street; to cost $200. Haé’ A. Snow Co. 710 Eighth ntr!t(.,i owners and builders; to Tepair rear porches, 1409 and 1411 Harvard street; cost $135. mMr. n;d Mrs. S. T. Riley, 40 Seaton place, owner and builde to make re- pairs, 40 Seaton place: to cost $135. H. J. Bleber, 628 Massachusetts ave- nue, owner and builder; to make re- pairs, 1009 Seventh street; to cost $200. Repairs to Building. Charles A. Montgomery, 3302 N street, owner; R. K. Ferguson, 3831 Georgia avenue, builder; t% make repairs, 3331 N t; to cost $100. mgmrles H. Kindle, 1337 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, owner; C. G. and W. D. Spicknall, 832 Rittenhouse street, builders; to erect metal garage, 1241 Twelfth street; to cost $125. Fred J. Klund, 713 Taylor street, . to make repairs, 713 Taylor ; to cost $75. “NA;tonlo Pratico, 917 Quincy street, owner; M. F. Burton, designer; C. R. Lukhard, 3060 Thayer street southeast, builder; to inclose porch, 917 Quincy t; to cost $300. nl}?nndolph Dodd, 906 Forty-eighth street northeast, owner and builder; to erect frame shed, 906 Forty-eighth street northeast; to cost $100. Jane Brummitt and Caroline M. Fen- | wick, 3304 Twenty-second street north- east, owner; Edward B. Beckwith, 3307 Twenty-second street northeast, builder; to inclose porch, 3304 Twenty-second street northeast; to cost $250. ‘William E. Miller, 440 Seventh street southwest, owner and builder; J. S. Bunch, designer; to make repairs, 440 Seventh street southwest: to cost $350. R. T. Fitzhugh, 159 Todd place north- east, owner and builder; to inclose porch, 159 Todd place northeast; to cost $150. Allen F. Jackson, 1614 Morris road southeast, owner; L. W. Giles, designer; to erect rear frame addition, 1614 Morris road southeast; to cost $100. Charles Pease, 913 L street northeast, owner; William M. Ernst, Bond Build- ing, builder; to make repairs, 913 L street northeast: to cost $150. $250 Cash! Overhok':‘ntl Rock Creek Pai in a sec- . tion where new homes are seldom for sale. 1855 Ingleside Terrace An opportunity well worth investigating Open Sunday and Daily to 9 P Wm. M. Tlfockmorlon 208 Investment Bldg. Dist. 6092 ESTATE. White frame dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Price L. Marsh at 314 Marion avenue, Langhorne, nearby Virginia, purchased by them ftecently from the P. W. Sharpe Co. and Duborg Construction Co., realtors and builders in Clarendon, Va. —Star Staff Photo. 25 YEARS AGO LOCAL REAL ESTATE “The largest building enterprise in the way of apartment houses that has been undertaken 1n this city for some months past is to be started in the course of a few days by Thomas H. Pickford,” says nQ(l;‘ae“ item in The Star of March 13, “He Intends” the article continues, “to erect at the southwest corner of Twentieth and P streets northwest an eight-story fireproof apartment house, 'TAX RATE HIGHER HERE THAN IN 1914 "Realty Board Points Out Rent Costs Now Only 22.5 Per Cent Higher Than Then. | Rent costs in the District today are but 225 per cent greater than they were in 1914, the Washington Real Estate Board points out, on the basis of the latest statistics on the subject issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of which is to be finished in first-class | Labo: style. The suites will be 40 in number and will contain six and seven rooms. “Mr. Pickford has just completed purchase of the property, which is now unimproved. He bought it from Horace S. Cummings and the price paid was $4 a square foot, or an aggregate of $28,- 800. The transacticn was a cash one. The site is well adapted for such a purpose. It is only a short distance west from Dupont Circle and commands a view of that locality. On the oppo- site corner of P street is the large resi- dence of Mr. Westinghouse, while across the park is an attractive residential section of Massachusetts avenue. “The ground has a frontage of 80 feet on Twentieth street and 90 feet on P street. with an alley along the west side. The main entrance of the new building will be from Twentieth street.” This building, subsequently was bult, the permit being taken out in April, 1908. It is known today as the Toronto Apartments. The land has a current as- sessed valuation of $57,600 and the building $162,000. Indo-China expects a larger rice cro this year than last. P T “The District tax rate for 1914 was $1.50 per $100 on a basis of two-thirds of the value,” the realtor group points out. “The rate for 1933 is $1.70 per valuation.” Citing figures brought out at the recent rent investigation hearings the | board, in a bulletin issued to- its mem- | bers, points out that the assessed value of property during 1915 in the District | approximated $380.000,000, 11930 the assessed value had increased | to $1,180.000,000. “Living costs for the District during December, 1932, as compared with De- cember, 1914, have been greatly reduced furnishings and miscellaneous items,” the bulletin says. —_—— Of 50 industrial groups, petroleum and gold mining industries alone earned more money in 1932 than in 1931, ac- cording to the T. S. Hose weekly report. Aggregate earnings of 633 corporations dropped 73.7 per cent in 1932. The pe- troleum industry, in which 17 companies were classified, increased earnings 18.7 per cent and gold mining earnings in- creased 7 per cen, compared with 1931. A LIMITED NUMBER OF 4-BEDROOM ALL-BRICK HOMES can be built to order in 'BEECH for as WOOD low as $12,900 Lower Prices—Not Lower Quality FOREST TREES TO REACH, drive out Connecticut Ave. i to Thornapple St., S turn left 2 blocks to Beechwood Drive and left again to houses. ON EVERY LOT Visit the MODEL HOME 6307 Hillcrest Place G. F. Mikkelson & Son 200 WEST THORNAPPLE ST. WISC. 4255 6708 North CHEVY CHASE, MD. RES., WISC. 2323 Central Ave. Chevy Chase, Maryland _ large lot embodies all of the features found TH!S unusually attractive new colonial home on in much higker priced homes. 7 spacious rooms, 2 tiled baths, large attic, open side porch, break- fast room, built-in garage, slate roof, screens, automatic heat. An Outstanding Value at *9,150 SEE IT TODAY To Reach—Out Connecticut Avenue, turn right on East Thornapple St—continue across Brook- ville Road one block, then turn left to property. EDW. H. JONES, CO., Inc. 5520 Conn. Ave. 5 Cl. 2300 $100, based on 100 per cent of the while in | in all commodities except household | D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1933. Moun ' TREAL ESTATE 7 Rooms—2 Baths 8,950 $895 Cash—$79.50 Monthly ¥s B-3° t Pleasant COMPARE these remarkable features with any other homes in Washington Never before has this been possible, and never again can it be duplicated, for Park Terrace Homes are built on the last available ground in lovely Mount THE HOLLYWOOD BATHS: Outstanding ex- amples of modern luxury and comfort, the gor- geous Hollywood tile baths that distinguish these new Park Terrace homes are beautiful beyond the | most visionary dreams of our grandparents, or in- | deed of ourselves a few years ago. Lovely colored | tiles, glistening rustproof chromium fixtures, built- in wall mirrors, big ¢ foot 6 inch tubs, health Iscales, showers with automatic mixing valves are among the luxurious conveniences you will find here. Women delight in these colorful treatments and men find a new “kick” in these istimulating showers. The brilliant new tiles are easily cleaned—the chromium is polished with a whisk of a cloth. Each home is equipped with at least two baths. THREE FINE BEDROOMS: The bedrooms in these lovely Park Terrace Homes have been the subject of special effort on the part of our archi- tect. As a result, you will find that they are large, light and alry, with big windows and plenty of good wall space for the arrangement of furniture to its best advantage. The master bed room is large and well proportioned. The two other bedrooms are enhanced by private sleep- ing porches which are delightfully cool in Sum- mer and which lend themselves admirably to decoration and furnishing—thus really making two complete suites. The builders wish to call particular attention to the new brick construc- tion of these porches—it is new, stronger, and better in every way, and makes them available as an extra bed room at small cost. This is a point which should be carefully checked by every prospective home owner before purchasing. A WELL-PLANNED DINING ROOM: A glance at the pmgln-uons and arrangement of wall space in the dining room will show that it has been care- fully planned to provide a maximum of comfort and convenience. Ample light and air is sup- plied from the French doors, while the two side walls_are ideal for sideboards and cupboards. The French doors at the rear open out into a bricked in, cheerful breakfast porch which can be furnished attractively and inexpensively to make a delightful setting for Summer meals, little teas and luncheons, or can easily be con- verted into library at small cost. ' The two porches, together with the two sleeping porches upstairs and the big front porch make a total of five porches! These, in addition to the big, roomy closets (including linen closet, cedar closet and broom closet) show how completely these homes have been Iglanned in order to give you a lifetime of comfort and satisfaction. Exhibit Home. 20th and Park Road Beautifully Furnishéd by Nachman Furniture Ce. Open Every Day, 9. AM. to 9 PM. BALLROOM AND DEN: The coal bins and the cobwebs are gone! Today no home is truly modern without a delightful ballroom or recrea- tion room and here at Park Terrace you will find ballrooms at their best. Big, splendid rooms, 17 feet wide and 21 feet long—complete with beau- tiful dark wood paneling that runs up to the full ceiling height of eight feet. The flooring is “Masonite,” finished for dancing. Across one corner is a beautiful stene fireplace that contributes to the subdued, old-world beauty of the room. Up forward of the ball room is a cozy little den, ideal for a man’s study, a library, a children’s play-room or a maid’s room. A unique feature is the fact that one of the baths is attached to this room, mak- ing it ideally comfortable. The ballroom, which we were the first to introduce to Washington, has not yet been successfully imitated. The large size, the absence of pillars and the air space insulation for flooring and walls are all unique. THE LIVING ROOM: Here in the living room a real log-burning fireplace makes an ideal setting for the family circle. The high ceil- ing, the beautiful lighting fixtures, the Gothic arch opening into the big dining room, the wide windows and the practical arrangement of the wall space all combine to make this room a place of real beauty and com- fort. The home-maker will find this arrange- ment of wall space and the ample supply of elec- tric outlets (including radio aerial and ground) a great contribution to the ease of arranging furniture and draperies. In some of the Park Terrace Homes an additional note of interest is struck by the two steps that lead down into the living room from the hall—adding a sense of spaciousness and grace. You may have a home with step-down living room or not, or an open Colonial living room, just as you prefer. THE DE LUXE KITCHEN: Consultation with expert home-planners and a search of the na- tion’s markets for the best and most conven- ient has resulted in this de luxe kitchen, where every move a woman must make has been an- ticipated. The built-in kitchen cabinet (installed at an extra cost to the builder) is acclaimed as one of the greatest time-savers ever devised. The built-in electric clock aids the busy house- wife in budgeting her time to best advantage. The built-in, automatic refrigerator, the clean, quick cabinet gas stove, the big 6-foot sink with double drainboards and the Armstrong inlaid Hnoleum on felt are all conveniences that lighten a woman’s work and make her home more livable. Even so seemingly small a feature as the inlaid linoleum on felt must not be underestimated: It has been said that a woman walks some seven miles in the course of her household duties, and every one of these steps is g jarring shock, unless the flooring is properly cushioned. DIRECTIONS Out 16th Street or Mt. Pleasant to Park Road and go west down Park Road to 20th Street (Wal- bridge Place). Finest location in town. & Pleasant. no more. When these homes are gone, there will be Mount Pleasant on its high, cool elevation overlooking Rock Creek Park toward Wardman Park, the Shoreham, and the National Cathedral—ideally situated in the very center of the splendid Northwest in-town residential section—convenient to two car lines and one bus line, with the internationally-famous “Embassy Row” for its neighbor, built around the finest and most distinguished group of churches, schools, markets, shops and libraries in the Capita), right at the entrance to Rock Creek Park with its bridle paths, tennis courts, golf courses, and delightful grounds for family picnics . . . Mt. Pleasant, for twenty years the acknowledged de luxe section, will be entirely built up and entirely occupied. 99 reasons why you should buy Park Terrace Homes . Paved street paid by builder. . Curbing paid by builder. . Sodded tree space. . Good concrete sidewalk. . Stone retaining walls. . Outside spigots for hose, front and rear. . Brick columns with cast stone caps. . Reinforced stone steps. . Ornamental iron rails and balustrades. Beautiful green shutters. Built-in mailbox with bell. Brass house numbers on artistic woodcraft base. . Stained glass porch light, . Two-car heated garage. . Non-sagging garage doors. . American Ideal gas furnace and Pittsburgh automatic hot water heater. . Double laundry tubs. . Ball room with ‘‘Masonite” floor on concrete base. . Stone fireplace in ball room. . Maid's room or den. . Handsome staircase to ball room. Large reception hall. Specially designed artistic stairway. Orllixumenul wrought iron rail. . Very spacious living room. . Wood-burning fireplace. . Double windows in lving room. . Big, bright dining room. . Well arranged wall space. . French doors. . Finest hardwood floors. . Double walnut strips. . Colonial lighting fixtures. . De luxe kitchen, . . Kitchen cabinet. . Bullt-in electric clock. . Automatic refrigerator. . De luxe cabinet gas stove. . Insulated oven. . Big six-foot “Standard” sink with double drain boards. . “Armstrong’s” inlaid lino- leum cemented on felt. . Large screened and bricked in breakfast porch and serv- ice porch. . Rear door bell. . Telephone niche. Plenty of electric plugs in each room. Built-in radio aerial and ground ready to plug in. Three spacious bed rooms. Two Hollywood bath rooms. . Venetian mirrored medicine cabinet. Built-in glass mirrors in bath rooms. Large recessed tub. Shower with automatic mixing valve and power control. Colored “Faience” tiles. 54. Colored “Standard” fixtures throughout bath rooms. . Chromium ever-bright fit- concrete and . Two full - length mirror doors (one downstairs). . Electric lights in closets. . Cedar-lined closet. . Deep linen closet. . Large, . Unusual . Unusually airy screened and bricked-in sleeping porch. steel and brick construction. sturdy founda- tions, . Five-yr. guaranteed roof, . Slate mansards. . New design wallpapers. . Three coats of paint inside and outside, . Waxed floors throughout. . Metal corner beads. ‘ypress laths. econd floor ceilings insu- "lated with “Insulite.” . Bronze non-rusting screens and screen doors. . Metal weather stripping on doors and windows. . All outside openings rubber caulked. . Overlooking Rock Creek Park. . Best section of exclusive Mt Pleasant. . High, airy, cool elevation. . Ambassador, Tivoll and Savoy Theaters within few blocks. . Fine Eastern, Western and . 80. 81 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. o1. 93. 94. Southern exposures. Cars and busses and Ar- cade Market nearby. Three blocks from stores. Five churches nearby. Graded, junior and senior high schools near. Mt. Pleasant Library sev- eral blocks. Drug store three blocks, Last available ground in this section, Colored switch - plates throughout. Beautiful landscaped ter- races and abundant ever- greens. Garden backyards. ‘Washable window shades. Extra large windows, Land value: 5 blocks from 18th and Col. Rd., 3 blocks from 16th and Col., 4 blocks from 14th and Col. Materials and workman- ship uncenditionally guar- anteed. Seven rooms and den, 3 porches, 2 baths and two- car garage—at a price un- heard of before. Paved alley paid by builder. Reinforced concrete front porch. Timber used, 4"x10”, 8"x 10” and 6'x18”; steel used, 15” beams; fireproofed with concrete. . Coat closet first floor. . 3 entrances to Rock Creek Park within stone’s throw. . Your neighbors paid $15,000 to $20,000 to live here. ark Te%race Built by Shapiro Construction Corporation . 1420 K St. N.W, + National 8949,