Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1933, Page 17

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. C, he Fpenin o Star, Home-Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs 1933 MODEL HOME MOVE STIRS BUILDING CIRCLES| Silver Star Plans for Demonstrations Given Impetus by Formation of New Committee. Eligibility Outlined. WAVE of interest swept through the local building and real estate field during the past week, and prospective home owners became ardently enthusiastic as The Star announced the for- mation of a new Silver Star Model Homes Committee for 1933. As plans for the program of model home demonstration went rapidly forward, several builders applied to The Star for application forms, prepared by the committee of specialists in charge of the series. These forms contain an outline of requirements for eligibility for consideration. A number of builders have notified® The Star they are preparing to submit plans and specifications of homes now under construction, with the request that they be considered for a place in the Silver Star Homes program. In order to carry out the primary purpose of the program, which is to en- courage the building of better homes in the Washington metropolitan area and i Design Is Adapted | Especially for Sub- urban Setting. IMADE FOR FAMILY | OF MODERATE SIZE Story - and - half Cot:age Type Has Unusual Spaciousness. | HE house design chosen by-the Washington Chapter of _the | BUILDING PERMITS | T to foster home ownership among Wash- ingtonians, the committee has set up definite requirements as to design, plan, | landscape treatment, community ar- rangement and other vital elements, which constitute a minimum measure of t;xe worthiness of the houses span- sored. Builders’ Entries Quoted. Builders of homes in all parts of the District and in the metropolitan area of the National Capital in the nearby States are invited by The Star to sub- mit entries for the committee’s consid- eration. A high rating by the Archi- tects’ Advisory Council is necessary be- fore the committee considers houses submitted. At an organization meeting in the Raleigh Hotel Thursday. the committee, of which James S. Taylor, chief of the division of building and housing of the Department of Commerce is chairman, approved a gencral statement of the objectives of the program. Members of the committee who attenced the meeting included Dr. Louis Stanley, chief of the Bureau of Home Economics of the Department of Agriculture; Charles H. Tompkins, builder; John | Nolen, jr., city planner of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission; H. Clifford Bangs, president of the ‘Washington Real Estate Board; Gilbert Rodier, architect, and a representative of The Star. Characterizing the home as “the key- stone in the building of a truly great city, fostering - systematic saving, strengthening the character of its citi- zens and making for a deeper and more | g5 000, lasting “happiness for the family,” the | committee felt that all possible encour- agement should be given to the attain- ment of these objectives. ““We believe that steps looking toward promotion of homes built on more eco- nomically sound principles, more liv- able in plan, more beautiful in aspect and more harmonious in community surroundings will further the attain- ment of these objectives,” the commit- tee said. “These - are the objectives of the Silver Star Homes program, going for- 3 is year under au- spices of The Star. This newspaper has sponscred the building of model homes for the past eight years. These houses, offered to the public only af- ter a competent committee of experts checks all phases of their construction, have given dn impetus to better de- sign, better planning, more eccnomical | and more satisfactory homes in Wash- | ington and its metropolitan area. Continuance of Purpose. “The new program, now being pro- mulgated, will be a continuation of | §1,000 FOR WEEK |Large Number of Repairs, In- dicating Renovizing In- crease, Are on List. Building operations authorized in the District during the week ended Thurs- day last represented a total construc- tion value of more than $51,000, accord- ing to figures compiled at the office of Col. John Oehmann, District building inspector. They included a large number of re- pair permits, indicating increased ac- tivity along renovizing and renovating lines. The largest single building per- | mit_issued was for $15.000, granted to | A. S Lord for the construction of four | 2-story brick buildings in the 400 block of Longfellow street. Others issued | were: | A.S.Lord, 927 Fifteenth street, owner and builder; C. B. White, designer; o erect four 2-story brick dwellings, 417- 423 Longfellow street; to cost $15.000. 2-Story Brick Dwelling. Ethradge F. Rawl, 2727 Mills avenue northeast, owner; A. C. Tolson, de- signer: Tolson, Kemp & Nix, builders, 2314 Rhode Island .avenue northeast; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3709 Twenty-sixth street northeast; to coss Harry L. Benner, Mills Building, owner; H. S. Chandler, jr, designer; O. T. and W. A. Carr, Mills Building, | builders; to erect one 2-story brick | g:ggan!, 4854 Albemarle street; to cost | ,500. | ‘Wililam Tarrent, 1715 C street north- east, owner; George T. Santmyers, arch- | itect; J. J. Hensley, 1210 Kearney street northeast, builder; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6032 North Dakota ave- | nue; to cost $5,000. Joseph W. Strohman, 36 Quincy place northeast, owner and builder; George T. | Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2- story brick dwelling, 3419 ‘South Da- kota avenue northeast; to cost $5,000. Rebbecca Allen, owner; H. Beacon, designer; L. F. Robertson, 811 Marietta | place, build to erect one 2-story| frame dwelling, 1122 Forty-eignth street | northeast: to cost $3,000. v G. M. Lightfoot, 1375 Concord ave- | nue, owner; L. W. Giles, architect; Q. V. Seek, Silver Spring Md., builder; move frame dwelling from parcel 87/421 | to cost $1,000. | Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I | ness seldom found in the story-and-a- ers; to make repairs, 560 Twenty-fourth street northeast; to cost $100. to parcel 87/500, 1329 Concord avenue; | $: American Institute of Archi- tects for publication in The Star this week exemplifies the | simplicity and_quaintness of the Cape Cod style of Coloniai architecture. Designed by Donald S. Johnson, the | dwelling idea offered today is said to be particularly adapted for suburban property, lending itself more easily, in the opinion of the architect, to the in- | formality of the average home owner’s | small garden. Conceived especially for the family of moderate size and means, the house is compact in plan while at the same time containing a feeling of spacious- half cottage type of home. Includes Sun Porch. Opening off the center hall on one side is the living room, and on the opposite side the dining room is located. A small paneled den and lavatory is situated off a rear hall, affording pri- vacy to the den and giving access to the basement without going through the kitchen. Representing a pleasing asset is the sun porch, which should be placed to the southeast, the architect says. ‘The first story walls are constructed of stone, which is available at local quarries, while the roof is of variegated colored slate The second story calls for use of wood on the exterior. To_ further carry out the charm of the Cape Cod style, two old candle car- riage lamps may be placed on either side of the front entrance. The whole design, Mr. Johnson says, may be car- ried out in either frame construction or whitewashed brick and still main- tain the characteristics of the style. Can Be Built for $8,500. Frame construction might be consid- ered more traditional than the other types. Green blinds and white back- ground would create interesting :spots of color for the exterior. > Placed on a 60-foot_lot, with the driveway to the garage either coming from the front or rear, the garden would be best placed to the rear of the sun porch. The rear of the garage thus would form a wall along the side | and divide.the service portion of the house from'the garden side. ‘The house may be constructed in the Washington area under present build- ing conditions for between $8,500 and $11,000 in the opinion of the architect. H. L. Rust Co. 5468 Thirty-first street, ownegs: John D. Cobb, 3901 Connecticut avenue, builder; to make repairs, 5468 Thirty-first street; to cost $100. Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church. 209 D street southwest, owners: Union Improvement Co., builders; to make re- pairs, 209 D street southwest; to cost Auna M. Holbert, owner; Joseph R.| Wilkinson, 3328 N street, builder; to | Cance Sod Dened o 1@ e eniae Simplicity Marks Cape Cod Style of Home Mo stee 5o Room . Diide Doom Zonige FiusY Froon - DL - - 15w 6 Bexiger J tconp fLoon DiAd - Architect’s sketch and plans of a small Colonial dwelling exemplifying the Cape Cod cottage influence, selected by the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects as the sixth in a series of home designs to be published | in this newspaper. Donald S. Johnson is the architect. Robert D. Kohn and John J. Early Address Local Chapter at Dinner. Robert D. Kohn of New York, past president of the American Institute of Architects, and John J. Early, sculptor, were guests of the local chapter of the institute at a dinner meeting in the Tally-Ho Tavern, 810 Seventeenth street, Thursday. Mr. Kohn discussed legislation now pending in Congress to_ liberalize the requirements of the Finance Corporation in order to per- mit loans to be made to towns and counties which do not have housing commissions. An illustrated talk on colorings and designs for the interior of the new De- |ARCHITECT INSTITUTEi‘ HEARS TWO SPEAKERS| Reconstruction | this purpose. Only those dwellings |Street, owners; to erect retaining wali, Make repairs, 1336 Longfellow street; | partment of Justice Building was made | ‘which have passed the stringent re- | quirements of the committee will be | sponsored. These requirements have | been framed not with the idea of add. ing to the cost of either the small| or large homes, but with the purpose | 2015 and 2017 I street; to cost $600. Estate of Leo Simmons, owners; Berkeley L. Simmons, 1108 Sixteenth California street; to cost $800. | Mrs. Charles M. Rosenthal, 3124 of encouraging the building of homes well balanced in all vital points. “In_order to be approved by this committee, including Government ex- | perts, architects, city planners, land- | $ scape authorities and builders, a house | must have received a high rating by | the Architects’ Advisory Council, and | must have been ‘inspected by the | committee not ouly after completion, but during construction. | “A Silver Star home thus is con- ceived as one that is approved by the | committee as outstanding in design, | plan, construction, landscaping and community setting. | “It is hoped that there will be at Jeast one home worthy of the Silver Star award each month in the metro- politan area of the National Capital, and opened for a period of public demonstration. “This program is contemplated en- | tirely in the interest of better de- | signing, better planning and better construction of homes. The committee makes its selections solely on the basis of the merit of the homes. Builders who invest funds in the construction of houses entered in the competition are under absolutely no cbligation ex- cept that to make a Silver Star home :\mlable for public inspection for 30 ays.” | pire Construction Co., 4410 Fourteenth Nineteenth street, owner; J. A. Melby, designer; M. Statnekoo, 1029 Park road, | builder; to erect one 2-story brick ad- d!sl‘;gn 3124 Nineteenth street; to cost George's Radio Shop, 816 F street, | owner and builder; R. C. Archer, | architect: to make repairs, 816 F street; | to cost $700. | Comdr. Robert Baker, 2911 Olive street, owner and builder; C. West, de- | signer; to erect one 2-story brick ad- | dition, 2911 Olive street; to cost $800. T. A twell, 1628 L street, owner and builder; to make ‘repairs, 60 and 62 H street: to cost $400. J. A. Cook, 1517 T street southeast, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 1-story brick additian, 1517 T street southeast; to cost $400. J. W. Logan, 817 Third street south- east, owner; L. W. Giles, architect; Em- street, builders; to erect one 2-story | brick ‘addition, 817 Third street south- east; to cost $500. Mrs. A. H. Jenkins, 1729 B street southeast, owner; Uriah Lawson, build- er; to inclose porch. 1729 B street southeast: to cost $300. Frank W. Alexander, 910 Rittenhouse | street, owner; Allied Asphalt Products | | Corporation, 912 New York avenue, | builders; to reshingle, 910 Rittenhouse street: to cost $200. | 3. B. Murphy, 3822 Tenth street, BUILDING PICKS UP South A!ric:n—!'in;;cial Houses Are Advancing Funds. Construction interests in South Africa expect an early resumption of building. Bankers there are willing to finance new operations and Teports state that building societies, which are similar to our building and savings Jeagues, are advancing money to builders on good securities, provided that the funds are for the purpose of producing space. Financial stringenc: has passed there, it was said, due to the return of money from overseas. Building inter- ests predict that it will be only a few months when builders in South African cities and towns will be active again. Many buildings of various types are needed. gfamex nf Comarrow in FOXALL @ Double fronts, six and eight rooms, with one, two and three baths . . . double screened porches .. . open fireplace . . . electric refrigeration . . . gas heat . . . insulation garage . . . out- standing value at $11,350 to $14,950, with montbly pay- ments less than rental value. Visit our Budget-Balancing Home at 4410 Volta Place, three chort blocks south of Reservoir Road. Open 9:30 A. M. to 9:30 P. M. WAVERLY.TAYLOR ¢, 1822 K STREET NAT'L 1040 owner; E. Mortenson, Landover, Md., | | puilder; to erect metal garage, 3822 | Tenth street; to cost $100. Doubleday-Hill Co., owners; C. W.| Gosnell, builder; to make repairs, 921 Twelfth street: to cost $150. | ‘William A. Taylor, 560 Twenty-fourth | street northeast, owner: Marcus Hallett, | |architect; Continental Improvement | Co., 444 Rhode Island avenue, build: Choice Chevy Chase Homes 2941 ! Northampton St. Det., all brick, 7 rooms, 2 baths, sun parior, finished attic, gas heat, elec. refrig., brick gar. high elevation, deep lot, shade trees. Very artistic home. Completely furnished. 6413 Western Ave. The most spacious new house in Chevy Chase, D. C. Center hall, colonial brick, 4 real bed rooms, 2 baths, large attic. Natural wood finish. Lot 60 by 150 ft. 2-car brick garage. 6233 31st Street (Two blocks East of Utah Ave) An all brick, new hcme, 6 rooms, 2 baths, slate roof, attic, large rear yard, garage. Price only $9,500 All the above homes open today and all day Sunday. Realty Associates, Inc. REALTORS 1506 K St. NAt. 1438 to cost $110. | C. A. Barker, 3333 M street, owner | Dr. Akesse, 631 M street, owner; Lloyd Perduc, 826 Fourth street, build- er: to stucco frame dwelling, 631 M| street: to cost $250. Galo S. and Mabel Stroup, 4928 Fourth street, owners, builders and de- signers; to make repairs, 4928 Fourth | street; to cost $250. | Estate of Franklin Steele, jr.. J. A.| Cook, Bond Building, builder: to make repairs, 6 Eighteenth street; to cost $134 | William Tarrent, 1715 C street north- east, owner; George T. Santmyers, | architect; J. J. Hensley, 1210 Kearn | street northeast, builder; to erect brick garage. 6032 North Dakota avenue; to cost $300. American Security & Trust Co., trustees; C. W. Gosnell, designer; to make repairs, rear 2118 Pennsylvania avenue; to cost $200. Four Bed Rooms Studio and lavatory on first floor, modern sunlight kitch- en, nine spacious closets, master bed room with private lavatory. 1341 Shepherd St. Northeast Recreation Room—Garage Electric Refrigeration Semi-Detached All Brick Most Unusual Price and Terms Chas. M. Wallingsford Builder & Owner 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W. by Mr. Early. The chapter adopted a resolution pro- | |and builder: to make repairs, 3333 M |yiding that the work of architects who treet, builder; to make repairs, 2230 |street; to cost $300. | are not members of the institute be considere¢ for publication in The Star in the series of house designs presented each week in the Real Estate Section. All plans and designs submitted must be passed upon by the Committee of Judges, however, Vise Aids Tubing Cuts. A new, light sawing vise for thin-wall copper and brass tubing insures square- end cuts through & built-In hack saw guide. A HOME IN Wesley Heights FOR ONLY $12,500 —is all that is necessary to tel! those who know the “Gar= den Spot of Washington.” To those uninitiated in the charm of this close-in suburban beauty spot, we ask vou to visit the property. At this price, an inspection should make a buyer. 3020 45th St. N.W. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY DAILY, 2 TO 6 W. C. & A. N. Miller Realtors “New Deal” HOME ® GREATLY e REDUCED * A Value You Can Not Afford to Overlook! 915 Quincy St. N.W. | 8-Room Brick | Home —1In New - House il Condition 8 well proportioned rooms and bath. Modern throughout. Elec- tric refrigeration. Garage. Paved street. Open All Day Today and Week Days 6 to 9 P.M. Wm. M. Throckmorton 208 Investment Bldg. Dist. 6092 1741 UPSHUR STREET N.W. $13,950 s truly a DEAL in . al kitehens, in elul floor 1a breakfast nook, library, van- ity, shower doors, shady street, weath- erstripped and calked, recessed radiation, alumi- num screens, cop- per downspouts and utters, N VALUE brick, bar first tory, Open 10 AM. to 10 P.M. Drive out 16th St. to Upshur, Lert to House. , INCORPORATED 1508 K St. N.W, NA. 4886 DONOHOE HEADS REALTY CONVENTION COMMITTEE Former President of Washington Board to Lead Invasion of Chi- _ cago June 14, 15, 16, 17. Clarence F. Donchoe, former presi- dent of the Washington Real Estate Board, was named this week as chair- man of the local board’s Chicago Con- vention Committee, it was announced by H. Clifford Bangs, president. The convention' will be held June 14, 15, 16 and 17. ‘The current issue of the Washington Realtor, which contained this announce- ment, has also a review of legislation affecting the interests of property own- ers and real estate operators in the District. $5,250 New Bungalow 4705 Rosedale Ave. BETHESDA, MD. Don't miss this. . A lovely 5-room bungalow, 2 largé bedrooms, tile wer, 2 porches. huge attic, ciete cellar. hot water he ec- tricity, gas. hardwood floors. fire- piace, pantry. extra toilet, laundry tubs, model Kitchen. A “rnew deal” for " anyone seeking a thoroughly modern, up-to-date home &t today’s price. 'Easy terms. Act quickly. OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY Reached via Rockville Pike, about siz blocks north of the Bank of Bethesda. Nat. Lansing Valk Invest. 8383 Realtor Bldg. BUY OR TO REACH, drive, out Connecticut Ave. to Thornapple St., turn left 2 blocks to Beachwood Drive gnd left again to houses. * * * * * > * 200 WEST THORNAPPLE ST. WISC. 4255 MODEL HOME 4424 14th St. NE. Out North Capitol St., right on Michigan Avenue, left on 14th Street Open Daily . A New Home—$5,150 Just Completed Attractive Cape Cod bungalow, 5 rooms with large closets and attic, beautifully - equipped kitchen—elec- tric refrigeration. Tile bath, H.-W. H., elec., gas. Lot 50x115, detached garage. Near stores, schools, churches and bus. 15 minutes to F St. N.W. Over Memo- rial Bridge. turn left, straight on te Brodie &wColbert,- Inc. Na. 8875 Alex. 2184 ‘ Let Your HOME Be Your BANK 4108 4th St.N.W. Open Sunday If you could make a better purchase or a safer investment in a home in Washington City than the home we are offering here to sell—we certainly would like to be shown that property. 1t is priced without thought of its actual value but rather at a price that will cause immedi- ate_sale, Detached—Six Rooms Bath—Garage A ML Reconditioned Throughout BUILD BEECHWOOD 4 Bedroom Brick Homes . Built to Order for as Low as $12,900 MODEL HOME 6307 HILLCREST PLACE G. F. Mikkelson & Son CHEVY CHASE, MD. RES., WISC. 2323 NEW BRICK HOMES Built by C. H. Small Michigan Manor ALL THE LATEST FEATURES SPRING BUILDING SPURT - BRINGS STUDY OF REALTY Supply and Demand Elements Chiefly Pertaining to Residence Property, Says National Association. ITH stimulus added to real estate activity by the arrival oft warmer weather, au%menwd by a spurt in inquiries for properties since the banking holiday, a re-examination is going on in many quarters as to the elements which real estate supply and demand, the National Association of Real Estate Boards points out. First in importance from the public’s standpoint, the associa- tion says, is the relation of supply and potential demand for residence | property. Recent house surveys made in a number of cities under the auspices of real estate boards is indicating the degree to which existing residence properties have been absorbed. Summarizing the findings of such @ detailed surveys made recently by real estate groups in St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., San Diego, Calif., Camden County, N. J., Muncie, Ind., Ann Arbor, Mich., Des Moines, Iowa, and Westches- ter County, N. the association re- ported that single fal residences showed the greatest degree of occ construction’ this year as there were too few to be of any importance.” The | Kansas City survey, which did not tab- ulate new construction, found 620 of | the city's existing housing units un= tenantable. More than half these were single family houses. Des Moines found | 166 homes untenantable. The city re- paney. 2 | ports 20 new houses complete, and as Some surveys, the association says,|yet, never occupied, as against 39 the easure the extent of emergency | previous year. It had 29 new homes “doubling-up” of families in units in- |under construction as against 71 the tended for single family residence. Un- | previous year. Ann Arbor listed one doubling would mean & substantial in- crease in housing demand. Postpone- | ment of marriage because of depression conditions is a social factor not meas- ured in the present surveys, but never- theless affecting the accumulating de- mand for housing, the association com- ments. The surveys throw some interesting | side lights on the dearth of any con- struction for the past three years, an important element of the present situ- ation in respect to dammed up de- mand. (The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that dur- ing February, 1933, a total of 1,742 family-dwelling units were provided in new building.) | Structures so far out of repair as to| be untenantable, were put under count | in a number of surveys. | St. Louls, in its survey, candidly ad- | mits: “We have eliminated ‘units under e —! | THE SEASON’S GREAT- | EST OFFERING | CHEVY CHASE, M 116 Summ:rfield Road $15,800 A New Detached white coated Brick Colonial of un- deniable charm. Cornmer lot fronting 95 it. (including park- ing). Several blocks east of Cheyy Chase Circle, overlook- ing Western Ave. 4 bed rooms, 2 baths, club room, 2-car built- in garage. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY DAILY 2 TO 6 BOSS & PHELPS dwelling under the head of new houses, complete but never occupied and six under construction. San Diego reports 235 single-family houses erected in 1932, less than half the ' number erected in 1931. The Bronxville chapter of the Westchester County, N. Y., board reports of its sur- vey: “The most startling fact revealed is that we have only 35 new houses which are unoccupied and which are offered for sale for the Spring market. Never in the history of this territory has there been such.a limited number available in this classification $3,000 by INSPECTING TODAY 1013 Quebec St. N.W. rear en- closed porches, ity sleeping ms. _Built-in garage. perfect condi- . New kitchen equipment through- ." New electric refrigeration. New de luxe bath. An_ inspection will convince you it is the best buy in Washington. Drive out 13th Street to Quebec and east O Phinkiod It Nearly $10,000 be- low original cost 1616 Webster St. NW. e d large double in reality four a Every modern conyenience, and vards oil burner, Biggest bargain_eve ity. All trades given im- mediate consideration. METZLER, Realtor 1106 Vermont Ave. N.W. District 8600 Sunday and Night—ADams 0620 2358 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.W. 12 Rooms, 4 Baths, 2-Car Garage Suitable for Legation, Government Official, Fraternity or Doctor NEWLY DECORATED 8 The Location Is Ideal and the Price Is Right WILL CONSIDER CLEAR, VACANT OR IMPROVED PROPERTY Open Daily Inspect Today SEE YOUR BROKER J. S. GRUVER, Owner Of Rock Creek P End of At Northern Thi BEAUTY AND ark Estates h Drive the Pa INST A BACKGROUND OF TRADITION, ‘matching the n beauty of Rock Creek Pa , Which syl surrounds it. this quaint community is dedi: cated entirely to the reproduction of Histori cal Colonial Homes and others true in char- acter to the Period of the THE COLONIAL VILLAGE, INC. W, Ge. 1817 Plymouth St. N. 4609 Langdrum Lane Thirteen Colonies. 4904 (Chevy Chase, Md.) Price Greatly Reduced This is your opportunity to unusual circumstances. 5 bed buy ry value, due to 2 baths on second third floor. 2-car garage. DIRECTIONS: Drive out Wisconsin_ Ave. to Langdrum’ Lane (Opp. CJ ase Golf Course), turn left one-half square. Thos. L. 1427 Eye St Dist. 2637 Peyton