Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1933, Page 13

HUNDREDS OF VISITORS SEE SILVER STAR Crowds at New Dwelling in Northgate Reflect Renewed Interest of Public in Residence { Northgate. Hundreds of Washingtonians have admired the simple Colonial lines and picturesque charm of this new home since it was opened last Sunday for a month of public display, under the sponsorship | of The Star. The attention which prospective homes —————————————— owners and others in the greater metro- politan area of the Capital have directed to this new home bears out reports of tendency prevalent throughout the :mmtry toward home-mindedness. | Demand Anticipated. | It is pointed out by the Nation's real | ate leaders that the era of depres- jon, causing a halt to normal housing ‘onstruction, has placed the country 500,000 homes short of its needs, and with doubled-up families now undou- | ling, vacancies are greatly decreasing.| is confidently predicted that there | be a widespread demand for homes ithin the near future, as this trend fontinues. For the family interested in viewing | $he home of high standard, selected for blic display because of its superiority all departments of construction, planning, designing and equipment, the | sxh'er Star model home Northgate ‘ers an_exceptional opportunity. Durability of materials, sincerity of chitectural style, and high standard community plan are factors of para- t importance in the selection of | home. Too often, too much is said sbout home ownership and not enough toncerning the inadvisability of the purchase of homes, built of unreliable | poaterials or built along poor or un- Ppleasing architectural lines. Architecture Is Authentic. In the Locust road home is to be| found a style of architecture which is| without question, authentic, having been reproduced from Colonial examples in Southern Virginia, including the well known Peyton Randolph house and the Judge Lindsley house near Williams- urg. blrtg was this adherence to architec- tural motif, coupled with other out- standing qualifications which won for this home the Silver Star award for merit in building. The Star’s commit- tee of experts in the flelds of home planning and construction, headed by James S. Taylor, chief of the Division of Housing, Department of Commerce, examined the home and accepted it for a place in this newspaper's 1933 model homes program. Paul T. Stone, Inc., are the builders the house, which was designed by Newton Deihl, Virginia architect. is being presented by J. Wesley 1anan, Inc., realtors. ctangular in shape, the home lends itself admirably to economical planning, dividing into separate rooms with the minimum of waste or unusable space. Its floor plans were arranged after careful study and should appeal to the average American family. Center-Hall Plan. The exterior is low-eaved, illustrating | in pleasing manner how a low and in- viting effect can be created by carrying the roof down to the porch eaves.| The hospitable feeling is enhanced by the use of handmade red brick on the exterior and white-painted pillars sup- porting the porch roof. ‘The first floor is of center-hall plan, with s living room of attractive Colo- nial design extending back the depth of the house. Like the broad hallwi J the woodwork in '.hh{room has u:md fvory finish, giving forth an antique A E side of the lving either side by windows. north end of the room consists of bookshelves, with a central window, before which is placed s window seat with hinged top. Both the lh{]i;‘ mom‘ ‘lend t.h:hd‘\nuut which opposite, on_the wes! p th house, are entered through de archways, finished in finely olded woodwork. Both rooms display y features which were copied from Lindsley and Randolph homes. Back of the dining room is located kitchen, which may be entered from the lower hall. Care in the o spmens is o1 modern jpmen! and conveniences have been pro- with an eye to saving steps for ‘housewife. bed room, which occupy the west of the house and the two aux- bed rooms and bath on the other A’ recreation room fashioned after st¥le of old-fashioned “tap rooms” the Oolonial era is provided in the New Brick Home 3664 Park Place N.W. Corner Quebec St. and Park Place (Opposite Soldiers’ Home) Corner property. Southern ex- posure. New condition. ssooo Cash and Monthly Payments. Owner has also 16-room town property for sale. Open for Inspection by Appointment Phone: ADams 2750 3349 Tennyson St. (Chevy Chase, D. C.) *13,750 An artistic home, in & beautiful wooded setting. An all-brick home of 8 rooms, 2 baths, sun parlor 20 ft. long, master bed room, about 30 ft. long. Oil burner, garage. A beautiful wooded street of dignified homes. The above price represents a tremen- dous sacrifice present owner, (To reach, drive out Conn. Ave. to Circle, turn on_Western BY VINCENT TUTCHING. HAT there is an awakening interest everywhere on the part of the public for homes, and the things that go into homes, has been demonstrated during the last week by the flow of visitors to the latest Silver Star exhibit dwelling at 1343 Locust road, MODEL HOME Building. NCREASED DENAND FOR HOM SEEN Costs of Sewers, Paving and Other Improvements, How- ever, Held Too High. With “an awakening” of the market | in new housing, builders are faced with the problem of meeting & demand for lower priced homes in the face of pro- hibitive expenses in the form of mu- nicipal requirements, in the opinion of Lewis T. Breuninger, president of L. E. Breuninger & Sons, realtors. In a resume of the home development outlook today, Mr. Breuninger points out that the District government and the building interests are in complete accord on the need for providing sound housing values at a cost within the means of salaried people of the so- called “middle bracket” class. “The problem facing the builder to- day, however,” says Mr. Breuninger, “is how to develop real home values, at any further reduction of cost, on ordinary lots which represent financial commit- ments from $1,000 to $4,000 to the de- veloper before he even drives a pick into the ground. Costs Now Too High. “The logical course for the govern- ment would seem to be full co-operation | with the builder in his efforts, this tak- ing the form of action to keep down | the cost of the necessary facilities such as sewer, water, sidewalk and roadway improvements, all of which are now almost prohibitive. “The failure of District authorities ta attempt any relief along these lines is, of course, laid to the pressing need of the city for more revenue, but this method of collection would appear of questionable wisdom. “The inherent appeal of home.own- ership runs too deep to be easily stifled, but unless we can soon look forward toward a combination of governmental | cost reductions and new tax sources so that real estate in all its forms can be | relieved of parts of its almost insup- portable burden, the desire to own prop- | erty may in time be killed. “In Washington the per capita tax increased from $12.80 to $72 in the last | 30 years. In this same period the per | he Foening Sfar, - Home-Owning and Building Section for Washington and Suburbs OW. View of a portion of the living room of the Silver Star model home at 1343 Locust road, Northgate, which enters its second week of public under sponsorship of this newspaper tomorr —Stas SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1933. Living Room of Model Home Illustrates Its Colonial Charm OLD IVORY FINISH PREVAILS THROUGHOUT THIS PORTION OF HOUSE, GIVING PLEASING EFFECT. lay r Mdé;fi)to. USE OF PUBLIC LANDS OUTLINED IN REPORT Co-ordinating Federal and State Committees Make Joint Survey. Types of land the public should eventually acquire, why acquisition is | needful, and the uses which such pub- licly owned lands would serve are out- lined in a report just issued by the National Land Use Planning Committee and the National Advisory and Legisla- tive Committee on Land Use, co- ordinating committees of Federal and State agencies concerned with land (Continued on Second Page.) | basement. On this floor also is located | a laundry, furnace room and two-car | garage, with overhead doors having | virtual finger-tip control. | Furnished throughout for the dis- | play period by Hutchinson's, Inc., the | possibilities of the home have been well | 1llustrated by the interior treatment in this regard. Draperies and shades were provided by the Shade Factory, while landscaping, materially enhanced | by two large trees in front of the house, was done by the Cornell Nursery. - Thiomadé} %fl ;;:cesslble( rr?m lowntown Was n by way of Six- teenth street north to Lbcust road, which is one block above Kalmia road, thence east on Locust road to the | house, which is on the north side of | the street between Thirteenth and | Fourteenth streets. New Stone Home Wesley Heights $29,500 2919 43d St. N.W. Bet. Garfield and Hawthorne Sts. @ In this beautiful wooded sec- tion of Wesley Heights we offer a large Colonial stone home of center hall type. There are eight rooms, two baths, library and lavatory on 1st floor, open fireplace, electrical refrigeration, attic, servants’ quarters and bath, two-car garage. ® A wonderfully well built home with many special features. Open All Day Sunday Phillips & Canby, Inc. Exclusively NA. 4600 Investment Bldg. REDUCED ! 11! NOW $12.950 34 East Woodbine St. Ghevy GhiassiM . New STONE and BRICK Colonial, just off Conn. Ave. 6 large rooms, 2 tile 'baths, S e s ik fast nook. House and side porch fully screened. Celo- texed attic. Lot 50x200 ft. OPEN FOR INSPECTION To reach—Out Conn. Ave. problems. The publication, “The Problems of ‘Submarginal’ _Areas Adjustments, with Particular Reference $8.950 FOR A DETACHED HOME IN SAUL'S ADDITION WHERE SAME TYPES OF HOME HAVE FORMERLY SOLD FOR AS HIGH AS §14,500. o 5110 13th St. N.W. The price has been sharply reduced to meet present conditions and effect a quick sale. A charming home on retty lot and paved street, with 4 rooms (one on 1st floor with additional lavatory). fine condition. Vacant lay: see it at once, 14th St. car line. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY BOSS & PHELPS Modern and in Do not de- Block east of n « « . Built Right The Talk of 1933 WARNING! Almost Entire Group Has Been Sold! Exhibit Home 5406 Kansas Ave. || On a Beautiful Boulevard With Two Baths, Dinette, Recreation Room and the Large Dunigan Kitchen - TERMS LIKE REN and Desirable | to Public Acquisition of Land,” brings up to date the work and recommenda- tions of the committees on the subject of land acquisition. It outlines broad principles upon which the Nation might proceed in gradually shaping a policy on public land use. The report also undertakes to de- fine submarginal land; to outline gen- eral principles governing land classi- fication, both physical and economic; to list the major problems in submarginal agricultural areas; to discuss the types of adjustment which apparently are re- quired in submarginal areas; and to assign the division of responsibility of Federal and State governments in land the first consistent classification of the various major uses of land now pub- acquisition and | licly owned, with reccommended desig- nations for each. The report through- out attempts to lay down general prin- ciples rather than details. ‘The report calls for economic classi- fications and programs for partiular areas—for land-use planning. It stresses, however, that such planning must necessarily be subject to changs with plan cannot do for all time. 781 DEEDS RECORDED {at the office of the Recorder of Deeds 4626 47th ST. N.W. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK NEW COLONIAL ALL BRICK TWO BATHS TWO FIREPLACES CLUB ROOM FINISHED 3d FLOOR ROOM $9,500 OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY BOSS & PHELPS Realtors Detached Bungalow in This Fine Neighborhood 338 Quackenbos St.N.W. Open Sunday ‘This beautiful home is situated on & large lot and contains seven rooms, bath, awnings and garage. We of- fer this home at a very attractive price. A visit here Sunday will be worth your while. We will sell on terms. L Bresningers Soms Investment Bldg. NAt. 2040 .. 3808 Eastern Ave. N.E—~WOODRIDGE, D. C. On & wide avenue. living room. dining room, kitchen and k ath. and lishied after- and evenings— ‘0 reach go out Rhode Island_Ave. to Eastern Ave. (D. C. Line) turn left on Eastern 1% blocks. GO Open noons ; then Ave. entirely detached on nice porch, a big lot. it has six bright rooms— three nice bed rooms. full cellar, tiled Prigidaire. SS REALTY CO. J. S. Eaton, Sales Dept. 1405 Eye St. N.W. Na. 1353 If You Have Failed To See These NEW Detached Homes in West Chevy Chase, You Have MISSED The Biggest Buys For The Least Mone}: in the City. 4403 Ga (Attractively A DETACHED rrison St. Furnished) changing _conditions—that one | A total of 781 deeds were recorded | acquisition and sdministration. The re. {1t month, according to computations | port also contains what is said to be:| BRICK HOME IS OFFERED FOR ONLY $7,950 MONTHLY PAYMENTS AS LOW AS $567.50 PER MO. OTHER HOMES IN GROUP $7,550 to $9,750 Built by Capital Housing Corporation Here are homes, built to meet the demands of a modest income, giving in matters of design, construction, plan and equipment more for your dollar than ever before offered in the city of Washington., Y ou will be surprised at the roominess, the charm and the livability of these attractive by the Washington Real Estate Board. In-addition, 568 deeds of trust, securing $2,334,478, were recorded. ‘There were 112 foreclosures of real estate during April. Sale By Owner No Agents 2904 Ordway St. N.W. Detached - home, just west of Conn, Ave. Seven rooms, all im- provements, elec. refrig., 2-car garage. Completely redecorated. Vacant. Beautiful lot 56x125 feet. Shade trees. Priced under $10,000. OPEN SUNDAY New Detached Brick 6621 Piney Branch Road N.W. (Bet. Van Buren & Whittier Sts.) $7,950 ‘Think of an all-brick home with slate roof, copper gutters, reareation room, porches, large lot with garage, attic, electrical refrigeration, six main rooms and bath—all for the price of a row house! The location is excellent—all conveniences close by—this is the best value we know of. Open All Day Sunday Phillips & Canby, Inc. Exclusively NA. 4600 Investment Bldg. Diang Room. Bo'su-0" in the Southeast section of the involve $725,000,000 of the capital DEMAND FOR LUMBER REACHES NEW PEAK Orders for Week Ended May 13 Surpass All Similar Periods in 1932 and 1933. The high record of the previous week in lumber orders was exceeded during the week ended May 13, 1933, when new business reached a total of 224,111,000 feet, the heaviest volume this year or last. Lumber production also, was the highest of any week of 1932 or 1933, and lumber shipments were the heaviest of any week except one, that ended October 1, according to telegraphic re- ports to the National Lumber Manufac- turers’ Association here from regional associations covering the operations of 653 leading hardwood and softwood mills. Total production was 134,003,000 feet and shipments, 167,265,000 feet. Orders as reported by West Coast mills were the heaviest this year or last; by Southern pine mills, heaviest except for one week last September; by hardwood mills, heaviest except for the preceding week. Compared with corresponding week of 1932, production was 4 per cent greater, shipments 9 per cent greater and orders 56 per cent above. For the 19 weeks of 1933 to date, orders were only 4 per cent less than for similar period of 1932; production was 10 per cent lighter. *Washingtén are_Quinter, 'D. C. BUILDING AND LOAN MEN ATTEND CONVENTION ISoulheaslern Group Conference Opens Sessions Today at Winston-Salem—New Laws to Be Explained. Between 300 and 400 managers of building and loan associations country were meeting today in Winston-Salem, N. C, as the convention of the Southeastern Group Conference, United States Building and Loan League, got under way. William S. Quinter of this city, president of the conference, led a delegation representing the District of Columbia. The local repre- sentatives are being joined by building and loan men whose activities in this section of the country. Those attending this convention from Carl Berg- mann, Chapin Bauman, Horace Rus- sell, C. Clinton James, Edward C. Balta and Hammond Welsh Chief attention today centered on two pieces of Federal legislation which put an altered complexion on the home mortgage business in this section an¢ all over the Nation. These are the | Federal Home Loan Bank act, which | became law last July, and the home | owners’ loan bill, now in Congress with | the backing of President Roosevelt. | Delegates from this city expect to find |out at this conference just what pro- | cedure is to be followed in obtaining |an even flow of mortgage money into ythe local home financing institutions through the medium of the Federal | banks and also what course to pursue | with regard to the new program for | mortgagors. | _Such nationally known figures as Willlam F. Stevenson, chairman of the | Pederal Home Loan Bank Board at | Washington; Morton Bodfish of Chi- cago, executive manager of the United States Building and Loan League, and | Philip Lieber of Shreveport, La., vice | president of the national league, were to | give the chief addresses on these sub- Jects. Explanation of Bill. Officials of the regional Home Loan Bank located at Winston-Salem, and ,Horace Russell of Atlanta, general counsel for the Federal Board, were scheduled to speak on the home loan bank system in addition to Mr. Steven- son. Mr. Bodfish was to explain the pend- ing home owners’ loan bill, pointing out the degree of relief which may be expected of it and calling attention to the money saver’s angle in relation to the new deal for home borrowers. VALUE... IN FOXALL Wher: you think of value, you should think of not only fiest cost but of up-keep and resale, if it should ever be necessary. FOXALL excells in the following essentials, which assure you of lasting value and permanent desir- ability: CONVENIENCE—But 10 minutes by motor from the White House , , , convenient bus line and street cars. ENVIRONMENT—Permanently protected by parks estates, and restrictions , . , unusually desirable neighbors. PLANNING—Architecture arrangement of from 6 “Commended” . + . excellent rooms and 1 bath to 8 rooms and 3 baths, maid’s room and garage. EQUIPMENT—As modern as tomorrow, with gas heat, electric refrigerator, console gas range, copper screens, etc. TERMS—Made to fit your budget. ACT NOW—YVisit our Model Home and convince your- self . . . drive out Que Street and Reservoir Road, make left turn at 44th Street, three short blocks south to 4410 Volta Place. g WAVERLY TAYLOR = 1522 K Street National 1040 7103 Chatham Rd. Chevy Chase, Md. Visit this distinctive new home with many worth-while features. Stone and brick; slate roof, cop- per gutters, two baths, first-floor lavatory. FEATURING A MODERN ELECTRIC’ KITCHEN With Electric Range Electric Refrigerator Ventilating Fan and Clock Consistent with the previous experience of Meadowbrook, Inc., the high quality and distinctive design of this home have already secured a buyer. See this home . . convince yourself that our organization is the logical one to select as the builders of a similar home or one built to your own specifications, at lowest possible prices. NOW COMPLETED AND OPEN DAILY 43~ ebout § sexares to Temnyeon Open Today and All Day Sunday Realty Associates, Inc. Realtors. 1506 K St. NAt 1438 HOW TO GET THERE Drive out Commecticut Avewse to Aspen St. (ome block morth of Leland St.), turs wesi, left, 1% blocks to houses. Make it a point to visit them today. Drive out Connecticut or Wisconsin Aves. to Fessenden St, west to 44th St., north to Garrison St. A high, healthy and con- venient location. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY—DAILY 2 TO 9 P.M. BOSS & PHELPS 8 D. J. Dunigan, Inc. «‘ Tower Building NAtional 1265 A Restricted Community Wisconsin 4299 C. Bushman Smith Wis. 3539