Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1935, Page 18

REA GAINS CONTINUE IN SMALL HOMES 36 One-Family Dwellings in List of Permits of Last Week. (Continued From First Pag H. G. Smithy Co., 811 Fifteenth street, for construction of three 2-story brick houses in the 2800 block vt Cortland place at a cort of 24,000 Important Permits. The more important permits of the week are as follows: Washington Builders, Inc., Tower Building, owners and builders; Harry Sternfield, architect; to erect 12 two- story brick and stone dwellings, 6101 to 6123 Fourteenth street; to cost $4.500 each. | C. H. Small, 930 New York avenue, owner and builder; to erect six 2- story brick flats, 1648-68 Trinidad avenue; to cost $45,000. Penn Realty Corp., 474 K street, owner and builder; Julius Wenig, architect; to erect four 2-story brick flats, 1104-1106 Holbrook street north- | east, and 1107-1109 Staples street northeast; to cost $30,000. H. G. Smithy Co. 811 Fifteenth street, owner and builder; E. B. Corning, architect; to erect three 2- story brick dwellings, 2932, 36 and 40 Cortland place; to cost $24,000. C. R. Matheny, 6147 Thirty-first street, owner and builder; Evan J. Conner, designer; to erect two 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 6432 and 6428 Barnaby street; to cost $7,500 each. Charles Sturbitts, 3900 McKinley street, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 2901 and 2905 Rit- tenhouse street; to cost $7.000 each.| Harry Gorin, 618 Princeton place, owner and builder; J. G. Herbert, architect; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 6426 and 30 Sixth m‘eev.:’ to cost $12,000. A. Luchs and A. Wulf, 4901 1llinois avenue, owners and builders; F. G. Wilcox, designer; to erect twu 2-story brick dwellings, 5806 and 5808 Fourth street; to cost $12,000. La Salle Park Corp., 1520 K street, owner and builder; E. D. Schrefer, architect; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 1832 and 1836 Varnum street northeast; to cost $11.000. Waple & James, 1226 Fourteenth street, owners and builders; F. G Wilcox, designer; to erect one 2la- story brick dwelling. 5731 Kansas avenue; to cost $10,000. Harris Shapero, 1447 Girard street, owner and builder; F. G. Wilcox, de- signer: to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3900 Macomb street; to cost $9.000. Lester D. Flaherty, 4212 Third street, owner; Edwin L. Taylor, 3619-B Newark street, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 1444 Juniper street, to cost $8.000. E. C. Burgdorf, 6703 Forty-fifth street, Chevy Chase, Md., owner, de- signer and builder; to erect one 2- story brick dwelling, 3294 ‘Worthing- ton street, to cost $6,000. Brick-Frame Building. Custom Built Homes, 416 Fifth street, owners and builders; Leon Chatelain, jr., architect; to erect one 1-story brick and frame dwelling, 2825 Seventeenth street northeast, to | cost $6,000. Capital View Realty Co., 927 New York avenue, owner and builder; W. Valentine, designer; to erect two 2- story brick dwellings, 5314 and 5316 East Capitol street northeast, to cost $6,500. Michael Sirkis, 809 Tuckerman street, owner and builder; Marcus Hallett, designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6120 Twenty-ninth street, to cost $5,500. George E. Frazier, 2031 Nichols ave- nue southeast, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 2217 Thirty-second street southeast, to cost $5,000. Clyde S. Landis, 5300 Seventh street, owner and builder; J. D. Cobb, designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 6015 North Dakota avenue, to cost $4,500. Henry Schaffert, trustee; Louis de Ladurantaye, designer; Clarence W. Gosnell, Inc, 1414 Monroe street, builders; to erect one 1-story brick addition, 2206 Fourteenth street, to cost, $3,000. E. M. Willis, Investment Build- L ESTATE THE EVEN NG STAR, WASHINGTON. Home in Brandywine Street Sold | | | name was not announced, from the baths and a recreation room. The above attractive dwelling at 4848 Brandywine street has been purchased by a Government official, whose The house contains seven rooms, two firm of J. Dallas Grady, the builder. Building, owners; A. B. Gilbert, 1427 | Eye street, builder; to make repairs, | 1314 F street; to cost $950. | Henry Schaffert, trustee; Louis de Ladurantaye, designer; Clarence W. | Gosnell, Inc., 1414 Monroe | builder; to remodel 2206 Fourteenth | street; to cost $900. H. G. Smithy Co., 811 Fifteenth street, owners and builders; to erect three brick private garages, 2932, 2936 and 2940 Cortland place; to cost | $300 each. Pesqua di Bartolo, owner; V. In- | namorato, 1216 Montello avenue | northeast, designer and builder; to | erect one 2-story brick addition, 1244 | H street northeast; to cost $750. | J. R. Sherwood, 1354 Monroe street, | oyner; P. S. Dove, 911 Thirteenth | street, designer and builder; to make | repairs, 1931 Fourteenth street; to | cost $600. -| Liggett Drug Co, New York City, | owner; W. E. Mooney Co., 2539 Penn- | sylvania avenue, builders; to make | | repairs, 1345 F street; to cost $600. George C. Murphy, 1516 Lamont | street, owner and builder; to erect {one 1-story brick addition, 2220 Fourteenth street; to cost $500. | Fannie L. Harward, 5429 Cathedral | avenue, owner and builder; W. V. Dour, designer; to erect one 1-story | frame and stucco addition, 5429 | Cathedral avenue; to cost $500. street, owner and builder; to erect two brick garages, 6432 and 6428 Barnaby street; to cost $250 each. | Waple & James, 1226 Fourteenth street, owner and builders; F. G. Wil- cox, designer; to erect brick garage, 5731 Kansas avenue: to cost $500. A. Luchs and A. Wulf, 4901 Illinois | avenue, owners and builders; F. G. | Wilcox, designer: to erect two brick | garages, 5806 and 5808 Fourth street; | to cost $550. H. G. Smithy Co., 811 PFifteenth street, owner; to excavate for dwell- ings, 2932, 2936 and 2940 Cortland | place; to. cost $300. Ruth B. Templeton, 705 Fern street, owner; Clarence W. Gosnell, Inc., 1414 Monroe street, builders; to erect frame garage, 705 Fern street; to cost $300. Dr. Ira W. Dennison, 2430 Twentieth | street, owner; L. E. Brashear, 2700 Fourth street northeast, builder; to make repairs, 2430 Twentieth street; to cost $300. Charles Sturbitts. 3900 McKinley street, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect two brick garages, 2801 and 2905 Rittenhouse street; to cost $150 each. Munson O. Bull, owner; C. M. Chaney, 2949 Carleton avenue north- east, builder; to make repairs, 2210 Rhode Island avenue northeast; to cost $300. R. W. Finley, owner; Fuhrman & Sibley, builders; to inclose porch, 1205 Holly street; to cost $300. street, | | C. R. Matheny, 6147 Thirty-first | Air Conditioning Fans in Attic Used to Blow Out Hot Air at End of D BY LAWRENCE TUCKER. How to obtain air-conditioned com- fort in the home inexpensively is a | question that has recently been aroused in the minds of many people. The desire for information no doubt has been caused by the widespread use of air conditioning in so many stores, restaurants and theaters. After spend- ing a perfectly comfortable evening in a cool theater, or enjoying a good dinner in the manufactured climate of a restaurant, the majority of people wish fervently that they could return |to a pleasantly cool house or apart- | ment. At present there are a number of methods of installing air-conditioning equipment in the home, but the high initial cost and the expense of oper- ation place it far beyond the reach of the average person. The equipment required to cool only a fair-sized room | will cost $400 at the least, and even though a portable machine is used the cost of the device itself will, in most cases, be prohibitive. ‘When actual cooling is desired, using mechanical refrigerative ma- chinery, this condition exists, but by the use of ice, cold water or the rapid movement of air, it is possible to ob- tain a high degree of comfort with | very little outlay. Catching the Cool Air. Al! of us have no doubt noticed the | very decided drop in temperature that | occurs when the sun goes down after a piping hot day. This difference in temperature will amount to as much as 20 degrees, but the inside of the house which has been heated up by the sun beating down on the roof with a temperature of 130 degrees or more, is still hot. In fact, it is very apt to be 5 or 10 degrees hotter than the alr outside in the middle of the day. Obviously the simplest method of cooling the interior of the house down to the comparatively pleasant outdoor condition at night is to put the hot air out of the house and pull in the cool night air. This method will not, of course, remove any of the moisture from the air, nor will it produce a condition any better than exists out of doors. It will, however, remove the heat that has been stored up all day and enable us to enjoy some relief without having to drive around in cars all night or sleep on park| benches. To remove this heated air and pull | in the cool air, a large, quiet fan is installed in the attic. It must be large enough to change the air con- | ing, owner; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect one 2-story brick and frame | dwelling, 4317 Hayes street northeast, | to cost $3,000. | Robert S. Nash, 50 Florida avenue | northeast, owner; Pringle Construc- tion Co., 907 Fifteenth street, builders; ‘l to make repairs, 121 Q street north- | east, to cost $2,000. Rudolf Siegrist, 1431 Iris street, owner and builder; A. F. Leder, de- signer; to erect one 1-story brick up- holstering shop, 1177 New Hampshire avenue, to cost $2,000. Harris Shapero, 1447 Girard street, owner and builder; F. G. Wilcox, de- signer; to erect brick garage, 3900 Macomb street, to cost $1,200. Morris Cafritz, 1404 K street, owner; Morris Cafritz Co., 1404 K street, builders; to alter into apart- ments, 3212 and 3214 Georgia avenue, to cost $1,000. Francois X. Borruat, 1335 Twenty- second street, owner; Robert J. O'Neill & Co., bullders; to erect brick addition, 1335 Twenty-second street; to cost $1,000. C. C. Willard Estate, Kellogg Battery Park New—Detached—Brick THE brick residence contai basement area for recreation The grounds are well landsc: stone and anchor fences. OPEN TODAY To reach: Out Conn. Ave,, about two miles o Everett EDW. H. JON 5520 Conn. Ave. A SUBURBAN ESTATE 1Y, acres of ground—high elevation—excellent location. $10,500-°° Located at the Northeast Corner of Everett Street and Summit Avenue, Chevy Chase View room, dining room, kitchen and large sun room, large ns two bedrooms, bath, living room, two-car built-in_garage. aped and entirely enclosed in AND SUNDAY , beyond Chevy Chase Lake Street, turn left to property. ES & CO., Inc. Cl. 2300 Edgeoor te Half acre ground—Studio Library tents of the top floor at least once | in an opening 1n the building wall or every two minutes, In other words, if the total volume of the top floor (length times width times ceiling height) is 12,000 cubic feet, the fan would have to handle 6.000 cubic feet per minute. This amount of air can easily be blown out of the attic space with a fan about 30 inches in diameter. The fan is usually mounted behind a grill or louvre of some sort, either in a convenient window. A number ot them are mounted on frames mak- ing them easily portable so that they can be placed in rooms where large | numbers of people are gathered, or other locations where maximum com- fort is desired. With the fan installed in the attic it is possible to control it with an automatic switch which will turn it on at any predetermined time, or it may be connected to a manually operated switch located anywhere downstairs. | In the early evening when the sun | has just gone down the fan is turned on. the second-floor windows are closed the first-floor windows are opened, and the cool air is drawn through the entire house. In a short time the heat has been removed and the occupants are not only cooled by the fresh outside air, but also by the gentle circulation of air over the skin. | When only the bed rooms are occu- | pied it is possible to close the first- floor windows, open those on the sec- | ond floor, and the entire volume of air is circulated where it is most needed. It is therefore possible to obtain almost perfect control of the installation by | merely manipulating the windows as | desired. ‘The cost of these fans is 50 reason- able that they are no doubt one of the most effective methods of obtain- ing comfort cheaply. Even residents of apartments, small detached or semi- detached houses of only moderate means can avail themselves of this | simplest of air-conditioning systems. Next week the use of cold water | and ice will be considered as a means of actually cooling the air cheaply. NEW FIRM FORMED Bethesda Residents Join in New- | bold-Johnson, Inc. BALTIMORE, March 23.—Alfred T. Newbold, Harman O. Johnson and Gregory B. Mason, all of Bethesda, have incorporated Newbold-Johnson Bullders, Inc., of Bethesda, Md., = deal in real estate, etc. The capital stock consists of 200 shares common stock, of no par value. $ Walroy Heights PG HOME INTERIORS SEEN AT DISPLAY New York Exposition Is Birthplace of Many Deco- ration Schemes. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 23.—Many new ideas for making homes more comfortable, up to date and attrac tive will be demonstrated at the Modernization Exposition, which opens Monday, March 25, in the large hall of the Port Authority Commerce Building, Fifteenth street and Eighth avenue, New York. Sponsored by the New York City Better Housing Committee of the Federal Housing Administration, it includes displays of innumerable ma- terials and equipment, such as paints, woodwork, plumbing, heating, elec- ::cn fixtures and decorative, furnish- gs. Property owners will derive from the exposition many suggestions as to how to make their houses more at- tractive to themselves and to tenants. Builders of new homes should dis- cover valuable aids in the exhibits, which range from an extensive group of architectural plans to arrange- ments of furnishings and equipment to go inside the house. Adaptations Featured. New color schemes and suggestions on how to adapt them to one’s own home will be an interesting part of the exposition. A series of miniature houses, ranging from the usual types to the ultramodern “home of tomor= row” will be shown, with painted interiors and exteriors in a wide range of effects. In the model of the “home of tomorrow,” remarkable for its fidelity to every detail of the life- size prototype now being built in Yonkers, N Y., the visitor may see how to transform a dingy basement into a useful game room by brighten- ing its walls with paint; also how modern color schemes can re-create other rooms. Of more than ordinary interest is an architectural exhibit of remodeled tuildings displayed in photographs and floor plans. Here will be found hints for remodeling suburban homes, renovating old farm houses, making an attractive entrance out of an old- fashioned hallway, and obtaining more room inside a home. Before-and- after photographs serve to illustrate the changes. Tenement Rooms Furnished. Dramatic in its implications is the life-sized display of two actual tene- ment rooms with all their furnishings, taken from an abandoned East Side home. The New York Housing Au- thority re-created these as a realistic picture of the old-type homes which are now being replaced for better ones by means of slum clearance and bet- ter housing projects. Decorated interiors, with attractive arrangements of furniture, rugs and fabrics, will emphasize color. Painted panels will suggest different wall treatments and demonstrations of how to put on various finishes will be conducted by leading concerns. Visitors will see displayed the newest finishes and latest developments in paints and varnishes for interior dec- | oration and exterior protection - §5,250 Semi-detached MODERN BRICK HOME 1421 Ridge Place S.E. a restricted se UNION FINANCE COMPANY 916 Woedward Bldr. Natl. 7936 1 Sa. North trick e~ % Arlington, Va. Open for Inspection Sunday rict of Columbia Bull ed in the constru wi Concrete walls _with around. 5 Rooms Garage laster same princt thermos bottl of heat and Log-Burning Fireplace Electric Re- frigeration Lot 50x110 gas ed.to floor. Pully tiled shower and Twi twin beds. having & large cedar- " oak _floors 1aid with - ween, 0 INSPECT: i Columbia Pkt o the ACHmeton Post Tight three blocks to houses. Exterior walls lated with Aluminumized board. of the iple _as 2 e. reflection cold, odern efclency kitchen. ~built-in nets, electric refrigerator. range, porcelain sink. Armstron inoleum double cement- linen closet. e bed rooms over building paper be- ridge Bace Regulation m of these All rooms with at least two win- dows assuring good cross ventilation. Large log-burning fire- place in living room. Exterior finished with Cvpress siding (the life- long_wood) Dplaced over diagonal sub-siding with waterproof paper be- tween, Large. porch, ed " full Aluminum_16-mesh fiy- wire. the wire which will not oxidize and discolor the paint. House sewer connected with the new sewer sys- tem and the sewer sessment charge City water, gas and waiks. (Long Bridge), turn right on ‘where the street’ cars cross, turn foundation provided drain tile fnsu- cabi- one-piece fully screened bath. with sub-flooring Convenlent to stores and Bus line VAUGHN & USILTON, " One of the best values we have ever new home in offered in a this section. $11,750 3240 i.lvln;ston St. Chevy Chase, D. C. | necessitated more stable room. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1935 FARM WORK LEADS INIMPROVEMENTS Big Increase in Rural Opera- tions Seen as Spring Comes. Farm-building improvements con- tinue to hcld a strong place in the tabulation of modernization work done in conjunction with the better hous- ing program under the national hous- ing act, with every indication that the coming of Spring will see a big in- crease in operations in the rural sec- tions. Representatives of the Federal Housing Administration visiting farm- ing communities report that bankers are receiving more inquiries from farmers and that loan commitments for later use are increasing. Home Comes First. Home improvements are receiving as much attention as barns, outbuild- ings and other equipment, and in most instances where farmers have availed themselves of the moderniza- tion credit plan all structures are given needed attention. A survey of the work done on farm homes shows a surprisingly large number of water systems being in- stalled, also heating plants and elec- tricity for lighting and household ap- pliances, Painting and roofing con- tinue to lead the improvements. | Additions to and replacements of barns, stables, granaries and similar equipment are being governed largely by the matter of business efficiency. New granaries, for instance, are being bullt not only to conserve high-priced feed, but in many instances to stop losses by rats and other pests. A more diversified live-stock program, espe- cially the keeping of a few cows and breeding horses, has in some instances Costs Are Low. A striking feature of the farm- modernization work is the compara- tively low cost. Credit obtained av- erages slightly less than $500. And, since the nature of their business often requires them to be somewhat skilled mechanics, farmers, by doing the great bulk of their building them- selves, are spending most of the money for building materials and equipment. ———e Hardwood Floors Patterned. Patterned hardwood floors, usually laid in mastic, can now be had in square, tongued-and-grooved units (ready-finished, if desired,) which are blind-nailed to wood subfioors. Will Trade $9,950 Chevy Chase 3004 McKinley St. Detached—all brick. Six commodious rooms. 2 baths—7 closets. Double rear porches, attic. Recreation room. Large kitchen, ventilator. Furred walls, slate roof. Copper downspouts and troughs. Detached garage, deep lot. This new home is situated in good neighbor 13 sauare ‘bus Tine. Open 2 to 6 P.M. Sunday Owner—Georgia 1361 Modern Bungalow $6,250 163 EAST QUINCY ST., CHEVY CHASE Located in excellent sec- tion of Chevy Chase on a quiet street surrounded by fine homes and offered at a very low price. Is shingle construction, having five nicely arranged rooms in- cluding a very large living room, a fireplace, wide front porch, hot-water heat, hard- wood floors, tiled bath, big cellar, is on a nice lot in wooded section with pretty shrubbery and handy to conveniences. To veach: From the circle, drive out Brookville Road to Quiney St. and turn east om Quincy to house. OPEN TO INSPECT RM. HOOKER Tower Bidg. _Met. 2633 REAL ESTATE. ONE OF THE FINEST NEW HOME BUYS ON TODAY'S MARKET 4 BED ROOMS 2 BATHS WITH BED ROO! BATH ON FIRST FLOOR $10,950 OPEN TODAY, 2 TO 6 SUNDAY, 10 TO 6 BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS M. t old Georg R4, and Wisconsin Ave. tura lef into Edgemoor "Lane to Fairfax Rd. and left to house. Something NEW in See These Features Five Large Rooms Tile Bath With Shower Attic Flagstone Terrace Hardwood Floors Washable Wall Paper Insulated Gas Stove Oxford Cabinet Easy Operation Economical Upkeep MODERN BRICK BUNGALOWS 4800 Block Crescent Place Drive out Mass. Ave. to Western Ave.. turn right to 4800 binck Western Ave.. then iefs ' biock. FIRST “ SECOND n'\";.'_'\r TRUST TRUST $450 | $4,950 $3,000 $1,500 $47.50 Monthly Payments Include Interest & Principal On Both Trusts MONTHLY PAYMENT MINIMUM | PRICE EXHIBIT HOME FURNISHED Frank A. Simon 417 Southern Bldg. NAtl. 3668 Just Completed—New Brick Homes 2 Sold This Week . 352325 & 27 TEA S Beautiful Burleith Two Blocks From Western High School, Grade and Junior High $500 Cash—$54.50 Monthly Including All Interest and Principal. Six large, bright rooms—tiled bath with shower. De Luxe kitchen, electric refrigeration, one-piece sink and latest cabinets, separate furnace and laundry rooms in basement, leaving balance of basement in recreation room effect, large colonial front porch, concrete floor and steps. Long, rear yard—brick garage. A new De Luxe home value. Don't fail to inspect today or call us for further particulars. On T Between 35th and 36th Sts. OP FOR INSPECTION DAILY & SUNDAY 'til DARK 1106 Vt. Ave. s METZLER ==Dist. 8600 Sunday and Nights, AD. 0620 \Experienced AdvertisersPrefer The Star 9,450 Such a value as never before offered in this section : Grace of line, beauty of architecture s 15 A &tdcm HEALTH HOME to every home lover. A beautifully landscaped lot, 130 feet deep, affords a setting that is in perfect harmony with the house itself. ® Fireplace ©® Breakfast Room ® 2 Baths FIRST FLOOR—The entrance hall leaas back to the modern electric kitchen, com- ing rosm Witk woed-purnine > - > ‘The entire wall is S i . distinct 3126 Rittenhouse St. N.W. e el fireside otty pine. lending & A grand, big, Colonial all brick—in the finest tradition—with a double front (going through te Rock bright, IR Ample wall space. directsy sdioins Creek Ford Road). All brick and having on 1st floor living room, hallway, dining room, kitchen, 2 coat closets—all very the breakfast nook. 2% Froonomy ey syt three light, large bed rooms and two har- e, 5 B oSS T Pt < large. Large lavatory, electric range and refrigerator. 2nd floor—3 very large bed rooms, 2 lovely baths, cedar closet. The attic is finished and insulated and covers the entire house. The recreation room is paneled in knotty pine and has a fireplace. Slate roof, copper flashing, servant's toilet with washstand, hot-water heat, gas storage heater and R—Here is s finished attic, 2-car garage with street frontage. Built By flmmm-nmd and insulated, which s 154 ‘Jfim C.W. Williams can be utilized for an extra bed room, play room or sewing room. Open Saturday, All Day Sunday and Each Afternoon Among the luxurious appointments PHILLIPS & CANBY, Inc. o 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms and finish- ed attic, 2 baths, large, fully equipped kitchen; back porch, ) &4 % 5 lot 50x150 — and SUPER-CON- 5 = « a STRUCTION. 6811 G]enbrook Road ATTRACTIVE TERMS Bordering on the open countryside, located on a sunny half-acre, this charming Colonial offers all one could desire in a home. It contains 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, large living room, studio wood-paneled library, dining room, kitchen, breakfast alcove, sleeping porch, 2-car garage, recreation room, bar, oil heat, electric refrigerator. Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Edgemoor Lane (at Bank of Bethe: 1 e 8 squares to Glenbrook Road, left 2 squares D.fl &c:hfg! lu;‘t.o' lg:e';;f Open Saturday and Sunday R. B. WARREN 1108 16th St. ‘We guarantee this home to be of the finest struction that money e Wi wroud to ©® 3 Bedrooms ® Large Lot ® Garage TO REACH Drive out Connecticut Ave- nue, one confinue Street, turn lei Be Sure to See 504 Goddard Rd. | and equipment are bronze screens, metal weatherstripping, flashing and downspouting; Colonial brass electric fixtures and standard plumbing fix- turn right gfllnwu T0O REACH—Wis. Ave. to Bank % Bethesda, follow car tracks Battery Lane—ieft to FLOYD E. DAVIS CO. Realtors 733 12th N.W. Nat. 0352