Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1935, Page 18

‘»-é—z 23 REA " GAIN IN BULDING Permits in Fifth District of "Federal Reserve 83 Per " Cent Ahead in Value. L ESTATE. Detailed figures from the monthly review of the Federal Reserve Bank| of Richmond, just received here, state | that building permits issued in 31| AAfth district cities in March, 19835, | showed improvement over the low fig- | ures reported for March last year in| both number and total valuation. ! In March, 1935, 2,136 permits were{ tssued for all classes of work, com-| pared with 1464 permits issued in March, 1934, an increase of 459 per | cent. Total valuation figures for March, 1935, amounted to $3.416.265, -an increase of 83.9 per cent over the| total of $1,857,246 for permits issued | in March last year. Twenty-eight cities reported more permits and 21 reported higher valua- tion figures than for the same month | Jast year. Greenville, S. C.. made the best record for March, 1935, in pro-| portion to population in the report-| ing cities. : Washington, Richmond. Norfolk and | Charlotte saw higher 1935 figures, but | Baltimore shows a lower figure for | estimated valuation. A large part of the permits this year was for altera- tion or repair work, with relatively small valuation figures. Contracts actually awarded for con- struction work in the fifth reseive| district in March this year totaled | $11,185,368, including both rural and urban projects, compared with $15.- 880,592 in contracts awarded in March, 1934, according to figures collected | by the F. W. Dodge Corp. Of the March, 1935, contracts, $4.. 071,483, or 36 per cent, was for r dential types of construction. com-| pared with only 19 per cent of total contracts for residential work in March, 1934, Building permit valuations in March of this year in the leading cities in the fifth district compared as follows with total valuations in the corre- spondifig month a year ago: Total Valuation Work will begin in Bethesda, Md., next week on Washington's first all- steel framework residences, models of which are shown above, The entire skeletons of the struc- tures are of metal frames, which can be erected in two days or less. Pre- fabricated materials are utilized throu_hout. . Located at Jefferson and Roosevelt streets in Bethesda, the houses will be built by Carr Bros, well known in Washington real estate circles. It is estimated that the houses will be finished and ready for occu- pancy four weeks after the first bolt is tightened. They are designed and furnished by the Berzer Manufac- turing Co. of Canton, Ohio, a sub- sidiary of the Republic Steel Corp. | Duegto « wide use of plant-fabricated materials, costs are kept at a mini- mum. Finished With Brick. This new type house is built of steel frame units and finished with common brick. Any sort of ordinary building material, however, such as brick, lumber, stucco or stone, can be used. The house is designed to meet the demand for moderate-priced homes created by the slowing up of resi- 050 | dential building during the last half etersbiig ortsmouth. ichmond. 5 | celling height. dozen years. It is authoritatively stated that there is a national short- age of at least 1,500,000 homes. The houses are modern in design. The steel wall frame units are rec- tangles, 3 feet wide and of desired Steel window and |door frames are shop welded into ocky Mount Salisbury. N. W'ston-Sal District totals . $3.416 S1.857.240 | AR g e . Illuminated Number Plate. | . An illuminated house-number plate fnstalled where readily visible from“ :ae street is a great convenience at | ight. It will assist visitors in lo- | cating your home and probably elimi- pate the annoyance often caused by | Ppersons ringing the doorbell to ascer- | tain the location of some other house frames interchangeable. ~ The frames are bolted to the foundation and to each other, and the steel floor and roof joists bolted to the rectagu- lar wall frames, making a complete, rigid, steel skeleton ‘or the entire house, which is encased in a 1-inch sheathing of cork before the exterior finish is applied. The exterior of the Bethesda houses will be of white painted brick with stucco front. Room arrange- ment eliminates all waste space and | reduces housekeeping to a minimum of effort. ) Plumbing Stack Feature. One of the ingenious features of the house is a plumbing stack, a box- like unit containing all water pipes, vents and flues which serve both the kitchen and the bath. The stack becomes an actual part of the wall. depending on the | rectangles of the same size, making | all THE EVENING : S'i‘AR. WASHINGTON, D. C., ‘SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1935 3][’;”"{8 AHESI | New TypeSFeel Fram§ Houwse Intrduced Into ash' on season, is circulated throughout the house from ducts built into the steel frames. Used alr is withdrawn into inconspicuous grills and carried through the walls, floors and ceflings, insuring even temperature. The kitchen is 9 feet by 12 feet and has a composition floor. The 12 by 21 feet living room has four steel casement windows. dow is used throughout the house. The dining room is 12 feet square and has four windows. on the second floor and a smaller room which may be used for storage or for a nursery. The bath room is B ‘This type win- There are three large bed rooms New Booklet on Gives Full Ad “Interesting Small Homes” s the title of a timely booklet just issued | by the National Lumber Manufac- turers’ Association and affiliated or | co-operating associations as a part of their service to distributors and con- sumers of lumber. The booklet con- tains four pages of informative text and announcements, 37 line drawings of small houses, together with floor plans. These houses were selected from plans drawn by the American Home Magazine, the Architects’ Small House Service Bureau, the subsistence hom8- the Interior and the National Plan Service. Most of the houses shown will not cost more than $3500 to | build and only a few of them will | cost as much as $5.000. The houses | illustrated in the booklet are all of | popular American types and particu- | larly designed for wood construction. | Actual working drawings for any of the houses illustrated are available to home builders upon payment of a | | small fee. | Besides plans of the f{llustrated | houses the booklet summarizes the plan service of the American Home] Magazine, American Builder, Archi- tects’ Small House Service Bureau, Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, La- dies’ Home Journal, Southern Pine Association, National Plan Service, subsistence homesteads division of the Department of Interior, Standard | Homes Co., Northwestern Lumber Men's Association, Northeastern Lum- ber Men’s Association, United States | Department of Agriculture and State | Agricultural College Service. | The simplicity of the booklet and | the conciseness and brevity of the| essential information provided will| | ufacturer or dealer with a special Small Homes vice to Builders er who is wondering how to get a good start. ‘The physical make-up of the book- let is such that the printed matter on the inside of the back cover can be removed and replaced by an asso- ciation or an individual lumber man- presentation, if desired, of p-ruculsr‘ species of lumber and other products. The booklet is supplied to manufac- turers or retailers of lumber in quan- tity lots of 1,000 or more at an actual printing cost of 10 cents each, which includes the substitution of the indi- vidual manufacturer or dealer’s par- ticular text. CROWDS ACCLAIM SILVER STARHOM Barnaby Street Dwelling REAL ESTATE. addition there is a chest of drawers in cherry and a Sleepy Hollow chair in blue. The floor is covered with hooked and hand-women rugs. A third bed room, a studio type, located to the rear of the house has been decorated in red and white. The pleces include an old day bed, red and white upholstered chair, & set of decorated chairs and several at- tractive small tables. Hooked rugs also are used in this room. inspection a total of 30 days from 10 am. until 9 pm. It may be reached from downtown Washington by driv- ing out Conrfecticut avenue to Ne- braska avenue, right on Nebraska avenue about & mile to Utah avenue and proceed left on Utah avenue ap- proximately five blocks to Barnaby street. The iouse is located about two blocks from the intersection of Attention! ! ! A Newly Renovated Capitol Hill Home 202 East Capitol St. Nine Rooms—2 Baths Two-Car Garage An !mposing brick home. individu- ally built, overlooking the Folger Library. and Conressional Library, 2 squares from the Capitol; has | lavatory on first floor. 3 rooms and bath on 2nd: 3 rooms and bath on 3rd: oil burner, hot-water h electricity. street entrance 2-car ge. _Desirable for Representa- e or Senator: admirably adapted needs of a physician or dentist Wil consider ‘lease to responsible party for $100 a month. Attractive Sale Price Prevails. ‘oday and Sunday L. T. GRAVATT Realtor___N: H appeal to any prospective home build: Enters Second Week of Exhibition. (Continued From First Page.) red and tan coloring. Perhaps the most beautiful indi- vidual piece in the dining room is & Sheraton corner cupboard which ex- actly suits the room. Then there is the old silver service placed on an Inlaid chest. The table is drop leaf with butterfly leaves. There are six chairs with pale red slip seats. The master bed room has chintz overcurtains with matchbing spreads for the twin beds. The chintz has a white background with rose and green flowers. There is & fine old chest of drawers in walnut, and an attractive dressing table. There are hooked rugs on the floor. The front bed room features & pencil bed over which has been placed a fine woven quilt which is known to be more than a hundred years old. In complete with & combination tub and shower. A 9 by 15 foot covered porch, in- closed on three sides, and a single- car garage complete the house. First Showing—Just Completed A Charleston Colonial Home The individuality and construction of Wagner Homes are becoming a password in the National Capital. 511 UNDERWOOD ST. N.W. Double front porches 26 ft. long, overlooking Government park. Living room about 14x25. Open fireplace. Dining room (Wagner Feature), stairway leading upstairs out of dining room. Kitchen with Monel sink, another Wagner Feature. Electric refrigeration. Built-in cabinets. Upstairs, three bed rooms, which will hold twin beds. Bath and a half. Two upstairs bed rooms connect with upstai porch. Furred walls, copper water pipes throughout, concealed radiation, weatl strip) and screened throughout, slate roof. In fact, another Wagner Home. See it Sunday. Price, $9,450 Frank J. Wagner Co., Owners and Builders GOSS REALTY CO. 1405 Eye St. J. S. Eaton—Sales Dept. NA. 1353 ‘The house will be open for public ' Utah avenue and Barnaby street. FIRST SHOWING . 40 Milmarson Place N.W. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY - TO ® P.M. Bl : - TR 7 Rooms, 2 Baths—First Floor Bed Room & Lavatory $8,950 Detached brick. on large lot near Government Park. Recreation room, lavatory. cold storage room and laundry tubs in basement. Pirst floor Lv- ing room with open fireplace, dining room, model fully equipped kitchen. bed room and lavatory. Second floor. three real bed rooms and buiit-in tub with shower. This house is compietely screened. fully weather-stripped and eaquipped with electric refrigeration, storage hot-water heater, insulated and furred. Large detached garage. Www. STROUP REALTY CO. Eye St. N.W. ~ Dlst. 0368 3601 Cumberland Street, N. W. Situated one block west of Connedicut Avenue, at corner of 36th & Cumberland Streets, Northwest (North of Albemarle Street) Convenienf to stores, schools and transportation six rooms - two baths - double garage Open Saturday and Sunday until 9 p. m. Price - 514,500 THOS. J. FISHER & CO., INC., AGENT 738 Fifteenth Street, Northwest - Phone, DIstric 6830 DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER FOR A REDUCTION IN WASHINGTON REALTY VALUES, THAT IS, UNLESS YOU DOUBT THE GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES REMEMBER! AS A NATION GROWS SO GROWS ITS CAPITAL CITY IN PROPORTION. MAKE.IT YOUR AIM TO OWN WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE—THERE IS NO SAFER INVESTMENT A MAGNIHCE&T HOME OF UNIQUE AND INDIVIDUAL DESIGN SITUATED ON BUILT AMID A WOODLAND SETTING OF RARE BEAUTY FASHIONABLE WYOMING AVE. AND ADJACENT TO SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING HOMES IN THE CAPITAL. No. 2325 Wyoming Ave. THIS HOUSE IS SITUATED ON WHAT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST STREETS IN THE FASHIONABLE AND EXCLUSIVE KALORAMA SECTION AND IS ADJACENT TO MANY OF WASHINGTON’S BEST RESIDENCES. NO EXPENSE HAS BEEN SPARED TO MAKE THIS PROPERTY MOST ATTRAC- TIVE, AND IT WILL UNQUESTIONABLY APPEAL TO THOSE PERSONS OF DISCRIMINATING TASTE WHO DESIRE A HOME WHERE THEY CAN EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY TO THE UTMOST. FIRST FLOOR: Center hall arrangement with LARGE TILE VESTIBULE, TWO CLOAK ROOMS and lavatory, LIVING ROOM WITH FLOOD OF SUNSHINE, library with open fire- place, beamed ceiling dining room entering into TILED SOLARIUM, breakfast room, butler’s pantry, with COPPER SINK, TILED SIDE WALL kitchen. There is a driveway entrance at one end of the spacious hallway. SECOND FLOOR: 4 MASTER bed rooms and completely enclosed sleeping porch, 3 beautifully TILED BATH ROOMS. THIRD FLOOR: 3 MASTER bed rooms, 1 TILED BATH, servant's room and bath. BASEMENT: Bryant Gas Heater, laundry, man's room and bath. There is a paved side driveway to a 2-car garage. Lot 65x135. These Homes Are Open Week Days Call Nat. 4080 ; 2830 Chesterfield Plae .W. 150-Foot Frontage—Lot Contains Over 29,000 Square Feet Surrounded~by some qf the finest residences in Forest Hill Section this imposing English home in design and detail presents a most attractive appearance, containing every appoint- ment necessary for entertaining. A small estate generously wooded with beech, oak and dog- wood trees; There is seclusion in the rear formal rose garden which is surrounded by an artigtically designed brick wall. There is an abundance of evergrecns and flowering shrubs. ‘There is a clear vista into our beautifully wooded Rock Creek Park. FIRST FLOOR: Large living room 18x32, library, dining room, dinette, kitchen, pantry with screened-in side porch 10x32. SECOND FLOOR: 4 master bed rooms and two baths. THIRD FLOOR: /Malid’s room and bath and storage space. DIRECTIONS: Drive out Conn. Ave. to Ellicott St., east on Ellicott St. two squares, right on Linnean Ave. two squares to Chesterfield Place, turn left Y% square to property. THERE 1S PRESENT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME THE UNUSUAL COMBINA- TION OF A STRIKING EXTERIOR, TOGETHER WITH A REFINED, CHARMING AND PRACTICAL INTERIOR. ington’s leading being 179.36 FT. RS There is & 3-car heated brick garage. ’ll . butler’s o ous & ROOMS THEEE RATHS: way. GNE BED LATED and MENT: RECREATION servants’ quarters wit! The ot is BEAU e JOHN F. MAURY and J. RUPERT MOHLER, Jr. Exclusive Agents 1624 Eye St. N.W. Call 8. E. Corner Conn. Ave, and Eye THIS PICTURE GIVES BUT A FAINT CONCEPTION OF THE RARE CHARM AND BEAUTY OF THIS DELIGHTFUL HOME OR OF THE PICTURESQUE the character of the neighborhood is thoroughly established. bnlhlgn' and is constructed of the best quality materials obtainable. THIS HOUSE CONTAINS ALL THE APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY IN A HIGH-CLASS RESI- DENCE AND IS WELL ADAPTED FOR ENTERTAINING. It is constructed of brick, which has been painted white, the roof of E:m-u of the same color and design as the roofiing. LARGE LOT 65 FT. BY ooy’ 1s SUIT, red but not 00M with bath, ‘house there are full-size shade trees, which make a perfect setting for an attractive rose garden. SITE UPON WHICH IT IS BUILT. A_STUNNNING RESIDENCE OF FRENCH-NORMANDY DESIGN WITH UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OVER BEAUTIFUL ROCK CREEK PARK—TRULY A HOME OF ARISTOCRATIC AND DIGNIFIED APPEARANCE 4807 Colorado Ave, (West of 16th Street) $32,500 3 This property is surrounded by some of the finest homes in the District of Columbia and It was designed by one of Wash- being of vari-colored slate and the walks around the house FLOOR: R0O! LARGE OPEN FIREPLACE. DINING ROOM. DEN. BREAK- T o uvnlanm l‘nfl"k‘ll:chen. also lavatory. BE! large closets SECOND FLOOR: FOUR LARGE . full-length mirrors in each room. two linen closets in hall- ABLE FOR ITTING ROOM IF DESIRED. ATTIC: FULLY pariitioned. with disappearing stairvay to seco d fioor. ' BASE. ge open fireplace. laundry . large finished haliway 1¥%% DETACHED BRICK GARAGE JCAPED and presents a most pleasing appearance. In the rear of for Inspection Today, 2 to 6 P.M.—Sunday, 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. and 3 to 6 P.M. Sunday—Wisc. 2976' or Em. 1767