Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1935, Page 17

x| The Enening Har WASHINGTON, -D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1935. Views of Capital Homes That Changed Hands in Recent Realty Deals PRVATE BULDING HTS NEXT HIHEST AMDUNT I YRS Week’s Permits in District Are One-Eighth of All 1933 Total. 5-STORY APARTMENT IS LARGEST PROJECT George Washington U. to Have New Structure Costing $100,000. BY JAMES Y. NEWTON. Private construction in Washington ran up the second highest total valua- tion of recent years this week as per- mits were obtained at the District Building for nearly three quarters of & million dollars in new building and repair work. An indication of the upturn of con- struction in the city is furnished by a comparison with figures of two years ago, as the total for this week—$747,- 201—is approximately an eighth of the valuation of building for the entire year of 1933. Included in the building for which permits were issued in the week were 41 single family dwellings, two apart- ments, a large building for George ‘Washington University and a number of smaller apartments or flats. The largest project of the week was revealed in a permit issued to the Madison Terrace Corp., 1515 K street, for erection of a five-story apartment building and stores at Fourteenth and Kennedy streets. The cost was esti- mated at $140,000. H. P. Baxter was named architect. Excavation work for the foundation of the building has been started. $100,000 G. W. Structure. Charles H. Tompkins Co., 1630 Con- necticut avenue, was named builder for the G. W. U. structure, which will cost about $100,000. The four-story building will be erected at 2027-2031 G street. A permit was granted Gussie Gorin, Tower Building, for erection of a two- story apartment at 103 Kennedy street at a cost of $85,000. Mrs. H. K. Willard obtained a per- mit to build a three-story brick and frame dwelling at 2425 Wyoming ave- nue to cost $60,000. The Charles H. Tompkins Co. was named builder and A. P. Clark, jr., architect. One of the largest residential projects for which a permit was granted in the week will be the erec- tion of 10 low-cost homes in the 1400 block of Eighteenth street southeast by Daniel Spieler, 5217 Connecticut avenue. Other Permits. Other more important permits of the week follow: D. C. Sanitary Improvement Co., Inc., Investment Building, owners and builders; J. G. Herbert, architect; to erect three 2-story brick flats, 330, 326 and 322 Delafield place, to cost $30,000, C. H. Small, 930 New York avenue, owner and builder; George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect three 2-story brick apartments, 1261-1269 Raum street northeast, to cost $24,000. J. L. Zollan and Harry Poretsky, 521 Irving street, owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect two 2-story brick flats, 48 and 52 Madison street; to cost $16,000. E. V. and M. L. Lindsay. 2315 Mount View place southeast, owners; J. G. Herbert, architect; Winfleld Preston, Inc., 1010 Vermont avenue, builders; to erect one 2-story brick fiat, 2301 Mount View place southeast; to cost $15,000. Barnaby Street Home. Custom Built Homes, Inc, 416 Fifth street, owners and builders: Leon Chatelain, jr., architect; to erect one 2-story brick and frame veneer dwelling, 5447 Barnaby street; to cost $12,500. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cooley, 1626 Argonne place, owners; Evan J. Con- ner, designer; C. R. Matheny, 6147 Thirty-first street, builder; to erect one 2-story brick-and-frame dwelling, 7912 West Beach drive; to cost $12,000. W. C. & A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven- teenth street, owners and builders; E. R. Spano, designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 4848 Van Ness street; to cost $10,230, G. E. Mikkelson, Chevy Chase, Md., owner and builder; R. W. Berry, de- signer; to erect one 2%-story brick- and-tile dwelling, 3313 Runnymeade Pplace; to cost $9,000. Permit on Upton Street. W. C. & A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven- teenth street, owners and builders; E. R. Spano, designer; to erect one 2- story brick dwelling, 4849 Upton street; to cost $9,480. G. F. Mikkelson, Chevy Chase, Md., (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) ENGLISH HOMES IN FOXALL Delightfully cool, adjoining and over- Jooking Foundry Park, 6 and 7 rooms with 1 and 2 baths, double screened porches, open _fireplace, ~mechanical refrigeration, built-in garage. Permanently protected by parks and restrictions . . . unusually desirable neighbbrs . . . convenient to downtown . excellent schools. Visit our Model Home . . . drive out Que Street to Wisconsin Avenue, north one block to Reservoir Road, west to 44th Street and turn left to 1409 44TH STREET 4 WAVERLY TAYLOR S 1522 K Street National 1040 # i ‘Upper left: Home of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Carpenter at 6440 Barnaby street, which was purchased from the H. G. Smithy Co. through the offices of J. Wesley Buchanan, Inc. Upper right: Sold to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klak by Goss Realty Co. for the builder, George Sacks, this attractive small home is located at 4600 Highland drive, Bethesda, Md. Below: Dwelling built for William R. Teunis, optician, on Golds- borough road, Bradley Hills, by the Charles H. Hillegeist Co. It contains 10 rooms and 3 baths. —Star Staff Photo. MOVE LAUNCHED Construction League Seeks to Hold Advantages Gained Under N. R. A. Seeking to preserve as many of the benefits obtained under N. R. A. com- pulsory codes as -possible, the Con- struction League of the United States, as the representative of leading or- ganizations in the construction field, this week undertook the formation of a constructien trade practice coun- Icil composed of representatives of all industries concerned with construc- tion. The purpose of the council, accord- ing to Col. John P. Hogan, chairman of the league, which has its head- quarters here, will be to formulate a set of fair trade practices and stand- ards for the industries. Action au- thorizing its formation was taken at a meeting of the general assembly of the league at the Willard Hotel here last Monday, called at the instance of the American Institute of Archi- tects and the Producers’ Counci], two member groups. The fair trade practices and stand- ards to be drawn will be intended, Col. Hogan said, to provide a broad general basis by which the construc- tion industries can act in co-ordina- tion both for the betterment of con- ditions within the industries and for the establishment of higher standards in industrial relations with the public. Basis for ‘Code Drafting. No effort will be made to give the standards the standing of vol- untary codes, but they will be intended to serve as & basis upon which codes can be drawn, both for the different branches of the building industry and for locally organized groups, he said. A general statement to the con- struction industry, issied by the league after the meeting of the gen- eral assembly last Monday, declared: “No industry can stand still. . It must move forward or fall backward. Realizing, therefeore, both the neces- sity and timeliness for action, the Construction League points the only possible way to better chances for collective and individual success. It (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) THROCKMORTON’S SPECIALS Here is a list of houses that have been reconditioned and Eu}: in perfect shape and are eing sold at bargain prices. 526 Central Ave. N.E. 6 rooms an¢ reened porches, Sarateoidnt From S tedn. $6,500 1535 Isherwood St. N.E. 6 rooms and 2 porches, enclosed. Priced at $6,500 938 Quincy St. N.W. This home has 6 rooms and bath and 2 porches, and priced at $7,750 445 Jefferson St. N.W. ‘This mnnl‘:,ll 8 large rooms. but is priced at ol ss,zso 1844 Mass. Ave. S.E. A semi-detached ho of rooms snd Dotk eiced ste of ® Open for Inspection Wm. M. Throckmorton Realtor, 201 Inv. Bldg. DI. 6092 TOPRESERVECODES @ More than 350 realtors, District officials and guesis citended the an- nual Summer outing of the Washing- ton Real Estate Beard held Tuesday at the Congressional Country Club. Following a day of varied sports, the redltors topped off the occasion with a buffet supper. The Star's prizes of five swimming suits were won by Irving Camp in the swimming contest and J. C. ‘Weedon, jr., n the diving cownpeti- tion. The Star likewise gave a large silver cup to th2 winning bowling team, which was taken by represent- atives of Boss & Phelps. The team was composed of E. G. Phelps, W. C. ‘Wedding, J. S. Douglas, R. G. Gross and A. B. Fischer. The base ball game between the Builders and the Brckers for prizes doriated by the Times was taken by the former group. The team was made up of Louis Towbes, captain; Jacob Roberts, M. E. Hyman, H. F. Know, J. C. Weedon, jr.. Morris Cafritz, Ralph Hisle, Lester Rosen- berg, William &chwartz, John H. Swope and C. A. Metzler. The handicap division of the golf Washington Post Cup was won by M. IN. PETWORTH 6 Rooms—Garage 4902 7th St. N.W. Only 57,4m Terms HOROUGHLY re- conditioned English- brick home on one of the highest points in Pet- worth, near Sherman Circle. Close to schools, churches, stores and transportation. Six lovely rooms, tile bath with built-in tub and shower, Oxford kitchen cabinets. Concrete front porch and 2 covered rear porches, detached -garage. Great- ly reduced. Terms. Open Until 9 P.M. 144K CAFRITZ DI 9080 automatic heat; 2-car Vacant .and in beautif: 1906400000000 000000000004¢ Prizes Captured by Realtors In Annual Summer Quting P. Candy. J. G. Pascoe, H. G. Smithy tournament for pussession of the and J. T. Sherier finished in the order named in the blind bogey com- petition. Paul J. Frizzell and J. Q Richards had low gioss scores, and Horace Browning high gross score in the golf tournament. Joseph Rutley and Ralph Howen- stein captured first honors in the tennis tournament for prizes offered by the' Herald. R. H. Brown defeated A. D. Crumbaugh in the finals of the horse shoe pitching contest. The fat men’s race was won by Desn M. Rathbun, while Morris Cafritz outran all 1ealtors “over 40 years old.” ‘The open race [or en- trarts under 40 was captured by Dee Kelley, while Kelley and C. A. Metaler | combined to take the three-legged race. Metzler won the sack race. Low-Priced Housing Talked. Prance may aid the erection of mu- nicipal low-priced apartment houses. Shepherd Park 1424 Juniper St. N.W.. New—Open Today Lovely new center-hall plan Colonial. recreation room, oil burner, 2- car brick garage, beaukiful lot. Select your ~house - now. and let us decorate to suit you. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Drive out 16th St. to Juniper S§t. Turn rioht % block to house. 103 rffon S. Just west of Chevy Chase Circle, in beautiful section of Chevy Chase, Md. A d individually designed all-brick Colonial of 9 spacious rooms, 2 baths; first floor lavatory; big center hall; and ; lot 100 ft. fronmt. new condition. ~Can be bought for nearly $7,000 below former selling price. B e Fome i e OPEN TODAY, 2 TO 6 . . . SUNDAY, 10-TO DARK BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS MISS IDA M. TARBELL ON HOUSING PROGRAM Author and Lecturer Will Speak in Radio Broadeast Tomor- row Morning. Ida M. Tarbell, author, biographer and lecturer, will be the next promi- nent American to speak on the Fed- eral housing radio program tomorrow at 11:15 am. ‘The subject of Miss Tarbell's talk will be “What Home Means to Me.” This program will originate in the studios of the National Broadcasting Co. in New York City, and will be carried over the red network from coast to coast. Sunday’s program will be the twenty-fourth in & series of twenty- six broadcasts donated to the Federal jousing Administration by the Gen- eral Electric Co. in its effort to bring about a more thorough understand- JUST COMPLETED 4726 Brandywine St. THE PRICE THAN THIS. } COME OUT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF $9,750 ON CONVENIENT ‘TERMS OPEN TODAY 2 TO 6 SUNDAY: 10 TO 6 BOSS jzml;léELPS Ch: DRIVE UNCOVERS *1,138,000 IN WORK 54,685 Visits Made to City| Homes in Modernizing Canvass. ‘The modernization canvass of Wash- ington property owners to date has resulted in uncovering $1,138,250 in| home and commercial property im- provement work, it was announced today by the Washington Better Housing Campaign. The 100 workers in the canvass have made 54685 visits since the modernization campaign was started last Winter, and obtained a total of 4,553 pledges, it was stated i the announcement. As a result hundreds| of skilled and unskilled building | tradesmen have been given em- ployment in the Capital. Miss Elizabeth Wheeler, F. H. A. field worker assigned to' the Wash- ington campaign, stated today that $5,750 WOODRIDGE 2909 26th St. N.E. DETACHED — 6 ROOMS— BATH — GARAGE — LARGE YARD — FRUIT TREES — IDEAL HOME FOR SMALL FAMILY., SMALL CASH PAY- MENT. BALANCE LIKE RENT. HIGH ELEVATION. CLOSE TO STORES AND CARS. NEW CONDITION. Open Today and Sunday Stroup Realty Co. 1427 Eve St. N.W. Distriet 0368 MUST BE SOLD 3630 Jocelyn St. N.W. High Elevation, Environment, Close to Conn. Ave. open porch oft baths. room. screened din- SR tivine e r) ned sleep- : cree reh, _attic, buflt-in garage. 5% Foe “dimerence. in & home: bult by the owner for his use and including unusual features. Owner, Leaving City, Will Sell for $3,000° Under 1931 Cost Open Sunday 2 P.M. Until 6 P.M. HARRY B. PITTS CO. Exclusive Agent 1015 15th St. N.W. Met. 0100 GRASSLANDS ‘A Community Planned for the Discriminating Pur- chaser of Moderate Means, to W hom Environ- ment s an All-Important Factor in the Homes truly distinctive, in a where you would expect to find only more expensive homes '+ « Grasslands: prices range from $10,250. Drive out. Wisconsin. Ave..to Yume St. (at Immaculets Semi- nary), turn left & blocks to property, at 4&fth cnd Yuma. Developed by MONROE WARREN EARLE' M. DAWSON, Sales, Emerson 5744 Furnished Model Home CORNER 44th & YUMA STS. N.W. An Electric Kitchen Health Home ct restricted section Building News PAGE B—1 MODEL HOME, NOW IN THIRD WEEE, HOLDS POPULARITY More Than 5000 Visit Silver Star Exhibit in Chevy Chase, Md. HAS EARLY CHARM AND MODERN COMFORT Privacy Afforded Occupants and Tasteful Furnishings Among Features of Dwelling. Already visited by more than 5,000 persons, the second Silver Star Home of 1935, located at 14 East Leland street, Chevy Chase, Md, will enter its third week of public exhibition to- morrow. The attractive early American style home will remain open for two weeks more under sponsorship of The Star. It was built by the M. B. Swanson Construction Co. and is situated in approximately 250 miscellaneous re- pair leads are ‘“going begging” at campaign headquarters, 1626 H street. Miss Wheeler said the majority of the jobs are for carpenters, as most of the property owners who have signed the 250 pledge cards stated they wished to build garages, porches, or make additions to their homes. BATTERY PARK MARYLAND [ J 105 Del Ray Avenue $9,750 A Federal Housing Administration Loan Will Be Arranged. A beautifu' 6-room brick with bed room and bath on first floor. Two large bed rooms and bath on second floor. Large closets, attached garage, large side porch and on a very desir- able lot. beautifully landscaped. Pull insulated with rock wool: slate roof, 1 metal weatherstripping. gas heat and modern plumbing fx- To, reach: Drive out Wisconsin_ dve., ol orgetown road in Be- thesda to Del Ray Ave, lejt to home. GOSS REALTY CO. J. S. Eatom, Sales. 1405 Eye St. NATL. 1353 the new community of Woodbine, & block east of Connecticut avenue. It was selected by The Star as repre- sentative of the best in home con- struction, planning and design among moderately priced homes. Simplicity of Furnishing. ‘The house has been tastily furnished by Woodward & Lothrop with a sim- plicity that is in perfect accord with the design of the dwelling. It pos- sesses the charm of the early Ameri- can home, yet is adapted in every way to modern living conditions. It has (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) Boakifel New ENGLISH NORMANDIE *HOMES- WASHINGTON'S GREATEST VALVE OPEN_TODAY We Can’t Describe Them YOU MUST SEE THEM Model Home 231 Jefferson St. N.W. Beautiful Furnishings by The Palais Royal Electric Kitchen Health Home Drive Out Now Out 13th St. N.W. to Kansas Ave., out Kansas Ave. to Jeflerson, right on Jeferson Y block to homes, Tower Bldg. Nat. 2030 Cortland Place Special Features: ® Semi-Detached Brick. © Furred walls, and hall. © 3 Large Bed Rooms. @ 2 High-tiled Baths. Drive out Mass. Ave. to 46th IT this smart, de- tached home in this new, restricted community. Quality construction in @ French-paneled Sanitas walls in living room, dining room, kitchen See this beautiful new home opposite Woodley Park Towers just off Connecticut Ave., bordering on Rock Creek Park. To Reach—Drive out Comn. Ave, to Kennedy-Warren Apts. at Cortland Place and houses. Open Daily and Sunday BROWN BROS. OWNERS—BUILDERS Columbia 1755 Outstanding Value! Durch CoroniaL HomEe 4717 46th Street N.W. St. Turn left to Ezhidit Home, A FEW FEATURES Perfectly Planned Detached Home Colonial Design All-Masonry Construction Sodded Lot 45x110 Six Spacious Rooms Detached Garage Electric Health Kitchen Built-in Cabinets Dry Concrete Cellar Basement Lavatory Copper Water Pipes ‘Weather-Stripping New-Type Radiators Artistic Decorations 144 K CAFRIT Z b1 %080 More Than 3,000 Lifetime Homes Built and Sold