Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1935, Page 17

WITH SUNDAY NORNING EDITON [ rer e | @he Fpening Shar PRIVATE BUILDING TOTAL §15.378.3%, DURING PAST YEAR Figure Almost as Great as That for Two Previous Years Combined. PEAK OF CONSTRUCTION WAS IN MAY AND JUNE Boom Continued With $739,123 of Permits Issued in Last Seven-Day Period. BY JAMES Y. NEWTON. Private costruction in the Capital totaled $15,378,338 during the fiscal year just closed, almost as much as | the valuation for the two previous | years combined, according to unofficial figures from the office of Building In- spector John W. Oehmann. The valuation of the same class of building here in the fiscal year 1934 was $8,506,218, and $8,799,335 for the year 1933. Most of the nearly 100 per cent increase shown during the past fiscal year over the two preceding pe- riods was piled up in the first six ¥ months of 1935, when the Washington building boom really got under way. Col. Oehmann’s complete report for the past year will be available later in the month. The figures show that private build- ing hit its peak for the year in May and June, when this type of construc- tion was valued at $2,611,585 and $2,206,045 respectively. It is belleved the figure for the current calendar year will be much higher than that of the past fiscal year as building is ap- parently still on the increase, when the natural decline for the Summer season Is taken into consideration. $739,123 Total Past Week. The current boom continued during the past week, when permits were taken out at the District building Ior. $739,123 in private construction. This is one of the highest weekly totals of the year. Permits for 55 one-family dwellings. a large apartmeat addition, | and a number of smaller apartment buildings were included in the week's list. The largest permit of the week was | granted the Shoreham Hotel Corp. for | an eight-story brick-and-tile addition 1o cost approximately $200,000. Dillon & Abel have been named architects | for the project. Brown Bros. Corp., 2736 Cortland place, obtained a permit to build eight dwellings in the 5100 block of Third street, and the 200 block of Gallatin street, at an estimated cost of $40,000. George T, Santmyers was named | architect. Waple & James, 1226 Fourteenth street, were granted a permit to build five homes in the 1300 block of Sheri- dan street at a cost of $35.000, with F. G. Wilcox as designer, while the District of Columbia Sanitary Im-| provement Co. was granted the right to build three two-story brick apart- | ments in the 300 block of Delafield place, at a cost of $30,000. Week’s Important Permits. More important permits of the week | are as follows: Shoreham Hotel Corp., 2500 Calvert | street, owners and builders; Dillon & | Abel, architects; to erect one 8-story brick and tile addition, 2500 Calvert street; to cost $190,000. WASHINGTON, D. C, Upper left: Colonial farm house type of dwelling, at 3332 Quesada street, Chevy Chase, purchased by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Schommer from Henry J. Connor, Inc., build- er. Upper right: Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Crosby bought this dwelling, at 7 Leland court, Chevy Chase, Md. from the M. B. Swanson Construc- tion Co. The sale was made through the Edward H. Jones Co. Southern Colonial in design, the house contains eight rooms and three baths. Below: Built by Ja- cobson Bros, this home, at 4611 Sixteenth street, has been sold to Dr. Charles M. Beall by the real estate office of Beitzell. —Star Staft Photos. BUILDING & LOAN FUNDS ARE AWPLE L ] D. C. Associations Reach New High in Lending First SATURDAY, JULY 13, Half of 1935. = ; - Precaution for Wood Streak. | espite the fact that the building | ¥ RHilian et oot e iz | oAy szeaks and s T s reached a new high in their 1ending | ;5eq with thin shellac or rubbed over | activities for the first six months of | &ity turpentine. This is done after this year and put out over $11,000,000 | tno" gpplication of the paste wood into home loans of various kinds, as| gjep against some $6,000,000 for a similar ' period last year, they all report ample | funds on hand with which to take | care of all legitimate loan demands, according to William S. Quinter, sec- retary of the District of Columbia Building and Loan League. | For the month of June alone, 632 loans were made for a total of $2,694,- | 976, which exceeded by over a mil- lion dollars the total for June, 1934, when 440 loans were made, totaling $1,612,000. | The assets of these associations | have shown a corresponding increas according to Mr. Quinter, approxi- | mately $900,000 having been gained | Beautiful New English Normandie HOMES Designed for Happy Living! ® 6 Rooms, 2 Baths ® Recreation Room ® 2 Real Fireplaces They're Selling Fast Beautiful New Home SHEPHERD PARK h 2-car brick ga- rage. beautiful lot Open All Day Sunday T T TR e 2 Outstanding PETWORTH VALUES $8,450 4717 3d St. N.W. home 20 feet wide, from Grant Circle and s Church. Arranged for % milies. 6 large rooms, screened sleeping _and _breakfast porches. T ewem with ~-Yord cabinets and Frigidalre, garage. $9,450 338 Farragut St. N.W. all -car less than All-brick squ Beautiful _Center-hall brick. corner. Lari built in garage. $2.500 original price Open Until 9 P.M. plan ot 1404 K 1935. Building News PAGE B—1 | Beautiful Homes of the Capital and Suburbs Recently Purchased I\SIWER SIAR H[]ME POSSESSES MANY UTILITY FEATURES Acclaimed by Thousands as It Enters Third Week of Exhibition. ELABORATE EQUIPMENT CONTAINED IN KITCHEN | Has Abundance of Cabinet Space and Enough Work Area to Prevent Crowding. Utilitarian features of the Silver Star Home, 3359 Quesada street, Chevy Chase, which tomorrow will enter its third week of public | exhibition, are exceeded in so far as value to the home owner is con- cerned only by the quality of con- struction. and the attractiveness of exterior design ‘The home has been visited by | thousands of persons during the past two weeks, and many of these were impressed with the conveniences which the comparatively small home WALNEY FARM IS SOLD | REPAIR PLEDGES CUT | possesses, conveniences of interior arrangement and equipment usually ! found only in larger and more expen= sive homes 185 Received From 1,199 Home‘ TO MRS. E. C. LAWRENCE | Approximately 700 Acres of Land | Qwners in Interviews of Week. Near Centreville Purchased i = P Due to the fact that hot weather | for $16,500. curtailed their operations, workers in | Speclal Dispatch to The Star. the Washington Betler Housing Cam- | FAIRFAX, Va. July 13—Sale of a | PAigN canvass cbusined only 185 large tract of iand located near Cen- | Modernization pledges from a total of treville, known as the old Walney | 1.199 home owners interviewed during | CAFRITZ 1. 9080 Farm, to Mrs. Ellanor C. Lawrence | of Washington, ha: teer. recorded in| the local clerk’s cflice. | Containing approximately 709 acres, the land formerly belonged to tne laLci Lewis H. Machen, and was the scene of a number of ficld trials. veyance of the proper Commonwealth’s Attorney Wilson M Farr, special commissioner appointe by the Circuit Court to sell the land The purchaser w¥as represented by John C. Mackall, D S. Mackall and Basil Botele: | | ENGLISH HOMES | ° IN FOXALL | looking Foundry Park, 6 and 7 rooms | with 1 and 2 baths, double screened porches, open fireplace, mechanical i refrigeration, built-in garage. | Permanently protected by parks and restrictions . . unusually desirable | neighbors . . . convenient to downtows |+« . 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 1401 44TH STREET & ‘The con- | the was made by | $1,311.250. | Delightfully cool, adjoining and over- | | | | | the past week, it was reported today. Paul T. Stone built the dwelling, which is the third of the 1935 series of Silver Star Homes, in a portion of his new development, Wrenwood, which is only about three blocks from Chevy Chase Circle and in the District. The house is being pre- sented by the firm of J. Wesley Buchanan, Inc. Offered at Popular Price. The Star's committee of building experts which examines all appli- cations for the Silver Star award, felt that this Cape Cod Colonial dwelling struck a note in compara- tively low-cost construction that is in tune with the demands of a large (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) In modernization work, the nearly 200 pledges represented $46.250, cam- | paign officials repcrted. The week's figures brought the valuation of home improvement wor«< wncovered Juring entire campaign so frr to Announcing a New Exhibit Home In HIGHWOOD CHEVY CHASE, D.C. A New Community by the Developers of Beechwood 3341 RITTENHOUSE ST. N.W. HE modern family in search of the Tul(mu(e in housing will find the solu- tion to their quest in HIGHWOOD, where location, surroundings and environment have been com- bined with the superiority of Mikkelson construction to pre sent the acme in modern homes. Detached center hall colonial brick. SECOND FLOOR TIBRARY FINISHED IN KNOTTY PINF, LEADFD GLASS WINDOWS., RFAL OPEN FIREPLACE. LOT 60x122 (INCLUDING PARK- ING). As an example of the modernity of these homes, we are fea- tring for the FIRST TIME IN A WASHINGTON HOMF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC DESIGNED AND EQUIPPED KITCHEN WITH THE NEW ALL-METAL CABINETS. Highwood is an established community surrounded by homes of prominent Washingtonians. £ SOLD—10 OTHER HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION From Chevy Chase Foih grade and WAVERLY TAYLOR. S 1522 K Street National 1040 See Them Today! Drive out_16th St. to Juminer St. Turn right 13 biock to house. [BEITZELL] Brown Bros. Corp. 2736 Cortland |in the month of June, while the gain place, ewners and builders; George T. | ¢o1 the six months’ period amounted | Santmyers, architect; to erect eight | . approximately four million and a | 2-story brick dwellings, 5103-15 Third | y,a1¢ "pringing the total assets for all atreet and 255 Gallatin street; to cost | ssociations in the District to within narochicl schools, churches. stores. bus are convenient to property. Circle turn right _on Western Ave. to Ril- tenhouse ‘St. to prop- erty. More Than 3.000 Lifetime etely Furnished Homes Built and Sold Palais Royal Electric Kitchen Health Home Tower Blds. NALL 2030, $40,000. Waple & James. 1226 Fourteenth | street, owners and builders; F. G. Wil cox, designer; to erect five 2-story brick dwellings, 1311-19 Sheridan | street; to cost $35,000. | D. C. Sanitary Improvement Co. | Inc. Investment Building, owners and builders; Joseph G. Herbert, architect; | to erect three 2-story brick apart- ments, 310, 314 and 318 Delafield place: to cost $30,000. Beckner & Bralove, 1835 Kalorama | road, owners and builders; Dillon & Abel, designers: to erect two 2-story brick apartments, 969 and 973 Ran- dolph street; to cost $12,500 esach. . B. W. Doyle, 1219 I street, own ontinued on Page 2, Column 1 7121 Hampden Lane Furnished hy Hutchison’s, Inc. and McDevitt's Dravery Shop ALL-BRICK COLONIAL HOME on a beautifully wooded lot of 95-ft. frontage, with 4 cross-ventilated, insu- lated bed rooms and 2 baths with shower; oll burner . . . Built with the finest nationally known materials and newest features of construction, Green- wich Forest homes are equipped ‘with every convenience for mod- ern comfort, representing more for your dollar in unequaled home value . . . New homes, nearing completion, of 10 rooms and 3 baths on lots of 175-ft. frontage, at surprisingly low prices . . . 20 minutes from downtown. Open Until 9 P.M. Drive out Wisconsin Ave, to trafic lioht at ~ Bethesda, turn left Georgetown Road to Wilson Lane. Phone: Wisconsin 5204 A Restricted Community by CAFRITZ a few thousand of the $100,000,000 mark, or, to be exact, to $99,917,976. “The fact that 90 per cent or more assets of our building and loan as- sociations are kept invested in home | mortgages proves that these institu- tions have not deviated from the pi (Continued on Page In Exclusive Woodley Park ist. Tazer Realtor BN% 3105 Cathedral Ave. N.W. $19,500 An Extreme Bargain Exhibit Home 2940 Cortland P1. N.W. These houses have 4 bed rooms, 3 baths, first-floor lavatory, balsam wool insulation, furred walls, oil heat and elec. refrigeration. 514,950 Open Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. Drive out Conn. Are. fo Cathedral Ave. west on_Cathedral to 29th, morth on 29th one block to Cortland, left to house, H.G.Smithy Co. 811 15th STREET NATL. 5904 NA. 4600 6220 31st Street Chevy Chase, D. C. A charming Colonial home on a large lot with shade trees. Frontage on 2 streets. Six rooms and 2 baths. De- tached garage. Rock Wool insulation. $9,950 Reached via Rittenhouse St. to Utah Ave, to 31st St. FIRST TIME OFFERED 1509 Crittenden St. NORTHWEST 4 BEDROOMS 2 BATHS This is one of those roomy 20-foot brick Colonials in Saul’s Addition, just 1% blocks west of upper 14th st. A modern, comfortable home with large front porch and double rear porches, open fireplace, attic and many other features. Can be bought on easy terms at a greatly reduced price. Come out and see it if looking for a real home. OPEN TODAY 2 TO 6 SUNDAY 10 TO 6 BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS 916 15th St. N.W. Ouwner is leaving city and has authorized us to sacrifice this beautiful home in this, our finest section. Living room, library, dining room, butler's pantry and kitchen on first floor; 4 large bedrooms, one of which is a built-in and heated sleeping porch, 2 baths and lovely closets on second floor; 2 rooms and bath on third floor. brick garage, oil heat, slate roof, large lot, beautiful shrubbery. Two-car Inspection Means Appreciation Open Sunday 2 to 6 P.M. PHILLIPS & CANBY, Inc. Investment Bldg. Two Lovely New Detached Homes, created by the builder of the present Silver Star Home— 6134 31st Place N.W. A few steps from Utah Ave. All brick. Slate roof. Six rooms and bath. Breakfast room. Screened living porch. Attic. Brick garage. $9.250 BOTH THESE HOMES ARE ELECTRIC KITCHEN HEALTH HOMES Buile By Paul T. Stone, Inc. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY °TIL 9 P.M. Presented by J. Wesley Buchanan, Inc. Met, 1143 | GRASS LANDS ‘A Community Planned for the Discciminating Purchaser of Moderate Means, to Whom Environment Is an All-Important Factor in the Choice of a Home. Furnished Model Home CORNER 44th & YUMA STS. N.W. An Electric Kitchen Health Home Homes truly distinctive, in a select, restricted section where you would expect to find only more expensive homes . . . Grasslands prices range from $10,250. Drive out Wisconsin Ave. to Yuma St. (at Immaculata Semi- nary), turn left 4 blocks to property, at 44th and Yuma. DEVELOPED BY onsos Wiessen EARLE M. DAWSON, Sales, Emerson 5744 Rhop around Washingten possibly touch them at They’re truly homes that has bought ene. you in this community also. And just think of it . the United States Tre: the stream: Large Living Room Brick wood-burning Fireplae ms. Kitchen Electric Refri Built-in Cabinets. hing. Ask man Plenty of other exceptional values to show Tiled Bath. Detached Brick Garage. Hot-Water Heat. Ten Minutes from Univer- ity of Maryland. Near Graded Schools, Churches, Business Center. Fionm\MAsmNG'roN Realty Company Inc. Drive_out Directionss nt Sitver Spring. t Georoia Avenue through on Bonifant Street at Peo- urn rig Dles Drug Store. four dlocks o homes. SHepherd 2100 Open Daily and Sunday C. F. MIKKELSON & SON MILTON F. SCHWAB, Sales 3353 Rittenhouse St. N.W. Cleveland 1156 A Romantic Picture of the Past : Reproduced in the Present SENSE of attachment and preserved valuation is felt the minute you view or enter this AUTHENTIC COLONIAL DWELLING Located on a spacious wooded site, on Plymouth Circle This home will compare advantageously, in every par- ticular, with dwellings selling from $25,000 to $40,000. A new low cost has been achieved through architectural skill In design and the ability and experience of the builder, who has always made quality of materials and workmanship the first consideration. Surrounded by R‘ofieek Park Entrance, north end of Beach Drive thru the Park, or 16th Streef, west at Kalmia Road. THE COLONIAL VILLAGE, INC. EDSON W. BRIGGS, President OFFICE: 1603 KALMIA ROAD N.W, PHONES: GE. 9806-9626