Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1935, Page 15

a—eeeer SLVERSTARHOME N ACCLAM OF 900 N WEEK Public Will Be Afforded Ample Opportunity to View House in Next 3 Weeks. {YUMA STREET HOME TASTEFULLY DECORATED Dwelling Contains Six Rooms and Two Baths, and Is of Brick Construction. BY JAMES Y. NEWTON. ‘The fifth Silver Star Home of 1935, en attractive early American style ‘home of sweeping lines, located at 4421 ‘Yuma street, will enter its second week of public exhibition tomorrow, ac- claimed by several thousand first week visitors who passed through its rooms. ‘Those who inspected the small home during the past week, including per- sons from throughout the metropolitan area, were almost unanimous in their | praise of the dwelling. Their views were in harmony with the action of Yhe Star’s special committee of hous- ing experts who thoroughly examined the home and pronounced it worthy to receive the Silver Star award for merit in building. The public will be afforded ample opportunity to inspect this latest Star model home, as it will remain open for the next three weeks from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. It is suggested that the best route to the house is via Wiscon- sin avenue to Yuma street, which in- tersects with the avenue at Immaculata Seminary, and thence left or west on 'Yuma street 42 blocks to the house. Taylor Heads Committee. Monroe Warren, well-known Capital developer and president of Meadow- brook, Inc., built the home and sub- mitted it for consideration for the Silver Star award, along with its plans and specifications. The committee which passed judgment on the house Y is headed by James S. Taylor of the Federal Housing Administraticn. Other members include: Harold E. Doyle, president of the Washington Real Estate Board; Irwin Porter, architect; John Nolen, jr., city planner of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and Edwin H. Rosen- garten, builder, and member of the firm of Davis, Wick and Rosengarten. ‘The house has been tastefully fur- nished by Hutchison’s, Inc., while the draperies were designed and supplied by John F. Ligon. Landscaping about the house was done by Quaint Acres Nursery of Silver Spring, Md. The house contains six rooms and two baths, and its exterior éonstruction is of brick painted white. The walls are furred, while the roof is well insulated. Draperies of Chintz. The living room has marquisette glass curtains with diamond figure, while the draperies are of chintz, dark eggplant in color, with pinch-pleated tops. It is furnished with a true English davenport in green lrie? On either side of the davenport is ‘a twin end table on which are twin lamps with gold shades. Just to the right of the door is a mahogany console table with a ball and claw foot. Chippendale mirror is hung over this table. A radio is placed at the far end of the room. Blending well with the room’s color scheme is an occasional table in bone white fin- ish with gold decorations, on which is placed & lamp in brown and gold. The secretary used in this room is quite attractive. It is of solid ma- hogany in Chinese Chippendale de- sign. Accompanying this piece is a desk chair of mahogany with a white leather seat. Furnishing a pleasant contrast to the green sofa is an over- stuffed chair in a new shade of rust waffle weave material. A barrel-back chair with a tapestry covering lends dignity to one corner of the room. Several other occasional tables, bridge lamps and indirect floor lamps com- ¢ Plete the living room setting. Rust broadloom carpets are used as floor — (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Over the Week End Inspect GLENBROOK KNOLL (0ld Georgetown Road) GLENBROOK VILLAGE (7611 Wisconsin Avenue) Bethesda, Maryland NEWBOLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 7611 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Md. Telephone Wis. 5286 The Home of Real Quality $12,800 New Detached Brick _soos 33rd St. Nuv nnmm "m‘r orrectly _appoin with lavatery. Extra larse, I et and white esk trim threushout. W downspouts M weather m screened ul roots, automa ¢ and A1 Seher o date features, Fer- manently paved sireet and alley | RS RSN T ST omen et 558 Seneer J. MAY, Owner 427 Cleveland 1968 Interior Views of the New Silver Star Home in Yuma Street HOME BUILDERS PUT ON NEW MEN Areas Give Deep| Rural Ground Swell to Recov- ery, Reports Show. For the first time in years many residential contractors and operative builders are putting on adidtional men for the Fall building season, acocrd- ing to Joseph B. Mason, Eastern edi- tor, the American Builder. “Optimism is running high and a Nation-wide revival that will put the millions of men normally employed in residential construction back to work is considered well under way,” Mason states. “Great importance is attached to the manner in which sales of new homes and new houses have held up during the Summer months,” he con- tinued. “In numerous cases builders are sold out ahead of their construc- tion crews and are putting on addi- tional men to catch up. For the United States as a whole, residential construction, the first seven months of this year, was more than the total of all of 1933. Home building in Au- gust is running 100 per cent ahead of August, last year. Deep Ground Swell Seen. “Few people realize the far-flung, gigantic nature of the home-building industry and the effect a real revival will have on employment and general business. If the current revival was confined to large cities alone it would not be so significant, but an analysis of figures shows that the improvement is & deep ground swell that is includ- ing thousands of small rural com- munities and villages. “It takes only a small increase in home repairs or new homes to make & tremendous national total when building gets started in the 13,400 in- corporated places of less than 2,500 population. There are 2,200 towns of population 2,500 to 10,000 and 791 cities of 10,000 to 50,000. No method has ever been found to report accu- rately building activity in the far- flung rural communities and small towns of the Nation. The only ac- curate gauge is the sale of building materials by retail lumber dealers, of which there are some 17,000 establish- ments. Unquestionably, reports of (See BUILDERS, page 2.) Real Estate BUSINESS Excellent office, best loca- on, good sales force, mod- ern equipment, whole or half interest. A real opportunity! Address Box 241-A, W“W Detached Home 4615 Norwood Drive 6 ROOMS—GARAGE 8,950 An unusual detached _home on a lan lot IO:IM 1404 X' CAFRITZ b1 s0s0 More Than 3,000 Lifetime " Homes Built and Sold wawee ] @he Foening ko " WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1935. Arlington County Building Figures Show Drop in August By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va., August 31.—Preliminary reports on building construction in Arlington County for the month of August show a total of 54 permits issued for private homes involving an expenditure of more than a quarter million dollars. August totals are well under the figures established over the past few months when Arlington began to enjoy the greatest building boom in the history of the county. Real estate operators note, however, the fact that despite the seeming drop in home construction, August, 1934, was considerably lower than the current month. With the anticipated construction Open Daily and Sunday Till 9 P.M. Beautiful—Charming Old Chevy Chase One Block of Circle 6 Hesketh Street Attractive, spacious center-hall- planned home; living room, dining room, beautiful kitchen and break- fast alcove; complete with Oxford cabinets and electric refrigeration. A Repossessed Buy at *15,950 Reasonable Terms One Trust—No Renewals Brodie & Colbert, lnc. Nat, 8875—Evenings eln Pre-Showing of Bungalows | $5,450 | 5 Sold Before Completion | %_Large Living Room— 2 el Room — i | A!prnilcl and Ar proved by - the Faderal . Housing - Administratios or Connecticut Avenue to Beth- esda. Turn left on'Old George- ‘town Road and drive about 1% milés to SOUTHWICK STREET in HUNTINGTON TERRACE. Henry J. Connor, Inc. 26 Jucksen Piace MEt. alos of the second part of Colonial Village on Wilson boulevard, & unit to consist of 450 apartments and twice the number in the first unit which is now nearing completion, it is believed that building operations for the year will approximate the all-time high record of $6,000,000. July figures showed a total of 87 permits for private homes with valua- tion placed at $453,000, or an average cost of $5,207. June totals were 67 private homes at a cost of $354,000, or an average cost of $5,283. An interesting sidelight on the month’s construction permits is the fact that the average cost per home JUST COMPLETED 6200-6208-6210 32d PLACE CHEVY CHASE, D. C. new distinctive homes of { stone construction insulated "“3 Sunday & Labor Day, 10 to Drive out to Chevy Chase Circle, . gast on Rittenhouse St. to 3 Place and morth X BOSS & PHELPS Realtors. 3 is under the average cost per home during June and July. Preliminary figures show the total estimated construction costs to be $257,936 or an average home cost of $4,762. —_— TAKE LARGER QUARTERS ¢ The real estate firm of Waple & James will move into larger quarters at 1224 Fourteenth street September 3, it was announced today. The firm now occupies offices next door to the new location. The organization was founded eight years ago by its present heads, M. J. Waple and J. J. James. It is engaged in building, general brokerage and rental business. 4726 Brandywine St. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK A NEW HOME ‘We believe this home is the finest detached all-brick value in the city at the price. In design, floor plan, wall space, modern equip- ment, construction ant location it is the ideal 2-bath home. There is a large, bright attic suitable for two more rooms and basement is arranged for recreation room if desired. See it at once. $9,750 ON CONVENIENT TERMS Drive out Mass. Ave_to 46th St. north to Brandywine Bt. and west to house next to corner o( iuth 8t. OPEN TODAY. 2 sunpaSTAND 2AB0R DAY S0 te & BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS The dining room, master bed room and living room of the fi‘th Silver Star Home of 1935, located at 4421 Yuma street, Grasslands, are shown here. The home, built by Monroe Warren, president of Meadow- brook, Inc., was first opened last Sunday and will remain open for three ‘weeks more. Building News —Star Staff Photo. v COLONIAL VILLAGE BEING OGCUPIED 64 Families Expected to Move Into Arlington Apartment Today. Ready for occupancy far ahead of schegule, Colonial Village, the Nation's first limited dividend housing project financed through the Federal Housing Administration, located on wfllon Boulevard near Clarendon, -Va., has opened its doors to its first tenants, and by tonight it is expected that 64 families will have moved into new quarters. Seventy-two more families will move into Colonial Village September 15, and by October 1, the entire 276 apart- ments will have been filled. Mean- while, Gustave Ring, president of Co- lonial Village, Inc., is formulating plans for a similar project to be in the same location which would have more than 500 apartments. F. H. A. approval for for financing the new group of buildings. The present building is the first so- called low-cost housing project insured by F. H. A. to be completed, and is said to be the first projec’ of this kind to be rented to capsu:y before completion. Ring received several tholisand requests for apartments. 4413 15th ST. South of Allison St. e o o REPOSSESSED and RECONDITIONED ‘This house is 22 FEET WIDE, pro- viding extra large rooms. Con- crete front porch—large rear porch —FOUR BED ROOMS and GLASS- ENCLOSED - SLEEPING PORCH. There is an OIL BURNER and built-in garage. Attic for storage. ‘This value is seldom offered in this exclusive close-in section. See it Sunday. PRICED RIGHT Terms F. ELIOT .“I“ILDDLETON 205 Invest. Bldg. Met. 2827 7 Sold—1 Left - 4609. Rosedale Avenue . New Center-Entrance Home - BETHESDA, MD. ‘ Phree - New, Detached Brick Homes. Full-qud Rooms—Slate Roofs—Gellm ; Small Cash Payment' M onthly Terms S 47 Only 3 Fm-rin.. All-electric living room with fireplace—porches—oak floars —electric refrigerator—automatic ‘heat—attic - % lot—garage—and: remember— "Stone Bullt Homes Ars Better Built” . Reached—Straight through Bethesda, four blocks de- yond golf driving course, turn right at Rosedale Ave. OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P.M. Ritienhouse 5t - Paul T. Stone, Inc. qfi“u Dutci™ CoLonAL 4717 46th Street N. W out Mass. A ““CIIL Furn right {6 BShibit Home. ® 59450 ® A FEW FEATURES . Open Until 9 P.M. 1404 X CAFRITZ b1 so0s0 REALTY CONGLAVE PLANS REVEALED 1935 Is Year of “the Turn,” National Association Tells Members. Declaring that from every indica- tion this is “a year of years for real | estate, the year of ‘the turn,’” the | National Association of Real Estate | Boards today announced preuminnry} plans for their annual convention in Atlantic City during October, which the association expects to be the largest meeting in years. In preparation for the convention, which will be held October 23, 24 and sociation, cialized branch of the business, now present work thére is most to learn, and. are inviting these men to be (See CONCLAVE, Page 5 An Opportunity For Experienced Real Estate Salesman ‘We have an opening for an experienced real estate salesman with a record for Call Mr. Dunningte: interview. Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. 1519 K St. N.W. Dist. 1015 25, executive committees of the as- | chosen from every spe- | .nmymmmantrmwhose' PAGE B—1 PERMITS [SSUED FOR 42 ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS IND. . | Additions Bring Total to 180 Homes to Be Started During August. VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR WEEK IS $319,850 Largest Permit for 11 Houses to Be Erected by Schwinn, Inc., to Cost $55,000. Permits for 42 one-family dwel- lings were issued this week by the office of Building Inspector John W. Oehmann, bringing the total of new District homes to be started in August - to approximately 180. Permits for erection of 70 one-family dwellings were issued in August, 1934, which was one of the busiest months of the year. The number of dwellings for which permits were issued this week exceeded {last week's total by three. However, the valuation of all types of construc- |tion this week—$319,850—was about $60,000 less than the total for last week. The largest permit of the week went {o Schwinn, Inc., 3931 Legation street, for erection of eleven 2-story brick dwellings in the 5400 block of Fourth street at an estimated cost of $55,000. George T. Santmyers was named architect for- the houses. Meadowbrook, Inc., of Chevy Chase, Md., was granted a permit to build three homes in the 4900 block of First street, to cost $27,000, with Harvey P. Baxter as architect. A permit was granted A. S. Lord, 927 Pifteenth street, to build four dwellings in the 200 block of Farragut street. M. S. May will be architect for this project.. The estimated cost is $18,000. More important permits of the week are as follows: Schwinn, Inc., 3931 Legation street, IN SHEPHERD PARK Delightful New Home 1432 Jnmper SL N.W. Will Consider Trade Lovely new center-hall Colonial. Completely insulated—5 real bedrooms, 3 baths, library and lavatory on first floor—recre- ation room—oil burner—2-car brick garage—lot 50x132. Open Dmly Until 9 P.M. Drive out 16th St. to Juniper S Gt viont s “iock o house. DIst. Realtor Dt Tower Bldg. EXHIBIT HOME 3153 Adams Mill Rd. All brick with slate roof. te front poreh, large living roo: reom, ulira modern gas kitchen, porch off kitchen; 3 lovely bedrooms. 3 besul aths, larse recreation reom. xas heat. Deen lot with detached garage. Hish, eool. healthful elevation with beautiful panoramic view over woeded Park. All convenlences at hand. T TO REACH Drive out 16th St. to Irving St., turn west to mew homes. A NEW Outstanding ELOPMENT Qverlooking Rock Creek Park Only 10 Minutes From Dountown! For country living with dll the convemiences of the city these individually-designed bomes ave wnmatchable at their present price. And just think, only two minutes to the naturel woodlends of 150-acre Sligo Valley Perk with its streems, pleygrounds end picwic groves. When you ere out today dow't fail to esk sslesmen abowt other North Washington Realty bomes. FEATURES: illl-