Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1935, Page 20

‘B—4 R LEE D. BUTLER BUILDING HOME New Type Prefabricated Dwelling Being Erected in Kenwood. A new type of prefabricated home to the Capital area, the result of five years of scientific study by representa- tives of Houses, Inc., in the labora- tories of Purdue University, is being built for Lee D. Butler, prominent Washington automobile distributor, on Brookside drive in Kenwood, Md. The home is now nearing comple= tion. and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy during No- vember. It is called the American mo- tohome, and a number of the struc- tures have been erected about New York City. Last year one of the homes was set up in a New York department store and attracted much attention. The Butler home will be the largest and most pretentious motohome yet attempted. Initiated by Young. The movement which resulted in the motohome was initiated by Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the General Electric Co.. and Houses, Inc., Is a subsidiary of that company. The house is framed of prefabri- eated steel into which are set fire sound and termite proof panels of compressed asbestos and cement that are practically indestructible and af- ford perfect insulation. In this new home science has harnessed a dozen or more tireless slaves to a mechani- ctal nerve center that responds to the push of a switch to wash and dry dishes, to do the family wash, cause the heating system to reverse its func- tion and become a cooling agency, control the temperature and humidity and filter dust from the air. Many of the principles of the automotive in- dustry have been applied to its pro-’ duction. The modern straight line architec- ture in Mr. Butler’s new home elimi- nates gables and in their place af- fords pleasant second-floor sun decks. Steel casement windows that operate from an inside crank are assembled at room corners rather than their tra- ditional locations, creating a pleasant open-air effect. This arrangement is made possible by air conditioning wit;\ | ability. which cross ventilation is not required. The air conditioning process eliminates most of the house cleaning, as all dust and dirt is picked up before it has a chance to settle and is passed through EAL ESTATE. Automobile Dealer Builds New Type Prefabricated Home in Kenwood Lee D. Butler, well-known Wash- ington automobile distributor, is building a prefabricated home on Brookside drive, Kenwood, Md. It is the first American motohome, sponsored by Houses, Inc., of New York, to be built in this section of the country. The photographs at the top show the progress made in erecting the dwelling, while the drawing at the bottom gives an idea bow the home will appear when completed. Work will be completed in November. d coming to the National Association of 1 Real Estate Boards indicate that the | one thing most of all needed to| strengthen the mortgage structure is | provision to give the mortgage market- Study Fletcher Bill. | To give this important needed ele- | ment of marketability, the State Real | Estate Associations join the National | & filter before it is dehumidified - and | Association in urging the passage Of; recirculated. Large Electric Unit. ‘The kitchen contains a 16-foot elec- tric kitchen unit, largest installed to date. In place of monel metal, stain- less steel is used. An extra large elec- tric range and oversize refrigerator with 12 cubic feet capacity, electric clock, mechanical dish washer and dryer, basin and work bench with drawers and cupboards scientifically arranged to save steps for the house- wife and a special arrangement so that all cooking odors are withdrawn, are some of the features. Thus, the kitchen becomes as fresh and airy as the coolest spot on the lawn. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, | the Fletcher bill now before Congress. | | The bill, introduced by Duncan U.| | Fletcher of Florida, chairman of the | Banking and Currency Committee of | | the Senate, is now under study by | | every important group concerned with | the future of long-term credit flow. It | would provide for the establishment of a Federal mortgage discount bank fi- nanced by private funds, but under governmental supervision and control |and with initial capital subscribed by } the Federal Government contingent on the raising of the private capital. The bank would be empowered to buy sound urban mortgages of all types without recourse, from any person or institu- just been sent out by the committee on real estate finance of the National Association of Real Estate Boards through Edward A. MacDougall, New York, chairman. . Experiment With Paint. If you want to stain furniture so 1f using oil stain, choose a too-dark | the stain with turpentine. If using penetrating stain or acid stain, choose preferably a too-light tone and apply | two coats. Thin only with the thinner recommended by the producer. rather than a too-light shade and| lighten it either by wiping it with a cloth soaked in turpentine immedi- ately after it is applied or by thinning 1935. - A 0 N S '”A‘Q_VI‘\“.VA‘“' .\ REAL ESTATE. 7 & v, e BANKS DEELARED BESTADTOF A, Most Insured Loans Found in Depositories, Flem- ing Reveals. The banks of the Nation account for “considerably more of the morte gages and modernization loans that the Federal Housing Administration | is insuring than all other classes of | institutions combined,” it is stated in | a letter which Robert V. Fleming, | first vice president of the American Bankers’ Association and president of Cherry Stain Effective. 1In a Colonial house it may be found effective to stain floors a dull cheery color. Varnish or wax over the color to preserve it. This color makes an | appropriate background for bright hooked rugs and light maple furnish- ings. A proper tone of blue green used as a floor border and recalled in the other furnishings will contrast pleas- ingly with the dull cherry color. 0ld Cannon Found. Dredged from the mud in the ! harbor of Corunna, Spain, a cannon, | eight feet long with a three-inch | caliber, is declared by experts to be | from a ship in Admiral Drake's fleet | which was sunk when he attacked Corunna at the end of the sixteenth | century. Decoration of Walls. An cfective way to treat special wall spaces—such as the area around the fireplace, the recess at the head of a bed or the wall space around a | dining room sideboard—it to have them painted a different tint or color than the rest of the wall. This deco- rative treatment gives emphasis to a cherished article of furniture or lgnds added importance to thg room's center of interest. Warning Signs. Railway crossings in Germany are to be indicated by three signs, the first a disc, with three red stripes being placed 240 yards from the crossing. the second, bearing two stripes, 160 yards away, and the third, with one ! stripe, 80 yards away. | Riggs National Bank of Washington, | has addressed to all members of the | association. At the time the Housing | Administration began operations a | year ago the association, which de- | clared its sympath_ with the objectives | of the national housing act, designated | Mr. Fleming to act as its liaison repre= isemauve to co-operate with the Fed= | eral Housing Administration. | “I am advised that in this short | space of time the volume of credit | extended for modernization of prop= etry and mortgages selected for ap- | praisal to be insured on dwellings has | reached the total of $291,904,337, and | the daily volume is steadily increas= | ing,” Mr. Fleming’s letter says in part. “A very substantial part of the resi- dential construction, the property ree pairs ‘and the manufacture of build- ing materials, equipment and ma- chinery, etc., thus stimulated is due directly to the active participation of our members in the insured mortgage plan and the modernization credit plan of the F. H. A. In fact, the banks of the country to date account for considerably more of the mortgages and modernization loans that the F. H. A. is insuring than all other classes of institutions combined. “In view of the fact that we be- lieve the provisions of the national housing act afford a medium whereby | the banks of the country can mate- rially assist in economic recovery and render a further useful service to their communities, as well as obtain a safe and sound earning asset, I feel it 1s desirable to call to the atten= tion of our members that certain ad- ditional measures recently adopted by Congress are designed to make the original law more workable and broad- én the opportunity for service.” tion. | that it will match pieces you already Call for an important meeting to | have, experiment a lttle first on an | shape action on mortgage policy has | underneath part that will not show. e e ‘The house has 12 rooms, three baths and a two-car garage. On the first | floor are two maids’ bed rooms with one bath room and extra large living room, dining room, library and the kitchen. The second floor has four bed rooms and two baths. A huge sun deck, largest built to date by Houses, Inc., will serve as an outdoor recrea- tion room. There is a basement with 8 spacious recreation room and fire- place and a store room. The house is so constructed that without too much trouble sections of It can be added to or altered without disturbing any basic featrres in the home. The house was designed by Rob- ert W. McLaughlin, well-known New York architect who has been appoint- ed chairman of the board of American :inouses, Inc, subsidiary of Houses, C. New Gup of Low-Cost Homes *500 - Cash $50 Monthly $5,450 to $5,750 EXHIBIT HOME, 123 Southwick Street Huntington Terrace, Bethesda, Md. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY °'TIL 9 P.M. Drive out Wisconsin Avenue or Connecticut to Bethesda, turn left on Old Georgetown Road and drive about 133 miles to Southwick Street in Huntington Terrace. Henry J. Connor, Inc. 726 JACKSON PL. N.W. Met. 2401 There must be a reason for the.gopularity of these bungalows, Drive out and see what it is. Homes contain large living room, 13 ft. by 18 ft., with wood-burning fireplace; breakfast nook. kitchen furnished nets and equipment, te modern bath. large lot, 158 Custer Road, Battery Park, Md. A large center-hall home on a generous wooded lot. of all-brick construction and containing @ very large rooms and 2 iovely tiled b: Insulated throughout. (Purred walls and rock wool) Giivert & Barker Oil Burner. 8l Root: Copper ‘Water Pipes: Metal Work General Electric Range and Refrigeration; Deiached Garage - Offered for the first time, and the finest value ever sponsored by us at $9,750! 709 Underwood St. N.W. J A quality-built home in one of Washington’s most delight- ful residential sections—and priced within your means. FEATURES: ® Gas Electrolux Refrigerator o Hot-water Heat Buckingham Slate Roof Fully Insulated Garage with Overhead Door Weather-stripped Entire Lot Sodded and & Copper Screened Landscaped 37 950 See this home today and be convinced 9 of its value at this low price, Directions Out Georgia Ave. to Piney Branch Road—right on Piney Branch Road to Underwood Street and right to home.— Open daily and Sunday ’til 9 P.M. L. F. ROBERTSON 5320 8th St. NNW. OWNER AND BUILDER GEoriga 4551 Mortgages. Drive out Wis. Arve. turn left on Wilson Lane to Custer Road—turn right on Custer Road and go to last house on right. Open Daily (Continued From First Page.) and Sunday ® All Brick 5 Large Rooms Tile Bath & Shower Recreation Room Hardwood Floors Throughout Association of Real Estate Boards, ask Congress to create such a discount agency to give a market for mortgages that would be open at all times, and to aid in co-ordination and control of the whole mortgage lending function, in- cluding co-ordination of the numerous existing Federal agencies concerned with housing and the mortgage. State groups which urge the need for a Federal mortgage discount mgency in formal action taken in recent weeks include the Massachucetts As- sociation of Real Estate Boards, the Real Estate Association of the State of New York, the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards, the California Real Es- tate Association, the six States of the Northwest region, Wisconsin, Hinne- sota, Jowa, North Dakota, South Da- kota and Nebraska, in their recent regional meeting of realtors; the Ar- kansas Real Estate Association and the Oklahoma Real Estate Association. Other State groups have taken like action at meetings some months ago. Letters and other communications — A SUPER. | VALUE THIS LOVELY CORNER *9,950 One 4-bed-room house available at a few hundred dollars advance By All Means Inspect Sunday PHILLIPS & CANBY Ne. 4600 Investment Bldg. Announcing A New Exhibit Home In HIGHWOOD CHEVY CHASE, D.C. KENWOOD - SHEPHERD PARK Another New Brick Colonial Built by BIRON BROS. « « « Different because of the strict adher- ence to its original plans of development, preserving the natural loveliness of the virginal woodlands that provide the — — setting for Kenwood homes, and maintaining the architectural [] distinction that has made ] L this section outstanding for the beauty and individuality of its homes. Competent architects have land- scaped the large home sites and lined the streets with Washington’s fa- mous Yoshino Cherry Trees. There are exceptional recreational facilities such as golf, tennis, swimming and skeet shooting, provided at the Ken- wood Golf and Country Club, of which every Kenwood resident is a member . . . Homes costing more than $1,000,000 have been built in Kenwood, all under rigid restric- tions that protect the individual home investments. - KENNEDY-CHAMBERL 1N - DEVELOPMENT CO. - Kenwood Office Kennedy Drive end Chamberlain Avenue WL 4425 THE developers of BEECHWOOD have established in Highwood another distinguished community of superior Mikkelson-built homes in Chevy Chase, The exhibit home is a lovely American Colonial in a beauti- ful setting of trees with beauti- ful view from large screened porch. On the second floor are four bedrooms and den finished in knotty pine, and two baths. There is a large attic and an at- tached garage. Furred walls and copper water pipes. General Electric designed and equipped kitchen with the new all-metal cabinets. 3373 Rittenhouse St. N.W. 13 Sold OPEN TODAY 5020 45th STREET N.W. HATHHOVE Six large rooms, two complete baths. Ample closets. Large concrete Porch. Attached Ga- rage. Full size basement. Large level Lot. BRASURE CO. Di. 6410 Evenings, Col. 5024 1428 JUNIPER STREET Overlooking Rock Creek Park A beautiful, modern home—3.large bedrooms and 3 beautiful baths—finished third floor—2 fireplaces—library and lavatory on first floor—recreation room—oil burner— Both grade and screened porch—large lot—2-car garage—perfect location. parochial hools, LT ‘stmau churches and stores Rittenhouse St., right are convenient to i HEATH HOME ] =...= . F.MIKKELSON & SONS NES \ILTON F. SCHWAB, SALES >0 3353 Rittenhouse St. N.W. CLeveland 1156 CurtisMillwork end Lumber by W. T. Gelliher & Bro. From Chevy Chase Circle, turn right on Western Avenue to Washington Office 2331 Cathedral Avenue CO. 7280 Information om the exceedingly low cost of bome sites in may be obteined ot the Field Office on the property at Kemnedy Drive and Chamberlain Avenue, DI 3100 LL Will Consider i Tnge__l g Ly 9AM. to 9 PM.