Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1936, Page 25

- [reieee ] @he Foening Star e — NEW MODEL HOME OPEN TOMORROW ON BARNABY 4. Fifth Silver Star Exhibit of New England Colonial Design. STRUCTURE BRICK, WITH WHITE PAINT Unanimously Indorsed by Com- mittee for Architecture, Mate- rials and Methods. BY JAMES Y. NEWTON. ‘The fifth Silver Star Home of 1936, & beautiful dwelling of New England Colonial design, will be presented to the public tomorrow at 6634 Barnaby street, Chevy Chase, D. C. The home wiil be open for 30 days under auspices of The Star. Located in the new forested sec- tion of Barnaby Woods, which in the | last year has been one of the most | active developments in the District, the house was built by Claude G. Johnson. It was designed by Harvey P. Baxter, prominent architect, an is presented by Edward H. Jones Co., | Inc. Draperies and furnishings were | supplied by Horace Dulin, Inc, 1307 G street. The new Star home is constructed | of brick, painted white, and cnnlama seven rooms, two baths, and lavatory. It is situated on a large uooded‘ lot at the corner of Barnaby and| Arcadia streets. The lot has 76 feet| of frontage on both streets, and a depth of 160 feet. It has been at-| tractively landscaped by R. S. Mec- | Ceney of Silver Spring, Md. Unanimously Indorsed. Before presenting the builder with | the Silver Star Award for merit in| | | ISVISITED BY 10,000 public exhibition period. Second-Hand Brick Only-Half as Safe, Test Demonstrates That walls of second-hand brick will stand only half as well —and half as safely—as those built of new and unused bricks has just been demonstrated by researches of the engineering ex- periment station of the Univer- sity of New Hampshire at Dur- ham, N. H. Exhaustive and highly practical laboratory tests on more than 10,000 bricks dur- ing a period of two years reveal that mortar clings only half as well to second-hand brick as to the virgin product of the kiln. According to station authori- ties, brick have pores, and it is into these pores that the mortar penetrates to make a perfect “bond” or joint between them. Brick once used has had these pores filled and they cannot be filled again nor can the pores be cleansed. Some pores may not have been filled at the first lay- ing of the brick, and these, unless otherwise filled by dust, soot or weathering, may take some mor- tar the second time,-but com- pared to new brick, there is only a fifty-fifty chance of a good bond. FOURTHSTARHOME iDwelling in Westwood En- ters Final Exhibition Week Tomorrow. The attractive dwelling at 4415 Dexter road, Westwood, which re- ceived recognition as the fourth Silver Star Home of the year, tomorrow en- ters the fourth and final week of its Already the house of typical Eng- lish cottage design has received en- WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1936. ##% Silver Star Home in Barnaby Woods Opens Tomorrow A view of the attractive dwelling of Colonial design at 6634 Claude G. Johnson, the home will under sponsorship o/ The Star. It has been completely furnished 1 be on erhibition for 30 days Building News PAGE C—1 F. H.A. MORTGAGES HELD DESIRABLE BANK INVESTMENT Riggs National ‘President Sees Insured Loans New Souree of Earnings. Directions Given “To Reach New Home Sponsored by Star The fifth Silver Star Home of the year, located at 6634 Barn- aby street, Chevy Chase, D. C, may be reached by driving out Connecticut avenue to Nebraska avenue, thence right on Nebraska avenue three-quarters of a mile to Utah avenue, and left on Utah six blocks to RBarnaby street. The house is three blocks from the intersection of Utah avenue and Barnaby street. New England Colonial in archi- tectural type, the dwelling was erected by Claude G. Johnson, builder, and is presented by Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc., brokerage firm. It has been completely furnished by Horace Dulin, Inc. The Star will sponsor the house for a period of 30 days. It may be visited between the hours of 10 am. and 9 pm. BUILDING PERMITS TOTAL §1,600,876 New Police Colirt Structure | Swells Week’s Totals in District. COMMUNITY SERVICE CONSIDERED A FACTOR Contributions to Revival of Build- ing Industry Termed Important Element. Home mortgage loans, insured une der the terms of the national housing act, constitute today a particularly desirable form of investment for com= mercial banks, according to Robert V. Fleming, president of the Riggs Nae tional Bank and the American Bank- ers’ Association, writing in the current issue of the Insured Mortgage Porte folio, published by the Federal Housing Administration. Fleming believes that forwarde looking bankers must seek other sources of earnings than those re- Capital building operations du: Hnglsultmz from strictly commercial loans. He declares that one of these the past week reached a total valu- | ation of $1,600,876, but a permit for | other sources is found in home morte the new Police Court building was | Sbe, 10405 ssured by the Federal Housing Administration. ;esponsxble for a large part of the| ™ paniers who make such loans, fn gure, records in the office of Bulld- | pi. opinion, find new and desirable ;’,z‘ Inspector John W. Oehmann | nyestments. At the same time they contribute to the revival of the build- The court building will be erected | ing industry while enabling fellow &t 515 Fifth street by the Consoli- | citizens to obtain material stakes in dated Engineering Co,, Inc., of Balti- | their country in the form of their more, The structure will cost $1,312,- | own homes. His own bank has about 312 | $1,000,000 of insured mortgages in its Private construction for which per- | portfolio. mits were issued during the week to- | “We, as bankers, are faced with taled $283,564 in value, the smallest | the very real necessity for discovering figure in several months. Includedl new, and at the same time sound, Barnaby street, Barnaby Woods, which will be opened to the home building, the Silver Star Home ? : 0 public tomorrow as the fifth Silver Star Home of 1936, Built by Committee, a group of five experts in residential construction and plan- thusiastic praise of more than 10,000 persons who have visited it in the three weeks since the opening. Large in the list for the week were permits | employment for our customers’ funds, (See BUILDING, Page C-4.) (See MORTGAGES, Page C-3.) by Horace Dulin, Inc., 1307 G street. —Star Staff Photo. ning, thoroughly inspected the Barnaby street house. It was examined from an architectural standpoint, as | well as from the point of view of materials used, method of construc- | tion, room size and arrangement and | valuation. The committee gave the | house its unanimous indorsement. { The Star Homes Committee is | headed by Japmes S. Taylor of the | Federal Housing Administration and formerly chief of the Division of | Housing, Department of Commerce, as chairman. Other members include: F. Eliot Middleton, president of the | ‘Washington Real Estate Board; Ed- win H. Rosengarten, prominent builder, and member of the firm of | Davis, Wick &' Rosengarten; John | Nolen, jr, city planner of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission, and Irvin S. Porter, well known architect, and a former presi- dent of the Washington Chapter, American Institute of Architects. A walk of vari-colored Vermont flagstones leads up to the front en- trance of the home. There is a small entrance porch with a slate roof. ‘The house has a center hall plan. The first floor hall is large enough for several pieces of furniture. To the | left of the hallway is the spacious living room with attractive fireplace. | ‘This room is 22 feet in length, and | 12 feet 6 inches in width. A screened porch, 20 feet in length, is just off the living room. The dining room, 14 feet by 12 in | size, is to the right of the entrance | hall. This room has windows on two | sides. The compact and well-equipped kitchen, with dimensions of 13 by 8 feet, is directly to the rear of the dining room. The first floor arrange- | ment is completed with a sizable den and adjoining lavatory directly be- hind the hallway. | Just Completed ALL-BRICK DE LUXE HOMES $5,450 $500,00 Cash $50.00 per month Two Lovely Semi-Detached at $5,950.00 2220 to 2230 Prout St. S.E. Just off Minn. Ave. at 21st Best of material and construc- tion, built-in garages, de luxe kitchens and bath rooms, hot-water heat, electric lights, hardwood floors. TO INSPECT—Drive out Pa. Ave two blocks past bridge and golf course to Prout St. and turn rioht to houses. Metzler—Realtor 1106 Vermont Ave. N.W. DI. 8600 Sunday and Evenings AD. 0620 11,500 Bryant Air-Conditioned When, you can buy this all-brick, de- ed 6-room. Lath, -1 100% " in- sulated, AIR-COI home in this lovely section of Chevy Chase. Jocated In a srove of massive o.k and poplar lml——%h] money a an old--uu heating unit? 'n;e 1ot is 135 feet deep. ‘Il be agreeably surprised at th 1l as_the Paul T. Stone, Inc. 927 15th St. N.W. Natl. 0856 Residence Phone Cleve. 7096 steady the beauty and harmony of its fur- nishings, arrangements of the rooms and the attractiveness of its setting are but a few of the features of the home which have drawn outspoken praise from the thousands of visitors from every part of Washington's metropolitan area. | Committee, the house was built by | the firm of L. E. developers of the new Westwood sec- tion. crowds filed through the beautifully furnished home last Sunday, while a | stream of visitors arrived | throughout the past week. The quiet charm of its architecture, Indorsed by the Silver Star Homes reuninger & Sons, It was designed by Harvey P. which is trimmed in field stone. The lot is wooded and has a frontage of 70 feet, with a depth of nearly 200 feet. Landscaping was done by Danield Cox Fahey of Riverdale, Md. On the two main floors there are eight rooms, two baths, breakfast al- cove and first floor lavatory. A large recreation room and lavatory compose the basement, in addition to the fur- nace and laundry room. There are four bedrooms. The five experts on housing who compose the Silver Star Homes Com- mittee gave the house unanimous ap- proval. The committee is headed by James 8. Taylor of the Federal Hous- ing Administration. Other members Baxter, architect, and has been taste- fully furnished by Woodward & Lothrop. a light cream color, with shutters of very dark brown. are: F. Eliot Middleton, realtor; Irwin INSPECT TODAY This Modern Close-In WOODLEY PARK HOME 2914 Cortland Pl. N.W. An attractive brick home of center-hall plan, with six rooms and tw8 baths; spacious screened porches; oil heat; insulated attic; 2-car built-in garage. Teach: North one square from 79th and Cathedral Avenue—Turn Open Sunday 10 A.M. to7 P.M. H. G. Smithy Company 811 15th St. N.W. National 5903 The house is built of brick, painted The walls are topped with a roof of blue slate. There k over the dool New Cormer Home “Owner Says Sell”’ 500 Quackenhbos Street N.W. A commanding 6-room cor- ner house in Marietta Park. 3 bed rooms, 2 tile baths, wood- burning fireplace. Modern elec- tric kitchen, recreation room and built-in garage. Easy terms. Trades given prompt attention. Open Today and Daily to 9. STROUP Southern Bldg. DI. 0368 | The Outstanding Value in Washington 8 ROOMS — 2 BATHS S. Porter, architect; Edwin H. Rosen- garten, builder, and John Nolen, jr., of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. ‘The house will be open for eight days more under sponsorship of The Star. It may be visited between the hours of 10 a.m. and 9. p.m. There are two routes to the home from downtown Washington. One is via Connecticut avenue to Cathedral avenue, thence west on Cathedral to Foxhall road, and south or left to the intersection of Dexter road. The house is located about 200 feet from the intersection. The other g§ by way of Q street and Reservoir rovd to Foxhall, thence north or right on Foxhall road to Dexter road. =l Home Mortgages Cited. More than 50 per cent of the mortgages on homes are held by the savings, building and loan associa- tions, says the journal of the Ameri- can Savings and Loan Institute. GLENBROOK VILLAGE NEW HOMES $8,500 to $10,250 OPEN DAILY UNTIL 9 P. M. The entrance on Wisconsin avenue is a half mile beyond the Bank of Bethesda. The Newbold Development Co. Wisconsin 5286 10,346 Guests Have Visited This Beautifully Furnished Home Since August 29 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL SEPTEMBER 27 $8,750 NEW HOUSE CONDITION This 8-room, 2-bath house is spotless, having been r-cend:tmed throughout. New linoleum. Frigidaire. Built-in garage. 1376 Sheridan St. N.W. On a paved street where very house is new and beautifully- landscaped.. Open Daily 10 to 9 Harry Wardman, Inc. 1512 K Se. * Star's award anning.) In Beautiful Westwood Reach Dexter Rood— Drive out Massachusetts Avenue to Cathedral Ave- nue to 44th Sireet. Then south three blocks to Dexter Road. To THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN.HEAI.TH HOME. Breuninger & Sons 1515 K Street A New Silver Star Home (The Silver Star ts, the Evening zcellence in Creditors of Builder —have new splendid brick center-hall home ready for im- mediate possession. Four huge bed rooms, two baths on second floor. Attic, insulation. 30- foot living room with fireplace, dining room, bed room, electric kitchen and tile lavatory on first floor. Fully equipped base- ment with oil burner. Two-car trick garage. Large lot. Paved street. In fashionable northwest suburb. Was offered new for $16,500. Now sl 2,7 50 Terms Phone Cleveland 7096 for information. Addresses Garden Club. W. H. Bozarth of Mt. Rainier, Md., addressed the luncheon meeting of | the Chevy Chase, D. C., Garden Club, held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. George L. Hart. The speaker ex- plained the raising of delphiniums, | and showed photographs of some of his plants. Mrs. Lewis Pendleton, Mrs. J. S. Gruver and Mrs. P. G. | Nutting assisted Mrs. Hart with the | luncheon, HIGHWOOD Chevy Chase, D. C. 3320 Runnymede N.W. Detached ce hall Colo- nial brick. Living room 13x 246, 2nd floor den 17x17 finished in knotty pine, with open fireplace. Attractively Priced Open Daily and Sunday From Chevy Chase Cirele turn nflhl on Western squares rwhl to property. G. F. MIKKELSON & SON |1 Owners-Builders Milton F. Schwab, Sales 4415 Dexter Road, N.W. T Drive out today. HIS new home, awarded a SILVER STAR, fulfills every family neces- sity, and -at the same time reflects eight days more to see its tasteful furnishings by Woodward & Lothrop. luxurious, comfortable living in the most practical aspect. You have only National 2040 Day and Evening . . . Hundreds Are Visit- ing J. B. Tiffey’s Latest and Most Beautiful MODEL Stupio HOME Model Furnished Home 5206 FIRST STREET N.W. Open Sunday and Daily to 9 P.M. B. TIFFEY'S latest Studio Home s now open with its beautiful living room with fireplace . . . step- up salon dining room with modern- istic iron grille work balustrade and full-length draperies dividing the two rooms . . . dream kitchen . . . rear porch . . . rear stairway . . . three bedrooms . . . two beautiful baths . sleeping porch . . . basement recreation room with fireplace . . . gos furnace . . . detached garage . facing City Park. DRIVE OUT TODAY! Out New Hampshire Ave. N.W. to First and Home DIs. 3100 Tower Bldg. Realtor Five Minutes Drive to the Heart of the City NOW OPEN FOR INSPECTION Nos. 3514-3518 24th St. N.W. Lighted Until 8:30 Evenings These two dwellings of stately Colonial architecturc are built to endure—Roomy, comfortable, they meet every modern living requirement—with the appear- ance and appointments of dwellings priced at $10,000 more. Walled flower gardens, grace- ful terraces and rock gardens fea- ture the rear, while spacious lawns and appropriate landscaping add distinction to the front. KLINGLE GARDENS affords a real retreat in Rock Creek Park, with the Creek itself at your door, yet only three blocks from a shopping center on Con- necticut Avenue, with instant accessibility to the commercial heart of the city. Real country landscape—splendid environment— proper restrictions—seclusion—all within the center of population. Porter St. between Conn. Ave. and 16th St Builder & Develcper Phones,CL. 9738—GE. 9E- 9564