Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1936, Page 32

C—S8 REAL 20 HONESBULT | N NEARBY AREA - Segment of’ Greater Wash- ington Area Definitely Rural Few Years Ago. More than 200 new homes have been built in the last three years in & segment of the Greater Washing- ton area that was definitely rural & few years before, thus showing the steady advance outward of the Capi- tal's suburban development, a recent survey made by the Northern Vir- ginia Bureau reveals. The area sur- veyed includes the northern portion of Mount Vernon district of Fairfax County, according to ‘the bureau, & fact-finding organization maintained by leading realtors and builders of WNorthern Virginia. The portion of Mount Vernon dis- trict included in the survey is located directly south of Alexandria and is bisected by the Richmond-Washing- ton Highway. Ten years ago, the bureau states, this section was defi- nitely country, with only a trace here and there of suburban development. River-front homes and Summer cot- tages fringed its eastern edge along the Potomac River and there was a relatively small amount of suburban development along the main highway. Elsewhere the area presented no sign of suburban residential activity. The area contains Mount Vernon and several other old homes of his- toric importance, which have had & very definite influence on the archi- tectural style of new-home construc- tion. The great majority of the new F. H. A,’ HELPS sl,soo homes are modern adaptations of the Colonial theme. In Belle Haven, just south of Alexandria, oldest and largest of the modern suburban communities in the area, a large number of the new homes are built of stone, giving the community an air of permanence unusual in suburban developments. Brick or stone construction now predominate in the area surveyod, according to the bureau, since 85 per cent of the homes built in the last three years have been of these materials. A peculiar fact brought to light by the survey is that, unlike most suburban areas, the greatest development up to now has taken place at points some distance off the main highways. In the 12 months ending June 30, 1936, a total of 116 new homes were built in the area surveyed. In the two years preceding that period 85 homes were built in the same area. Three years ago the only moderrn sub- urban development was Belle Haven. Today there are five suburban com- munities establishing, two of which— Hybla Valley Farms, located on the Richmond Highway, and Woodland Park, located on the old Mount Ver- non road—have been established within the last year. Two other sub- divisions are now in process of de- velopment. The bureau's survey reveals a gen- eral tendency in house size to five and six rooms, although 14 homes of larger size, valued from $15,000 to $30,000, were built in Belle Haven in the last two years. Builders active in the district include Joseph K. Sei- dle, Inc.; R. L. Kane, Inc.; Louis Bax- ter, V. Ward Boswell, Thomas H. An- drews and Strother & Hawkins. ‘ESTATE. New home at 6615. Western avenue purchased recently by Harold B. Thomas from the H. G. Cement Stained Green. . Angeles family has utilized the concrete driveway in front of their double garage for playing shuffie board and badminton. Because the cement HOUSE FINANCIN Smithy Co. The transaction was made through the office of William M. Throckmorton, realtor. There are siz rooms and two baths in the structure. —Star Staff Photo. cement stain. The lines for the court were then painted on the cement in white. Austrslia's building construction is was glary, they coated it with a green | booming. Monthly Payments of $15.69 to Completely Amortize Debt in 19 Years. Sreclal Dispatch to Fhe Star. MEMPHIS, Tenn., September 19.— A $1,600 home, financed under the insured mortgage system of the Fed- eral Housing Administration, is being built here by Dr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Yancey. Monthly payments of $15.69 will completely amortize the debt in 19 years. Under the insured mortgage system, monthly payments include, besides amortization of the principal, interest, service charge, taxes and in- surance premium. The house is of white clapboard, with an asphalt-shingle roof. There are two bed rooms, kitchen, bath and combination living-dining room. Am- ple closet space has been provided and there is a fireplace in the living room. Interior walls will be finished in plaster and the floors will be hard- wood. The house will have its own septic-tank sewage-disposal system of approved materials and design. The $1569 monthly payment which the owners of this house will make on the insured mortgage will include $10.90 for amortization and interest on the principal, 66 cents service charge to the lending instie tution and a like amount for mort- gage-insurance premium, $2.23 for annual tax assessment, $1.23 for fire and tornado insurance. The $1,600 does not include the cost of the land. The lot on which 3830 Harrison Street N.W. 4 Chevy Chase 4 In a Fifty thousand dollar neighborhood Spacious Grounds—Beautiful Trees AIRCONDITIONING FOR WINTER, 100 Warmth, Circulation and Hu- midity Provided After High Temperatures Season. Sceclal Dispateh to The Star. DETROIT, September 19.—“Many people think the term ‘air-condition- ing’ means cooling exclusively and necessary only during hot, sultry * said Frank H. Dewey, manager of the air-conditioning division, Gar Wood Industries, Inc. “Perhaps this be- lief is & survival of earlier days, when we saw those Summer-time signs in front of theaters which read: ‘Twenty degrees cooler inside.” “In reality, there are three clearly- defined classes of air-conditioning. First, there 15 Summer air-condition- ing, which means that the air should be cooled, dehumidified and circulated. Second, for Winter air-conditioning, the air should be heated, humidified and circulsted. Third, for year- BUNGALOW 5 Large Rooms on a large lot $4,950 Reconditioned throughout, In;lud- ing new stove ond linoleum. Garoge. 3629 31th St. N.E. 1 Block from car_ line, out R. I. i A o glocl, ‘house, Open Daily and Sunday, 10 to 9 Harry Wardman, Inc. 1512 K DI. 3830 White Swan House 3127 Rittenhouse Chevy Chase, D. C. Splendid new home of brick and stone with exceptionally large rooms, 2 full baths, lavatory on first floor, 2-car 8 garage, maid’s room with lavatory attached, large rec- reation room with fireplace, ABC Oil Burner, excellent lot with trees, bus %2 square, liberal allowance on reason- able trades. Open 6 to 9 every eve- ning, all day Sunday. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1936. around air-conditioning the air should be cooled and dehumidified in the Summer, heated and humidified in the Winter. Ciroulation Necessary. ‘The air, either warmed or cooled, must be circulated throughout the |the home. And, it is highly important that the air is thoroughly flitered and cleaned for all classifications of air- conditioning. g “Sales records show that the re- Quirements for today’s modern home call mostly for the Winter air-con- ditioning system. Taking molsture out of the air in Summer and cooling by mechanical refrigeration are quite expensive in both initial and oper- ating costs. An ingenius and economi- cal method has been devised to give Summer cooling effects without this extra refrigerating equipnient. Filters and Cleans, “Our air-conditioning equipment fil- ters and cleans the air in Summer by removing dust, dirt and pollen, and cools the home by scientific, econom!~ cal, power-blower circulation. “Between sunset and dawn, the out- side air is cooler. Statistics show that night temperatures are from 15 to 20 degrees lower than day temperatures. Now, by drawing this cooler air into the air-conditioning unit, a pleasant, healthtul, conditioned air is circulated REAL EST throughout the home at night. During the day, the cool basement air is used. Basement air is usually 10 de- grees cooler than outside air. In this manner, 8 Winter automatic heating and air-conditioning unit provides necessary home comfort the year round at the lowest possible operating cost,” remarked Dewey, JULY BUILDING UP New dwelling units were built in July at & rate that is 36.2 per cent of the building rate prevailing in 1926, according to reports from the major metropolitan areas over the country made to the National Associa- tion of Real Estate Boards. The fig- ures are adjusted to eliminate sea- sonal variation. July’s rate is 9.4 points higher than that for May, taking the year 1926 as the basis for comparison. In other words, July's production, the most rapid of any month in five years, is 35 per cent greater than that of Mly.l when allowance is made for season- ality, Painting Steps Advised. A coat of paint applied this Fall to porch and cellar steps will do much Dely Different, Pleasingly Practical, Carefully Constructed 4813 Blagden Avenue N.W. Moderately priced in an estate neighborhood among magnificent homes A truly lovely new home in a beautiful setting. Near 16th street and adjacent to Rock Creek Park 4 bed rooms, 3.baths, deck porch, 1st-floor library, 1st-floor lavatory, butler's pantry, 3rd-floor bed room, 3rd-floor bath, storage and play room, recreation room, servant'’s room, servant’s bath, 2 fireplaces, automatic gas heat, 2-car garage. Designed by Dillon and Abel and Built Under the Direct Supervision of E. N. Hamilton. Rugs by Neshan G. Hintlian, Inc. Draperies by John Ligon, Inc. ATE. to insure them against the onsisughts of Winter. At the time thess are painted it is well to give the wooden or metal floor supports in the cellar & coat of paint and also the inside woodwork of slanting cellar doors. Sacrifice 3719 Morrison St. Chevy Chase Beautiful center-hall home, in- terior exceptional; 3 bedrooms, 2 ths, sleeping porch. Finished ottic. Large living room, dining room, butler’s pantry, kitchen ond maid’s room on first floor. Lot 100x135, landscaped lawn and gor dens vith lily pond. 2-car garege. Inspection by Appointment CALL Met. 2200—Clev. 1426 | | *13,850 Here is an eppealing home for one who desires suburben sur- roundings in the city. Located one block and a half west of Connecticut Avenue on the highest elevation i.._m city. It offers close proximity to churches, elementary, junior and senior high schools, shopping facilities and quick transportation. The first floor contail pocious, well lighted and ventilated" living and dining rooms, large stone fireplace with wide hearth, com- fortable screened and shaded side porch, bright first floor bed the house is being built has been ap- REALTY CONDITIONS | priica's: Sooo BETTER IN JERSEY| anmique FiNisH use Oranges and Maplewood Are Application Should Be Light on Found Improved 20 Per Cent Large, Flat Surfaces. Open Daily and Sunday Drive out 16th St., turn left on Blagden Ave.”just north of De- catur St. FRANK S. PHILLIPS “Creator of Fine Homes” See This Wonderful House Now Phone Nat'l 0218 or § Ad. 2423 or Ge. 1429 927 15th St. DI. 1411 Over-Year Ended Aug., '35. Study, just completed, of the actual record of residential real estate sales made in the Oranges and Maplewood, N. J., from 1921 to the present date, 85 it has been maintained by the Board of Realtors of the Oranges and Maplewood in connection with the board’s multiple listing system, shows conditions 20 per cent better than that of the year ending August, 1935. It shows total number of sales for the year ending August, 1936, topping that of the year ending August, 1929, but & dollar volume somewhat under the 1929 figure. The record covers sales made by board members of residential proper- ties listed under the board's muifiple listing system. It does not, of course, To achieve a fine, rich and soft effect, use an antique finish. Care must be taken to get s worn and mellowed effect of age by applying the finish more heavily in corners, and grooves, on legs, around knobs and on chair backs, On large fat surfaces the finish is used very lightly. Antique sparingly or not at all when you wish to give the effect of high- lights. The antique finish is & semi-trans- parent color of a darker shade than the ground color. Raw umber or & mixture of raw and burnt umber will serve the purpose. When the founda- tion coats of the furniture are thor- oughly dry, the antique color is ap- plied and then skillfully wiped away With soft rags, leaving traces of the antique finish just where you desire it. te tiled bath. On the second floor ere two dditional bed rooms of adequate size and o tiled bath. Other features include numerous cedar closets, fine ook floors, rock wool insulation. F and bath facilities. The lot is 70x110 fee trees, shrubs and gordens. Open for Inspection 10 a.m. 0 6 p.m. Sunday ent gas furnace, , maid’s room and has numerous 4 (OMAS J FisSHER & OMPANY INCORPORATED REAL ESTATE,LOANS AND INSURANCE 738 15th St. N.W. District 6830 &k‘ '. Y v w2 ST v N L2Y =y g A AT cover total sales made by realtors or total number of voluntary transfers in the community. Findings as reported to the Na- tional Association of Real Estate Boards and released by the local board today show a consistent slow rise in number of sales since the low, in 1933, with the index of sales show- ing August, 1936, exceeding the Au- gust, 1929 figure. The highest sales peak in the perio@ eovered was in 1924. In charting the record of sales, to eliminate seasonal fluctuations, the index is based on a 12-month aver- age. Building permits in the Oranges and Maplewood in the first seven months of 1936, the board's study finds, show an increase over last year of 154 per cent in number issued, and a 98 per cent increase -in total valuation. What is more interesting, they show a 31 per cent increase over the year 1920 in number issued. Due to the fact that present construction is almost entirely of single family houses the 1936 valuation total is about one-third the 1929 figure. ALL TRADES GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION 2 ALREADY SOLD /Y A Group of 6 Distinctive New Homes Remarkably Priced | // [/T;K< | 4\ . d NU/ATA () W hile the Fall election’s breeszing fa \ Yo\ ) »::-'\«é\v\a( Y - N7 N\ .\‘ /A % When the frost is on the pumpkin f \ : :.N And the fodder’s in the shock; “ ‘ \ \‘ With its candidating talk— \ That's the time to be a-living, Ansther house _oold In your new home in Glover Park; this week-end, mak- ing 3 sold out of 7 built before com- plation. 4 Family happy as a lark. Qttta’" ready for Thanksgiving, NEW COMMUNITY GROUP IN BEAUTIFUL GLOVER PARK Amidst surroundings so decidedly suburben it is difficult to imegine busy downtewn less than 10 minutes eway from this highly restricted section. 2324 to 2336 HUIDEKOPER PLACE N.W. &:iayd ug::;n&so e‘::he;uflyn l:lskhflé# Priced From ”,450 to 58:150 the landlord of 500,000 American fam- 4 s : & omes ilies within five years, L. A. McLean, . 2 | SIX ROOMS AND 2 LOVELY BATHS, RECREATION ROOM; AMPLE CLOSETS. ~ :rs:‘:i:lt’:m“o{m:méufiom asserts. There are ever so many adventages of living on this high ventage point. One, outstending, is thet the “Of all the different Government children have ne busy streets to cross when going to and from scheol. Ask for the pamphlet describing this community group, and check “the Human Equation” in home building. agencies and bureaus created in the 1427 Eye St. N.W. CLIFTON D. KELLEY District 7741 Furnished Exhibit Home —_— H.0.L.C. PROBLEMS AKIN TO PRIVATE LENDERS’ Continuation of the Government's last several years,” McLean sald, “probably none has been more ef- ficiently managéd and accomplished 8s much good as the Home Owners' Loan Corp. “Despite this record, {t now becomes evident that the H. O.L.C. is meeting the same problems private lenders have always met. As of June 30, this year, 27,651 foreclosures had been au- thorized, 5,557 properties acquired voluntarily, 1,564 bought in by the agency but to which title has not yet been taken, and 31 sold to others than the H. O. L. C—a grand total of 34,803 which represents foreclosures authorized, foreclosures and properties lost through H. O. L. C. loans. “On this basis it aj rs that the H.0.L.C. has taken possession or has indicated it will take possession. of 3.5 per cemt of on which loans were 5 Exhibit House, 5442 30th St. N.W. ONTAINING seven large rooms (every bed room s real room), two complete baths, off dining room, and the basement fl0or is in reality a first fioor. The recrestion room mmqumumhmmmmwmmw#hm and complete materials—tfurred walls, Now's the time to stop your renting; Or to change from old to new; You have dreamed of castle building Come now — make your dreams come true, Splendidly financed at §%; %, enabling a reasonable cash payment, nuoah monthly and no further finane- ing until paid. Twe were already eold before official opening. . METZLER~—Realtor = District 8600 1106 Vermont Ave. Drive out Kiilitory Rd. to $Oth St. and turn north % block Open Daily and Sunday SUNDAYS-—N| TS AD. 0820.