Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1936, Page 21

WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITIO! [ reiee ] The Toening Shar SLVER STARHONE WILLBE OPENED ON FOHALL ROAD New Dwelling to Be Placed on Exhibition in Wesley Heights. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL GIVEN BY COMMITTEE Bizable English-Type Building Is Constructed of Brick and Stone With Some Wood. A new Silver Star home will be opened tomorrow at 3100 Foxhall road, Wesley Heights, as a Christmas week presentation to the home seekers and owners of Washington. It is a sizeable, attractive, English- type dwelling, built by W. C. & A. N. Miller, developers of the Wesley Heights-Spring Valley sections. The home and its grounds will be decorat- ed with brilliant Christmas lights on a scale comparable to other homes in the section which have attracted wide- spread attention during past holiday seasons. ‘The home, which is to be presented | under sponsorship of The Star, is con- structed of brick and stone, with some half-timber work on the front and over the porches. It is a two-and-a- half story dwelling and contains 11 rooms, including large club room, 3 baths and lavatory. The doors will be opened to the public tomorrow at 10 a.m. and will be closed at 9 p.m. The exhibition period will last 30 days. Unanimous approval of the Silver Btar Homes Committee was given the home. This committee, composed of | five experts in all phases of homei building, planning and design, passes | Judgment on all structures submitted | for the Star award. James S. Taylor | of the Federal Housing Administra- tion and formerly chief of the divi- | &ion of housing of the Commerce De- partment, is chairman of the commit- tee. Other members are: Edwin H. Rosengarten, builder and member of the firm of Davis, Wick and Rosen- garten; John Nolen, jr., director of planning, National Capital Park and | Planning Commission; Irwin S. Por- ter, former president of the Washing- ton Chapter, American Institute of | Architects, and Comdr. F. L. Sandoz, | president of the Washington Real Estate Board. Designed by MacNeil. Gordon MacNeil, well-known archi- tect, designed the new home. It is set in a tree-covered lot that measures 65 by 140 feet. A public park lies across the road that borders the back of the property. The location is high and commands a beautiful view of the | Potomac River and the hills of Vir-| ginia. The community of Wesley Heights. in which the new home is located, | has a reputation of being one of the | best managed and most attractive new residential sections in the Na- | tional Capital and the entire country. ! The builders, W. C. & A. N. Miller, | with 25 years in the building business | behind them, have a national reputa- l tion as home builders and develop- ers. W. C. Miller is a former presi- | dent of both the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Wash- ington board. Wesley Heights tracts many visitors, particularly dure ing the Christmas season, when its | Tesidents vie in the decorating of their | homes with brilliant displays of col-| ored lights. | The Star home is one of six new | dwellings being erected along Foxhall | road. | First-floor arrangement of the award home is both convenient and attractive. The entrance hallway leads off to a spacious living room to the right, which extends the entire depth | of the house. Directly back of the | entrance hall is a large paneled li- | brary. The dining room is to the left | of the hall, with the kitchen behind | $t. The kitchen is compact and un- (Bee SILVER STAR, Page C-2) | DESIGNER TO SPEAK Creator of Modern Furniture to Address Chicago Meeting. Gilbert Rohde, noted industrial de- | signer, whose work in creating mod- | ern furniture is well known through- out the industry, will be the prin- | cipal speaker at the luncheon meet- ing of the American Furniture Mart Press Club to be held in Chicago on Monday, January 4, the opening day of the Winter market, it was an-| pounced this week at the Mart. Rohde’s subject will be “The Re- lationship of the Press to the Modern Movement.” I SEE THESE NEW HOMES FEATURING NEW IDEAS ° EXHIBIT HOME 135 INGRAHAM ST. N.w. Many New Features That Will Please You Furnisbed by Hutchison's, Ine, Rullt and Quned by the DOUGLASS CONSTRUCTION CO. Fine Homes Experience T | DL 6002 gi £ investment Bids. Mlmmmmmfi Silver Star Home Reached by Driving Out Massachusetts The new Silver Star Home, lo- cated at 3100 Foxhall road, in Wesley Heights, which will be opened to the public tomorrow, may be reached from downtown ‘Washington by driving out Mass- achusetts avenue to Cathedral avenue, thence west on Cathedral avenue through the main portion of Wesley Heights to Foxhall road. Turn right on Foxhall road; the dwelling is located approximately a block from the intersection of Cathedral avenue. Built by the firm of W. C. & A. N. Miller and sponsored by The Star, the house will be open for public inspection for 30 days. It may be visited between the hours of 10 am. and 9 pm. The struc- ture was designed by Gordon MacNeil and has been completely furnished and decorated by Pot- hast Bros. of Baltimore and the Wesley Heights Shops. OVDENDS PAD BY LOAN CROUPS 16 Institutions in District Give $1,312,164 to Shareholders. Santa Claus brought to hundreds of shareholders in 16 savings building and loan associations, members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, in the District of Columbia, this week an aggregate of $1,312,164.68 in semi-an- nual dividends from these associations, it was announced today by O. K. La Roque, president of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston-Salem, which operates in seven Southeastern States and the District of Columbia. These dividends were paid by the 16 associations which have aggregate assets of $79,736,000 in the District. During the year 1936 these associations have made loans of $20,436,590.22 to 4,398 individuals who have become home owners or prospective home own- ers during that period. “These District of Columbia associa- tions are making long-term amortized loans to citizens who desire to become home owners and at the same time offer safe and sound investments for thrifty membe: “These thrift investments earn ap- proximately 4 per cent net, after pro- viding sound reserves for possible losses and other contingencies.” ‘The District has as vice chairman of | the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston-Salem, Edward C. Baltz, who is secretary of the Perpetual Building Association and first vice president of the United States Building and Loan League. In the seven States and District, comprising the" fourth district, there are 427 savings building and loan asso- ciation members of the Federal Home Loan Bank, which have assets aggre- gating $281,873,000, La Roque said. During the year 1936 these associations have made loans to 37,603 citizens ag- gregating $84,767,932.90 to enable them to0 own their own homes. Semi-annual dividends to the thousands of share- holders in these associations in Decem- ber amount of approximately $4,084,- 33243, while stock maturities in some of the States bring to the shareholders an additional $1,123,040. “It is encouraging and gratifying to realize the extent to which these 427 building and loan associations are util- 1zing the advantages extended to them by their Government and through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston- Salem, s0 they in turn can be of greater service in extending to the citizens of their own communities the benefits of home ownership in terms which they can meet without fear of foreclosure and loss of the roofs over their heads, La Roque said. “A home owner is & home lover, and a home lover is a bet. ter citizen. Homes, with all the bless. ings that word suggests, are surely and steadily advancing the standard of citi- zenship in the United States.” Sl T Kitchen Decoration. An exceptionally attractive kitchen combines soft green, yellow and a touch of blue in its color scheme. Ap- ple green is used for the baseboard, cabinet and wood trim, while the walls are gloss-painted a warm deep cream. Small-patterned chintz curtains with a yellow background and glass cur- tains in a soft shade of blue hang at the windows. The floor is dark green. Blue appears as the painted trimming on canisters, waste basket and as the wall color behind the dishes in the cupboard. e Think of a Big Recreation Room 31x17.4 Feet That is only one of the many outstanding features o f these homes in Whitehaven Parkway Exhibit Home—Furnished 2027 Huidekoper Pl. N.W. Everything about them is planned and built on these generous lines and with lux- urious equipment. Inspect them—and we sug- gest that you do it at once —for there are only three left. The location and the price will clinch your urge to own At the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Wis- consin Avenue, motor south on Wisconsin Avenue into }!'Hh ‘Strld, I Huidekoper Place. MOSSEE Realtor Tower Bldg. Metro. 1776 FFFFFFF) WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1936. New Silver Star Home in Wesley Heights This new dwelling, located at 3100 Fozhall road, in Wesley Heights, will be opened to the public tomorrow as a Silver Star home. It was built by W. C. & A. N. Miller and will be shown for 30 days under sponsorship of The Star. NEW TYPE OF BOND OFFERED INVESTORS Brochure Describes Issue Insured by Federal Housing Administration. A new type of bond issue for in- stitutional investors is described in a . | brochure just issued by the Washing- ton office of Harriman & Keech, mem- bers of the New York Stock Exchange. These new securities are large-scale housing bonds, insured 100 per cent as to principal and interest at 3 per | cent by the Federal Housing Admin- istration. Under present terms of the national housing act, debentures issued by teh Housing Administra- tion to bondholders in case of de- fault have the additional guarantee of the United States Treasury, pro- vided such debentures are issued be- fore July 1, 1937: The term of the guarantee may be extended by Con- gress. Large-scale housing bonds are is- sued solely for the purpose of financ- | ng large-scale housing projects, the brochure states, and are insured only after the Housing Administration has investigated and approved every fac- tor, from the original plans to the completed project. Even after completion, the admin- istration retains supervisory control over the rental scale, property main- tenance and similar factors for the life of the first mortgage underlying the bonds. Technically, it is also a stochkolder, but only for the purpose of getting immediate control of the property without foreclosure proceed- ings in case of default by the owning | and operating company. Only 1 Left New 6-Room Du-Brick Bungalows *6,150 5001 Westway Circle Furnished by Hutchison, Inc. Drapes by Ligon A roomy com- fortable home . .. 6 rooms, t1led bath. loored attic for 2 additional Big landscaped lot. OPEN DAILY St b Place. left 2 biocks to left 1 block to Westway to homes. 11 BEING BUILT $5,950 6 rooms, tile bath with shower, automatic gas heat, Electrolux refrig- erator, fully weather- stripped and insulated, full cellar, arranged for 2 families, 100% mod- ern. 10% CASH $50 MONTHLY which includes real estate taxes. Buy Now—Prices Will Be Higher Next Spring 1722 Lang Pi. NE. 1 Block East of Bladensburgs Rd. at L| Open Daily and Sunday E. B. Young| 1625 W. Va. Ave. N.E. Atlantie 1231 Building activity in the Capital| during the past week, despite the| fact that only five days were included J in the period, reached the impressive | valuation of $417,937, according to] | permits approved by the office of | | Building Inspector John W. Oehmann. Included mn the list for the week | | were permits for the erection of 42| one-family dwellings and six small apartments. ‘The largest permit fssued in the week went to"C. W. McKendfie, 1420 | Holly street, for erection of two large homes in the 4800 block of Sixteenth slreet, to cost $41,000. E. H. Phifer, | 3814 Twentieth street northeast, ob- | tained the right to build four small apartments in the 3900 block of Ninth street northeast, at a cost of $34,000. ‘Winfield Preston, Inc., 1010 Vermont avenue, was granted the right to build & group of six dwellings in the 4500 | block of Burlington place, at a cost of $36,000. List of Important Permits. More important permits of the week are as follows: C. W. McKendrie, 1420 Holly street, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, de- signers; to erect two 2-story bri dwellings, 4836-4638 Sixteenth street; street northeast, owner and builder; Dana B. Johannes, jr., designer; to | erect four 2-story brick-and-cinder= Price Reduced, Brand-New Detached Corner Brick Overlooking Rock Creek Park | 4007 18th St. N.W. 8 Rooms—3 Baths Custom-built by owner for own home.” 1st FI has 25 ft. living room. reception dining room. breakfast room. kitchen. bed room 2nd Pl 3 master bed baths and porch. Fin- . Large recreation room with open fireplace. Built-in ga- Tage: gas heat. copper gutters and downspouts; premises furred and insulated OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY Drive out 16th Street. west on Tay- lor Street 2 blocks to 18th Street, left to home. L. T. Gravatte 720 15th Realtor Nat. 0753 Office Closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 minunumunmnmnnnnmé The Outstanding Group Homes of the Year in Beautiful Michigan Park Furnished Exhibit Home 4112 10th St. N.E. Thousands of enthusiastic Wash- ingtonians have already voiced L approval to this unusual group of houses, one of which was ent Silver Star Home. Three have already been sold. Each con- tains spacious living room, dining room, modern kitchen, full base- ment, three bed rooms, bath and ample closet space. Each has its own charm and distinction. In fact each is a true Colonial town house, yet in o suburban setting. LT DT T T e e T T A e Open and Heated During the Holidays TO REACH: Drive out Michigan or RRode ATilng " Aoemies Totn Street Northeast, left on 10th to Tavior Street and Silver Star Home. Malcom Matheson, Jr., Inc. OWNER-BUILDER POTOMAC 4818 D. C. Permit Valuation Total For 5-Day Period Is $417,937 41 One-Family Dwellings and 6 Small Apartment Houses Included in Approved Plans. block apartments, 3911-15-19-23 Ninth street northeast; to cost $34,000. Winfield Preston, Inc., 1010 Vermont avenue, owner and builder; Leon Chatelain, jr., architect; to erect six 2-story brick-and-tile dwellings, 4520- 24-28-21-25-29 Burlington place; to cost $36,000. Youngsborough Co., Southern Build- ing, owners and builders; R. O. Scholz, architect; to erect one 1 and 2 story brick-and-concrete garage, office and | warehouse, 1356 Okie street; to cost | $35,000. John M. King, 1008 Eleventh street, owner and builder; George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect seven 2- story brick dwellings, 3717-29 W street, to cost $35,000. Jacobson Bros., 1616 K street, owners and builders; George S. White, | designer; to erect two 21-story bricl and cinder block dwellings, 7936 and 7940 Orchid street; to cost $15,000 | each. | Harry Poretsky, 521 Irving street, owner and builder; George T. Sante | myers, architect; to erect two 2-story (See PERMITS, Page C-2) 0[ /ilt? WOOJ @ New American Homes, adjoin- ing Rock Creek Park at Beach Drive and Leland Street, on beau- tifully wooded lots, with 3 and 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, paneled library and basement lounge, maid’s room and bath, 2-car garage, G.E. air conditioning and electric health kitchen. ® Model home open daily 1 9:30. WAVERLY TAYLOR 7= 1522 K Street NAtional 1040 Chevy Chase, Md. $10,950 A spirit of friendly welcome greets you as you enter this new, brick resi- dence, designed for comfortable and delightful living. —With the Trend of Today— Large living and dining rooms Electric kitchen Concrete living porch Garage Cedar closets Copper gutters and downspouts 3 bed rooms, two baths Paneled study or extra bed room Light, dry basement 3rd floor storage room Oil burner Insulated—furred walls THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN NEALTH HOME_ To reach: Out Comn. Ave. & blocks beyond Bradiey Lane, turn fright. Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. 5520 Conn. Ave. Sales Cle —Star Staff Photo. KIRKSIDE SUBDIVISION TO OFFER FIRST HOME |Several Others Planned With Ini- tial Structure to Be Ready ‘Within Week. Kirkside, one of suburban Wash- ington’s newest developments, is the site of a Colonial home soon to be | presented by the Cruise Construction Co., owner and builder, This is the first of several homes planned for that subdivision, which is located in the western part of Chevy Chase, Md. The new com- munity will center about Kirkside drive as it leads northwest from Western avenue at a point midway between Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues. The initial offering, which is ex- pected to be completed within one week, is located at 5305 Kirkside drive. It is an eight-room dwelling employing a variety of features. ‘The architect is Dan Kirkhuff; the landscape architect, W. Sharon Farr. Exhibit Home 1335 QUEEN ST. N.E. Features ® Al brick ® Large ® Covered con- er !é e front = B Shelves. * Walls 'I‘l(l" deck porch. ing insulation. ® wWeather- stripped and screened. ® Ultra modern kitchen with o xford cab- seneral and dinette. ® An abundance of closets. decp lot. ® Oak foors up=~ stairs and down. Open Today and Daily to 9 P.M. Near school stores an master Ledroom has 2 closets, built- in cedar chest built-in Upper front Plenty of elec~ trical outlets. Indirect-light- ing. Latest type Elec- Garage on transportation Building News Santa Claus Carr Presents Gifts at Party of Realtors Featuring Edward R. Carr, well- known broker and builder, as Santa Claus, the Washington Real Estate Board held its annual Christmas party Tuesday in the Mayflower Hotel, with more than 500 realtors, District officials and other prominent guests in attend- ance. Santa Claus Carr presented more than 100 gifts to those who were fortunate enough to have their names drawn by his assist- ants, Miss Mary Richards and Miss Beth Hayes. Prizes ranged all the way from a live pig, live turkeys and geese to a refrigera- tor and pocket knives. Enter- tainment included “The Ash Can Boys.” Morris Cafritz, chairman of the Program Committee, served as toastmaster. He was introduced by Morton J. Luchs, in the ab- sence of President F. L. Sandoz, who was ill. ARCHTECTS URGED T0 RESST “B00IF Kentuckian Proposes Build- ing Activity Be Spread Over Longer Cycle. Architects in 1937 should assert leadership in curbing what is expected to be “the biggest building boom in history,” and in spreading construc- tion activity over a longer cycle, de- clares Ossian P. Ward, secretary of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. “A building boom% always upsetting and unsatisfactory,” Ward warns in a report of architectural progress in 1936, which discusses “Housing = Nation From an Architect’s View- point.” “A rush of construction creates high | prices which in turn cause expensive building, making it impossible for a structure to earn enough revenue to constitute a profitable investment ex- cept perhaps over a very short period. | Such & condition always spells grief for some one,” he said. | “The prophecy is being freely made | that the biggest building boom in his- tory will start next Spring and that prices of labor and materials will go up. There is no doubt but that, bar- ring economic upsets, building con- struction in 1937 will be of greater vol- ume than%n 1936. The greatest in- crease will probably be in the resi- dential class. Urged to Use Influence. “It is to be hoped, however, that there will be no boom or any substantial rise in the price of labor or materials except those that are unquestionably too low. If prices 80 up too sharply, building necessarily will be retarded. Architects should use their influence to curb a building CAPITAL I3 SECOND ONLY TONEW YORK IN GONSTRUCTION Washington Is One of Few Cities Showing Increase Over Previous Month, NATIONAL SURVEY MADE BY LABOR DEPARTMENT, Permits for Additions and Repairs to Buildings Reveal Most Marked Decline. ‘Washington was second only to New York City in volume of November construction, the report of Secretary Perkins on the Labor Department’s monthly survey of building activity throuhout the Nation showed today. The national survey indicated that construction last month was charace terized by the contraction of activie ties that ordinarily attends this sea~ son of the year. It was, however, 31 per cent greater than the total for November, 1935. Measured by value of buildinig permits issued, all classes of building activity in the month fell below the figure for October. The Capital was one of the few cities where an increase over the preceding month was shown. The most abrupt decline—22 per cent—was reported in the value of permits approved for ad= ditions, alterations and repairs to existing structures, New non-resi- dential construction showed a decrease of 18 per cent from October, and new residential building dropped 10 per cent. Washington climbed in the list of major cities from fourth place in Oc- tober to the runner-up position, pass- ing Los Angeles and Detroit. Including both private and public buildings, per- mits were approved here for $4,672,516 in all classes of construction. New York lead the country with a builde ing valuation total of more than $17,- 000,000. Los Angeles was in third place with a total of $4,400,000, and Detroit fourth. 1935 Figures Surpossed. “Although falling below the October level,” Miss Perkins said, “the No- vember rate of building activity was still far above that of a year ago. Despite a small decrease in new non- residential construction, the aggree gate value of all building permits is= sued during the month was 31 per cent greater than in November, 1935. This gain is accounted for by an ine crease of nearly 70 per cent in new residential construction and an ad- vance of 25 per cent in the value of permits issued for additions, altera- tions and repairs to existing struce tures. “Por the first 11 months of 1936 the aggregate value of permits issued for all classes of bulding construction in " (See ARCHITECTS, Page C-3. " (See CONSTRUCTION, Page CONVERTIBLE The NEW Idea Low-Cost Home Ownership living in it yourself? ‘Why burden yourself with paying for your home when you may obtain rental income from part of your home while ‘There are two types of homes in this group. One, in which the first floor has bath, kitchen with dinette, living room The second floor has bath, connections that make it and room with closet, usable as a bed room. 2 bed rooms and room with convertible into a kitchen. Complete privacy for both floors. The other type has one bath, but the second floor has a convertible room. In addition to income-producing features the homes are a doubly economical investment due to their outstanding structural excellence, assuring lasting value and minimum cost. of upkeep. Drive out Florida Ave. %6.950 » to Trinidad Ave. Turn left on Trinidad to Queen St. Right to homes. Paul T. Stone, Inc. 927 Fifteenth St. N.W, NAtional 0856