Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1937, Page 26

G MARKS 50 YEAR N REALTY FELD Jesse L. Heiskell Was Organ- Izer of First Board in Capital. Jesse L. Heiskell, well-known real estate broker, yesterday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the estab- lishment of his business in the Capital. Heiskell entered the real estate business with the late John E. Mc- Leran under the firm name of Heiskell & Mec- Leran with of- fices at 1008 F street, where the firm re- mained for more than 20 years, Mr. McLeran died in August, 1910, and Mr. Heiskell has continued the business as sole proprietor. He has al- ways taken a wvital interest in all matters pertain- ing to real estate and the develop- ment of the city. He recalls that when he entered the business the population of the District of Co- Jumbia was approximately 175,000. He is regarded as one of the lead- ing authorities on real estate values. REA 3. L. Heiskell. His services have been sought as| appraiser of real property and expert witness in sll major condemnations by the Government. Heiskell organized the first Real FPstate Board in the city of Wash- ington and became its first president, and was succeeded in that office by the late George W. F. Swartzell In 1887 he sold the Calvert property, now known as Riverdale, Md., to a New York interest and supervised and directed the subdivision of this now populous suburb, and has bandled many large transactions throughout the last 50 years, which have taken place in the development end growth of Washington. Heiskell is a native of Maryland and resides in the old family home, Kildare, at Oxon Hill, Md, which comprises about 500 acres. In con- Junction with his real estate busi- ness in this city, he has always been actively interested in agriculture di- ;;‘cl:mg his farm interests at Oxon He is the son of the late Dr. Peter H. Helskell, who acquired Kildare in 1850 and moved there from Char- lottesville, Va. (Continued From First Page.) — and cinder block dwelling, 211 Ogle- thorpe street; to cost $11,000. Two Cinder Block Dwellings. Edward A. Hyde, 5819 Second place, owner and builder; Evan J. Conner, designer; to erect two 1l;-story brick and cinder block dwellings, 1110 and 1114 Congress street southeast; to cost $4,500 each. J. C. Nealon, 5821 Nevada avenue, owner and builder; Dana B. Johannes, Jr., designer; to erect one 2-story brick and cinder block dwelling, 3228 Military road; to cost $7,500. W. L. Koontz, 1800 Fourteenth street southeast, owner; L. W. Giles, architect; Charles A. Lohr, Suitland, Md., builder; to erect one 1-story brick riding academy, 1107 Good Hope road southeast; to cost $10,000. Robert W. Werth, owner; John B. Nutter, designer; Woodridge Realty Co., 2377 Rhede Island avenue north- east, builders; to erect two 11;-story brick dwellings, 4306 and 4310 Twen- ty-second street northeast; to cost #4500 each A. S. Beck Shoe Corp., 1315 F street, eowners and builders; L. C. Mayers, designer; to make alterations, 1315 ¥ street; to cost $8,250. Albert E. Wright, 4720 Forty-seventh street, owner and builder; A. W. Bmith, designer; to erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 4409-13 Windom place; to cost $6,500 each. Paul H. Francis, 119 Rittenhouse street, owner and designer; Doyle L. Edmund, 1 Dupont circle, builder; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2930 Chain Bridge road; to cost $10,000. John Hancock Mutual Life Insur- sance Co. of Boston, Mass, owners; Martin Bros., 1341 Connecticut ave- nue, builders; to make repairs and slterations, 911 Seventh street; to cost $10,000. Muhleman & Keyhoe, 825 Ritten- house street, owners and builders; Eimor Cappelmann, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and cinder block dwelling, 6628 Thirty-second street; 6o _cost $10,000. Pichler-Richmond Censtruetion Co., 1505 K street, owners and builders; ‘William Crusemire, designer; to erect one 1)3-story brick and einder block dwelling, 4811 Western avenue; to cost $4,000. Pichler-Richmond Construction Co., 1505 K street, owners and builders; William Crusemire, designer; to erect ene 2-story brick and concrete block dwelling, 4827 Davenport street; to €ost $5,000. Cora L. Frere, 321 H street north- east, owner and builder; Joseph G. Herbert, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and cinder block dwelling, 5613 First street northeast; to cost $6,000. G. W. Absher, 3301 Alabama avenue southeast, owner and builder; Harry 8hano, designer; to erect one 3-story brick and cinder block dwelling, 3409 Alabama avenue southeast; to cost #5.000. L. C. Strohecker, owner; R. E. Cox, LUMBER PRICES GOING UP expec Spring. ‘We anticipated a price increase and 1aid in & huge supply of first quality lumber fo: ry need. Get our low estimates now. HOME OWNERS ATTENTION. ‘We cublumber to wanted si free of charge. Free delivery always. J. FRANK ELLY: SUDDEN SERVICE Lumber and Millwork L ESTATE. is at 7008 Rolling road. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON [\ VDK RIVC [ e v omee 5 e ot o | Tt At e Rollingwood Home Wins Magazine Award NEW YURK BUYS This shows one of the four homes built by W averly Taylor, Inc., in Rollingwood, which have been awarded the new Good Housekeeping shield for “Better Standards in Building.” The mag- azine announced in its January issue a national program to promote better housing. This house | Havana, Cuba. Weedon Co. Large building at 1730 Sixteenth street recently purchased by the Washington Musical Institute from Eugenio Galban of The transaction was made through the J. C. 121712 C street northeast, designer | and builder; to erect one 2-story brick | dwelling, 3320 Alabama avenue south- | east; to cost $6,000. Stuart & Stephens, 4921 Forty-sixth street, owners and builders; W. A. Stuart, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and cinder block dwelling, 4612 Forty-sixth street, to cost $7,000. Charles and Victorine M. Wright, owner; M. V. Engelbach, designer; M. V. Engelbach & Co., 426 Delafield | place, builders; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 3926 First | street southwest, to cost $5,800. Amory Lawrence, 3330 Reservoir road, owner: J. B. Bolling, designer; | R. W. and J. B. Bolling, builders; to erect one 2-story brick addition, re- pairs and alterations, 3330 Reservoir | road, to cost $6,000. Howenstein Realty Corp., 1418 H street, owners and builders; George T. | Santmyers, architect; to erect one 1-story brick dwelling, 6614 Sixth ! street, to cost $4,000. Pifteenth Street Heights Corp, Southern Building, owners and build- ers; J. Himmelheber, designer; to erect 14 brick garages, 1900-26 D street northeast, to cost $1,400. R. H. Sanford, 3913 Military road, . owner and builder: George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect six brick | drafts open until 72 is reaced, then arages, 311-21 Sixteenth street north- ast, to cost $1,200. Standards the mutual mortgage insurance fund of the Federal Housing Administra- tion. 3. To provide better service to mort- gagees by expediting the processing. of cases and the compliance inspec- tions. 4. To acquaint operative builders with the minimum requirements for construction under the Federal Hous- ing Administration’s program in order that they will know what will be ex- pected of them. Local minimum econstruction stand- ards have already become operative in Jamaica, N. Y., and Newark, N. J. Insuring offices, where local mini- mum construction standards have been revised and are expected to be- come operative by February 15, are located in Brooklyn, White Plains and One of the gems This Is 15 Direct Bus Service Directions: Turn right on Sligo Avenue at underpass on Georgia Avenue—turning left at Flower Avenue to this and other attrac- tive Homes. OR drive straight out Piney Branch Road to Sligo Avenue, 2121 Ga, Ave. NOrth 1341 then follow above directions. Highland View—Sligo Park of homes in this picturesque Spring ; Section . Flower Ave You can easily see yourself comfortable and contented in this home—vwith e besutiful environment and o Only one of @ group of varied types Cod Cottages and Colonials—with 2 and 3 bedrooms—and ultra equipped baths. Spacious garages; elaborately landscaped. 8,750 10 *10,500 == Open All Day Saturday and Sunday, Other Days §:30 te 8 P.M. MOSS&Ga greeable neighbors. sizes—Bungalows, Cape REALTOR Tower Bldg. MEt. 1776 Bvenings—Sundiys—SH. 3743, Buffalo, N. Y.; Philadelphia and Pit{s- burgh, Pa.; Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Boston, Mass.; Hart= ford, Conn.; Detroit, Mich.; Milwau kee, Wis.; Indianapolis, Ind; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif., and | Chicago, IIL 'AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF HEAT IS POPULA Many Write Anthracite Indus- tries, Inc., About Results as More and More Are Used. 1t is only natural, says a statement from Anthracite Industries, Inc., that inquiries coming into that organiza- tion from consumers seeking informa- tion on how to obtain better results from their heating plants predomi- nantly deal with automatic controls and thermostats. It is evident that more and more home owners are learning that the addision of a ther- mostat to their heating plant frees them from many steps and at the | same time insures even heat and economy. The questions which are received by Anthraeite Industries, Inc., indi- cate that many home owners, how- ever, do not know where to obtain thermostats or, what they cost. As | a matter of fact, they have a wide | range in price, but there are many | effective makes within the price range | of any home owner or renter. Heat- | ing ocontractors, as well as many re- | tail coal merchants, handle them. to turn drafts on and off as a given degree of temperature is obtained. ture difference of two degrees; that | is, if you wish 70 degrees of heat in | your house, the thermostat keeps the | turns them off and does not reopen them until the thermometer drops to 68. As a result there is no wide rane of temperature in the house at any time, and the only job the furnace tender has is to keep the fires supplied with fuel. L Bristle Brush for Shellac. When selecting a brush for applying shellac choose a bristle brush; for japan colors, & squirrel hair or camel’s { hair brush will leave the smoothest | surface. PFor lacquer use flowing | brushes made of oxhair, fitch or badger. When applying paint and | varnish use soft, flat brushes of Chi- | nese bristles, fitch or badger. Keep & | varnish brush for varnish only. “Better Standards in Building * houses have been judged inclu putal), thence to Beach Drve and turn or Dnve out Connecticut Avenue OWNERS The purpose of the thermostat 1s | Most of them operate on a tempera- | A New Honor for o[l[nflww‘( These Model Houses at 7004, 7008, 7013 and 7015 Rolling Road have been awarded the GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SHIELD in their National Program for BETTER STANDARDS IN BUILDING Four houses, designed and built- by Waverl; in Rollingwood, have been awarded the Good II Shield as demonstration houses in their national program for home buyer should investigate when he makes the largest single purchase of hus life. These points are: Good usage of land, Good neighborhood environment, Good design and plan, Use of qual- 1ty matenals, Sound construction methods. These points have been inspected, checked and passed by the Director of Housekeeping’s Studio of Architecture, Building and Furmishing, together with their consulting architect and building engineer. You are wvited to inspect these examples of Bétier Standards in Build- ing. Drive out Sixteenth Street to Shernll Dnve (opposite Walter Reed Hos- Brookeville Road, left one biock to Leland Street and right on Leland ene- ke e Neow American Home” sign.Open daily from 330 @. m. 09 . Houses in Foxall and Rollingwood from $13,750 to $23,000. WAVERLY TAYLOR .. ARCHITECTS D. C., SATURDAY, INSURED PAPER Controller Purchases $1, 798,205 Worth of F. H. A. Mortgages. One of the largest transactions in insured home mortgages since the beginning of the Federal Housing Administration program was consum- mated this week when the R. P. C. Mortgage Co. announced the sale of $1,798,205 worth of insured mort- gages to Morris Tremaine, controller of the State of New York. ‘Tremaine bought the mortgages in his capecity as trustee for various ainking and trust funds for the State of New York, including especially the State employes’ retirement fund. ‘The mortgages, bearing 5 per cent interest, were sold to Tremaine at 101, plus accrued interest to date of de- livery. The R. F. O. Mortgage Co., which has a revolving fund for the purpose, purchased the mortgages a | short time ago at 99);. Each of the mortgages, numbering 300 in all, represents a newly-con- | structed home in the State of New York. The purchase includes all Fed- | eral housing insured mortgages held | by the R. F. C. Mortgage Co. in the | State of New York. | Has Enviable Record. | “Controller Tremaine has an envi- | able record in handling the finances in the State of New York over a long | period of years,” said Jesse H. Jones, | chairman of the Reconstruction Fi: nance Corp., in announcing the trans- action, “and his purchase of these home mortgages, insured by the Federal Housing Administration, is evidence of his faith in their desir ability as investment for trust funds by the people of the State of New | York.” | Tremaine acted under authority | conferred upon him by the State| | Legislature last April on his own| | recommendation. He expects to make | | further purchases of Federal Housing | Administration insured mortgages. | Investment Opportunity. ‘ Tremaine sald: “As an official who | | has invested more than $150,000,000 | of public moneys without the loss of | a cent, I naturally have had experience | in the safe and profitable placing of | funds. Today I am prepared to say | that the insured mortgage of the Federal Housing Administration offers one of the best opportunities for in- | vestment of any security available. “Financial institutions, trustees, executors and other holders of funds | | for investment would, in my opinion, | do well to consider these Federal Housing Administration insured mort- gages. In addition to such mortgages’ merits as investments, they provide | means of getting money into circula- tion at an important time and of con- | tributing to employment. | “At the present time, I am told, | there are upward of 9,000 financial in- | stitutions approved as mortgagees un- | | der the insured mortgage system, and | | there seems to be a growing apprecia- | | tion of this form of investment. This | | is due, T have no doubt, to & better | | understanding of the law than at first | | obtained. | “The national housing act, which! | made this system possible, is one of | the most constructive pieces of legis- | | | | | /| 1716 Newton St. N.W. A thoroughly modernized semi-detached, oil-heated home in a choice residential section. And priced to sell quickly. 7 rooms, bath; large attic and slate roof. Open Sunday. 3 $7,950 With Attractive Financing Plan MOs i EVE. & 8U | Taylor, Inc., lousekeeping The standards on which these de the major points which every nght two miles to sign at Leland Street. to East Woodbine Street. turn right 1o JANUARY 16, BUILDERS 1937. REAL ESTATE, white trimming—this combination has the cheerful effect of sunshine when one comes upon such s home against a background of fine old trees. Moat modern architecture, including modi- Color Scheme Adds Charm. fled Dutch Colonial and bungalow Gayly colored awnings, & warm gray | types, will gain new charm from such for the body, s red roof and bright 'a color scheme. If & kitchen cabinet is to be in- stalled over & mechanical refrigerator, 1t must be hung so that there is at lesst six inches of space between the top of the refrigerator and the bottom of the cabinet. This is to sllow the heated air from the refrigerator to escape. WARDMAN BUILT New Detached Homes—Ilocated in one of the finest residen= tial seetions of the city. 15 minutes’ drive from Downtown. structure and to bring us out of the doldrums than any other one instru- mentality.’ SAMPLE HOME, 1305 HAMILTON ST. N.W. 7 Rooms, 2 Baths, Recreation Room, Automatic Heat, Furred Walls, Cop- per Spouting, Weather-stripped, Electric Refrigeration, 2-Car Brick Garage LARGE LOT—The lots have @ feet, which enables ws to locate the houses away from the street noise and at the same time provide @ large ployground in the rear yard for the children. Open Daily and Sunday Harry Wardman, Inc. 1512 K St. N.W. “Life Is Warth Living in @ Wardman-Built Home" WILL CONSIDER YOUR HOUSE IN TRADE DI. 3830 a new home- Air Conditioning— 3150 Tennyson St. N.W., Chevy Chase, D. C. 15,500 This ottractive home of old southern Colonial architecture, offers @ new, present day standord of comfort and refinement with its coreful planning end utra-modern equipment. Four Bed Rooms Two Baths are. ed lot with shade trees. porch. Inspect 1 P.M.-9 P.M. Saturdey, 10 A.M.-9 P.M. Sundey THOMzS Turn right on Western Avenue at Chevy Chase Circle, drive East about 6 blocks to Tennyson. J.FISHER & (OMPANY INCORPORATED Built by Samuel S. Spruce Dist. 6830 ||lHIIHIlNIIIIllIIll|IHI|IIIIIlllIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIINII!IIlIIlI|!HI|II|I!ilIIIIII}IIllIIIll||tl||llII|ltlIIIlIIIIIIII|NlIlllIIH|Il|IIIHIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIHI SENSATIONAL OFFER!! NEW STONE CORNER HOME 8 ROOMS—2 BATHS—RECREATION ROOM—SHOWER—2-CAR GARAGE a» WOODHAVEN on Bradley Boulevard. 8 /10 Mile West of Wilson Lane, near Bethesda, Md. “ o1 l. &)f 5 ki ) L Special Price 12,500 Others At $8,750 $9,500 $10,500 (Sam: Construction) Property Fully Improved With Concrete Streets Paid For OPEN FOR INSPECTION DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. Complete in every detail, this spacious home, typical of the sturdy homes which have been completed and planned for this new section, warrants your closest inspection before you complete the purchase of a home elsewhere. STONE construction, poured concrete foundation walls, FENESTRA STEEL CASEMENT FRAMES, LUDOWICI TILE ROOF, CHASE COPPER PIPE, GUT- TERS AND DOWNSPOUTS: TWO STONE FIREPLACES, THRUSH HOT WATER HEAT, CONCEALED RADIATORS, OIL BURNER, ELECTRIC RE- FRIGERATOR, COLORED TILE KITCHEN AND BATHS, COLORED PLUMB- ING FIXTURES, VENETIAN BLINDS, LARGE CEDAR CLOSET, LAUNDRY CHUTE, BEST HOME CONSTRUCTION APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, AND MANY OTHER FEATURES. Every completed house in Woodhaven is sold and eccupied. We Will Build Homes to Order Anywhere— Oakwood Engineering Corporation Builders of Homes of Distinction and Quality Office on Property—Free Transportation—Phone Wis. 1549 0 FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION intsries Drive Out Today Wisconsin Ave. to Bradie; Tod. 167t 4 iles to Wosd: av v from Comm. Ave., di over East-West Highway to Wilson Lane, fo Bradley Blud.. rioht 8/10 mile to property. THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN HEALTH HOME