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Cc—6 BOOK CALLEDAID TOHOME BUILDERS Authors of “Designed for Living” Offer Volume of Advice. Declaring the desire to build a home as insistent as the desire for marriage, Elizabeth Gordon and Dorothy Ducas, authors of The Star’s “Designed for Living” column, have written a book to aid new home build- ers and have entitled it “More House for Your Money.” The book has just been published. Publishers commend the book as a practical aid, claiming that its use will make possible an average saving of at least $250 to the new home builder, through avoidance of errors in planning and the selection of ma- terials for building. “You cannot build a better home until you know what makes a home better,” the authors write in the in- troduction. “A house must fit the family and ts purse. “Forget styles, forget trimmings for the nonce, and design a house from the inside out instead of the outside $n. The exterior will shape itself about the rooms. Mostly it can be made any style and the inside will not have been moulded to fit artificial boundaries.” Advising employment of a con= tractor and an architect who in- spire confidence, the writers deal first with adequate house plans, then with how much to spend for home and how to finance it. Methods of construc- tion and decision on materials to use for wall construction of the house is next important. Taking into consideration the fact that costs of building materials fluc- tuate constantly, they offer “Construc- tion Recipes” to show that walls may be built of masonry just as economic- ally as walls of less permanent materi- als. Figures provided by a Brooklyn contractor, who used the grades of material he considered adequate, give comparative costs for a square foot of wall, as follows: Concrete block (8 inches thick) painted with portland cement paint, 63 cents; wood framing, sheathing and | clap boards, 60 cents; wood framing, | theathing and cement stucco, 63 cents; concrete block (8 inches thick) | and stucco, 65 cents; concrete block (12 inches thick) and stucco, 75 cents; monolithic concrete, painted, 75 cents; hollow tile (8 inches thick) and &tucco, 78 cents; wood framing and eheathing and brick veneer, 91 cents; eolid brick (8 inches thick), 97 cents; concrete block (8 inches) and brick veneer, 97 cents; hollow tile (8 inches) &nd brick veneer, $1.08, and solid brick (12 inches thick), $1.15. The writers express wonder that | ooncrete, “the cheapest material in many parts of the country,” has had such slow acceptance and venture the opinion that early concrete block was made “to look like natural ragged stone instead of what it was—man- made, poured stone.” to account for it. Today, they add, concrete is very much in the ascendancy. Permits (Continued From First Page.) erete block cold storage plant, 1431 Okie street northeast; to cost $75,000. Charles D. Sager, 924 Fourteenth street, owner and builder; John D. Cobb, architect; to erect seven 2-story brick dwellings, 500 to 512 Twenty- first street northeast; to cost $35,000. Riverside Apartment Co., 1414 Mon- REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING New Home on Ut‘ah. Avenue Niels J. Hansen has purchased this new home at 6135 Utah avenue from R. H. Sanford. The house, which contains six rooms and two baths, was sold by the office of Phillips & Canby. Building, owners and builders; R. B. Carr, designer; to erect six 2-story brick and cinder block dwellings, 1733 to 1743 Lyman place northeast; to cost $3,000 each. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Baltimore, Md., owners and designers; to erect one 1-story concrete form house, 1600 South Capitol street; to cost $11,000. Dr. L. F. Davis, 1843 Park road, owner; H. Clay Ashby, designer; L. THIS LOVELY CAPE COD BUNGALOW LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD CAN BE PURCHASED AT A LAST YEAR PRICE. 5 LARGE ROOMS—TILE BATH WITH SHOWER—FULL BASEMENT, MAID'S ROOM, ATTIC LARGE ENOUGH FOR 2 EXTRA ROOMS. AUTO- MATIC GAS HEAT AND REFRIGERATION. WIDE, WOODED LOT. GARAGE. INSULATED, WEATHER-STRIPPED, SCREENED. LOCATED IN BEAUTIFUL GLENBROOK VILLAGE ONE-HALF MILE ABOVE THE BANK BETHESDA ON 'WISCONSIN AVE. No. 127 SOUTH CHELSEA LANE OPEN FOR INSPECTION CYRUS KEISER, JR. 5211 WISCONSIN AVE. e s R L R e R Clev. 5371 i STAR, WASHINGTON, E. Brashear, 2700 Fourth street north- east, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and concrete block store and apart- ment, 3739 Twelfth street northeast; to cost $12,500. C. W. Morrison, 2822 M street, owner; Dillon & Abel, designers; Charles Sturbitts, 3637 Jocelyn street, builder; to erect one 2-story brick and frame dwelling, 3643 Davis street; to cost $12,500. John M. King, 1008 Eleventh street, owner and'builder; L. K. Hite, de- signer; to erect two 2-story brick and frame dwellings, 4808 and 4812 Forty- third place, to cost $5,500 each. A. 8 Lord, 2134 Branch avenue southeast, owner and builder; Clifton B. White, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 2130 Branch avenue southeast, to cost $9,000. Korzendorfer & Brooks, Inc., 923 Fifteenth street, owners and builders; H. J. Korzendorfer, designer; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 4333 Forty-sixth street, to cost $10,000. M. C. Oliphant, Ontario Apart- ments, owner, designer and builder; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 3309 Fessenden street, to cost $8,000. D. 8. Biron, 1219 Ninth street, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 1330 Holly street, to cost $9,000. D. S. Biron, 1219 Ninth street, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect one 2-story brick and stone dwelling, 1400 Holly street, to cost $10,000. K. B. Forbes, 6129 Western avenue, owner and builder; J. G. Herbert, architect; to erect one 2-story brick | and cinder block dwelling, 3018 Tenny- | son street, to cost $7,000. Stone Construction, Inc., 927 Fif- teenth street, Robert K. Smith, designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2921 Lega- tion street, to cost $7,000. Wallace B. Robinson, 6000 Third street, owner and builder; Dana B. Johannes, jr., designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 311 Peabody | street; to cost $8,000. Stone Construction, Inc., 927 Fif. owners and builders; | D. C, SATURDAY, teenth street, owners and builders; Robert K. Smith, designer; to erect one 2-story brick dwelling, 2917 Lega- tion street; to cost $7,500. Waple & James, Inc, 1224 Four- teenth street, owners and bullders; Howard Elms, jr., designer; to erect one 1%-story brick and cinder block and frame dwelling, 2130 Thirty-first street southeast; to cost $7,000. Waple & James, Inc., 1224 Four- teenth street, owners and builders; Howard Elms, jr, designer; to erect one 2-story brick, cinder block and frame dwelling, 2124 Thirty-first street southeast; to cost $7,500. Sanitary Grocery Co., 1845 Fourth street northeast, owners; A. P. Starr and A. J. Scullen, architects; Charles H. Tompkins Co., 1630 Connecticut avenue, builders; to erect one 1-story brick, concrete and frame garage, Chevy Chase in the District 2928 McKinley A 4 Bed Room House 13,500 A new detached home in exclusive Chevy Chase, D. C. Downstairs is a large living room with open fire- place flanked by built-in book shelves, Modern kitchen. gax or electric appliances optional. Bright, well-lishted dining room with ad- Joining screened Dporch; breakfast room. Second floor has 4 larze hed rooms, 2 tiled baths. each with tub and shower. Finished attic on third floor. large recreation room, with open firepla, and ground floor doorway to re: vard ~ The entire house is bron screened, weather-stripped, caulked sulated. There is an oil and 2-car detached xarage. ent to stores, schools (in: cluding new Woodrow Wilson Hizh School) and transportation. OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO 8 P.M George E. Dieffenbach NA. 8850 EM. 4117 CL. 0564 Out IntheSunshine / at EnglishVillage, Md. » (Adjoining Greenwich Village.) oy pleasant days and cool nights on your own small ir children the proper e only be obtained in r ONE-'i'HIRD ACRE PLOT 75x190 FEET Only 51 1 ,7 50—Terms Less than twenty minutes from the White House via Wisconsin Ave. to Bradley Boulevard, thence left 1.8 miles (just past Wilson Lane) to the home. SHANNON & LUCHS ronment and | ned suburban | APRIL 24, 1937. REAL ESTATE. _— ———— 1901 Fenwick street northeast; to cost $5,000. Reuben Taretsky, 2456 Twentieth street, owner; Harry Kerrigan, de- signer; Grover H. Dodd, Alexandria, Va., builder; to erect one 2-story stone veneer on frame dwelling, 6015 Sec- ond street; to cost $6,000. Gilbert Seek, 7011 Eighth street, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 3138 Military road; to cost $7,500. Thompson’s Dairy, 2012 Eleventh street, owners; Carroll Meigs, archi~ tect; Charles H. Tompkins Co., 1630 Connecticut avenue, builders; to erect one 1-story brick and concrete wagon shed, 2012 Eleventh street; to cost $5,000. F. P. Nash, 1623 R street, owner, designer and builder; to erect addi- tion and make repairs, 1525 Church street; to cost $1,000. At 16th & Geranium TWO new homes JUST COM- PLETED on upper Sixteenth Street. Featuring an unusually fine quality of construction and finish, with every modern refinement, Each residence has FIVE bed rooms, THREE baths, recreation room, TWO-car brick garage, OIL heat and other features. Terms of pur- chase conveniently arranged! ELECTRIC KITCHEN HEALTH HOMES 7325 16th St. N.W. $19,500 1445 Geranium N.W. $22,500 Furnished and Heated J. Wesley Buchanan, Inc. REALTOR. 916 15th NW. ME. 1143 none Washington. here many Washingtonians. Here is a location second to in the environs of Rolling land- scape, beautiful vistas, a place to live; you will find representative These homes are artistic Two New Distinctive Homes i n Beautiful KLINGLE GARDENS NOW OPEN FOR INSCTION Nos. 3514-3518 24th St. N.W. Completely furnished to enable you to appreciate its many fine appointments. 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 Connecticut Avenue, with instant accessibility to the com= mercial heart of the city. These homes contain 9 room and 3 complete baths—Ilibrary—maid’s room and every possible convenience, yet at a most reasonable price for this lovely location. Five minutes’ drive to heart of city. Klingle Gardens is situated on 24th St. at Porter St., between Connecticut Ave. 16th St METZLER—Realtor 1106 Vermont Ave. SUNDAY AND Dlst. 8600 NIGHTS—AD. 0620 SHOWING IN WOODBINE CHEVY CHASE, MD. A group of new homes, beautifully situated on a slight knoll overlooking Connecticut Ave. and the Columbia Country Club at Woodbine St. rooms and tion, equipped with Bryant air conditioning, all Electric Health Kitchens and built to a high standard of qual- ity. There are six rooms and two baths to eight three baths. Prices are moderate. My personal representative on premises will be glad to fur- nish all information with no obligation on your part whatever. roe street, owners and builders; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect seven 2-story brick and cinder block flats: 413, 417, 421, 425, 429, 433 and 437 Evarts street northeast; to cost $36,000. L. E. F. Prince, 1327 Connecticuit avenue, owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, designers; to erect five 2-story brick, stone and frame dwellings, 4714-30 Albemarle street; to cost $37.500. Jerome Rosen, 306 Quackenbos gireet, owner and builder; Dana B. Johannes, designer; to erect five | 2-story brick and cinder block dwell- ings, 311-27 Rittenhouse street; to | cost $35,000. H. G. Smithy Co., 811 Fifteenth street, owner; Clifton B. White, de- signer; H. G. Smithy Co., 811 Fif- teenth street, builders; to erect four 2-story brick and tile and frame dwell- ings, 7811, 7815 7819 and 7823 Twelfth street; to cost $7,000 each. Fendall Construction Co., 930 New York avenue, owners and builders; | George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect three 2-story brick apartments, 1729, 1733 and 1739 Trinidad avenue northeast; to cost $25,000. Elmer Young, 1625 West Virginia evenue northeast, owner and builder; George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect six 2-story brick dwellings, 1731 to 1741 Lang place northeast; to cost $24,000, J. A. Jordan, 3224 Quesada street, owner and builder; James D. McDon- ald, designer; to erect three 2-story brick and tile apartments, 1811, 1815 and 1819 D street southeast; to cost $25,000. Dallas Grady, 1104 Vermont avenue, owner and builder; George T. Sant- myers, architect; to erect two 2-story brick flats, 4010 and 4014 Ninth street northeast; to cost $20,000. Brick Elevator Shaft. Convent of Perpetual Adoration, 1419 V street, owner; M. S. May, ar- chitect. Whitty Construction Co., 1101 Vermont avenue, builders; to erect brick elevator shaft and change roof, 1419 V street; to cost $18,000. Mills Agents and livable. Center - hall plan of whitewashed brick, Williamsburg Colonial and real Dutch Colonial in de- sign. Modern in construc- 1505 H St. N.W. NA. 2345 | 4420 Dexter Road N.W., in Westwood For the man whose time is valuable—and who would live not more than fifteen minutes from downtown, For the woman who looks for important differences—for quality—for beautiful surroundings. For children who want the kind of playmates they will like to grow up with. This new home, just completed in WESTWOOD, offers exactly what you want. Come out and look at it today. 3 I ; 3 3 i 3 : i i We urge you to inspect this unusual group of new homes. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY Drive out Conn. Ave. to Woodbine Street, Chery Chase. Md., turn right one-hal/ square to propert. M. B. SWANSON E. B. TOOLE, SALES BUILDER Features: Air Cenditioning, Wide Lawn with Trees and Shrubs, First Floor Den and Lavatory, Recreation Room. Servant's Room and Bath, Two-Car Garage, and Garden. This Is an Electric Kitchen Health Home DRIVE OUT TODAY. Ge Massachusetits Avenue to Cathedral Avenue; turn left to 44th Street; then south on 44th Street three squares to Dexter Road. L& Breuningerd Some 1730 K STREET NATIONAL 2040 dobbobdob bbbk bbb i I : : ! % i i“ A Lovely New Cape Cod Home HILE the wonderful display of Japanese Cherry Blossoms in Kenwood is now a beautiful memory until next Spring, the Dog- wood and Tulips will soon be in bloom on the streets of this incomparable residential com- munity. Where beauty is concerned Kenwood knows no season. ICTURE to yourself the joy of living and rearing your family in such exalting sur- roundings, and remember the Kenwood Golf and Country Club will provide almost every recreational facility at your door. DRIVE out to Kenwood and let us show you the homes nearing completion. If you have your own ideas or plans for homes, you will be agreeably surprised at the low price for which you can acquire a home site in this rigidly restricted community. ‘@ ~Chamberlin Deve[oPmefi Co. KENWOOD OFFICE, KENNEDY DRIVE AND CHAMBERLIN AVE. Wisconsin 4425 607 South Noyes Drive Woodside Park, Silver Spring, Md. Investigate — locality, construction, lowest cost financing. Ultra-modern all brick and stone houses. Six spa- cious rooms (attic over entire house) . Three (twin-bed) bed rooms. Ample closet space. Two luxurious baths. (BATH ROOM FLOORS WATER- PROOFED; PREVENTS STAINED CEILING.) Large “sunshine” kitchen, breakfast nook. Steel windows and screens. Drain tile around entire foundation insures dry cellar. Cop- per flashing built into the masonry over every window and outside doors We will finance first trust at 5% —$6.60 per thousand ns— lesville Pike at trafc light at Silver Spring and furn left at second corner. Open foday and ey r daeS EAT 0D P M —Sunday D AM. (o 9 PM. Clifton White, Architect For Sale by S. J. Monk, Builder—GEo. 2433 78\ 0/@Yi70)\ 170\ 1701 /81 /8\i/8\i/8) 178 prevents seepage. No. 1 HEAVY, UNFADING VERMONT SLATE ROOF. Copper water piping, flash- ing, gutters and downspouts. Furred walls (FELTED OUTSIDE WALLS UNDER THE FURRING DOUBLES THE WALL EFFICIENCY IN RE- TAINING HEAT AND KEEPING OUT ANTS, VERMIN, ETC.), weather stripping, caulking, etc. Fully air conditioned, 100% insulated. Care- free comfort with modern gas ap- pliances. 9219 WOODLAND ROAD IN WOODSIDE PARK OU will really be delighted with this 5-room and bath brick Cape Cod Cottage—on a wide land- scaped lot 200 feet deep with large trees, at the very modest price of $8,750. Home has large floored attic. Carefree comfort with modern gas appliances, and built-in garage. DRIVE OUT past trafic light in Silver Spring, to the 9500 block, right 1 block to Woodland Rd., and right to homes. 1221 Floral St. N.W. Detached home. 3 bed rooms and bath. Open fireplace. Hot'water heat. Detached garage. Lot -~ nicely ~landscaped Convenient to schools and transportation lines. $9,000 EASY TERMS. Open Sunday Only From Noon Till Dark TO REACH: Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Avenue to Floral Street—one block east. W. C. & A. N. MILLER 1119 17th 8t. N DL 4464 To reach Kenwood, drive out Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, west on Grafton Street, through Somerset to Kenwood, or out Wiscon- #in Avenue to Dorset Avenue, west on Dorset Avenue through Somerset to Kenwood, or out Connecticut or Wisconsin Avenue to Bradley Lane and west on Bradley Lane to Kenwood. Georgia Ave., WAPLE & JAMES, INC. Ty bes 9521 Georgia Ave 8Hep. 4458 i 78) 170 7@Vi /@)1 /811 78\ 176\