Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1937, Page 23

WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ning Sfar SILVER STAR HOME IN KILMAROCK 10 OPEN TOMORROW Bastern Montgomery Coun- ty House Is in Area Seeing Rapid Development. CAPE COD COLONIAL DESIGN IS FOLLOWED Five Rooms and Bath Located on Main Floor, With Space Unfinished Above. An attractive small home, designed along Cape Cod Colonial lines, will be opened to the public tomorrow at 107 Anne street, Takoma Park, Md., as the eighth Silver Star Home of 1937. The house, a part’of the new Kilmarock subdivision, will be shown for 30 days under auspices of The Star. Priced well within the lower-cost group, the new home is the first to be sponsored by The Star in the east- . ern section of Montgomery County in several years. This section has been the scene of some of the Capital area’s greatest building activity of the current residential construction revival. The Kilmarock home was built by Gregory B. Mason Co., developers of the community. It is presented William M. Throckmorton, realtor. Clifton B. White designed the home, while landscaping work was carried out by Quaintacres Nursery, Silver Spring. The house has been attrac- tively furnished by Hutchinson's, Inc. Those on [Experts’ Committee. Members of the Silver Star Homes Committee, five housing experts, in- spected and indorsed the Anne street house. This committee is composed of Edwin H. Rosengarten, builder, member of the firm of Davis, Wick & Rosengarten; John Nolen, jr., director of planning of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission; Thomas Sandoz, real estate broker, serving for his father, Comdr. F. L. Sandoz, president of the Washington Real Estate Board; Irwin S. Porter, prominent architect, and Guy C. Fa rote of the Federal Housing Admin- istration, who substituted in examin- ation of this home for James §. Tay- lor, also of F. H. A, the committee ehairman. Built of brick painted white, the main floor of the hjouse contains five rooms and bath. In addition, there is an unfinished second floor with space for a bath and two more bed rooms, and a basement beneath the entire house. All the rooms are large, with ample closet space and large numbers of electric outlets. A porch extends across the front of the struc- sure. The living room, to the right of the entrance, is 18 feet long and 14 feet 4 inches wide. An open fireplace adds to the attractiveness of the room. ‘The dining room and kitchen are to the rear of the living room. The left portion of the first floor is composed of two spacious bed rooms and large bath. Many Features, Many features usually associated with only most expensive homes are | contained in the new Star home. ‘There is a Bangor slate roof, while all | the flashings and downspouts are of copper. Windows and doors through- | out the house are weatherstripped and caulked. The roof is insulated with | 4 inches of rock wool. A full basement is one of the fea- | tures of the home. It is 37 feet wide | and 26 feet deep. It contains lavatory | and concrete laundry trays. The| house is heated by a gas boiler. ‘The bath room is in green tile with | black trim. The tub is built-in with | shower above. All exposed pipes are in chrome. The kitchen is in green and cream. Numerous cabinets are built around a seven-foot monel metal 8ink. An electric wall fan has been | installed to expel heat and cooking | odors from the kitchen. | The house may be visited between | the hours of 10 am. and 9 pm. It may be reached by driving out Thir- teenth street to Piney Branch road. Follow Piney Branch road to Cedar street, Takoma. Turn left on Cedar street to Carroll avenue, thence out Carroll three blocks past the Wash- ington Sanitarium to Anne street. 8Signs have been posted to guide visitors. Bright Colors in Spanish Houses. Brick, concrete and stucco are the Ddasic exterior materials employed in the Spanish type of architecture. Bince this type of home is built pri- marily in warm climates, vivid body colors with bright trims are suit- @able for their exterior decoration. Examples are: Body, rose—trim, ma- roon; body, light blue—trim, brown; Route for Reaching Silver Star Home At 107 Anne Street The Silver Star Home at 107 Anne street, Takoma Park, Md., which will be opened to the public tomorrow, may be reached by automobile by driving out Thir- teenth street to Piney Branch road. Follow Piney Branch road to Cedar street, Takoma, and turn right on Cedar street to Carroll avenue. Thence turn left on Car- roll avenue and follow three blocks past the Washington Sani- tarium to Anne street. Cape Cod in architectural style, the new house was built by Greg- ory B. Mason Co. It is being presented under auspices of The Star by William M. Throckmor- ton, realtor. It will be on ex- hibition for 30 days and may be visited between the hours of 10 am. and 9 pm. The house bears the indorsement of the Silver Star Homes Committee. HOUSING PROJECT 10 BE LAUNCHED | Preliminaries for Construc- tion of Brentwood Village Completed. | Construction will be started im- | mediately on Brentwood Village, a $2,- 100.000 housing project to be erected at Rhode Island avenue and Brent- wood road northeast, it was announced today, as contracts for mortgage in- surarice have been signed by the sponsors and the Federal Housing Administration, | | This will be the first large-scale | housing development to be started in | | the District under F. H. A. sponsor- | | ship. Final building plans for the | J‘pl'nj(’(‘( have been approved by the | indmmisn'a(mn and the financing has been arranged through the New York | | Life Insurance Co. which is repre- | | sented here by Randall H. Hagner | ¢ Co. | The development embraces approxi- | mately 14 acres extending along Rhode Island avenue and Brentwood road This is the first section of a-62-acre | tract of land that the Brentwood De- velopment Corp. intends to utilize for | housing and commercial buildings. i 440 Family Units. | _The building plans, prepared by Raymond C. Snow, call for the con- struction of 440 family units in three- story fireproof structures with garages for 80 cars. The buildings will be of early Georgian architecture, simple and dignified, and the units arranged in courts. The property is gently roll- ing and full advantage of the topog- | raphy will be taken by the architect | in arrangement of the buildings. Ap- proximately 8 acres will be utilized by Brentwood Village tenants as gar- dens, play areas, lawns, wooded park areas and courts. The buildings will contain 1,506 | rooms and the 440 apartments will | vary in size from two to five rooms (See PROJECT, Page C-3) § 188-ACRE FARM SOLD Donald D. Property Near Halfway. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va.. July 31.—Don- | ald D. Shepard of Washington has purchased from Mrs. Mary D. A. Field a farm of 188 acres located near Half- way, Scott district. The purchase price was $10,750. | Miss Margaret Thompson sold to G. R. Thompson a tract of 60 acres in Marshall district. This property was purchased for $2.500. W. N. Tiffany, | commissioner, sold to Aurenia A. Don- | elly 91 acres of the Walter P. Gregg | estate, Marshall district, for $800. Shepard Acquires 0/ /L.I/l? WOOt/ @ 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. @ Mode!l home open daily to 9:30. WAVERLY TAYLOR %= 1522 K Street NAtional 1040 body, white—trim, ultramarine blue, MOPEL 5311 FIRST ST. AT CONCORD AVE. IG, beautiful 21-ft. stone homes with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, studio attic bed 2 stone fireplaces, recreation room, big lot and garage. MODEL HOME TODAY OR TOMOR- room or study, ROW NIGHT. Within the Last 10 Days Open Daily and Sunday ROBERTS- BUILT N.W. Furnished hy Hutchison, Inc, big See REALTOR 1515 K §t. Dis. 3100 | tune by WASHINGTON, D. G, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1937. View of Star Home to Be Opened in Kilmarock The eighth Silver Star Home of the year, located at 107 Anne street, Takoma Park, Md., which is priced within the low-cost housing ran The structure will be opened to the public to- morrow. It was built by Gregory B. Mason Co., and is presented by William M. Throckmorton, under auspices of The Star. —Star Staff Photo. NEW BOOM SEEN INBULDNG FIELD Reactions Will Create Era of Prosperity Until 1943, Is Prediction. That the United States iz on the verge of a building boom of enormous proportions which will create an era of prosperity lasting until about 1943 s predicted in an article published this week in Fortune Magazine. This article was written for For- p Roosevelt's gold-buying expert. Prof. George F. Warren, and his associate. Prof. Frank A. Pearson of Cornell. The two professors make their forecast on the basis of a group of charts which show the swings of the building cycle both at home and abroad. Tracing United States building back to 1830. they find a marked 18-year cycle. The last boom having reached its apex about 1925, they declare, the trough of the building cycle in this country has just been passed and the curve is now on its way up. Commenting on the building cycle “as a purely natural phenomenon,” they remark that “at the present time building activity is high and will prob- ably recede in England. Scotland and Sweden; it is low and will probably | increase in the United States, Canada |and Germany.” They predict that current expansion in building in the (See_ BOOM, Page C-5.) — e PR ) Georgetown 3342 RESERVOIR RD. OPEN SUNDAY 11 TO 6 BOSS & PHELPS REALTORS Middle-dass Families Cancel High-Cost Construction Plans Increased Charges 1 Dispatch to The Star. MINNEAPOLIS, July 31—Faced | with construction costs which in the last few months have soared close to boom-time levels, disappointed middle- class families from New York to Se- attle are postponing or canceling their | home-building plans in considerable | numbers, according to a survey of 83 ge and small American cities by Northwestern onal Life Insur- ance Co. of Minneapolis. Though 1937 residential construc- tion thus far shows a substantial percentage increase over the meagzer | levels of the last few years, activity | has fallen far short of predictions, | which foresaw a home-building boom |in 1937 generated by the combina- inon of widespread economic revival | Furthermore, the margin of improve- ment over 1936 is shrinking as new cost increases take effect, according —_— . e l — — — New Sturbitts-Built Detached Homes Chevy Chase, D. C. Of 8 built, 3 are already sold Furnished Exhibit Home 4121 Jenifer St. N.W.| Open Daily and Sunday to 9 P.M, These new homes, with the. outstanding featiires, inspection of home owner. ample clo v landscaped lot. 125 from sidewalk to alley. $9,950 to $11,950 To reach: Out Cong €cticut Avenue to Jenifer Street N7, left on Jen ifer St, i3 blocks {0 homes, OWNER 1t New Ceooley-Built Group Offering Many New Exclu- sive BR=CON=D: Cooley Features 2222 39th Place N. W. Glouer No Trust—Can Be Refinanced $9,25 Park to Suit Purchaser Beautifully Furnished by P. J. Nee Combining all the famous features of Cooley construction plus many new 1937 refinements. In Washington's most popular intown section, at high, cool elevation, only 10 minutes from downtow: Spacious living room opening to dining room which adjoins SOLARIUM or STUDY; Oxford kitchen cabinets, Westinghouse refrigerator, insulated range in the colorful, de luxe Kitchen. Tought iron stair railings. 2 closets on first floor, one with large, mirrored 2 3 big bedrooms. tiled bath and 2 large closets with mirrored doors. Master bedroom has Also a recessed opening with light for dresser or vanity. 2 other large bedrcoms adjoin hall bath. 2 large closets, one cedar, for storage, the other for linen recreation room. Buil arage. Beautiful Hardwood floors, screened, weather- . £: stripped, rock wool insulation. From kindergarten through college witiin blocks. Out Wisconsin Ave. to Cal- vert St. west on Calvert to 39th Si.. south ome block to Benton 't.. west on Benton to 39th Piace, then left % block to home. 1 block to bus line, 2 blocks to stores and theaters. | and a tremendous housing shortage. | for Neww Homes Re-| sults in Simple Deci by Considerable Number. sion Not to Buy to a concensus of real estate boards, mortgage loan companies and archi- tects in 65 of the 83 cities checked in the survey. The identical home which could be built for $4.000 at average wage | and material levels of 1936 costs | cent: home building costs have jumped : per cent since March 1 and now nd at 948 per cent of 1926-1929 boom levels, according to the study. Beoom Costs Exceeded. comparative costs are tabulated in the report, residential censtruction s exceed the 1926-1929 averages (See COST, Page C-4) An all-brick home in excel- lent condition. 6 rooms and bath. Extra large screened porches in rear. 2-car garage. G. E: ice box. uated con- venient to schools, churches, stores and transportation. 908 QUINCY STREET N.W. Inspéct Sunday Between 2 and 7 PM. COMPANY Realtors 721 10th St. N.W. Natl. 0765. Established Since 1915. DOORS. THIS IS AN ELECTRIC KITCHEN REALTH HOME 14th & K. | $4.602 today, an increase of 15 per | In 5 out of 16 major cities in which | ROOFING SALES HEAVY Asphalt Shingles Enough for 882,920 Homes. Now that the problem of keeping a the American home owner, the trend toward safer and more attractive roofs is shown in the latest Government reports on the asphalt shingle idus- try. During the first five months of 1937, 13.243,810 squares were shipped. A square is enough material to cover 100 square feet. Figuring an average this was sufficient to roof 882,920 | homes. These figures. compiled by the Bu- | partment of Commerce, not only new dwellings. but many | Bre-resistant roofing. Out of Town Owner has au- thorized us to dispose of this Home Immediately. Prices from $10,600 up CAFRITZ ALL-STONE COLONIAL SEMI-DETACHED 1320 Rittenhouse St. N.W. Ready for Immediate Occupancy This attractive colonial stone home, 2312 ft. wide and unusually deep, containing % larce rooms. 2 com- plete baths, stone. wood-burning fireplace: recreation room with lavatory adjoining; automatie heat. elec, refrie.; stone detached g Beautifulle landscaped lot. 119 deep. represents ene of the best values we have ever offered in this restricted section. The Price Will Surprise You Open All Day Sunday 1515 K St. N.W. (BEITZELL] District 3100. Now Open—One of 13 NEW Designs 4438 Ellicott St. N.W. THE GREATEST HOME VALUE IN WASHINGTON! Obviously you will look' around to get the most for your “home-buying” dollar . . . 80 be sure to see “HOMELAND,” the new “Afr-Conditioned” CAFRITZ Development that has ALL WASHINGTON TALKING! (Two Sold Before Completion) FINER CONSTRUCTION . *. . NEWER FEATURES ... MORE HOME THAN EVER BEFORE These homes are extraordinarily attractive, and feature REYNOLDS OIL BURNER and AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT . . . WATER HEATER . . . DETACHED GARAGE WITH OVERHEAD RUUD HOT- Our large scale operations enable us to build “A BETTER HOME AT LOW COST” . Fenestra Steel Casement Windows Dist. 9080 Owners—Builders—Architecta TO BEACH: Ouwt Wisconsin Ave. to River Road . . . Loft fo Nitieokt 0% s roof over his head has been solved by | of 15 squares for the average home, | reau of the Census, United States DP-; reveal that older homes, have been fitted with this Building News ' C Purchases $840,000 Housing Mortgage In Silver Spring The Union Central Life Insur- ance Co. of Cincinnati has pur- chased the original $840,000 mort- gage on Falkland Properties, large-scale housing development at Silver Spring, Md., from the R. F. C. Mortgage Co. holders of the mortgage which was in- sured by the Federal Housing Ad- ministration. The life insurance company has also agreed to finance a $1,225,000 mortgage on a de- velopment to be known as Falk- land Addition, situated on land adjacent to the original develop- ment. While the conditional commitment has been issued for the $1,225000 mortgage, there are still some minor details in process. : Under the original mortgage 178 dwelling units were con- structed in the Falkland Proper- ties development. Falkland Ad- dition calls for the construction of 301 additional dwelling units, bringing the total to 479. WESTHAVEN HOME IN FINAL WEEK Silver Star Dwelling Within Medium Price Range, But Is Distinctive. The Silver Star Model Home in Westhaven—a dwelling that attains pre-eminence in house building and still remains within the medium price brackets — tomorrow commences its final week of public display under the auspices of The Star. Located at 5510 Wrilev road, just off Massachusetts avenue extended this attractive, early American home was built by the’ Westhaven Develop- ment Corp. from plans drawn by Schreier & Patterson, members of the American Institute of Architects. | " (See MODEL HOME, Page C-3. Beautiful New Brick ‘Bannockburn Heights’ Wilson Lane, Md. 11,250 On a lovely plot of ground (2,3 acre) in this attrac- tiva new wooded subdivi- sion. This home is well de- signed and contains six large rooms, two baths, oil heat, furred walls, rock wool insulation, l-car ga- rage. Drive Out River Road to Wilson Lane, Md.—Turn Left — First House. Phillips & Canby, Inc. Natl. 4600. 1012 15th St. N.W. PAGE C—1 BUILDING WORKER EARNS 918 CENTS ONAVERAGE INULS. Survey' by Labor Bureau Covers 186,000 Employes in More Than 100 Cities. HIGHEST HOURLY RATE REVEALED AS $1.34 Hoisting Engineers Get Top Wages, Sheet Metal Helpers the Lowest of 51 Cents. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 31.—One of United States building’s many and -long-kept secrets—the wages of building labor— is revealed today in a country-wide survey conducted by the United States Department of Labor and summarized |in the August issue of the Archi- tectural Forum. Characterized as the “first aus thentic examination of actual build= ing rates ever to be made” the survey covers 5450 contractors em= ploying 186,000 workers in 105 cities |in 48 States and the District of Co= lumbia, and discloses an average hourly wage of 918 cents for all build ing workers employed during the period of the survey. Highest average rates of $1.343 per hour were paid to hoisting engineers, while sheet- metal workers' helpers got the lowest average wage of 51.1 cents The darkest secret of United States try has long been the “d (See PAY, Page C-2) 4106-4108 Grant St. N.E. 6 rooms and bath. Semi-detached brick, 23 feet wide. Built-in garage. All modern conveniences, oil heat with Summer and Winter hot water hookup. Open Saturday and Sunday Price, 87,750 BRODIE & COLBERT, INC. 1707 Eye St. Natl. 8875 1413 DELAFIELD PLACE HIS fine residence, on the cor- ner of 15th Street, is one of the outstanding homes in this sec- tion. Situated high, on a large corner lot, the home is of finest quality throughout; 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, slate roof, 2 wonderful porches, oil heat, an up-to-the- minute kitchen, a three-car brick garage and many other features. The price of this home is amaz- ingly low—enabling you to save several thousand dollars. Don't miss seeing it. Come out today. OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 1 to 9 P.M. Dride out Place, turn L& Broxninger Sons 1730 K St. N.W. NA. 2040 Delafeld 15th Street to u to home est onme block in OVERBROOK ’19.15 net* * The net outlay per month (average) on our minimum Carefree Co taxes, hazard insuran: ttage including interest, ce, F. H. A. insurance and bank service charge is $19.15. The bal- ance of the $35.00 monthly payment amortizes a single mortgage in 234 months. How Much Rent Are You Paying Now? Visit This Great Subdivision Today Minimum 349875 Home (And Wrapped in Insulation) “Carefree Comfort With Terms Per Mo Modern Gas Appliances” wth As Low As *35.00 A sample home, furnished by Horace Dulin, Inc., is open from 9 a.m. to 9 pm . for your inspection. Drive out to 7777 Wisconsin Avenue. This is about one-half mile beyond the Bank of Pike. THE NEWBOLD D Bethesda on the Rockville EVELOPMENT CO. ° 7611 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Md. Phone Wlsconsin 5286