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tILDEN GARDENS
UNIT TO BE BUILT
Five-Story Building, Third in
Apartment Project, to
Be Started Soon.
Construction of a five-story co
operative apartment building as the
third unit of Tihien Gardens, new
project of the firm of M. & 11. B. ;
AVarren at Connecticut avenue and
Tilden streets, will be started within j
ihe next 10 days, officials of the con
cern stated today.
This unit of the Tilden Gardens
development "ill he the largest of
the first three units, containing -°
apartment suites and a total of 133
rooms. The apartments will range
in number of rooms, with the hugest
containing four bedrooms and three
baths The total value placed on
ihis unit when completed "ill be
somewhat in excess of $300,000.
Third l nil Permit \sked.
Application for the permit for the
consti notion of the third unit of the
apartment development this week
v*as tiled with the District building
inspector. The plans call for a build
ing of English architectural style
similar to the first two units and five
stories high. It "ill be located at
the corner of Tilden and Sedgwick
streets on an irregularly shaped lot
having frontages of IT9 and 196 feet.
The building "ill he of the (.reek ,
cross shape, giving each apartment
three exposures on the wings of the
building. The building will be orna- i
monied with bays running the full
height of the structure and capped
with pedimented roofs. Garage
facilities will be provided in the
basement and sub-basement of the
building
Seven Init* Planned.
Plans of the Warren concern call
for the construction of a total of j
seven units, with the estimated cost ,
of all set at nearly $3,000,000. The
second unit now is nearing com- i
pletion. _ ,
Tenant owners of the first unit of j
Tilden Gardens were guests at a
dinner Thursday evening at Y' |
man Park Hotel, when they effected
organization of their company, known
as 3016 Tilden Street Northwest, Inc.
[Directors were elected as follows:
Ben B. Cain, president; H ; <•
Butcher, secretary; Col. H. A. Knox,
S A., treasurer, and Taul YY ooten
fflid R. A. Drain.
BUILDING INDUSTRY
‘ SLIGHTLY DECLINES
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imployment of Crafts Troughhont
■Country Present Winter 13 Per
* Cent Below Last Year.
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£ Employment in the building crafts ;
ctver the country is this Winter run-
tiing approximately 33 per cent below j
that of last year, according to infor
mation obtained by F. U • Straus & Co.
from officers of building trades. State
find Federal labor bureaus, building
contractors and building inspectors in j
more than 500 cities. I
• Straus & Co. made public the fol
lowing statement.
• “From reports by international of
ficers of half a dozen important build
ifig trades and from statements by nu
merous building contractors, it is ap
parent that the volume of man-hours
now needed is considerably below' the
requirements of last Winter.
"In the studies made for the current
season it has been found that gen
erally the employment curve follows
just a little behind that of permits
issued. At the present time, official
permit records in more than 500 cities
show a loss from last year of 13 per
cent, while labor data indicates em
ployment conditions about 12 per cent
below last Winter’s conditions.
: “These figures are not the reflection
of unsound conditions. For the last
five years building operations have
been abnormal, due to a number of
causes. The present movement is a
natural transition to a more normal j
condition and represents a logical ad- j
jnstment of supply to demand. The
building industry will continue to con
tribute substantial support to the Na
tion's prosperity.
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Lauds Simple, Classical Column.
• For thousands of years the world's
famous architects and designers have
?ound nothing so beautiful and worthy
in building as the simple, classical
column. The beauty of these fluted
columns has been made available for
use on every kind of structure, from
the modest cottage to large public
buildings, by the principle of pressed
Steel column construction.
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Plans Beal Estate Education.
The commonwealth of Australia is
to have a program of education in
real estate principles and practices.
Action toward the formation of an,
educational policy for the Antipodean
continent was taken at a conference
of the Federal Real Estate Institutes
and Associations of Australia, held in
Adelaide the last week in October.
Realty Taught in England.
Growth of professional real estate
education in Great Britain is indi
cated in an announcement of the for
mal opening of a new wing for the
College of Estate Management.
M. L. Rustad Buys Home.
M. L. Rustad. who formerly re
sided at 1111 Lamont street, has pur
chased a new home at 723 Tucker
man street front the firm of Harry
Wa rdmn n.
f 27 Built! "
| Only One Left at
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1?% £0? j Note these features!
M *r B Six fine rooms
& Tiled Bath
Built-in tub
on easiest Built-in showers
Pedestal lavatory
possible terms Real fireplace
Big porches
Textone walls
Exhibit Home Cedar-lined closet
419 Marietta PI. N. W. B o“Z£::'Zl"*°'
Open Till 9 P. M. Hot-water heat
Paved street and alley
Take 14fJl St. car to Sth and
Kennedy, then two blocks north
>o Madison, or Georgia Ave. car m aif*
to Longfellow, east to &th and tfu tt m jfB M
north to Slndison, or drive out Jj'**
I6fh and Georgia Ave. to Long - *
fellow, east to s«h and north jr V( , S.XV. [HOMES]
two blocks to Marietta PL, o> Main 89li>
phone us for auto. ~
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REAL ESTATE.’
SMALL LIVING ROOM IN REMODELED HOUSE.
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MKNLSIUiNG THE HOME
Conducted for I lie Star
BY ELIZABETH STETSON AND GENEVIEVE HENDRICKS
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A Small Living Room.
BY t.ENEVIEVE HENDRICKS.
More and more people are coming |
to realize the possibilities that lie in
j the old houses to be found all over j
| Washington. Certainly there can be
no more interesting work from a con
-1 structive artistic standpoint than this j
remodeling of houses that have once
i been lovely, but through disuse have
i fallen into decay.
On a downtown street which is now
| in the first commercial zone there has
stood since 1809 a little three-story
brick house. It was carefully built
land planned and must have been a
I joy to its owners for many years. Fi-
I nally, however, it must have housed
i careless tenants and no longer re
i reived the attention it needed. When
! the writer found the little old house
I behind a forest of weeds and over
i grown bushes and behind a tottering
j porch that had been added in the Y'ic-
I torian era. it was in almost hopeless
: condition, filled with rags and papers.
After two months of work spent on
• it. the little house smiled once more
i and now it is as charming ns it ever
could have been in its earlier days.
Living Room in Blue.
A living room opens with two win- ]
dows and a door on to the street. The j
j sunlight streaming through these j
southern windows gave cause for the \
walls to be painted a lovely robin’s
egg blue, and the woodwork a few ,
tones deeper. At the windows ruffled i
marquisette curtains of beige color
soften the light and make pleasing
harmony with the heavy gold-colored
curtains that hang from the ceiling
to the floor.
The fireplace is the center of great
est interest in the room, and about it
the furniture has been placed for com
fort as well as beauty. A long Hep
plewhite sofa, heritage from discern
ing cabinet makers of a century ago.
stands at right angles to the fireplace
and faces the windows. This is cov
ered in deep gold color and holds pil
lows of old brocades in soft crimsons
and blues and greens. Back of the
sofa stands a wonderful old hand
painted Chinese screen, which the
owner found in a Paris attic several |
years ago. In this screen are to be
found all the shades of blues and
greens and crimsons and browns.
Against the blue wall it is a sym
phony of color.
In front of the sofa and parallel to
the fireplace is a low bench, placed
there for comfort as well as beauty.
Facing the sofa and close by the tire
| place are an old Italian side chair, a
little French table and a comfortable
armchair of modern American make,
which is restrained in design and cov
ered in a striped material combining
the colors in the screen.
At the etui of the sofa, opposite the
fireplace, stands an early American
table showing in its design the work
of the early Dutch settlers. On this
table, as on the little table at the fire
place end of the sofa, stands an ala
baster lamp with a pleated paper
shade tinted soft rust colors to give
delightful contrast with the blues and
greens. An old Hepplewhite chair
brought from England this, past Sum
mer stands at this end of the sofa. Its
seat is covered in old green brocade.
Wall Carefully Treated.
The wall opposite the fireplace has
been carefully treated so that its fur
nishings might balance in bulk the
fireplace and its surrounding furni
, ture. An old chest of drawers, long
the pride of a Maryland family, oc
cupies the center position. Above it,
hanging to the ceiling, is an old bro
caded satin curtain of rich dark
green, which once hung in the Pal
ace of Fontainebleau. Against it and
reflecting the portrait that hangs
over the mantelpiece is a round mir
ror in an old gold frame. Miniatures
in their original frames hang over
each other at either side of the bro
cade and give color as well as in
terest to the wall. Flanking the old
chest are two very fine Chippendale
side chairs, which came but recently
from Ireland. The old corner cup
board by the door leading into a
quaint stairway hall holds a wealth
of Lowestoft and other old English
chinas.
Between the windows on the south
THE EVEXTXf! STAR. WASHINGTON. P. C. SATURDAY. PECEMTIEP 17, 10-27.
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| wall stands a tall grandfather clock i
jof rich old mahogany. The height j
] and bulk of the clock help to balance j
! this end of the room with the other
f walls.
Here In this room are furnishings :
from a half dozen different countries. !
j Yet there is no strife here, for, while j
the designs are not the same or the '
grain or color of the woods alike, all j
iof the furniture is restrained and ,
simple in design and all pieces show ;
l a regard for classic design. The care- !
j ful placing of color about the room '
also serves to weld together these .
furnishings of a bygone era.
SEPARATE APPRAISAL
j SYSTEM CONDEMNED
New York Board Rules Practice
of Determining Values Is
Not Ethical.
The growing practice of securing
real estate appraisals in which the
; value of the site is obtained from one
' appraiser and the value of the struc
j ture independently from another ap
! praiser, Is condemned emphatically in
j resolutions which have just been
(adopted by the. Real Estate Board
of New' Y'ork.
“The resulting figure does not
necessarily represent the market
value of the property and the pro
cedure is therefore not ethical,” the
New York board rules. This ruling
is directly in line with recommenda
tions made by the board of directors
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards in April of the present
year covering particularly the making
of appraisals for real estate bond is
j sues.
Reconciliation of appraisals is neoes
i sary where more than one appraiser
| participates in making an appraisal
for a bond issue, the association holds.
The text of its recommendations ns
j they apply to the ethics of separate
i appraisals is as follows:
“The practice of having one ap
praiser make the valuation of land
■ and another of the building and using
i the total of the two as the true value
i is unsound, and is condemned, as is
also the practice of basing the ap
praisal entirely on the capitalized
[ value of the net income. In appraisals
| for bond issues where more than one
[ appraiser participates, all of the ap
! praisers estimating the separate units
' of value, including income, should
j reconcile their respective appraisals
, and sign a joint report.”
Recognizing the importance to the
general public of sound appraisals,
particularly in the safeguarding of
real estate bond issues, and further
recognizing the detrimental effect
which inaccurate or misleading ap
praisals would be bound to have on
real estate interests generally, the
New' York board has further empow
ered its board of governors to take ac
| tion to investigate the accuracy of
| valuations brought to its attenion.
Inaccurate Price Quotations Hit.
Publication of an inaccurate state
ment as to price at which property
has been sold Is declared a breach of
ethics and an unsound practice by
I action of the Westchester County,
i New Y’ork. Realty Board. The board
j has added to its code of ethics a re
i quLement that if any price is pub
lished for property it must be the
I actual selling price.
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Four Home-buying Bargains
In each instance the price is very considerably
below the actual value —resulting from circumstances
i which make quick selling necessary.
Inspection can be had by permit only—arranged in per
son or by phone to our office up to 9 p.iu.
3610 Quesada St. 4104 Harrison St.
Chevy Chape, I). C. Cha,P ’ D ; C ,
~,, ~ . , , . . beautiful detached brick
Wholly detached eight —ei K ht rooms; two baths
rooms-two baths and big and built-in two-car
garage. garage.
If bought nt once ]f bought at once
$17,750 $20,000
Special terms Special terms
731 Otis St. N.W. 1108 Fairmont
Six rooms and bath; N.W.
spacious garage. In per- Six rooms, batn and ga
. . rage; good neighborhood
feet condition. , . , .
t and in splendid condition.
// bought at once , f houfhl once
$9,250 $8,950
Special terms Special terms
1415 —Main
K Street Deal with a Realtor 4752
INDUSTRY IN DRIVE
ON INTER SLUMP’
Hoover Cites Change in
Theory of Construction
in Cold Months.
The increasing practice of Ameri
can industry in general and the
building trades in particular to elimi
nate the traditional “Winter slump”
is noted by Herbert Hoover in his
annual report as Secretary of Com
merce. just made public.
While a large number of agencies
continue to abide by the exploded
theory that construction in Winter
is both inadvisable and prohibitive,
there is a definite trend toward util
ization of the Winter months for con
struction of every type, it is stated.
”The seasonal fluctuations in build
ing and other construction opera
tions,” says Mr. Hoover, “have been
decidedly less marked in the last
three or four years than previously.
Contractors, the owners of buildings
and other groups connected with
construction have put forth serious
efforts to keep building activity more
nearly even throughout the year and
have had the active co-operation of
this department in achieving tangible
results.
“As a consequence, building trades
workers have enjoyed more stable
employment, and at the same time
the costs of construction to the pub
lic have undoubtedly been lower
than would otherwise have been pos
sible.”
Realty Board Prosecutes 60.
The Long Island Real Estate Board
has made 18 investigations of mis
leading advertising in the past year
and has taken steps to prevent the
continuance of such advertising. It
has prosecuted 60 cases of unauthor
ized use of the word realtor, a term
coined and held exclusively to mean
an active member in good standing of
a constituent hoard of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
MOORE TO ADDRESS I
REALTORS’ SESSION
Chairman ot Fine Arts Com
mission to Speak at
Meeting Tuesday.
Charles Moore, chairman of the
Fine Arts Commission, will address
the members of the Washington ;
Real Estate Board at their monthly i
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Wardman Park Hotel, it was an
nounced today by James P. Schick,
secretary of the board.
Mr. Moore, it is expected, will
speak on the w’ork of the fine arts i
body in relation to development pro
grams for the National Capital. Tlic
lecture will be illustrated and views
to be presented will include those
of architeetual developments of j
beauty found in some of tbe Euro
pean capital cities.
In addition to the address by Mr. !
Moore, there will be a number of (
business matters to come before tbe
board. W. C. Miller will preside
and Mr. Schick will act as secre
tary.
A Christmas “get-to-gether”
luncheon meeting of the associate
division of the Washington Real
Estate Board will he held in the
Club Lido of the Hamilton Hotel Fri
day, at 12:30 o’clock, it was an
nounced today by Lloyd F. Gaines,
division chairman. The meeting is
to be in the nature of an early
Christmas celebration and arrange
ments are being made for a large
attendance. The luncheon is being
arranged by Mr. Gaines with the as
sistance of Horace Browning, Hugh
E. Phillips, William M. Throckmor
ton, M. P. Canby, A. E. Landvoigt,
Henry T. Gibson, Harry Pitts and
E. J. Kyle.
The salesmanagers’ division of the
board will hold a luncheon meeting
at the Hamilton Hotel Tuesday at
12:30 o’clock, J. A. McKeever. chair
man, announces. Matters in con
nection with office relations will he
discussed.
CHANCE FOR HOME OWNER
Christmas Problem Solved for the
Handy Man.
The fortunate home owner who is in- i
forested in carpentry and has a well ’
lighted, comfortable basement in which ;
to work has partly solved his Christ
mas gift problem. Such home acces
sories as picture frames and book ends
are easy to make and are always ap- j
predated.
It is a simple matter to make these
articles. All that is needed is a set of
ordinary carpenter tools, a glue pot. a
few cans of quickly-drying lacquer and
some brushes. This pleasing activity
will mean a considerable saving of i
money, and gifts so made will be
doubly appreciated.
Jameson-Built Model Homes
31 Sold
913 to 937 Quincy Street N.W.
wood tirmrs and trim, one-piece
;> fJHBi sink, built-in ire box, instan
i aplltWß W'ss Mßl§*l| 1 * \mWk taiicmi> water heater and other
extras.
•?? Double rear porches, cement
front porch. With or without
Thomas A.
Jameson Co,
aK^p--jp*? > Owners and Builders
Phone Main 5526
I A Most Unusual Home |j
In An Unusual Setting
This home, of distinctive design, constructed
4 H| 4 **
i|. of stone, hollow tile and stucco, is in a most appro- &&
'§] priate setting —fronting 120 feet on this wide
| paved avenue with several magnificent trees and
| i effective planting.
7206 Alaska Ave. N,W.
Corner of 14th St.
Everything' about it is invitingly roomy. wde cen- j|j J
ter entrance hall, beautiful staircase, cloak, closet and I
tile lavatory, the living room extends the depth of the i !
house, and opens onto wide side porch with flagstone p
flooring; dining room, big pantry with Kelvinator, kitchen iy
I I and rear stairway. Five bedrooms and two finely ip |
j; equipped tile baths comprise the second floor. On the
j third floor are three rooms, one with running water. j|
} There is also a two-car garage (built-in).
A very fine home, complete, tastefully finished and |
3 surprisingly moderate in price.
Open Sunday Until 9 PM. J
J Hedg es & Middleton, lnc - jjjj
Realtors
j 1412 Eye St. N.W. Franklin 9503 |
J|ir-,jg^nminr^gigßSasns^^
Fine Arts Speaker
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CHARLES MOORE.
CONSTRUCTION DECLINES.!
Per Capita Expenditures Average
$47 in First Half of 1927.
According to the Department of '
Labor, expenditures for new con- !
struction, covering a!! hinds of new !
t buildings, averaged $47 per capita in j
| tlie principal cities of the country
I for the first six months of 11*27; 1927
| figures show a decrease of $4 per
capita from 192 H, which was ssl.
In 1925, the peak year for expendi
tures, the figure stood at $55, in 1924
at $32, in 1923 at $47 and in 1922, the
year in which the department began
its annual investigation, at $35.
Wholesale Prices React.
A slight reaction from the recent
i upward movement of wholesale prices
| is shown for November by informa j
i tion collected in representative mar !
| kets by the Bureau of Labor statistics j
lof the Department of Labor. The bu- |
| l ean’s revised index number, comput
j ed on prices in the year 1926 as the
| base and including 550 commodities or
| price series, stands at 96.7 for Novem-
I her, as compared with 97 for the
I month before, a decline of nearly one
' third of 1 per cent. Compared with
j November, 1926, with an index number
j of 95.4, a decrease of 1% per cent is
| shown.
Offices
Saul Building
925 15th St. N.W.
Several desirable rooms at
very reasonable rents. Inspec
tion invited.
B. F. SAUL CO.
Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W.
REAL ESTATE/
NEW ACACIA LIFE
NOME PROGRESSING
Building Expected to Be Com
pleted and Ready for
Occupancy in April.
Work on the new home of the
Acacia Mutual Life Association, which
is under construction at Indiana ave
nue and First street northeast, is
progressing at such a rapid pace that
the present outlook is that the build
ing will be completed and ready for
occupancy during the last week in
April, according to officials of the
company who state that this time has
been tentatively set for the opening
>f the new offices.
While details of these ceremonies
- are yet in incomplete form, a cam
i paign for the selection of employes
and agents throughout the country
I who will participate is being con
| ducted. All who attain a certain
I mark in placing insurance will be
1 among those invited to witness the
| opening exercises as guests of the
' home office.
| In addition to these, branch mana-
I gers and assistant branch managers
will he present. The ceremonies will
I last for several days, according to
! present plans, and include a banquet,
' a ball and other entertainment fea
tures.
Ground on the new building was
broken early during the present year.
William Montgomery, president of the
Acacia Mutual Life Association, and
Dunigan-Built
means—selected location—the finest materials—
skilled workmen under exacting supervision—it
means design that is pleasing and comfortable—
it means generous closets—well planned kitch
ens—exceptional baths—large rooms—deep lots
—and above all it means unquestioned value.
Petworth Homes
range in price from $5,950 to $12,500 and can be
bought on rent-like monthly payments. There
is one that will suit your every need at the price
you wish to pay.
Sample Homes
5115 Fifth Street N.W.
3915 Illinois Ave. N.W.
607 Gallatin Street N.W.
5131 Fifth Street N.W.
Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M.
D. J. Dunigan, Inc.
1319 New York Ave. Main 1267
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Never Before Such Values in
Cafritz Lifetime Homes
In the Best Northwest Sections
—because Cafritz values are the result of the econ
omies of volume construction, backed by the vast
resources and enormous purchasing power of the
Cafritz Organization; home buyers benefit by these
economies, getting better homes for less money.
New Semi-Detached Homes
4412 Chesapeake St. $0 QCn
Worth SI,OOO More O * Z? nJ U
$ In a new community. Six rooms, large liv-
ing room, cozy dining room, well-equipped
✓ kitchen and pantry, 3 large bedrooms, tiled bath
J with built-in tub and fixtures. Three wide
J covered porches, beautiful natural trim, hard
/ wood floors, newest equipment. Concrete cel
> lar, deep lot 25 ft. wide, big garage.
Big 20x32-Ft. Homes
sth & Emerson Sts. A Cfi
Just Off Kansas Ave. ZT
/ An outstanding value! $1,500 less than any
J home like them in Petworth. Attractive design,
< 6 large rooms, 3 big covered porches, tiled bath
< with built-in tub and shower, artistic decora
> tion, hardwood floors, real wardrobe closets.
£ Concrete cellar with modern equipment. Paved
/ street and alley.
Charming Detached Homes
Exhibit Home — 46G9 Harwood Drive
£ Overlooking Chevy Chase ± r.lf course, 15 min
/ utes from the heart of the city. Six large rooms, 3
/ spacious bedrooms, living room 16x24 ft., tiled bath
£ with built-in tub, shower and fixtures, tiled guest
£ lavatory, bright kitchen and pantry. Artistic deco
/ ration, ample wardrobe closets. Covered porch,
£ separate garage, lot 50x132 ft., landscaped grounds.
ATTRACTIVE CHRISTMAS TERMS
Open, Heated and Lighted Until 9 P.M.
« CA FRITZ &
Owners and Builders of Communities
APPEAL TO ARCHITECTS.
Two Styles of Home Building Ap
parently Permanent.
Two styles of architecture at pres
| ent are stimulating the imagination of
American architects and their discern
| ing clients. Both are of Gallic extrac
-1 tion. One is the French provincial
! farmhouse, the other the little
! tone house of the historic French
cities.
Concessions to the American mode
I of living have not detracted from the
genuine spirit of wail treatment, roofs
windows and other details, as .* evi
denced in the work of many of the
more prominent American architects
The provincial and direotoire sp,:. s
are both distinguished by a certain
delicacy of detail work, although the
walls of the provincial home are
usually of rude material and work
| manship, while the homes of the dj.<.-.
toire period are more consistent in
! their fidelity to form and proponi./'
Purchases Dwelling
1 Mrs. Lthe 1 t; Johnston recent \
; purchased from the Cal'ritz organi
-1 station the colonial dwelling located
lat 414 Emerson street The house
| has three covered porches and ron
! tains six main rooms.
; who has served as chief executive
of the company for more than .13
years, officiated at the corner stone
laying
The new home of 'the company will
'contain the latest equipment known
' 5 in the handling of a large life insnr
| a nee business, including special con
s venienres for employes. For the bene
| tit of the latter the tenth floor wi!
i I contain a cafeteria, men's and worn
| en's recreation rooms, an assembh
■ i room with raised platform and other
I 1 special fen tin cs.