Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-01
sERyANTLESS HOUSES
Unique Bungalow group for Virginia
Highlands.

Il
an interesting group of small Cali
fornia Bungalows to be built in Vlr-
ginia Highlands to fill the great need
for proper homes for the women i'll
government employ. The houses
will be /, 2, 3, and 4 rooms type;
all rooms being on the ground floor.
They are designed TO reduce tie
drudgery of housekeeping to the
minimum, intended especially for
the women who are in government
employ during the day time, bUl
who desire convenient attractl'"
suburban homes; the one room house
for instance will make Il Singular!
complcte convenient home. The room
itself is rs 90 IT., and serves as q
living-room with Il screened dining
room table in one corner. At one
end three small apartments arc
made; one for bath and dfeSSi'.@-
cove which is screened by portlcrs
during the day, and small ci"c-
trio kitchen with pantry closets. l.
is said that with the modern cleo
trio cooking apparatus, house work
is materially reduced, and when The
Charter was given to the Electric
Light Co., for furnishing Current.
spccial contract was made by which
the Virginia Highlands residents
have Current for cooking at - the
usual rate. This makes the Electric
kitchen. the rule in this suburb. and
it is said that the expense Is c'cn
less than for gas.
There are rSndreds of women In
the government employ in WASH
ington who receive good salaries ana
who desire suburban homes OF their
own with all the comforts that sncI'
Offered. There has been great &c
mand from this class as the VII
cinia Highlands property appeals I
refined people of moderate means
These model houses will be group"
cd around garden court whici
while giving near nelShbors' WIFE
= ..;cr,i absolute privacy. These i,'ui'
homes are charming in design viii
rcd roofs and white walls with gar
cons az window boxes as decora-
ton. They are OF poured c'hici''
The cost of the smallest houses WI
hardly exceed $4,000 and it Is pro
nosed TO sell these on monthly ren
tai plan. In most suburban dctc'n'
mon, restrictions are made on t.
lowest cost house which may bc nm
irrespective of it's design or artist
,nncarancc. At Virginia flighlan"
tbe cost was not the basis II reStric
ton. and the result has been III
many charming California bungalow
and cottages have been construc'c
which would be ruled out by ~
rsual restriction, The Virginia Hl!''
lands Association furnishes aitrat
live plans for these new typ" house.
free of charge to lot purchasers II
.his new suburb. house-building ma
b.en encouraged in every wa! Po"
.iblc as rapid up-growth and deNc'
oumcnt are of the greatest lmro
lance, To the purchasers who nav
but few hundred dollars. the ~
soc;ation oives a deed in fec simn
unon the payment of SlOO.oO; IL
balance in payment for the proper'
IN be made monthly after the ao":
i. completed. In this way. II Is pc:
ciblc for the purchaser to p'!''
through Building & Loan Assoc"
tion who finances the house as
ooes on. The monthly payments pa!
;rr toward the land after IN
house is finished. This plan has pia'
od home ownership within the reac
IF hundreds # families who cou!
no, consider it without such Coo
GRAFTON.