The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL
SHOWS CONTRAST
WITH OTHER CITIES
Building of Homes and
Apartments Holds
Fast Rate.
1920 FIGURES GIVEN
Local Record Eclipses that of
Many Places that Are
Larger.

busy building season, with realtors
and constructors vying with each
other to enlarge the city's residen-
tial space. Here, in contrast with
the situation elsewhere. home and
apartment construction has held the
pace set early in the year.
Statistics just announced by the
housing bureau of the Chamber or
Commerce of the United states dis
close that nearly SlO,0O0,OOO was
expended during 1920 in the erec-
tion of new residential buildings in
Washington. ecllpsinG the accom-
plishments of many cities of greater
population
These buildings were apportioned
as follows: Six hundred and sixty
one family dwellings. costing 81
s55,OOO: sixteen multi-family dwell
ings, including principally apart
ments. costing 1926, 900. and three
other types of dwelling. such as no.
tells. clubhouses, etc, costing ST.
$4,000.
Except IN residential structures.
more money was invested in erec-
tis-a of garages in this city during
the past year than in any other
class Of buildings. the report shows.
A total of S1.33O.0OO was used in
the construction Of 1914 garages.
This proportion also exceeded the
figures submitted in a number of
the larger cities
Seventeen Onice Buildings.
other structures were erected
here as follows: Seventeen office
buildings. costing s77s.0OO: LOG
stores and other mercantile build
Ings. ss6s,OOO; four amusement
places. s4S7. 900; five churches, S215,-
900; four hospitals and charitable
institutions, S780,000: FIVE schools.
$685.
A summary of the figures COM
piled from reports in 131 cities
shows that in 1920 approximately
20 per cent of the families pro-
vided with housing accommodations
received one-family houses: IL per
cent two-famiIy houses. and 10 per
cent. apartments in multi-family
dwellings. II is also indicated that
the proportion of multifamily
dwellings provided in 1920 was
largest. in the small cities, which
have not had much experience with
This type Of habitation. than in
the larger cities.
At the same time il is shown that
cherr was more house building in
proportion to population in the
smaller than in the larger cities.
FOR example, the now accommoda-
lions. houses or apartments pro-
vided in cities Of $4,000 to 100. 900
population averaged one for every
25S inhabitants. while in cities of
more than 1000. 900 population the
average was one for every 591 in
nabitants. and thc average for all
cities listed was one for every $50
inhabitants
One-third In Dwellings.
OF the estimated s1.0tS. 100000
spent on buildings throughout the
country in 1920, in the cities re-
porting. over SO per cent, or $751;
sO7 900. was devoted to dwellings
Factories and workshops came sec
ond. with 1868 per cent; stores and
mercantile buildings third. with 1873
per cent and office buildings and
garages tying for fourth place. with
81 per cent each. Schools. hospitals
and charitable buildings together
allied for 5.4 per cent, or S77.3SS.OOO-
Amusement places cost more than
churches. hospitals or public build
lngs with ssS.637,OOo expended.
Permits issued by the District
building inspector follow:
FL Il Howenstein Go. was issued
a permit to build seven two-story
brick dwellings at COS to $40 Otis
place northwest. to cost S2S.OOO.
The Capital Traction Company
was issued permit to build
hrirk suhstation at Connecticut ave-
nue. and Fessenden street north
west. to cost $4,000.
l. &. Leatherman was issued a
permit to erect a two-story brick
theater building at 1915 Seventh
street northwest, to cost 100000.
Mrs. J. b. Henderson was issued
permit to build a three-story
stone and brick dwelling at 26Ol
Sixteenth street northwest, to cost
Sl5O.O0O.
Numerous other permits were Is
sued for the erection of garages and
for repairs. Some of them follow:
c. S. Cummings. to erect private
garage, rear 1910 D street southeast
to cost $3.50.
I. Stamler. to build two-story
brick dwelling at $500 Conduit road,
northwest, TO cost $4,000.
]. F. Miller. to erect private ga
rage. rear SO r street northeast, to
cost $3.50.
Universal Development Company,
to erect one-story frame cafe on