The Washington herald., 1921-04-24
RENEWAL OF HOME
BUILDING FEATURES
APRIL ACTIVITIES
Real Estate Ventures for
Month Exceed Two
-
Millions.


ord Of sales. the report of a spurt in
home construction is CLEANED from
the permits issued for building
homes for washingtonians.
: In spite OF the numerous CAM
paigns to inaugurate build-your-
ewn-hone projects. there are no
reports of individual construction
on any large scale. Several local
contractors and real estate brokers
are arranging to construct series OF
rows to relieve the seemingly ever
present shortage OF small homes.
1t seems that in the next six months
this will be real estate history.
Chief among the construction
= projects. now in view is that OF
Harry Wardman. who will soon
start to build seventy-two small
homes on Bryant and Adams streets
and Ascot place. between Second
and Third streets northwest. They
will be Of similar types, containing
six rooms and bath, with the sales
price proportionate. Wardman and
waggaman are the architects
= This Investment will bring the
real estate ventures of the month to
total Of approximately s2.000,00o.
Permits were issued to Wardman to
build eighteen dwellings the nrst
group Of the ~. The total cost of
the eighteen will aggregate $4,000.
MeKeever and Goss.
Sales of houses by McKeever q
Goss reached during the month a
total Of s25o,ooo.
-r.I3s5 Taylor street northwest, one
of the new row Of eight-room-and-
bath brick houses just completed
hA
builder to Sergt. Charles H. Hunter,
o. s. II. c.. for a consideration Of
sl1,5oo. Sergt. Hunter plans to
make his home in the premises.
2sos Thirty-sixth place northwest,
Il new house Of hollow tile and
stucco, located in Massachusetts,
Avenue Heights. The house is COM
pletely detached and contains eight
rooms and bath. 1t was recently
completed by Col. Hanson B. Black,
u. S. A. and sold to Frank Kerr,
who will occupy the premises as his
home.
.izMarsaret z. Harty bought from
]. L Schafer the premises at 3o4s
p street. Georgetown. This is a six
room and bath house of brick con-
struction- The new owner will make
her home in the premises
low at 1914 Jenifer street, one of
three recently completed by John NJ.
Henderson. was sold to Mathilde
lAcCabe for her home. This Is a
thoroughly modern piece of prop
erty, having stone open fireplace,
breakfast porch and large lot The
consideration was s11,soo.
DR.. E. A. Merritt sold to James
K Chaconas for . consideration of
$4,000 the corner house at BIOL
Thirteenth street. This is q ten
room and bath house, having open
fireplaces. built-in bookcases in IL
brary, dollhouse. large porches, and
lawn and garage. Mr.. Chaconas
bought the property for q home.
.a---t6o6 Georgia avenue, one Of the
group Of detached brick homes built
by Winfield Preston, was sold to
George r. Mason for s1z,s5o. There
are six rooms and bath in the house,
also brick open fireplace and built
in sleeping porch.
47o3 Georgia avenue, another of
the Preston bungalows, has been
sold to Franklin J. Frea for s12,s50.
Mr.. Frea will make his home there.
Many Other Transfers.
George d. Halsey purchased from
Maj. George R. Allen the premises
at Ssls Livingston street, . detached
home Of hollow tile, having eight
rooms. hath. large sleeping porch,
all improvements, and very unique
nrst moor plan Mr.. Halsey plans
TO occupy the premises.
The English basement house at
1913 Ralorama road. Washington
Heights, was sold for Maud Fell
heimer to Roberta L. Minor for n
consideration OF $4,000.
Flora May Beach bought from
Thomas A. Austin, the six-roonn
snd bath brick home at 1927 Merid-
ian street. Columbia Heights. The
house is nearly new and a feature
OF its construction Is a built-in ga
600. The consideration was sII
90. Mrs. Beach VIII occupy the
house. "e
The row Of new houses recentlv
completed by c. H Small in AII.n
place. adjacent to Rock Creek ParL
has been sold out. The buyer, not
previously reported are: Mary Lee
Blond. 2o2S Allen place, $4,000:
Comdr. Bruce g. Leighton, U. 8 N
2O2s Allen place, s13,5oo; MarfelIa n
Hsnford. 2o32 Allen place, s12, 500:
Comdr. Bruce G. Leighton, U. s. N,
2o34 Allen place. s1s,soo. All Of the
new owners are occupying the
premises. One sale. stIII to be COM
pteted. will be reported later.
The three-story brick home at
1850 Columbia road northwest was
sold for Louisa A. Hulst to ]. w.
Ohfldress for approximately S12,5oo.
The house comprises nine rooms and
bath, and is situated on a deep lot
extending back to an alley.
The large colonial home at Is
Grafton street. Chevy Chase, was
sold for the RidEewsy estate to DR..
z. A Merritt for Q consideration
of approximately s25,0o0. The
house Is arranged on the center hall
nian and comprises ten rooms and
two baths. After limited alterations
and some landscape gardening, DR..
Merritt will make his home there.
s17 Seventh street northeast, was
sold for Roberta McMumford to
Dominica and Grace Martorelli, who
are making their home there. The
consideration was $3.50.
Er-seeretary Wilson's Home Sold.
Hedges and Middleton, Inc,
handled during the week sales ag-
gregating nearly 100000. Included
in the list was the houe of foymer
Secretary of Labor Wilson, at 1854
Cathedral avenue. of ten rooms
and three baths. Mrs. Blance w.
Thompson is named as the pur-
chaser. other sales and transfers
through this firm are as follows:
A Cleveland Park residence, 1880