The Washington times., 1927-01-15
LEWIS TYPE Of
HOMES SELL

r. B. Lanhan. Eastern sales rep
resentative and distributor for Lewis
homes, has just returned. from a
weeks visit at the office Of the
Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay
City, Mich, where all Lewis homes
are designed and manufactured.
This annual visit 1t entirely spent
in the discussion Of matters that
would tend to give customers better
homes and more complete service
to make the building of a home
an easy matter. Financing received
little discussion, as in Washington
and Eastern territory the financing
has been worked out locally that is
just as liberal as a homo owner
could expect.
Financing the home on easy
monthly payments just az one pays
rent, is as much as any customer
can expect, and that Is exactly
what is done for home owners buy
ing Lewis homes:
Homes Needed
Reports from all sections Of the
country were the same in respect
to the type Of homes that were
needed, and the business that could
be expected during 1927. All re-
ports were the same in respect to
the need Of medium priced HORSES.
1t was the consensus of opinion
that the expensive home was over
done, as well as the real cheap
house.
Also, that in Eastern cities, where
transportation and developments
warranted that the general trend
was away from the apartment and
the row house, and to small detached
homes In suburban sections.
The discussion by the architects
and director of construction revealed
that no new semi-detached plans, no
plans on row houses would be pre-.
pared during 1927. and that all plans
on Spanish designs would be discon'
tinued.
No new designs will be considered
this year that will make the COM
pIete construction cost over $25, 900,
a very few from SIC, 900 to $4,000,
but several will be added whose COM
pleted construction cost viii be from
Sc, ZOO to $4,000.
New plans will be on medium
priced homes. and an effort by the
manufacturers of Lewis homes and
all sales and service organization
selling them to make better small
houses.
The individual buying the $4,000
house should have just as good ma
terials and construction as the $780,
900 purchaser, the only difference
Is in the size OF the house.
Prices eBtter
Mr.. Lanham and his organize
ton selling and servicing Lewis
Homes in Washington and sur.
rounding territory, states that there
never was a time when he was
in a better position to give better
prices, terms and service than now.
Their. new location in the Den.
rike Building, at 1910 Vermont
Ave. n. W., and their present sep
arate organization for financing
and construction, all under the
same head, has unified service,
reduced overhead, and speeded con-
struction. all OF which, their Gus.
toners benefit by.
Similar organizations to Wash
ington are necessarily in all sec.
tons Of the country, but Washing
ton leads all cities in the country
in the number Of Lewis Homes per
population constructed, and It also
leads all cities in the number Of
Lewis Homes constructed where
completed construction cost ex-
ceeds $18,000.00. Washington is
second in the number Of Lewis
Homes now under construction.
Washington's quota for 1927 is
second only to New York, and a
wager has been placed that Wash.
ington will. in 1927. lead all cities
in the sale Of Lewis Homes.