Evening star., 1932-04-02
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
BUILDING LEADS
Reports for Area Including
Capital Show Permits for
e16,697, 900 Projects.

Construction contracts awarded in
The 81 States east of the Rockies
amounted to s76,471 300 during the
first three weeks of March, according
to figures released by F. w. Dodge
Corporation Residential bull d / n g
formed S24,841 800 of this total; nom
residential building, s31, 1852, 800; and
public works and utilities. S19,677 300.
Outstanding among the 13 territories
vided was the Middle Atlantic terri
tory which during the period reported
s16,697 900 in new construction awards
This was a larger sum than was re-
ported by any other territory. The
Middle Atlantic territory is comprised
of Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern
New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Dis
trict of Columbia and Virginia.
Next in Importance as to size of
contracts reported was the Metropoli
tan New York area with an $l1 ,278, 800
total for the period March
through o.
District Has S201, ,000.
In the District of Columbia. during
the past week plans for new build
ing projects having total estimated
cost of $201, 900 were approved by
Col John w. Oehmann, building in
spector Included in the list were
specifications for the construction Of
% private dwellings Among permits
issued were the following:
D. j. Dunigan. Inc, Tower Building,
owners and builders; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect IL two-story
brick dwellings, 5400 to 5420 Kansas
avenue; to cost $65,000.
Harris Shapero, 1447 Girard street,
owner and builder; F. G. Wilcox, de-
signer; to erect three 1-Story masonry
stores, 300, 306 and 308 Kennedy
street; to cost $4,000
Boss g. Phelps, l417 K street. own
ers and builders: Horace w Peaslee,
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1905 Hoban road; to cost
S17.500.
Freeman & Calm, 1542 Twenty fifth
street southeast, owners and builders;
L. W. Giles, architect; to erect four
2-story brick dwellings, 1914 to 1920
Seventeenth street southeast; to cost
$4,000.
w. c. & A. N Miller, 1119 Seven
teenth street. owners and builders; G.
E. MacNeil. architect; to erect one 2l2-
story brick and frame dwelling, 4949
Hillbrook lane; to cost SIS, 1903.
c. P. Mayo. Inc. 1912 P street,
owners and builders; Ward Brown.
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
addition and remodel, 1924 o street;
to cost $4,000.
David Brown. 1921 H street north
east, owner and builder; George T.
Santmyers, architect; to erect one q
story brick dwelling, 3638 Cumberland
street; to cost $4,000.
owners; r. w. Boiling, builder; to
erect one 2-story frame dwelling, 414O
Van Ness street; to cost $500.
Washington City Orphan. Asylum,
owners; r. w. Boiling, Dupont Circle
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
stone addition. 40l9 Nebraska ave-
nue.; to cost S3,700.
Plans New Home.
Fred McGrath, 1888 Thirteenth
street southeast, owner: r. M Bris-
coe, designer; to erect one 1-story
brick dwelling, 210l @ street southeast;
to cost $7,5O0
Albert A. Strausse, owner; H M.
Turner. designer: Henry Bowen, Land
over, Md, builder; to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings. 4021 and 1929 Grant !
street northeast; to cost s4,400.
John P. Eek, 1917 Twenty fifth
street southeast, owner and builder; !
Sears, Roebuck e. Co., designers: to
erect one It2-Story frame ana Stucc0
dwelling, 321l M street southeast; to
cost $1,000.
Ella NJ. Talbert, owner; Maurice
Joyce, 1913 Upsal street, designer and
builder; to erect one 2-story brick and
c1nder block dwelling 1887 Nichols
avenue southeast; to cost $4,5OO.
Lawrence P. Higgins, 1901 Irving
street northeast, owner and builder;
w. Valentine, designer; to erect one
2-story stone, concrete and brick gaso-
line station, 2708 Virginia avenue; to
cost $4,000.
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, II P
street northeast. owners; E. S. Haislip,
builder; to make repairs, II P street
northeast; to cost $4,000.
P. H. Allen, 1910 Tenth street,
owner; G. M. Steinbraker, architect;
Q. w. Murray, builder; to erect one
2-story brick addition, 1900 Tenth
street; to cost $4,000.