Evening star., 1936-07-18
76 HOME PERMITS
GRANTED IN WEEK
AS SBU|LD|NG GAINS
Number Is Second Largest
in Period Since Recent
Revival Began.
$6e2, 1000 is VALUATION
PUT ON ALL LICENSES
Dealers Anticipate Fall Market
Locally to Be Busiest in
Many Years.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

JfhNhGo ANS w OASs
Permits for the erection of rs
single-fanily dwellings were granted
by the Office of Building Inspector
John W. Oehmann during the past
week. it was announced today. 1t was
the second largest number of dwellings
approved in a single week since the
revival of construction started IN the
city.
The valuation of permits for all
types of building, including new con-
struction, additions. alterations and
repairs, issued during the week, was
S692,135, an increase of nearly $780,
900 over the first week of July. Per-
mits for dwellings comprised the
greater part of the valuation total.
There was but a single small apart
ment included in the weeks list.
The almost unprecedented large
number of dwellings included in con-
struction projects approved in the
week was attributed to the desire Of
builders to be prepared for the Fall
home market. which they anticipate
to be the busiest in many years
locally
Warehouse to Be Built.
Largest permit of the week was is
sued the Sanitary Grocery Co. for
erection of a large produce warehouse
at 1901 Fenwick street northeast, at a
cost of Si30,000. A. j. Scullen has
been named architect. and the
Charles H. Tompkins Co. builders.
Frank J.. Wagner, Westchester
Apartments, obtained a permit to
build eight brick and frame dwellings
In the 44o0 block of Davenport street
to cost $4,000. E. B. Corning was
listed as architect Cafritz Construc-
ton Co. was issued permit to build
group of seven dwellings in their
Homeland subdivision, to cost S42. 900.
The D. c. Sanitary Improvement Co.
obtained the right to erect eight
dwellings in the 200 block of Ingra-
ham street, at cost of $4,000, and
r. B. Saunders was granted permit
to build similar number of homes,
also costing $4,000, in the 1900 block
Of c street northeast.
More important permits of the week
are as follows:
Sanitary Grocery Co., Inc. 184S
Fourth street northeast. owner; A. j.
Scullen, designer: C. H. Tompkins Co.,
1880 Connecticut avenue, builder; to
erect one l and 2 story brick and con-
crete block produce warehouse. 1901
Fenwick street northeast. to cost
x12n nm
Two-Story Homes.
Frank j. Wagner, Westchester
Apartments. owner and builder; E. B.
Corning, architect; to erect eight q
story brick and frame dwellings.
4411-39 Davenport street, to cost
$4,000.
Cafritz Construction Co., 1404 K
street, ovpsr and builder; A. L. Au-
binoe and H. L. Edwards, designers;
to erect seven 2-story brick and stone
dwellings, 4512 Forty-fifth street and
45O6. ASIA. 451S, 1922, 1926 and 453o
Brandywine street, to cost $4,000.
District of Columbia Sanitary In
provement Co., 1919 K street, owner
and builder: George T. Santmyers.
architect; to erect eight 2-story brick
dwellings, 211 to 225 Ingraham street,
to cost $4,000
R. B. Saunders, 1903 First street
northeast, owner. designer and build
er; to erect eight 2-story brick and
cinder block dwellings, 1600-l4 c
street northeast, to cost $4,000.
Wisconsin Avenue Home.
j. c. Cambria, owner and builder:
A. S. j. Atkinson, architect; to erect
one 1-story brick, steel and concrete
addition. 1045-47 Wisconsin avenue,
10 cost $4,000.
Malcolm Matheson, Jr., Inc. Alex
andria, Va. owner and builder; e.
weihe, designer; to erect seven 2-story
brick and frame dwellings, 4110-20
Tenth street and 92l Taylor street
northeast, to cost $35,000.
Brady Bros, Inc, Bond Building,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect: to erect seven 2-story
brick dwellings, 1911 to 1923 @ street,
to cost $4,000.
c. M. Wallingsford Denrike Build
ing, owner and builder; George T.
Santmyers. architect; to erect four
2-story brick dwellings. 4213 and 4215
Thirteenth place and 1329-1331 Mich
1gan avenue northeast, to cost $4,000.
Fairfax Hotel Addition.
The Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massa-
chusetts avenue, owner; r. o. Kluge,
architect; to complete center wing,
2100 Massachusetts avenue, to cost
s25,000.
l. Silver, 6123 Fourteenth street,
owner and builder; A. P. Hoppe, de-
signer; to erect three 2-story brick and
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