Evening star., 1937-07-31
PRIVATE BUILDING
IN D. c. SLACKENS
Weeks Permit Valuation of
S387,897 Is Low for
Recent Months.

Private building in Washington
struck a new low for recent months
during the past week as the Office of
Building Inspector John w. Oehmann
approved permits with total valu-
alton of s387,897. Most of the permits
issued were for small residential prof.
ects and modernization work.
There were % one family dwellings
and three small apartments or flats
included in the list for the week. A
total of l2O permits for all classes Of
building were approved during the
period.
Largest permit was granted Judd
L. Detweiler, Inc, l30 Florida ave-
nue. northeast. for construction OF a
$125,OOO addition to its plant. Arthur
3, Heaton was listed as architect,
and Skinker g. Garrett, builders.
Louis A. STEIN, 629 E street south
west, obtained the right to build a
group of four dwellings in the $500
block of New Hampshire avenue. The
group will cost 100000. Washington
Gas Light Co. will erect $4,000 addl-
ton to its plant at 1920 N street
southeast
More important permits OF the week
are as follows:
Judd & Detweiler, Inc, l3o Florida
avenue northeast, owner; Arthur b,
Heaton, architect, Skinker g. Garrett,
17le 1 street, builder; to erect one
2-storv brick and concrete addition,
130 Florida avenue northeast; to cost
sl25,ooo.
Louis A. Stein, 629 E street south
west, owner and builder Dillon q
Abel. designer; to erect four 2-story
brick dwellings, 56o7 to 56l3 New
Hampshire avenue; to cost $4,000
Washington Gas Light Co, All
Tenth street, owners and builders
E. J. Whims, designer, to erect one
l-story brick and concrete addition
1920 N street southeast: to cost SIS, ,0oo
Nathaniel Taube, Southern Building
owner; M. G. Lepley. architect; Taube
Inc. Southern Building, builder; to
erect three 2-story brick dwellings,
14l4, l4ls and 1920 Underwood street;
to cost s2l 900.
Arnold Construction Co., 1855 Shep-
herd street, owner and builder; W.
Russell Wheeler. designer, to erect
three 2-story brick dwellings, 56ll-l3-
IS North Capitol street; to cost sb,ooO
each.
J.B. Tiffey, 4l9 Oglethorpe street,
owner and builder; Dillon g. Abel, de-
siener; to erect two 2-story brick, tile
and frame dwellings, 4433-37 Warren
street; to cost $4,000 each.
LIE. Breuninger g. Sons. Inc, 1870
K street, owners and builders, James
]. Baldwin, designer; to erect one z
story brick and cinder block dwelling
445o Dexter street; to cost si2,5oo,
D. Metz. 62l Kenyon street, owner
and builder; George T. Santmyer
architect; to erect one 2-story brick
fiat, 4olS Kansas avenue; to cost
$4,000.
DR.. Charles H. McEnerney, 2193
Twenty-eighth street, owner; E. Bur-
ton Corning, architect; Thomas F
Jones, 351l Rittenhouse street, builder
to erect one 2-story brick, frame and
cinder block dwelling, 5ooS Lowell
street; to cost $4,000
Tolson, Kemp g. Nix, 27o5 Twelfth
street northeast, owners and builders
F. Deremer, designer: to erect one
2-story brick dwelling, 1925 Webster
street northeast; to cost $500.
Harris Shapero. 1477 Girard street
owner. designer and builder; to erect
one 2-story brick and tile dwelling
AIS Thirty-second street; to cost
$4,000.
Mrs. Mamie Bellows, 1905 New Jer-
sey avenue. owner: John Columbus
designer; Whitney N. Christmas, Hi,
Building, builder: to erect one 2-story
brick fiat dwelling. 654 A street
southeast; to cost $500.
Mrs. William L. BreeSe, SOIL Gates
road, owner; J. Wilmer Smith, archi-
tect; Harry W. Goff 2 Dupont circle
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling, 1884 Thirtieth street. to cost
$1,000
Mr. and Mrs J. A. Barber. 1911
Trinidad avenue northeast, owners
and builders; John D. Bailey, designer
to erect one 2-story brick and tile
dwelling, 2122 Thirty-fourth street
southeast; to cost $4,000.
DEMO Basile. 316 D street northeast,
owner and builder; Richard M Bris-
coe, designer: to erect one 2-story
brick two-fanily apartment. 318 D
street northeast; to cost $1,000.
L. v. Thacker, 2726 Twelfth street
northeast, owner and builder; j. Mar
Gus Hallett. designer; to erect one 2
story brick and stone apartment. 2813
Twelfth street northeast; to cost $1,000.
Roscoe E. Baber. 412 Third street
northeast, owner; Standard Homes CO.
and Clyde E. Phillips, designer: o.
Berg g. Co., 4T29 North Washington
boulevard, Arlington, Va, builder; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling, 1744 Thirtieth street
southeast: to cost $3.50.
s. E. Beardsler, owner; R. c. Archer
tr., architect; F. A. Strother, AleXan-
dria, Va, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 1884 Bunker Hill roao
northeast, to cost $500.
Frederick NJ. Bassett, 1924 D street