Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-01-08
REALTY RECORD
SET IN FAIRFAX
Building Permits in County
for Year Amounted to
! $1,072,525 Total.

Real estate activity in Fairfax Coun-
ty during the year just closed scared to
the highest peak in the history of the
county, both in number of conveyances
and in number and volume of building
permits.
Prom the office Of County Commits
sioner OF Revenue James u. Kincheloe
came the report that total of $l,O72,-
525 in building permits had been issued
during 1887 in every quarter of the
county. This represented an increase
OF $40l.S79 over the 1886 total of
e670,646.
County Clerk John NJ Whalen re-
ported an increase of 26l In the num-
Der Of recordations passing through his
once in 1887. A total of 1922 instru-
ments was admitted to record last
year. as compared with 4,031 the pre-
ceding year. The total for 1887 was
1,102 greater than for 1885, when there
were $3.50 recordations. incidentally,
the figure for the past year was the
largest for any former year.
Estimate Is S5.000,000.
While no exact figures were available
as to the actual value of real estate
changing hands in 1887. it was esti-
mated conservatively at S5.000,000. BY
far the greatest portion of the realty
turnover represented persons buying
new homes.
In the number of recordations July
led with a total of 480 Next came
June with Alb and May was third with
40. In volume of building permits
April stood first with total of Sl9l $50,
May was second with $125,5l5 and
July was third with $ll7,65O.
While not adding to taxable values,
public construction. work also had its
place in the county during 1887. A
sanitary sewerage system was COM
nleted in the town of Falls Church and
q similar system was begun in the
town OF Herndon. Both systems were
financed partly by grants from the
Public Works Administration and local
bond issues voted by residents.
The County School Board added to
public construction with a new ele.
mentary school center at Woodlawn.
IN Mount Vernon district. while a
number Of additional ciassrooms were
built in different portions of the
county. In the town of Fairfax the
School Board purchased the old ele-
mentary school building. adjoining the
present elementary school, to ease
overcrowding
Falls Church Leader.
While every community shared in
the general realty activity, the Sec
tions adjoining the town of Falls
Church, the City of Alexandria and
lower Providence district probably led.
A large number of new homes were
also bull: along the Little River pike
between Alexandria and Fairfax.
Several new subdivisions were opened
during the year.
Examination of individual building
permits shows the tendency is toward
the medium priced home ranging in
cost from $4,000 to $4,000. Many of
the smaller homes. too, reflect an in
dividuality heretofore usually found
in only larger and more expensive
houses.
Liberalized financing both from pri-
vate sources, the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration and building and loan
associations is credited with con-
tributing a large share to new con-
struction and improvements
A comparison of 1885 and 1887
building permits by months follows:
January. 1896, s14.600; 1887, $35, O7o.
February. 1886. s16.75o; 1887, $50, $50.
March, 1886, s72.l0o; 1887, s6s,15o.
April, 1886, s73,520; 1887, sl9l, $50.
May. 1896. s7s,182; 1887, sl25.515.
June, 1886, s6s,250; 1887, s1o9, 400.
July, 1886. sSs,4s4; 1887, $117,650.
August 1886. s70.6o0; 1887. $10s,5sO.
September, 1886, $93.575; 1887, $149,-
TOO. October, 1886, s52.225: 1887.
500, 400. November, 1896. $24,700;
1887, $63,550. December, 1886, $l6,-
$50; 1887, $4,000.