Evening star., 1940-12-21
SHOP TALK
News About Builders
and Real Estote
Personalities

Tho three Daniel brothers who
for the last three years have built
homes in Washington under the
firm name Of Standard Properties,
come In for q lot of attention and
praise for their work in the forth
coming issue of Architectural
Forum.
The Daniels. 32-year-old Cush-
ing, 30-year-old Clarke and 27-year-
old Raleigh. achieved the unusual
feat of selling all the homes in a
real estate development on one
bright Sunday afternoon early this
fall. There are As small homes in
the section. That's a lot of houses
to sell in one day, even in the
boom town" that is Washington,
and real estate circles here have
been buzzing ever since the Daniels
did 1t.
Sycamore Hill is the name the
Daniels gave their development
which was on the market for one
day only. It is situated on seven
acre tract near Glen Echo. The
houses are all of one plan. attrac-
tive little story half Colo
nial dwellings with clapboard sidings.
They are Is by As feet in dimension
and sold completed for $2,990. This
price included everything, even such
items as title search, Federal and
State stamps, recording fee. title in
surance, notary fee, service charges,
etc.
The Forum article points out that
the brothers were able to market
their houses so reasonably through
integrated designing and standard
ization throughout. 1t showed the
Daniels are well schooled for the
task. One brother, registered
architect. has diploma from Ecole
In Paris: alma matters of the other
two include both the Ecole des
Beaux-Arts and the Academic Julian
In Paris. the Beaux- Arts Institute of
Design in New York and the Cath
ole University School OF Architec-
ture here.
George w. De Franceaux. who has
built q lot Of houses in the Silver
Spring and Bethesda areas in the
last three years. and also has been
very active in Junior Board of Com
rnerce affairs, now is associated with
Samuel e. Bogley at 6698 Wisconsin
avenue, Chevy Chase, Md. They will
carry on q general real estate busi-
ness.
The Washington Real Estate
Boards annual Christmas party,
quite bit curtailed this year so far
AZ entertainment for guests is con-
cerned, will be held Monday at noon
at the Mayflower. The affair is
sellout. Attendance has been lin
tied to members of the board and
their employees. Charles H. Hille-
geist, as chairman Of the Program
Committee. and William E. Shan
non. as vice chairman, have charge
Of the party.
One change in the party is that
instead Of having large numbers
Of gifts and prizes, as in past years,
those attending will bring a doll or
toy to be turned over to some men,
Der institution of the Washington
Community Chest, It is stipulated
that such gifts should not exceed
50 cents In cost. A large turnout
of real estate people is expected,
with the firm Of Boss A Phelps an
nouncing that IS from their ONCE
alone will be there.
Henry c. Morris, president OF the
Alexandra, Arlington and Fairfax
Real Estate Board, headed . delega-
ton from Northern Virginia which
attended . special meeting in Rich
mond Thursday Of the Virginia Real
Estate Associations Executive Com
mittee.
The meeting was called by Asso-
citation President James E. Etheridge
to consider q ruling of the Virginia
State bar that real estate men can
not draw deeds. deeds of trust and
cannot appear in court in connec-
ton with rental matters on behalf
Of their clients, although the law
yers have admitted the right of real
estate men to draw leases and sales
contracts.
Accompanying Mr.. Morris to
Richmond were John G. Graham,
Ashton c. Jones and B. l.. Kane,
past presidents Of the association.