Evening star., 1948-11-24
P Street Studio
Approved by
zoning Board
But Use Of Garages
In 1900 Block Is
Denied for Storage

The District Board of Zoning Ad-
justment today granted permission
to Georgetown property owner to
establis ha commercial art studio
in two-story building at the rear
Of 1916 P street NV.
But the board denied a request
of the same property owner, Law
renee I. Peak, to convert four near
by garages to commercial storage
use. Mr. Peak had sought to rent
the four one-story, alley structures
for storage of plumbers supplies,
ladders and filing cases. -
The decision represented a par
tial victory for neighboring George
town residents who appeared in a
body at hearing yesterday to op-
pose an ycommercia luse of the
property. Opposition had been
registered by two Georgetown citi-
zens' associations, as we'll as by 60
individual petitioners and IL resi-
dents who appeared at the hearing
College Petition Approved.
In another controversial case. the
board decided to permit the Mar
jorie Webster Junior College to en-
large its facilities on the east side
of Seventeenth street near TIT
Seventeenth street NV The board
specified, however, that all school
buildings must be at least 200 feet
from the lot line Of the nearest
existing dwelling.
AIT olca uroe ~
the establishment of a diocesan
Catholic high school at Taylor and
First streets and Fort Drive NE.
The appeal was made by the Most
Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop
Of Washington.
Leonard NJ and Jessie M. RAN
dolph were granted. permission to
establish a pre-school group of 10
children at Sixty-first street Sc,
but the board specified that the
pupils be drawn from within in a
10-block radius of the school.
The board. in other sections:
Granted. until June 1850, an ap-
peal of j. Rowland and Nell H.
Snyder for permission to establish
a preschool group of 20 children
at 1910 Forty-seventh place NV
Appeal Granted.
Granted an appeal of James M
Tannehill for permission to store
bottles and bottle supplies at the
rear of 726-734 Twelfth street Sc.
Permitted Beatrice E. Tore to
change a furniture store to a light
lunch room at 1924 I street NV.
Permitted the American Invest
ment Corp. to establish a dress shop
on the first floor of the Chastleton
Hotel, 1701 Sixteenth street NV.
Permitted Elizabeth A. Herzog to
erect an addition to a gas station, (
at 1102 Eleventh street Sc.
Permitted the Brookland Co. to
extend first commercial use Is feet
into the adjoining residential dis
trict, at 591s-2o Georgia avenue
NV. s.,..--.,- ID
Denied an appeal Of Muriel M.
Jones for permission to store plumb
ing supplies at the rear of 141s
Crittenden street NV. /
Permitted David Bornet to change
a Photographic studio to a retail .
home furnishings store, at 3497 Hol-
mead place NV.
Nursery Approved.
Permitted Mary M Morgan to
establish a nursery school for 43
children at $50 Forty-seventh street
NE.
Granted, for one year. an appeal
OF M. Dolores Burns for permission
to change a wagon storage building |
to a dance studio at 2130 Florida
avenue NV. on condition that no
more than 20 students be present
at one time.
Permitted the Daughters Of the
American Revolution to build
private garage at Seventeenth and
c streets NV.
Permitted George Washington
University to establish, for one year,
a parking lot on the site of the razed .
st. AIMS Asylum at Washington
Circle.
] Permitted Wheeler Gardens, Inc.
80 erect groups of apartments at
s3330-32 Fourth street Sc.
!. Granted, for two years, an appeal
sof Marguerite Brown for permission
to establish a scientific research