Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 45

DE Eli OP. ME NT! BU 1 i vol cxxxn OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. APRIL 14, 1940 M-l NO. 105 CAPWELL -FURNISHED HOME OPEN I MORAGA ESTATES OPEN TO VIEW IN OAK KNOLL Active Demand In Oak Knoll 'House-in-Sun' To Open Today Gala opening today of the Cap- well-furnished model home lh Mo- raga Estates, the scenic Fred T. Wood residential area, is announced by James H.

Swearingen, manager of the home decorating studio at H. C. "Capwell Company. It is a preview of the latest modern trend in furnishing for ultimate enjoyment of comfortable California liv ing, and appropriately is called "House in the "Sun." The site of this beautiful model home Is more than one-half acre in size, and commands a broad panorama of the Moraga The demand for Oak Knoll residential properties has shown a decided increase in the first quarter of 1940, according to foA: Thiel, manager of the Oaklandwfice of the David D. Bohannon Organization, owners of the subdivision.

"Thirty building sites have been sold during this period," Thiel says, "and eight new families have located here. The most recent of these are Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stump and Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph E. Gordon. Seven homes are now in the course of construction, four being built to order for owners and three to be open for inspection and. sale.

Thiel says: "The featured home for this week, which is open for inspection, is one designed to appeal to those who desire to live in a highly restricted neighborhood with a cheerful environment and where the monthly, payments are not a strain on the modest budget. The home is located at 3565 Calaf ia Avenue, on a large lot, with ten-foot pathway reserve adjoining and connecting with Mountain Boulevard. It Is a view" property, overlooking the Oak KnOU golf course. "Among features of the home are parquet floors in the living and dining rooms, a central heating system Valley just 1 above the junction of HtoJ-- This is the featured home for this week in Oak Knoll located at 3565 Calafia Avenue. It commands a marvelous view of the hills and the Oak Knoll golf course.

Glen Bunker is the builder. th Orinda and Moraga highways with the new, wide and scenic Tunnel Road. Driving time from downtown Oakland is said to be only 15 minutes. "Comfortable California living is MODEL HOMES OPEN TODAY propefly the ideal among-; home-rtiakers of this region, and our decorating theme throughout the 'House in the Sun' conforms to these Swearingen states. C.

CapWell Company considers the location of Moraga Estates on this sunny side of the Oakland hills to be a perfect setting for smart suburban living, where full advantage is to be A with automatic thermostat, a laree will Jf laundry room with more than suffi- taken of opportunities for health low-level tunnel boulevard. Known as the jHouse of thi cient space for all equipment, an This attractive model horn opens tocay to public inspec Sun," the residence has been artistically furnished, in keep- ful, outdoor life in the sun. SPRING IN DECORATIONS "Our staff of decorators have at' tion in Moraga-Estates, the scenic Fred T. Wood Co. residential development in the Moraga Valley, just above the Junction of the Orindofcjd Moraga highway with the wide.

ing with the theme of suburban living, by the HomeyDec orating Studio of the H. C. Capwell Company. wmmmmmsmmmmm wmpmm -1 fP i i tempted to capture the crisp freshness of Spring in Moraga Estates, nd to carry this atmosphere into additional room in the basement for Storage, workshop or playroom, and aMarge double garage with overhead dooTT "Oak Knoll is reached by way of 82nd Avenue to Golf Links Road. Calafia Avenue is the first street to the left after passing the gates of the Zoological Gardens at Mountain Boulevard." our furnishing and the interior of NEW BUILDING GROUP OF 'CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES' the house.

"The living room is done in what we choole to call 'Suburban Pro Mercerized taffeta cur tains in a quaint brown and chartreuse check is the color theme of the room. Whitney maple pieces Two New Model Homes Displayed add to its charm. The setting is based on a floor covering woven with fringe and accenting texture, "The color scheme of the dining room is Kclley green and white Announcement is made of two homes open for inspection at 2420 and 2426 109th Avenue, by the Austin Realty Company, the owners and Aside from the white and green dotted swiss curtains and braided rugs, a lovely cherrywood dining Two homes of modified Spanish architecture, one of which is shown, are open for inspection located at 2420 and 2426 109th Avenue. The homes were built by the' Austin Realty Company, under the supervision of Leo L. Nichols, superintendent of the building department.

Detailed -information may obtained at the company's East Oak-land office. 7614 Foothill. builders. "These are model homes on every sense of the word," states group completes the room. LITTLE, CHAPEL05 THE CHIMES CLOISTER." WALK.1 MIDDLE.

CHAP CLOP THE CHIMES Ray Nichols, manager for the East "The morning room is a study in crispness. Victorian furnishings and of-the-Lake activities of the com FAMILY PARKIM4 CHAPU.0I-7HECH1MEJ BIBLE CLOISTER. TERRACED COLUMBARIUM GARDE. VI ENTRANCE above is the architect's drawing of the extensive building complex of the California Crematorium on Pied- pany, "and they are particularly suitable for the budgets of families mont Avenue, as it will appear upVcompletion. The work now under way provides for three "Chapels" of the Chimes.

with moderate incomes. Hills, featuring residential estate "The homes comprise five rooms with two elevated bedrooms and each has an extra room in the base JOINS BREUNER'S Sticking Window. 'Chapel of ChimesK partment is supervised by Leo L. Nichols building contractor who has been engaged in Oakland construction for fifty years and the Austin Realty Company has been operating in- the Kastbay communities since 1900. The company specializes in homes raneina in cost from $3500 to Piano Department Gets New Manager old-type Oriental rugs are shown as informal furnishings.

GAY 90'S ROOM "One of the most distinctive features of the "House in the Sun is our 'Gay 90's' room, which is a rumpus room with a The day has passed when home owners want a play room just for that purpose. H. C. Capwell decorators have chosen the 'Gay 90's' theme from among many to show what can be done to create 'personality' In a rumpus room. "The design of the 'House in the Sun' is California colonial.

It has ment. Sound construction has been employed throughout subject at all times FHA supervision. The exteriors are of full stucco with tile roofs, and ornamental iron grilles add to the attractiveness. The lawns with frontages of from 100 feet up wards. This is wooded, view, property adjacent to the Sequoyah and Oak Knoll golf courses.

Our main offices at Eighteenth and Jefferson Streets are representatives for the HOLC, and also handle properties in other than the East-of-the-Lak sections. The East Oakland offices Adds to Group On Piedmont Avenue in course Hardened paint or dampness may cause a window sash to stick. In the case of excessive moisture, the wood in the sash and its frame swells, and this swelling causes the sash to bind. Trouble usually disappears when the wood dries. Before attempting correction by trimming the cash it is advisable to see whether a coating of beeswax will relieve the friction.

Francis Regan, for the past 20 45300 in the Ivywood Extension tract. and gardens have been completed. of construction is the completing "These homes are excellent exam half of the Romanesque-Gothic in ples of what the building develop ar.d are exclusive agents for the Panama Pacific Land Company, owners of the property. "The firm also represents Sequoyah stitution known as California Cre ment of the Austin Realty Company are located at 7614 Foothill years associated with some qf the foremost piano houses of the country in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, has been, appointed manager at Breuner's piano depart matorium (the corporate name), but offers the home seeker. This de more popularly known as The six rooms and two baths and, with the Spring-like decorating which Chapel of the Chimes." Adding to its facilities in the de ment, L.

J. Breuner, vice-president has been achieved, it will present sign, as projected several years ago many usable ideas to home-makers in search of ideas for enjoying tr by Julia Morgan, architect, the com pleted structure will face. 355 feet of the John Breuner Ceffnpahy, reports. "There Is a new and growing demand for pianos," declared Regan. "It has been created by parents interested in their children's musical on Piedmont Avenue.

H.C.CAPYELL'S the full the possibilities of this region for comfortable California living." Moraga Estates, in which "House In the Sunt? is located, and Moraga "This whole group of buildings, with its three chapels for services, many columbarium gardens, and lovely niche chapels neighboring education, by easier methods of learning this popular instrument and Woodlands both are the scene of TE-M-1-1 Broadway at 20th by its beauty, simply as home fur great building activity. the gardens, will be most comprehensive," said Lawrence Moore, secretary-manager of the institution. A IS: MijiHHHHKsssWsflsW-'tt' '-MfevAiHMMMefl nishing. Because of this, the piano industry has increased tenfold in the He added: "The institution is unique in many ways. Its facilities last few years.

What was once a luxury that only a few could afford, is now brought within the range of are widely copied, the management the most modest income. having been called upon to design eremahon equipment for New Zeal' "At the present, Breuner's carries been appointed manager of Breuner's piano depar and, Canada, Hawaii, Japan and Central America, as well as for a representative stock of America's finest pianos, including such names as Fischer, Winter, Musette, Weber, Steinway, Everett and Estey. Breu ment. 1DDD a a some 30 cities in the United States. "It offers an entirely new atmos ALADDIN READI-CUT HOMES re low in cost due to our system of mass production, and our enormous volume of business.

For 34 years we have passed these big savings on to our customers. HARVEY BROWN, Dealer, 2605 East 14th Street, Oakland Phone: ANdover 6971. phere of memorial buildings under ner's also carries a large line of used pianos, completely rebuilt in our increased floor space. New lines of pianos will be added from time to perpetual care. Rolling skylights over indoor-outdoor gardens furnish the key to atmospheric control in shop.

Plans are being drawn up to enlarge the piano department with time. large columbariums. C. M. Teigland is the contractor.

There will be three "Chapels" of the Chimes, as soon as Architect Lazer Nusbaum's designs are made permanent in massive re-inforced concrete; cast stone, marble and fEiMfl The H. C. Capwell -Fred T. Wood NEW HOMES Hundredi mt Plant to Select fr'rem bronze," comments Lawrence F. C)ntraetln jnxnteed Moore.

He jald: "The Chapel of the Chimes Is to be connected by a two-story indoor cloister walk with the Middle Chapel the Chimes and Lew Ceit Hemee Unexcelled the Little Chapel of the Chimes- FBA Flnaace Arrmarfec 0 USE HT THE SUN" new in appointments, with line organs and chimes. Color and furnish, ings are supervised by Julia Morgan, who designed the original PAGE COJIPA1VY Ballden 1419 Broadway HI rate 1966 Ercnlnri By Apwlntmcnt Chapel and its terraced Colum-sL barium gardens. TWOMODEU HOMES Your Choice OPEN TODAY $5250 Month A view of Lealand Heights, frojn Foothill Boulevard at Etfudillo Avenue, San Ltandro FHA Terms, $28.01 Taxes Insurance' 4Vi Interest 2420-2426 109th Avenue One Block Below Foothill Boulevard Tile Full Stucco Exterior Iron Grills Paramount Cabinet Kitchen All Lawn and Garden Work In" Two Elevated Bed Rooms Extra Room in Basement Visit this ww- kome in Moraga Estates; open daily 11 to 5 The "House in the Sun" is California Colonial in design. It has six rooms and two baths, is in the Fred T. Wood tract, and commands a sweeping view of Moraga Valley from a gently sloping lot more than acre in size.

In this beautiful setting, H. Cap well's Home Decorating Studio presents a preview of the latest fashion in interior decorating Suburban-Provincial; originated by H. CapwelTs a happy combination of com fort. with sophistication that is peculiarly, Calif ornian. Visit the "House in the Sun" ioday tot ideas for your own home.

in mind the fact that H. C. CapwelTs Home Decorating ex-perts'and "Few-Pennies-a-Day' Budget Plan are at your service. wJaiwut By tun vis-Yv A lS-minut. OR we will build on your lot or ours.

Estimates free. HOMES AT WHOLESALE $2600 up. We Furnish Everything Plana, Financing, Lots View from the lots on west slope' of LealanJ Heights The Piedmont of San Ltandro. Drive through the Brotil. vijr Tunnel anJ follow the wide, new Tonrx-1 Road to the junrtion of Morafa and Orinda HicH-wy.

Siint thera point the way orer a flinrt n.i and Ifmiliful drive the "Hoh in CHOICE LOTS are now available in this beautiful. at. truly reasonable prices. See the new homes now open lor inspection. Come TO fKHtlff OAKWAnO AUSTIN REALTY CO.

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