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TWO RADIC SECTION rVAT AD HEADQUARTERS, COURT 4900 THE PITTSBURGH PRESS OTHER DBPAKTMENTS, COURT 5450 SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1929 MEMORIAL PLANNED SCENIC BEAUTY, HOUSE VALUES ENHANCE DEVELOPMENTS I Would Erect Dormitory In Honor of L. F. Gates at Lafayette. Residential Skyscrapers. NEW YORK.

June 8. So Wall Street may have a place nearby to park its ticker-weary head, construction will begin soon on the 40-story Battery Tower, the first unit in a $50,000,000 residential city to rise near the financial EASTON, June 8. A dormitory is to be erected on the Lafayette College campus in honor of the late Leslie Freeman Gates, former president of the Chicago Board of Trade and a trustee of the college, it was announced bv the board of NEW FEATURES ATTRACT MANY HOMESEEKERS Unique Designs and Rural Environment Prove Attractions. trustees. dormitory as a memorial to him.

The dormitory will house 100 students and will be of colonial architecture. A bronze tablet will carry the names of the donors. A group of Gates' former business associates are leading a movement in Chicago to secure funds for the Iff Goldi'e Poured Concrete Blocks WATERPROOF FROST PROOF FIREPROOF Sx 8xlG Plain and Rock Face Sxl2xl( Plain and Rock Face 8x 8x21 Plain and Rock Face Two developments of merit, one Just getting under way and another which is rapidly taking its place among the exclusive home owning districts in the county, are gaining favor in their respective districts. Each has unique features which are attracting scores of prospective home owners. One development is in Edgeworth nd the other in Collier township.

The property in Edfreworth is iust '8x12x24' Plain and Rock Face 42c Liberal Discount for Cash GOLDIE BLOCK CO. QUALITY SERVICE COURTESY Penliurst 4190 AVilkinsbur, Pa. one block removed from the boun- 1 dary line of Sewickley and adjoins Separated from Sewickley's exclusive residential district by only one short block and surrounded by the beauty of nature in that section, the Ohio Valley Building Co. development in Meadow Lane, Edgeworth, is creating considerable favorable comment on account of home values, while far on the other side of the Ohio River a development of the Love Contract in Collier township is likewise of interest on account of a unique building plan. In the accompanying illustrations are views from both these properties.

In the upper left hand corner is a view of one of the attractive entrances of an Edgeworth Plan home and the extreme right is one of the typical colonial homes in the same development. In the top center is a small home on the Collier Township Plan and an unfinished home in the same plan is shown in the lower left. To the right of it is another home in the Ohio Valley Building Co. Tlan in Edgeworth. tne tdcreworth Park in Meadow lane.

The tract is in keeping with its park surroundings and appeals most strongly. This develnnmpnt. ls hpintr rtnne by the Ohio Valley Building I with offices in the Professional building. Most of the homes are i typically colonial in design, with beautifully landscaped lawns and surrounded by tall trees. The really attractive feature of the dan is Apartment Attracts Mouse Women that the homes, of able construction and so close to the exclusive Se- wickley residential section, can be marketed for the small prices placed on the properties.

In Mexico New Law Regulates ills! house construction in outlying and suburban centers which formerly were given over almost entirely to individual homes." The survey stated that San Fran Desire to Have Interests Outside of Home Is Chief Factor. B. and L. Mortgages cisco. Boston, Chicago ana Wash I'LAN MORE HOMES.

Several of the homes already up are now occupied by their new owners. The Ohio Valley Building Co. plans the erection of several more homes in the very near future. Each is of high grade construction, typically American, and embodying all the modern conveniences. Every entrance is distinctive and each has a most inviting appearance.

The other development is known as Mansion Hills in Collier township on the old Noblestown plank road, and is being developed by the Love Contract Corp. Work on this tract is just getting under way. ington have been large apartment building cities, but since 1925 New owner in fee of the real estate at the time the application is made to the association. A Corner Of Old England For The Pittsburgh Homeseeker York has held the lead in this type Detailed Information Now Required About Following an extremely active season as vice president of the Freehold Real Estate and welcoming a temporary change, C. Edward Keck, a former past president of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Assn.

and of the Pittsburgh Real Estate Board, left last night for Mexico City. He will spend some time on a ranch, far removed from Mexico City, with a party of friends. After living the life of a rancher for several days, Keck expects to be back at his desk about June 30. of housing until today more than '(e) How and when title to the real estate was acquired, by the ap 80 per cent of its residential construction is for the accommodation plicant, the actual cost of the real 9 Azure sky scented air emerald hues in grass and foliage softly rolling slopes. estate, and the actual cost of perma of apartment dwellers.

Apartment building is also on the increase in the great private home building The passing of the vine-clad cottage in favor of the apartment house is seen in an analysis of building figures just completed by the Law-beck Corp. of New York. For the first time in history, the survey reveals, new apartment construction in 1928 exceeded' in number of units the construction of one and two-family dwellings. "Analysis of government building cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee. nent improvements made thereon after applicant acquired title, or if applicant does not have title at the time the application is made, the date of agreement of sale or option and the actual consideration to be paid for such real estate.

"(f) If the loan applied for is granted, what liens or encumbrances will precede the lien of the association. "(g) Whether a commission or reports," said the survey of the Law-beck "showed that since 1921 above the crowns of which the chimney pots of many little homes soon will show. A touch of the Charming Downs Country of Merry Old England that is Mansion Hills. Quiet, excluded a garden hedged in from the world that is what you think when you stand on a tufted crest. But stroll down the side.

Three minutes, maybe five and there is the railroad, the cars, the buses stores, schools, churches every convenience one may seek. MANAGERS AND OWNERS MEET there has been a steady decline in the percentage of homes provided The following is the full text of the act approved by Gov. Fisher April 25 regulating the granting of building and loan mortgages: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be unlawful for any buildir-g and loan association to make a loan part or all of the security for which is a mortgage or lien on real estate unless it shall first have obtained a written application signed by the person for whose benefit the loan is to be made, which shall set forth: in single and two-family houses, while a correspondingly increased percentage has been registered by apartment units. In 1921 75.6 per Annual Convention Opens in This property was the original Hodgson farm, owned by Mrs.

Mary Hodgson. At her death, two sons, Thomas and Joseph Hodgson fell heir to the property and Mrs. Presence Cole, the most recent owner and from whom the Love Corp. purchased the property, had purchased it from one of the original heirs. ADOPT NEW PLAN.

The Love Contract Corp. has adopted an entirely new policy in laying out the development. Every lot purchased must have erected on it only the kind of house called for in a set of plans and specifications which goes to the purchaser of each particular lot. Every lot has its individual house plan and the purchaser of one lot thereby is guaranteed of the kind of a house that will be erected on the lot adjoining. Photographs of each house as a finished product are kept for reference.

Several of these homes will be erected by the Love Corp. They have already erected one home on cent of the homes provided were in The erection of a Press Approved Home will single and two-family dwellings, compared with 24.4 per cent in Canadian City Tomorrow. soon martc uuiiaing activity in Mansion tmis. apartment house structures. By brokerage, or service fee, or charges for assistance in obtaining said loan, or for services or otherwise has been paid to any person, or is to be paid to any person, and if so, the amount of such commission, brokerage or service fee or charge and to whom paid or payable.

"(h) Whether, fact, the applicant is the beneficial owner of the real estate, and if not, who is the beneficial owner. "Said application, if the loan is 1928, only seven years this ratio was reversed, showing only MONTREAL, June 8. Can Distinctive, modern homes are planned, together with a unique neighborhood improvement schedule. Homes will carry a 5-year guarantee and sell as low as $6,000. Come out for a visit soon.

Call Carnegie 36-W for Information. 46.3 per cent in single and double dwellings, against 63.7 per cent in apartment buildings. ada is experiencing an invasion of hundreds of skyscraper men from "(a) The name, address, age and occupation of the applicant for the loan. "(b) The name and address of the employer of the applicant, if any. 15 years to pay for your NEW HOME Send for circular explaining our new 15 YEAR MONTHLY PAY.

MENT MORTGAGE PLAN 58 44 monthly payment for eac-h 51.000 of borrowed money which includes interest and money reduction on principal. No commissions or brokera? charses. An iriral program for thrifty tamiiies. PEOPLES SAVINGS TRUST COMPANY avesvk ant wood stkeei pittsburgh. fa.

Capital. Surplus and Tndivided Profits. $13.500 000 Available also at thm following "Associated Banks" East End Savinss Trust Co Oakland Savines Trust Co. Dormont Savingrs Trust Co. Metropolitan Savines Bank Trust Co.

Peoples Trust Co. South Side Squirrel Hill Office Peoples Saving-s Trust Co. INTERESTS DIVIDED. "The trend in the larger cities and "(c) The location of the real es tate and the character of the im their contingent territory is now provements, if any. the principal cities of the United States who are coming to Montreal to participate in the twenty-sfecond annual convention of the National Assn.

of Building Owners and Managers. The convention will be opened tomorrow morning at the "(a) The name and address of the definitely toward the type of living accommodations provided by the modern apartment. This condition is the natural outgrowth of the present-day desire on the part of women of all classes to maintain interests outside the home. Coupled with the reluctance to engage in do call of Henry G. Birks, president of the Montreal Assn.

of Building Owners and Managers. The skyscraper men will be welcomed to granted by the association, shall be carefully preserved among the records of the association until the loan is fully repaid to the association. "Section 2. An person who shall knowingly or willfully make any false or misleading statement in any application to a building and loan association, required by this act, or who shall knowingly or willfully conceal any materia! fact or facts required to be given in such application, or who shall falsify or mutilate any such application after the same has been signed, or who shall abstract any such application from the records of the building and loan association, or who shall cause or induce any other person to make any Love Contract Corp. "Builders of Good Homes" Carnegie, Pa.

Carnegie 36-W mestic duties, the very real servant problem has also played a large part ROOF DESIGNS GET ATTENTION Zoning Laws, Setbacks, Airplane Traffic Are Influences. in the gradual passing of the pri the city by the Camillien Houde, mayor of Montreal. Following the the plan which is now occupied by its purchaser. A second is being erected while in about 10 days another home, which will be a Press Approved Home, will be started. When these homes are completed, the average price of each house and lot will be $6,000 to $7,000.

Ben Love, president of the corporation, stated that it is the desire of himself and his associates to erect homes that will be within the means of the greatest number of people. CONSIDER NEW ROAD. A plan for a new highway to run through the property for the purpose of eliminating grade crossings has been given the support of the vate home. "Two entirely different and in invocation by Canon Allan P. Shat-ford of St.

James Apostle Anglican Church, Paul Robertson of Indiana some respects contrasting develop ments have united in bringing about the increased degree of apartment house building. The first of these polis, president of the national as sociation will present his annual re port. such statement, conceal any such lies in the fact that increased traf Speakers of international repute fie congestion has favored the con fact or facts, falsify, mutilate, or ab strac any such application as afore said, shall be guilty of a misde struction of apartment houses lo will take part in the program. Among them are Walter A. Strong, publisher of The Chicago Daily cated within walking distance of the city's business district, so that many Roofs are rising in importance as well as in altitude, said the Building Research Council in a recent bulletin on construction.

"Often neglected during the last generation as minor factors in appearance, they are receiving increasing attention in the design of present-day buildings," the bulletin To meanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, or undergo impris News, Chicago; Miller McClintock, very large apartment developments have taken place in the near in1 Prove the Advantages of SAVING director of the Albert Russell Ers kine Foundation for Traffic Research of Harvard University, Cam onment for a term not exceeding three years, or either or both in the sections. CONVENIENCE APPEALS. bridge, W. C. Dawson of discretion of the court.

"Section 3. Indictments for mis "The second factor lies in the tendency of suburban dwellers to Wood, Fleming Toronto; demeanors committed contrary to states. "Beautiful outlines and bright colors in terra cotta and similar materials are being applied to the tops of skyscrapers. "A decade ago the overhanging this act, may be found and prose Clarence T. Coley, operating manager of the Equitable building, New York city and Leo J.

Sheridan, president of L. J. Sheridan Chicago building managers. prefer the convenience of apartment house living to the responsibility of a private house. As a result of this second tendency there has been a large volume of apartment cuted at any time within six years from the time the alleged offense shall have been committed." county commissioners and is now tinder advisement of the state highway authorities.

This highway will start at Campbell's Run and follow the course of the old Noblestown plank road and terminate at Bur-gettstown. With the construction of this highway, several of the very dangerous railroad crossings will be avoided, and the fatal accidents at these crossings will occur no more. The railroad authorities are also backing the movement for the new road. Plans are being rushed to put all city conveniences in the property together with paved streets. Work on these various projects will be started immediately.

SUMMER MANSION Ohio Governor to Establish Quarters at Buckeye Lake. We Are Giving This Beautiful Clock cornice supplied the finishing touch of symmetry and decoration. The flat roof, completely hidden from the eye, served a purely utilitarian purpose. "Zoning laws and setbacks, together with new methods of ornamentation, sounded the death knell of the projecting cornice. The setbacks, moreover, served to reduce the comparative areas of the tops of buildings and to fccus attention upon them, requiring the most thoughtful decorative treatment.

Everyone is Admiring "While the problem was met in manv cases with cornices enlivened The Marshall Manor Press Approved Home i Special to The Pittsburph Press. NEW LEXINGTON. June 8. The Buckeye Lake Fishing Hunting Club have been notified by Governor Cooper that he will accept the organization's invitation to establish the "summer mansion" at Buckeye Lake in the near future. The exact location the governor "tvtll select has not been made known but it is throught it will be at Harbor Hills or near a picnic point.

People are getting over their timidity about this imposing term, landscape architecture, and realize that it simply means good sense and artistic taste in planting flowers, trees, vines and grass, arranging pools and building other garden features according to recognized principles of design. by color, or graceful finials and other interesting forms, the entire nation has witnessed a growing vogue for roofs which actually rise up into sight and give the buildings their crowning touch. Towers have also grown in popularity. "Old World housetops, with their frequently interesting lines and colors, have been surpassed in charm by the striking designs of many American architects. "In addition to the purely artistic motives for the increasing vogue, builders have been influenced by realization that the tops of structures, no matter how planned, are no longer permanently shielded from view.

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