Evening star., 1926-01-24
MANY OFFER TO AID E.
IDEAL HOMES PLAN
Builders and Private Citizens
Eager to Take Part in
Demonstration.

Scores Of suggestions and offers
from builders. real estate men and
private citizens to aid The Stars
model homes demonstration have been
announcement Thursday Of the plan
to sponsor home exhibit in the Ma.
iional Capital
Not only have builders in Washing
ton and the vicinity indicated their
desire To take part. hnr private cti.
Zens have offered sites and ideas. One
resident If the District nnere her lot
ana expressed her desire To huild a
hoh~e with her own finances. Another
private citizen has suggested The 'rec-
non of community group around Il
community center consisting of a
library, theater, etc.
SngGest Other Types.
Several builders have asked 10
erect types Of homes and buildings
other Than the seven mentioned in
The stars announcements one
prominent operator has asked to
erect an apartment house modelled
along the latest lines and subject Ia
me plans OF the various architects and
committees conducting the demon
slIati"n. SIill another builder has Of.
l"fed To erect bungalow. The
bungalow. ii was suggested. should
cost about $4,000. The general super
NlS"rN committee will consider all
these suggestions nd ideas
yesterday afternoon the committee
representing the Wa shincton Chapter
"f the American Institute Of Nrrhi-
tecis. headed by Horace w peaSIen
held meeting Ia dis,.uss the names
Of the individual architects 20 he as.
signed Ia each type OF knnle. Cupsid-
"rahie thought was given 10 his. md
II ~ probable that tie names NIli he
announced tomorrow following
meeting of the general supervisory
v"Inmitte" headed hy A.S.si:.nr t.n.i-
neer commissioner Wheeler
Tentative Designs.
The tentative designs for the Nari.
"us types are The SIS GoI detached
house. frame colonial type with
Clapboaids and other dcfails; IN con
formity with the design. iha S2n. 900
detached house. a GeorcIln or colonial
design. "f brick. the $40 400 d'Iached
house. a stone house hrilt nf NATIVE
stone and Droha hly co"ri1l in de
sign. the semi-deta ched house. The
community group and rhr row houses
viii he of English. French and ItHl-
ian Architecture. varied z nd modified
10 suit the physical conditions of the
site and the climatic condition, and
other requirements Of the National
capital
All appiiCa tionS to he considered ny
The general supervisory committee in
selecting the builders and the sir's
should he sent to Mai Nhasie' ut m
District Building within the aeNr two
days. SO that the work OF making the
selection of the loca ari"ns of the houses
can he started within a shot tine.
While there are enough apu'ioatipiis
from builders in Washington and
nearby MARYLAND and Virginia Il"
ma he the seIPciions at once. il is de
sired to give every builder an oppor-
runity 10 present his site for Selec-
tiOn.
No Effort to Cut Costs.
The erection Of the houses will be
fully expi- ined from beginning 70
completion There will he no at
tempt to cut costs and each of the
types will he kept To the price deemed
deeira he-the row houses 50 600. the
semi.deta ched houses s12 600 and the
communtv houses from 0.50n {"
500. The suhcontractors and ma
terial men will not he allowed t" fur
nish the materials that :" into the
houses at less than cost in order Ia
get in The demonstrat tor and make
fine showing. nor viii material be
used in the less costly houses that
could not possibly he used if the
house were being built for other tha n
demonstration purposes.
When the public views the com
pleted house of certain cost il will
not contain material bought at other
than market price. Even the archi-
tect's fee will he figured in the cost =.
In this way il is hoped To give the
public n true idea OF how much money
was spent on producing the model
home. The homes themselves viii lac
the result of the combined study and
cooperation of the builders md arcn-
teCts Of Washington to produce ho.h
artistic effect and pracricahilitN in the
various types.