Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
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StuCCO was frequently COM lneN WIN
prevailing wood construction on the
older buildings of the region named.
The price limit imposed and the high
quality of workmanship required Will
conspire to keep the size of this house
fairly compact. but still will permit of
rather elongated plan that will ut-
lie the peculiar advantages of the lot
and it's various street exposures. In
the way of accommodations it is pro-
posed to have on the second floor three
bedrooms and two baths, with ample
closets and necessary accessories. The
first floor will have an unusually large
living room, with open fireplace and
beamed ceiling. opening through
French doors onto a paved and COW
cred porch, commanding a wide view
where the above named streets inter
sect A full size dining room. with
completely equipped kitchen, and a
stair hall with outside window light
will complete the accommodations on
this level. which will, on the south
east. or main entrance side be kept as
close as practicable to the finish grade.
The cellar rooms and garage will de-
rive most of their light and ventila-
ton from the Hemlock street side.
The roof surfaces will he unbroken
by dormerS. an economy in first cost
as we'll as in future maintenance. and
incidentally an aid in securing the de-
sired low sheltering effect character
istic of the style.
Site of Miller Home.
w. C. and A. n. Miller have chosen
in their community, Wesley Heights,
a piece of property at the southwest
corner of Hawthorne street and Forty
fifth place, and there propose to erect
brick house along Georgian lines,
from designs by Delos H. Smith
The front entra nee faces north wit h
garage entra nee on the east from the
side street and kitchen yard to the
west. while to the south the radual
falling slope of the ground presents
opportunity for that free and dignified
garden setting so chara cteristic of the
American country house of the eight
zenith century
Taste now is more diversified and
less apt to hold to one mode of eX-
preston and America ms today demand
nothing more positively than variety.
And the result today is that the term
colonial or even Georgia (which
is architecturally confined to strict
limitations-is generally NEAR mt to sug-
Eest rather than to define. The final
test is that the modern Interpretation
OF style be lin good taste" or pleas
ing to the eve"
For the house in Wesley Heights
the general dimensions and individual
sizes OF rooms are such as will meet
the needs of the medium-sized family
without croWding or interference, and
at the same time without unnecessary
expense. With such problem the
study of intimate details is importa mt
Doors and windows. walls, lintels and
chimneNs must be patterned out of
available materials to give delight to
the eye and distinction to the dwelling.
Another Detached House.
The fifth of the detached houses be-
ing planned is that of Hedges & Mid
dleton. at Thirty fifth street and Mas
sachusetts avenue, Robert F. Beres-
ford. architect.
The proper planning of house to
suit the site selected is a matter of
prime Importance. 4 house that is
well planned for a certain location
might be very unsuita bic for another
location.
OF the factors considered in plan
ming this house it may be mentioned
first that the lot faces west. with an
attractive view over small public
park and thence to Massa chusetts ave
nue. beyond. 1t was felt. therefore,
that the living room should be on the
south side with south windows, a west
window to take in the view over the
park and French doors at the east end
leading on to the living porch, which
will overlook the garden on the rear
portion of the lot.
The dining room should face prefer
ably toward the east and south, to re-
ceive the morning sun and to be shell
tered from the hot afternoon sun in
Summer. The western sun is of no ad-
vantage in dining room in Winter
because the evening meal is eaten after
sunset. Therefore. the dining room
has been placed just north OF the liv-
ing porch, which gives it an eastern
outlook over the garden and a south
ern exposure through the living porch.
This plan naturally results in the
kitchen being placed toward the north,
which is an advantage, because the
north light Is the most constant and
diffused and. therefore, best for any
kind of a workroom.
1t will be noticed that with this ar.
rangement the living room, dining
room and living porch are all sheltered
Continued on Twentieth Paae)