Evening star., 1926-05-27
STUDENTS INSPECT
STAR MODEL HOMES
Fifty From Manual Arts
Classes at Eastern High
See New Construction.

Fifty students ~ the lnanual arts
department Of Eastern High School
this morning visited two Of the home.
being erected as part Of the ideal
homes demonstration sponsored by
The Star. This is the third group
Of students to visit two OF more Of
the nine model home projects dur
ing the past six days. Glasses from
Langley Junior High School and Me
Einley Manual Training School in
spected some earlier in the week.
The Eastern students visited the
row house project at West Virginia
avenue and Queen street northeast,
which is one Of the two row-house
groups in The Stars demOnstra ton.
and the semi-detached houses at Thir-
teenth and Upshur streets northeast.
So eager nave the members Ut the
manual arts class ~ Eastern heen To
visit nd study these houses that they
chartered their own bus for the trip.
The party was under the leadership Of
r.. c. Rick. head Of the manual arts
department Of the school.
Architect Explains Plan.
The party first visited the row
house project on West Virginia
avenue. which Is being erected by the
c. II. Small Co. They were welcomed
by &. RI. Small and Bernard A. Saul
Of the construction firm. j. Wilmer
Smith ssnp of the nine members of
the local cha pter of the American In
stitute of Architects. who are part OF
the personnel making possible the
demonstra zion. explained the archi.
tt ctural plans Of the row houses as
designed by him.
In this project the students were
shown the steps that have been taken
in construction and planning to
eliminate the mOnotony of appea ia nee
that often creeps into row-honse prof
ects. The ARA rangements of the end
houses, the Set-hacks. the location IT
garages and the placement ot hack
porches 40 the rear of the houses i'll
present more harmonious comhina-
tion were stressed.
These homes Of red colonial brick
designed to he practical as we'll as
moderate in price and easy to repro
duce in the neighborhoOd in which
they we're located. presented an in
teresting problem tn the students. in
that in the hand Of the future build.
ers and architects will rest the re.
sponsibility of bea flying the Ma
tiOnal Ga pltal through It's residential
construction. particularly the houses
racy and the kitchen arrangement Of
these residences were stressed.
Thorough Study Made.
Following a thorough study of the
materials and construction the party
visited the semi-detached houses at
Thirteenth and Upshur streets. The
residences are heine erected by Walter
Vaughn. They were designed ny w.
n. I. Fleming of the local cha pter Of
the American Institute Of Architects.
Owing to the absence of Mr.. F'iem-
ing. Horace W. Peaslee. chairman of
the advisory committee OF the Amer
lean Institute, appointed Robert Berss-
ford. who is designing one Of The
Stars model detached homes. to make
a thorough expla nation of the semi
detached homes to the students. Mr..
Vaughn welcomed the class.
The class was particularly impress
ed with the unusual roof treatment
Of the semi detached houses. which
gives an air of individuality to each.
Proper provision for air above the
ceiling through utilization Ut root
space and design was outlined to the
class by Mr.. BeresfOrd.
The students were given thorough
insight into the process of construction
In each Of the two projects with a
first .ha nd view Of the latest methods
Of house building from foundat ton
to roof.
Other classes have already express.
ed a desire to visit these homes. 80
they may prove a practical laboratory
in construction and design that will
assist them In their technical courses
in the District public schools.