Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
ALASKAAVE. HOME
NOW IS COMPLETED
Tasteful Colonial Residence,
With Personal---very. Wall
paper, Is Furnished.

THO c+or model home at Thirteenth
and Alaska avenue, built by l.. r.
Rreuninger & Sons. has peeh 80
Melted and furnished and is no" oP0i'
for public inspection. o,.
In it's beautiful setting, on Corner
LOT of over 100-foot frontage, ttilS We
tached colonial-type home pFesel19
striking appearance. W me - 80 .
han,a Of moderate size, having seven
,,oan1s and two baths, it is unusual
and different fror the average nome
Of this character in that a great uedi
~ attention has been given to deiails'
The resulting effect IS charming
The modern home should be noteu
for its comforts, its convenience, any
IT'S tasteful decoration. ana the puilu-
ers of this home have endeaVorea 70
incorporate these modern features III
a home of simple colonial attractiFe-
ness.
Unusual Wall Paper.
Irnon entering the house one is I'm.
roediately struck by the unusual wa
naner and likewise by the manner IN
which if is nut on the wall. The WalS
have been paneled in a unique ana I'M
usual way, the same moldlnS nelilS
used for the panels as Is USED afouhu
the doors and windows. This moldlng
or trim, as 1t is called, is OF special
design made particularly Ior tnio
home. The papers on the man, hNli.s
room and dining room are feprouoC-
tions of papers used IN homes ~ 49,
England before the Revolutionary
days. ,:.
The lighting fixtures carry out TINS
same color al idea. The living room
and dining room do not have center
lights in tie ceiling, but have brack-
cts around the side walls. the cen
ter of ATTRACTION in the living ROOM
however. is the large open nreplace'
with its colonial mantel shell ABOVE.
This fireplace is centered on the wall
of this very spacious room. On eltner
side of this fireplace are doors winch
lead out on to a large Veranda, ana
here another unique feature is seen.
Part of this veranda is covered by
roof and par. is open to the sky. With
its large si-. this type of veranda
really combices two porches into one.
Directly fror1s this porch one can walk
out on the SPACIOUS lawns surround
ing the house. These lawns are from
to feet above the sidewalk, ana
therefore a beautiful outlook is AFFORD
ed from both the veranda ana from
the lawn. Beca Use of the setting OF
this house on q c"rner lot and dlrectiy
opposite a small public park formed
by the juncture of three streets at
this point. this outlook is unusual.
Hall Truly Colonial.
The hall and the stairway follows a
true colonial design. The stairway is
Of the true colonial type. with the ma
hogany hand rail and white balusters.
The hallway runs entirely through
the house and has a colonial doorway
at the back of the house, which leads
out on to a formal garden. Inciden-
tally, the center of interest Of this for
NAL garden is large flint rock which
was found on the property when ex-
cavations were made. 1t has been so
arranged as to harmonic with the
treatment of the garden. The view
from the back Of the house is delight
full, as, because of the high elevation.
it looks down upon the wooded hills
of Rock Creek Park.
AS one enters the kitchen from the
hallway the comforts, that make the
modern home different from the old
colonial homes are at once seen. The
large double drainboard sink contains
an automatic dishwasher, which elimi-
mates much of the drudgery of house
keeping; an ironing board is conven-
iently located in a wall closet, and
for the electric iron. Also in the
kitchen is the white enamel gas
range and attractive blue and white
kitchen dresser.
The fuse box is also conveniently
located on one of the walls of the
kitchen, where it can be easily gotten
at and where trouble with the electric
fuses can be located readily and cas-
lily. This is a great improvement over
the old method of having to go to a
dark corner of the cellar and search
for the blowout fuse in box on the
cellar ceiling. The kitchen walls are
tastefully decorated in white and blue.
On either side of the kitchen sink are
cabinets, where china, pots, pans or
Silverware may be conveniently kept.
Linoleum covers the kitchen floor.
Blue and Cream Breakfast Room.
Just off the kitchen is the breakfast
alcove, tastefully decorated in blue
and cream, with its colonial-back
seats; also one finds here the conven-
fence Of large closet. where brooms,
etc, can be put away. At the back
of the kitchen is a pantry, with an
electric refrigerator and it's shelving
for supplies, dishes, etc. The dining
room is entered from the kitchen by
the usual swinging door.
The rear door leads to the base
ment, which contains the heating
plant, the laundry tubs, storage closet,
servants lavatory and built-in garage