Evening star., 1927-09-24

and hickory trees ON "A plot of nearly
| three acres of neat lawn. Seen over
the high hemlock hedge which borders
| the street front. the house is truly
! picturesque in its rustic setting.
! 4 wide gravel driveway curves tc
! the rear of the house from near the
corner of the lot providing a chang.
! ing prospective Of the place as one
! approaches the building. The house
| has rectangular shape as its main
outline. with pedimented projecting
gable wings at either side on the front
and another outset at the right rear
4 hagstone walk leads from the drive
way to the front entrance.
Living Porch Is Large.
A feature Of the first floor is the
great living porch at the left side of
the house Sc feet deep, which is
screened in the Summer and glassed
in in Winter. On the first floor of
the house, which is of the center-hall
type. also are a large living room,
dining room, breakfast porch; in the
right wing, library. overlooking the
rear garden, and kitchen. Six master
bedrooms and three baths are provided
on the second floor, with three serv-
ants rooms on the third floor The
house has three large fireplaCeS.
The grounds of the place. however,
are the predominant attraction, and
here. in addition to the many great
trees already mentioned, are found
hundreds of dogwood and poplars and
shruhbery.
a house of similar architectural de-
sign is the residence of William w.
Bride. the corporation counsel Of the
District of Columbia, which is located
on Fairfax road at Wilson lane, an
authentic rendition of the early Eng
lish style, with vertic1e exposed
timberwork spaced rather closely,
which is typical of its type. A light
colored gravel drive sweeps in a semi
circle through the front lawn. which
is lavishly handicapped, giving good
contrast to the place.
Grounds Bordered by Hedges.
The grounds have a border of hem
lock hedge, and against the front of
the house has been developed
thick growth of trees, shrubbery and
flowers, including Norway spruce,
which shields the place to some eX-
tent to add to its air of privacy. The
rambling. interesting broken-line roof
-
and near either end of the house rise
massive brick chimneys. which have
stucco paneling and are capped with
heavy terra Gotta chimney pots, three
in number. English ivy chambers
over some of the gables and up one
of the chihneys.
The Bride home, which is called
Dawn Cottage" is of the L.shaped
variety and is built around a spread
ing white oak tree many years old,
which stands in the midst of a formal
garden at the rear of the house. Stone
benches, fountain and gravel walks
add to the effect of the garden.
An extensive rose garden is found
TO the left of the house, separated
from the formal garden by a stucco
wall connecting the house with the
garage. in which are located quarters
for the servants. An unusual feature
of the garage building, which is in
keeping with the character of the
mouse itself, is an outside rough-hewn
timber stairway. The roof Of the
garage is brought out over the stair
way, tieing it to the building. Among
the many attractions of the interior
is the library, of unusual size, opening
of the entrance hall, which has a tile
floor. The library is connected by an
arched doorway with a sun porch
ntted with running fountain and basin
in floor.
House Fitted to Setting.
Across Fairfax road from the Bride
residence is the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Robert f. Fleming, large Colonial
type, nn1shed in weathered. undipped
shingles and placed in a setting of
eVergreens and shrubs against a back
ground of great old trees. The effect
Is 10 give the appearance of a much
smaIed house perfectly fitted into it's
surroundings and blending the whole
place into one complete picture.
here, too, one finds heavy growth
OF privet hedge bordering the grounds
an inner lawn broken by the curve of
the gravel walk and nicely placed
western arborvitae that resembles the
CEDAR barberry, a great blue spruce
ana as an added feature two Japanese
weeping cherry trees which at seasons
OF the year introduce splashes of color
10 the yard with their pink flowers,
onoer the roof Of the pedimented
entrance, Which is brightly white
against the soft gray of the facades
VI tne mouse, is found fan-shaped
OFSI IfI6 OOOf In1t in
itseI is thing of beauty.
Garden Is IncIosed.
through the central hall Of the
mouse one has vista out into the
rear garden, a moderate size portion
OF the lawn which is exclusively
private with the high stone wall that
makes the enclosure. At one end of
this development is a pool, and vines
climb aimlessly about the native stone
OF the wall to add to the rustic pic.
ture. There is a rear portico opening
onto the inner garden, which has four
White pillars, another touch of con
trdSt.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Is. Bachrach, on Moorland lane at
Fairfax road, is a modern rendition of
the English country house type. This
home, built in the so-called "sun.trap"
plan, is of the general U-shape out
line, so designed and orientated that
the maximum of both sunlight and
air IS available in all its rooms The
closed end of the "U'' outline con-
tains the entrance to the house and
faces in a southerly direction, while
the two wings extend toward the