Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28

Presenting the second phase of the
eetter-homes movement sponsored this
year by The Star in cooperation with
the Home Owners Institute of New
York, with the purpose of promoting
wider ownership of homes and more
WORTH architectural designs and con
struction methods, the Lyon Village
model home today will be thrown
open to the public for one month OF
inspection and study.
This demonstration house, located
sn Granada Terrace, Lyon Village
IA. Just one mile west of Key Bridge
vsas completed in all details during
the past week. and as it now stands
Is equipped and furnished throughout,
with its grounds beautifully land
scaped, and gives the appearance OF
a dwelling occupied for some time and
having the true aspect of 'home."
Public Inspection Urget.
Householders. prospective home
owners and all others interested in
the better-homes movement. which
now has assumed national proper
tions, are invited to visit the home
today or at any time during the en-.
suing four weeks to freely inspect all
phases of the place.
The house was built under the SUI.
pervision Of The Star model homes
committee, the chairman of which is
Capt. H. c. WhitehurSt. Assistant En-.
gineer Commissioner of the District.
and other members, Of which are John
+. Maury. president of the Washing.
ton Real Estate Board; Robert +.
Beresford, member of the American
Institute of Architects, and Rufus S.
Lusk. president of the Operative
p,yil nj ~
serve as individuals and not as officials
in this capacity.
Differing widely from the other
three demonstration homes sponsored
this year by The Star, and thereby af-
fording opportunity for contrast in the
study of the architectural design and
arrangement of the four homes, the
Lyon Village house is an example of
the Italian country house type, incor-
porating much of the romantic and
artistic features of the italian manner
OF rural estate with all the modern.
day conveniences.
This home, which is two stories
high, containing eight rooms, was
built by the firm of Lyon & Fitch,
Inc, Arlington County realtors, and
was designed by Arthur NJ. Speiden,
of Speiden- & Speiden. Washington
architects. using specifications Of the
Home Owners Institute.
Wesley Heights Home Closes.
The first of the 1927 series of model
homes is located in Wesley Heights,
at 2910 Forty-fourth place. and today
is the final day of it's month of public
inspection S At later dates the two
other model homes. one now building
in Rock Creek Park Estates and the
ether a. Leland. Md. also, will be
open to the public for month of in
Spection
Ground for The Lyon Village dwell.
ing was broken in the early part of
May and the work Of excavation and
foundation construction was carried
forward on regular schedule
In the selection of the plan of this
model home. it was decided to build a
home of moderate size. containing
eight rooms. suitable for a family of
average numbers The italian coun-
try house style of architecture was Sc
iected partly because of it's Distinctive
features and partly because of The
fact that solid durable construction
IS characteristic of this type of
dwelling.
Thu e. -racteristic well .npii.
f1G in the Lyon Village odal home,
tho walls Of which are of masonry.
eSSht inches thick The, ior finish
is white stucc dashed on and trowel.
ed down to give the wall an inter.
esting texture. With tie exterior
walls OF plastic paint over rock plas-
ter wall board. the resultin~ walls OF
the house are Of unusual thickness
ats shown by the deep reveals" at all
openings. The walls thus are held to
be fiji roof. dampproof and insulated
against heat and cold
Pleasing contrast is aft 'ied by the
white walls of the house. which are
shadowed slightly by uneven
texture. against the green tone of the