Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-16
LOCATION AND BUILDING PLANS
OF MODEL HOMES ANNOUNCED
Lyon e. Fitch to Construct One House IN
Lyon Village and Warren Firm
VIII Build In Leland.

With arrangements completed fof
the starting early next week OF pre-
lsnnfnary work in the construction Oh
,ba first Of the 1927 model homes on a
site i'm Wesley Heights, The star
Model Homes Committee today an.
uounced the names of the buldefs anu
the locations of two more OF the fNe
demonstration houses which TINS ledi
viii he erected in Washington anu ~
Virginia and Maryland SUBURBS II
conjunction with the natonal pesIei
homes campaign.
The firm Of Lyon x tltch' acliNe IN
Arlington County development mas
been selected by the coiIlnllIIee 70
huild q Star model home on an ap
nrovad site in Lyon Village, ana the
arm III NJ. & r. B. Warren, Washing
ION realtors and builders, has been Sc
1ertnd TO erect a third model home
which will be located in Leland Nd
The names of the builders of the
4,v, remaining 1927 demonstration
houses are to be announced at an carry
date together with the locatiohs'
v-hicb win be decided upon after
careful inspection of aVauapie SUES
bv the model homes commune. -
which Capt. II. c. Whitehufst Is
chairman.
Granada Terrace Home.
Tho Tvon Village model home VIII
1aca+od on Granada Terrace, over
hooking Lee Highway. Wine al ae
tails Of the building plans ana arfallse
nents are subject to the approval VI
THE star Model Homes committee,
tentative plans cali for the erection ~, "
a t,yo.storv. seven room house or ital,
:. Jg,3,;s l,o,,,e il "a he completed
ana ready for public inspection about
August II. = 4;
THE Leland. Md, model home It IS
ennounced by the committee. VIII pc
erected on site 1T the corner %
Gland and Elm streets in the North,
west Washington suburb, just west OF
connecticut avenue and nofth VI
Bradley lane.
While plans for this house also are
now I'm the formative state, Il - 81 :,
pected the home will be SIX rooms -
size and be of frame constf ~, q. L.,
e',a Ave model houses viii be starr
al 81 different times, thus aftofdlIls
the public the best opportunity -
make \ study OF the construction OF
eacI, step BY step from the bHeahlils
of ground to the last finishing touch
T1jared on the interior furnlsnlhg@'
al of which will be described week by
week i'm the home builders page Oh
the Saturday editions of The star
Wesley Heights Home.
A. already announced, the Wesley
HEIGHTS model home. located on Forty
fourth place near Hawthorne street
-tlucted by the firm OF "
"a n Mite washington realtors
ard builders. THIS ltg N4h "
ar from the Wesley Heights Il,'I ~
6cr,a which last year was erected py
The Miller company. 4 -,
Getting away TO an early starr ~,
tl,is home which il scilednled ~
completion by July 20, when y Miil y
,hrown open for public lnsIsectloi I. ~
builders plans 10 break grolRll o re-,
sov afternoon in preparation Tor the
~ts,,g of the foundation of the house,
I'D Construction of the building VIII
follow immediatelEs
9,l,a Wesley Heights model home IS
Ia be an eiglt-roonn Engilsfr c9t'ass
t,,na nf distinctive design. of brick ana
st5Icco construction,
4 house of this type. originally de.
signed by John Floyd IeWeH, wei
tnown New York afchltect, was aWaIu-
III = nrize in a rational small house
competition held IN W. IN t GonIieSsl s,.
With the own Your Own home eA'
hasitions. conducted in New York Clly
md Chicago. 1t was selected at that
ti,na az the most practical small house
Il that tyne, and it was built in New
York City in the Fall OF 1917, ufloeF
.ba sunervision OF the Home owners
institute. as an official suburban model
rouse. in conjunction with the frst
annual observance Of Better Homes
Week" in America.
English Tirnbered Style.
IN giving a description OF some of
lbe features of this home and the
notifications Ill the plan in order 70
ulit local needs and location, W. Z.
Miller. nointed out today that this type
n home is an excellent example OF
he English timbered style of archl-
scttIre, with it's low lines, entrance
sefail of brick laid in herrlngDone
ashton. and attractive side porch,
The Wesley Heights home IS pan.
sad with a minimum amount OF
waste space, and can be built eco
sonlically, it was pointed out. ON the
.ther hand, this home. as viii all i've
n the model houses, will be built OF
,fgh.erade standard materials and
.ouipped to demonstrate the use OF
u1ch materials for the most perma-
aent satisfaction.
The original design as conceived Dy
tfr. Yeweu has been modified TO SUIT
he requirements of The modern fam
IN of average means keeping one
tar~vant, and the floor plans have been
ira.wit with the comfort of the occu-
yants in mind The re-designing has
seen accomplished by Gordon T.. Nc
Neil of the firm of W. c. & A. y.
Miller. who was awarded the Wash
agton Board of Trade medal for the
design of the home at 1920 Cathedral
Avenue, and who was also given non
srslbIe mention for his design at the
toutI west corner Of Forty-fourth and
klingle streets.
A small hallway opens from Inc en-
rance door on the right and left 10
he living room and dining room, re-
tpectively. From this hallway the
stairs arise to the second floor; a good
hzed coat closet is placed immediate
q at the side Of the stairway and to-
hard the rear Of the hal. TT G living
soorn, which viii be 1312x2312 feet
has an open fireplace, and 20 pairs
be French doors opening to the side
borch, which runs the full depth OF
he house
The dining room on the right OF the