Evening star., 1927-10-23
LAST MODEL HOME
TO OPEN TODAY
Small House in Leland Park
Designed for Family of
Moderate Income.

The last chapter of the 1927 better
homes demonstration, sponsored by
The Star in cooperation with the
Home owners Institute and Washing
ton builders, will be opened this after
noon when the fourth and final Star
model home erected in Washington
and it's suburbs this year as features
of the demonstration will be thrown
open to the public for one month of
free inspection and study.
The home, a beautiful example of
the English Colonial style of architec-
ture with sharply sioping roof lines,
shuttered windows, large side porch
and dark stained exterior woodwork,
is located on spacious plot at the
corner of Leland and Elm streets.
Leland Chevy Chase). Md. Fully fur
nished and equipped throughout in an
ticipation of it's official presentation to
the home-lovers of Washington the
exhibition house. though just COM
pleted last week, now has the same
inviting. comfortable and homelike
atmosphere that adheres to a we'll
appointed house long occupied.
VIII Open at 3 O'Clock.
A general invitation is extended by
officials in charge of the better homes
y.
prospective home owners and others
interested in modern home building to
visit the place this afternoon or dur
ing any day during the ensuing month
of inspection. The house will be
opened this afternoon at o'clock and
a representative of the builders, the
firm of NJ. & r. B. Warren, viii be
on hand to receive all visitors and to
answer any queries about the house.
Visitors at the model home, however,
il is pointed out by the builders, will
be permitted to roam freely about the
house and it's extensive grounds just
as their fancy leads them and to stay
as long as they like, or until the house
is closed for the day. They will not
even be asked to sign guest book.
The Leland model home, just as the
other three demonstration houses
erected this year under the auspices
of The Star and in the interest of the
building of better and more beautiful
houses and of more extensive home
ownership, has been built according
to strict specifications drawn by the
Home Owners Institute and under the
supervision of The Star model homes
committee. Capt. H. C. Whitehurst.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner of
the District of Columbia, is chairman
of this committee, and other members
are Robert +. Beresford. member of
the local chapter of the American In
stitute Of Architects; Rufus S. Lusk,
president of the Operative Builders
Association, and John F. Maury, past
president of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, all of whom served on the
committee as individuals and not as
officials.
Started Four Months Ago.
Ground for the Leland model home
was broken about four months ago,
and since that time the house has pro-
gressed step by step with special care
taken to insure proper construction
of each phase. During the past week
the house has been a busy scene, as a
large corps of finishers, decorators
and landscape workers added the final
touches, bringing out the beauty of
the house and it's setting.
AS a definite illustration Of the care
full planning of house in relation to
it's setting, this house was placed near
the center of it's grounds, which have
a frontage of 80 feet on Elm street
and of 83 feet on Leland street, in a
manner preserving the numerous ever
green and dogwood trees native to the
soil there and utilizing them in the
general landscape scheme.
The exterior walls of the house are
of stucco, which was applied in three
full coats to d metal lath base over
the building walls, and the dark
stained exterior woodwork, the inter-
esting stonework forming the en-
trance arch, and the slate shingles
form strikingly pleasing color
scheme against the light background
of the stucco.
Smaller Than Others.
Differing widely from the other 1927
Star model homes in style, this house
also is smaller and much less expen-
sive than the other houses, being de-
signed for family of but moderate
income. While but Of moderate cost,
however, this house is fitted with the
latest equipment throughout, as we'll
as being built along latest construc-
ton methods. Prominent among these
features are electric refrigeration
plant, incinerator for waste and
garbage. a built-in radio equipment,
model heating plant and gas range
and other conveniences. Non.cor-
rosive piping is used throughout the
plumbing system and the guttering
and downspouts also are of lasting
material
Through the inviting front entrance
the visitor enters the living room on
the south Of the house, where he sees
at once a real open fireplace. The
living room is 81 feet long and 1914
feet wide. A door at the left opens
onto the large porch at the south side
of the house. The dining room is di-
rectlv joining the living room on the
right side Of the front entrance door,
being connected with wide archway
The kitchen is to the rear of the