Evening star., 1927-05-21

The site Of The Star model home
in Wesley Heights today is a scene
of activity and one replete with In
teresting and valuable lessons to pros
pective home-buiiders as a squad of
workmen begin to place the first fin
ishing touches to the demonstration
house.
The rough framework of this model
house, the first of the 1927 series Of
model homes sponsored by The Star
in conjunction with the national bet
ter homes movement, now virtually is
complete and the building is open and
safe for visitors TO study the methods
Of construction followed in the build
Ing of the house.
House of English Type.
This house, which is Of the English
cottage stvle of architecture of brick
and stucco construction with exposed
timber work, is located on Forty
fourth place, between Hawthorne and
Garfield streets Wesley Heights. An
invitation is extended by the build
erS, W. G. & A y. Miller. to those
Interested in home construction to
visit this house tomorrow and during
the following weeks.
Due TO the fact that the installa-
tion Of sewer pipes in F0rtyfourth
place has just recently been com
pleted the street at this time is in
somewhat bad shape in the immedi-
ate block in which the house is To-
Gated. but visitors may park their
machines at the corner of Hawthorne
street and Forty fourth and go by ce-
\ment walk to the house. The en-
trance to the house has been kept
clean for the benefit of the public and
already numbers Of visitors have in
speCted the place.
Route by Automobile.
The route by automobile to the Wes-
ley Heights model home is as follows
From The Star Building at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue, west
on the Avenue to Fourteenth street,
north to K, west to Connecticut ave-
nue., thence to Dupont Circle. west on
Massachusetts, avenue past Wisconsin
avenue, thence left from Massachu-
setts avenue and down Cathedral ave-
nue. for half a mile. This will bring
one TO the front door of Wesley
Heights. From here go west one block,
thence left, or south into Forty-fourth
street for one block, then turn right
on Hawthorne street and then west
one block to Forty-fourth place.
A bus leaving from Dupont Circle
follows this same route as far as the
half-mile point beyond Massachusetts
avenue, described above.
In spite of recent inclement weather
conditions, which have tended to re-
tard work, progress in the building of
this Star model home has been well
maintained. and to date is still some.
what ahead of schedule.
At the conclusion of work last week
end, the joists for the second floor had
been put into place. Now, however,
the building has been framed in and |
the primary roof laid.
Formal Opening July 80.
This model home, which contains |
eight rooms and two baths, is being !
built from plans approved by the The
Star model homes committee. which
were furnished by the Home Owners
Institute, Inc, and redesigned by
". c. & A. n, Miller and their asso.
ciate architect, Gordon MacNeil The
home will be completed, furnished and |
equipped throughout and open for for. |
NAL public inspection July 80.
Each step in the building of this |
and the other model homes to be con- |
structed this year is under the super |
vision Of the Star model homes com.