Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-10
Home Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs
WESLEY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY
HAS MANY ATTRACTIVE HOMES
Natural Setting of Beauty Enhances Charm
of Growing Residential Section-Land-
scaping Features Emphasized.

the famous and historic Woodlawn, in
Virginia, near Mount Vernon, which
was built by Maj. Lawrence Lewis.
nephew of President Washington.
from whom he inherited a tract of
about 1000 acres, on which the home
was erected. The place now Is the
residence of Senator and Mrs. Under
wood.
The Wesley Heights home is small
err than the original Woodlawn. but
it carries out faithfully many of the
details of the Virginia mansion. The
home is of the early English Georgian
style of architecture and bears
stately, formal atmosphere, pleasing
in it's simplicity. There is a two-story
central portion of the house, rectang-
ular in shape, with ornamented pedi-
ment over the inviting entrance, and
on either side are long, pedimented
wings, giving balance to the structure.
Differing somewhat from the original
Woodlawn. brick chimneys rise in the
center of the walls at the sides of the
main portion of the house. A striking
effect on the facade of the home is
achieved by the sets of four large
windows, which are placed on either
side of the center line of the building,
forming colorful rectangular patterns
with their white trimming, white
lintels and dark shutters. The CO.
lonial entrance also is in white, form
ing color contrast against the red of
the brick walls of the home.
Interior Plans.
The formal character of the place is
accentuated by the high vaulted cell
. ing of the nearly square living room.
This great room is reached through
an arched doorway from the entrance
hall and is three steps below the main
level of the house. From the en-
trance hall also a vista is to be had
through archways into the dining
room, connecting hallway and library.
A curved stairway with sweeping
lines leads to the second floor, where
are found a master bedroom finished
in Georgian style with satin-wood ma
hogany, and four other bedrooms in
suites of two rooms. Each suite has
a connecting bath and the master bed
room has a large private bathroom.
The third floor of the building is de-
voted entirely to recreation room
extending over major portion of the
center block of the building, and this
room is connected with a balcony on
the second story of the garden porch
at the rear of the house. Service quar-
tiers are provided on the second story
of the west wing of the building and
on the lower floor is the garage.
An outstanding example of the typi-
cal Southern colonial frame house Is
to be found at 291S Forty.fourth place,
which is the home Of Col. Christopher
B. Garnett. The white outlines of this
home. standing in the midst of a gen.
erous growth of stately trees, form a
striking picture. At the front of the
house Is a large circular portico. with
Corinthian columns upholding the roof
Of the portico. which is surmounted
by neat ballustrade. At the rear of
the house, at either side. are circular
pergola apartments. connecting the
house with the garage at one side and
an open arbor at the other.
William MiIIer's Home.
The English home of William Cam
mack Miller. located on a corner lot at
4401 Cathedral avenue, offers one of
the most interesting pictures of the
entire community. Situated we'll back
from the intersecting streets, the
house overlooks a deep ravine, some
10 or more feet below the level of the
street, which was preserved in all it's
rustic beauty in the building of the
home. Instead Of filling in this nat
uTdl QepTeSSlOIl, the owner ieIL 1t VIZ
tually in it's natural state, providing
for drainage, cleaning out the small
underground to some extent and build
ing small pond at the upper end of
the lot. The spot contains a number
Of great old trees, which are added at.
fractions.
The home of George Adams Howard,
at 2905 Fortyfourth street, is an ex::
ample of the placement of a house
both for the purpose of : obtaining the
best vista from both of the two inter-
secting streets which the property ad.
joins, and the preservation of desirable
old trees. The house is set at an angle
with both streets, forming a triangu-
lar front yard, which made possible
the saving of two great trees which
stand close by the house.
A community spirit has been de-
veloped in Wesley Heights, which is
set well apart from other residential
sections in the northwest, and recestly
a large community clubhouse was
completed at the corner of Forty-fifth
and McComb streets.