Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-28
LYON VILLAGE MODEL HOME
TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC TODAY
Second of Star Demonstration Houses on
Granada Terrace Offers Best Fea-
lures of Construction.

metal window frames and the balcony
at the front, and the warm color of
Spanish tiles, which range in shades
| from yellow to deep ed.
A decorative metal lantern on the
terraced porch and massive wrought
iron hinges on the heavy oaken doors
also add distinctive touches to the
general color scheme. as do also the
dark half columns between this
French windows Of the living room
On the left of entrance is :. porca
f1oored with colored tiles nd bor-
dered with a low stucco finish rail that
n -tcheS the house.
Entrance to the house is through
small vestibule, which will prove
convenient in cold weather, and inside
ian wrought iron hand-rail a'~~~ the
stairway to the second floor.
An attractive living room opens
from the hall to the left of the house.
This room, of convenient size, 90 by
13 feet, has coved ceiling and an
Italian fireplace at the far end of the
room. The fireplace has a hearth
raised about 6 inches from the floor
level and is Semi-circular in form. The
hearth is f1oored with variegated
broken tile, arranged in artistic pat
tern, and it is edged with half brick
of rough texture.
Mantel Ebony Finished.
The ebony-finished mantel has a
semi-elliptical shape and rests on mas.
sive ebonyfinished wood brackets set
in the face Of the chimney. The chin.
ney itself projects into the room about
foot, and has convenient hooks on
either side in which are small case
me1t windows placed high in the WALL
Above the mantel the chimney mar.
rows gradually as it rises to the coyed
ceiling.
The dining room, 20 by Is feet in
size, has windows on both the south,
or front, and east sides of the house.
Back of the dining room there is a
breakfast room.
The kitchen is roomy, with CLEAN.
ing white sink and drainboard placed
under the east windows. A built.in
ironing board is one OF its conven-
fences. A maids room with lavatory
opens off the hall near the kitchen.
On the second floor are three bed.
rooms finished in cheerful wall tints,
with ceiling cluster lights in poly.
chrome effect Two of the bedrooms
have ventilation on three sides and
each has a large cedar closet. The
bathroom is large and contains
modern equipment with shower and
tub, the latter being fitted into the
tiled wall and floor. The walls have
"a wainscoting of green tiles to
shoulder height and the wall above
is washable. The floor tile is of
black and white basket weave
pattern
Open Daily for Four Weeks.
The home will be open daily for
four weeks from 10 am. until $50
pm. To reach the place the follow
ing routes may be taken:
Starting from The Star Building.
avenue, by automobile, follow the
Avenue to Georgetown and the Key
Bridge. Cross the Key Bridge and
turn to the right at the Washington
& Old Dominion station into the Lee
Highway. A few minutes on the Lee
Highway will bring you to Lyon VII
lage. Just beyond the Lyon Village
Office, on the other side of the high
way. is Granada Terrace.
The demonstration home may also
be reached by street car and bus. by
taking a Georgetown or RoSslyn car
from The Star Building and then one
Of the Washington Maryland Virginia
Motor Coach Co.'s buses, either from
the terminal on the District side of
the Key Bridge or at the street car
terminal in Rosslyn. where the Lee
Highway turns at the w. & o. D.
terminal corner