Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-02

Situated on knoll overlooking a
lovely valley, the suburban home of
r. Branson Thomas. recently com
pleted on Mansion drive. WynneWood
Park, Md. besides being of meritori-
GUS architectural design, arrangement
and construction, is unusually attrac-
tive by reason of it's setting.
This house, erected on the very site
of the old Moves home. which for
many years was a landmark of the
community, stands near the center of a
three-quarter acre plot of ground which
has been extensively and carefully
treated for landscape effects. All the
larger trees and shrubbery on the
place We're preserved in the building
of the new residence. and additional
evergreens and shrubs have been
added to produce striking and pleasing
results.
The Thomas home, which is of a
Spanish type, is replete with interest
ing details of arrangement and plan
ming, many of which would be suit
able to suburban houses of other de-
sign.
Finished i'm Stucco.
The house, which faces due east is
two stories high, with large basement,
and contains seven main rooms. two
baths, lavatory and numerous closets,
including a large cedar closet on the
second floor. The house is of stucco
finish in multi-colored. conservative
tones. The roof is tile of varied colors.
A small outset on the facade of the
building, forming the entrance, also
is covered with tile of the same type.
Steel easements are used throughout
the windows of the place, and these
are painted light color.
Prominent among the features of
the exterior of the splace are the coy.
cred and open courtyards of brick and
cement construction, which are remin-
iscent of mansions OF olden Spain.
On the south wing of the house is a.
covered porch having an unusual col
onade development, with supporting
pillars fashioned after columns of an
cient detail. This porch lis 10 feet s
inches wide and 16 feet inches deep.
SunIsen Gardens at Rear.
Steps at the rear of the porch lead
down into @ sunken garden which fits
into the Il" shape of the house.
Steps at the rear of the garden in turn
lead onto a spacious brick paved ter
race which extends alongside the
three-car garage. The garage is of
house. 1t is connected with the house
by an arcade, designed both for APP
pearance and convenience in inclem-
ent weather.
At the right, or north, side of the
house is another spacious terrace,
this being of cement construction, A
ffagstone walk leads from the build
ing to Mansion driveway, and a pri-
vate driveway serves the garage from
the rear.
The entrances open into the living
room, which is "A feet wide and Is
feet deep. This room, as all others Of
the main floor, is finished in cream
colored plastic paint. At one end of
the living room are built-in bookcases
and French doors which open onto
the covered porch. On the west side
is a great fireplace. and TO the right
of this is the sair hallway.
The dining room is two steps higher
than the living room. 1t is 16x12
feet In size, and opens out on the
north terrace. Back of this room Is a
combination breakfast room and pan
try, of which feature is folding,
built-in breakfast table. The kitchen
occupies the west wing Of the house.
All doorways of the first floor are
arched. A winding stairway, guarded
by a wrought-iron railing, leads to
the second floor, where there are three
bedrooms, the largest of which, in the