Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
STAR MODEL HOME
OPEN TO VISITORS
Hundreds Inspect Suburban
Dwellings, Fully
Furnished.

Auspiciously opened by Miss Helen
Wallace, one of the principals of the
| National Theater Players. who acted as
| officisl hostess, The Star model home at
Aurora Hills Va, yesterday afternoon
| attracted a throng of several hundred
! men, women and children. who in
| spected With interest the little home,
| its fittings and surroundings.
| While the formal opening exercises
were scheduled for 8 o'clock when Miss
Wallace made her appearance, numer-
Gus visitors iourneyed to the place ear.
| lier In the day so as to have more time
in studying interesting features. OF the
dwelling. which is the first OF the 1898
| series OF four demonstration houses
sponsored by The Star in cooperation
| with the Home owners Institute.
Door Is Unlocked.
When Miss Wallace arrived at 3
o'clock a large crowd OF visitors had
gathered in front of the house, which
is located at the corner of Washing
ton avenue and Gusts street. Miss
Wallace delivered a brief tribute to
home ownership and as Henry c. Nor
ris, president of Aurora Hills Homes
Inc, the builders unlocked the door,
graciously invited the guests to inspect
the home.
Then, with Miss Wallace leading, the
crowd filed through the house. which
is completely equipped and furnished:
notinA and commenting on points OF
interest In the six main rooms of the
dwelling and its setting.
The house Is Of moderate size" Miss
Wallace said after her tour of inspec-
ton, but it is amazing To note the
number and arrangement of the rooms.
1t is a beautiful little place"
The Aurora Hills home is to remain
open daily throughout the ensuing
month and a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public to visit 1t at any
time to study the planning and con-
struction. Representatives of the build
ers will be on hand to welcome guests
and answer questions concerning meth
DDS followed in its construction.
The house is an adaptation of the
English cottage style, in which the Nor
man influence Is accentuated. The first
floor exterior walls of the house are of
brick while the high-pitched gables at
| the front and the second-story portions
of the building at the rear are OF stucco
finish.
The interior walls of the first-fioor
rooms have rough texture plaster fin
ish in buff. while the upstairs rooms
are papered.
Interesting features outside of the
house are the little iron balcony about
the narrow arched window In the large
gable at the front, an old-fashioned
the entrance and tall chimney rising
above the roof with its stucco finish and
tile chimney pots.
Shade trees standing on the site OF
the house were preserved and now form
part of the setting. Evergreen shrub
berry is planted about the house, and at
the corner of the front lawn Is q spruce
which in future years may. be employed
as live Christmas tree. There is
family garden at the right Of the rear
lawn, having as a central feature a
bird bath.
The house Is of the centrai-hal type.
To the right Of the hall Is large
living room running the full depth Of
the house and opening OF the side Of
this room Is q sun parlor on the south
Of the dwelling. On the north side
OF the hall are o dining room and
kitchen and at the rear. breakfast
nook connecting with both the
kitchen and the living room. In the
kitchen are built-in cupboards. electric
range and refrigerator, an incinerator
and other modern equipment.
Basement Has PIayro0pa. i.
On the second floor ARE three bed
rooms, bathroom, a dressing room
adjoining one of the sleeping rooms
and sewing room adjoining another.
In the basement are provisions for
heating plant, fuel bins, q large play
room for the youngsters or billiard
room for their elders, and two-car
garage at the left of the basement, hav-
ing an entrance from the rear OF the
house.
To assure protection from heat In
Summer and cold In the Winter the
walls of the house are insulated and
the exterior walls were laid so as to
provide air space between the inner
and outer brickwork. Also 30 provide
protection against danapness, the walls
OF the house were coated with tar
preparation.
The house was furnished for the
month of demonstration by w. B.
Moses a. Sons In keeping with the
architectural style Of the dwelling,
which was designed by Theodore A.
McArn Of the Aurora Hills firm.
The house may be reached from
Washington by driving to Virginia via
the Highway Bridge, turning right into
Military road shortly beyond the bridge,
bearing left at the intersection Of the
road with the Mount Vernon boulevard
at the group Of filing stations and fol-
lowing the boulevard TO Frazier avenue,
then left on Frazier avenue TO Gusts
street and then right on this street 70
the home at the corner of Washington