Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
REAL ESTATE
SECOND STAR MODEL HOME
WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW
English-Type Residence in Shepherd Park
lsCompletely Furnished-Has Many
Unusual Features.

I The second floor hall Is unusually
| spacious. and q window seat, whose at
| tractivelv located glass window looks
out on the front of the house. is the
| center feature of this hall A linen
closet has been built in this hall. 1t
! is a double-door closet, with automatic
| lights, and has compartments for
/ blankets and linens, as well as shelves
for towels In this closet is found a
clothes chute. leading direct to the
basement.
One OF the most unusual rooms of
this house is the study or trophy room.
or Den 1t may be used for any OF
these purposes. or it may be used for a
| library. This room is entered off of the
, stair landing and is about 10 Feet
square. It has massive stone fireplace
in the wall and vaulted type of cell
! ing with heavy beams which run to
! the ridge of the roof. This room has
been finished with rough texture walls.
| and has been furnished with worm
eaten chestnut furniture in keeping
with the English atmosphere. II Is
open to the outside on three different
sides.
Imported Wall Papers Used
The three bedrooms are finished in
/ imported wall papers and furnished III
the latest of modern furniture The
master bedroom. with its private bath
and dressing room, is finished in pale
pink tints, the woodwork being painted
In two colorS of buff and pink. The
bath is finished in pink tile. and the
dressing room has an attractive powder
table set in il and a large mirror is in
the door This room has three ex-
poSures. The two other bedrooms on
the second floor are of unusual size. and
are connected by large bath, which is
finished in blue tile.
On the third floor is to be found a
spacious child's play room. where on
rainy days children can play within
the home without disturbing guests
On this floor also will be found ire
mendouS cedar room, with built-in
compartments, where rugs, blankets.
furs and all other Winter apparel of
the family can be stored. A maids
room, or a spare bedroom, is also To-
Gated on this floor, and has it's private
lavatory
The basement of this home is as
complete as any other portion of the
house. The walls have rough finish
plaster. and the floor is painted in
gray tone. The cellar has complete
laundry equipment. Also there is room
here for the new type heating plant
with a green iacketed boiler.
The house is completely wired with
two separate electric circuits, one for
lighting and the other for power. Power
outlets are provided for the basement
washing machine. for the oil burner
for the electric ice machine and for the
electric dish washer. Storage closets
and servants toilet are also provided
IN the basement
The grounds about the house have
been attractively handicapped by J. H.
Small e. Sons BY building the garage
next to the house a large space was
left available for a garden, which has
been planted with evergreens and
shrubs, and garden seat has been
placed at the far end. with a tagging
walk leading directly to it from the
French doors leading off the living
room OF the house The service yard,
which has been inclosed with a lattice
fence. provides space for the drying of
clothes. A bluestone driveway leads
from Juniper street to the garage
This model home NAV be reached BIZ
driving out Sixteenth street to Alaska
avenue. to Morningside drive, then left
into the drive TO Juniper street.