Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-08
MANY VISIT MODEL
HOME AT KENWOOD
Attractive Residence, Spon-
sored by Star, Combines
Unusual Features.

pointed demonstration of the in
terest of residents of Greater Washing
ton in home ownership and modern
house construction methods was given
as throngs of visitors passed through
The Star model home, at Kenwood,
Md, thrown open yesterday morning
to the public for month of inspection
and study.
All day long streams of visitors filed
through the house and wandered about
its spacious grounds, studying the many
unusual features of the great colonial
dwelling, which is the third of the
series being sponsored this year by
The Star and the Home Owners In
stitute
The builders we're the Kennedy
Chamberlin Development Co. The
house will be open each day during the
ensuing month from 10 am. to 8 pm.
Route to Home.
The Kenwood dwelling, located at
the corner of Kennedy drive and Cham
berlin avenue, may be reached by driv-
ing out Connecticut avenue to Chevy
Chase Circle, turning left on Grafton
street to Wisconsin avenue and con-
tinuing west on Dorset avenue to Ken
nedy drive, then right to the house.
The place also may be reached by way
of Connecticut avenue, Bradley lane and
Bradley boulevard, west on Wisconsin
avenue to Kennedy drive at the en-
trance to Kenwood.
The model home is typically colonial
of the Jeffersonian period. and visitors
Yesterday were greeted at the door by
a dignified butler wearing colonial knee
breeches and dark coat with lace trim
mings.
The facade is featured by a great
semi circular portico, crowned by typi-
cal colonial baluStrade, which brought
forth many comments of approval.
In the large center hall visitors found'
large grandfather clock, which at
once set the tone to the furnishings.
Major floor coverings throughout the
three floors of the house are seamless
attained through the use of varying
dominating colors in the furniture and
draperies. In various rooms bronze,
burnt orange, rose, wistaria and lighter
shades of green than the floor coverings
were selected as the dominant color OF
the furnishings and draperieS.
Living Room Features.
To the left of the center hall visitors
entered great living room, where were
found Duncan Phyfe, Sheraton and
other pieces of colonial furniture, and
at the rear wall of this room a large
colonial fireplace, with built-in book
cases on either side. The size OF this
De- taI I1Hya Ia 10 rim
adjoining it.
On the right side of the first floor are
the dining room, breakfast room, FIN
ished in CHEEKY colors, and kitchen and
p..ntry, where all the latest household
Developments are illustrated, including
mechanical dish washer, mechanical re-
frigeration and specially designed
kitchen cabinets. A restful green, the
color scheme for the kitchen, is seen
even in the kitchen sink and ranges.
On the second floor visitors found a
master bedroom with its own cedar
closet. an adjoining dressing room and
private bath.
Contains Many Baths.
In sharp contrasts to bygone colonial
days when even one bath was to be
marveled at, the model home contains
three full-size baths on the second floor,
another on the third floor, guests law
atory Just of the center hall on the
first floor, and a servants lavatory in
the basement. These baths, with their
cromium plate fittings, bright shower
curtains and unusual colorings in the
fixtures, attracted wide interest among
visitors. The color scheme of one, off
the master bedroom is bright blue, an
other has dominating color of laven-
der, and a third is In black and white.
Wall paper Of the various rooms was
selected to conform to the color scheme
of the furnishings giving distinct
tone to each. Colonial furniture is used
throughout the house, but to illustrate
the latest in house decoration, furni-
ture of the modern art style Is used in
a guest bedroom on the second floor,
where legless twin beds set on a dias
is to be seen.
Servants rooms are located on the
second floor rear, over the two-car ga
rage, which is a constituent part Of
the house.
A feature of the house construction
which gives great strength to the dwell
ing Is q heavy concrete slab base for
the first floor which also serves as
barrier to noise and dust from the base
ment..
The house was furnished for the
demonstration by Mayer 81 Co and the
landscaping of the wide lawns was
executed by, John H, Small
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