Evening star., 1928-05-26

AfTording interesting comparison with
the other three demonstration houses
announced earlier, The Star model home
in Foxhall Village. construction OF
which was begun this week. will be an
unusual English residence of the group
order of combination brick and hak-
timber work and having a slate roof
II win be the center house of group
OF nine, each being of different design,
and is being erected at 4422 q street
by Boss & Phelps for the demonStra-
tion sponsored by The Star in co-opera-
tHon with the Home Owners Institute.
According to plans announced today
hv officials in charge, this house. the
last of the series of the four 1928 model
homes. will be completed by the first OF
October and viii be opened for month
az free public inspection, beginning Oc-
sohcr Is
The Foxhall Village model home, the
only one of the four 1928 demonStra-
ton dwellings not a detached house,
will be unusually large for one of a
group. having a frontage of 80 feet
and a depth of 2Sl2 feet, exclusive OF
9wo rear covered porcheS. and VIII be
Teplete with interesting features OF ar
rangement and architectural treatment.
II will contain in addition 10 a large
living room. dining room. dining alcove
snd kitchen. six bedrooms, three oatnS
and spacious basement for service Ia
ciliiisS.
Faces L. s. Tract.
The house will face upon United
States reservation being developed in
fhe center of @ street just east of
crescent-shape0 roadway and house
line ARRANGEMENT on @ street at the
end of Surrey lane and will be within
400 feet of Foundry Branch valley,
which is TO become part OF the eX-
tensive Glover parkway, TO the east OF
1he village
Work now IS proceeding on the lay
ing Of the street on the south side OF
the Government reservation in Q street,
and as the development of the row OF
houses which contains the model home
progresses visitors viii be invited to
watch the house grow from stage to
stage The reservation is 10 be oeauu-
fed with evergreens and the street VIII
have electric standards similar TO those
which are being installed on arterial
highways.
The feature of the facade Of the
model home viii be g great gable fin
iyhed with half-timber work and having
something of the characteristic of
large oriel, Jntting from the main wall
and overhangtng the windows OF the
firxt floor and the entrance. There viii
be rows OF four windows in the front
OF the first and second floors and on
the third floor viii be four smaller win
dows in row. having diamond-shaped
loaded glass.
The front lawn Of tie property viii
be handicapped and an elaborate garden
with hagStoue walks. hedges. flower pots
As~s- ef.sav
of the house A brick garage detached
from the house viii be erected close to
The 1S-foot alley in the rear.
Brick Retaining Walls.
Made possible by the slope OF @
street. the boundary lines OF the front
lawn win be marked with brick retain
ing walls of neat design.
Great chimney pots reminiscent OF
old English homes viii cap the Chin
neys of this and other houses in the
@ street group. The walls OF the en-
tire first floor and halls, as we'll as the
third floor. viii have a natural sand
finish TfR first and second floors viii
have double flooring. The treads and
rises OF the stairwayg and the wood
work in the living room, dining room;
the first floor halls and doors viii be
of oak. while the second floor wood
work win be OF white pine. with doors
OF birch
!, From the ornamented entranceway
the visitor viii 20 into an inclosed
entry leading into a front hall to the
left Of which viii be the living room
IS feet inches by % feet IN size The
left side OF this room will contain q
large fireplace and mantel Of special
design. buttresSed on either side by
5uilt-in bookcases At the front Of the
room viii BE- spacious window seat
running the length Of the row Of four
windows.
At the rear Of the living room en-
trance viii be had through ar elIipticaI
arch into the dining room. 16 feet wide
an6 IL feet deep An attractive feature
Of the arrangement Of this house Is that
provision has been made for q doorway
Trading 0T1to a covered porch at the eft
Eide Of the house. which. in turn, has
steps leading down TO the garden at
the rear Of the house Three windows
~ the rear Of the dining room also viii
overlook the garden development.
dining slcove IL provided % the
YsInt Of the dining room, and here
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