Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
STAR MODEL HOME
AT LELAND OPEN
Charming Colonial Dwelling
win Remain on Exhibition
Throughout Month.

The second 1929 Star model home
opens today.
This charming colonial dwelling OF
modest size, located at 450e Elm street,
Leland, Md, will be thrown open to
the public of Greater washington at
9 O'Clock this morning and will remain
on exhibition throughout the ensuing
month. All interested in modern home
construction. design and decoration are
cordially invited by The Star and the
Operative Builders Association, which
are cooperating in the home demon
stration, to visit this house today or
during its month of exhibition.
Last Sunday a veritable stream OF
visitors, estimated at about 5000. passed
through the first of the series Of Star
model homes, located on Kennedy
drive in Kenwood. Md, and prepare
lions have been made to receive great
throng at the Leland home today. Four
other model homes of the series will
be opened during succeeding weeks and
each will be open for a period OF q
month.
Easy Access to Home.
The Leland dwelling, especially de-
signed and built for the demonstra ton
by the firm of M. & r. B. Warren, is
easily accessible by automobile and
street car The house is reached by
driving out Connecticut avenue to
Leland street, left on Leland to Forty
sixth street, then right on Forty-sixth
to Elm street. The house faces this
intersection.
The home also may be reached by
driving out Wisconsin avenue to Leland
street, right one block to Forty-sixth
street and then left one block to Elm
street.
visitors may also take either the
Wisconsin avenue or Connecticut ave-
nue. street cars to Leland street.
The Leland model home, a six-room
detached dwelling, has all the familiar
appeal Of the simple dignity Of its Colo
NAL type. It Is the smallest and least
expensive Of the several detached houses
included in the 1929 series of Star model
homes. Unpretentious in size, 1t was
designed by Harry L. Edwards with an
eye to comfort and convenience and
with special attention to structural
appearance.
Homelike Appearance.
Visitors will find here house Of real
homelike appeal and bright and cheer
full in its exterior finishing. The dwell
ing's exterior walls are painted 8 real
Colonial white, with nice contrast IN
dark green shutters, modest green roof
ing and with a background of numerous
trees and with a modicum of evergreen
shrubs planted in the wide lawns.
The first story of the house Is OF
reclaimed brick, given a solid white
painting, and the upper story Is finished
with wide clapboards, also of solid
wilderness. A curved cement walk leads
to the Colonial entrance, with pilastel
columns on either side, from which
are swung green metal lanterns, and o.
the right side Is q covered porch. A
driveway at the left Of the property
leads to the garage at the rear. There
is 0 brick chimney, also painted white
at the right of the structure, crowned
by small chimney pots.
On the first floor are q living room
Of comfortable size, with a door giving
onto the side porch; dining room, with
q view Of the landscape development
to the rear, and a kitchen and pantr.
Of modern design.
On the second floor are three bed
rooms, q bath with shower and {
special linen cupboard and q large ceda
closet. The basement Is large and air.
and contains q modern heating plan
and washtubs placed under window.