Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23
Six New Model Homes Planned by The Sta
HOUSES TO HAVE VARIETY
OF STYLE, COST AND SIZE
Sites in Maryland, Foxhall Village. Shep-
herd Park, Rowland Place and
Rock Greek Park Estates.

phases of home development taken BY
Washingtonians.
The new model homes to be sponsored
by The Star will be offered for study By
the public as unusually attractive homes
| IN their cost class, carefully planned
and illustrative of progress being made
today in home design and construction
The first of the new series will be a
rather large house of Norman architec-
tural mode, TO be erected in Kenwood
Md. by the Kennedy Chamberlin De-
velopment Co, having value estimated
at $4,000, which will be completed and
ready for exhibition on or about May
10, according to present schedule. This
house win be of brick facades with slate
root and will be situated on a large
partly wooded site deemed suitable to
this style of design.
| The second model home will be a. six
room colonial dwelling to be erected in
! Leland, Md, by M. & r. B. Warren.
having value of approximately $12.50O,
to be opened for demonstration on or
about May IS. This house will have a
number of unusual features. The first
floor structure will be of reclaimed
brick, whitewashed. while the upper
story will be of wide clapboard exterior.
Against the brightness of the brick and
on front front windows, to. lend contrast to
the color scheme.
English-type Row.
The third of the series will be one of
group of English type row houses to
be erected on Forty-fourth street south
OF @ street in Foxhall Village by
Waverly Taylor A value of about Sl2,-
OoO is placed on this dwelling. which
will be of English brick construction
With slate roof of variegated color and
sizes. The house will be typically mod
ern colonial, with chimney rots. gables
and other familiar features It win be
opened for demonstration about June 2.
The fourth will be colonial de-
tached house of brick construction to be
erected in Shepherd Park by L. E.
Breunlnger & Sons. It will be ready
Tor exhibition on or about June 9. The
house has .n estimated value of about
$4,000. Modern in design and equip
ment. it will have interesting landscape
development in front and rear lots. as
will other houses in the series.
The fifth Of the 1929 series will be a
larger house OF colonial outlines, of a
combination of whitewashed brick and
field stone facades, and will have
large porch at one side, chimneys at
either end of the house and an APP
pealing entrance before the center hall.
This house will be erected by w. d.
Sterrett at 3709 Rowland place and viii
be ready for exhibition about June Is.
Its value is estimated at $4,000.
The last of the series will be the
largest OF the six, an English Cotswold
stone house to be erected IN Rock Greek
Park Estates by Edison w. Briggs Co.
1t has been given a value of about $50
600. The facades will be entirely of
stone and the great expanse of its roof
VIII be Of slate. An interesting rambling
effect is achieved by its width, which is
accentuated by wings at either side.
Three gables feature the front of the
house. 1t win be ready for exhibition
on or about June %.
Each of the sir houses will be on ex-
hibition for one Month, during which
time the public WI be invited to in
spect it during that period