Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06

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model homes, the largest and most
costly and pslatial of the series of six
demonstration houses, will be thrown
open to the public of Greater Wash
ington tomorrow. and will remain on
exhibition throughout the ensuing
month.
This monumental house, which shows
the influence of the English gentleman s
farmhouse of the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries, in CotSwold manner, is To-
Gated at the corner OF Redwood ter
race and East Beach drive. In Rock
Creek Park Estates. adjoining Rock
Creek Park in the wooded and rolling
section north of Kalmia road. 1t was
built from plans by James e. Cooper,
local architect, by the William P. Lips
comb Co. for the Edison w. Briggs Co.
developers. 1t has been furnished by
w. IL j. Sloane Co.
Meanwhile three other houses In the
model homes series sponsored this year
hv The Star and the Operative Build
ers' Association remain on exhibition
and the public is invited to visit them
as we'll as the Rock Greek Park Estates
dwelling. These are the English group
houses at 1878 Forty fourth street. in
Foxall, built by WaVerly Taylor, Inc.
the brick colonial dwellings at 1347 Iris
street, Shepherd Park. built by l.. E.
Breuninger IL Sons, and the large New
England colonial dwelling at 1907 Row.
land place, Richmond Park, built by
William D. Sterrett.
Open All Day Sundays.
The Estates home will be opened to
the public at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, and will remain open until pm
On succeeding week days throughout
the month it will be open from / to 9
pm. when visitors will be welcome. 1t
will be open all day Sundays.
To reach Rock Gables drive out Six
teenth street TO Kslmia road, left on
Kslmia into East Beach: drive to the
corner of Redwood terrace. The loca-
ton is near the northern tip OF the
District.
Here will be found a large stone
dwelling of two main floors. predomi-
nent characteristics being its rugged
outlines, unusually thick and sturdy
walls, the low, sweeping lines OF its
heavy slate roof. interesting stone gables
the deep reveals" of the windows and
doors, interesting 1andscaping plan and
the dignity of its outlines and decora-
tive treatment.
Rock Gables is constructed OF stone
OF a range of colors, locally Quarried
It's spacious roof is covered with heavy
stone states of unusual weight and OF
random widths and graded thicknesses
The states at the caves have an aggre-
gate thickness OF slightly more than 4
inches, overhanging the fscades to form
the cornice.
Heavy Stone Chimneys.
Other features of the exterior design
are heavy stone chimneys rising at
either end of the roof of the main
section OF the house, the deeply set null
lioned windows in groups OF two and
three; the low ridge of the main roof;
a wing at one end providing for a
heavily Enclosed porch. and another at
the opposite side housing a large garage
with three entrances frankly placed at
the front, and three gabled dormers,
one of dominant size projecting from
the frontal side OF the roof. There Is
an additional large and a smaller dor
mer also in the garage wing. Orna-
mental arched doorways mark the ga
rage entrances, the doors of which are
OF paneled cypress.
The general lines OF the house, which
Is l06 feet in width, give the roof the
sweeping, "close-to-esPth" lines of the
houses Of this character OF earlier pc
RODS. The stone dormers lend the va
riety so often found in the Cotswold
type.
Via a f1agstone walk and terrace one
reaches the entrance near. the center
of the frontal facade. The doorway Is
close to the ground and Is OF limestone,
with sufficient hand carving and depth
to give shadow and color. The heavy,
paneled oak door has hammered iron
hardware in keeping with the char
scter OF the house.
To the right of the entrance is q coat
closet. Two steps lead to the level Of
the main stair hall which gives access
to the main rooms on this floor. To
the left of the hall and two steps below
its level is the commodious living room,
% feet wide and II feet deep, having
a ceiling IL feet inches high. The
ceiling is slightly lifted at the center
TO add to the vaulted feeling and has
a simple pattern in plaster with an
ornamental vine motif OF .cornice run
ming around the room. A heavy fire.
place in the end wall has a hand-carved
mantel of sandstone in Elizabethan
style. An exit leads to the covered
porch and there is an outlook through
the series of four mullioned windows
onto the formal garden to the rear. The
walls are of natural sand finish and
the wood work is Of chestnut so finished
as to bring out the grain OF the wood.
Mammoth Dining Room.
To the right of the stair hall is the
dining room, 10 feet wide and Is feet
deep, this room also having fireplace
with stone and marble mantel Of Spe-
cisl design. BY means Of the raised
floor level in the stair hall the ceiling
heights on the first floor, except In the
living room, are reduced to feet. The
dining room has walls Of sand finish
with plaster cornice, using rural orna-
mentation, conventionalized.
To the rear of the dining room are
the pantry, 6x14 feet, with an adjoin-
ing breakfast nook overlooking the gar
den to the rear from bay and the
kitchen, 12x12 feet, which has all mod
ern conveniences, an adjoining cold
room, and g. rear porch with steps
leading to q service yard.
Immediately to the rear of the stair
hall is the library, 12x12 feet, which is
finished in interesting style In gum.
This room has an adjoining alcove for
books with built-in bookcases, as well
rs an adjoining lavatory. At the rear
wall three large, deeply set windows
ovarIool- the garden and there is an