Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-06

e0-called COtSWold manner, having IN
its interesting long. low and somewhat
rambling outlines the influence of the
English gentleman's farmhouse, style OF
the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,
will be the sixth and last of the series
Of Star model homes of this year.
This house. the largest of the series
OF demonstration homes being sponsored
this year by The Star and the Operative
Builders association, now is being
erected by the Edison w. Briggs Co.
from plans by James E. Cooper. on a
large site at the corner of Redwood
Terrace and East Beach Drive, in Rock
fitting rustic setting of wooded section,
Greek Park, nearby.
Known as Rock Gables.
Known as Rock Gables, this house of
cominodious proportions and lavish ap-
po!1tments will be ready for month
OF public exhibition beginning June 20.
Construction now is well under way.
Rock Gables is being constructed of
stone of range of colors, locally
quarried, this material comprising the
total area of the facades, and will have
3 spacious roof covered with heavy
stone states of unusual weight and
The states at the caves will have an
aggregate thickness of AZ inches, over
hanging the facades slightly to form the
cornlce.
Other features of the exterior design
will be heavy stone chimneys rising at
either end of the long. deeply set null
1soned windows in groups of two and
three; low ridge OF the man roof
wing at one end of the house providing
for heavily inclosed sitting porch and
another at the opposite side housing a
large garage, with entrances frankly
placed at the front, and three gables or
6ormers, one of dominating size, pro-
jecting from the frontal side of the roof
Ornamental arched-top doorways mark
Ene garage entrances, the doors of which
will be paneled chestnut.
Plans call for extensive landscape de-
velopment, including low stone retain
ing walks along the right side of the
property and the front entrance, nicely
placed shrubs and flowers, large for
NAL garden in the rear of the house,
with fountain as focal point, lawns,
tagging and stepping-stone walks, gar
den seats, borders of hedge and flower
plots.
Hedge to Make Border.
Hedge will be employed as border
for the entrance to the garage, and to
the rear of the garage wing will be
service yard, which will be shielded from
the formal garden by hedge. Fruit trees
viii be planted in the service yard
The general lines of the house, 106
feet or more in width gives the roof the
sweeping. "close-to-earth' lines of the
houses of this character of earlier
periods. The stone dormers lend the
variety so often found in the Cotswold
type.
The entrance near the center of the
frontal facade, is kept close to the
ground. and is of limestone with suf-
fcient carving and depth of door to
give shadow and color. Over the door,
way. set in stone panel. will be q
bronze sun dial, while an old ship
lantern will be to the left of the door.
The door will be of oak in raised panels
and fitted with fifteenth century style
wrought iron hardware.
BY way of a curved walk, one will
reach the entrance and step into the
lobby having tagging flooring. To
the right will be coat closet. Several
steps here lead to the level of the main
stair hall, which gives access to the
main rooms on the first floor.
Living Room Ceiling II Feet Inches.
To the left of the stair hall and two
steps below its level will be living
room, % feet wide and II feet deep
and having ceiling IL feet inches
high. The ceiling will be slightly lifted
at the center to add to the vaulted feel
ing and have a simple pattern in
plaster with an ornamental vine motif
of cornice running around the room.
There will be a heavy fireplace in the |
end wall, with mantel of sandstone in
Elizabethan style, of broad, low char |
acter. There will be an exit upon the |
covered porch and an outlook through |
the series of four mullioned windows at
the rear over the formal garden This |
room will have walls of natural sand |
finish, chestnut trimming to windows
and the oak flooring will be slightly |
darkened.
To the right of the stair hall will be |
Q dining room, l9 feet inches wide |
and is feet deep. containing stone |
fireplace, with mantel different in |
character from that in the living room. |
BY means of the raised floor level in |
the stair hall and other rooms on this |
floor. except the living room, the cell
ing heights are reduced to feet. The |
dining room with have small plaster
cornices, using rural ornamentation,
To the rear of the dining room are |
the pantry, s by IA feet, with an ad-
joining breakfast nook overlooking the |
garden to the rear from a bay, and |
the kitchen, IL by 10 feet, which will |
have all modern equipment, and an |
adjoining cold room at the rear and a |
rear porch, with steps leading down to |
the service yard.
Immediately to the rear OF the center |
stair hall viii be library, finished in |
interesting style. This room will be !
~ by IL feet and viii have an adjoin-
ing alcove for books, as well as a law
g,:ory. At the rear wall will be three |
large, deeply set windows in a series |
overlooking the garden. There win be |
an. exit upon porch leading to the |
garden.
The second floor is planned for four
bedrooms. two maids rooms and four |
baths. To the left of the second fioor
stair hall will be the master bedroom. |
Is feet deep and % feet inches wide. |