Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
SECOND STAR MODEL HOME
AT LELAND OPEN TOMORROW
Charming Colonial House of Modest Size
Will Be on Display for One
Month.

The Star model homes demonstration
of 1929 enters its second phase tomor-
row with the opening OF the charming
Colonial house of modest size at 4509
Elm street, Leland, Md.
This house, the second OF the series
of six model homes being sponsored
Mhis year by The Star in cooperation
/ sith the Operative Builders ASsocla-
] bon, will be thrown open to the public
at 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning, and Will
remain open till late in the evening.
It will remain on exhibit each day
through the ensuing month.
Meanwhile the first of the series OF
Star homes, the large dwelling home
of modified French provincial style,
located on Kennedy drive, in Kenwood,
Md, will enter its second week of pub
lie exhibition, which during the past
week attracted each day additional
hundreds of visitors, following its for
NAL opening last Sunday. when several
thousand passed through its nicely fur
niShed rooms.
Plans also are being made for the
opening a week from tomorrow of the
third of the series, the English group
house in Foxall, 1873 F~orty-fourth
street, overlooking Foundry Branch
Valley.
Book TO Be Distributed.
simultaneously with the opening to-
morrow of the Leland home. the second
edition of 1.-The Star Model Homes
Book" published by the Operative
Builders Association, will be delivered
to the builders of this house, the firm
of M. 81 r. B. Warren, for limited dis
tribution among visitors to the dwell
ing. This edition contains special dis
play of the Leland dwelling.
Other editions of the book will be
issued in forthcoming weeks as other
model homes of the series are opened.
The public of Greater Washington is
cordially invited by The Star to visit
the Leland Star model home TO study
its appealing architectural style, nice
proportions, furnishings, equipment.
handspring and the unusual treatment
to be found in the rear lot.
The house has been furnished espe-
ciallv for the demonstration by the firm
OF w. B. Moses & Sons.
To reach this house drive out Wiscon-
sin avenue to Leland street, right for
one block to Forty-Sixth street. then left
one block to Elm street. to the house.
at 1909 Elm street. The house may also
be reached by driving out Connecticut
avenue to Leland street, left or west to
Forty-siXth street, then right to the
house. Street car and bus lines also
may be taken to the Leland section.
Colonial Style Furnishings.
The house was furnished during the
past week in keeping with the Colonial
style of the place, and all is ready for
the public.
Definite Colonial appeal is to be seen
from the first glance at this Leland
dwelling. The exterior walls of the
first story are OF brick, painted solid
white, while the upper story is finished
in wide clapboard, also painted a bright
white color. Against this background
are seen the dark green of Colonial
shutters and the green of evergreen
shrubs, nicely placed in the lawn
against the house. Giving contrast also
are the green shingles of the roof.
There is a Colonial brick chimney
rising in the right side of the dwelling,
and on this side also is seen a covered
porch overlooking a wide lawn to the
side of the property.
The entrance is featured by grooved
plaster columns on either side, from
which are swung green metal lanterns.
A driveway at the left side of the prop
erty leads to the garage, toward the
rear of the lot. To the rear of the
Mouse stepping stones in the lawn lead
10 a garden farther back, through which
runs a small stream, over which has
been built a rustic bridge. The rear
yard is well shaded by a number of
symmetrical trees.
Large Living Room.
Entering the house through the SIM
pie front entrance, one finds himself in
the living room, which is Is feet 6
inches deep and runs the full width of
the house, % feet by inside measure
ment. To the left of the entrance door
is 2 small Goa closet, large enough to
hold the wraps of a limited number Of
guests.
At the right end of the room Is a
colonial fireplace, and set nearby are
comfortable stuffed chairs. At the rear
of the fireplace is a door giving onto
the covered porch, from which one has
ar outlook on the side lawn and land
scape to the rear, as well as down Elm
street.
Through an open arch one enters the
dining room from the living room and
finds it an adequately furnished, we'll
lighted room with windows on two
! left is the kitchen. which is equipped
in modern style m which adjoins a
pantry. The pantry is so arranged that
a refrigerator is installed below shelves
placed on the walls for storage of sup
plies. The floors of the kitchen and
pantry are covered with inlaid lino-
1cum.
A feature of the arrangement Of the
service quarters of the house is that
] the tradesmen's entrance at the side of
i the house leads directly into the stair
. landing to the basement, off the pantry,
ESQ that all of the house except this en-
Mtrance can be locked, giving access to
tradesmen while the owner is away.
- Three RadraomS Ahaya
~ From the side of the living room
near the front entrance stairs rise to
\ the second floor, where three bedrooms
are found. The two larger rooms are 13
feet S inches by IA feet 3 inches and
13 feet 6 inches by IL feet 9 inches,
respectively, each containing a large
closet. The other bedroom Is designed
for use either as a bedroom or nursery,
second floor hall Is a cedar closet, and
a shower. is a special cupboard for linen.
The windows of the house are dressed
with lace and marquisette curtains anc
Powered cretonne and glazed chintZ
overdrapeS. These are hung from or
namental rods of wrought iron.
There are numbers OF electrical out
lets in the house and a radio connec-
ton in the living room.
The sturdy construction of the house
Is seen in the large, well lighted base
inert, and visible are the steel beams
supporting the first floor n the hol-
low tile masonry of the foundation
walls. Laundry tubs are installed under
p window. and in another part of the
basement is a modern heating plant.