Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11

Philadelphia NJ e | ii n g
Pot Produced Colonial
Houses of Distinction.
MODERN RENDITION
FOUND PLEASING
Recalls Days When Manori-
al Types of Old England
Were Dominant.

Out of the melting pot" of Philadel-
phia, where English, Dutch, SwedeS ana
Germans intermingled, came type OF
Georgian architecture, perhaps peculiar
to the locality, where Colonial houses
showing the development of early
American architecture stand as me-
MORALS to the progressive development
of this art on the North American con-
tinent
New Highlander Used Wood.
While the colonist designing his own
home usually harked back to what he
remembered had taken place in his
homeland, he was always limited in
his production by the material on hand
with which to build. In New England
he emulated his ancestors and strived
to produce in wood what they had pro-
duced in brick and stone, while far
ther South, where there was apparently
a greater prosperity and wealth, his eff
forts rnaterialized in brick and stone.
Around Philadelphia this is particularly
true and many of the old houses still
stand, representing the finest types of
that aristocracy which centered in the
Nations former social and political
hub. From that period there has been
copied this Georgian home rejecting
the immortal fashion of old England.
A modern rendition of this type Of
architecture has just been completed
in Washington, on Glenbrook road.
The house Is set well back on its lot
and is approached by roadway pass
ing over an arched stone bridge, under
which flows a brooklet, one Of the many
which traverse this section of the Dis
trict and from which this particular
section derives its name, Spring Valley.
of which are of stone laid in random
rubble. The strict symmetry of the
main portion of the house is given an
added touch of style by its formal door
way.
Sun Room to East.
To the east is the sun room planned
to catch the first rays of the morning
sun and to the west is the servants
wing, containing the three-car garage,
with two servants rooms and bath
above. The chauffeur's room and bath
are found in the basement of the main
portion of the house.
Upon entering the front doorway, one
finds himself in a square hallway about
13x13, from which the broad stairway
rises to the second floor. To the right
is the formal living room, 17x29; to
the left Is the dining room, 17x15, and
directly facing the entrance door is the
library with its paneled walls.
The entrance to the library is placed
on an axis with the front door, giving
a vista on entering the house of the
garden beyond. Just off the library is
a small lavatory. To the front of the
house are the pantries, kitchen and
coat closets. Passing through the Ii
brary one arrives at a porch about IL
feet wide extending along three-fourths
of the garden side of the house.
The garden side of the house is de-
signed in as dignifled and attractive
manner as the entrance front. On the
second floor there are five bed rooms
and three complete baths; and on the
third floor there are three guest rooms
and bath.
This dwelling was designed by Cor
don e. MacNeil and built by the firm
of w. c. g. A. N. Miller for Comdr
and Mrs. A. H. Balsley. The sale was
made through the Office of Harry
Wardman.