Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
NEW MODEL HOME
WILL Be IN GROUP
Dwelling in FoxaII to Be
Opened for Exhibition
Early in May.
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can forces in the War OF 1912 were
produced.
The Faxhall model home will have
eight main rooms and two baths. On
the first floor will be found an entrance
hall, containing cloak room of ample
size. Through a gracefully arched
opening one then will pass into living
room of comfortable size, Is feet deep
and 19 feet inches wide. The living
room will be featured by a large fire.
place.
Through another arched opening
there will be access to the dining room
with its double French doors opening
on TO the screened porch. The kitchen
is next to the dining room. The en-
trance TO the basement is at one end
of the kitchen. The basement will con-
tain the heating plant, servants toilet
and dressing room, laundry trays and
built-in garage.
Will Have Three Floors.
The main stairs leading to the second
floor are partly exposed to the living
room and open to a hall on the second
noor, with another flight of stairs con-
tinuing 10 the finished third floor. The
second floor will have three bed rooms,
complete bath room with shower and
sleeping porch. The third floor will
contain a studio room, an additional
bed room and bath with shower.
The brick used is a typical English
brlck-the same that is now being used
In the new British embassy on Massa-
chuSettS avenue, except that in these
houses 1t has been used in its full range
of rich, red colorS and with the clinker
brick. The method used in laying the
hFiPl ic lrT1OurV,
1t consists of alternating courses of
Stretchers and headers, laid with very
close joint, which makes an interest
ing and distinctive wall texture At
the caves and over certain arches
stones of pleasing and harmonious
colors have been worked in with the
brlckwork, making an interesting and
pleasing contrast of materials.
The roofs, important in the design.
will be covered with a Variegated green
and purple slate of random widths,
thickneSSeS and lengths, laid in such
way as to be In character with the
rugged and sturdy feeling of the group.
Cement StuccO Is Used.
All the half timber, beams and porch
posts used on the fronts will be of
either oak or cypress aided to simu-
late the heavy handhewn structural
timberS characteristic of this type of
construction and design. They will be
stained a weathered gray-brown to
maintain their interest and character.
Refined creoSote oil, a wood preserya-
tive, Is used for this purpose. This oil
1mpregnates the wood, killing the fungi
which cause rot and deterioration. This
reduces to a large extent the upkeep
by eliminating large areas which usually
must be painted every two or three
years. Cream-colored cement Stucco
has been used between these timbers in
various places, lending added interest
and color to the design. Shutters of a
soft green lend a pleasing contrast to
the weathered brown of the other
woodwork
local granite, with the seam face ex-
posed, presenting full range of gray.
brown and orange colorS, has been
used IN the front walls of two of the
houses up to the second floors and
Tor all the front porch and entrance
hall walls. Each home has a covered
front porch that is really part of the
mouse and plays most important part
IN the design. Distinctive flower-pot
brackets have been used with discrini-
nation. Terra Gotta chimney tons of
Var1egated heights and colors char
acteristic of the period, surmount the
massive br1ck-and-stone chimneys A
low brick retaining wall at the side
walk terms the foot of a gently sloping
terraceo lawn. This lawn is attractively
planted with evergreens and f1owerinr
SnruoS, forming verdant foreground
for the group.