Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-15

Kalmia road and east of Sixteen
home in the series sponsored Thu
with the Operative Builders Assoc
The dwelling will be erected
Co., of which E. Brooke Lee is pres
rolling slope of wooded area at
roads. The house was designed /
especially to suit the site.
Plans for this house we're announced
today by The Star Model Homes Com
mittee. which is supervising the pro-
gram as construction on this and other
houses in the series steadily progressed.
The committee consists of Monroe War
rem, president of the Operative Build
ers' Association; Louis Justement, past
president of the local chapter of the
American Institute of Architects; Maj.
Donald A. Dawson, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner; Wilmer j. Waller, pres
ident of the Bankers Association; AL
fred H. Lawson, president Of the Real
Estate Board; Rufus S. Lusk, secretary
of the Operative Builders Association.
and representative of The Star.
Beauty Combined With Utility.
The Northgate model home will be
located a block north Of Kalmia road
and approximately block and half
east of Sixteenth street, in the section
which is a part of the Colonial Blair
Lee estate. near the junction Of the
Maryland and District boundary. This
Is one of the large wooded areas to be
developed within the District. 1t is
near the northern portal of TIE Dis
trict and has sheltered bride paths
leading to Rock Greek Park nearby.
Architectural appeal is combined
with utility in the plan. To obtain
maximum use of the triangular lot and
a. ,~,xr ~ xyicf nf
surrounding property from the house,
and to give the house itself charming
appearance from all sides. an unusual
outline was selected for the dwelling,
which may be described roughly as ''Y"
shaped.
BY this means interesting roof and
facade lines are created, and under this
plan, also, nearly every main room in
the house has three exposures.
The exterior of the house will be OF
whitewashed brick, which will make fer
interesting contrast with the bach
ground of lawns and trees. There will
be additional contrast in the stained
hand-hewn timbers of the entrance,
about the series of windows In the
frontal wing and the wide clapboard-
ing in the gable end of this wing,
as well as in the color Of the slate
roofs. Dark shutters will be hung at
the sides Of the second story windows.
Has Center Entrance Plan.
The dwelling will be of the center
entrance plan, with an entrance YES
tibule placed at the juncture OF the
two main wings at the front of the
house. This will be reached by a
slightly curved walk made of fat stones
laid in random pattern.
The floor Of the vestibule also Will
- - @kO I'D UftValU
cement. On one side of this entrance
hall will be a coat closet, and on the
other a small guest labatory.
From the vestibule one will step into
the stair hall, from which circular
stairway will rise through the we'll to
the upper floor This well will be
nearly in the center of the building.
providing easy access to the other
rooms. To the right will be the living
room, occupying the full area OF the
first story of the right wing. This
room will be IA feet wide by q feet
in length. It will be two steps lower
In level than the hallway.
A large, rounded oriel window Will
light the living room from the frontal
facade, while on the opposite side there
will be an exit from the rear, covered
porch. Another feature Of this room
will be a conventional corner fireplace,
with fiagstone hearth and wood mantel
of natural finish A chimney seat ao-
Joining the fireplace will be typical OF
those in homes of Early American style
To the front of the center hall Wiz
be the dining room, measuring Is by Is
feet. This room, with three exp sures,
will be lighted by series OF three
windows in a bay jutting from the
front of the house.
Kitchen Is 10 by IA Feet.
In the rear wing of the house VIII
be the kitchen, 10 feet wide and IA
feet long, This will have modern
equipment, including mechanical re,
frigeration. AdioiningSthe kitchen VIII
be a convenient cold pantry ana
rear or service porch. Ill,
Opening of the center hall also VIII
be q mans room or lounge or Stuuy'
This room will be connected WIN q
lavatory. This snug room, 1eet VIZ
and 9 feet inches Deep. VIII nave
three exposures. giving view OF the
rear grounds. go Ioa
On the second floor will be four pea
rooms two baths and storage space:
The master bed room, IA rect py 10
feet s inches, will be located In the
right wing, over the living room ~
toining 1t will be private nath' WIN
built-in tub and shower. The otner
hath viii be adjacent to the private
hath and viii have access to the center
hail In the two left end wings. as
seen in the floor plans. VIII be Two
other bed rooms, both also having three
Exposures. These rooms also VIII De
reached conveniently from tne cea aoa
hall Both will have ample closet space.
5rI,e fourth bed room will be in the bay
deveionment over the lounge on the
first floor, just off the stair han. 4os.o
1,,iIv decorated with authentic copies
~ quaint English wall paper suitable
To the Early American character OF tne
interior decoration. -, s,-o4
A double driveway VIII run ol[ t,
]ror, the street to the rear OF the
ho,lse where there will be entrance to
two separate garages built into the
basement. All sections of the basement