Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31

Public Is Invited.
All interested in modern home
design. arrangement, equipment
and decoration. and in modern
thought in community planning
are invited to visit the house to-
morrow or any day during the en-
suing month, during the hours OF
8 am. and 0 pm.
The property may be reached by driv-
ing out q street to Wisconsin avenue
north to Reservoir road. west along this
load to Hoban road, just beyond Forty
fourth street, then right to the house
1t is the second dwelling north OF Res
ervoir road.
OF frame construction. the house is
painted white and claims attention
against the background OF its lawns and
the trees OF Glover Parkway 10 the rear
A cheerful, bright aspect is a striking
first impression as one approaches the
dwelling, which lasts as one steps into
the house, TO find the warm atmosphere
Of the interior.
Outstanding Features.
The nice proportions of the exterior
and interior design, the fine finish OF
the interior features and the Inability
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the house.
The house was erected by Boss &
Phelps from plans by Horace w. Peas
lee. Washington architect, and Miss Rose
Greely, landscape architect, under d.
rection Of Harry K. Boss. The house
has received the Commended" rating OF
the Architects Advisory Council, spcn-
sored by the Washington Chapter
American Institute OF Architects.
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stration sponsored by this newspaper by
the Silver Star Homes Committee, a
group OF specialists in various phases OF
modern home development.
Committee Members.
This committee is composed of James
s. Taylor chief of the division of
building and housing, United States
Bureau of Standards; DR.. Louise Stan
ley chief of the United States Bureau
of Home Economics; John H. Small
landscape architect; Gilbert Rodier
rast president Washington Chapter,
American In7titute of Architects; Wav-
ely Taylor. Washington architect and
operative builder, Arthur Carr, past
president Washington Real Estate
Bard; Miss Hsrlean James. executive
secretary Amer can Civic Association,
and Rufus S. Lusk, realty statistician
arr veteran OF better homes SHOWS.
The community plan, of which the
new Silver Star Home is part. is one
of the particularly commendable fea-
lures of the house. Here is being de-
veloped a community of 20 houses, all
of one general architectural motif. the
early American or Georgian, and all
planned as a part Of harmonious to-
tai composition, including streets,
lawns and dwellings. This is the mod
ern thought in residential construction.
Distinctive In Design.
Designed first as a fitting part of the
community plan, the house is distinc-
tive in design and suitable to its par
ticular setting.
Here we ind a roof presenting the
appearance of weathen-beaten, soft,
neutral gray of old shingles roof,
however, which is not of wood, but OF
the same type OF costly. heavy. fireproof
manufacture as was selected for the
historic williamsburg. Va, buildings
beinf. restored by Rockefeller interests
The house is frankly honest in de-
sign For instance, at the left front OF
the dwelling Us the entrance to two
car garage, with doors designed as a
constituent part Of the exterior archi-
tectural scheme, neat, trim and forming
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