Evening star., 1931-12-12
THOUSANDS VISIT
SILVER STAR HOME
Residence at Spring Valley
Opens Second Week of
Exhibition.
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for merit in construction and planning
by the committee Of specialists which is
acting for The Star in arranging the
1881 better homes demonstration spon-
sored by this newspaper.
This committee consists of a group
of specialists in related lines Of home
building activity, including James S.
Taylor, chief Of the division of build
Ing and housing Of the Department of
Commerce, DR. Louise Stanley. chief of
the United States Bureau of Home
Economics Miss Harlean James. execu-
tive secretary, American Civic Associa-
ton, Waverly Taylor. architect and
builder; Gilbert ROdier, architect: Ar
thur Carr, realty appraiser and former
president. Washington Real Estate
Board, John H. Small, landscape archi-
tect, and Rufus S. Lusk, statistician.
A particularly educational feature Of
the public exhibition of this house Is
an authentic, construction model of &C
tual size, on display in the huge built
in garage in the basement of the
dwelling, revealing methods followed in
the erection Of the residence This
tells better than a description could ex-
u,
the studding set. the insulation beard
ing built into the structure. the plaster
laid up and the metal sheathing in
serted into the construction.
Protection Against Noise.
Here is illustrated the method en-
ployed in this home of LAY ing a con-
crete base for the first floor construc-
ton, so as to provide extra protection
against noise. dust and other diStrac-
tions which sometimes arise from the
basement Of a home
Illustrating also one of the refine
ments found in a modern home of COM
modjous size, such as this, in the base
ment is found a huge room which is
designed and treated as a family recrea-
ton room. In one end is a large fire.
place, lending a touch of warmth to
the room, with a game table In the
center and comfortable chairs and
lounges at the sides. A large run and
draperies give to this portion of the
house the aspect Of the authentic living
features it was planned to afford
This room, as we'll as other expected
quarters of the basement, is reached by
a circular stairway leading down from
the main entrance hall in the front
center Of the house.
The comm0dious and lavish treat
ment of the two main floors of the
residence is apparent at a first glance.
To the left Of the main hall one finds a
library Of large size, rich in treatment
with spacious built-in bookshelveS, huge
open fireplace and partly paneled walls
Has Three Exposures.
The library has three exposures, with
large windows on the front side and
rear exposures, providing ample natural
lighting during daylight hours.
The spacious living room is to the
right of the entrance hall, with front
ana side exposures, and the dining room
is to the rear, where it has an outlook
over a rear garden. A servants hall,
as well as the dining room, connects
with the ample kitchen, at the right
rear of the house.
The circular stairway from the en-
trance hall carries one to the second
floor. where the visitor finds a master
bed room, with private bath and pri-
vate and ample cupboards, a sitting
room or child's room, and three addi-
tional bed rooms with two large baths
adjoining them.
On the third floor are three well pro-
portionel ser' ants rooms and bath, in
addition to spacious storage space