Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-14

dwellings.
Home in Colony Hill.
The Silver Star Home in Colony
Hill, near the intersection OF For
ty-fourth street and Reservoir
road, today enters its third week
of public showing under auspices
of The Star.
The public is invited to inspect the
house any day during the ensuing tWc
weeks between 9 am. and pm. II
may be reached by driving out @ street
north on Wisconsin avenue to Reservoir
road, then west to Hoban road, short
distance beyond Forty-fourth street. :,
This demonstration dwelling. as well
as the ether Silver Star Homes, was
awarded the Silver Star medal by the
committee of home building specialists
who are act * for The Star in this
program designed to encourage home
ownership and the building OF better
homes.
Taylor Heads Committee.
James S. Taylor, chief of the Division
of Building and Housing, Department
of Commerce, who is participating In
the work for the Presidents Conference
on Home Building and Home Ownership,
is chairman of the committee. Anotner
member is DR.. Louise Stanley, chief OF
the United States Bureau OF Home Eco
Monies, who also is assisting in prepare
tions for the Presidents Conference.
She is a specialist on efficient Kitchen
equipment and arrangement.
Other members of the committee
specialists in various other phases OF
home planning, are Gilbert Rodler, pass
AnnAr1-
can Institute of Architects; Arthur Carr
past president, washington Real Estate
Board: Miss Harlean James, executive
secretary. American Civic Association
waverly Taylor, architect and builder;
John H. Small, Sd, landscape architect
and Rufus S. Lusk, realty statistician
The Silver Star Home In Colony Hill
built by Boss 81 Phelps from plans by
Horace w. Peaslee, architect, and Miss
early American architectural motif
sayoring Of the Connecticut influence.
Frame Construction.
II "a Of frame construction, painted
white. which forms an appealing con-
trast against the weathered gray OF the
special type of costly fireproof shingles.
the green Of the lawns. paintings and
the woodland area Of Glover parkway,
This is one Of the 10 detached dwell
irgs being erected In the section, an 70
be of one general architectural motif
the early American or Georgian.
How is variety achieved?
For one thing the design Of each
house is distinctly different from its
neiphbors. including the Silver Star
home. Again, as Mr.. Peaslee and Miss
Greely point out. the group has varied
setbacks from the street to give the
uneven building line that an Ole
early American village would have.
Houses Set Low.
The houses are set low, with only
one or two steps from the first hool
level to the ground outside. The treat
ment of the grade in front OF the houses
IS varied, however. The slope OF thu
street has made it possible to set som'
houses slightly above the street, Will
retaining walls and step or ramp, somt
being almost at sidewalk level, givini
the variety of the oldtime village, ye
with the whole composition tied to
gether.
A sense Of seclusion is given by TIT
front, low retaining walls Of brick. Blu
there is lack of uniformity IN this. a.
in the houses themselves. In front o
the Silver Star home there Is q nea'
fence Of special design, with the dia'
mond motif predominating. Again, tn
property line of some other houses
marked by low shrubs.
E1ms for street trees eventually vii
provide an archway Of foliage so char
acteristic Of New England Colonial VII
lagos. Large trees on property in from
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