Evening star., 1931-12-07
THRONG NSPECTS
SILVER STAR HOME.
Record Crowd of More Than
5000 Visits Residence in
Spring Valley Section.

An unprecedented number of visitors
was attracted yesterday to the fifth
1881 Silver Star Model Home at 1929
lockwood parkway IN the Spring VAL
ley section of Wesley Heights, on the
occasion of its public exhibition under
auspices of The Evening Star.
Attendance at the initial days show
ing of the dwelling entered in the
Silver Star series by w. c. g. A. N.
Miller, developers of Wesley Heights,
was conservatively placed at between
5000 and 1000 persons. The home
Will be open for public inspection each
day and evening for the current 30dsy
period, and The Star extends a cordial
invitation to prospective home owners
and builders of greater Washington to
visit the dwelling.
Rejecting the influence of Norman
French architecture, the mansion like
house is built of stone and is set well
back on wooded lot. II was selected
for place in the better homes dem
onstration by The Stars committee
OF specialists in related phases of home
building
First TO Be Furnished.
The new exhibit home is the first of
the series this year to be furnished. and
in this phase of its decoration selec-
tions were made in keeping with the
style OF the house, emphasizing at tbs
same time the homelike comfort that
is characteristic of the dwelling. Fur
niture was provided and arranged by
Dulin & Martin
The first floor library, Immediately
to the left of the spacious reception
hall. is an outstanding feature Of the
ground floor plan. The library and the
dining room, also giving off the recep-
ton hall, open through large French
doors onto a terrace bordered garden
in the rear A commodious kitchen
with all modern improvements is en-
tered both by way of the dining room
and through a curving passageway
leading from the main hall The
large, well-lighted living room is on the
right of the front door upon entering
The second floor, reached by way OF
a sweeping circular staircase from the
reception hall, has five rooms and three
baths. including the master bed room
and guest suite of bed room, sitting
room and bath The third floor has
three servants rooms and bath. A fea-
ture OF the home is its abundance OF
cedar lined closets
Includes Recreation Room.
The basement includes large I'm
ished recreation room, in addition to
additional servants quarters A large
buiit-in garage, laundry room and
lockers complete the basement ar
rangement
The sturdy construction Of the model
dwelling is graphically illustrated by
means of a cross section of the build
ing displayed in the garage. This ex-
hibit reveals in minute detail the vari-
Gus stages Of the construction process,
from basement foundation to roof
! gauging in actual size the thicknesses
of walls, ceilings and floors.
The model home is reached by driv-
ing out Massachusetts, avenue TO Ne
braska avenue, left on Nebraska avenue
past the American University and bear
ing to the right on Loughborough road
to the first paved avenue on the right
leading down into Spring Valley, dis
tance of one block, then left on Rock
wood parkway to No, 1929.
The house also may be reached via
Massachusetts avenue to Cathedral
! avenue, thence through Wesley Heights
to the intersection Of Loughborough
road and Indian lane, following from
there to route described above.