Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21


out @ street to Wisconsin avenue in
Georgetown, north TO Reservoir road
then west on this road to Hcban road
Just beyond Forty-fourth street.
The Colony Hill demonstration house
Is Of early American architectural in
f7uence, with a Connecticut aspect, as
designed by Horace W. Peaslee for the
Euilders, Boss & Phelps.
Has Individual Atmosphere.
The house is of frame construction,
painted white, and, with the neatnesS
of the lines revealed outside, it immc-
diately presents an individual atmos-
phere, which is carried out in the in
terror treatment.
Not only has the interior been given
individual character by specially de-
signed door and window frames, mold
ings, cornices and hardware, but there
is distinctive touch in the soft finish
of the woodwork. Wallpaper designs
were selected with particular thought
to their relation to the rooms in color.
One of the particularly pleasing eff
fects visitors have received from an in
Spection of the interior of the house is
the economical use of space Though
the dwelling does not appear to be large
from an outside view, a tour of its quar-
tiers reveals more rooms and larger
AOOiuo tAdAl OIlS COulQ IlTSJ expect.
A particularly important feature of
the house is its construction. Fer one
thing, the entire area of outside walls
and the roof has been insulated against
heat in Summer weather ans cc.i in
Winter.
Design Is N>dernized.
The Silver S+zr Home, like the other
dwellings ling erected in Colony Hill,
Is OF early American style, although, of
course, its design is individual, the
thought being to give distinctive char
acter to each house, while still main
tanning the same general architectural
motif for the entire community.
The Colony Hill house, it is explained
by the architect, has not been developed
primarily on the basis of detailed COPY
ing Of early American patterns, but
with an adaptation of the best features
of Colonial homes, in so far as they are
applicable to present conditions and
subject to them.
The requirements of modern living
coadi9tons have Influenced the house
TO- that StyliStic expression, because
the historic types of Colonial dwellings
Old not have such modern developments
ss two-car garages, radiators, serving
paatries, living porches or master bed
rcc'-l suites and bath rooms now avail
abe.
Has Connecticut Overhang.
Tho demonstration house has come
to be known as one of Connecticut in
fluence. This is mainly due to the
slight overhang of the second story
which, even in Connecticut types of the
period from which IL Is taken, was
merely a traditional relic of the over
hanging stories of English and Cont!n-
entail cities by which inside space was
gained without street encroachment.
The framing Of the entrance resem-
bles that Of the Richards house at
Litchf1eld, Conn, dating from 1870; but
with this is associated for climatic con-
ditions a two-story garden porch of
local precedents, and likewise. with Il
are combined room arrangements and
service facilities foreign to its origin
but meeting the normal living condi-
lions Of this day.
Various rooms of the exhibit house
are of adequate sizes for their special
purposes, with ceilings Of height
which emphasizes rather than dimln-
tshes the appearance of space.
Living Room PaneIed.
One end of the living room is en-
tirely of wood in the old manner, with
huilt-in bookcases and fireplace, while
the remainder of the room is wains-
coted to the height of chair rail. Both
living and dining rooms open onto a
porch with eastern and southern ex-
posures and garden outlooks.
On the second floor is a large bed
room with fireplace, having a private
bath, covered porch and ample closets
and designed to provide space for twin
beds On this floor also are three adj
6itional bed rooms and a bath open
ing of hall.
AS an instance Of the utilization of
all possible space in the building, one
of the bed rooms has a double closet.
inside one of goodly width one finds a
door to another Of lesser width which
makes use Of space next to the stair
well.