Evening star., 1932-07-02

Dwelling Livable, Con-
venient, Pleasing In an
Esthetic Sense.
OPENED TO PUBLIC
FOR DEMONSTRATION
House Selected for Exhibit
by Impartial Committee
of Specialists.

M ANY different elements must be
M woven into harmonious COM
V position in the development of
i a modern home if it is to be
at once livable. convenient and
pleasing in an esthetic sense.
This thought is Illustrated in the
Silver Star Home, at 49l5 Hillbrook
lane, Spring Valley, now on public ex-
hibition under auspices OF The Star,
nthe better homes demonstration con-
Quoted by a group of impartial home
building specialists.
The requirement of the space needed
by the intended owners of dwelling
Is an immediate consideration in the
planning of house, and then comes
the impelling questions OF the charac-
ter TO be given the house, its equip
ment, decoration, furnishing and the
treatment of its surroundings. Each
item must be studied in the light OF its
relation to the others, if there Is to be
desired resulting character.
New England Colonial Motif.
The Silver Star Home is one having
four main bed rooms, with two addi-
tional bed rooms on the finished third
floor. On the first floor is a small
library, in addition to the living room,
dining room, kitchen and pantry. In
the basement is recreation space, laun-
dry and work quarters and garage,
The house was designed to fit into
its site. 1t Is of style inspired by the
New England Colonial motif, with the
exterior of frame siding and brick,
painted white to form bright contrast
against the green of the lawns, trees
and landscape paintings, the dark
green of the shutters and the gray of
the slate roofing To the rear of the
property is a stretch of thickly wooded
parkway, which adds to the feeling of
the comforting space.
The house, in keeping with its archi-
tectural style, is of the center-hall plan.
To the right the visitors find the large
living room, with two doors in the oppo-
site wall, one leading to the cozy, pam
eled library, which is featured by a
brick, corner fireplace, and the other
going onto the covered porch under the
caves of the quaint right wing OF the
house.
To the left front is the dining room.
separated from the modern electric
kitchen at the left rear by a serving
pantry, fitted with built-up shelves and
cupboards and a sink
Opposite the pantry Is the stairway
to the basement, which provides an in
side entrance into the garage, located
under the library wing
One of the four bedrooms on the sec
ond floor is designed as nursery and
this room connects with the childs
playroom, located in the right wing,
over the library. Each bed room has
convenient closet space and there is
added serviceability in the handy linen
closet off the second floor center hall,
close by one of the three full-size bath
rooms in the house.
Selected by Committee.
The house was erected by w. c. &
A N. Miller from plans by its archi-
tectual department. with Gordon E.
MacNeil as consulting architect.
The house was selected for a part in
The Stars better homes demonstration
by the committee of home-building
specialists after a careful examination
of its various features.
The committee consists Of James s.
Taylor, chief Of the division of building
and housing of the Department of Com
merce; DR.. Louise Stanley, chief of the
United States Bureau of Home Eco
nomics; E. H. Rosengarten, past presi-
dent of the Washington Building
Trades Employers Association; Gilbert
L. Rodier, past president of the Wash
ington Chapter, American Institute of
Architects; Frederick v. Murphy, F. A.
I. A, head of the School of Architecture,
Catholic University John H Small, Sd,
landscape architect, and j. F. M. Bowie,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board