Evening star., 1933-05-27
Silver Star Home Is Received Enthusiastically
Colonial Architecture
Blended With Modern
Conveniences.
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
EXAMPLES COPIED
Low Sloping Roof Line
Creates Hospitable and
Inviting Feeling.
. ENTHUSIASTICALLY received by

" ENTHUSIASTICALLY received by
l. scores of interested persons dur
ing the last two weeks. the Silver
IL Star Model Home at 1343 Locust
road tomorrow enters upon its
third week of public display under aus
pices of The Star.
The charming Colonial architecture
OF this home, blended with modern ap-
pointments and conveniences, has been
by visitors, and its Inability of plan,
durability OF construction, and other
features have aroused keen interest.
Colonial architecture, American ar
chitects have found, is more or less
accepted as standard in this country.
and the simple, appealing lines have
been shown to blend pleasantly in al
most any community. Community
plan. incidentally, is a factor given due
consideration by The Stars commit
tee of experts in housing design and
construction, in passing upon homes for
exhibition under the sponsorship OF
this newspaper.
The Locust read home, in Northgate,
has for its precedent the popular ar
chitecture of the Colonies, having been
copied from authentic examples IN
Southern Virginia. Its exterior con-
struction is of handmade red brick,
effectively enhanced by white wood
work for porch supports, window and
door trim and shutters.
Creates Hospitable Feeling.
An inviting. hospitable feeling is ere
ated by the low sloping roof line, ex-
tending down to the porch caves, with
dormers protruding through on the up
per story il typical Colonial fashion.
The interior arrangement has been
executed with an eye to comfort and
convenience. and high quality mate
rials have been employed throughout.
woodwork in the downstairs hall and
in the living and dining rooms has
been finished with old ivorv coloring,
giving a pleasing antique effect.
Of center hall plan. the house has
a large kitchen and downstairs lava
tory, in addition to the deep living
room and spacious dining room on the
first floor. A recreation room, finished
after the style of o,d-fashioned tap
rooms" of the early American period,
comprises part of the basement plan,
which includes also a two-car garage,
furnace room and laundry
The second floor includes the master
bed room, with dressing room and pri-
vate bath. and two smaller bed rooms.
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of the upstairs hall.
Has Ample Closet Space.
Ample closet space Is provided
throughout the house. each room being
provided with a cedar-lined compart-
ment, and additional linen space placed
in the private bath room and in an
upstairs hall closet.
The house is located in a beautifully
Handicapped lot. facing south. The set
ting is given added charm bv two huge
trees in the front lawn. Shrubs and
other lanoscaping treatment was exc
cuted by the Cornell Nursery.
The home was furnished for the dis
play period by Hutchinson's, Inc, and
draperies and shades were provided by
the Shade Factory Paul T. Stone. Inc,
are the builders of the model house,
which was designed by w. Newton
Diehl, Virginia architect The Stone
concern is associated with j. Wesley
Buchanan. Inc, realtors, in the presen-
tation of the home.
How to Reach Home.
The Silver Star award Of merit was
voted the dwelling after careful exami-
nation by The Stars committee of
specialists in the various fields Of build
ing and planning headed by James S.
Taylor chief of the division of hous-
ing, Bureau of Standards. Other mem
berS include Dr. Louise Stanley, chief
of the Bureau of Home Economics. De-
partment of Agriculture; H. Clifford
Bangs. president of the Washington
Real Estate Board: John Nolen. jr., city
planner of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; Gilbert Ro-
dier. architect; Charles H. Tompkins.
builder, and representative of The
Star.
The model home is reached bv way
of Sixteenth street, north TO Locust
road. which is one block above Kalmia
road, thence east to house.