Evening star., 1934-02-24
STAR MODEL HOME
OPEN NEXT WEEK
Final Opportunity to Be
Given Visitors to View
Colonial House.
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fCOntlnueQ FTOin hcV oeN''
jr., city planner of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission;
Charles H. Tompkins, builder, ana
Irwin S. Porter, architect.
Homes of meritorious design ana
construction are chosen by the COM
mittee from applications submitted 10
The Star. Members OF the group
make a personal inspection of the
dwellings. and a silver star shaped
medal is awarded for those found to
pass the standards set by the COM
mittee and found worthy OF a place
in the exhibition series.
The current model home occupies
a beautiful corner lot. with frontage
of neary $50 feet on Aspen street and
Chatham road. The surrounding
grounds are finely shrubbed and
turfed. The built-in garage is reached
by a curving driveway from Chatham
road.
Brick Work Exterior.
The exterior construction is of
brickwork, painted white, with white
woodwork and dark shutters. The
roof is of gray-green slate. Facing
south. the dwelling is flanked on the
east by wide-open porch. The front
elevation reveals an interesting treat
ment. the roof line being interrupted
at the westward side of the house by
a low gable. The roof of the en-
trance hood is of copper and the at
tractive Colonial entrance way Is
fanked by wrought-iron grills. On
either side of the wood-paneled en-
trance way are narrow windows.
The walk and terrace leading up to
the entrance are of stone.
To the right of the wide center hall
lies a deep living room, the dimensions
of which are 236 by 13 feet. In the
center of the east wall of this room
is wide Colonial fireplace, to the
right of which are French doors lead
ing onto the side porch.
On the opposite side of the hallway
Is the dining room. which is l3 feet
wide and l4.6 feet deep, with eX-
posures on the east and south sides.
Fixtures exempljfv the Colonial style
predominant throughout the dwelling.
Modernly Equipped Kitchen.
Bevond the dining room is the
kitchen. a wide and modernly equipped
room, adjoining which is a breakfast
nook with benches and built-in table.
A metal sink with newly developed
features is part of the kitchen equip
ment, which includes also an electric
range, refrigerator and built-1n cab
inets. A passageway connects the
kitchen with the rear of the center
hall.
A conveniently located den. occupy
ing space in the center rear of the
home. with adjoining lavatory, pro-
vdes a handy hideaway for the mas
ter of the house.
Ascending the wide staircase, with
its Colonial continuous handrail, the
visitor enters the commodious upstairs
hall. forward of which is the main
bath room. with tiled floors and
wainscot and built-in tub.
The master bed room occupies the
eastern half of the upper floor, dl-
reetly over the living room. Its di-
mensions are 1872 by 13 feet. Two
windows overlook the grounds east OF
the house and a third looks down on
the Aspen street side
The private bath adjoining the
master bed room on the north is ex-
ouisitely appointed and provides a
large shower compartment.
The Smaller Bed Rooms.
Two smaller bed rooms are located
on the west side of the house. One
of these-that facing the streets l3
by 13 feet and the other IS 13 by 10.4
feet.
The plan of the house is marked by
its generosity of closet and storage
space, large compartments being pro-
vided in each of the bed rooms and
handy linen closet being located in the
hallway.
A finished stairway leads to the at
tic. which has been hoored and insu-
lated, and may be used either for
storage or as a children's play room.
Automobile accommodation is pro-
vided in a two-car built-in garage, en-
tered by means of driveway and
ramp from the Chatham road side of
the house The cellar plan includes
a laundry, heating equipment and
lavatory.
The dwelling has been furnished for
the 3O-day period of public demon
stra ton by Hutchison's, Inc. in keep
ing with the Colonial character of its
architectural scheme. Draperies were
provided by John F. Ligon and land
scaping was executed by Quaint Acres.