Evening star., 1934-02-17
STAR MODEL HOME.
IS UT|L|TAR IAN
MeadoWbr o0k Dwelling Is
Equipped With Devices
for Every Comfort.
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associate. Meadowbrook, Incy are
the builders.
The first of the 1884 series Of
demonstration houses sponsored by
this newspaper, the Aspen street
home, is of Colonial design, with
modern interpretations as to con-
struction and equipment. The house
occupies corner lot, with 'front.'
age of nearly $50 feet on Aspen street
and Chatham road. The surrounding
grounds are finely shrubbed and
turfed, and the setting is an i'm
pressive one.
The exterior Of the structure is
-brickwork, painted white, with white
woodwork and dark shutters. The
roof is of gray-green slate. Facing
south, the dwelling is f1anked on the
east by a wide, open porch. The
front elevation reveals an interesting
treatment, the roof line being in
terrupted at the western side by
low gable. The roof of the entrance
hood Is Of copper and the attractive
Colonial entrance way is hanked by
wrought iron grills. On either side
of the wood-paneled Colonial front
door are narrow windows.
The walk and terrace leading up
to the entrance are of stone.
Living Room 23.6 by Is Feet.
To the right of the wide center
hall lies a deep living room, the dl-
mensions of which are 23.6 by 13 feet.
In the center of the east wall OF this
room is a wide Colonial fireplace, to
the right of which are French doors
leading onto the side porch.
On the opposite side of the hallway
Is the dining room, which is 13 feet
wide and 146 feet deep, with ex-
posures on the east and south sides
Fixtures exemplify the Colonial style
predominant throughout the dwelling.
Beyond the dining room Is the
kitchen, a wide and modernly equip
ped room, adjoining which is break
fast nook with benches and built-in
table. A metal sink with newly de-
veloped features is part of the kitchen
equipment, which includes also an
electric range, refrigerator and built
In cabinets 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-
vides a handy hideaway for the mas
ter Of the house.
Ascending the wide staircase, with
its Colonial continuous handrail, the
visitor enters the commodious up
stairs hall, forward of which is the
main bath room, with tiled floors and
wainscot and built-in tub.
Master Bed Room in East.
The master bed room occupies the
eastern half of the upper floor. di-
rectly over the living room. Its di-
mensions are 1872 by Is 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-
quisitely appointed and provides q
large shower compartment.
Two smaller bed rooms are located
on the west side of the house. One
of these-that facing the Streets 13
by 13 feet and the other is l3 by l0.4
1eeG.
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
q 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 two-car built-in garage, en-
tered by means of a driveway and
ramp from the Chatham road side of
the house. The cellar plan includes
Q laundry, heating equipment and
lavatory.
The dwelling has been furnished for
the 30-day period of public demon
stration by Hutcflison'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.