Evening star., 1934-11-03
FOURTH OF STARS
MODEL HOMES HAS
LOW-COST APPEAL
Best Materials Used in
Clever Dwelling to Open
to Public Tomorrow.
BIG MANSION QUALITIES
ARE RETAINED IN PLANS
Structure Honored by Expert Com.
mittee Is Part of Green
lands Area.

The Star tomorrow will open the
fourth In its 1884 series of Silver Star
Model Homes, a moderately priced
house, at 1920 Forty fourth street.
The opening Is of special signifl-
canoe, coming at a time when the
program of mutual mortgage insur-
ance under title II Of the Federal
housing act, and people in many walks
OF life who desire to own their homes
are anxiously awaiting the opportunity
to purchase a house under more IA
vorable conditions. To these people
this new home will serve as a guide
to the best in residential building
For this reason The Star looked
about to select house which because
of its comparative low cost would ap-
peal to a much larger number of peo-
pie. However, nothing in the way of
the best materials and sound con-
struction were spared in erecting this
home. 1t possesses the same qualities
of high-priced structure though pre-
sented on smaller scale.
One OF Five New Homes.
The latest home to receive the Sill
yer Star award is located at Forty
fourth and Yuma streets in a new de-
velopment of homes known as Grass
lands, just presented to the public
by Monroe Warren, president of Mead
owbrook, Inc. The home is one OF five
which have been constructed in this
restricted section where Mr.. Warren
plans to build half hundred other
houses. The selling price is s9.450.
Silver Star homes have long since
come to be regarded as representative
of the best in home planning and
construction, and standards of COM
parison in appraising the best in home
values. The houses must pass a rigid
examination by impartial experts who
carefully test the structures from the
standpoint of architectural design, ac-
tual construction and planning. To
receive the award the house must
truly be model home.
The dwelling in GraSSlandS was passed
upon by this committee of experts care
fully chosen by The Star, men who are
specialists in all fields of home build
ing. Comprising the examining COM
mittee are: James S. Taylor of the
Federal Housing Administration and
formerly chief of the Division of Hous-
ing, Department of Commerce. chair
man: DR.. Louise Stanley, chief of the
Bureau of Home Economics, Depart
ment of Agriculture; Charles H. Tomp-
kins, builder; John Nolen, jr., city
planner of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission; Harold E.
Doyle, president of the Washington
Real Estate Board; Irwin Porter, reg
istered architect, and a representa-
tive of this newspaper.
Colonial Features Included.
Simple in design, the house possesses
architectural features characteristic of
the classic residential home of the
Colonial days of the country. 1t was
designed by Harvey P. Baxter, regis
tered architect, who drew the plans
for Warren's Meadowbrook houses. It
is of brickwork, painted an old Spanish
white, with green shutters, and q
rather sharply pitched slate roof. The
porch, front walk and steps are OF
concrete The house faces the east.
The Early American plan and design
is carried throughout the house, and
is reflected in the furnishings and
draperies. The Silver Star home was
furnished by Hutchison's, Inc, while
the draperies were supplied by John F
Ligon. The landscaping was done by
"Quaint Acres"
The home occupies corner lot with
q frontage of 81 feet on Forty-fourth
street, and SO feet on Yuma street. The
grounds are finely shrubbed and turfed
giving the house an impressive setting
from both front and rear. An attrac-
tive feature of the exterior treatment
is yard blocked off from the main
section of the grounds by a Colonial
picket fence. 1t would be an especially
suitable and safe place for children to
play. An attractive white frame
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