Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-14
SILVER STAR HOME,
LARGEST OF YEAR,
OPENS TOMORROW
Ten-Room Dwelling of Eng
liSh Architecture Located
in Spring Valley.
30-DAY INSPECTION
PERIOD is ARRANGED
House Given Unanimous Indorse-
ment by Committee Composed
of Building Experts.

The first large Silver Star Home of
the year. an attractive l0-room dwell
ing of English architecture, will be
opened to the public tomorrow at 1901
Forty-ninth street, Spring Valley,
under sponsorship of The Star.
This spacious dwelling, the sixth
Silver Star Home of 1885, was de-
signed and built by w. C. & A. N.
Miller, developers of the Spring VAL
ley section. 1t has been beautifully
furnished by the Biggs Antique Co.,
1877 Connecticut avenue, and will re-
main open for public inspection for
80 days.
Presentation of this home marks
the first time this year the Silver Star
Homes Committee has approved for
the Silver Star award a dwelling
priced higher than $4,000. During
recent months the local market for
more pretentious homes has improved
considerably, and the committee felt
that encouragement should be given
erection of this type of abode. 1t be-
lieved the Spring Valley home repre-
scented the finest construction in the
higher priced home field.
Lot I5Sx15O Feet.
The new home is of brick construc-
ton and its contents are $4,000 cubic
feet. In addition to the 10 major
rooms there are three baths, two lava
tories and two-car attached garage.
1t is situated deep on large corner
lot. This lot has dimensions of 1853
by $50 feet and 70 by 173 feet. 1t is
thickly wooded and has been well
Handicapped by Quaint Acres Nurseries
of Silver Spring Md. The selling price
of the home is $4,000.
The Silver Star Homes Committee
gave the house its unanimous indorse-
ment. This committee, whose mem
berS are experts in the various phases
of home planning and construction. is
headed by James S. Taylor Of the
Federal Housing Administration and
formerly chief of the Division of
Housing of the Commerce Department.
Other members include Harold E.
Doyle, president of the Washington
Real Estate Board; Irwin S. Porter,
well-known architect and former pres
ident of the Washington Chapter of
the American Institute Of Architects;
Edwin H. Rosengarten, builder and
member Of the firm of Davis, Wick &
Rosengarten, and John Nolen, jr, city
planner CT the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Rock Wool Insulation.
The committee inspected the home
thoroughly and found that it possesses
construction features which few homes
have in this section. For example, it
has the new Stran-Steel construction,
ard concrete flooring on the first floor
All the walls are furred and the roof
is insulated with four inches of rock
wool. The roof is of heavy grade of
slate, while the cutters and Hastings
are Of copper. The house has steel
easement windows, with new type
locks.
Perhaps one Of the most attractive
features of the Spring Valley house is
the spaciousness of its rooms, and the
unusually large amount of living space.
Starting from the ground up, the base
ment has a large work room with
laundry, and a comfortable recreation
room. Main entrance to the home is
made from small porch into spa
cious hallway. The living room, to
the right of the hall, is "a feet long
and IS feet wide. There is large
and handsome fireplace at one end,
and a series of four small windows
front and rear. A door leads from the |
living room to an inclosed porch to
the side of the house, which is Is by
II feet in size.
The dining room and kitchen are to
the rear of the home The former