Evening star., 1936-12-26
SILVER STAR HOME
WILL Be OPENED.
ON FOXHALL ROAD.
New Dwelling to Be Placed
on Exhibition in Wesley
Heights.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
GIVEN BY COMMITTEE
6izable English.Type Building Is
Constructed of Brick and Stone
With Some Wood.

A new Silver Star home will be
opened tomorrow at 3l00 FoXhall road,
Wesley Heights, as a Christmas week
presentation to the home seekers and
owners of Washington.
1t is q sizeable. attractive. English
type dwelling, built by w. C. g. A. N.
Miller. developers Of the Wesley
Heights-Spring Valley sections. The
home and its grounds will be decorat-
ed with brilliant Christmas lights on
. scale comparable to other homes in
the section which have attracted wide
spread attention during past holiday
seasons.
The home, which is to be presented
under sponsorship of The Star. is COIL
structed Of brick and stone, with some
half-timber work on the front and
over the porches. 1t is two-and-a-
half story dwelling and contains II
rooms, including large club room. 3
baths and lavatory. The doors will be
opened to the public tomorrow at 10
am. and will be closed at 9 pm. The
exhibition period will last 80 days.
Unanimous approval of the Silver
Star Homes Committee was given the
home. This committee, composed of
five experts in all phases of home
building, planning and design. passes
judgment on all structures submitted
for the Star award James S. Taylor
Of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion and formerly chief of the divi-
sion Of housing Of the Commerce De-
partment. is chairman of the commit
tee. Other members are: Edwin H.
Rosengarten, builder and member of
the firm of Davis, Wick and Rosen-
garten; John Nolen. jr., director of
planning, National Capital Park and
Planning Commission; Irwin S. Por-
ter, former president of the Washing
ton Chapter, American Institute of
Architects, and Comdr. F. L. Sandoz,
president Of the Washington Real
Estate Board.
Designed by MacNeil.
Gordon MacNeil, well-known archi-
tect. designed the new home. 1t is
set In q tree-covered lot that measures
IS by 140 feet. A public park lies
across the road that borders the back
Of the property. The location is high
and commands a beautiful view of the
Potomac River and the hills OF vir-
ginia.
The community of Wesley Heights.
IN which. the new home is located.
has q reputation of being one of the
best managed and most attractive
new residential sections in the Ma
tional Capital and the entire country.
The builders, w. C. .& A. N. Miller,
with Is years in the building business
behind them, have national reputa-
ton as home builders and develop
ers. w. c. Miller Is former presi-
dent Of both the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards and the WASH
fngton board. Wesley Heights at
tracts many visitors, particularly dur
ing the Christmas season. when its
residents vie in the decorating of their
homes with brilliant displays of COL
ored lights.
The Star home is one of six new
dwellings being erected along Foxhall
road.
First-floor arrangement OF the
award home is both convenient and
attractive. The entrance hallway leads
OF to q spacious living room to the
right, which extends the entire depth
Of the house. Directly back OF the
entrance hall Is large paneled IL
brary. The dining room is to the left
Of the hall. with the kitchen behind
It. The kitchen Is compact and un-
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