Evening star., 1937-10-16
SILVER STAR HOME
IN BROOKDALE TO
REMAIN ON EXHIBIT
Rambling White Brick StruC-
ture Set in Beautifully
Landscaped Lot.
INSPECTION INSPIRES
ADMIRATION OF CROWDS
Charm and Simplicity of 1nte-
rior Set Off by Tasteful
Furnishings.

The attractive dwelling of French
provincial design at 500 Western
avenue, Brookdale, Md, which re-
ceived the award as the eleventh Sill
yer Star Home of 1887, tomorrow will
enter its second week of exhibition.
An enthusiastic crowd, numbering
more than $500, attended the open
ing of the home last Sunday. It was
tammed with people throughout the
day, and the crowds during the week
have been unusually large. Many of
the visitors were loud in their praise
OF the new home.
Cooper Lightbown & Sons designed
and built the Star home as a part
of their Brookdale development, which
in slightly more than two years has
been transformed from unimproved
ground to an attractive community Of
so homes. Brookdale Is situated just
over the District line on both sides
of River road. The Star home occu-
pies corner lot on Western avenue,
the District boundary street.
Rambling Home.
The house is a rambling structure
set low on a beautifully handicapped
lot. This lot has a frontage of 30
feet and depth of approximately 100.
Built of brick and painted white, the
home is capped with purple Vermont
slate roof that continues down to caves
that are unusually low.
The five housing experts who COM
pose the Silver Star Homes Com
mittee referred to the house as one
OF the best planned and best con-
structed they had inspected in several
years. The committee examined the
home thoroughly, and Endorsed it
unanimously. James S. Taylor of the
Federal Housing Administration is
chairman of the committee. Other
members are Edwin H. Rosengarten,
builder, member of the firm of Davis,
Wick & Rosengarten; Thomas San
doz, real estate broker, who was serv-
ing for his father, Comdr F. L. San
doz, president of the Washington Real
Estate Board; Irwin S. Porter, promi-
nent architect, and John Nolen, jr.,
director of planning Of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion
Furniture and draperies that har-
monte unusually well with the style
OF the home have been supplied and
arranged by Mrs. Cooper Lightbown,
. ST., wife of the builder. Charm and
simplicity are accurate words to en-
ploy in describing the interior of the
house.
Interior Walls Painted.
Interior walls of the new home are
painted. Venetian blinds have been
placed at all windows. The walls of
the living room, hail. dining room are
oyster white in color. The first-fioor
bed room, with its beautiful leaded-
glass bay window. is painted a deli
cate shade of blue green.
The living room is cozily furnished.
The color scheme is biscuit brown and
blue. A mirror extending to the
ceiling is placed above the fireplace
mantel. An attractive grouping in
this room includes two white leather
chairs with a table between. Near the
fireplace are two chairs which may be
moved together to form love seat. A
Governor Winthrop desk and an un-
usually comfortable sofa are other at
tractive pieces in the living room.
The dining room table is of Duncan
Phyfe design. Chairs are finished in
antique white leather A buffet with
q mahogany top occupies one corner.
A feature of the room is a beautifully
proportioned bay window, which COM
mands sweeping view of the nearby
countryside. The kitchen is in blue
and white with touches of red. There
are an unusually large number of
cabinets in this compact, modern
electric kitchen.
North Bed Room in Peach.
Two large bed rooms and bath are
on the second floor. The north bed
room, peach in color, has unusual