Evening star., 1937-11-20
SILVER STAR HOME
ENTERS Sd WEEK.;
CROWDS CONTINUE
Georgian Colonial DWELLING
in KenWood Is Praised
Enthusiastically.
RECREATION ROOM
IS SPECIAL FEATURE
structurally House Is One of Best
Built in D. C. Area,
Experts Declare.

The thirteenth Silver Star Home
OF 1887, the large and attractive
Georgian Colonial dwelling at ll6
WoodlaWn avenue, Kenwood, tomor-
row will enter the third week of its
exhibition period. Upward of 5000
persons have visited it during the
past two weeks.
Ihe new home was built by the
Kennedy Chamberlin DEVELOPMENT
Co, sponsors of Kenwood the highly
restricted residential community in
SUBURBAN Maryland. 1t was designed
oy A. H. Sonnemann, prominent archi-
tect, and has been completely fur
nlShed by HutchinSon'S, Inc.
Hundreds of persons who have in
spected the house were unusually
enthusiastic in praise of the charm
ing dwelling with its stately white
columns. 1t is a large home. con-
tanning II rooms and baths. There
are SIX bedrooms. The lot is large.
with frontage of 120 feet, and it
Is well covered with trees.
There are many features of The
Star home which appeal especially
to the housewife. For example. there
is butler's pantry providing a break
between the dining room and kitchen,
a feature seldom seen, even among
the large, new houses, these davs.
This pantry has numerous useful
CABINETS and double drain board
sink. Then there are a large number
OF roomy closets. All of these spaces
above the first floor, with exception
OF the linen closet, are lined with
ceoar There are two large cedar
1ned storage closets on the third floor
Recreation Room.
The recreation room is a decided
feature. Due to the fact the lot
slopes to the rear, the windows of
thlS room are well above ground level
Inns makes 1t much more comfort
able and hvable place than most
recreation rooms. 1t is light and
airy and would make an excellent
playroom for children when the
weather prevents them from going
outdoors.
The library on the first coor is one
OF the most inviting spots in the house.
1t Is beautifully paneled, with one side
lined with bookshelves. There's an at
tractlve corner fireplace in this room
Large windows provide an abundance
Of light.
Structurally, The Star home ranks
win the best built in the Washington
area IN recent years. 1t is of brick,
while all pipes. cutters, doWnspouts
ana hastings are of copper. A heavy
blanket of rock wool insures against
leakage of heat through the roof.
Winter air-conditioning equipment of
the latest design affords a good supply
OF fresh air at an even Temperatures
Endorsed by Committee.
The nome bears the unanimous in
dorsement of the Silver Star Homes
Committee, group of five housing
experts who examined the house thor
oughly. James S. Taylor of the Fed
eral Housing Administration is chair
man OF this committee. Other mem
oers include: John Nolen, jr., director
OF planning of the National CAPITAL
Park and Planning Commission; Irwin
>: Porter, architect and former pres
adent of Washington Chapter, Ameri-
can Institute of Architects; Morton J.
Luche, president of the Washington
Real Estate Board, and Edwin H. Ros-
ehgarten, builder, member of the firm
OF Davis, Wick & Rosengarten.
Inc house is open to the public each
cay beginning at 10 in the morning
1t may be reached by driving out Con-
nectlcut avenue to Grafton street
thence west on Grafton street through
somerset to kenWood. Follow arrows
through Kenwood to l16 Woodlawn
avenue. Another route is by wav of
Wisconsin avenue to Dorset avenue and
west on Dorset through Somerset