Evening star., 1937-10-23
NEW STAR HOME
IN MARYLAND TO
OPEN TOMORROW
Chevy Chase Hills House
Completely Furnished for
Months Exhibit.
BUILT OF BRICK, WITH
s ROOMS AND 2 BATHS
Gently Sloping Ground of Devel-
opment Lends Attractive Set
ting for Residences.

The twelfth of the series OF 1887
Silver Star Homes, sponsored by The
Star, will be opened tomorrow for
display for 80 days, offering a new
opportunity to the public to make an
inspection of a dwelling that has
passed muster before committee OF
five persons skilled in the several
phases of home building details.
The newest of the Silver Star Homes
Is a modern house which reflects the
Colonial architectural influence, To-
Gated on the northwest corner of Laird
and Lynwood places, Chevy Chase
Hills. Md. It was built by Charles
r. Matheny from plans by Louis R..
Moss, architect for development Of
the Chevy Chase Land Co.
Approved After Study.
Approval of the house as a Silver
Star Home was granted yesterday by
members of the Silver Star Homes
Committee, which is in charge OF
the better homes demonstration pro-
gram, only after the committee men,
bers had made a study OF all i'm
portant details of the house plans and
construction.
James S. Taylor of the Federal
Housing Administration is chairman
OF the committee Other members are
John Nolen, jr, director of planning
for the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission; Edwin H. Ros-
engarten. builder member of the firm
of Davis, Wick g. Rosengarten; Nor
ton ]. Luchs, president of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board, and Irwin
s. Porter, architect, a former presi-
dent of the Washington Chapter,
American Institute OF Architects.
The new home, which has been
furnished throughout for the dem
onstration period, is OF average size.
1t has six main rooms, two baths
and Is in the 10000 to $11 900 price
range. The lot Is approximately ia
BY 118 feet.
The house has q living room, dining
room and kitchen on the first floor,
with two bed rooms and bath on the
second floor. An optional room with
private bath is over the garage wing
While designed as a library, this room
may be used as q guest bed room or as
q regular third bed room, according
to the convenience of the home owner.
Attractively Arranged.
: This optional room has been at
tractveiy treated with brown and silver
wall paper, with one wall devoted en-
tirely to bookcases. Artistic book
shelves also have been installed IN
appropriate spaces on the first moor.
The house is of brick construction,
featuring furred walls. slate roof. 4
inch rock wool insulation and auto
matte gas heat.
Chevy Chase Hills is restricted
community, on land belonging TO the
Chevy Chase Land Co.. bounded by
Connecticut avenue on the east and
the Columbia Country Club on the
west. The entrance to the develop
ment. at the intersection Of Connecti-
cut avenue and Laird place, Is the f1rst
intersection on the left of the avenue
after passing the EaSt-West highway.
All street improvements have been
laid, and the site is gently sloping,
rising from Connecticut avenue to
the grounds of the Columbia Country
Club. There is view OF pleasing
wooded areas from the property.
The new demonstration home has
been furnished by selected early Amer
lean pieces from the Hutchison Fur
nit,re Co.. under the direction OF Mrs.
sarah Willoughby Moody.