Evening star., 1937-02-20
SILVER STAR HOME
IN VIRGINIA DRAWS
.|NTERESTEDCROWD
Country Club Hills House
Enters Second Week of
Exhibit Tomorrow.
COMMANDING VIEW
is ONE OF FEATURES
Early American Style Residence
Attractively Decorated
and Furnished.

One Of the largest crowds ever to
visit a demonstration home on open
ing day inspected the new Silver Star
Home at 1925 Glebe road, Country
Club Hills, Va, last Sunday. Tomor-
row the attractive dwelling of early
American style will enter the second
week of its exhibition period.
A conservative estimate of the size
Of the crowd on opening day placed 1t
at nearly 1000. During the early
hours an average Of 81 people every
10 minutes streamed through the
the house, an actual count indicated.
Three policemen were used to direct
traffic in front Of the home.
The house, which is the first to be
sponsored by The Star In nearby Vir-
ginia in several years, was built oy
Charles B. Her, who took over con-
struction operations in the Country
Club Hills section a short while ago.
Tier is well-known in Capital real es-
tate circles Architect for the home is
Seward G. Dobbins of 1882 Seven
teenth street.
OF Brick and Stone.
Built of brick and stone, painted
white, the Virginia home contains
eight rooms and two baths. The cubic
contents are $4,000 feet and it sells
for $4,000.
A feature of the home is its location
In one of Arlington County's most de-
sirable restricted home communities.
The country club section lies high
above Washington and commands a
sweeping view Of the city and the
Potomac. The lot upon which the new
home is situated Is q third-acre in
extent and has been Handicapped by
Quaint Acres Nurseries of Silver
Spring, Md.
The house may be reached by driv-
ing across Key Bridge, thence right
on Lee Highway through Lyon VIII
lage and Cherrydale to the traffic
light at Glebe road. Turn right on
Glebe road and drive slightly more
than a half mile. The house Is located
on the right Of the road a short dis
tance past the Washington Golf and
Country Club.
Passes Committee Inspection.
The Silver Star Homes Committee
composed Of five experts in housing.
Endorsed the home after inspecting it
thoroughly. This committee Is headed
by James S. Taylor of the Federal
Housing Administration. Other men,
bers are: John Nolen. jr., director Of
planning Of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission;
Comdr. p. L. sandoz, president Of the
Washington Real Estate Board; Irwin
8. Porter, prominent architect, and .
former president Of the Washington
Chapter, American Institute OF Archi-
tects, and Edwin H. Rosengarten,
builder, member Of the firm of Davis,
Wick and Roeengarten.
The house has been tastefully
decorated by woodward & Lothrop.
The color scheme {. the living room is
blue, deep apricot, gold and brown.
The American Oriental rug, with its
gold background and multi-colored
d1;ign, gives the "color idea" Of the
room. Blue satin draperies bring the
color of lesser importance in the rug
to the walls and add pleasant effect.
Furniture arrangement in the room
combines an interesting appearances
with real comfort. A large break-front
bookcase is opposite the fireplace. This
piece lends a large amount Of dignity
TO the room. Two chairs have been
placed at either side, both of which
are conducive to comfortable reading.
The sofa group has a pie crust table
on one side and radio conveniently
placed on. the other. The fireplace
group has a wing chair on one side,
balanced on the other by small
chest and occasional chair. Lamps in
the room are decorative and well
placed. Some of the vases and bowls
are in off-white, while others have
definite colors, adding q vibrant note.
The decorative scheme Of the room
is planned to interpret Coleman fur
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