Evening star., 1937-02-13
SILVER STAR HOME
ON VIRGINIA PLOT.
OPENS TOMORROW
Attractive White Dwelling
Is Located at 1925
GIebe Road.
DESIGN OF STRUCTURE
IS EARLY AMERICAN
One. .Third.Acre Lot Includes Oak
Tree-Price of $4,000
Is Set.

The first Silver Star Home to be
located in Virginia in several years
will be opened to the public tomorrow
at 1925 Glebe road, Country Club Hills.
It is an attractive white dwelling of
early American design.
Located in the beautiful rolling Sec
ton adjacent to the Washington Golf
and Country Club, the new house is a
part of one of nearby Virginia's finest
communities. The location is high
above Washington, and within easy
reach of the city's business area.
The house was built by Charles B.
Tier, well-known construction man,
who recently took over operations in
Country Club Hills. 1t was designed
by Seward G. Dobbins, registered
architect, of 1852 Seventeenth street.
1t has been attractively decorated and
furnished by Woodward & Lothrop.
$4,000 Price Fixed.
Built of stone and brick painted
white, the new home contains eight
rooms and two baths. The cubic con-
tents are $4,000 feet and it sells for
$4,000.
A feature of the home is the large
lot of more than a third acre in
extent. A towering oak tree occupies
a portion of the front yard. Land
scaping work was done by Quaint
Acres Nurseries of Silver Spring, Md.
The Silver Star Homes Committee,
a group of five housing experts who
Endorsed the new home for sponsor
ship by The Star. praised many fea-
lures of it. They held it as a WELL
planned home of good construction,
possessing charm and unusual value.
The Stars committee is headed by
James S. Taylor of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration as chairman. Mr..
Taylor formerly was chief Of the Divi-
sion Of Housing, Commerce Depart
ment. Other members include Comdr.
F. L. Sandoz, president of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board; John
Nolen, jr., director of Planning of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission; Edwin H. Rosengarten,
builder and member of the firm of
Davis, Wick & Rosengarten, and Irwin
S. Porter, architect, former president
Of the Washington Chapter, American
Institute Of Architects. The committee
inspected the home thoroughly.
To Be Open 80 Days.
It will be open to the public for 80
days under The Stars sponsorship
and may be visited between the hours
of 10 am. and 9 pm. It may be
reached by driving across Key Bridge,
thence right on Lee Highway through
Lyon Village and Cherrydale to the
traffic light on Glebe road. Turn
right on Glebe road and drive slightly
more than a half mile. The home is
located on the right short distance
past the Washington Golf and Coun-
try Club.
The home has an unusually attrac-
tive doorway. Inside is sizable hall,
tastefully furnished. The living room
to the right of the entrance is % feet
6 inches in length and Is feet in
width. There is large fireplace and
beautiful mantel. The dining room is
IA by 13 feet in size and lies to the
left of the entrance. The compact
and well-equipped kitchen is directly
back of the dining room. A den COM
pletes the first-f1oor arrangement.
There are three bed rooms and two
baths on the second floor. A fourth
room, which may be used either as a
bed room or a studio, is above the
garage. This paneled room is II feet
long and II feet wide. The master
bed room is 10 by 13 feet in size. The
other bed rooms provide ample space.
Seven closets on the second floor as
sure the owner of good storage space.
A portion of the large basement has
been set aside for a club room.