Evening star., 1937-08-14
SILVER STAR HOME
ON CAPE COD LINES
STILL ON DISPLAY
Low Price Range House
Contains Features Of Ex-
pensiVe Residence.
THOUSANDS INSPECT
KILMAROCK OFFERING
Tasteful Furnishings and Land
scaping Add to Attractiveness
of Kilmarock Place.

Visited by several thousand per-
kons during the two weeks 1t has
been open to the public, the eighth
Silver Star Home of the year, located
at lot Anne street, Takoma Park.
Md. tomorrow will enter the third
week OF its exhibition period.
The little house. designed along
Cape Cod Colonial lines, has re-
ceived high praise from many OF
those who have examined 1t. 1t is
priced we'll within the lower cost
range of homes, although it has
many structural features usually as
sociated with only the most ex-
pensive homes.
The house was built by Gregory B.
Mason Co. and occupies a stable
wooded lot in the new Kilmarock
development. 1t is The first Silver
Star Home in the eastern portion OF
Montgomery County in several years
It. is presented by William NJ
Throckmorton, realtor. and was de-
signed by Clifton B. White.
TastefulIy Furnished.
Work of landscapin the lot occu-
pied by the Star home was earned
ont In attrac ctive fashion by Quaint
acres Nurseries of Silver Spring.
Tasteful furnishings are supplied
throughout by Hutchisons. Inc.
The main floor plan includes a
living room to the right of the en-
trance which is l8 feet by u feet 4
inches in size. The dining room.
directly back of the living room. is
u by 10 feet. A compact. WE'LL
equipped kitchen opens directly off
the dining room. The front bed
room, across the hall from the llv-
ing room. is IA feet inches by u
feet 4 inches To the rear of this
room is another bed room almost
equal in size
basement beneath the entire
structure is one Of the features of the
house. 1t is 81 feet wide and 26
feet deep. 1t contains laundry travs.
laVatory and the usual heating equip
n'<nt. which in this instance is a
gas boiler.
The Kilmarock house. like ell other
bones 10 receive the Silver Star
award, was thoroughly inspected bv
men who are experts in home build
Ing. This Silver Star Homes Com
rn'ttee was composed of Edwin H.
Ho~enRarten, builder, member OF the
Arm OF Davis, Wick IL Rosengsrten:
irwin 8. Porter promin inent architect:
John Nolen, jr., director of planning
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission: Thomas San
doS, real estate broker, serving for
his father, Comdr. F. /. Sandoz.
president of the washington Real
Estate Board, and Guy C. Faurote
OF the Federal Housing Administra-
non. who substituted for the COM
n1lttee chairman, James S. Taylor.
Roof Insuia ted.
Many structural features are in
eorporated in this loW-cost home
Some OF these are 4 inches of rock
WOOL under the roof, copper down
spouts and fashings. a roof of Ban
cor slate. weather stripping and
cshlkln9 about all doors and windows
The house may be visited between
fne hours of 10 am. and pm. It
NAV be reached by automobile nv
dr'V1na out Thirteenth street to Piney
Hranch road. Follow Piney Branch
roao to Cedar street. Takoma Turn
'e'' on Cedar Street TO Carroll avenue
thence out Carroll avenue thre.
blocks past the Washington SAM
ter''1n TO Anne street. Signs hsv.
been posted to guide visitors.