Evening star., 1938-02-26
S|LVERSTARH0ME
ATTRACTS7,0OO|N
FIRST TWO WEEKS
Colonial ShowpIace Is Built
on Spacious Lot With
Rock Creek View.
TWO PORCHES enhance
BEAUTY OF STRUCTURE
Huge Clubroom With Fireplace in
Basement-1s Equipped With
Plug-1n Phone Sets.

The third Silver Star Home Of 1898,
located at 1927 Greenvale road, Ridge
wood Village, will enter the second half
Of its exhibition period tomorrow, hav-
ing nearly 1000 visitors in two weeks
1t has been open to the public.
Colonial in design, the new home
was built by Randolph Jennings from
plans drawn by Dana B. Johannes. It
has been attractively decorated and
furnished by Hilda N. Miller. It is sit
uated on spacious lot, and COM
mands beautiful view of the upper
portion Of Rock Greek Park. The
home is planned to take full advantage
Of its location, as most Of the living
quarters. and two porches face the
park.
There are II rooms, 3 baths and lay-
atory in the structure. There are five
siseable bedrooms, in addition to Sleep
ing quarters for maid in the base
ment. Four bedrooms are located on
the second floor, with a fifth on the
third. A huge club room with fire.
place Is located in the well ventilated
basement.
Living Room Is Long.
The home is an unusually livable
one, and 1t has many features. There
are two fronts, one on Greenvale road.
and the other overlooking the park.
The living room occupies the entire
depth of the structure, and opens onto
. large porch on the park side. There
is an attractive study on the first floor.
The kitchen is unusually large, and is
equipped with the latest appliances.
Closets throughout the house are spa
cious, and there is an abundance of
storage room. The home is equipped
with attractive colored. plug-in tele-
phone sets.
The Greenvale road dwelling bears
the Endorsement Of the five housing
experts who form the Silver Star
Homes Committee. This group in
spected the structure thoroughly before
approving it for The Star award.
James s. Taylor Of the Federal Housing
Administration. is chairman Of the
committee. Other members include:
Edwin H. Rosengarten, builder, men,
Der Of the firm of Davis, Wick g. Ro-
sengarten; Irwin S. Porter, well,known
architect; John Nolen, jr., director of
planning Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, and Frank
Luchs, who served for his father, Nor
ton j. Luchs, president of the Wash
1ngton Real Estate Board.
Located in New Section.
Ridgewood Village, where The Star
home is located, is new section being
developed by Edison B. Briggs, sponsor
Of the Colonial Village of Rock Greek
Park Estates, which is situated nearby.
The new development is highly re-
stricted, and has one of the best
natural locations in the Capital area.
The house will be open for two
weeks, and may be visited any day in
this period between 10 in the morn
ing and at night. It may be reached
by driving out Sixteenth street NV. to
Sheriff. drive, opposite the entrance to
Walter Reed Hospital. Turn left or
west to Beach drive, and right on
Beach to Leland street. The home
overlooks the latter intersection. An
other route is by way Of Connecticut
avenue to Chevy Chase Circle, and
east on Western avenue to Brookville
road, out that street to Leland street,
and along Leland to Beach drive.