Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-26
Many Visitors
See Low-Cost
Star Home
FoirIown Village
House Seventh
In Series

Indicating the increased interest
In the development of low-cost
homes, many persons visited during
the week the low-cost Silver Star
home at 1911 T street Sc, in Fair
lawn Village. The home was opened
to the public last Sunday and will
be on exhibition for 80 days.
The Seventh Star home in the
1889 series and the second to be
presented in the low-cost group, the
home was praised by visitors for its
completeness and numerous advan-
tages. 1t is a flve-room house and
is priced under $500. According to
builders, the construction of such
low-coSt homes has been greatly
stimulated since the reduction of
the interest rate on Federal financ-
ing of housing to Az per cent.
The home was built by Meadow
brook. Inc which is developing
Fairlawn Village, community that
is planned to consist eventually of
nearly 500 homes. The community
was started Is months ago and now
has $50 families. The house was
designed by Harvey P. Baxter. 1t
is a two-story, semi-detached all
brick house with gable roof. 1t has
q porch, full basement, living room,
dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms
and bath.
Attractively Furnished.
The house has been attractively
furnished and decorated by Hutch
ison's, Inc. The furnishings in the
living room consist of a Duncan
Phyfe love seat, behind which has
been placed an indirect floor lamp.
On one side of this seat, near the
stairs, is a nest of Chinese Chippen-
dale tables. The muffin stand is
two-tier and reproduction in solid
mahogany of museum piece. At
one side of the entrance to the
dining room is the secretary with
a Chinese Chippendale chair placed
conveniently near. Under the win
dow which overlooks the side lawn
is dropleaf Pembroke table, and
in a corner is bareback chair.
To complete the furnishings of this
room a deep wine and eggshell
striped occasional chair and round
table are used. Plain rose beige
glass curtains and a deep wine rug
are the final touches of color added
Duncan Phyfe Table.
A wide arch forms the entrance
to the dining room, which is COM
pletely furnished in all-mahogany
pieces. The table is Duncan Phyfe
double pedestal and extends to seat
10 persons. Ample storage space
is provided for china, silver and
linens in the Credenza buffet and
twin corner cabinets. Over the buf-
fet is a Victory convex mirror with
goldleaf frame, and on the buffet
are two prism lamps. The same
color rug and draperies are used
in the dining room as in the living
room.
The stairs leading to the second
floor are carpeted in Burgundy
broadloom. The master bedroom
has a twin-bed suite known as the
Stephen Foster grouping, in solid
American black walnut. Chenille
scatter rugs form the only floor
covering The smaller bedroom is
furnished with maple pieces.
The home bears the Endorsement
of the Silver Star Home Commit
tee, group of five experts in all
phases of home planning and con-
struction. 1t is open for inspection
from 10 am. to pm, and may be
reached by driving to Anacostia by
the Eleventh Street Bridge, turning
left on Good Hope road at the
first traffic light, on Good Hope
road to Eighteenth street, left on
Eighteenth street two blocks to T
street and turn right to house.