Evening star., 1940-02-10
Crowds See
First Silver Star
Home Of Year
Library Is Predicted
To Be Most Lived-in
Room of House

Huge crowds attended the OPEN
ing of the first Silver Star Home of
the year, first shown to the public
last Sunday at 1901 Upshur street
NV, in the wooded Crestwood sec
ton. This house will remain on
display through Sunday, February
25. under sponsorship of The Star
The new Georgian-type dwelling
was built by Paul P. Stone and Avon
Shockey, prominent Washington
builders for years. 1t was designed
by James S. Baldwin and has been
completely furnished by MAJOR Mas
terpieces. It is rather large house,
containing nine rooms and three
baths. Members of the Silver Star
Homes Committee, five experts in
housing, Endorsed the Crestwood
home unanimously
The Silver Star House is an ideal
selection from the point of view of
the LADY of the house" Guests for
dinner may be whfsked out Six
teenth street from downtown in
about IS minutes most conveniently
in the winter or in the summertime
approach the house leisurely
through Rock Greek Park to spend
a delightful evening on the balcony,
almost in the treetops, which looks
down Blagden Valley to the creek.
The entrance to the house is digni-
fed and beautifully designed and
from the iron grillwork at the front
door to the sun deck off the master
bedroom there is an air of gracious
hospitality and that personal
touch" which is most gratifying.
Fireplace in Living Room.
The entrance hall is spacious. nice
in color, with a blue green wall
paper and white woodwork with
large coat closet Immediately avail
able. Two steps down, at the right,
is the living room with a fireplace,
beautifully designed overmantel
with paneling above. Long windows
are wisely placed to bring in plenty
of light, as we'll as leaving good
available space for furniture Off
this room, facing the park and one
story above ground, is a large
screened porch or balcony, which
runs the full length of the living
room, which is beautifully propor-
toned The whole effect, on enter
ing. is one of graciousness and hos
pitality. partly because of these
opening vistas.
Back in the hall again we find the
staircase and an opening to de-
hghtful study or library, which with
the kitchen is my favorite part of
the house. The window of this room
commands perfect view down into
the park, but is high enough in the
trees to insure privacy. A door
opens onto the porch from this room
also. One whole wall is lined with
adjustable book shelves with storage
cabinet below. A door beyond opens
into a Well-appointed lavatory.
The wallpaper in this study is de-
lightful. just right in scale to the
size of the room, it is interesting,
colorful and whimsical with its de-
sign of boats interspaced with trail
ing leaves, vines and tendrils of soft
red, lemon. yellow, white and green
on dove gray background. The
woodwork is white, with reddish
striped draperies at the window
The warm red of the fine rug on the
floor enhances the cool, restful gray
background at the same time that it
accents the brighter color.
I would love this room on spring
morning, with the windows and the
door open onto the porch, my desk
under the window looking out into
the trees, There is room for two big
See SILVER STAR, Page BID