Evening star., 1940-12-14
Last Of Star S
Model Houses
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Eleventh in Series
Will Be Presented
Tomorrow

The Star will present tomorrow
the eleventh and last Silver Star
Home of 1910, an attractive, we'll
built house, designed along Geor-
gian Colonial lines, at 4737 Reser-
voir road NV. in Dumbarton.
Designed and built by Waverly
Taylor, Inc, the new home is one
of the most interesting and unusual
dwellings in the Silver Star series
Mr.. Taylor, head of the building
firm, is nationally known and has
won many awards for his work in
the residential construction field
The Palais Royal decorated and
furnished the house.
The new home is built of brick,
painted white. and contains seven
rooms and two baths. One unusual
feature is its basement entrance at
street level The main portion of
the house is reached by a stair
way leading of the large down.
stairs clubroom. Another stair
leads up the side of the structure
to the kitchen and is for service.
The garage is directly between the
two entrances. The dwelling fea-
lures brick walls, and a Handicapped
rear garden, about street level,
which offers privacy and many re-
creational advantages.
Approved by Committee.
Endorsement of the Silver Star
Homes Committee was given the
Dumbarton house. This committee,
composed of five housing experts,
inspected the house thoroughly be-
fore indorsing it as one worthy of
The Stars sponsorship. James S.
Taylor of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration is chairman of the
committee. Other members include
Fred A. Smith, past president OF
the Washington Real Estate Board;
Irwin S. Porter, prominent archi-
tect; Edwin H. Rosengarten, build
er, member of the firm of Davis.
Wick & Rosengarten, and John
Nolen, jr., of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Dumbarton, the new development
In which The Star home is To-
Gated, now comprises 26 homes. Mr..
Taylor plans to build 78 more houses
In the community. He received the
Good Housekeeping shield on II
houses in Dumbarton, one of which
was furnished and featured in the
publication. Early this year, Mr.
Taylor was selected by Life Maya
zine to reproduce here one of the
homes planned for the magazine
by world-famous architects. This
house was built adjacent to the new
Star home and attracted unusual
interest from the public, builders
and architects.
The Star home is one of group
OF five houses which are connected
at the front by an attractive brick
wall. This wall serves as retainer
between the houses, the living quar-
ters of which are considerably above
street grade.
Has Large Lounge Room.
The basement Of the new home
contains a loung room which is 13
by II feet in size. This room is
above grade and consequently un-
usually light and well ventilated.
Back of this lis hobby ROOM II
by 9 feet in size. The main living
floor has a living room l3 by 81
feet in size, dining room measur-
ing II by 13 feet and kitchen II
by feet. A screened porch opens
off the living room and overlooks
the beautiful garden. Full-length
windows are a decorative feature
of the living and dining rooms.
The second floor has three siz-
able bedrooms and two baths. The
masters room has two closets. Am
pie storage space is provided in an
attic, reached by ships ladder.
j. H. Small & Sons Handicapped
che grounds of the Star home, which
features the rear garden.
The house is unusually we'll built.
All pipes, downspouts and flashings
are of copper. Screens are OF alumi-
mum wire, a new feature in home
construction. Clear white oak floors
have been treated with a special
penetrating seal finish which makes
them practically resistant to wear
and also brings out the grain. The
house is topped by a heavy slate
roof.