Evening star., 1940-11-16
10Th Silver Star
Home Enjoys
Wooded Setting
Greenwich Forest
House Hos 9 Rooms
And 3H Boths

An attractively designed, COM
Portable home in q wooded setting
will be opened to the public to-
morrow at 5741 Lambeth road,
Greenwich Forest, Md, northwest
of Bethesda, as the 10th in the
1910 series of Silver Star Homes.
It will be exhibited under auspices
of The Star through Sunday, De-
cember 8.
The home was designed by Win
field Preston, jr, architect, and built
by Winfield Preston. It has been
decorated by John Ligon, Inc, and
furnished by Hutchinson's Inc.
Constructed of brick, in Georgian
Colonial design, the home contains 8
rooms and 3s baths and is located
In an exclusive residential, restricted
community of gently rolling land,
heavily forested with large trees,
which present one Of its greatest
attractions.
On the lot, which Is II by $50
feet in size. sloping slightly from
front to back, the dwelling stands
well back. leaving substantial
front and back lawns. Among the
trees on the property are large
poplarS oaks and hickories, and the
lawn has been Handicapped by Rock
Greek Nurseries with rhododendron
and hardy evergreens to provide q
more effective setting.
Inspected by Experts.
The dwelling bears the. indorse-
ment of the Silver Star Homes Com
mittee. q group of Ave housing ex-
perts who inspected the house thor
ouehly. James S. Taylor Of the
Federal Housing Administration is
chairman. Other members are John
Nolen. jr., director of planning OF
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission; Waverly Tay-
lor, president of the Washington
Real Estate Board; Irving S. Porter,
architect. and Edwin H. Rosengar-
ten, builder. member of the firm
OF Davis. Wick & Rosengarten.
Constructed of two stories, an attic
and basement. the dwellings, exterior
design presents a broken roofline,
with the kitchen roof being slightly
lower than that of the rest OF the
building. Two massive chimneys are
placed at each end of the building,
but not directly in line. The brick
Is Of buff color and the roof is OF
heavy variegated slate. The kitchen,
at the left of the house, also sits
back slightly from the rest Of the
facade.
The home is entered from flag
stone walk leading up to a stone
terrace porch a few steps up. Pro-
ceeding through the front door the
visitor steps into a hallway which is
II by Z feet in size. A circular stair
rises from tie immediate left to the
closets in the hallway. From the
hall one enters the living room on
the right, the dining room in the
rear and the kitchen to the left
rear.
Arched Entrance From Hall.
An arched entrance leads from the
hall to the living room, which is 22
by IA feet, with big fireplace at the
end. There are two elevated win
dows over bookshelves on either side
Of the fireplace on the east end OF
the living room and two big windows
In the front.
Turning left from the living room
. large open doorway leads to the
library, which is 10 by II feet, with
three large windows overlooking the
forest and lawn in the rear. A roomy
lavatory and toilet and coat closet
are in two corners of the library,
while there are many adjustable
bookshelves along the east end.
The dining room, which Is entered
both from the hallway and from
the kitchen, is IS by IS feet and
has three windows grouped to-
eether, to afford another beautiful
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