Evening star., 1941-08-02
7th Silver Star
Home Typifies
Colonial Period
/ Old Brick Is Used;
I Arrangements ldeoI
For Entertaining

A dwelling with all the charm OF
the Colonial period will be opened
tomorrow at TIA Norway drive, Ken
wood, Md, as the seventh in the
l941 series of Silver Star Homes.
Constructed along graceful lines
of old brick, the new home is
product of the Kennedy-Chamber-
lin Development Co. 1t was de-
signed by A. H. Sonnemann, archi-
tect who has drawn plans for most
of the houses in the exclusive sub
urban community. The house has
been tastefully furnished by Wood
ward & Lothrop.
This newest of Star homes is ideal
~ arranged for entertaining. The
entrance is by way of spacious
hall. The living room, 23x1212 feet
and occupying the full depth of the
house, is at right of the hall. Lighted
by windows at front and back, the
living room contains a large flre-
place faced in green verde marble.
Above thigh-high ivory -colored pam
cling, the walls are done in delicate
pattern French-gray paper.
A library adjoinS TIE living room,
the dimensions being Is by 10 feet.
This room is next to lavatory and
a screened back porch with plenty
of elbow room is accessible from
both the living room and library.
Dining Room Especially Bright.
The dining room, 147ax131a feet,
is to the left of the entrance hall.
Especially bright because of a huge
bay window, the dining room is
papered in soft green with white
leaf.
The kitchen, in the rear of the
house on the dining room side, IS
also unusually well lighted by virtue
of corner windows. All gas equipped
and walled in a special washable
material, the kitchen has steel
back sink, metal cabinets, break
fast nook and extends to buffers
pantry.
There are two coat closets in the
first-f1oor hall. The trim is ivory
throughout and the fixtures carry
out the Colonial scheme.
A pair of linen closets are sunk
in the wall at the top of the stairs.
To the left of the landing is medium
sized bedroom, papered in apple
green, with cedar-lined closet. On
the same side of the house and in
front is larger bedroom, with flow
cred blue paper, another cedar-hned
closet and commodious bathroom.
Master Bedroom to Right.
The master bedroom Is to the
right of the landing. 1t measures 20
by Il feet, is done in cream paper,
and contains cedar lined closets on
either side of an alcove window
overlooking the front lawn.
A bathroom with shower stall is
midway of a hall leading from the
master bedroom to nursery 9
by 10 feet. The nursery could be
transformed into a utility room.
A full-siZe attic reached by a
stairway could easily be converted
into a game room. The basement
houses a recreation room II by IA
feet, finished in knotty pine painted
pastel green, with the knots left
their natural shade, offering a
pleasing effect. The recreation
room also contains a fireplace, has
asphalt tile underfoot and compost
ton squared ceiling.
Maids quarters, with lavatory and
shower, and. the furnace room and
laundry room, both incloSed, round
out the basement. A double garage,
reached by drive that runs along
one side of the house and with
ample maneuvering space, is en-
tered from the recreation room.
Cutters Are of Copper.
The new Kenwood home is well
built. Its brick walls are topped
by slate roof. The downSpouts, gut
ters and fashings are of copper. A
blanket of mineral wool in the roof
protects against heat and cold, and
the house is conditioned. All
the floors are of clear white oak,
and the walls are waterproofed.
The windows have cast-Stone sills
and fir framing is used throughout.
The lot contains 4,250 square feet