Evening star., 1941-03-29
New Silver Star
Home Will Be
Open Tomorrow
Crestwood Dwelling
Has Ten Rooms,
Three Baths
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.


An attractive. spacious, new home
of Colonial design will be presented
tn the public tomorrow at 1915 Ran
dolph street NV. CrestWood. as
the third Silver Star Home of 194l
The house will be exhibited under
sponsorship of The Star through
Sunday, April 20.
The dwelling is a large one, con-
tanning 10 rooms. baths and a
lavatory. In addition there's a
huge recreation room with fireplace
in the basement, and two rooms, a
storage closet and an unfinished
bath on the third floor
A feeling of space is apparent
throughout the house. The center
entrance is wide and the first floor
plan unfoldS around it in a way
which impresses the visitor imme-
diately with the efficiency of its
arrangement The rooms are large
Each possesses a combination of
assets found infrequently in the
modern hOme-an abundance of
wall space and huge windows which
make the interiors light and airy.
Site Borders Rock Creek.
The new Star dwelling was built
by Russell It. Woodfeld, who has
had years of experience in building
homes in Washington, generally on
a contract basis. The house is pre-
Sented to the public by the firm of
Paul P. Stone. Arthur S Lord and
Edward f. Caldwell, developers of
CreStwood. 1t was designed by
Arthur Anderson and furnished by
MAJOR Masterpieces.
Crestwood, of which the Star
home is a part, is a beautifully
wooded area bordering Rock Creek
Park. The park is a block away
from the new home. The section
Is only slightly more than miles
from the downtown business area
and is the closest in" of the un-
developed areas for high-class
dwellings.
The Silver Star Homes Commit
tee Endorsed the new home unani-
mously. Members of the commit
tee inspected it thoroughly before
giving their approval James S.
Taylor of the Federal Housing Ad-
minlStratlon is chairman of the
committee. Other members include
Irwin S. Porter, member of the ar
chitectural firm of Porter & Locke
Waverly Taylor, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board. and
Edwin H. Rosengarten, builder,
member of the firm of Davis, Wick
& RoSengarten.
Living Room Is "a by 13.
The house occupies a lot which
has frontage of 70 feet and a
depth of 120 feet. in addition to 80
feet of parking in front. The en-
trance hallway is 13 by feet in
size. The front doorway is set deep,
permitting space at either side for
two coat closets. The living room
Is to the right of the entrance and
Is "a feet by 13 in size. This room.
with its beautiful Colonial mantel
and fireplace, has three exposures
with a door leading to a large
screened porch. A study. 13 by 10
feet, is at the left of the hall A
lavatory adioins it.
One of the most attractive places
IN the home is the dining room, sit
uated directly back of the entrance
hall. This room is 13 by Is feet in
size and has huge windows over
looking the rear garden. There are
two built-in corner cabinets.
The kitchen is unusually large for
the present-day house, measuring
l3 feet BY 70 1t is we'll arranged,
has windows on two sides and
door for service There's built-in
breakfast nook in this room.
Four Bedrooms on Second Floor.
The second floor has four bed
rooms. two baths and sun deck
opening off the masters room. This
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