Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1926, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. REAL ESTATE. TH E ]' VENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1926. PROGRESS IS MADE IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE STAR’S MODEL HOMES PLAN OF MODEL HOME KITCHEN your work or place of business, you | converging or as spreading oul.l cing of your fiouse for the | the case of the model hous | doubtless think first of the nelghbor- | Think of them rather as coming in | s really o i wood Park, as will appes hood in which you and your family | ; '8 O | vislt to the house e FINAL DETAIL WORK Landscapmg Begms Soon at Wesley Heights Home. Plastering Skillfully Done. 1 home build tion lie 2 roof | it each ntevest | of the ex- wheels g0 visit the ind Haw- | SITEISIMPORTANT Accessibility, Neighborhood, School and Church Facil- ities Play Large Part. home vllo there are t things to e | in the ier as little sun and as point of con 3 Monticello ma is as much of an eneral rule as a udent and nd women of i some knowledze of building doing their own designing eving interesting results, but that the sxmall il large ones ar surprise that a ) difficult a thing so well. t even these people would be saved much disappointment an are going to live, the kind of people about you, the church and school privileges, and such like questions. Then you will consider the physical character of the place, its slopes and levels, its trees, its gardens, its out- look, or, in a word, its attractiveness from an esthetic point of view, to which are closely related the practical questions of pure water supply, §ood drainage and shelter from the ex- tremes of weather, No matter how attractive otherwise & locality might be, you would not consider it for a moment unless the conditions of sanitation and health- fulness were fully met, and you would want some natural protection from the severe storms of Winter as well as from the blazing heat of Summer. In the Winter you would want as little ze and as much sun, and much 1s possible. Finally, in_selecting your site, it great, broad, allel bands so that | the rooms or por no matter how rge your house mas ed and letting t vt | unfinished condition. be, the moment one side the house take o ves. R R sun, the opposite parallel side iAH to this question of orientation con- If you wor read th into shade. jerable thought has been given in | columns o You Are Inmted to Impect 1;%THE STAR’S MODEL HOME would be well to have in mind the | [H8 house you intend to build and the | way you want it to face. If possible, get your house plan first and select your lot accordingly. Or, at any rate, picture it all out in your mind to guide you in selecting your location. By a little planning and forethought you may not only secure the outlook you want but the exposures to sun or breeze most desired. You cannot change atic conditfons or topog- eclable extent you can adjust the location and plan of your house to them. You have certain rooms in which LEE HEIGHTS VA. Every one interested in home building is invited to inspect the progress of The Star's Model Home at Lee Heights, Va. We have received many compliments already on the quality of its construction. Its type of architecture is old Virginian and it is being built te last as v Tln-'],lzm indicates the arrange y| convenience by making o | vou especially want the sun, morning Heights. De ‘ o chitect, plans e | are not only as esthetic s may ‘h(‘, demanded, but the re: of definite study and practical experience. long as some of the old Virginia homes that were built many years ago end are still standing today. See the Model Home today or tomorrow and then inspect it again when it is completed and decorated and when it has been further beawtified by the landscaping that is planned. BY WARD BROWN. L others wll the more because it s Inquire at Lee Heights office for d-ocation of Model Home. he star's Model House at | “different.’ S o e e Drive Out Tomorrow chitect is employed 1o | will go to Drtve over the u‘.-.u...aaqwn t-,nnn =te Lee Wigfhway ent Gtee SUB Wihe torJus TR h in the shade as possible, let us | [f ing the direction of the o not think of them as Skilled Architect Can Pul Character And Indiv ldualltv of Owner Into Home | he first visits the | trouble to design Sishinent wher in every way and i eenomiery T il o il v bl which wor eeds of the client and the possi ties of the sit ve of his personalit show | €1 : y wner with is then . i E telligent builder o ¢ i good as ene de has devoted his Developer of Lce Heights on the Lee Highway 1405 New York Ave. lone: sutcesstuly by Main 1144 3 former f¢ ut 1]10 | Papemlg—l’amtmg—Awmng: There 1s 10 iob you want done 100 small for us to handle. Awnings carefully made end reconditioned. Estimates cheerfully tiven—reasonable prices CORNELL WALL PAPER CO 11 13th StNLW. issed in another W. C. & A. N. Miller Thisbeautifultile work is our work. Its quality service is equal Built by to its beauty. Let us give you specifications and prices on tile work for your home. Walter A. Dunigan W. C. & A. N. Miller Hedges & Middleton C. H. Small United States Tile & Marble Co., Inc. 1553 9th St. N.W. Potomac 519 Know this: The Breuninger Model Home, sponsored by The Evening Star, located at Alaska Ave. and 13th Street, will contain every feature of the latest and best in electrical wiring and electrical equipment. The Breuninger House is wired for Lifetime Service. General Electric Engineers have worked out the wiring system. More Than Half the Star Model Homes are built in part Eleven people were trapped and lost their lives because of the unpro- tected wood stairway reproduced above. Tragedy? Yes—but the tragedy of the loss of lives and property is overshadowed by the fact that these useless tragedies occur almost every day—sometimes right in your own city. THE (5= SYSTEM This stairway would have allowed everyone to escape if the lumber had been protected with metal lath and plaster. It would have cost very little if anything extra to have made this stairway absolutely fire-safe. That, too, is stark tragedy. Home and apartments can be made safe through the use of Better Plastering on metal lath. This type of construction will resist fire for more than one hour—plenty of time to.allow everyone to get out and for the fire department to arrive. Think of your own family and the families of tenants when you are — }:lfxexldmg Protect their lives. Wipe out these tragedies of everyday —of house wiring, embodying adequate outlets, conven- iently controlled and G-I£ materials throughout, makes this house a truly Model Home. The electrical household equipment used in the furnish- ings is of the latest design in every detail, each appliance is a leader in its respective field and is.guaranteed for its ‘Approved and Recommended by Plastering Contractors of Washington o Electrically Complete All electrical material used in the wiring of The Breuninger Model Home, all electrical household equip- ments and all electrical devices and appliances employed in the electrical furnishings are supplied from our stock. Building Materials from Tue NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BETTER PLASTERING 819 Madison Square Building, Chicago, 11l 722227777770 7, Fries, Beall and Sharp Co. 734 10th St. N.W. 4th & S Sts. N.E. 5th & T S*s. N.E. Main 1964 7 Drive out Sixteenth St. to Alaska Ave. to 13th St., where the Model Home is locatgd. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL Supply Company 1328-30 NewYork Ave. Phone_Main 6800 P . IR RS RIS ’0’0’ o8 ’.‘.’.’. . o aesee: : T 53 SIS ' ’o SIS 0’0’0,’ R R R Tk