Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1926, Page 22

REAL ‘ag B4 PLANTING STARTED AT STAR RESIDENCE Demonstration Home at 13th and Alaska Avenue Is [odel of Convenience. demonstration house at te and Thirteenth street v being made r ady to be opened, furnished, by next leted and f ands: he nting and nd will all ompleted this the evergreens as the hedges, rden plan previ- The two pairs of front and back, will The sod- the lawn, a large area t. has been finished, and ¢ watered for the 3 e s are s, as are in front and on side of the hoyse on Hem- the hed t items needed to mplete of the picture are being t under the personal super- the architect of this house, Mindeleff, who is also looking final details of the interior paint and papering, etc. I<itchen Color Scheme. t of the house is are of attention as exemplified f the Kitchen, » schemes of will partake of the gen. | that characterizes ons of the house. ate that this is not at ¢ practical requirements, lan from the |back of the house. that | of a row of unsightly garages has »pended, toness ¥ of the house. ping is now | | model ESTATE. ROW OF STAR’S | 2 | Within a short time The Star's houses, now under con- struction at Fifth and Decatur streets, will be completely finished and ready for critical inspection by the public. The Cafritz Construction Company. builders of these home: has made every effort to insure the completeness and perfection in every detail. A great deal of interest has been manifested by civic groups and high school students who have had the pleasure of inspecting these homes in various stages of comstruction. The 14 homes now present an Interesting study with an attractive facade of red brick trimmed with limestone and carved stone panels, v from the ordinary row house operations by the diversity of treatment. Groups of houses, one beyond the other, differing in floor level, with bay windows and distinctive doorway and window treatments, afford relief from monotony. All the masonry has been completed and all the rough work of the various trades has been finished. Plumbing fixtures have heen installed, electric wiring com- pleted, thé walls have been plastered, the houses have been trimmed out, the slag roofs laid, and little remains to be done with the exception of fin- ishing the concrete steps, applying the slate mansard roofs and the papering, painting and scraping of floors. Decorative Treatment Unique. One of the features of these homes which is very attractive and unusual row of the | been avoided by rear entry porch, | spacions pan is the decorative treatment of the ‘The monotony the ingenious plan of Louls Justement, the architect. who designed these homes. The one car metal garage fop each house has | nodates the electric [an attractive lattice wall between it ted from and house, which is higher than the d treated | garage itself and thereby affords the from cove, with generally light and con board. with a large trance and a cupboard. Closet and Cu n is provide wall type of | | follow: ~One enters a large reception s for all the cir- where replace- made with the 1 comfort, do: 1 hunt in a -| through an archway. such central h of nad re- | UDT0-There fe a builtin fee box with an | that he dining ht. The kitchen ion. with ind dryer rove a wonderful con housekeeper. end and equipment of moderate size es- of features—a house ies and responsibili- | oping can be carried | utmost ease and comfort. | PAINT:RS WORKING ON MODEL HOUSE Wynnewood Park Home Is Rapid- 1y Nearing Completed Stage. house decorators are now finishing of the model Vynnewood Park. Work on is now progressing rap- | walls forming the | :e are in place. | to the main en- | aid out in a grace- | drive out e Pike to enter | rahle trees are heing aking the lawn and : more effective.. The | next he sereened and | 1en laid out adjoining the 1 on the west. The house « by next Saturday. DINING ROOM BECOMING LESS ESSENTIAL IN HOME | c. except in the larger iz room, once one of nt_and carefully he house, is becom- essential. In the bungalows and = reom has been Qisplaced by the dining alcove. ce before devoted to the dining 1 may become a library, an extra 2 sewing room or a room ldren to play in. The | trance lcove. however, should have | itural or artificial light, | apt to become a dark and that necessity in every | Bome of should be so | Blaced that the smoke and odors from | the cooking fonds are carried away tron vest of the house. Thus it Wworld in cases be at the north arn end of the structure, where the | o ~ast hlow some of the odo ! Valuable Acrea{ge ] i For | Subdivision About 100 Acres in | N.W. Md. widely advertised and 1 subdivision, on main highway. Bus line and Street car near LIBERAL TERMS to Responsible Party Thomas J._ Fisher & . » lo.,;dnc. 738 15th Street N.W. Main 6830 Abuttir | | suce i winds of our climate will ! the | necupant an attractive view from the back of the house and gives an op- portunity to cultivate and transform the back vard into a beautiful garden. A concrete walk leads from the back stairway to the alley and over this where it passes the latticed wall s an attractive archway which af- fords access to the garage. The general plans of .these homes hall which leads to the living room For conven- fence in entertaining, the living | room and dining room practically can be made into one large room by open- | ing the French doors which separate the two. There is ample access to the rear porch, which is sufficiently large to be used as a breakfast porch. French doors open on this porch also. municates with a spacious kitchen equipped in every way to meet the modern needs of the housewife in an efficlent and labor-saving manner. outside icer, a large one-plece porce- lain sink and drain-board, the new est type of gas stove and a kitchen dresser of ample proportions. En- < afforded direct to the How Long A swinging door com- | THE EVENIN( 'MODEL HOME NEAR PERFECTION IN DETAIL Group of Cafritz-Built Houses Will Be Ready Soon for Critical Inspection—Novel and Useful Fea- tures Planned to Attract Housewives. Kitchen through a door leading to the | reception hall and there is also a cloak 1 t. In every room in the house | there are convenlence outlets for the | attachment of floor lamps and elec- | trical appliances. ‘The lighting fix- {tures are of an entirely new and | distinctive design and will add much |to the attractiveness of these homes. Nice Finish to Rooms. | The rooms will be finished in ma- i hogany and ‘ivory, with mahogany | shoe molding around the base hoard. Throughout the house the floors will be of the best grade of clear oak. At the foot of the stairway leading to the second floor 18 a plastered arch- way, on each side of which are grooved wood panels ornamented with decorative cornices. The second floor presents a well arranged plan of prac- tical convenience. A master bed | room occupies the entire width of the front of the house and there is a full tile inside bath with builtin tub. and shower. All of the fixtures are white as well as the tile itself, giving an alr of cleanliness. Two other bed rooms are in the rear, one of which has access to the sleeping porch. All of these bed rooms are unusually large, having ample closet space and lending themselves most attractively to suitable furnishing. In the hall is a large linen closet. The basement of these homes ap- peals to those of practical insight into housekeeping economy. The efficient | heating plant guarantees comfort and | warmth in zero weather. The instan- |taneous hot-water heater assures a {constant supply of hot*®water with just a turn of the spigot. In the basement also there are double laun- dry trays convenlently placed and a servant’'s lavatory. A large coal bin completes the equipment. One House to Be Furnished. | In the rear of the house there is a deep yvard with a concrete walk leading to a one-car garage. When these homes have heen com- | pleted an exhibit house will be fur- nished through courtesy of the in terior decorating department of W. B. Moses & Sons. Fvery room will be attractively and properly furnished. The interior decorators are using kreat care in selecting furni- ture, draperfes and lamps, consistent with the type of design and character of the prospective purchaser, so that harmony may prevail throughout. Tie Curtains Back. It there are two sets of curtains— overcurtains of damask or linen, tat- [feta or' gauze undercurtains—the | heavy curtains should be looped back about 12 inches above the sill. In bedrooms it is usually nicer io tie | back the undercurtains and allow the { overcurtains to hang straight When | only one pair of curtains i« used loop them bhack, because they are prettier | way, and also to keep | trom blowing out the window. . Killed 53 people amounting to Tornadoes in 19 and eaused dama 100.000 C. H. Small . Will They Look Pretty? “As long as the houses stand, answer the builders—you can TILE vour floors and walls and know that they will stay fine. “Nothing in the house is more permanent.” Marble — Mosaic —'Terrazzo Tiling — Ceramic — Fireplaces UNITED STATES TILE AND MARBLE COMPANY, INC. 1553 P9t‘h Sh*eselt9 N.W. or the years A good roof is a roof that lasts—it defies time and the ele- ments. That is the kind of roofing we do. William H. Marriott Slate and Tile Roofer 2909 O Street N.W. are roofing over half the Star’s Model Homes them 1 1 'HOME FURNISHING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1 926. REAL ESTATE. WL START SO Several of Demonstration Houses Expected to Be Ready by End of Week. Preparations are now being made for the furnishing and completion of six of the model homes being erected as part of the demonstration sponsored by The Star. It is expected that by next Saturday six of the projects will be completed and that most of them will be fu nished. The builders and the various committees are now arranging the de- tails of the interior decorations ‘The houses which are expected to be ready will be the row house group being bullt by Morrls Cafritz_and designed by Louis Justement at Fifth and Decatur streets; the row house group designed by J. Wilmer Smith and under construction by C. H. Small at West Virginia avenue near Queen street northeast; the semi-de- tached houses designed by W. H. I. Fleming at Thirteenth and Upshur streets northeast and being erected by Walter Vaughn; the detached house being built by L. E. Breuninger & Sons and designed by Victor Minde- leff at Thirteenth street and Alaska avenue; the Virginia model house at Lee Heights, Va., designed by Ward Brown and being bullt gy Ruby Lee Minar, and the Maryland model home being erected by the Stambaugh Con- struction Co. at Wynnewood Park, Md., near Silver Spring, as designed by P. C. Adams. All these houses will be completelv furnished in accordance with their particular style and commensurate with their size and cost. It be the endeavor of those in charge to present to the public houses erected, landscaped and furnished in a man- ner that can be reproduced Row houses, the community groups, the detached and semi-detached houses will be given individual attention. very opportunity will be given to the general public to visit and inspect these houses, and every convenience for the comfort of the visitors, in- cluding competent experts to explain all the details, will be provided. Next Saturday a thorough explana- tion of all the houses and the various details in_regard to them will be given in The Star, in the hope that the general public will be able to benefit from the purpose of the dem- onstration, which is to encourage home owning and to present to the 1 ore Than Half Automobile Routes to Star Model Homes Outlined in Convenient Form The routes to the various model home projects are as follows: No. 1. The colonial stucco home being erected by L. E. Breuninger & Sons at Hemlock street. Thirteenth street and Alaska avenue, designed by Vic- tor Mindeleff, may be reached by go- ing directly out Sixteenth street to Alaska avenue just above Walter Reed Hospital, north on Alaska ave- nue to the intersection of the three streets, where the property is located. No. 2. To reach the W. C. & A. N. Miller property at the southwest corner of Hawthorne street and Forty-fourth place go west on Pennsylvania ave nue to Twenty-second street, north on Twenty-second strest to Massachu- setts avenue, northwest on Massachu- setts avenue to Cathedral avenue, west on Cathedral avenue to Fort) fourth place, thence south on Fort) fourth place one block to Hawthorne street. The Miller house, designed by Delos Smith, of Georglan style, is to be built of brick. No. 3. The Hedges & Middleton home, de. signed by Robert Beresford, is of co- lonlal type and will be built of stone. This house is located at Thirty-fifth street and Massachusetts avenue. It may be reached by going west on Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty-sec- ond street, north on Twenty-second street to Massachusetts avenue, north- west on Massachusetts avenue to Thirty-fifth street to the site. No. 4. The detached frame house to be erected in Lee Heights, Va., by Ruby, Lee Minar was designed by Ward Brown. This is a typical Virginia style residence. To reach this prop- erty go west on Pennsylvania avenue to M street, west on M street to the Key Bridge, cross the bridge into Vir- ginia, turn to the right to the Lee Highway, proceed 213 miles to Lee Heights. No. 5. The house being erected in Wynne- wood Park, Silver Spring, Md., by the Stambaugh Construction Co., is of colonial style, designed by Percy C. Adams. This home may be reached by going directly north on Sixteenth | street to Alaska avenue, out Alaska avenue to the District line, continue | north on Georgia avenue extended, known as Brookville pike, thence east on the Colesville pike to the site in ‘Wynnewood Park. practical and architecturally at- tractive residences that will remain within the usual cost of structures people of the National Capital more |of thelr size and type. the Star Model are built wi Building Homes in part th Materials from * Fries, Beall and Sharp Co. 734 10th St. N.W. ‘4th & S Sts. N.E. 5th& T Sts. N.E. Main 1964 No. 6. The Cafritz Construction Co.4proj- ect 'consists of a row of houses in varied designs, giving each one an individuality all its own. These houses were designed by Louls Juste- ment. They are being erected on De- catur between Fourth and Fifth streets. To reach this site proceed northeast on Vermont avenus to Flor- ida avenue, continue north on Florida | avenue to Sherman avenue, out Sher- man avernue to New Hampshire ave-| nue, turn northeast or. New Hamp- shire avenue to Grant Circle, from Grant Circle go north on Illinols ave- nue to Sherman Circle, continue north on Illinois avenue to Decatur, east on Decatur to the site. No. 7. TLis group of colonial houses being bullt by C. H. Small on West Vir- ginia avenue at Queen street north- east, designed by J. Wilbur Smith, may be reached by golng east on K street to Eighth street northeast, north on Eighth street to Florida avenue, thence one block southeast on Florida avenue to West Virginia | avenue, proceed on West Virginfa ave- nue six blocks to the site on Queen | street. | No. 8. | The community group, consisting of 14 houses, being erected by Walter A. Dunigan in Marletta Park at Fifth and Longfellow streets, designed by Gilbert L. Rodjer, may be reached by going north on Sixteenth street to Colorado avenue, northeast on Colo- rado avenue to Georgia avenue, then directly south to Longfellow street, east on Longfellow street to Fifth street, where property is located. These houses will be of the semi-de- tached and community group style, and, feature a “three-in-a-row” type of houses embodying Itallan architec- ture. No. 9. The W. Walter Vaughn houses, de- | signed by W. H. 1. Fleming, at Thir- teenth and Upshur streets northeast ¢ be reached by going out Elev enth street to Rhode Island avenue, Rhode ksland avenue to First street, First street to Soldiers’ Home gate at Michigan avenue, Michigan avenue to Thirteenth street northeast, one square north on Thirteenth street to | bouse Almost Defined. From the Boston Globe ““Harold, what is a crisis?” Sometimes when nobody t to do in a hurry.” knows o Papering—Painting—Awnings There is no fob you want done t0o small | for us to handle. Awnings carefully made | and reconditioned. Estimates cheertully | given—reasonable prices. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. %14 13th St. N.W. Main 5373 SALES MANAGERS WILL MEET TUESDAY NOON New Commission Schedule to Be Explained at Luncheon Session. The sales managers’ division of the ‘Washington Real Estate Board will hold a luncheon meeting at the Lee House on Tuesday, 12:30 p.m., under the chairmanship of Charles gelst The new commission scheduls pre pared and authorized by the Wash ington Real Estate Roard will he ex pladned and reports of the convention committee will he given at this mest fng. A number of other toples of interest to sales managers in dealing with the transfer problems of estate will be discussed. real Belts which contain compressed alr which is allowed to escape arour body of the wearer, have been de signed by an English scientist to keey miners cool during their work E 5 a Above the Usual in Location and Elavated high sites, the finest above type form an unusnally select community in Construction surrounding homes will ing the best. In each of the 6 and 8 room Breuninger-built homes here the finest construction details are apparent. They are the climax of over 30 years experience in huild- h See the many now in the course of con- struction—inspect the completed 6-room, detached home 7709 13th Street N.W. Open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 706 Colorado Bldg. Inspect thé almost completed Detached Model Home, Breuninger-built dn one of Shepherd Park’ really MODEL in every detail. A visit here will be interesting for the many details disclosed in every stage of building and for the con- struction features found here exclusively. Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Ave- nue, thence to 13th St. oL-E Breunanger & Soxs Realtors superb sites. Tt is Or Phone Main 6140 Shepherd Park Will Be a Community of Over 200 Ideal Homes SEAAELASALHATATALAAATATAAATALAAALELALAAALARLALLLLALTLARAAAARRAASTA LA AR NRA NN ZARATALALATATALLTALATHRLSAALALA TR AL RRCANA NN N ERANRNN SRS R R AN A SN Y | | i W) | cme‘tal Lath Costs Less than Re-Decorati; A large builder and operator of apartment housesrecently made the state- ment that Better Plastering on metal lath actually made his apartments cost a trifle over 1% more in construction expense—but that this invest- ment paid him back with 1007, interest before the building was four years old. This man knows building and operating costs. He has kept figures accurately. He has tried cheap plastering and Better Plastering. —And he obtains 1009 irterest in his additional investment in Better Plastering. . These facts should be known to every prospective home owner. One fallen ceiling o > _‘-\""' o0 = Soasssasss >, ..0... - Washington R B TS 0.0.:.’ »_ &, (o2 ®_O_ O SR f one set of corner cracks; one group of lath streaked ceil- ings and all that you could possibly save on a cheap plaster job and more, is completely wiped out. Metal lath costs less than redecorating. Give your plasterer an opportunity to actually save money for you with as good a job as he knows how. After all, plaster constitutes 85% of the interior of your home. The walls of your rooms are always with you. Defects ‘become unbearable. Play safe! Budget 10% to 12% of the cost of your residence for plastering. 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