Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1927, Page 13

WESLEY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HAS MANY ATTRACTIVE HOMES Natural Setting of Be auty Enhances Charm of Growing Residential Section—Land- scaping Features Emphasized. This is the second of a series of articles describing the attractive and commendable features of se eral of the growing residential se tions of Washington. Others will de pubdlished in subsequent Satur- day editions of The Star. BY DON S. WARREN. Wesley Heights is a community of detached homes of distinctive design, built into a natural setting of beauty, with thick groves of pines, towering oaks, tullp poplars and great black walnut trees, preserved with painstak- ing care as outstanding attractions of the development. Here on an expanse of wooded acre- age of rollins a..1 uneven land, which, but four years ago was to all appear- ances a portion of the Glover tract which now is in process of develop- ment as a great out-of-door recreation park, have been erected nearly 200 residences of varying size and archi- tectural style, all fitted into their tree- grown setting in a manner preserving its natural appeal and blending the whole int> a complete and pleasing pic- ture. Another striking impression afforded by this newly developed section is the manner in which the original contour of the land was retained in the la ing of the streets and the preparation of lots for the erection of houses. The result was that series of terraces, curved lines of entrance walks, the rising and falling character of the hillside community add an everchang- ing interest in the place. Attractive Trees Planted. A convincing illustration of the value of the preservation of trees in the development of a new community of homes is to be seen in Wesley Heights. In the selection of the posi- tions of the houses on their lots, ob- vious consideration was given to the location of trees of beauty which would be saved, to insure proper perspective from the streets. Numbers of trees of varying_ species, some dwarfted in stature and some monumental on their great height. They hold their verdant folliage close to the houses to. form background for the outlines and color schemes of the homes and they stretch their arms high above roof tops like great rustic Gothic arches. Groves of native pines of moderate size stand thick in some lawns, as on Forty-fourth place, while in others are to be found red cedars, oaks, lindens, poplars, American elms and maples or an occasional ash. Some of these larger trees are centenarians or even older. Standing close to the edge of high in some places in the com- munity, as notably at the corner of ‘Cathedral avenue and Ridge road, sev- eral of the great sized trees called for the development of stone walls to be inserted in the terrace to insure “their lives. Long stretches of stone terrace walls also proved necessary in places due to the heavy grades in the terrain. In order to protect the trees where the level of the lawns about the new houses proved to be lower than the original ground about the trees to be preserved, mounds of earth ‘were allowed to remain about them, and where the level of the lawns was raised above the bases of these trees circular stone-lined pits were developed about them. Architectural Designs. The architectural designs of the wvarious homes here, like the individual character of each lawn in the com- munity, are differentiated. While all are more or less conservative in style and are designed to complement one another, some are Georgian in mode, some _ distinctly American colonial, some Spanish, some Dutch colonial and others of modified American and Eng- lish types. Numbers of the houses are of frame construction, while others are of stone and stucco or face brick and stucco, or all brick or all stone. The first group ‘of houses built in this community were mostly of small size, but the later developments have been in larger and more preten- tious homes with larger plots of ground about them. Two Star model homes have been built in Wesley Heights, and several homes in the community have been officially commended for merit in ar- chitectural plan and construction. During the past year a jury of emi- nent_architects awarded the medal of the Washington Board of Trade for the home of Charles H. Pardoe at 4320 Cathedral avenue, and honorable men- tion was awarded for the home of Carl C. Crampton at 4400 Klingle street. The jury in its report on the Pardoe home described it as “most pictur- esque and interesting both in silhou- ette and in proportion as well as in texture of materigls.” The home is unusual in outline, presenting some- thing of a triangular effect in per- spective as a result of the slanting ocharacter of the roofs on either side of the house and the extension of the front wall of the house to form wall wings. A large bay adds character to the facade of the first story of the house, and on either end of the sec- ond story are large dormers. A eurved concrete walk leads to a shel- tered entrance door, and small ever- greens and a smootL lawn complete the landscape plan. Attractive Homes. The Crampton home carries a pic- turesque quaintness in its high-pitched roofs and great chimney, which rises along the front wall of the house. It, too, has evergreens bordering the house, tall enough to accentuate the height of the building, and a flagstone walk. Probably the most pretentious heme in the entire development is that of Dion 8. Birney, located at 4435 Ca- thedral avenue, which is of an archi- tectural style fashioned closely after The Triangle of —between Massachusetts and ley Road. Over 250 homes the famous and historic Woodlaw Virginia, near Mount Vernon, which | was built by Maj. Lawrence Lewis, nephew of President Washington. from whom he inherited a tract of about 2,000 acres, on which the home was_ erected. The place now is the residence of Senator and Mrs. Under- wood. The Wesley Heights home is small- er than the original Woodlawn, but it carries out faithifully many of the details of the Virginia mansion. The home is of the early English Georgian style of architecture and bears a stately, formal atmosphere, pleasini in its simplicity. There is a two-story central portion of the house, rectang- ular in shape, with ornamented pedi- ment over the inviting entranc and on either side are long, pedimented wings, giving balance to the structure. Differing somewhat from the original ‘Woodlawn, brick chimneys rise in the center of the walls at the sides of the main portion of the house. A striking effect on the facade of the home is achieved by the sets of four laige windows, which are placed on either side of the center line of the building, forming colorful rectangular patterns with their white trimming, white | lintels and dark shutters. The co- lonial entrance also is in white, form- ing color contrast against the red of the brick walls of the home. Interior Plans. ‘The formal character of the place is accentuated by the high vaulted ceil- ing of the nearly square living room. This great room is reached through an arched doorway from the entrance hall and is three steps below the main level of the house. From the en- trance hall also a vista is to be had through archways into the dining rpom, connecting hallway and libraty. A curved stairway with sweeping lines leads to the second floor, where are found a master bedroom finished in Georgian style with satin-wood ma- hogany, and four other bedrooms in suites of two rooms. Each suite has a connecting bath and the master bed- room has a large private bathroom. The third floor of the building is de- voted entirely to a recreation room extending over major portion of the center block of the building, and this room is connected with a balcony on the second story of the garden porch at the rear of the house. Service quar- ters are provided on the second story of the west wing of the building and on the lower floor is the garage. An outstanding example of the typi- cal Southern colonial frame house is to be found at 2918 Forty-fourth place, which 1s the home of Col. Christopher B. Garnett. The white outlines of this home, standing in the midst of a gen- erous growth of stately trees, form a striking picture. At the front of the house is a large circular portico, with Corinthian columns upholding the roof of the portico. which is surmounted by a neat ballustrade. At the rear of the house, at either side. are circular pergola apartments, connecting the house with the garage at one side and an open arbor at the other. William Miller's Home. | 4401 Cathedral avenue, offers one of the most interesting pictures of the entire community. Situated well back from the intersecting streets, the house overlooks a deep ravine, some 10 or more feet below the level of the street, which was preserved in all its home. Instead of filling in this nat- ural depression, the owner left it vir- tually in its natural state, providing for drainage, cleaning out the small undergrowth to some extent and build- ing a small pond at the upper end of the lot. The spot contains a number of great old trees, which are added at- tractions. The home of George Adams Howar at 2905 Forty-fourth street, is an e: ample of the placement of a house both for the purpose of_obtaining the best vista from both of the two inter- secting streets which the property ad- Jjoins, and the preservation of desirable old trees. The house is set at an angle with both streets, forming a triangu- lar front yard, which made possible the saving of two great trees which stand close by the house. A community spirit has been de- veloped in Wesley Heights, which is set well apart from other residential sections in the northwest, and recestly a large community clubhouse was completed at the corner of Forty-fifth and McComb streets. PLANS SHOW INCREASE. Architects’ Records Indicate Gain of $2,000,000,000 in 7 Years. Recent large increases in ‘annual construction volume in the United States have been paralleled by like in- creases in the volume of work planned by architects, according to the Archi- tectural Record. Total copstruction volume increased from approximately three and one-quarter billion dollars in to very nearly seven billions in 1926; in the same period the volume of work planned by architects increased from something less than two billion dollars to practically four billions, the Record states. These facts were determined from a continuous 7-year job-by-job analysis of over 700,000 operations amounting to 27 billlon dollars, made by the sta- tistical division of . W. Dodge Cor- poration. The analysis shows that the architects’ volume has manitained a constant percentage of total construc- tion, about 59. When building alone is considered, omitting engineering work, the architects’ percentage of the total is 70. Massachusetts Park Increasing Values Connecticut Avenues and Wood- built and under construction. Actual improvements and home values exceed $10,500,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 75 to 300 feet front. Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers Middaugh & ESTAB 1435 K St. N.W. Shannon, Inc. HED 1899 ‘The English home of William Cam- | mack Miller, located on a corner lot at | rustic beauty in the building of the | and Building Page for Washin VARIED STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE FOUND IN HOME & CARI)ENl 13 The landscaping of The Star model home in Lyon Village, Va., which tomorrow enters its third week of public exhibition, has attracted.favor- able comments from many of the hundreds of visitors who have in- spected the place since it was com- pleted August 28. Proper landscaping is vital to all homes, and this is especially true of houses of the Mediterranean type of architecture, which is the style of the Virginia demonstration house, in order to bring out the beauty of the lines of the home. Located in Wooded Area. The model home en Granada Terrace is located In a wooded area, some 25 feet above the Lee Highway, which is reached by a private drive serving all of the homes on the terrace. For this reason the grounds of the model home required an informal or natural style of treatment. The planting around the. demon- stration home was arranged so that it flanks hoth sides of the house as it faces the drive. This gives an effect of massed green around the ornamental gates and wall ends, which extend beyond the sides of the pa bbb s it ol e | The ! 1516 K St. N.W, UPREME STAR HOME AT LYON VILLAGE HAS FINE LANDSCAPING PLAN house to afford greater privacy to the grounds at each side. One finds Virginia cedars, native and well adapted to this locality mixed with other evergreens and ris- ing above them to give height to the planting mass. With the cedars are rhododendron, an occasional Norway spruce or Douglas spruce, hemlock and the beautiful abelia or arbutus shrub, which flowers all Summer and has shiny green foliage all Winter. Arborvitae are found near the house walls and facing the piers, with smaller growing Japanese yew and a few more abelia and rhodo- dendron. Two well matched hoxwoods of small size are on either side of the entrance stéps. Nearby are the spreading Pfitzer’s juniper and feath- ery Japanese evergreens, the retina- spora plumosa. Mixed throughout these evergreens are crimson zinnias, which were planted in full bloom, and giving a finished effect of color to the whole. Shrubs in Evidence. Flowering shrubs are placed irregu- larly at the side and rear of the house, also in foundation borders. They were selected to give a continuous succesasion of bloom in Spring and 7529 ALASKA AVENUE Majestic Colonial Mansion of Traditional America Overlooking many fine estates. This stately brick residence, true to its period in the massive yet dig- nified character of design; is set on a large beautifully landscaped and ter- raced Home Site: having the large covered veranda, the cheerful all-brick fireplace, spacious rooms and reception hall and many other typical Colonial American features. There is, of course, every modern convenience, including a two-car detached garage, sun parlor, slate roof and floored attic. OPEN SUNDAY Drive ‘out 16th St: extondsd to Geraniumy: right vo Alaska. Ave. Wm. S. Phillips & Co. Or Your Own Broker Phone Service Until 9 P.M. combination of all that is fine in a real home | Summer. These shrubs include for- ‘thia, old-fashioned bridal wreath, iraea Van Houttel, deutzia, lilac| and mock orange. These are faced with Japanese barberry, Rugosa roses | and dwarf deutzia. i | In the rear of the house is also a | | small flower garden containing zin- | nits, cockscomb, geraniums and| French’marigolds. | Upper, 290! LUMBERVTRADE AETIVE. Substantial Increases in Shipments and New Business Noted. | Substantial increases in shipments | and new business, with production |about the same, in the activities of | the organized lumber industry for the | week ended August 27, when com: | pared with the previous week, is in- | dicated by telegraphic reports re- | ceived by the National Lumber Manu- | facturers’ Association from 353 of the | larger commercial softwood and 137 | of the chief hardwood, lumber mills of | the country. ‘ The 335 reporting softwood mills | showed a slight decrease in produc- | tion, a nominal increase in shipments | and new business about the same, | when compared with reports from 349 | mills for the preceding week. The 137 hardwood operations show- | ed production about the same and slight decreases in shipments and new | business this week, when compared | with reports from 149 mills for the | previous week. N.W. Main 4600 WESLEY HEIGHT left to right: Residences at orty-fourth street. and 1320 Cathe- : Woodlawn, at 1 avenue. 2909 and at 2918 Middle: Nos. u avenue. LELAND MODEL HOM READY NEXT MONTH| Finishing Coat Now Being Applied to Fourth Star Exhibition House. The finished or final coat of s has been completed on the outs of Stucco | The Star model home now under con- | struction in Lelan, Che y Chase, Md The first or brown coat of plaster has been applied on the inside walls of the house and, beginning on Mon- day, the finished or white coat of r will be put on. Work has gone forward on schedule time, under the supervision of M. & R. B. Warren, realtors-builders, and the home will be open for inspection about the middle of October. The Leland home is designed for the average family of average means. It will be a home of reasonable cost, but built of the best materials obtainable. Steel casement windows are an added feature in this home. AVENUE gton and Its Suburbs kB AT SR ROCK CREEK PARK STAR HOME TO BE READY SEPTEMBER 2 Workmen Are Putting Finishing Touches to Attractive Residence—Landscap- With opening date of The St model o in Rock Creek P ates just two weeks in the fu- | ture. a corps of workmen today are | | busily engaged placing finishin touches on the interior of the hou while others continued with the d | velopment of the landscaping effects of the grounds of the home. The house is to be completed, replete with modern conveniences and furnished throughout by September 24, and on the following day it will be thrown open to the public for a month of inspection and study. This model home, the third of the series of four sponsored this year by The Star and the Home Owners' In- stitute, is located on Orchid street | about a square north of Kalmia road. Special Landscaping. Special attention has been paid to | the landscaping of this house, and | | since the starting of the building | | project Miss Rose Greely has col- laborated with the firm of n W. | builders of the house, in the and development of the | 3 contem- an arbor with cu seat and | arched pergola roof, on the axis of the house corridor, at the end of the | lot. the seat backed by a low hedge | and flanked with plantings so dis- | posed as not to impair the view to | the southeast, as the ground behind the lot drops down rapidly in a deep terrace, affording a commanding po- sition for this featur A reflecting pool with water lilies will occupy an immediate position be- tween the arbor and the house, serv- ing to reflect an image of each from | the other. |~ The site on which the home is lo- cated is on a high and commanding position and special attenti vas given in design to secure a 2{‘9 sing from the rear and sides as well Why not make your home and see more of your family? service. » - Main 4884 of the will changing oached along chid street. has been set tance from the cious, unbroken front, and to 1 entrance walk are widely s the fr home site have the perspec the curvi In additic back street, lawn street turther this effect and the garage driveway separated. dvan 15 it is apy Vista to Garden. The position of the entrance per- its an open traight through stair hall rridor to the gar- den and the view beyond, opening on a paved terrace partially covered by open pergola rafters. The entrance on the south is protected by a shelter- ing porch. The house itself is a coms bination of features of the English and French rural cottage style archi- tecture and was designed especially to harmonize with the suburban na- ture of its surroundings. Exteriorly it is designed to convey the low, rambling appearance of the old English and Norman French architecture, stone masonry being largely employed in the construction, with some brick and stucco introduced to accentuate the stonework. AR Roof Important Home Factor. If you are planning to build or re roof soon consider the relationship of the roof to the home itself. Aside from the important fact that the roof is designed to protect all the interiot contents, from an architectural view. point it represents approximately twos thirds of the exposed (exterior) area of the building itself. Can theré be any more logical reason why the selection of the roof—its color, as well as qual ity of materials, deserves the utmost consideration? O ‘ A DOWNTOWN APARTMENT WITH A SUBURBAN ATMOSPHERE Facing Franklin Square Park near your business, slip home during the day, rest up, feel more like work, accomplish more Apartments in the Franklin Park are delightfully cool in Summer, comfortable and cheerful in Winter. closets, high ceilings, fireproof building, two elevators, 24-hour Overlooks beautiful Franklin Park. Convenient for the entire family; quiet, clean section. Only a Few Apartments Unreserved 2 Rooms to 7 Rooms THE FRANKLIN PARK, 1332 Eye Street Ideal for the tired business man. GARDINER & DENT, INC. Large rooms, large 1409 L Street N.W. 17 West Thornapple Street Here is one of those rare opportunities to secure an attractive, well located home at a price which places it in the bargain class. The living rooms are spacious and a large enclosed sun parlor completes a downstairs arrangement especially effective for entertaining. There are four bedrooms and two baths on the second floor. The garage is built-in. The large lot is well developed with shrubbery and shade trees. This property will interest any one looking for a home in this wooded section. IT IS PRICED TO SELL, the owner having left Washington. 203 Shepherd Street "his _comparatively new detached home—CLOSE TO CONNECTICUT can be bought right. The rooms are unusually large and attractively arranged. There are four bedrooms, enclosed sleeping porch and two baths on the second floor, and a maid’s room in the large finished attic. A new KLEEN-HEET oil burner and automatic hot-water heater have Jjust been installed. The house is metal weather-stripped and screened throughout. The spacious porch is screened and awninged. The large lot is beautifully landscaped. There is a garage, of course. 3 YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS THIS OPEN FOR INSPECTION ALL DAY SUNDAY C. Bushman Smith, Inc. 1703 Connecticut\ Avenue North 2522