Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1928, Page 17

HOME & GARDEN z A Home-Owning and Building Page for Washington and Its Suburbs BEN T. WEBSTER IS CHOSEN MODEL HOME AT KENWOOD Large Colonial Structure of Jeffersonian| OPENS WEEK FROM TOMORROW Period of Architecture Has Spacious Landscaped Grounds. Stateliness of style and comfort and ) convenience of arrangement and pro- | visions are outstanding features of the | Kenwood model home, the third of the | gerios of four demonstration houses be- | ng sponsored this year by The Star, | which will be opened for a month of | public inspection beginning a weck | irom tomorrow The house has been completed in ali | structural details and its spacious | grounds, on which stand numerous pine and dogwood trees, which add greatly | 10 the settin< of the dwelling. have been | carefully and exnensively landscaped. | During the coming weck the house will be furnished by Mayer & Co.. in antici- pation of the approaching public in- spection The opening of the house has been postponed from September 16 to await completion of the repaving of Bradley baoylevard. main entrance to the Ken- wood scction. Large Colonial Structure. The Kenwood model home. which is being crected for the demonstration by | the Kennedy-Chamberiin Development | Co.. is a large colonial house of the Jeffersonian period of architecture. The exterior of the house is of Colonial brick | of soft red tone, which gives an appeal- ing color contrast to the tree green ot the shutters or blinds.on the large win- | dows, the creamy whiteness of the large | two-story circular portico at the front | entrance and the green of the lawns | and trees. 5 ‘The typical Colonial portico, with its 1all columns and white cornice and bal- lustrade establishes at once an invit- | ing atmosphere to the entrance and lends dignity to the facade-of the house. Other features of the exterior of the house are the great double chimneys at either side of the main portion of the housa, the oriel window in the dining rooia on the right side of the house and the large, many-windowed solarium on the left facade of the house. which af- of the wide lawn there. Has Winding Brick Walk. A winding brick walk laid in he ringbone style leads to the front en- trance to the house from the far right side of the front lawn and at the far left side is the driveway to the garage, which is attached to the rear of the | house proper, leaving a wide expanse of lawn unbroken in front of the house. On the first floor of the house are the large living room and sun room to the | left of the center hall, while the dining | room. breakfast nook. kitchen. pantry | and garage at the rear are on the right side of the dwelling. On the second floor are three large bedrooms and three baths and at the rear, over the garage, are two servants' rooms. There is a dressing room ad- ning the master bedroom and on this | floor also are numerous closets, ample | for_th> needs of the occupants. On the third floor are two additional bedrooms, large bath and an unusually large cedar closet and great storeroom. STAR MODEL HOME REVEALS WOODWORK'S NATURAL BEAUTY As the work of “trimming out” The Star model home at 4422 Q street, Fox- hall Village, proceeds from day to day, the beauty of the natural finish of the woodwork, doors and other features of the interior is brought prominently into view. The exterior of the heavy oaken front door of this English group house is to be stained to conform to %he tone of the exposed timberwork of the facade of the house, but the inside of the door will be carefully sanded down and waxed to retain the natural tone of the wood. Just inside the small entrance lobby. the visitor will come upon a hand- carved banister of the staircase at the right of the living room, lending an au- thentic old English tone to the room. The clear white oak of the uprights and rail are also in the natural finish. Across the living room is a trim fire- place which has a hand-carved nak mantel, which has been sanded down to a silken smoothness and waxed. On either side of the fireplace are built-in bookcases which 21so are of the natural finish. This treatment of the wood- | work has given an unusual tone to the whole room. The door between the dining room and the breakfast nook is of ash, fin- ished in natural style. which féveals the pretty graining of the wood. The benches and table for the break- fast room have been built and painied ivory color and are ready to be set into place. The trim of the second floor is being given an ivory color, while that of the third floor will be made an antique color. This is done by first laying an ivory paint on the wood and then a thin coating of brown paint, most of which then is wiped off, leaving a light brown stain upon the base of the ivory. The effect is unusual and will give a distinct tone to the rooms of the third floor, the largest of which is a studio room with high pitched ceiling. A spacious cabinet with drawers and cupboards for utensils of all descrip- | tion has been built into the kitchen, and a smaller one has been provided in the pantry end of the breakfast room, where also will be located the mechan- ical refrigerator. A high, heavy lattice fence has been constructed along either side of the rear vard to assure an exclusive tone to the English garden which is to be de- veloped there. between the house and th> double garage at the rear of the lot. The front lawn of the propertv is being graded in preparation for the de- velopment of a double terrace there abutting on the sidewalk. | ‘The house is to be opened for public | inspection the first week in November, but visitors now are invited to go through the. place during the final stages of its construction. | 12-STORY HOTEL IS LISTED AMONG BUILDING PERMITS)| Plans for the 12-story hotel to be erected on the southwest corner (}f ‘Fourteenth and K _streets by Morris Cafritz included in the new list of pri- vate building operations here for which permits were issued during the past week by Col. John W. Ochmann, build- ing inspector, swelled the total for all new projects to the high level of $2.201,370. | The hotel project announced several | weeks ago by Mr. Cafritz is to cost an stimated total of $2,000,000, exclusive of the land and equipment of the building. It has been designed by Har- | vey Warwick, local architect, and is to | be constructed by the Cafritz Construc- tion Co. The site now Is being exca- vated for the foundations Plans also were approved this week for the construction of 11 dwellings of | various types, numerous remodeling and | yepair projects, stores and other work. | A $30.000 house is to be erected for F. M. McConihe & Co. at 2434 Belmont road. 2 List of Permits. Permits were issued as follows: Biet- | zell & Co., Inc., owners; M. Mesrobian, | architect: Wardman Construction Co.. | builders: to erect one 1-story brick and tile store. 230 Third street (part lot 39. reservation 10). to cost $15,000 | Providence Hospital, “Sisters of Char- H. W. Cord. builder; to| Second and Third, D and | southeast (lot 800, square $1,500. | William G. Feeley, owner: Martin | Bros. builders; to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwelling, 4221 Argyie Ter- race (lot 32. square 2643), to cost| $13,000. | Young Enterprises, owners and build- | ers: George T. Santmyers, architect: to, erect three 2-story brick awellings. 1613 ; to 1617 Gales street northeast «lots 154 | 10 156, square 4340). 10 cost*$20,000. W. C. & A. N. Miller, owners and | builders: G. E. MacNeik architect; to one 2-story and frame 2914 Gl r driveway (part; are 1620). to cost $10.925. Miller. owne to ercct one frame 2914 Glover driveway square 1620), to cost $300. Republic of Guatamala, owners; J. J Galvin, architect and builder, to erect one 1-story addition for kitchen, 1614 Eighteenth street (lot 140, square 134) 1o cost $5.000. C. L. Tankersley, 10 erect four bric 1o 1225 Holbrook 89. square 4072), to cost Edson W. Briggs. own 10 make repairs, Twenty-fifth street and | Good Hope T southeast (parcel 214 13, square 5734), to cost $500. Plan $50,000 Building. i McConihe & Co., owners and Jobn J. Whelan, designer: ta! e 3-story stone and tile dwell-! nt road (lot 828 and | are 2502); to cost $5 Transfer & St to put on slag roof, 42 H street © 624); to cost $480 zabeth Cooke owner and A. Melby. ‘architect; to story concrete block addi- tion, 6105 Dix sircet northeast (lot 25 square to cost $1.000. S. S. Kresge Co., own W. E Mooney, builder; to make alterations, 720-24° Seventh strcet (lot 817, square 429): to cost $25,000. Gustav T. Lennep. d signer and builder; to_erect v brick dwelling, 3306 O 3. e 1229); M Wiiliam: to erect one brick b owner and builder: | garages. 1219 | ots 86 to F. M builder erect on i 2134 Be owner, one siree Seventh street northeast (lot 814, square 863); to cost $400. H. H. Jones, owner and builder: H.| W. Turner, designer: to erect one 2-story frame dwelling, 1036 Whittingham place northeast (lot 18, square 5157); to cost $2,500. J. 0. Jolliffe, owner; to inclose porch; 2130 Eye street (lot 829, square 77 0 cost $500. H. W. Howard, owner: pairs, 918 M@ksachusetts avenue 806, square 371); to cost $400. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners and builders; H. L. Breuninger, architect; to erect one 3-story brick and stone dwelling, 1321 Iris street (lot 13, square 2774) to cost $9,000. L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners and builders; 1o erect two frame and stucco private garages, 1321 and 1317 Iris (Continued on Eighteenth Page.) to make re- ot | e | Stately Colonial Residence Stands Four Square to the Sunshine. Design Won Fourth Prize In Contest Living and Dining Rooms | Grouped so as to Give Great Spaciousness. | BY L. PORTER MOORE, President Home Owners’ Institute. Inc. This stately Colonial house, plan No. | 2-E, by Owen Lau Gowman, New York | fords a close view of the landscaping | architect, stands four square to the sunshine, admitting plenty of light and | ‘air to every room on even the cloudiest | days. Every inch of its 28,000 cubic feet of contents is advantageously used | in its layout of seven main rooms, two | baths and downstairs lavatory. Its design shows perfect symmetry |in the disposition of windows and front | doorway, graced by a dignity of line | and perspective in which its owner | might well take constant pride. This | design won fourth prize in the archi- | tectural competition conducted by Pen- | cil Points Magazine. E The skillful manner in which living and dining rooms are grouped in rela- tion to the sun porch provides spa- | ciousness and freedom unusual in | houses of moderate size. | Entrance to the three upstairs bed- rooms through short passageways is an interesting treatment, giving a high degree of privacy to each chamber. Compact_arrangement would make the installation of modern built-in items of labor-saving equipment a sim- ple_matter. The arrangement of the house fis unusual in that the Kitchen is located at the left front of the house. It has a separate entrance at the side of the house near the front of the dwelling, but its design is such as not to give the impression of a service entrance. A small round window sets high in the first floor front of the house, lights the side entrance hall and also conceals the purpose of this section of the house. The kitchen is further shielded from the great living room at the right side of the first floor by the stairway to the second floor, which is located in the front entrance hall. In keeping with the style of many modern homes, there is a lavatory at the right front of the house opening off the front entrance hall which runs across the front of the house. ‘The living room is unusslzally large, its dimensions being 14 feet 2 inches by 20 feet 6 inches. At the left rear of the house is the dining room, which connects with the kitchen. On the second floor are four bed- rooms and two baths. The bedrooms all open onto the center hall on this floor. \ Floor plans of this house are illus- trated on page 19. Building Total Huge. During a “typical” year building con- struction in the United States repre- sents a total expenditure of $7,210,404.- {200, says Building Age and National Builder. Of this vast sum, not quite half, $3.201.184.900, goes for materials :;n:o fittings. The balance represents abor. between Massachusetts Woodley Road. tion. Actual $10,500,000. | Middaugh & || 1435 K St. N.W. — Unusual Plan Puts Front Kltchen in House | \CALVARY BAPTIST PLANS ADDITION Proposed Structure Would House the Sunday School Classes. Plans for the construction of a three- story Sunday school building to adjoin the Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and H streets, have been filed with the District building inspector by the Cal- vary Baptist Church Extension Asso- ciation. ‘The cost of the enlargement of the facilities of the church is estimated to be approximately $214,000. The Sun- day school building 1s to be erected on a lot 89 feet wide by 95 feet deep, which was acquired some time ago for | this purpose. The addition has been designed for the assoclation by Arthur B. Heaton, architect. Stone Quarried to Fit Purpose. Stone is quarried for building pur- poses as either rubble’ stone or dimen- sion stone. The former is of any ir- regular size suitable for cutting into ashlar about 12 inches high by 24 inches long. Dimension stone is cut to the sizes required by the particular building for which it is cut. Rubble is sold by ton or car load. Dimension always figured by cubic foot. Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values and Connecticut Avenues Over 250 homes built and under construc- improvements : Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall [l homes, with lots from 75 to 300 feet front. Call for Literature and List of Over 300 Purchasers and and home values exceed Shannon, Inc. Main 8685 STABLISHED 1899 AMERICA'S SMARTEST COLONY OF ENGLISH G A VILLAC CHd ROUP HOMES aEIN THE (South of Reservoir Road) Nine Minutes From Dupont Circle A Predetermined Non-Competitive Devel opment Among the recent occupants of Foxhall Village hom Wilbur Willing, Lt ald C. Macdonald, Carnes, Washingtc ent Boston Herald Russell, until recen traordinary, Minist tiary to Siam; Mr. ] Patent Lawye N mons, Aetna Life | pany: Mrs. Ruth B; Mrs. [da V ert W. Voeth, U. S Meser Drive west on Que Street to Wisconsin Avenue, north one block to Reservoir Road, west to Vil- lage, make left-hand turn at ¢4th Street. es are: Colonel . Colonel Don- Mr. Thomas I". m correspond- s N W, tly Envoy er Plenipoten- ohn M. Mason, Ir: 1. G. Ex nsurance Com- arnard Parker, ole, Maj. Rob- SC, All enamel g, on kitchen and porcelain paper; built-in white pine clear white heams, Three Bedrooms and One Bath to Five Bedrooms and Three Baths $9,850 to $17.750 rangement of kitchen dressers; Sanitas leum; new noisless Frigidaire ; sink; imported paved streets: shower bath bath tubs: Oregon fir joists oak trim; BOSS 1417 K St. Model Home 4444 Que St. s ranges; unusual ar- bathroom; inlaid lino- ) inglish « wall iron fences; Pembroke Long-Bell birch daors, columns and garages; floors; steel W0 PHE bl 3 Owners and Developers Main 9300 l Warn Against Standardization. | and more evident in the type of archi- y employed through- The board of directors of the Ameri- | | can Institute of Architects has declared | that there is danger in standardization of architectural design, and that archi- tecture is becoming a universal product made to sell. Communities, it is charg- ed, “are coming to look more and more like peas in one pod and a certain commercialism is making itself more ! }\\\\“‘\\\\\\\\"\\\\\“\\\\\\\\\\‘\\“‘\\\\\\‘.\‘W OUGLASS HOMES | Old English, Amer| Cottage types, with s garage. Chase Circle o~ Jé Chevy Chase Homes By DOUGLASS Delightfully Different struetion and are most excellently located just south of and overlooking the Chevy Chase Golf Club: offering the greatest v. in aichitecture and size—there being Moo n Colonial and Englis < rooms and two baths to nine rooms and three baths, each with two-car Open Until 9 P.M. Drive west on Grafton St. from Chevy two blocks Douglass Co. 2 Breakfast Nook Useful. For the Sunday night supper, the pick-up lunch and the every-day break- fast the modern house offers the home- | maker assistance in the form of the breakfast nook. N are the acme of con- ety of choice h Exhibit Home 125 GRAFTON STREET In Exclusi Section Two to home 1621 K St. N.W. \\\\w\\\\_\\\\\\‘:\\\\\\‘\‘\\\\\%\\\\\‘*\\\\\\\\\\\\\\‘\\\‘\\\\S\m\\\\\\\‘l‘\ A Realtors-Builders e Frank. 5678 r»\s'w\\\\‘\\\_\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\5‘\\\\\\\\\.\\\\\\\\S\\\\ 4512 Lpland Street Chevy Chase, Maryland Price $ 11,250 On a large cormer lot, 70x122.5, beautified with profuse planting, this charming clapboard home is on one of the well known streets of Chevy Chase. The house contains six well large closets, open fireplace screened. There is a two-car garage. lannadliroamnias withiantauslly in living room. Completely No coal or ashes to shovel, as eficient oil burner does the heating. Circumstances permit us to offer this home at a price below its actual value. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Leland Street. turn left on Leland Street which Avenue, to property, is located one block east (Wisconsin Avenue is temporarily blocked, due to repaving.) of Wisconsin M. & R. B. WARREN, Realtors Office, Wisconsin 2763. Evenings and Sundays, Wisconsin 2875 Ofen for inspection daily and Sunday; 9 AM..t0 9 PM. - | posts TO HEAD REAL ESTATE BOARD ‘Name Proposed by Nominating Committee to Succeed Miller—Lawson and Carr Picked as Vice Presidents. Ben T. Webster. a member of the firm of Boss. & Phelps, is proposed by | the nominating committee of the Wash- ington Real Estate Board as the presi- dent of the organization for the nest year, to succeed W. C. Miller, the re- tiring president Election of, officers of the board for the ensuing vear will be held at the annual meeting of the organization October 8, at the Wardman Park Ho- tel, it is announced today by John A. Peity, secretary. Alfred H Lawson, real estate officer | of the Washington Loan & Trust Co. is the nomination of the committee for first vice president. and Arthur Carr, who for several years has been chair- man of the appraisal committee of the board, is named for the post of sccond vice president. In addition to these offices, three members of the executive com- mittee of the board to s tomary practice, the nominating com- | mittee has named six members of the board for the three positions to assure a measure of competition for these The following have been nomi- nated: J. F. M. Bowie, vice president of the H. L. Rust Co.; William R. Ellis. A. C Houghton, Charles A. Jones, vice | president of the firm of Shannon Luchs, Inc.: W. C. Miller. retiring presi- ‘ dent of the board. and J. Edward Schwab of the firm of Schwab, Valk & Canby. Under the by-laws of the board other nomnations may be made from the | floor at the annual meeting. Mr. Webster entered the real estate | business here in 1906 with the firm of there | | will be elected at the annual mesting rve for terms | | of two vears each. Following the cus- | Moore & Hill, and a year later becam sociated with the “firm of Boss & Phelps at the time of the formation of that concern. Several years later he | was made a member of the firm. He | has served for six or seven years as a { member of the executive committee of the Real Estate Board and has been | both first and second vice president of | the organization. He has served also on the appraisca committee. | "Mr. Webster is sceretary of the Wash- | ington Board of Trade, a member of its board of directors and is a member of the University Club. The report of the nominating com- mittee of the Real Estate Board has been submitted to the membership of | the organization by the committee, which consists of H. Latane Lewis, John T. Meany, H. L. Rust and Edgar D. Turner. ransform Old Houses. Many a fine old home, substantially | built, but out of style. is being trans | formed by the addition of a few win- dows, a sun parlor or glass-inclosed porch. These little improvements make all the difference in the world. The value of the building is greatly in- | creased at small cost. | Doors to Be of Same Design. | The doors in a house should always | be of the same architectural design as the house itself. Doors of colonial d sign should not be adapted to an Eng- |lish plan, nor should the English type | door be fitted into the colonial or the Dutch colonial. (4:’5 brick residen baths, side po in garage am 35 Drive Cheey Chase Cirel nue. North two squi west on 1418 Eye St. N. Exclusive Inviting your inspection, Sunday, of two new homes nearing completionin Chevy Chase Gardens. center hall plan detached $13,950 < $14,500 (& N, L, Sansbury ;OMPANY INC. b N oL . 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