Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1928, Page 17

WASHINGTON, D. C, @hg WITR SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 92 HOME & GARDEN MRS. COOLIDGE VISITS STAR MODEL HOME AT KENWOOD Foxhall Village Exhibition House Enters on Last Week of Inspection : by Public. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. who, with the President, occupies the home that is the longed-for residence of citizens through- out the Nation, heads the list of thou- sands who have inspected the model homes sponsored this year by The Star. The First Lady of the Land, it was learned today, slipped quietly away from her duties at the White House a few days ago to pay a visit to The Star model dwelling at the corner of Ken- nedy drive and Chamberlin avenue, Kenwood, Md Arriving at this large colonial dwell- ing at 10:30 am. in order to avoid crowds of other visitors, Mrs. Coolidge occupied the better part of an hour studying the features of the dwelling, noting items of special interest here and there. She was accompanied only by a personal guardian of the Secret Service. While Mrs. Coolidge was at the model home other visitors were denied admittance, so that she might have en- tire freedom in inspecting the dwell- ing. Exhibition of the model home at, 4422 Q street, Foxhall Village, tomorrow will cnter its fourth and final weck, under the auspices of The Star. f The house is open daily to visitors from 9 am. to 9 pm. It may be reached by driving out Q street to Wis- consin avenue, north to Reservoir road, west to Forty-fourth street, south to Q street and west a half block. Also, it may be reached by street car to Foxhall Station, about three blocks south of the viliage, and by bus from Dupont Circle. This interesting English group dwell- ing' contains features of special interest | to women folk as well as men, and many phases of its planning, .decoration and equipment have brought forth com- ments from visitors. Kitchen Carefully Planned. For one thing, there is the specially designed kitchen. Equipment is planned to minimize the number of steps and work of the housewife, as well as to add to the attractiveness of her surround- nary duties. The other cupboard has a wide, wooden, tablelike top over its lower portion. | In one of the cupboards is space for | dusting mop and other necessary kitch- en ecquipment and a built-in ironing board that folds out of sight. The kitchen also contains a cooking range of latest model, and on the floor is linoleum that has been cemented to: the floor to prevent raising or warping. Adjoining the kitchen at the rear of the house, and also overlooking the neat English rock garden in the rear yard, is a breakfast nook in which has been built specially designed furniture, where the morning meal may be served with- |out ~disturbing the adjoining dining room. Mechanical Refrigerator. At the inner end of the breakfast nook 1s a large mechanical refrigera- tor, handily placed in relation to the reakfast set, and over this is another large cupboard where dishes and other equipment may be placed. Cupboard space, so important to the housewife, also is available through- out the three floors of the house. There |are closets in each of the main rooms of the dwelling—a linen closet close by | the baths off the second and third floor halls, while on the top floor at the head of the winding staircase is a com- modious cedar closet, ample for the hanging of all milady's finery. designed for the convenience of the housewife, First in importance, per- haps, there is a large cold-storage room where jeNies, vegetables and fruits may be placed for safekeeping, and at the rear of the room are placed three sta- | tionary washtubs, and nearby are an ironing machine d a mechanical washing machine. This equipment is placed under basement windows, where ample natural light is available. The furnishings of the house also have attracted comment from woman visitors,” as well as the light natural oak wax finish of the first-floor wood- work. There are built-in bookcases on either side of the fireplace in the living room, which proved popular with visitors. . In the basement are other provisions | bee ings. There ave two cupboards of large size built against walls of the kitchen, and under one of these is an all-metal table that should prove handy in culi- Berlin street cars have been equipped | with emergency brakes which may be operated by passengers. 803 Elm Street Chevy Chase, Maryland Brick and stucco, home of English design, in undoubtedly one of the prettiest settings in all Chevy Chase, large wooded lot, fully sodded and Jandscaped; attractive side porch, six delightful rooms, open fireplace, tiled bath with shower, bronze screens and a garage to match. This house adjoins the famous Star Model Home. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Leland Street and turm west to Elm Street Telephone Wisconsin 4034 M. & R. B. Warren, Realiors Open Sunday and Daily Until 9 P.M. Interior of Gymnasium—Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak, Mich. Architect—Frederick Madison, Detroit, Mich. Straub Cinder Unit Walls Painted—Square Tool Joint For Quality With Economy Build with Straub Cinder Units With this modern building material you obtain superior masonry at less cost, Permanence, Fire - resistance and Dryness are inherent characteristics of STRAUB BLOCK WALLS. WASHINGTON CONCRETE PRODUCTS CORP. Small Homes Are Found Gaining in Favor Among Buyers. RUGGEDNESS MARKS SIX-ROOM STRUCTURE Suggestion of Hominess Is| Found in Sketch § of Building. BY L. PORTER MOORE. President Home .Owners' Institute, Inc Small homes of good design in the Norman manner are few and far be- tween. Houses in this architectural style, planned to utilize modern Amer- ican materials, are gaining in popu- larity. For these -reasons, as well as for the appeal in the Norman French.style, I believe this six-room house, plan No. 337-S, will prove popular with home builders. I believe you will like the suggestion of hominess given in the prospective drawing, the substantial ruggedness of the masses, and, of even more importance, the fact that the plan has been built and found to be as in three dimensions as promised by the drawings. This house, designed by Fox, Duthie & Fosse, has been built in Cleveland as a model home. Exterior walls are developed in gray stucco slightly textured. Metal lath has n used as stucco base. These com- bine with massive chimney and archi- tectural detailing to produce an ex- terior with character and distinction that is true to type. A study of the floor plans reveals a living room of generous proportions, made to appear larger by -the wide openings to entry hall and dining room. A well planned kitchen includes a breakfast alcove; range is located in a recess adjoining chimney. A conven: ient first floor lavatory is provided near side entrance and cellar stairs. A large bathroom with towel closet and recessed tub, as well as three bed- rooms, each with windows in two walls, are up stairs. There are 24,000 cubic feet of space ip the house, which con- tains a full share of permanent furni- ture; note the built-in china closets in the dining room, the built-in book case in the living room, the cabinet space and ironing board in kitchen and the book shelves and cedar closet in the master’s sleeping room. bundance: of closet room also is noteworthy. Floor plans of this house are illus- trated on page 18. OPEN EVENINGS TWO GROUPS OF Dunigan -Built Homes IN PETWORTH 621 Delafield N.W. & 5014 Fifth St. N.W. TERMS! 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Group of Nine English-Type Houses Projected. - Plans for the nine English group dwellings being erected” by Waverly Taylor, Inc., at 1601-17 Forty-fourth street, have becn approved hy a jury of the Architects’ Council, consisting of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and Woodley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construc- tion. Actual $10,500,000. improvements Robert F. Beresford, I. S. Portem and Harvey Warwick. The houses, designed by Waverly Taylor, $90,000. The jury also approved plans f - four garages to be erected by Boss & Phelps at 4401 Greenwich parkway and 1800-02 Forty-fourth street. Tceland will celebrate the 1000th an- || niversary of its government in 1930. Massachusetts Park | 1927 was estimated at $9,512,300, indi- BT DUN S. WARREN. | Apartment house construction in | Washington, which started in heavy | volume - with the opening of 1928, has reached a record-breaking mark thus | far this year, and to date has a higher estimated cost than the total for which permits were issued last year, a study of records in the office of John W. Och- mann. building inspector, reveal Plans for 65 apartment houses having an estimated cost of $14,290,000 have been approved by the building inspector thus far in 1928, whereas the total for | cating a trend here to larger and more | costly apartment structures. | In addition, new apartment projects are contemplated. Morris Cafritz this week announced plans for the construc- tion of a nine-story apartment to be erected on a site containing nearly 30,- 000 square: feet, at the corner of Nin teenth and F streets, purchased some | will cost about |\ products in the most beautifully landscaped sites. three baths. APARTMENT HOUSE BUILDING IN DISTRICT SHOWS BIG GAIN Permits Exceeding $14.290.000 Are Grant- ed So Far This Year, Compared With $9.512.300 During 1927. time .ago from the estate of Jahn Le Edwards. As igned by Harvey Warwick, the buildirig will be of reinforced concrete construction, with, brick facades and limestone trim, and will contain 293 apartment units. It has an estimated cost of $2,000,000. The site is 155 by 177 feet. The building will rise to & height of 90 feet. It will be served by two passenger elevators and one for freight. Plans for the structure include provision for a beauty parlor, cafeteria and other apartment hotel services. It is to known as the Park Central Apartment -Hotel. Harry M. Bralove, active in aparte ment construction, this week filed plans with the building inspector for a new apartment project on the southeast cor= ner of Connecticut avenue and Daven- port street. 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