Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1929, Page 13

WASHING TON, D." G, WITR SUEDAY MORNTHO eoTION STAR MODEL HOME OPENING DELAYED WEEK BY WEATHER Houses Being Compl eted on Schedule. but Paving Work on One Is Slowed Down, Causing Po ANl six demonstration houses being gponsored this year by The Star, in co- | stponement. built into the east wing of the house This room is unusual in that it is half way between the levels of the first and }Home_Makes Full Use of Available Space |Combination of Brick. | Stucco and Clapboards Is Attractive. | i) i |[ENGLISH STYLE | OF ARCHITECTURE operation with the Operative Builders' cocond floors. opening off the main | Association, are heing completed ac- eording to schedule, but due to bad | weather conditions the paving of a new | gtreet in one case has been unavoidably | delayed. and for this reason the opening | dates for all six houses will be poste | poned one week, it was announced to- day on behalf of The Star model homes committee. This additional week of preparation will give the builders an extension of time and will enable them to take more | than usual care in the final finishing, | equipment, and furnishing of the homes | for the public demonstration. | The houses thus will be thrown open stairway ascending from the lower hall. When finished, it will present a picture of smoke-blackened rafters above deep cushioned chairs and bookcases. A seat is being built under the rear window overlooking an expanse of the woods to the north. On either side will be bookcases. The front window also will be flanked by shelves. Lengthwise is to run a huge dark rafter and from this to the sloping eves will be many smaller ones. All the wooawork of this room is to be stained light oak. which will harmonize with the general tone. for public inspection in the following | order: | The Kenwood Home will open May : 26 e o dweliing, June. 2: the | Construction of the fitth of the series Foxhall group house, June 9: the Shep- | of homes at 3307 Rowland place in the herd Park home. June 16: the home at | Richmond Park section of Cleveland 3709 Rowland place, Richmond Park, June 23, and Rock Gables, in Rock Creek Park Estates, June 30. dwelling will be open to the public dail for one month under auspices of The Btar. Kenwood Star Home With the work of construction over and the finishing of both interior and exterior practically completed, decora- tives and useful fixtures are being in- stalled in The Star model home at| Kenwood, Md. the first of the series| which will be thrown open to the pub- | lie. This house is on Kennedy drive | and is being built by the Kennedy-| Chamberlin Construction Co. Four electric sconces have been at- tached to the soft apricot-colored walls of the dining room, and when put in use will reflect the light of the bulbs in many directions due to their multi- mirrored construction. An interesting feature of the house 4s the pair of wickets placed on either side of the curved driveway leading to the spacious two-car garage. In these wickets is being installed the mechan- ism for automatically opening the ga- rage doors by a key. The devices are about 15 yards from the garage en- trance and are on either side of the roadway, so that the doors may be operated no matter on which side of the car one alights. The utilitarian purpose of the wickets is to be disguised by climbing vines and bird houses atop each. & Contrary to the original plan, the kitchen will be finished in pale green rather than the apricot shade of tHe rest of the lower floor. The breakfast room is to harmonize with the dining room rather than the Kkitchen. floors throughout the house rapidly are being i fer waxing and are | * already g on the rich glow of Y. Since last week, copper screens have been put in the second fleor covered from about four feet above the floor to the ceiling, with paper representing pink and green bubbles floating across a background of blue sky and white clou Leland Dwelling Little besides papering the walls and polishing the floors remains to be done to the model home at 4509 Elm street in Leland, Md. This is the smallest and least expen- sive of the series of homes, but it makes up in coziness and homelike atmos- phere what it lacks in pretentiousness. It is of the Colonial type, with the first story of whitewashed reclaimed brick and the second of clapboard. It is being erected by the firm of M. & R. B. ‘Warren. On the outside, the house presents an almost finished appearance. The front yard has been sodded, cedar trees plant- ‘ed and a curved cement walk laid. Dark green shutters, contrasting vividly with the white, have been hung. The rear vard of this dwelling is to be one of the features of the place. It is large and is bordered by a small stream and studded with numerous trees which, in Summer, will provide a shady retreat The baluster runing along the stairs to the second floor has been stained the shade of dark oak and the railings supporting it are white. This color motif is carried out through the entire house. All the woodwork is painted white, while the doors are of dark oak. A radio antenna has been built into the attic and the connection run through the walls to the living room on the first floor, where, with a ground wire, it terminates in a plug in the floor baard resembling an electric light attachment. Foxall Group House Work on the third of the series of the Star homes located on Forty-fourth street, just south of Q street is being held up due to a delay in receiving a shipment of wood needed for the in- terior finishing, but despite this, rapid strides have been made in other phases of the construction during the past week. This house, which is one of a group of nine English dwellings, is being built by Waverly Taylor, Inc., east of Fox- hall Village and overlooking Foundry Branch Valley. It is of red brick co) struction of various shades. and inte spersed here and there with clinker brick to give the rough effect so much to be desired in this kind of house. During the past week the gabled, covered porch at the front has been byilt and now is almost complete. Car- #9ing out the atmosphere of the house, it presents a rough-hewn effect. prin- efmplls oy means of the adzed support- in@ pillars he final flooring throughout the hofise, which is of oak. has been laid, Ad ihe radiators and heating plant are in place, although not connected. A unique feature of the bathroom is the ventilating shaft, which runs to the roof. where it terminates in a skylight. 1In the attic insulating boards have been nailed in place, and next week will be Painted. Around the head of the stairs to the third floor is a decorative railing ot poplar. In Shepherd Park | Park is being rushed to reach the point | planned for this time. Much delay has been caused by the frequent and heavy rains. This house, which is three storeis and of brick and stone, is being | built by W. D. Sterrett. | The wooden framework of the large | side porch is going up, giving the house | the general outlines it will present | when compbleted. The roof of this | addition will be supported by two eight- | sided wooden columns. The brown plaster is on the walls, ready for the application of the final ating of white, which will.be put on next week. An unusual feature of the house is the living room. Against the rear wall are three arches. In the center arch will be built a window seat and on Exterior Featured by Large Covered pol’c]’l. Agord- ing Wide View. An illustration of a house of modest proportions in the Engl arcl ctural style and executed in a combination of brick, stucco and dark stained clap- board is to be seen at 6806 Forty-sixth | street, the home of Dr. Ward E. Kuent- zel of the Department of Agriculture. | " This new house, located on an attra | tive lot at the intersection of Elm and | | Forty-sixth streets in Leland, Md., was carefully pianned with a view to mak- ing the fullest use of all available space while avoiding crowding and preserv- ing the graceful lines of its architec- tural mode. It is an endeavor to make | all its features, including the grounds, harmonize in one design as a whole. The English character of the brown, stained cornice, the shutters and porch columns blend well with the cream- toned stucco of the second story. the ned | brick of the lower story and the slate- colored roofing. | The exterior is featured by a large, | covered porch. which affords a wide view of the attractively landscaped lot and adjoining properties. The land- scaping of the grounds is simple in outline in keeping with the lines of the dwelling. : On the first floor is the living room. | 21 feet by 13 feet 6 inches, with an open fireplace at the north side and a useful | coat closet placed conveniently adjoin- ing the main entrance to the house at either side will be large bookeases over | the southeast corner of the room. On 50 arrange pass up and over the coils, coming out all the windows, the cel-|at the to) lar walls painted a buff shade and the | may be ‘walls of one of the two bathrooms on, of cupboards. The view from this room is particularly attractive, overlaoking a wooded extension of the Kingle Valley. The four fireplaces have been con- this will be laid a facing of black slate. The two rear porches are practically finished. with the exception of a divi- sion which will be placed on the lower one, cutting off the living from the erving porch. _An ornamental balus- trade protects the second floor. “Rock Gables” ‘The heating system is being installed in the last and most pretentious of the series of homes, being erected at the corner of East Beach drive and Red- ‘wood terrace in Rock Creek Park Estates by Edson W. Briggs Co. A large furnace has been placed in the basement and the house is equipped with radiators of modern and costly design. These heaters are recessed in the walls and shielded by metal cov- erings pierced by shutters. They are d that a current of air will through the shutters. which osed, thus regulating the heat the room. The tar paper is on the roof ready for the slate. The shingles have ar- rived and will be the front and rear 1 home being erected by L. E. Breuninger & Sons on Iris street, near Morningside drive. is well under way and the ground is in such a state that it is expected to be ready for godding within a short time. Inside, the finishing touches rapidly are being applied. The door and win- dow facings are being constructed and the glass of the windows is in place. The grading of yards of the mode Roof With a Rose Roof The den or study over the garage is structed of red and cinder brick. Over | put on next week. 2120-22 Georgia Ave. | one side of the fireplace is a door giving onto the side porch. Directly to the rear of the living room is the dining room, 13 feet by 11 feet 6 inches, with windows placed so as to | allow for the most advantageous placing of furniture. Adjoining the dining room and connected with it by a swing- ing door is a well appointed and equipped kitchen, which is 11 feet 6 inches by 7 feet 6 inches. There is an adjoining pantry for the refrigerator and supplies. The floor in the kitchen and pantry is covered with inlaid lino- leum. A ‘service entrance leads from the pantry to the rear walk. Ascending to the second floor from the stair in _the living room. one They are gray, unusually heavy and of | random widths and sizes. The inside walls have been tarred and now are being metal-lathed prepara- tory to the first coat of plaster. A | broad center staircase has been built roughly and the primary flooring is | down throughout the house. Although the glass for the windows not yet has arrived, the dark metal framework, which will contain many small panes, is in the wooden sash. The grading of the grounds has be- gun and a stone walk from the road- way to the front porch has been laid. ‘The built-in three-car garage is being completed rapidly. Its front is of three brick arches. The Dahlia--Ga. Ave. & Dahlia St.N.W. A new modern Apartment House—owned and built by the Columbia Construction Co., designed by George T. Santmyers, architect and topped with a Rose Roof It has been a standard specification for practically all the best buildings—large and small—erected in Washington during the last third of a centur “finish with a Rose Roof.” That's because for a third of a century Rose Roofs have stood the test of expenseless service. Be on the safe side—order a Rose Roof North 847, 848 N HOME OF DR. WARD E. KUENTZEL AT 6505 FORTY-SIXTH STREET, LELAND, MD. finds a hallway connecting with three bedrooms. The two larger ones are 14 feet 3 inches by 11 feet 9 inches and 13 feet 9 inches by 11 feet 3 inches. Adjoining each of these rooms is a large cl . The third bedroom is 9 feet 9 inches by 10 feet 3 inches and also has an adjoining closet. This bedroom may | be used as a den or nursery. | Immediately adjoining the largest bedroom and opening off the second- floor hall is a well arranged bath with shower equipment. The bath is of tile finished with a wicker weave flooring. There is a towel closet in the bathroom. There is an attic above the sec- ond story with sufficient space below the roof to act efficiently in minimizing the temperature changes in cold or warm ‘weather. y The lighting fixtures and hardware harmonize with the ivory colored trim and the wall paper of conservative ?lt- plugs i | : | terns. There are numerous floor and a radio outlet is provided. The foundation walls of the house are of hollow tile backed up with red tap- estry brick above grade, There is a full size basement under the house, with an areaway leading to the rear yard. The house was acquired by Dr. Kuentzel recently from the builders, M. & R. B. Warren. Floor plans are illustrated on page 16. ICE COMPANIES TO SELL 96 PARCELS AT AUCTION | The Knickerbocker and the American | Ice companies and their subsidiary con- | cerns will sell at public auction 96 of | the surplus improved or vacant proper- | ties located in Washington, New York, | Brooklyn. Long Island, Boston, Balti- | more, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Newark, N. J., it was announced today. The local parcels will be put on the auction block June 7 under the ham- mer of Joseph P. Day. | I y—to Consult Us for Repairs MPANY OPENS MIXING PLANT Plans Are Being Drawn for Perma- nent Offices for the Concern. ‘The Super Concrete Corporation this week opened a mixing plant at 3046 K street, where concrete mixing equip- ment has been set up and plans are being drawn for permanent offices to be erected for the firm.. Concrete is mixed at the plant and hauled to the site of building operations under its plan. { 0. J. Graham is president. of the com- | pany, J. L. Bernard vice president and | sales manager, and H. B. Graham sec- retary and treasurer. The Triangle of I |CONCRETE CORPORATION |G. W. LINKINS CO. IS INCORPORATED Three Sons of Founder Continue One of City's Oldest Firms. | One of Washington's oldest real es- tate companies was incorporated re- cently under the name of George W.| Linkins Co., Inc., following the death, April 21, of Mr. Linkins, who estab- lished the business here in 1886. | Members of the new firm are sons of | the deceased realtor—George R. Lin- kins, William H. Linkins and Luther | W. Linkins. The corporation will con- | tinue its real estate and brokerage busi- ness at 1733 DeSales street. | Massachusetts Park ncreasing Values —between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues and - The Foening Staf, - crmis s w0 HOMES FOR 2500 FAMILIES PLANNED IN NEW PROJECT Entire Community of Co-operative Apart- ments to Be Built at Cost of $15.00G.,000. Plans for the develocment of an en- tire community. of co-operative apart- ment homes on a 50-acre tract lying along New Hampshire avenue north of the Soldiers’ Home grounds, housing 2,500 families in apartments in the in- cxpensive price class, and having a total construction cost estimated at 415,000,000, were announced today by J. B. Shapiro, president of the Joseph Shapiro Co., Inc. Simultaneously work was started to- day on the construction of the first three buildings in the first group -of nine in the projected community devel- opment at New Hampshire avenue and Emerson street, at an estimated cost of £105,500. The whole development is to be known as Hampshire Gardens, and will be of English design. ‘The project has been launched by the structed here to house Governmenc em- loyes at a cost of §12.50 per room per month as a means of prov fortable housing at a minimum figure. This plan did not materialize. Hamp- shire Gardens was designed as a com- mercial venture to provide cto-operative apartment homes at low cost. The nine buil started will oceupy land on the plot allotted to this group, will accommodate 162 . Shapiro- announced. Ths | remain of the plot is to be artistic< 2lly landscaped, he said, making avail= | able for the co-operative home owners | a central park 360 feet long and 83 feet | wide at its narrowest part. ‘ All the buildings will be of two stories and all exterior wails will be of !a selected face brick of old Colonial design. Concrete, structural - steel, Hampshire Gardens Development Cor- | brick and stone are used in the co poration, of which Mr. Shapiro is presi- | struction. There will be special soun dent and Edmund J. Flynn is director i proofing material between all floors ana of sales. Plans have been under prepa- | the roofs will bs insulated against heat, ration for the past year, it is announced. | In each typical building. on the second ‘The buildings on which construction | floor in the space over the main lobby, has been started are being financed | there will be a solarium with special ihrough the H. L. Rust Co. The exte- | glass to permit entry of the healt rior designs are by James E. Cooper | of the sun. . and the interior -plans by George T. Santmyers. iPnrks & Baxter have | Plan Spacious Closets. drawn extensive landscape plans. The | s d Shapiro Construction Co. is ha'ndhng ,htn;p:::;;;;fl;mfl;: "\Lceg"mr;;fégz ’,‘g the building and enginsering work. and | provide plenty of spacious and properly | located closefs. it is stated. The bath- legal details. have been prepared by Louis: Ottenerg. | rooms will be tiizd and will have built- Hom\'s at Low Figure, in tubs and showers. The Kkitchens will have modern conveniences, includ= ‘Mr. Shapirq’stated that the develop- . k ing mechanical refrigeration. and the ment was insred by the proposal made gt% (" "Covered with inlaid linos ceveral years \1go by a philanthropist | 1° that a number.of apartments be con-' (Continued an Fourteenth Page.) Woodley Road. Over 250 homes built and under construc- tion. 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 & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 1435 K St. N.W. Main 8685 Announcement PARK TOWER APARTMENTS 2440 Sixteenth Street (idisisng thei Fensh Ebasry) Now Open for Inspection Apartments of One Room and Bath to Six Rooms and Two Baths. Most apart- ments have porches. Ready for occupancy June Ist. Manager on Premises HANNON: & LUCH Managing Agents 1435 K St. N.W. Main 2345 109 Noyes Drive, Woodside Park (To right one block from Ga. Ave. and Noyes Drive) A charming detached home on a large corner lot, having a frontage of 110 feet and located only a short distance from the District Line. Convenient to school, stores and bus. Four bright bedrooms—hot-water heating plant —modern in every respect, entirely and tastefully redecorated throughout—spacious open porch over- looking beautifully landscaped grounds. Most Reasonable Price and Terms OPEN SUNDAY National Mortgage & Inv. Corp'n. 1004 Vermont Ave. Main 5833 6804 46th Stveet, C?v-\_'); ,C_l_laév, Md. Thoughtful Planning Makes Easy Living! NY one can build a house—but rare is the house that ' even approaches the standards of architectural de- sign, quality of construction and thoughtful care in plan- ning for whigh Warren-built homes are noted. In this English stucco residence (illustrated above), of 6 rooms and tiled bath, completely screened, with garage to match, the particular housewife will be deli Me! with the plentiful closet space, so convenient and telp!nl in keeping things in order. 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