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Home and Real Estate
Joys of a large family often
diminish with the size of the
home.
But eight small children
present no problems at all for
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cham
bers, who have just built
their dream house.
‘‘Everything I went through
in the old house has been
eliminated in the new one,”
Mrs. Chambers says, ‘‘except
the kids."
Their huge new home in
the Temple Hills area of
Prince Georges County, for
instance, has 11 bedrooms,
nine bathrooms, two living
rooms, two kitchens, two din
ing rooms, three play areas—
and even a dog’s room.
Detailed Planning
Mr. Chambers, one of the
most successful funeral di
rectors in the country, says
he and his wife spent years
planning their new home
while living in a four
bedroom house in Riverdale,
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Then they devoted two
years working out the de
tailed plans with noted ar
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“We planned the house so
that formal living is at one
end and the children’s area
at the other,” says Mrs.
Chambers. “Each of the chil
dren has an individual bed
room, and there’s a two
bedroom maids’ suite near the
younger children’s rooms.”
Master Suite
Mrs. Chambers is proudest,
though, of the master bed
room suite. Located away
from the children’s rooms, it
includes a large bedroom, a
double bath, a den, a sewing
room and numerous "closets.
The house was so carefully
planned, Mr. Chambers
notes, that while the main
kitchen operates on electric
ity, the full kitchen in the
recreation room is all gas in
case of power failure.
Visitors often remark that
the kitchen looks almost like
that of a small restaurant—
especially when they see the
milk dispenser which holds
more than 7 gallons and must
be filled twice a week. And
in the basement there’s an
8-by-12-foot walk-in freezer
that would make many res
taurant owners envious.
Play Areas
Also in the basement, just
off the huge recreation room,
are a room where the girls
practice tap dancing and
another for crafts. Both are
soundproof.
“That takes care of prob
lems about where to play on
rainy days,” Mrs. Chambers
says.
But if the children do come
into the house with muddy
shoes and dripping coats,
there’s a large mud room
containing eight individual
coat stalls to take care of
them.
Children playing in distant
areas of the huge house are
no bother for Mrs. Cham
bers, either. An elaborate in
tercom system permits her
to communicate with every
room as well as the nearby
yards.
Besides ample play areas in
the house and on the 17-acre
grounds, the Chamberses
have provided the children
with a 20-by-40-foot swim-
ming pool. And for a bath
house, they use a big house
trailer which sleeps eight.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Cham
bers are boating enthusiasts,
they used their experience
with ships to make certain all
available space in the house
was utilized fully through
careful planning.
“We knew what we wanted,
and Mr. Chatelain and his
assistant, Tom Stohlman,
knew how to do it,” Mr.
Chambers says. “After the
plans were completed, we
didn't make any changes at
all.
Little Maintenance
“The house was designed
to be practical rather than
elaborate. For instance, the
exterior is brick with slate
siding, and the roof is slate.
Therefore, there will be very
little maintenance. And we
used washable paint on the
interior walls.”
Concerning the size of her
new home, Mrs. Chambers
says: “I think we have ap
proximately 28 to 30 rooms.
I never counted them. I
haven’t had the time, since
we moved in so recently.”
But there’s one statistic
Mr. Chambers is certain
about. “We have 105 doors in
the house.”
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Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Chambers have refreshments with two of their
sons, 4-year-old Ricky (left) and Tommy, 2, in the recreation room of
their new home designed for comfortable living for a large family.
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