The five single-family dwellings that comprise the Polychrome Historic District are outstanding examples of the Art Deco style and reflect John Joseph Earley's artistry and craftsmanship. The houses have been in continuous use as single family residences on their original sites since construction and have undergone minimal alteration. All five houses are in very good to excellent condition, with no discernable diminishing of the brilliant exterior polychrome walls. The three two-story houses are identical in design and floor plan and differ only in exterior color. Each is two stories in height with an attached carport. The three remaining Polychrome houses face west and front on Sutherland Road, an interior subdivision street paralleling Colesville Road one block to the west. Both of these houses face east and front on Colesville Road, a major thoroughfare. It is one story with a loft room over a one-car attached garage. Polychrome II adjoins Polychrome I to the north.
It is a one-story house with a detached one-car garage of similar design and materials. Polychrome I, the prototype, was designed in collaboration with J. Each of the houses is clad with two-inch-thick pre-cast mosaic concrete panels assembled on site and anchored to a wood frame. They were built in 19 by John Joseph Earley, a master craftsman, on lots ranging in size from 7,360 to 10,150 square feet. Description: The five Art Deco-style single-family detached Polychrome houses are located on contiguous lots with adjoining back yards in a middle class suburban residential neighborhood characterized by mature trees and plantings.
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