Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-24
Fine Improvement .. seventh street.
PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF ODD FELLOWS
HALL.


The trustees Of Odd Fellows Hall, 9Th street,
between ID and T., propose to remodel and ex-
tend the building, and will soon commence the
q new structure of it. The hall was built in
1876, and for many years WAS regarded as the
largest, as it certainly was the most popular,
public hall in the District. Afterwards other
public halls were built more I'm accordance with
modern progress. and Odd Fellows Hall lost
portion Of its prestige. Over a year ago the
building, and the lodges and encampments oc-
eupying the upper rooms having appointed
committees, the trustees ascertssined throue h
them the wants and views Of the membership,
and have perfected their plans. 1t IL proposed
TO put In an entirely new and handsome front
ON Ith street; ID raise the foJr of the encamp-
ment room, SO that the stage in the saloon may
De set BACK TO the rear wall, thereby adding to
Its length, to change the position OF the library,
lodge and encampment rooms, so as 10 run
north and south, the floors of which rooms will
rest ON heavy iron Orders, and at the same tine
tn rearrange the ante-roOms, stairs, and in gem
erai make &c one of the most complete buildings
OF the kind in this section Of the country. In
making these imp oyements
yENTILATION
will be kept in view, and every portion of the
structure Will be furnished with improved
yentilating fues, and on the roof there will be
large ventiator. The air ducts will be
arranged in the ends OF the saloon, and above
they will pass between the upper rooms aud
thence into the ventilator on the roof.
The building, as reconstructed, will be rs
rect mont on 9TH street and IS feet high to the
top OF the cornice in the center of the 'front.' but
above this will be handsome iron ornament
the point of which will reach to height of lOS
feet from the pavement.
THE NEW FRONT
VIII be OF pressed brick, and the trimmings Will
be OF galvanized iron, many OF them of orlgi nal
designs. The front may be said to be diyia I'd
above the lower story into five sections, as neat
guaranteed iron columns wiz make ii I'll us
appear. In the center section there will be two
windows with segment heads in the main story.
ana large eireular-headed window, hanked
by smaller ones in the upper story. over this,
In semi circle, will be the words ''Odd Fell
lows Hall'' in large letters. Above this will be
heavy cornice feet wide, the sides of which
join the capitals of tie columns before noticed.
mentioned above. This section is "A feet in
width, and, as before stated, 6S feet in height
The sections on either side of the center con-
tam tan one window in each story; and besid-s
PLAYED above those OF the main story, topped by
a neat cornice The end sections will contain
circular head windows. and have corniees and
crow ming ornaments similar in design to those
on the center section, but much smaller. On q
level with the saloon floor handsome balcony
viii be placed along the whole front.
ON THE LOWER FLOOR
the north entrance viii remain, and there viii
be two stores of 70 feet front and of IA feet
front, besides the mann entrance at about the
present location. The stores, as alse the saloon
End other rooms, will be lighted by windows on
thu sides opening into cOuTts-the court on the
sout, being 81 feet by g. and the north one 10 by
q feet. 1UeTe VIII also De WINDOWS In the rear
THE SALOON or MAIN HALL
will be Il feet wide by 100 feet long, with a
height of = eet from floor to ceiling. 1t will
be reached bv =, stairway of easy ascent, and as
the present sfairn ay on the north side of the
saloon is 10 remain with the door leading to
the saloon il NAV be q, 1ptied of an audience in
a very few minutes. At the head OF the main
stairway the ticket o,.eefs py d Lee.'
Directly opposite this door sr,. al 9oor ieas
TO the ladies room, A by Il feet anu tnere Delhg
an entrance from this loom to the salt Oh, ABOUT
% feet east OF the main door excessive crowd
ing will be avoided. This room is furm shed
with wash basins. closets, &C., under a star.
way which leads to the gentlemen's room a1oye
whleh Is furnished with every convenience. |
Around the saloon 2 hand ONE cOrnice will he |
Iun, ard the walls will be frescoed in the very
best style. There will be new and handsome |
gas-fxtures, and, in fact, everything about the |
saloon viii be new. An entirely new stage will |
be constructed, and it will be OF a neat and |
handsome design, measuring % feet front run |
ming back 20 feet. On either side will behand- |
some futed columns. From the ladies' room |
a long passage leads to
THE SUPER ROOM, |
ABOUT - by 40 feet and an entrance to IL is pro-
EIded just beyond the stage for the gentlemen. |
MS room may be also used as a dressing room |
Tor dramatic and other performances as also |
may room on the opposite side, 10 by B feet
TIE Rooms IN THE THIRD STORY
will undergo complete change. The library, |
as at present will be on the front, measuring 3
by IL feet. and may be reached as at present. |
by the north or south stairway. To the south OF |
the library (Over the gentlemen's room) Will be |
the reacing room, Is feet by AZ = and near the |
south stairway a store room for old books. |
Immediately east of the library is a lodge room |
20 by AK feet, the ante % by 10 feet |
being on the north side, reached by the old
north stairway. Another lodge room of the |
same size and the encampment room, IS by IS |
feet, are also on this floor, the ante-room and |
4 committee room being between this lodge |
and the encampment room and the ante
room of the latter being located south |
Of il. dividing it from the old store |
room al by 16 feet in the southeast corner of |
the hall. The rea- lodge and encampment |
rooms viii be reached by a corridor Geo feet by |
- running from the upper platform of the main |
These rooms will be Is feet in height,
and convenient thereto will be wash basins and |
With the windows opposite TO |
each other and the ventilation through the |
shafts above noticed, the membership viii be
with some degree of comfort. 1t should be
stated that the grand secretarys Office will re-
main in its present location. opening on the
north stairway, Immediately beneath the ante
room. The heavy iron Orders which will be
required have already been ordered and are ex-
pected to arrive by the 10th of NAV, and
THE wOEK WILL THEN BE COMMENCED
In earnest. 1t Is calculated that with a good
season the work will require about five months.
and that the total cost will be about $50 600. The
entire work has been entrusted to MIR. Samuel
w Use, the well-known carpenter and builder.
who holds the position of grand treasurer of
this jurisdc ton.
There is but little doubt but that under the
financial management OF Mr.. w. W. Moore
(who has been president of the trustees since
he er ction of the present hall was first pro-
posed,) the new building will not only be an
ornament to eth street, and credit to the order,
but financial success.