Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-10

IN ASH. AT the rear OF this Is hall 10 Dy ~ Ieet
the wood work Of which viii be oak. There
Will be fireplace here and the French windows
open out upon balcony. This hall will be
| used as sitting and smoking room. In the
| second story over the hall Is large whist room
and on the right another card-room, with COM
mittee room and lavatOry in the rear. On the
right with an entrance from the small hall at the
head Of the stairs, are the dinlng-rooms, the
large one fronting on H street and two smaller
ones back. All the rooms on this floor will be
finished In oak and cherry. In the rear is the
buffers pantry with dumb-waiter to the wine
room below and an elevator running from the
basement to the kitchen on the top floor.
The third floor has rooms for the kitchen pantry
| and store rooms and servants rooms; also sew
erai handsome sleeping apartments, with q
bath room. The basement contains the billiard
| room, % by IS feet, which will be finished and
wainscoted in Florida pine. There will be also
barber shop, with an entrance on nth street,
the wine cellar, store and coal rooms and lava
tory. The architects design has provided
| for every requirement needed in a modern club
| house, and the builders, Robert Davidson Co.,
are executing the designs in the substantial
and handsome style for which they are so well
known. The plumbing is being done by Hay
ward Hutchinson. The cost Of the building
will be $4,000.
BACHELOR FLATS.
On the lot adjoining the property of the Metro
politan club, and facing on Fl street. several
members Of the club are erecting handsome
building for use for what is known as Bachelor
Flats. This building has frontage Of % feet,
| and is Is feet deep. 1t has four stories and q
basement. The design is one of the happy and
tasty ideas of the architects, Gray Page. The
rooms are In suites suitable for single gentlemen
and are to be rented exclusively to members OF
the Metropolitan club. The building will con-
tain four suites of two rooms and eight single
rooms, each suite and room having bath at
tQchnd oil ho hoy
The interior finish and wood work will be Of
modern and elegant designs The building will
be completed early In the summer. and will cost
$4,000. The builder is Thomas Kinney.
THE COLUMBIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL BUILDING.
One of the most important improvements
that has been made for some time is the new
preparatory school building tor the Columbian
university. from the plans and under the super
intendence of Mr.. w. NJ. PoIndexter, architect.
The building is located on H street, between
18th and 18th streets. and is now nearly ready
for occupancy. An inspection will convince the
most exacting Of the fitness of the building for
its intended purposes. The dimensions are so
feet front, So Ieet deep. and three stories and
basement in height. The front is faced with
pressed and nodded bricks and North River
blue stone; the openings being of large
dimension and SO disposed as to impress the
behOlder with the character of the building.
The approach is by massive stoop of brick and
stone, with separate entrances front and rear to
the basement story. The main entrance is by
two sets of large double doors into hall
IL feet in width. communicating directly with
the staircase hall 16x25 feet, from which you
enter the three large class rooms and Office.
This story is IA feet in height. broad and
| massive staircase leads to the second story l6
feet in height, which contains the general
school room 35x50 feet. a cloak room 12XI7
| feet, and cosy little teachers study.
| The school room is. lighted from two
| sides by large windows and is clear of all OBJ
| structiOns, such columns. the floor above be-
| ing carried by two compound iron beams 50 feet
| in length, dividing the ceiling into three large
panels, deep plaster cOrnices skirting the walls
and beams. Continuing up the stairs at a half
! landing we find another cosy teachers study.
and on the third floor two large class-rooms a
society hall and library. Above the third floor
| is a lofty attic, which serves only for storage
| and the ventilating ducts. The roof is high
pitched and covered with slate In the base
ment ample accommodations are afforded
| tor the heating apparatus and fuel, and
| the janitOr's living room The balance,
consisting of two large rooms, will be play
| rooms for the pupils. The water closets are in
an annex to the basement. All of the partitions
except those over the general school room are
heavy brick walls. The interior finish of the
building is neat and attractive in appearance,
| very superior in workmanship and wearing
| qualities. The stairs are of ash and yellow
stone. All other wood finish is of clear heart
yellow pine, finished in oil and sheac. All
| rooms and halls are wainscoted five feet in
height. Special attention has been given by
the architect to the heating and ven
tests given the working of the apparatus
perfect success appears to have been attained.
The system of heating employed is that of indi-
rect radiation by low pressure steam, combined
with the direct system for the halls. The work
ho hnnrp rr-n11 md <h0rnr ~
Chas. Ball & Son, of this city. The ventilation
has been effected by four ventilatinS stacks, the
draught in which is accelerated by lines of steam
pipes in their entire height. In the attic they
are connected by ducts, and have a common
outlet above the roof. Workmen are now en-
gagged in putting in the desks and other fix
lures, preparatory to an early occupation of the
building. Mr.. John Henderson, contractor, was
the successful competitor, and the entire cost
has been $4,000.