Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
Some of the New Buildings That
Will Be Attractive Features.
PROGRESS IN IMPROVEMENTS.
The Great Need for New Public
Buildings in This City.
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

- hoihe OF tne medical department OF
the Georgetown University. or. as It IL.
perhaps. better known, the Georgetown
Medical College. has been enlarged and I'm
proved to such extent that it Is now
double the size II was during the sessions
OF the school last winter A handsome and
imposing new front has been built which
extends out TO the building line an entire
story has been added to the height Of the
building and addition has been built In
the rear. SO that the building as 1t now
stands has twice the accommodations that
IL had last Year While utility is the un-
DERIVING motive Of the improvements as
the growth of the school has been such
That 1t became absolutely necessary to pro-
VIDE more room. still architectural beauty
IN the design Of the front Is apparent and
ceeded in producing a graceful effect. The
mat material used = mainly brick. The facil-
i I've AFFORDED by the interior constitutes
Ihe real merit Of the design. On the first
moor are found spacious rooms ON each
side or the broad entrance. which will be
USED used as reading rooms by the students.
mere are also rooms for the dean and the
FACULTY as well az a library room. The sec
ond floor will be devoted to the chemical
laboratories. while on the third floor is a
great room sixty by fifty feet, which will
De USED as the anatomical room. The need
FOR enlarged laboratory facilities was one
building. and with the facilities which now
are at the command of this school IL can
bc COilpdTcu with the best medical schools
OF the country.
Mr.. Du Bois' Residence.
An attractive house Is to be erected by
Mr.. Jas T. Du Bots on Rhode Island ave-
nue. between 14th and 18th streets from
plans prepared by Clarence l.. Harding
architect. 1t will be four stories in height,
exclusive Of the cellar. Buff brick and In
diana lime stone will be the materials used
In the construction Of the front. The stone
will be used exclusively as far up as the
ar16 he f-z1~ - - &c.
will be built of bun brick with the stone
used In trimming. circular bay window
It viii be finished with balnstrade- A
gable with tiled mansard roof completes
the design OF the front. On each side of
the open vestibule entrance there will be a
heavy column with carved caps. The stone
work Will be ornamented with simple de-
signs in carving. The first floor win con-
case hall. library. dining room, buffers
pantry and back staircase. An elaborate
fret work designs viii occupy the staircase
hall A mantel built of cream brick will
rooms on this floor will be finished in hard
woods. except the drawing room, which will
be In enamel and white The house will be
water. and the bath rooms will be tiled and
supplied with porcelain bath tubs.
Cheap Public Buildings.
1t Is evident that there will be enough
bills introduced at the present session of
Congress to meet the present need in this
city for additional room for the executive
departments. provided only that the meas
ures reach the stage when they become
laws. 1t is hardly likely that all will receive
attention. although up to date only two
such bills have been presented, one to au-
patent ONCE and the other to provide a
building where the records can be stored
course in this connection the first thought
Is Of the government printing office. the
1ahgerous cohdltion OF the present oullding
attention of Congress and of the public
But the great departments of the govern
ment almost without exception need more
room to properly house the employees re-
quired to carry on the public business. 1t
Is evident that the time has come when lib
eral provision must be made for the accom-
mediation OF the executive departments Of
the government 1t is now one hundred
building and OF the White House were laid
Two department buildings were erected at
that time; put owing to the poverty Of the
brick and have since given place to the
massive piles known as the treasury and
the War. state and Navy Department build
ings. subsequently the marble and granite
structures occupied by the Interior Depart
n1ent and the Post Office Department were
erected. Since that time an era of cheap
ness has come and the main question when
Congress considers the matter of new
public building for this city seems to be-
For how little can 1t be done?''
Some comprehensive Plan.
This conception OF what is suitable to
stand in this city as a government build
ing is hopelessly wrong and the sooner our
legislators realize that such ideas are un-
worthy Of the city and the people OF this
country they are supposed to represent
the sooner will there be a return 10 the
spirit which brought about the building
of the noble structures which stand as
the types Of the taste OF former genera
ton II would be an excellent plan to
alnDr something like the idea
suited in the creation Of the structures at
the worlds fair. which are the .ttnlirs ton
of all who visit Chicago. A large area of
land should first be secured and then a
competent commission Of architects be
which would. when erected, stand in har-
rnonious relations to each other. The site
so often selected on the south side OF Penn
sylvania avenue would De- an excellent
one and II the buildings that are needed
could be designed as above suggested
there could be no question that the re-
suit would be wonderfully effective and
would attract worldwide @.ten-iOn.
Active Building Operations Expected.
The building operations during the past
week have been limited. The few permits
that are taken out these days are general
ly for small houses AS a builder tersely
put 1t this morning to reporter Of The
Star. I'VE cannot raise any money and
consequently cannot build" He was one
Of those builders who borrow money on a
prospective future and build rows of houses.
The houses that are going up are, IN
large majority of cases, for private parties
to live In. and there Is absolutely no build
Ing at present for speculation
Architect Brady. who IS at present in
charge OF the building inspectors ofhce
during Mr.. Entwisle's sickness. said he
had never seen such dull times. There
was absolutely nothing doing. He believed.
however. that the fall would see marked
change. and said he would not be surprised
IL the building operations during the early
fall would exceed all records
Some Sew BuiidinRS
Mrs. Mary Sloan is building a two-story
and cellar brick dwelling at 1876 1st street
southeast. J. J. Quinn is the builder
Mrs. II. Baker Is building a frame dwell
ling at 1886 LIST street southwest
H. S. Loefier is building a row of four
two-story brick dwellings.
VIM Sanders is building a small two
story frame dwelling al Deanwood.
Peter O'Day is building a two-story
brick dwelling at 2443 X street northwest
J. F Leary is the builder.
H j. Mattern Is building a brick stable
IN the rear OF 44e o street northwest
A fine improvement in the shape of
row Of fourteen three-story and cellar
brick dwellings has been commenced from
1872 to 1898 Inclusive. W street northwest
These houses will be models Of convent
ences. containing all modern improvements.