Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
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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.

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the home of the medical department of
3 the Georgetown University, or as II H.
perhaps. better known, the Georgetown
medical College. has been enlarged and i'm
proved 10 such an extent that it is now
double the size IL was during the sessions
OF the school last winter A handsome and
imposing new front has neen built, which
extends out TO the building line. an entire
story has been added to the height Of the
building and an addition has been built in
the rear. so that the building as 1t now
STANDS has twice the accommodations that
II had last year. While utility is the I'M
cerlytng motive Of the improvements, as
the growth Of the school has been such
that IL became absolutely necessary to pro-
vide more room. still architectural beauty
In the design of the front is apparent and
the architect Mr.. Paul j. Pelz. has sue
ceeded in producing a graceful effect. The
mat used Il mainly brick. The facil-
the real merit Of the design. On the first
Moor are found spacious rooms ON each
used as reading rooms by the students.
There are also rooms for the dean and the
faculty as well as library room. The sec
ond moor will be devoted to the chemical
laboratories. while on the third floor is a
great room sixty by fifty feet which will
% used as the anatomical room The need
Tor enlarged laboratory facilities was one
OF the reasons for the enlargement Of the
building. and with the facilities which now
oAS 81 tic COtulnduQ OF InlS SchOOl IL
Be compared with the best medical scbooIs
OF the country.
Mr.. Du Bois' Residence.
An attractive house Is to be erected by
Mt Jas T. Du Bots on Rhode Island ave-
nue. between 18th 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 win be the materials used
In the construction Of the front. The STONE
he 9ad YClI1 zirralry 90
second story. and the remainder of the front
viii be built Of bum brick with the stone
will extend through the second story, where
IL Will be finished with balustrade.
gable with tiled mansard roof completes
the design or the front. On each side of
the open vestibule entrance there viii be a
heavy column with carved caps. The stone
work win be ornamented with simple de-
signs In carving The first floor will con-
tain the entrance hall. drawing room. stair
case hall. library. dining room. buffers
oak staircase with generous landings and
fret work designs will occupy the staircase
be one of the features Of the hall. All the
rooms on this floor will be finished in hard
woods. except the drawing room. which viii
lighted with electricity and heated by hot
water. and the bath rooms win be tiled and
supplied with porcelain bath tubs.
Cheap Public Buildings.
II is evident that there will be enough
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. II Is hardly likely that all will receive
attention. although up 10 date only two
such bills have been presented, one to au-
thorfZe the erection of a building for the
patent office and the other to provide a
building where the records can be stored.
Other buildings are greatly needed, and of
course in this connection the first thought
dangerous Condition Of the present building
having been time and again called to the
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-
Is evident that the time has come when lib
ersl provision must be made for the accom-
modaticn Of the executive departments OF
the government 1t is now one hundred
years since the corner stone OF the Capitol
building and of the White House were laid
that time. but owing to the poverty of the
government they were built cheaply OF
brick and have since given place TO the
the War. State and Navy Department build
ngs- Subsequently the marble and granite
nent and the Post ONCE Department were
erected Since that time an era of cheap
ness has come and the main question when
Congress considers the matter of a new
public building for this city seems to be
''Tor how little can IL be done?'
Some Comprehensive Plan
This conception Of what is suitable to
stand in this city as n government build
Ing Is hopelessly wrong and the sooner our
legislators realize that such ideas are I'M
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
ton. 1t would be an excellent plan to
adopt something like the idea that re-
suited in the creation of the structures at
Of all who visit Chicago. A large area Of
land should first be secured and then a
competent commission OF architects be
appointed to design a number OF buildings
which would. when erected. stand in har-
so often selected on the south side Of PENN mn
sylvania avenue would BE- an excellent
one. and II the buildings that arr needed
could be designed as above suggested
there could be no question that the re-
suit would be wonderfully effective and
would attract worldwide %stenion.
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 builder tersely
put IL this morning to a 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 Eouses.
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 Office
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
II the building operations during the early
fall would exceed all records.
Some New Rutldings-
Mrs. Mary Sloan is building a two-story
and cellar brick dwelling at 1876 LIST street
southeast. J. ]. Quinn Is the builder.
Mrs. II. Baker Is building a frame dwell
ling at 1926 1st street southwest.
H. s. Loefler Is building a row of four
two-story brick dwellings.
VIM. Sanders Is building a small two
story frame dwelling at Deanwood
Peter ODay is building a two-story
brick dwelling at 2A2 X street northwest
j 2 Leary Is the builder
n J. AIattern is building brick stable
in the rear Of 449 street northwest.
a fine Improvement IN the shape Of a
row of fourteen three-story and cellar
brick dwellings has been commenced from
1917 10 1898 inclusive. W street northwest
These houses will be models of convent
ences. containing all modern improvements,