Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
An F Street Office building.

Plans for the building which Mr. Joseph
E. Willard intends to erect at the north
west corner of nth and streets are now
in the hands Of bidders, and it is expected
that the contract will be awarded and the
construction begun in the early part of
next month. The plens were prepared by
Mr.. Walter G. Peter architect Mr. W. B.
Upton, engineer, being consulted on the
steel work. The building will be construct
ed Of brown or red stone, and notified
brick of brown or buff color. The design
Of the building Is simple, but pleasing at
tention having been given more to con-
structive features than to mere ornamental
ton.
The building will be six stories in height,
with frontage of Al feet inches on +
street and % on 18th street. There will
be entrances on both streets, and as the
entire building will be devoted to Office
purposes the ground floor will be used for
that purpt Sc. The stone work will extend
to the first story. and the upper portion of
the structure will be brick. The second
story windows will be arched, and the
treatment of the next three stories will
be uniform, with openings in panels which
extend the entire height. band Of stone
will be the basis for the upper story, which
will have mezzanine story above. There
will be a copper cornice and parapet wall
There will be two bays on the 18th street
front, extending the entire height Of the
building and supported on stone brackets
at the second story. Between the bays
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the exception of the upper story, where
the space will be filled in with copper.
Although the walls on the west and the
north are party walls. they will be con-
structed of selected brick with red joints,
so that they will present a better appear
arce than the average party wall bull. of
common brick. which In buildings Of this
character are exposed to public view
throughout. The frame work will be of
steel, the stone and brick simply being
used to fill in the openings as a protection
from the weather. A rather novel feature
Is the device adopted for the handling of
the steel beams in the party walls. The
walls are built on the dividing line, and
where the beams occur will be projections
OF eight inches. thus forming panels in the
party walls. The floors in the halls will lie
marble, and there will be wainscoting Of
the same material in the vestibules and
halls of the first floor. The building will be
finished in oak throughout.
Col. Bates Residence.
An addition is being built to the residence
of Col. Bates at the northeast corner Of
18th and N streets. The new part will
front on N street, and 1t is the intention to
make the main entrance from that street
in place Of the present entrance from 18th
street There will be a driveway. which will
rass under the first story and go around
the house, with an exit on 18th street.
The Austrian Legation.
On the opposite side of 18th street from
this residence is the home of the Austrian
minister, which frcnts on Connecticut ave-
nue.. The n mister has under considera-
ton plans for an addition to the rear of
the building, which will extend back to
18th street. It is not the intention to carry
out these plans this year, but the minister
thinks that 1t will be possible to do some
thing next year. If the present plans are
carried out the north end of the addition
wifi be used Office of the legation.
a ball room. The architect who has pre-
pared the plans. Mr.. Pelz, has also de-
signed a panel, which will bear the arms of
the Emperor of Austria, and will be IN
serted in the walls over the main entrance
on Connecticut avenue.
Episcopal Cathedral Plans.
The competition which has just ended for
the design of the proposed Hearst school
for girls. to be erected in connection with
the Episcopal Cathedral, Is looked upon as
a most satisfactory one. Five architects
were invited to participate, two from this
city and three from other places. The
plans were signed by ron de plumes, so
that the identity Of the authors was not
After Mrs. Hearst. who will contribute the
money for the erection of the building, had
inspected. the plans and had made her Sc
lection, the trustees, without knowing what
her choice was, made their selection. The
plans chosen were the same In both In
stances. AS soon as the choice had been
made the plans were returned to the unsuc-
scessful contestants, and check for $500
was sent to each.
AZ the design Of the new building which
has been accepted was made with the view
that the structure would be located on the
s1te which has been selected for tho cathe-