The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-30
TEE NEW STAR BUILDING
Opened for the Inspection of News
paper Men Last Night.
The General Public to he Admitted
Today ard This Evening - For
mal Occupation of the Edifcc
for Business Purposes on Monday
Description of the Structure.

The Evening Star" will formally take
the northwest corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Eleventh Street, on Monday.
AS prelude. the new home of the Star
was opened for the inspection Of the news
paper men OF Washington last night. The
general public will be admitted today.
The Stars new building which marks
another step in the architectural awaken
ing of Pennsylvania Avenue, is enc of tie
most complete newspaper offices in tie
world The claim Is made for it that it IS
the most complete, and this CAIN is re-
garded by achitects as reasonable. 1t is o.
the French renaissance style. 1t presents
a massive effect, though built of smooth
faced marble. an effect which is usually at
tanned only by the use CT rough-hewei
material. I ne architects have reached this
result by the skillful use of the spacss ard
the preservation of the piers, only one of the
latter being broken, and then by effective
inches at the seventh and ninth stories.
Relief to the vast fat surface is given by
two balconies on the south and east 'front.'
at the sixth story. The balustrade which
surmounts the building is commended by
architects and praised By persons gifted
with an eye for that which is artistic
The carving. which was executed after the
marble had been placed in block, is pro-
nounced ornate and solid.
The dimensions of the building are a
fraction over fifty-five feet frontage on
Pennsylvania Avenue and fraction over
126 feet On Eleventh Street. 1t is of nine
stories, and 100 feet in height from the
sidewalk to the roof.
The work of demolishing the old Star
building and the two others that occupied
the site was begun On April u and COM
pleted on: April %. 1899: the foundation
was begun May % and finished July 2s,
1899; the steel work construction was be-
gin on September % and concluded No
vember %, 1893. and the laying of the
marble was started on September %. 1899
and the last stone put in place January 81,
1850. The roof was completed on March
%, 1900.
The Counting Room.
The great features OF the building from
newspaper point Of view are the edi-
itorial offices. the city room, the compos
ing room. and the counting room. The
entrance to the latter from Pennsylvania
Avenue Is by two low and broad steps
OF granite. there being but a slight differ
e1ce between the grade OF the sidewalk
and the level OF the floor. There are
two entrances at the south front. and
these are eMj5eilished with iron grilles and
heavy bronze lamps. Ingress to the lobby,
with its mosaic noors and marble walls.
is through revolving glass doors. The
ceiling here is comparatively low. being
the floor OF a mezZanine story. From the
lobby, one may pass into the business
ONCE. the oeiIins of which extends through
two stories. The side walls of this ruom
are overlaid with Italian marble, en-
riched with carvings. The ceiling Is fin
ished in gold Mural paintings by Fred
erick Dielman are to be upon the lu-
nettes OF the arches. The tints In the
Harble Of the walls the mahogany wood
work. and the presence here and there