Evening star., 1902-02-27
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Three SIGcesaful Architects
in Preliminary Competition.
JUDGER ,spN MERIT
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HoNoRAB11 AEHr1o1 FOR TWO
03HED FIRMS.
New Program for Final Effort to Ds
DETERMINED at Conference
Tomorrow.

Ths District Commissioners today An
nounced the names OF the three successful
architects In the preliminary competition to
secure plans for the proposed municipal
hospital at the head OF 18th street near
Richmond street A new and revised pro-
gram for the fnal competition will now be
drawn up and sent to the successful firms.
and each Of these will submit plans in de-
tail. The Commissioners viii Judge these
and from them will decide as to who shall
be named as architect for the hospital. The
two other competitors in the final competi-
ton will be paid 81 600 each.
None OF the architects selected Tor the
nnal competition are local men, the three
successful firms being as follows, the order
of mention being alphabetically arranged
simply and not with any regard to the re-
specttve merits Of the plans submitted by
the competitors:
Frank Miles Day & Brother, 925 Chestnut
street. Philadelphia
Herbert d. Hale and George B. de Gers
dorff. Is Exchange street. Boston.
Shepley, Ruttan s. Coolidge, Ames build
ing, Boston, and Chicago.
While these three firms will be the only
competitors in the final contest, the Com
to the following:
First honorable mention-Chase & Ames,
Boston; Leon E. Dessez, Washington. as
sociate.
Second honorable Washington
Hull. New York city.
Judged Solely on Merit.
The contest was judged solely on its
merits. it is stated, and the identity Of the
authors of the three successful sets Of
plans was not known until the sealed en-
velopes, numbered in duplicate with the
plans to which they belonged. were opened
at five minutes past II o'clock. The con-
test has been judged in entirety practically
by Mr. Edmund Wheelwright of Boston,
the professional adviser of the Commits
sioners. Mr.. Wheelwirght Is regarded
among architects as one OF the most emf
nent authorities on hospital architecture in
this country. He was engaged by the Com
missioners at the instance Of the American
Institute Of Architects. Thirty-eight sets
of plans were submitted and Mr.. Wheel
wright went carefully over the details of
EACH Only one set of plans was formally
rejected. 1t is said. land that was on ac-
count of a distinguishing mark said to have
been placed on the drawings by the archi
tect, probably through inadvertence.
The envelopes bearing the numbers corre-
spending to the plans selected by the Com
missioners. upon the advice Of Mr.. Wheel
wright, We're opened in the presence of the
Capt. Chester Harding, assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner; Dr.. w. G. Wood
ward, the health officer, and Mr.. Wheel
wright.
Mr.. Wheelwright Delighted.
Mr.. Wheelwright was delighted at the re-
suit of the competition declaring that the
firms selected are among the best known
architects in the United States and are
all perfectly familiar with the subject Of
hospitals. He said that in going over the
plans he found that many Of the architects
In the competition, while excellent in their
work. showed that they were novices in
regard to many Of the details of hospital
construction and arrangements. Mr..
Wheelwrtght Is OF the opinion that the
competition for the municipal hospital will
prove Of great benefit to the architects
throughout the country. He attributes the
success Of the Philadelphia and Boston
architects in the competition to the fact
that fine new hospital structures have re-
Gently been erected In each of these two
cities and the architects there have been
able to study the subject thoroughly from
Gently had constructed two large hospitals,
which are regarded as typical Of this style
Of building.
The Commissioners will meet in board
session tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
for a conference with Mr.. Wheelwright,
the health officer and the hospital com
mittee OF the board Of charities with re-
gard to the details for the program of the
ments of the hospital are decided upon
Mr. Wheelwright will draw up the pro-
gram and announce the conditions of the
final contest. The three wash drawings
showing the proposed front elevation of the
administration building of the hospital, as
planned by the successful architects men
toned above. are most dignified in char
acter. One of the proposed elevations is
mil In
is somewhat along the lines of the main
portion Of the front Of the Corcoran Art
Gallery, generally speaking. OF course The
third elevation shows building with a
DOME All Of these will probably be mod
flied q elaborated upon as the architects
see fit in the final competition
Those Submitting Plans.
The architects submitting plans, in addi-
tion to those decided upon Tor the final
competition and those honorably mentioned.
are as follows: A. w. Longfellow, Boston;
c. C.. Zantzinger, Philadelphia George
Bispham Page and Lindley Johnson Phi,a-
delphia: Ellicott & Emmert. Baltimore: C.
A. Didden & Son and Oscar G. Voght
Washington; William 3: Nibbey & Brother,
York; Edward P. Casey, New York; Arthur
Dillon, New York: Wyatt & Noting, Bal
timore; b. Stanley Simmons, Washington;
William I. Wooiett, Albany; Seymour and
dul "A. DaSlS, tHHu IAlfduetpnla, Palmer
& Hornbostel and Stephens Haskell New
York; Brown & Brown, Nashville; Lord &
Hewlett. New York: G. B. Kefferstein,
Washirgton; Norman, Woodman & Harris.
R. Stevens and P. e. Paiste, Philadei-
phia: T. M. Clark. Boston; Glenn Brown.
Washington; Copeland Dole New York:
Appleton P Clark. Washington; George G.
Haskell, WashingtonsS G. O. Totten. ir.
Washington; r. Glipston Sturgis and Geo
D. Barton, Bostoas o. sNon Nerta. Washing
ton; Theodore W, PECK and Thomas j. D.
ford: Boring & Titon,t New York; William
Atkinson, Boston; Parker Thomas Boston.
The Successful Firms.
The three successful architects in the
competition are all we'll known in their pro-
fession. Mr.. Frank Miles Day is one Of
the national officers OF the Amsrican Insti-