New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
WHITE HOUSE RESTORATION.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
MADE IN THE PRESIDENTS
RESIDENCE.
rsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Washington June 1S-When the restoration Of
the White House now just begun. is tinished-pe.-
haps about December 1.-The historic residence OF
the Presidents will conform nearly 10 the plans
adopted for it by Washington as the architect. M
McKim, can make ii. 1t is his purpose to make
over the mansion according to the plans which
would have been followed century ago had cir
cumstances permitted. The plans being used for
this work are the original drawings. The only
modification of these plans will be due to changed
methods of heating, illumination and construction
The ORIGINAL plans for the White House contem-
plated providing for the President residence. and
nothing The plans now being executed Will
restore the house as a residence and a small
brick office building connected by a passdgeway
with the main building and painted white. in keep
ing with its surroundings will provide office for
the President and his clerks This building viii
be entered Seventeenth-st. opposite the State
War and Navy Building, and it is there that all
official business callers the President viii GO
This office building is regarded as temporary. 70
be used until the President has an appropriate Of
ice building north of the White House grounds and
on one OF the sites that surround Lafayette Park.
all of which have been indicated by the Park Com
mission as ultimately be used for public build
ngs The removal of the offices Of the President
from the White House is regarded as necessary for
reasons aside from convenience and the proper
transaction of public business. A preliminary
animation the building has shown that the por
ton of the house devoted 10 the offices OF the
President is weak. and II is necessary TO relieve
the beams from the weight that has long been
them The house needs modern bathrooms. and
there is need for restoring many features OF the
building on a uniform plan. as TO eliminate many
ncongruities that have crept in from time to time
when improv ements repairs have been made.
THIS makes necessary the doing over of the entire
house. instead of merely portion of it. The
public rooms will be made over. The dining room
will be enlarged 90 per cent, in order TO permit the
entertainment OF large company and to make
it unnecessary to the East Room for such
purposes.
The placing of porticos on the and the
old prints in the Library of Congress. These porti
Goes extend $50 feet from the main building. and
contain servants quarters, laundry and store
rooms The porticos the level of the gar
den on the south, while the north the roofs
reach TO the driveway. The use to be made or the
western portico will allow the basement Of the
White House itself to become available for other
purposes, such as cloakrooms. smoking room,
etc. The portico east of the house will be used as
an entrance when receptions are held This ar
rangement will do much 10 avert the crush now
caused at the temporary cloak boxes erected i'm
medately within the main entrance wnen rscep-
dred people could be sheltered while waiting Tor
their carriages the porte cochsre being sufficient
separate entrance and dressing rooms will be pro
vided for special guests so that confusion Will De
avoided on occasions Of ceremony ,,-,,.
House In which ne can see callers at times when
he is not in his office The private staircase VII!
be removed and in that wav the dining room viii
Office building will be ready for occupancy oy Oc-
tober /. and the remaining portions OF the house
Senators Allison Hale and Cockrell. and Repre-
sentatiyes Cannon AemenEway ana McRae, ths