The Washington times., 1903-11-06
Architects Announce the
Plans for Mammoth
Terminal Station.
ROOMS FOR PRESIDENT
Granite to Be Used Both in
Interior and Exterior
Treatment.

For the first time since the Union Sta
tion was assured TO the people of Wash
ington. the architects have issued
statement giving an official and detailed
description of the mammoth terminal
building and its immediate environ
ment
Pierce Anderson. representative OF d.
II. Burnham & Co. architects for the
building. announced this afternoon that
granite would be used for interior treat
ment. and not exclusively for the ex-
terror, as has been popuiariy supposed.
Three New Streets.
The plaza will slope gently away from
the station, decorated with balustrades
fountains. and a terrace separating 1t
from the forecourt. 100 feet wide. The
plaza proper Will be 500 feet deep and
1000 feet long. giving a semicircular
shape. Niue streets will radiate from
the plaza. six old streets and three
new ones
As published in The Times yesterday.
the plans viii be ofncially submitted
TO the Commissioners tomorrow, and
there is no reason to believe they viii
be materially changed.
The Station Proper.
The head house or station building
proper, is go feet long and from sixty
five TO 120 feet in height. and viii be
built of Bethel white granite. The three
entrance arches. fifty feet in height. far
exceed In scale their Roman prototypes.
These central doorways lead into a vault
ed open-a.r vestibule. and thence into
the main waiting rom The forty-foot
arches Of the end paviIiOns are both
carriage entrances. The one toward the
cast is for official use, and leads TO the
suite Of apartments exclusively for the
President and guests Of the nation.
The central vestibule and end pavil-
ions are connected by an open-air portf-
co or loggia, with railway offices in the
second story above. The portico and
the vestibules together constitute 2 con-
tinuous covered porch. running along
the front OF the entire building. AFFORD
ing al every point protection from the
elements No matter at what point one
approaches the building, he can at once
be under cover-nO Insignificant matter
In building measuring 1 100 feet on the
sidewalk lire Of the front ana two ends.
General Waiting Room.
The general waiting room. with a clear
width Of 1z0 and length of 220 feet. is
covered by a Roman barrel vault 80
feet high, and decorated with sunken
Golfers or panels after the manner OF
the Baths Of Diocletian. 1t is lighted
by a semi-circular window IS feet In
diameter at each end. and by five semi
circular windows Of 30 feet diameter on
each side. Noteeven imperial Rome, at
her greatest. possessed a hall Of such
proportions Around this hall are group
I'd the lining room. lunch room. teie-
phone, telegraph, parcel room. smoking
room. and womens waiting room while
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on opposite sides OF a lobby 50 feet wide
and IS feet high. opening directly from
the waiting room.
While virtually forming part Of the
waiting room. the ticket and baggage
lobby serves also as a passageway for
entrance to or exit from the carriage
porch. This close grouping Of baggage.
tickets. and carriage porch is an un-
usual arrangement in larger American
stations, and "a viii be convenient in
operation. permitting the beIated pas
senger TO buy tickets and check bag
sage with the utmost dispatch.
Baggage Delivery.
Owing 10 differences in street grades
which permit carriages TO approach
either main or basement floor, baggag e
viii be delivered by wagon on the Iow
level baggage room floor. whence. after
checking in plain view of the passen-
ger IL can be al once distributed on au-
tomobile trucks through low level run
ways. beneath the tracks. 10 eIevst tors
at heads Of trains In this way conflict
between passenger and baggage cur
rents Is avoided
The smoking room and womens wait
INK room will be large. cheerful apart.
uents. 30 by So feet = feet high witt
windows looking toward the plaza
The dining room. 80 By 100. % feet high
will be treated IN POmpeiian style. IL,
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