Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04
CONTINENTAL
PLANS THEREFOR ADOPTED By
COMMITTEES OF THE d. A. B.
Building to Be Erected at e and 18th
Streets, Near New Corcoran
Art Gallery.

The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton have accepted the completed plans for
their Continental Hall and the construc-
ton of the edifice will be commenced in
the early spring. At the last continental
congress. held one year ago, number of
plans for this building were submitted to
the continental hall committee, but No one
of them was satisfactory in its entirety,
and there were features Of each that were
pleasing. The committee finally selected
two or three plans and directed that GER
tain features of each be embodied in one
plan.
This plan was submitted to the committee
at it's meeting yesterday, and, meeting the
approval of the members, was accepted.
The building is to be erected at f and
18th streets. fronting on 18th street,
near the new Corcoran Art Gallery
and adjoining the grounds of the new Co
lumbian University. 1t is to be built of mar
BILE and is to cost between 100000 and
100000. The lot has already been paid for,
it having been acquired at an outlay of
$4,000. The building will have frontage
feet of ground. The cornerstone will be
laid mex. April, and the structure will be
completed in two or three years.
The Seating Capacity.
The main auditorium is to have seating
capacity of 1900 and sliding doors, SO as
to admit of the library and the memorial
room being added to it,
Opposite the entrance is to be the stage,
- feet deep and "a feet long. On either
side of the entrance are to be retiring
rooms, IA by u feet, as well as cloak rooms.
StaircaSeS 10 feet broad will be located at
the right and left of the entrance. A large
elevator will be in the rear.
Three broad entrances will connect with
the entrance hall. The entrance will be
in hn tor IF hn hull fro xnyifl, or.y-f-
doris extending north and south. each 40
by 10 feet. On the north will be the cura-
tors room, Is by IA feet, and next to this
that of the vice president. 2211 by 20 feet.
On the north side, running east and west,
will be the library, So by q feet, with the
librarians ROOM ID by q feet, at it's end.
In the northwest corner will be the regis
trar's ROOM % by 16 feet, and adjoining
that an unassigned room. II by IA feet In
the southeast corner will be the room OF
the historian general, 2212 by 20 feet with
the memorial room, Y by 16 feet, across
the corridor. In the southwest corner will
be the treasurer's room, % by 16 feet, and
adjoining this an unassigned room, IT by IA
feet.
On the second floor will be the rooms of
the president general, the recording sec
rotary general, the corresponding secretary
general, the board room, p by 16 feet; the
ma gaZine room, the editors room and the
room of the assistant historian general.
Three entrances to the gallery across the
corridor from the board room and also
north and south of the front staircases are
provided for, and also two exits from the
rear of the gallery. The building is to be
fireproof and no stage scenery nor stage &C
cessories are to be used.
Memorial Portieo.
The memorial portico will spring from the
south side of the building at two points 20
feet apart, running out in the center 80
feet and forming semi-circular portico
the roof of which will be supported by thir
teen memorial columns, or mOnoliths, futed
and ornamented. These will extend above
the second floor. A broad, shallow flight of
steps will lead to the grassy terrace and 1t
will open into the memorial room, where
the relics are to be kept, through six win
are to cost 81, 600 EACH and every one of the
thirteen original states Is expected to vote
the funds for the construction of its col
umn.
On the third floor will be the dining ROOM
70 by 1917 feet, and opening upon the
memorial portico. There will also be sec
ond private dining room in the southeast
corner of the building, q by 10 feet Ad-
joining the private dining room will be the
kitchen, 5311a by 16 feet and next to this
large store room. There will be a serving
room containing GAG square feet, commit
tee room, p by 1917 feet and another
slightly smaller. A large front room above
the board room will be assigned to the
Children of the American Revolution as
their permanent quarters. There is to be a
long room on the south side of this floor,
which has not been assigned.
A portico on the north end of the build
ing will extend the length of the building
and will be ten feet deep, being supported
by seven columns, unornamented.