Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

reception hall with several adjoining ante-
rooms.
The Ohio building has been turned into a
re sideuCe. and. although the structure and
It's grounds are kept in excellent condition,
ttey are not thrown open to the public.
Tor is there anything about the place 10
tell the visitor Of its Oue-time importance.
The sabled roofs Of the beautiful English
building shelter park guard and his fam
lily Twenty-eight years ago this building,
with its annexes. known as the English
commission buildings, was one of the most
attractive structures on the 236 acres allot-
ted to the exposition.
As Quaint as Ever.
The little annexes. which were used as
kitchen during the fair. and to house the
English police, are gone, but the main
building, known as st. Georges House. and
which was used for the offices of the Eng
lish commissioners. still stands. The quaint
and picturesque outlines are undestroyed,
and the structure never fails to draw forth
admiration from the observing visitor to
the park.
There is not a building I'm the state OF
Pennsylvania so perfect an example of the
quaint architecture or Chester. England.
II Is decidedly old world bit dating back
In design to nearly three centuries ago,
VIXEN the old half-timber houses dotted the
British Isles and sheltered nobility and
peaSantry alike
Surrounded by beautiful trees now, as II
was twenty-eight years ago. this building
defes the marks of time. The gables pro.
Jectfng bay and oriel windows verandae
and balconies stand reproach to the archf-
lecture which finds beauty only In straight
and severe lines.
There are projections and recesses,
poTcheS and spires, which mark this old
centennial building with striking individ-
uality. The chimneys are broad and mas
sive. the roof is covered with dull red
earthenware tiles; the windows, which are
numerous, are composed of very small
30 inl CaShn
A Pretty Home.
outside the house seems to be all win
dcws-and gables: inside there are numerous
well-planned rooms, finely furnished in
carved oak, opening into one another, and
which connect with main hall. corridors
and stairway. All is # was twenty
eight years ago. except that the exhibits
are gone and in their place are arranged all
tn" accessories necessary to comfortable
hCme.
Twenty-eight years ago. when the Ohio
building, still standing the north side OF
State avenue west of Belmont avenue. was
planned, the intention to display in a
striking manner the character and quality
of the different sorts of stone which are to
be found In the state of Ohio. This design
was partly carried out. The first story OF
the house is formed of stone of various
colors and qualities, the second story of the
front and gable is of Dayton stone of q
light color, interspersed with limestone
The upper part of the gable still displays q
shield on which is carved the arms of the
state of Ohio. The glass in the window is
made from ground Massillon stone from q
quarry near Ravenna. Ohio 1t is fine and
clear, and hardly inferior to French plate
glass.
The other portions of the second story
are of wood, and there is attached pic
turesque pavilion which was used to ex-
hibit articles from the state of Ohio, but
which now forms an excellent conservatory
for blooming plants.
This building is in the modified Gothic
villa style and is forty-ive feet by sixty
feet in depth.
II would seem to be objectionable
piece of vandalism to allow these historic
structures to be eventually neglected and
irretrievably lost. linked, as they have
been so strongly with the historic past.