Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
FOR BIG UNIVERSITY
Plans for George Washington
Buildings Approved.
THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
Project for National Institution
Made Possible.
SUCH AS WASHINGTON DESIRED
Hall of History, Library, Hall of
Politics and Diplomacy and
Others.
SUCH AS WASHINGTON DESIRED

Permanent approved plans for the various
kalls of the George Washington University
and the George Washington Memorial to
be erected by the association of ladies or
ganized for that purpose upon the univer-
sity properly at Van Ness Park have been
shown in New York city and in Washing
ton during the past week.
The union of the Memorial Association
with the Columbian University early in
1904 has, 1t is believed made possible the
project of a national university such as
Washington planned
This group will be thoroughly in accord
with the best public architecture of Wash
ington. the plans having been drawn by
Messrs. George b. Post & Son Of New York.
1t will include, In addition to the Memorial
building. to be erected by the George WASH
irgton Memorial Association, a hall of his
tory, containing the library; hall of poll
tics and diplomacy. the Corcoran Hall of
Philosophy, the hall of physics, the hall of
chemistry and the alumni hall. These
buildings are so disposed as to give par
ticularly interesting facades toward both
the Presidents park and the Potomac park
and at the same time yield large internal
campus.
The placing of the Memorial building,
which includes the offices of administra ton
on the corner of 18th and streets, facing
the Washington monument, gives par
tcularly pleasing corner, one which Will
serve as the head or focal point not only
of the Van Ness group of buildings, but
also of the possible additions thereto. which
in the future may be thought necessary.
Memorial Hall
The memorial hall which as above
stated, is the key to the whole group, will
have a beautiful portico of twelve Corin-
THAN columns, surrounding the memorial
to Washington. graceful dome of clas-
sic outline will cover the auditorium
which is to be placed in this building.
The main cornice of this building gives
the height of the cornice of the related
buildings; the fnterdependence of these
buildings is further shown by the covered
portico which connects each building with
the adjoining ones. Their individual char
acter however, is admirably maintained
while preserving the general academic
character of the group. They are also ad
mirably subordinated to the principal focal
point in the composition.
The plans have been made upon basis
Of expenditure of S2O,UDD.U0O, and with the
enlarged purposes of the institution
graduate institution, looking TO the gradual
affiliation of many colleges like those of OK
ford, 1t is thought by the governinf board
that the buildings must be monumental IN
character
The memorial building is so situated at
the northwest corner of nth and streets
that it looks out directly upon the monu-
ment across the Presidents park. 1t is par
ticularly fitting that the memorial which
ton of the Sorge Washington Memorial
Association should be thus placed. in proX-
unity with the great monument to the
memory OF the father of his country and
so near the Memorial Continental Hall of
the Daughters of the Revolution.
Plans Exhibited.
The plans were completed during the past
week, and were shown to the members OF
the Memorial Association at the home of
Mrs Henry F. Dimock % East Goth street
New York, last Monday. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, president of the association, on
that occasion read from number of
speeches of Washington his expressed de-
sire for institution like the one about
to be erected. II Is thought that the gem
eral plan Is well In line with the plans OF
Washington himself.
The group will be all within the limits of
the present Van Ness Park, bounded by
18th and 18th streets on the east and west
and by c and b streets on the north and
south. Virginia avenue cuts off the south
west corner of the square, and the placing
of Memorial Hail facing the angle of the
southeast corner contributes to the making
Of a symmetrical shaping of the lot as a
somi-octagon. which adds much to the at
tractiyeness of the buildings to be erected
along its sides.
The first building reached after passing
the ID. A. r.. Hall is the Alumni Hall at
the corner of 18th and streets. It's great
est length and entrance Is on G street, and
Its dlgnihed rectangle presents only a side
view to nth street. Next is the Hall of
rouiSs ana DlpIOmacyp Il square WnlcH,
with the Hall of History, also a perfect
square on the southwest side of the great
central Memorial Hall, form a symmetrical
trio very pleasing in their classic balance.
Beyound the Hall of History, which facss
the south, the Corcoran Hall of Phiiosohy
looks out to the southwest, the river and
Arlington, and in itself, though smaller
corresponds to Memorial Hall.
Two more buildings on 18th street the
Hall of Physics and of Chemistry, dupIica =,
the buildings on 18th, and, taken with the
others, form a group of seven structures
which in their reinforcement of each other
and general dignity of design compose a
most Impressive monument.