The Washington times., 1906-01-28
CLASSICS TO HAVE
A SPLENDID HOME
Plans Accepted for George
Washington Group.
WILL BREAK GROUND SOON
New Buildings Are to Cost Between
5I,5Oo,oOo and $4,000, ,ooo-Win
Be Unineumbered.
WILL BREAK GROUND SOON

The trustees of George Washington
University nave accepted the plans pre-
pared by George Is. Post & Son. the
New York architects, for the new build
ings of the university, which are TO be
erected in Van Ness Park. The per
spective drawings submitted by the
architects, "A reproduction Of which app
pears On this page, show an artistic eN-
ample Of "a modern classical institution.
made up TO date by the application of
modern ideas, and suH retaining the
traditional aspect of d home OF learn
ing
Much care has been exercised in the
formulation of the plans for the splen-
did group of structures, and several
conferences were held in New York he
tween President Charles W Needhan
and the architects before the permanent
design was finally accepted The build
inss, when completed, will have cost
between A.J00,00 and. $20O0. 90; the exact
amount depending entirely on the kind
OF material that may be used.
Marble Will Predominate.
The exterior of the memorial building
viii be largely OF marble and the other
buildings will be OF hght-colored brick
as 10 conform 10 the design and archi-
tecturaI thought of the memorial or
main buildiag. There ar1 70 be in all
seven separate buildings in Van Ness
Park. All of them viii be connected
by covered cloister walk
Van Ness Park has been entirely paid
Tor, and is now held by the university
free of deb.. The trustees have decided
terprise 10 be encumbered at all
The buildings at present occupied bv
the university will be sold, and the
money derived by this method viii be
used in the erection of the new build
ngs.
Work on the construction will begin
in the near future, and it is expected
the university viii be able to occupy
the new location by the fall of 1908.
Arrangement of Group.
The group of buildings viii be thor
ouShly in accord with the best public
architecture of Washington They will
be credit OF the university and to
President Charles w. Needham, whose
energy and enthusiasm have made this
conception possible. in addition TO the
memorial building. which is To be
erected by The George Washington
Memorial Association, there will be a
Hall OF History containing the library,
n Hall of Politics and diplomacy. the
Corcoran Hall of Philosophy. the Hall
of Physics, the Han OF Chemistry, and
the Alumni Hall
These buildings are so disposed as to
give particularly interesting facades to-
ward both the Presidents Park and the
Potomac Park, and at the same time
yield a large internal campus.
The placing OF the Memorial Building.
which includes the offices Of admins
tration. on the corner of Seventeenth
and b streets. facing the Washington
Monument. gives a particularly pleasing
corner. one which. by its size. Its grace
ful dome and commanding position. viii
serve as the head oF focal point moi
only of the Van Ness group of build
ings, hut also OF the possible additions
thereto. which in the future may be
thought necessary.
Classic Outlines.
The Memorial Hall as the key "a the
whole Group viii have beautiful por-
uco Of twelve Corinthian columns, sur
rounding the memorial 10 Washington
A graceful dome of classic outline will
cover the auditorium. which is to be
placed ii -tlais- Buildins The main cornice
of this btfsssff11ss ssfTes the height of the
cornice of thcNrelated buildings.
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