Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-06
ARCHITECTS EXHIBIT
Of Peculiar Interest to Wash
ingtonians.
PARK COMMISSION PLANS
Perspective Drawings Showing Future
Development.
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
For Senate and House and Many Other
Proposed Edifices Here



PHILADELPHIA, December ). 1905
The architectural exhibition which is be-
ing held under the joint auspices of the
PENNSYLVANIA Academy of Fine Arts and
the L. Square Club of Philadelphia, in the
academy. contains much of peculiar in
terest to Washingtonians. Almost the en-
tire space to the left of the staircase hall
is given up to the perspective drawings
maze TO Illustrate the park commission
plans for the future development of Wash
lnSton. These were at one time exhibited in
the hemicycle of the Corcoran Gallery. but
1or several years now have been stored
at the Library of Congress- They come
to the observer with perhaps familiar ity.
but renewed force, and are bound to arouse
in the minds of all fresh enthusiasm for
the project. There are fifteen altogether.
and they make a whole an admirable
showing In the center is view of the
monument with its proposed terrace and
orderly garden, as seen from the west
while to the right and left are pictures
of portions of the same terrace and gar
den, with avenue vistas and broad views
or the mall There are also in the group
Lincoln memorial, memorial to Constitu-
ton makers and of Union square and the
Capltol terrace. The majority Of these
have been rendered by Jules Guerin, and
artistic and pictorial value. Probably no
section of the exhibition will attract more
attention or be considered of greater i'm
portance.
New Senate and House Buildings.
Then, too, plans and details of the new
Senate and House office buildings have
been contributed to this exhibition by Mr..
Elliot Woods and are given prominent
place; and through Messrs Hornblower
u Marshall the perspective of the new
National Museum has been obtained. This
Is an exceptionally we'll proportioned and
d1gnified building and is shown in ex-
cellent guise. Nor has the supervising ar
chitects office been forgotten There is
one post office to it's direct credit and
several, let under the Tarsney act to
Rankin. Kellogg & Crane, which show the
tremendous Improvement made in this spe-
cial field during the past few years
But even this is not all. Variously CLASH
fled in the exhibition are to be found per-
spective drawings of the Elks' building,
the Bachelor and Cordova apartment
houses, Mr.. Charles A. Douglas private
residence and the Union Trust Company's
building, designed by Messrs. Wood, Dom
& Deming; and with the best Of the city
house designs may be counted those sent
In by Messrs. Wyeth & Cresson and Tot
ten e Rogers of Washington Indeed IL
one were to look the exhibition through no
more notable work would be found than
that now In progress at the national capt.
tai, or more original and promising than
that sent In by its local men.
And as a whole the exhibition is uncom-
monty comprehensive. Consisting of more
than thousand exhibits, it contains the
work of men of much distinction 1t gives
in fact comprehensive survey of the pres
ent field of architecture, and adds to this
pictures of the best of the old worlds ex-
amples and the cream of the output of
the foreign school. Its purpose is not
merely to profit the professional man. but
to interest the general public. The civic
societies, business mems organiza tons and
similar clubs have been specially invited
to view it. as well the artists and art
workers guilds Plans are shown, but
chiefly perspective drawings, which the
layman can best comprehend and appre-
ciate. There all kinds of buildings,
those intended for municipal and business
purposes, churches, schools, libraries and
private residences-city houses and country
homes-and in addition to these pictures
and plans are given which show the proper
treatment of gardens and public grounds