The Washington times., 1906-01-28

Ever since Mr.. Frank a Munsey ac-
quired exclusive control OF The Wash
ington Times Il has been his wish 10
have the paper properly housed in com
modious quarters. His plans in this d.
rection We're thWarted for some time on
account OF inability TO secure a suitable
location for a building such as the one
which he proposed TO erect Finally the
growth Of the paper was such as TO pre-
clude any further delay in the matter
It's old quarters had become altogether
inadequate. and something had TO be
done at once
On March y, 1893. workmen OF the
George =. Fuller Company began tearing
down the four-stOry building known as
the Lawrence Hotel, on the north side
Of Pennsylvania avenue, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets. BY March
= the work of demolition had been com
pleted. and a large force was set TO work
making the necessary excavations.
From that date 10 the present time the
new building has gone up as though
raised by the hand of a magician. one
year from the day that the work OF re-
moving the old building began the new
building VIII stand completed in every
respect. The speed with which this has
been accomplished is little short OF mar
yelous. For the sake OF comparison, il
may be mentioned that the new munich
pal building. on the opposite side OF the
Avenue, which was begun some months
before the work OF excavating for The
Times home began. has not yet reached
the point where its walls may be seen
above the inclosing fence
In one respect the home Of The Times
is the only one Of its kind in America.
The front is faced with colored glaZed
terra cot. E, an artistic and unique idea
which had its origin in Venice. The ef-
feet IS altogether pleasing 10 the eye
and gives the whole building a dis
tinctiou of design that makes il stand
out in the minds eye from the average
/ Office building in America. Up TO the
/ present time the only other building in
| this country which has used the c0Iorcd
glazed terra Gotta is the new Madison
/ Square Presbyterian Church of DR..
( Charles H. Parkhurst, of New York,
/ which is said by architects TO represent
| a new and beautiful idea in church
/ building.
Interior Strikingly Beautiful.
The terra Gotta corniee on this build
/ ing. unlike that on most office build
ings, extends entirely around the struc-
ture, as do also the front bricks. These
! two features are seldom found except
on the exposed sides of even most
| costly buildings, but the owner Of the
/ home for The Times determined from
/ the beginning that it should be in
] every respect q model structure. and
that the same degree OF excellence in
/ material should be found in the rear
as in the front.
! AS this idea has been carried out on
/ the exterior, the beauty OF the interior
/ is even more striking Passing be-
| meath the great columns OF white
marble which rise from the paYemen;
TO a height of three stories, the visitor
/ finds himself in a brilliantly lit cor
/ Tidor, with a mosaic floor and with the
walls wainscoted with Bresche NiOlette
marble, imported from Africa. The
ceiling of the ground floor is so lofty
as almost to give one the impression
that he is in a cathedral The wood
work on the first floor is San Dom
ingan mahogany.
on the left as you enter is the bust
ness office of The Times. This has
been arranged after the most approved