The Washington times., 1906-06-10
BIG CHANGES At
ARSENAL GROUNDS
50ne-Time Sylvan Resort Now
City of Buildings.
GREAT NEW WAR COLLEGE
Only Structure Of It's Kind in This
Country Fast Nearing
savs Completion.
GREAT NEW WAR COLLEGE

+ Numerous changes that have taken
place in the last half dozen years in
the old Arsenal grounds which was at
One time resort for strollCrs on pleas
amt days, who under the shade of the
Zine old trees that lined the banks of :he
Potomac watched the passing craft that
Slided up and down the river
Now the visitor will find many new
buildings and all the evidences of q
busy and active life.
The latest and most imposing OF the
buildings to be erected is the new War
College, which has been under construc-
ton for something over u year and IS
now rapidly approaching to a point
N,cre its beauties and Importance can
be we'll determined Designed by Nc
Kim. Mead & White. the celebrated
architects of New York. the War Col
lege building stands at the head of the
proposed parade ground, and is preceded
by a granite terrace the full length of
the builing. on which are 10 be placed
statues of the great commanders. The
building proper is in the classic STYLE.
and is built of granite. limestone. and
brick 1t is 3OS feet long and 1O4 feet
wide y flight of steps gives access to
the main entrance portico flanked by
Ionic columns and inclosed in an arch
S2 feet wide and 12S feet high. which
forms the central motive of the facade
and lights the central rotunda; this mo-
tive is echoed at the two ends Of the
building.
In the Vaulted ROtunda.
From the main entrance one enters
the vaUlted rotunda, 100 feet square and
12S feet high. into which open. to the
right and left, the two vauIted map
rooms. 10 feet long and 1i6 feet high
occupying the entire height of the build
lug. and lighted at the ends by the
arched windows referred TO above and
q by clerestory windows on the aisles.
F Corridors fianking these map rooms. give
access to two tiers of offices. Directly
opposite the entrance are doors leading
from the rotunda into the semi-circular
lecture hall. The rOtunda. map rooms
and corridors are finished in brick ana
terra Gotta, with vaults of Guastavino
tiling. and the floors in brick and ter
razzo-
Only Building of It's Kind.
This is the only building Of its kind in
the United States. and, although there
are number Of schools distributed
among the various army posts. this is
the only college that Will give to the
army the same advantages that are
possessed Dy the navy in the college
at Newport. Gen Thomas II. Barry is
The president OF the War College board.
under whose immediate charge the build
ing Is being constructed, while Can't.
John Steven SeweH, Of the Corps of
Engineers, L. S. A, whose services have
oeen given to several of the prominent
enterprises under the control Of that
department.. is the engineer officer in
charge, and to his well-directed efforts
is due much Of the success Of the ex-
cellent workmanship shown in the build
ing.
The statue Of Frederick the Great
which was presented by Kaiser Wilhelm
and which an effort to destroy by dyna-
mite was made some months ago. stands
Immediately in front of the building and
Will have as companions in the davs to
come statues of those of our own great
commanders whose name and fame
have been blazOned forth 10 the world
and whose memories are to be perpetu-
ated in enduring bronze.