The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-10
ARCHITECTS FAVOR
BOTANIC GARDEN
FOR GRANT STATUE
Architectural Club Pass
eS Resolution Indoors
ing LEnfant Plan.
Would Locate Public
Buildings on PennSyl-
Vania Avenue.

That the Grant memorial should be
erected upon the Botanic Garden site,
and that the original LEnfant plan as
Endorsed by the Park Commission should
be carried out in its entirety, was the
sense of a resolution unanimously
adopted at a special meeting of the
Washington Architectural Club last
night. The resolution is framed as an
approval OF the resolutions adopted by
the Washington Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Institute OF Architects. adopted No
vember /. now made public, and may
be said 10 voice the sentiments Of prac-
ticaIly every architect in Washington.
The combined membership Of the two
organizations is about go architects.
The resolution passed by the club last
night was as follows;
Resolved, That the Washington Ar
chitecturaI Club adopt the resolutions
of the Washington Chapter as an eX-
preston of its own views, and that they
be published as such, and that the &C
ton Of this body be communicated 70
the Honorable Secretary Of War and the
proper authorities"
LEnfant Plan Endorsed.
The original resolutions adopted by
the Washington Chapter, which has re-
ceived the unanimous Endorsement of
all the architectural organizations OF
Washington, whose members have in
vestigated the subject of the location OF
the Grant memorial and the vista treat
ment Of the Mall, are in part:
Resolved, That the Washington
Chapter Of the American Institute of
Architects indorses most heartily the
wisdom of the Park Commission in ad-
herring to the original plan Of i Enfant. !
as Endorsed by Washington and Jeffer-
son;
THAT this chapter considers the vista /
treatment of the Mall, as contemplated /
by them, by far the most logical, effec- |
tive, and monumental treatment yet /
suggested, and that a strict adherence |
TO their plans viii give To the Amer
lean people the possibilities for the most /
beautiful Capital in the world.
We affirm that. proceeding under a /
fixed plan, the amount of expenditure 4
involved is less than would be required |
in proceeding as has been the custom,
without coordination of the units or
the corporation of those controlling
them"
would Move Trees.
The architects express themselves as
being in hearty accord with the pres
ervatiOn of trees, but call attention to
the fact that trees can be moved, and
that the trees now under discussion
IN connection with the Grant memorial
plans were probably found by some
competent authority to be unworthy of
the labor required 10 move them. It
has been unfortunate. il is stated, that
no guiding hand pointed out their proper
location, in accord with a general
scheme for the extent Of the Mall. in
the lack Of which separate and unre-
lated paintings have been dotted In IL.
The preamble also states that:
we are in favor OF the location of
pubic buildings on the south side of
pennsylvania avenue, which is a part
OF the plan as recommended by the park
No other business was transacted bv
the club except 10 request the exhibit
uon committee To arrange for the an /
nual architectural exhibition as early ,
IN the month of June as possible The
COrCoTan Gallery Of Art was referred
10 as the probable place Of holding the {
exhibition, which, It was announced, &
would last two weeks. Only exhibi- /
tons Of washington and some FyurODean | {
structures will be shown. Il
President Waddy B. Wood said after 9
The meeting that at the proposed meet
ng of the Grant Memorial Commission | d
and some members of the PARK Csorn- / {
mission, To be held Tuesday, the BO- q
.anic Garden site would undoubtedly be 7
selected for the Grant statute. He said ! c
hat he would personally deliver to | {
General Dodge, chairman of the Grant S
Memorial Commission. a CODY of the
resolutions passed by the architects =
asst night.