Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-05
WILL THE EEARAL COAEDONAl
ANTIQUATED BUILDINGS S At
NAVAL ACADEMY
Old BuiIdiags Wade vay for Nev 0ass


There IS some question. and no iitiie
discussion. a. % whether sbs karaI -
the Naval Academy will eon4s 4own-
The karal - = stretch ~ butldtnGS.
four stories high. % architeetuEs en-
tireIy cot % keeping with tne modaru
style of the magnifeent edlEcss tha1
Compose the new Naval Academy
These ansiquated tuildinxs lie BE-
tween the southwest eorner ~ BiaAe
Row and the sick qmarterss and have
each eight fat apartments IN taens-
This row Of houses. the sick quarters.
the old steam enxineeriaE eadld-
ing. the old armory and a fsw weesten
shsds. are al that remain - the SERIES
Of diiSpidated buildings thai fornasfiy y
composed the Naval Academy Al
og the new Buildings that we're eon-
templated. whSu on April "a A.-S-
Admiral r. '. MSSair. T. = N--nrsAle
ground for the Bew Naval 3calleDy.
have been erected sa~e the power
house. which - in coarse e eonstFae-
tion.
The original line - improvement
has been changed but little. Ene
arena that - 10 stretch in . seutssr-
cular share around the southwestern
side ~ the basin on The severn. aR4
which was - afford sitting reom fur
audiences - hear the selections from
the band that discourse1 frvu a stand
IN the center ~ the aupnltheafr@.
was abandoned and the meet frae<
and the tennis groands viii remain.
except that the grounds viii be RAISED
aud terraced-
The seamansbip building. 800 feet
in length. 50 in height and 30 vide
is undergoing q change from is oEigi-
mai design. Part 81 this immense
building j. being fitted up - a gym
uasiuun. the work being done by the
Noel Construction Company of Baisi-
more, which has built most - ths eski-
fees Of the new Academy.
A large amount Of grading and tan
neiiDg for pipes remains - - dome.
bat the most important matter taar
interests those who wish the <aVal
Academy completed IN the work - -
entire Femodeling 10 modern ideas
and economic uses ~ Its several de-
partments IS the question whether or
not Congress viii appropriate ire
money % buy three squares adiaeeEs
70 the Naval Academy that break into
its alignment and make an oolnE
square in its territory Tbs seetaou
81 Annapolis Is bounded ~ Hanover.
Wagner and King fieyrge Streets snsi
the Naval Academy. As both Waguer
and Hanover streets bind the Aead
cmy. three sides ~ the area are sir
tually IN jointurs with the Nasai
Academy. some 81 tbe rest builttuzs
I'D Annapolis are ~ this pi0g -
ground. and two historic b0u~as are
among fhem-tbc Peggy -tewart
ia. 3
ancient parsonags ~ ~ &nne's pas-
isb.
The acquisition 81 this territory NiII
enable the Academy authorities 80
unfts Upshur and @ampsou Rows. E1e
residential portions 81 tbs Naval
Academy. which viii give apartments
for officers who. with their families
have to hnd quarters IN the city
Although the new buildings ara al
occupied. yet the necessity for otAsrs
taking the places ~ the old ones -
found in the fact that all the bonuses
in the Academy are IN use. The cd
steam engineering buiiding - eeeu-
pied a. an ofice ~ gommansier
WorfhingfOn, who has charge - Ehs
experimental station AZ Fort Nadiseu-
opposite THE Naval Aeziemy. - BIS
0nics there is not jet finished 70 A.
diti0n 70 the powernomae now 60
course Of erection. and the gynInasls1n1
now being built the Authorities pre-
pose 10 erect a new carpenter s1of-
while new residences for professors
and officers viii - erected n tae
ground that Congress vii be asket -
buy
IS the old bouses ara removed tns
beauty and elegance u the edlnees
that compose the new Nasal Academy
are enhanced.