Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-21
PRIZES FOR THE ARCHITECTS
Personnel of the Board of Judges of
Award.
APPROVAL OF THE SELECTION
No Time to Be Lost in Putting the
Plans Into Execution-Descrip-
ton Of Building.

he ram american faldce TO De erected
on Van Ness Park at the foot of 18th street
will be built designs made by Albert
Kelsey and Paul p. Cret, architects of Phil
adelphia AS stated in yesterdays Star,
that firm submitted the winning design in
the competition just closed. Other prizes
were awarded follows:
First prize, 5000 to Edward Pearce
Casey and Arthur Dillon of New York; sec
ond prize, $1,000 to John Russell Pope of
New York; third prize, 81 900, to Peter De
Gelleke, jr., and William T. L. Armstrong
of New York.
The judges of award selected by the
architects themselves were Charles F. Nc
Kim, Henry Hornbostel and Austin w.
Lord, all of New York. Secretary Root, as
president ex officio of the governing board,
and John Barrett, as director of the bureau
of American republics, examined the plans
with the judges and approved their selec-
ton.
Eight firms of architects who were espe-
cially invited to submit plans will each re-
ceive 900. They are Carrero & Hastings,
New York; Eames & Young, ST. Louis; Cass
Gilbert, New York; Hornblower & Marshall,
| Washington: Thomas R. kimball, Omaha,
Neb. Peabody & Stearns, Boston; Whitfield
& King, New York, and Wood, Dom &
| Deming, Washington.
Twelve From This City.
Out of a total number of 142 who reg
istered in the open competition, 81 were
| New Workers, while - were from Wash
ington and from Baltimore. Philadelphia
was represented by 10 architects in the
open competition.
In making the awards the judges took
| three points especially into consideration
the cost of the building. the plan OF the
interior, and the facade or outside appear
ance of the building. While the plans sub
mitted included many designs for hand.
| to, no ir,dcr
80 per cent Of those entered far exceeded
the limit of cost, 100000. set by the gov
erning board.
The officials of the international bureau
pleased with the success of their efforts to
secure a suitable design for the new home
of the bureau, and Will lose no time IN put
| ting the plans into execution. 1t was ex-
planned today that the three Judges, VINO
are recognized as among the best architects
| in the United States, were unanimous III
| their Judgment that the design of Kelsey &
| Cret was the best one submitted In the COM
| petition Because Of that fact Secretary
| Root and Director Barrett had no hesita-
| ton in adding their approval to the ar
| chitects' award.
Near Center Of Park.
! The building will be located near the CEN
ter of Van Ness Park, and will face the
| east toward the executive grounds. 1t will
have a frontage on 18th street of 165 feet
| and depth of about ITO feet on street.
| The style of architecture is combination
| of the Latin-American with the classical,
| the Latin-American style being intended to
| represent the interests of the Laun-Amerl-
| can republics in the building.
| The design will harmonic with the gen.
| eral scheme of Improvement of the parks
| of the national capital. The building Will
| be approached by wide driveway: three
| large arched doors with Spanish grill gates
| will open into handsome high studded
corridor. which opens into large patio Oh
| the Latin-American type, which, In turn
| opens into the main reading room OF the
| library in the rear of the building. The
| patio is covered with a sliding glass roof,
| which may be closed in winter and kept
| open in summer, permitting the growth OF
| tropical flowers and plants at all seasons.
| The offices of the clerks of the bureau are
| on the left of the patio while on the right
| on the first floor is the stackroom ana
| offices of the library. -
| Two grand staircases, one on each slde
of the patio, lead to Spanish foyer, which
opens at the rear to grand Assembly HAIL.
| leo feet long by 70 feet wide.
| This hall is dgnified and elegant in style
| of treatment and is designed for the spe-
| cial use of important international con-
| ferences. On the north side or the assembly
| room is a large Office for the governing
| board of the bureau and on the other side
! are several committee rooms. On the LETT
| or south side of the patio are the offices
of the director of the bureau and his I'M
| mediate staff and the Office of the secretary
| and his immediate staff, while on the
| northside will be the stackroom of the
| library.
Fine Landscape Effects.
| The building will be surrounded by fine
| landscape effects, with rear stairway
leading into handsome gardens suitable
| for public functions in fair weather. The
| building will probably be built of concrete.
| with an abundant of Spanish thing
| and decoration. The roof will be of Span
ish thing. The outside foundations will be
finished in marble and the upper portions
| of the building will have a stucco finish
I similar to that in general use in Latin
| countries. 1t is hoped to begin work on
| the foundations in August and to complete
the entire building in year and a half.
| The building proper will cost 100000, and
the furnishings and decorations will cost
| $50 GEO. making a total cost of $3.50, eco, all
of which expense will be borne by Mr.. An
drew Carnegie. The site of the building
cost 100000, which was paid by the bureau.
Mr. Arthur Kelsey and Director Barrett
Will go to New York next Monday for the
purpose of comforting with the three judges
with a view TO certain desirable modifica-
tons in the accepted plans. The three
judges have shown personal interest In
the undertaking and have offered to give
| any assistance in their power to the sue
cessful prosecution of the work 1t is the
| purpose of Director Barrett to have a per-
specrive made of the new building from
, which Photographs may be taken. The first
who Is now in Europe, and other photo
graphs will be sent TO interested parties in
the United States and South American
| countries, including the leading newspapers
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