The Washington herald., 1908-09-06
PLAN OF LOTHROP HOUSE
VIII Stand on Hill az Head Of Con-
necticut Avenue.
Designed in Italian style. with the
Interior on n Large
Scale.

The new house which Alvin II 10th
rop IS erecting at Connecticut avenue
and California street northwest viii be
one of the most slightly residences in the
city when completed. Owing 70 a bend
/ in the course Of Connecticut avenue. the
, house appears % stand IN the center OF
that thoiouShfare when seen from be
low The site is one Of the most com
manding in Washington.
To several respects this house VIII be
distinguished from nearly all the resi-
dences Of the larger class IN the city, and
I IN none more effectively than in The set
tins which il VIII have
The house fronts the south and over
looks The broad plaza formed by the
5unctUre Of C-unecticut avenue. Cali
fornls street. and Columbia road. and on
the brow Of the hill. closing the vista OF
the vide sweep Of Connecticut avenue
as II mounts 70 the summit The egues-
trian statue Of Mcclellan. which IS on
the so1-h side OF California street IS
located just 10 the west Of the extreme
/ end Of the lot.
such surroundings as well as the nat
UraI grade OF the and. were carefully
studied by the architects. Hornalower
& Marshall The design will be Italian.
with the southern front OF seventy-siN
feet placed on q platform Of stone. with
a garden and stone terrace. from which
the structure viii rise 10 the height Of
three stories and VIII be finished by
high -1of OF sturdy proportions. which
VIII be in keeping with the breadth and
dignity OF the walls
The effect OF the stone platform form
ing the basis a the structure viii be TO
Keep an elevation which the surroundings
require and viii form. with the retaining
walls. the garden and the terrace. an in
tegral part Of the design Stone OF a
light shade Of cal-r viii he used in all
the exterior walls. and while the treat
ment -ill be simple and rest-1ined. Yet
the sweep Of the rounded projection OF
the south front. with a pedimenJ al the
roof line flled IN with a decorative de-
sign and the carving in the COrnice WilI
give a pleasing relief to the mass
The space on the east side viii provids
an approach 10 the basement as well as
10 the automobile house at the rear. The
roof Of the latter viii rise a few feet
above the level Of the east end OF the
court, which is At the north end o. the
house
The main entrance viii be through
driveway at the north end Of the house
from Connecticut avenue into a court
yard. On one side Of the entrance hall
there VIII be an Office rocm- through
wHich another one is approached. with
windows overlooking the avenue Tn
main han Of the house viii extend east
and west. and opening from IL VII be the
three principal rooms. that on The west
side a spacious drawi1E-roon. then that
central space forming a noble apartment
termed the living room. and on tie east
side the dlning-room. also Of large pro
portions
Large windows reaching 70 the floor
form nearly the entire front wall space
of the living rooms and these open di-
rectly on The stone terrace from which
access is had 10 the garden
The great extent Of the house gives an
opportunity for the same generous treat
ment of the upper floors as is found on
the principal floor