The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
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star, which profles into the sky free from
the cornice when seen from across the
street This cart0uche is supported on
either side by a female figure of serene
mien and pose. These figures were mod
eled by Louis Amateis, sculptor, and
carved by Mr.. Bairstow.
Details of the Interior.
On entering the building one finds him
self In magnificent room So By 100 feet,
with ceiling q feet high, in close touch
with the marble front from which Il has
taken its details The front columns. the
lpnasters Of the interior, and the main
entablature tally to the inch.
The interior is an amplificaion OF the
IeXterior, using the same scale, but aug
menting it by the addition of color. The
pilasters entablatures, and frames of the
wall decoration are cream. almost white;
the dado is heavy cream, which color di-
mlnishes in its application until the beams
of the ceiling are reached Into this sys-
tenn Is interjected "a wall color of light
blush green, deepened in the wall re-
cesses 10 simulate quasi openings.
/ These openings are in groups of three
between the pilasters OF the larger order,
Ranked by twin pilasters of a smaller
/ scale Of the Ionic order with festoons in
the capitals in the Roman fashion.
Frieze Is Highly Ornamental.
/ The whole space and all four sides be-
tween the large plaster capitals is taken
/ up by an ornamental frleze Of the fun
height Of the capitals, painted in a Roman
color scheme. AT each Of the four cor
ners are two groups, right and left. Of
Icartouche. a pictorial reduction Of the
| front cartouche with the firm monogram
5. r. II. and right and left green leaf
scrolls, and over each Of the narrow wall
| panels is a reflex picture Of the house
| front on Fifteenth street in white and
1 gray with the light from above.
Above the door. fitting the space below
the sofiit of the interior portico, is a view
of the city of Washington seen from Ar
/ lington before sunrise In all fresco style.
The toning in of this picture with the
decorations was executed under the su-
pervision Of the decorator, Henry Stein
| berg.
Ceiling Handsome I'm Design,
The ceiling Is developed in four square
panels joined. % feet wide by 90 feet
1 long. Each square panel Is again subdi-
Vided into center square Of 10 feet wide
and ten smaller squares surrounding the
same. There is a staecato movement
from the general ceiling level along the
four walls 20 the glass surface Of the
center lights of three feet. The ceiling IS
the work of Warren NJ. Whyte. Of this.
city.
The main room is divided into four
parts, The one next 20 Fifteenth street
constitutes a yestibule D By 36 feet, from
which 10 the southwark marble stair
way leads lie the front basement. Hand
some mahogany partitions l-2 feet high
form a series OF rooms 10 the north and
south, the avenue between these being Il
feet In the clear. The floor is I'm terraZzo
squares bordered with mosaic. laid in spe-
cial designs in colors harmonizing with
those of the walls and Enclosures. To the
south is a ladies' walting-room, four
rooms respectively. for the president.
treasurer, secretary, and counsel OF the
company. and six salesmen's rooms To
1.-THE nO-th are a long room for the trans
action Of the compsny's renting and gem
eral business, telephone booths for local
and long-distance calls. a settlement and
map room.
hAStcEt VI ahF NbM p&MFs
The Swartzen. Rheem q Hensey Com
pany is the successor Of the b. II. War
ner Company and has passed through sew
eral changes affecting its management
since its establishment in 1871. The pres
ent company was Incorporated in Decem-
Der. 1904, through the terms of an amend
ed charter of the older company.
The business started. as stated, in 1871.
with b. II. Warner at its head In 1887
George 7. Swartzeli. who had been con
nected with Mr.. Warner since 1876, was
admitted 60 partnership, and the business
was Incorporated as y. II. Warner < Co.
Two years later Clarence 3. Rheem, who
mad been connected with the business
since lSNJ, was made a partner.
In lS6i Mr.. Warner organized the Column
bia National Bank and became its first
president, and from that time relin-
Quished largely the direction OF the real
estate business, which dev0lved upon the
younger partners. A few years later Mr..
Warner organized the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. and, as it's first pres
ident, devoted practically all his time 10
the financial institution. Owing TO these
larger outside interests the real estate
business was reincorpOrated in 1900 as the
e. II. Warner Company. Mr. Hensey be-
ing added to It's board Of directors. Two
years later Mr.. Warner retired from the
real estate business and Joseph J. Dar-
lington was made a director and counsel
for the company IN 1904 by an amend
ment 10 the charter the SwartzelI. Rheem
& Hensey Company was formed, with the
three partners the directors Of the bust
ness.
business Natural Evolution.
The company, therefore. represents The
successful evolution OF what is and has
been fer over a third of a century one of
the largest real estate managing and
brokerage concerns IN the District of Co
lumbia. II has grown with the growth of
the city, maintaining on a high and dig
nified plane the reputation il has acquired
through the personality Of It's officers as
one OF the strong developing influences of
the National Capital. The SwartzeU.
Rheem & Hensey Company will continue
10 be dominated by the men who have
for so many years jealously guarded its
integrity under other names The direc-
tors are; George w. F. Swartzell. presi-
dent; Clarence B. Rheem, vice president