The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

The erection OF the home Of the South
ern Commercial Congress on the site pur-
chased for the purpose at Fifteenth and
H streets northwest is now assured.
At a meeting OF the members OF the
building corporation yesterday the design
Of the structure was decided upon and
many Of the details Of the project worked
out AT a meeting Of the corporation to-
day plans for financing the construction
of tho building viii be completed. and
the work Of erection viii commence as
soon as the minutiae OF contracts and
other preliminary matters can be settled
John M. Parker. president OF the con-
gross and vice president Of the building
corporation, authorized the statement last
night that the project would now go for
ward without interruption. and that the
building would surely be put UP as quick
ly as the work could be accomplished.
VIII stand on Church site.
The building win occupy the property
known for four generations as st. Mat
thew's Church. 10 was purchased by the
Southern Commercial Congress last spring
at an outlay OF $4,000. The building TO
be erected on the site IS estimated to
cost 100000. T. Franklin Schneider. of
this city. designed the plans adopted.
The site FOR the structure is square, be-
ing 100 feet in each dimension. II and
Fifteenth streets and a twelve-foot alley
give It light and air space on three sides
The lot and its location afford an ideal
place for a modern Office building. Mr.
Schnelder's plans call for a building In
the French style eleven stories high Ris-
ing from tho center OF the building IS a
square tower, which will be twenty-five
stories I'm height. extending twelve stories
above the building. The structure win
be constructed Of white marble cut In
ornate designs. II Is intended TO make
the building verltable temple OF South
ern progress and monument 70 its re-
sources. The building viii be constructed
as far as may be OF Southern materials
and its inner decorations viii be derived
from the various States represented IN
the congress.
Rooms Well Lighted.
Provision Is made for lighting the build
Ing by means OF broad air shafts. which
win result IN giving to every room or
suite OF rooms natural light and afr.
Upon the ground floor win be CON
strueted quarters FOR a large bank and
several stores. Above will be the quar-
ters or the congress, and probably a floo-
10 DC occupied by the Washington Cham
Der or Commerce. The National pres
Club may have quarters IN the buIIdlns-
A Southern club, to be Organized When
the building is finished. VIII have a borne
there, and in addition q large spaoa viii
he available for general Office purnoses
which VIII give the building large rental
value
The plans FOR the interior have not
yet been fully worked out, beyond the
lines indicated, the drawing submitted
by the architect not being the complete
spechcatons for the building.
The structure as planned VIII be sim
lar 70 the Singer Building in New York
and viii be Washington's biggest sl,v-
scraper. While the design OF the buIIs-
Ing may be az variance with the building
regulations OF the District, II IS boped
TO overcome this obstacle and construct
building which shall be a distinct de-
parture from the fiat conventional de-
signs OF the public structures OF Wash
ington-