Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Architects Asked to Design
Government Buildings.
TO FRONT ON WHITE LOT
Sites Between Mall and Pennsyl.
vania Avenue.
CONTEST ENDS DECEMBER 30
Expert Commission Of Awards Will
Report on the Merits Of Com
positions Submitted.

Three limited competitions for the selec.
ton of architects for the three buildings
for the departments Of State. Justice and
Commerce and Labor were instituted
today. the programs having been ap-
proved by the President, Secretaries
Knox. MacVeagh and NageI and At
torney General Wickersham.
The buildings will occupy the land
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue, the
Mall, 14th and 18th streets. Provision
| has been made for an expert commission
of award, to report on the relative merits
of the designs, but the names of the
judges will not be made public at this
time.
With the exception of Daniel H. Burn
ham of Chicago and E. V. Seeler of
Philadelphia, who declined to enter the
competitions. most of the eminent Amer
| lean architects are included in the list of
| sixty. Mr.. Burnham declined in conse-
| quence of his position as president of the
| fine arts commission.
List of Competitors.
State-Nathan c. Wyeth. Washington
Hornbower & Marshall, Washington; Nc
Kim, Mead & White, New York: II. Van
bUfcH hdSOHlSic, NEW WdTTcu q
Wetmore, New York; George Cary, Buff
falo; John Galen Howard, San Francisco;
Pond & Pond. Chicago; Arnold w. Brun-
ner, New York: Frank Miles Day & Bro,
Philadelphia; Rankin. Kellogg & Crane.
Philadelphia; Kelsey & Cret, Philadelphia
Shepey. Rutan & Coolidge, Boston: Allen
& Collens. Boston; Parker. Thomas &
Rice, Boston; F. NJ. Andrews & Co., Bos-
ton; James Gamble Rogers, New York
Wyatt & Noting. Baltimore; Hubert G.
Ripley, Boston; D'Oench & Yost, New
York.
Department Of Justice-Cass Gilbert.
New York; Trowbridge & Livingston.
New York; Dom Barber, New York
Carrere & Hastings. New York; Howells
& Stokes. New York; Frost & Granger.
Bliss & Faville. San Francisco; Percy
Griffin. New York; Bannister & Schell.
New York; Butler & Rodman. New York;
Edward Pierce Casey, New York: AL
Hewlett. New York: Palmer. & Horn
hostel. New York; Delano & Aldrich,
New York: c. q. Blackali. Boston: An
drews. Jaques & Rantoul. Boston
Wheelwright & Haven. Boston; c. L. w.
Eidlitz. New York;
Wood. Dom & Deming. Washington
Peabody & Stearns, Boston: Bigelow &
Wadsworth. Boston; Games & Young. St.
Louis: T. c.. Link & Son. ST.. Louis:
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& Sawyer. New York; Donaldson &
Meier, Detroit; Holabird & Roche, Chi
cago; Abram Garfield. Cleveland; Tracy,
Swartwout & Litchfield, New York: La
Kimball. New York: Kenneth NJ. Murchi-
son, New York; Thomas r.. Kimball. Oma-
ha; Green & Wicks. Buffalo; George B.
Post & Sons. New York; Mauran & Rus
sell, ST. Louis; Richards McCarty Bull
ford, Columbus, Ohio; j. H. Friedlander.
New York.
Cost and Arrangement.
The limit of cost fixed for the Depart
ment of Justice is 100000: the Depart
ment Of State. 81 10000 and the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, $3.50. 600.
The buildings for the departments of
State and Justice will be three stories and
basement; that OF Commerce and Labor
will be five stories and basement.
The ground area of the building for the
Department Of Commerce and Labor will
be $1,000 square feet; that Of the Depart
ment of State, 1900 square feet, and that
of the Department of Justice. 5000
square feet.
The competition will close December 30.
The programs limit the height OF the ex-
terror orders to forty-five feet, inciud-
ing columns and entablature: the style
of architecture adopted must be In keep
ing with the best existing work in Wash
ington; the designs must be executed by
the regular office force Of each COM
petitor; colored perspective sketches are
prohibited. and the primary object Of the
| tect and not the designs at first submit
| ted. as the creators of the three accepted
designs must modify and restudy their
plans until they shall form a harmonious
| composition.
The problem of each department Is
| stated In detail in the table of require
ments submitted to those who have been
invited to enter the competitions.
The Proposed Buildings.
The building of the Department OF
State will contain Offices for the Secre-
tary, three assistant secretaries. director
of the consular service. councillor and
solicitor, bureaus of accounts. of rolls
and library, citizenship, appointments,
trade relations. near eastern affairs, far
eastern affairs. western European affairs.
LatinAmerican affairs, information and
| translations. and the telegraph Office.
Office of chief clerk and the index bu-
reau. Including omces for clerks and
files. the total number of rooms will be
| the state dining room, two diplomatic
reception rooms and an international
conference. the last named occupying
5000 square feet of floor space.
| In the building for the Department OF
Justice. which will contain 225 rooms. &C.
commodations will be provided for the
Attorney General, the solicitor general
the assistant to the Attorney General
seven assistant attorneys general, the
chief clerk. mail and files division. super
intendent of prisons. bureau Of investiga-
! ton, library. public lands division, ap-
pOintment clerk. pardon attorney, dis
bursting officer. attorney in charge OF
titles, assistant attorneys, division OF
accounts, stenographic bureau. etc. A
feature of this building will be the law
| library. This room and the adjacent
| reading room will have a combined floor
area of $500 square feet. The main
| stack room, which will be located on a
mezzanine floor. will have 1900 linear
| feet OF shelf space.
| In the building for the Department
| of Commerce and Labor accommoda lions
| will be provided for the Secretary, two
! assistant secretaries. chief clerk. dis
bursting clerk. appointment clerk. solicit