Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-22
A MASSIVE DESIGN
Hotel and Auditorium to Sup
plant Convent Building.
PURE COLONIAL FEATURES
Big Establishment to Be Located
on Connecticut Avenue.
NAMED FOR FIRST PRESIDENT
Leading Events In Life of Wash
ington to Be Portrayed in
Mural Paintings.
NAMED FOR FIRST PRESIDENT

In about two months the historic Con-
vent of the Visitation on Connecticut
avenue will be removed, and on it's site
will be erected the George Washing ton
Hotel and Auditorium. The spaciousness
of the grounds. comprising almost three
acres, has enabled the purchasers to pro-
ject for Washington one Of the most
elaborate hotel equipments in the world.
The plans are still in the preliminary
stage vet they are sufficiently settled to
be able to mention certain leading fea-
lures.
First among these is the style OF archi-
lecture, which not only possesses an i'm
portance of its own. but 1t influences the
entire plan OF the buildings themselves
as well as the interior furnishings and
decorations. The architect has chosen.
with the approval OF the owners. to carry
out every design In the purest colonial
style. Careful Investigations will be
made In order that this may he done in
the most successful manner. Not only
Mount Vernon and the White House, but
true expression of colonial architecture
will be sought.
Advantages of the Conception.
1t is believed that this conception will
tend to secure elegance with simplicity
and comfort with beauty. But il will do
more than this. 1t affords an opportunity
for graphically presenting the leading
events in tho life of Washington In the
paintings and mural decorations will be
shown a series of events which made this
country and gave to the world one of its
ax<.sys H..
The general interior plan Of both hotel
and auditorium keeps steadily in view
that the capital has become a social cen
ter of national and even international i'm
portar1ce. hence the provision by means
OF the auditorium Of large room and
two smaller ones. which on great oc-
casions. such the inaugural ball. NAV
be thrown into one. Here too, may be
held conventions, national and interna
tional: concerts. operas. etc. The public
rooms and spaces in and about the hotel
will be on similar palatial scale
Italian Gardens Provided.
Enclosed between the auditorium and
the wings and main building of the hotel
is provided beautiful Italian gardens with
an electric fountain and terraces. and on
tho roof Of the auditorium is a continu-
i'm front of the hotel where the main
building Is back from the Connecticut
avenue line on the De Sales street side
about one hundred and thirty feet, thus
allowing space for the beautiful sem-cir-
cular orangery with it's roof and sur
rounding gardens. The result Of this plan
is that the six hundred guest rooms OF
| the hotel overlook either street from,
or garden. Many of these rooms will
| be arranged en.sute for the accOmmoda-
| tion OF permanent guests.
Up-to-Date Effects.
| Leading hotel authorities in America
and Europe have been consulted with the
view OF securing the best and most up
to-date effects. The owners will spare
neither trouble nor expense to give the
city of Washington a hotel which, ir
beauty, accommodation. service and man
agement, will suitably entertain the most
cultured American and the most distin-
guished foreigner. 1t is fully recognized
by the owners that such a hotel in the
nations capital is an institution whose
policy must be placed and maintained on
the highest plane.
George 7. Dunlop, attorney for the
hotel company. and Chester B. Over
baugh Washington manager Of the
Thompson Starrett Company, the build
ers. have just returned from New York,
We're finally revised and approved
The architects are Goodwin, Starrett 4
Van Week of New York.