The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-24
Contract for Construc-
ton Goes to Phila-
delphia Architect.
STRUCTURE TO BE
OF DORIC DESIGN
committee Endorses Selections Of
Priz e-Winners Made by
Jury of Award Many Archi-
tects Submitted Plans for
Confederate Memorial
Institute.


confederate Memorial Institute. which.
On commanding site in the canitai#
siey OF the Confederacy, will perpetiiate
.ofeEer the memories Of the deeds OF s.
me soldiers of the South, was made
yesterday BY the executive COMMITTEES
- -. the confederate Memorial Associa-
ton. The result is an award 10 tha
architect of a massive museum strnc.
lure, of graceful and yet solid our
mes, OF Doric effect, and one which IL
is confidently believed will meet win
.ne unanimous approval OF the veterans
and the public.
Bisseli * Sinkler. OF Philadelphia lis
the successful architectural arm. VIM
nlns the first prize, which is the. con
tract FOR the design and the supervis-
ION or the construction. The second
Prile OF $500 goes to Hewitt & Brown
OF Minneo polls. while the other prizes.
or s.oo each, are awarded to Averill
q ADAMS OF Washington; Wilder &
White. Of New York. and pennisoni A.
Hirons. of New York. q
Committee In Session.
The executive committee is comnosed
or General Robert White Of WheeIing.
" Va, chairman Lieutenant Cover
nor =. Taylor Ellyson. president Of the
associa ton; Judge George L. Christian,
G = Ihomas kenan. Of Raleigh, N,
T., and Colonel j. NJ. Hickey, OF WASH
ington. D. e. The meeting was held
yesterday In the Office Of Lieutenant.E
Governor Ellyson.
MT. Ellyson reported to the commit.
tee on behalf of the jury Of award,
which recently Inspected the sixty de-.
signs submitted by as many architects
This jury was composed Of Mr.. IIllvson.#
w. z, holland, the professional adviser
and James Knox Taylor, supervising
architect OF the United States Treas-
ury Department.
After careful consideration tho
executive committee l1naninousiy
adopted tho report Of the Jury and
made Its awards in accordance with
It's recommendations.
Author -Ascertnincd.
UP to this time no member of tho
executive committee or OF the jury OF
award knew the identity OF the author
OF any OF the designs. After action by.
The committee, a request was made OF
Mayor D. c. Richardson for the names
and addresses of the competitors.
which have been all the time in his
possession. Upon Identifying the marks
made by the Mayor, 1t was found that
the architects indicated above were the
prize winners
Every member of the committee was
much pleased with the work OF the
jury OF award. and was confident tha
The selection would be sa tisfactory to
everybody.
Before adjournment the COMMITTEES
adopted resolution requesting r. e.
Lee Camp, No l. United Confederate
Veterans, to allow its collection OF por-
! traits Of Confederate leaders, now
hanging In Its hall, to be placed in the
building. mt such time in the future as
suits the pleasure OF Lee Camp. Should
the veterans accede to this request,
they will have an opportunity to con-
fer with the executive committee an
n y,1o 1nr fI,ax ,nrkr I. a.
struction is begun, and in this way any
modification Of the plans which may be
found desirable to accommodate tho
collection may be made.
Add Hall for Camp.
Besides. II Lee Camp SO desires. ar
| rangements Will be made In the build
ing for permanent meeting place for
the organization.
The next step will be the closing OF
the contract with the successful archi-
tect. A member of the firm Of Bisse!I
& Sinlsler will come to Richmond and
VIII confer with the executive commM-;
tee as to details before proceeding with
the preparation of the working draw
ings. The firm ~ to be paid $3.50 al
once. and when 1t completes its revis- Il
ion OF the design 1t Is to get an addi-
tiinal sum OF $3.50. both of which
amounts are to finally merge into the
total fee
inc confederate Memorial Institute
more commonly though wrongly called 4
the Battle Abbey, Is to be a repository
and exhibition building for Confeder-
ate relics, paintings and sculpture
With records and all procura BILE data
relating to the Confederate States It
is to be on the order OF museum and
art gallery combined and Is Intended
to be the final place OF custody for coll
lections OF Confederate relics and data,
and to serve, as to both interior and
exterior, as a memorial building for
the placing, from time to time, of COM
mcmorative tablets and statues.
VIII &c Fireproof.
Carrying out TO the full the tentatire8
plans of the committee the design OF
monumental character. The construc-
ton is TO be flrcproof throughout being
constructed with face OF Southern
granite up 10 the floor line and with
Southern marble above that line
The Bissell 4 Sinkier plan shows a
Doric building, siXty-nine feet front.
1868 feet deep and hfty feet high A
bread digit or steps leads to the front
portico. whose roof is supported by
massive columns. Mural decora.iona
appear on the outside. A fiat roof VIII
AFFORD a walking space for visit ors.-
While the structure Is OF only one
story. there Will be no fewer than six
teen galleries. each devoted to special4i
collections from q Southern STATE.
These arc grouped around one general
hall forming the main place II eS-S
.hibit
The building is estimated to coas
d b 4 <, -