The Washington herald., 1911-04-02

nat tf1c several handsome DuSl-
ness buildings now under construc-
ton or proposed for the near fu-
turc serve as continuation of and
as added impetus to building
boom that has been enhancing the
value of downtown Washingt IN
property for the last twenty years
is proven by a careful summary If
public and business building opcr1
tions set forth by Senator Gallinger
in his speech at the mammoth tcS-
timonial dinner last Tuesday. The
boom has been increasing in We
locity with every twelvcnonth, and
that this years figures will continue
the good work seems assured by
the work already started or an
nounced for the near future.
SUMMARY BY GALLINGER.
Senator GallinSer, referring TO private
! building operations. said:
1t is interesting to know that the
amount expended flor private buildings in
the District of Columbia in the year 1899
was ss,972,Gs4, while in 1919 the amount cx-
pended was 3l3,3S4,17i. The total amount
1890 and 1910 was $3.50, ,2O6, ,3GG. Included in
u ~
OF $500 e0o.
Among the notable larger private build
ings constructed during this period were
I the Riggs National Bank. costing 800 900:
the American Security and Trust Com
panv building, costing sZ36.7i2; the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank, costing $2J5,-
coo; the Union Trust Company building
costing 10000: the District National
Bank building. costing $500. and various
smaller bank buildings, averaging $1,000
to $500.
There were constructed also the Hibbs
Building, costing s2GS.GO: the MuLsey
Building. costing 500. 900; the E,va-s
Building. costing sc5b, 600; the Evening
Star Building. costing S375,OOo; the Bond
Building, costing s2OO.O00: the Ouray
Building, costing 5000; the Southern
Railway Building. costing s1j0.OOo; the
Colorado Building. costing $4,000; the
Mills Building. costing sos, 600: the VIII
lard Building. costing $4,000, and the
Southern Commercial Building. costing
81. .o00.O
Among the other notable buildings of
a public character erected were the
building for the Daughters Of the Amcri-
can Revolution. the building for the Bu-
redJ Of American Republics. the Corcoran
Art Gallery, and the New Masonic Tenn
pie"
This Years Advance.
This years operations in the private
building line will include several notable
additions. The Southern Building. which
will contain 80 offices, a rathSkeller, and
cigar stand. is almost completed. 1t will
be the handsomest Office building south
of the Mason and Dixon line. The new
Woodward Building, on which the first
cost $50, 600
Already the McLachIen Banking Cor
poraLon has moved into offices in it's
new building at Tenth and G streets.
The building, one of the notable addi-
tions to this years construction record,
is . nine-story structure, containing ten
large offices on each floor. white mar
BILE exterior runs 10 the second floor. and
white terra Gotta from that point to the
top.
The activity in hotel construction has
been the cause of much comment of late.
In Senator Gallinger's speech neither the
handsome New Willard nor the addition
to the old Raleigh building was men
toned This year already has seen the
commencement of work on 100000 ad-
dition to the Raleigh, the completion of
the Continental. and the launching OF
projects to erect a $4,000 hostelry on
the present site of the Arlington, and an !
exceptionally handsome hotel on the |
plaza of the Union Station.
New Government Buildings.
Summing up the additions in govern
mental buildings, Senator Gallinger said:
During the same -l9l0-the
public buildings constructed for the United
States include the Senate Office Building, |
at a cost OF Sc, 450,0 900; the Office building |
for the House of Representatives. at a
cost of SS,c5o.OO a power plant for the
United States Capleol building and Office
buildings, at a cost of $1,545, 900: a new
Government Printing Office, at cost of
g, 800. 600; the Army War College, at cost
of S,0Oo.OC0; a building for the Depart
ment of Agriculture. at cost of sl,500,-
200: a building for the National Museum,
at a cost of S3.5o0o 600. and building for
the Bureau of Standards, at cost of
$40 ee3. In addition. there was constructed
a building for the government of the
District of Columbia, at a cost of S.50o.oJo.
These appropriations aggregate Sls.5s4 995.
A backward Glance.
This resume will give an idea of the
marvellous development of the District OF
Columbia during the short space of twen-
ty years. Imagine, IL you can, men of
what It would mean TO go
back to the conditions that existed here
In 1890. Among other things We would i