The Washington times., 1911-07-04
new PROSPECTUS
OF RIGGS OFFICE
BUILDING ISSUED
Features of Structure to Be
Erected Immediately Are
= Set Forth.

Concurrently with the completion to-
day of the razing Of the old Riggs
House and Citizens Bank building at
the southeast corner of Fifteenth and
G streets the Riggs Realty Company. of
which George Howard 10 president; VIII
liam d. Hoover, vice president, and Os-
car Luckett, secretary and treasurer,
has issued a large illustrated prospec-
tus OF the plans for the new Riggs
building, the construction of which i'm
mediately will follow. 1t Is expected to
be opened September !. 1s12
Some entirely novel and hitherto un-
announced features are disclosed by the
Doc klet, and announced by Mr.. Howard.
Once finished and opened the new
Riggs building will never close. At
least, that is the intention Of the own
ers. Day and night, and every day in
the year all parts of the building will
be available to the public. At least one
elevator viii be In service throughout
tenants need never fear getting Into. the
recent predicament of former Senator
Dick of Ohio, who. through working
late at his office. found himself en-
trapped In big office building.
The largest Turkish bath establish
ment and swimming pool south Of New
York. according to the officers, Is to
be installed in the basement. This al
ready has been leased to the Luber
Company for long term
Two other leases Of ground floor store
fronting on Fifteenth street next south
Of the entrance has been leased to Huy-
ler's, and the bar and cafe space north
OF the entrance has been leased, but
the name Of lessee is withheld.
p. B. Chase's lease of the theater part
Of the building runs for twenty years.
The theater Is to occupy over two-thirds
of the first floor space and slightly
smaller portion OF the second and third
floors. From the fourth to the eighth
floors, inclusive, the upper part Of the
stage occupies a space about ITO by 35
rect In the southeast corner Of the build
ing.
The entrance to the theater will be
through thirty-foot wide lobby, open
Ing upon Fifteenth street, while the Of
fice building entrance will be on the
e. street side. BY the arrangement
tween the corridors leading to the thea
ter and offices.
In connection with the power and
light plant in the basement there is to
be a. refrtgerating plant by means OF
which ice water will be furnished to
every room in the building in continu-
GUS supply, in addition to the usual hot
and cold water. Coat closets, lava
steel doors and combination locks are
some Of the other features to be pro-
vided for the offices. With few excep-
tons every office will open upon the
street.
Even today the contractors kept a
large force of men clearing away the
ruins of the old building, which have
been pulled down.
Major Butt Buys House.
The final. papers in the real estate
transaction whereby Major Archibald W.
Butt, military aide to the President, be-
comes the owner of the residence at 1000
G street northwest, were put on record
yesterday. The property is transferred
TO him from the F1remen's Insurance
town. In connection with the transfer
deed of trust for $3.50 was also placed
on record, making william NJ. Hoffman
and Allan E Walker trustees.
Senator Buys Residence.
Senator John Sharp Williams of MIS-
sissippi has purchased the residence of
DR.. w. T. R. Philips, at 1907 Sixteenth
street northwest, for $4,000.
Real Estate Transfers.
GTssnyaleIMaItsE R BEauner to Frank x
is, SO.
streets-KArl F. Brodt to Brodt's Amuse-
ment Company, lot ls. square s2s. $40
street southwest. between Four-and- d-a-half
and Sixth streets Peter G. Sauer ct ux.
to Malchieh N. Lucas, part original lot s,
square 500 so.
Lanier Heights-Applston P. Clark. Jr., ct
ux- to William II. Sholes, lot SSS SO.
Meridian Hill-Robert s. Woodward ct ux-
to Frank Baker, lot IL, block L, SO.
Chevy Chase-Helen H. May to William L
Miller, lots IS, II. and part lot Il. square
1866, 80. William L. Miller ct ux. to Henry
A and Helen H: May, same property. $40
1876 street misunderstanding MetZgar to
Harriet Metzgar. lot A, square 1s2, s.
Fourteenth street southeast, between G and
D streets-Jabez Lee ct ux. TO William B.
Reilly, part lot Il square l061, so.
Columbia HeightS-Laura v. Belt ct Wiz,
Alvin G., to Antolnetts Resch. lot 80. block
q So
1000 @ street northwest-The president and
directors of the F1remen's Insurance Com
pany of Washington and Georgetown, to
Archibald W. Butt, lot 2S, square los, 40
Washington Heights-Union Trust Company
trustee 10 William l. Crane, lot 5, block
4, $4,000.
Thtrd and NJ streets southwest-Mary z. Liv-
erpool ct al to Harrison Scott, part lots
J and G, square 594 500
Brixhtwood Park-R- Edward Lambeth to
Hettie P. Beall, part lot l. block -, 80