The Washington times., 1912-10-11
NEW EMBASSY FOR
GERMANY TO COST
ABOUT 100000
Will Conform in Architecture
With Other Public
Ii Buildings Here.

One million dollars will be the ap-
proximate cost Of the new German en-
bassy which German experts. who are
now In this city. are planning to erect.
The reichstag has already appropriated
100000. and II 10 understood this appro-
priation win be increased to the million
mark before the plans are complete.
The special committee sent from Ger
many to investigate the matter is COM
posed Of Herr Kettner. privy councillor
and councillor Of the foreign office at
Berlin. Prof. Peter Behrens, imperial
german architect and Herr saran, coun-
cilor Of the department OF public works
1T Berlin. These gentlemen are now en-
gagged in Arranging the data which will
BE included in their formal report to the
While the Germans vii, preserve, in
some respects. the architecture peculiar
g their country, II II stated by Herr
kettner that tho building will be in
perfect harmony with the other. public
Real Addition to City.
I'VE expect" said Herr Kettner, ito
erect = stone building which we hope
to Be q real addition to the beautiful
buildings Of this city. We have 81 900
square feet on our plot on 8 street, be-
tween Twenty-second and Twenty third
streets. and we will have, a building
partments Of the embassy, SO that II
Will not be necessary to mar the archi-
tsctural beauty Of the structure with
.'The building will contain, among
other features, sufficient rooms for the
chancelliere, large drawing rooms, a
large ball room, and q handsome study
Tor the ambassador, in addition to other
rooms usual In such q structure"
Embassy Idea Not Now.
The idea Of the handsome new en-
bassy II not q new one. The German
government purchased the street site
about six years ago at q cost of $1l7, 600,
although the value OF the property has
greatly advanced since then. For the
past decade the German government
has been building large and handsome
embassies In many Of the leading ma
tions OF the world. and It was only this
reached in the appropriation.
The German idea Of architecture has
changed considerably since the World 8
Fair In St Louis" said Prof. Behrens,
w a1S we We. now now, are erecting buildings
We are building with a special view to
usefulness, and while we expect our
embassy here to be very handsome. II
VIII not ne ornate.
I'VE shall use both wood and stone
In the building. and We shall use them
as wood and stone should be used. We
have the idea In Germany that It is
better to leave them alone than to tin
the wood or paint the stone.
viii Use American Materials.
I'VE shall send German directors
over for the new building. who will use
German ideas, but We do not expect tc
bring our materials from across the
waters There are materials In Amer
lea highly suitable for our purposes
and we expect to use these.
I'VE cannot tell at present" said
Prof. Behrens, "just what the design
viii be. The plans have not been drawn
have to be approved by the foreign Of
fee.
Nor can we say with any degree Of
accuracy when the work will commence
We shall lose no more time than |.
necessary. but in a matter Of this i'm
portance We shall give every detail tn,
most careful consideration"