The Washington times., 1913-11-22
CARNEGIE BUILDING
NEAR COMPLETION
Structure Will Be Ready For
Occupancy, It Us Expected,
BY First ofsYear.

Building construction on the Carne-
gle Institution for the study Of ter
restrial magnetism Is fast nearing COM
pletion at Broad Branch road and
Chevy Chase drive. and the structure
| promises to be completed by the first
OF the coming year. The exterior is
about done, and with the installation
| Of the delicate instruments to be used,
the new S6S.oo0 home Of the scientists
will be done
Perhaps no building being erected at
the present time has excited so much
| interest to the builder, architect, and
general layman alike as has the new
edifice in progress IN farther Connecti-
cut avenue Certainly no structure has
required so much precise care in
Workmanship and thorough knowf-
edge Of building to meet the delicate
neeas OF 2 building Of this character.
ing. as II Is in its interior equipment
Tor the study Of terrestrial magnetism,
A minimum OF steel has been allowed
IN the. structure Of the building. which
account Of the eject that IL would have
IN disturbtng tests In magnetism. The
founoation has had to be tested and
STABILITY beyond the usual has been
insured BY the Introduction Of piers
Anti-vtbratory walls have been intro
duced by hanging all cross walls in
the building from concrete giryiers as
semDied near the roof. Thus a mimi
mum to the vibrations Of the earth is
The Carnegie Institution for research
IN terrestrial magnetism stands on 4
knoll, which gives It q forty-foot eieya-
ton above the road.
Thus II commands q pleaSaut view ~
the surrounding hills. From a spscious
roof garden In the semblance OF a Gu
poIa, facilities are afforded for em-
ployes of the institution.
Surrounding the building are EIGHT
acres Of land. which have been pro-
plants, which viii give q thorouehIy
rusticated and old English aspect TO
the future home Of science. Grass has
been abundantly planted on spacious
lawns, and this VIII sprout during the
coming spring. Landscape gardeners, In
laying out the property, say that the
Institution. has adopted a novel and un-
usual method In laying out the prop
erty, tnasmuch as they are attempting
a finished garden with a finished build
in construction. as the landscape gar
dening Is Invariably left until the build
Ing Is completed
Five stories viii be contained IN the
colonial building done in rough brick
slant temperature chambers. the heat
ing plant. The basement above VIII
contain chambers for various forms of
mechanical equipment
The first floor. elevated forty feet
above the roadway door, win contain
the general offices and studies for the
scientists. Offices have been Installed
In the fourth floor, and the NTH or at
tic floor will be given over mostly to
storage.
The Institute was founded by An
drew Carnegie in 1900 II maintains
offices and general headquarters ut the
Avenue of the Presidents and street
northwest A structure of similar char
acter exists In the Carnegie Geophysical
Ia aboratories in Upton street, which has
been in operation for the past; SIX years.
Branches Of the work are being carried
on in like institutions In California
The work of the future institution
will be in charge of DR.. L. A. Bauer
assisted by j. A. Fleming. one Of the
country's greatest experts In terrestrial
who has been with the
builders every instant since the struc-
ture has been in progress.
The Davis Construction Company Is In
charge Of the building. Waddy B.
Wood, architect. designed the plans.