The Washington times., 1915-11-11
NEW HOME OF c. HIS.
TO Be UNSURPASSED
Building Will Be As Magnificent
As Any in Country, Says
Architect Ashford.

washington. when the Central High
is completed, will have as magnificent a
high school as any city In the United
States"
This Is the verdict of Srowden Ash
ford. municipal architect. regarding the
new school building which Is being
erected at Thirteenth and Clifton streets
northwest. Congress last year appro-
priated $4,000 toward the construction
OF the building which, with the grounds,
will cost approximately 100000. other
cities. notably New York and salt
Lake City,, have larger and more ex-
cording TO Mr.. Ashford. to surpass Gem
tral In the completeness OF Its archi-
ttctursl design.
, The building will be ready for occu-
paIcy at the beginning OF the next
school term In September. 1t will con-
tain forty-seven class rooms. an audi
torium. laboratories. music and draw
ing rooms. drill hall. domestic science
rooms, gymnasium. swimming pools.
armory. lunch rooms and manual train
Ing shops.
Completing Stadium.
Work Is now being completed on the
concrete stadium, an unique feature.
and the only one OF It's kind in tho city.
The stadium. accommodating 5000 spec
tators, will face an Immense athletic
field on which will be staged all the
athletic contests In which the nigh
schools annually participate. There Will
be n regulation size football reld. pase-
ball diamond. tennis and basketDaii
courts and a quarter-mile track. Cnder
the stadium will be the lockers and
waBhrooms for the athletes. The work
of piastering the school building - nm
ished and the woodwork, which IL oil
oak Is now being Installed,
william B. Ittner is the architect.
the plans having been drawn under the
supervision OF the office or the munic'-
pal architect The general contractor Is
William Dali of Cleveland.
The new colored high school In P1rSt
street northwest. between and q. also
will be ready at the beginning OF the
next school term. Congress appropri-
ated Si6o, 900 for this building which viii
be about tw'o-thirds the size or the Cen
tral High and will contain all or the
modern improvements In the way oi
: Laboratories. gyinnasiums. swimming
pools. drill halls. lunch rooms. domes.
tic science rooms. rooms for instruction
In banking and currency. and muse
rooms.
Will BE Complete.
While not as large, the building. sc'
cording to Municipal Architect Ashford
will be as complete In every detail as
the Central High.
Work on the new sixteen-room school
building In Park View has been com
pIet-d as far as the second floor. Tn,
| building. which Is in Warder street. be-
! tween Newton and Otis streets. Is re.
ga-ded as a model OF modern type oi
school architecture. The plans provide
for an assembly hall. library, domestic
science. and manual training rooms. lr
addition to the sixteen class roms. Con
gress appropriated Sl3o.Oo0 for the build
ing. which. II Is expected. will be com
pleted In June.
Bids for the new eight-room addition
| TO the Powell School. in schoo. street
| between Irving street and Park road
] will be opened at the District building
1 November 20. Plans for the addition
were drawn by Municipal Architect Ash
ford. The amount available for its con
| struction Is S65, con