Evening star., 1920-01-30
THE STARS BIGGER
HOME UNDER WAY
Wrecking of Judd & Det-
weller Building First Step
for Model Building.

The Star has begun rebuilding
operations which will result in one
of the most complete and up-to-date
newspaper plants I'm the country and
prepare The Star TO issue daily edi-
tions to meet the demand OF the flu
turc Washington
The wrecking of tho former Judd
& Detwciler property ON nth street.
adjoining the annex to the present
Star building. was begun few days
ago. This property. acquired by The
Evening Star Newspaper Company
last spring, will have erected upon
which will be constructed on the site
of the present annex and the recent
!y acquired property.
Presses to Be Moved.
After building has progressed for
several stories on the former Judd Il
Detweiler site Tho stars presses will
be moved to their new quarters and
housed in its basement. The old Star
annex then will be torn down and
building will begin on that site.
The new building will thus have
10 feet frontage on 11th street. 1t
will be in harmony with the present
Star building. but architecturally
subordinated. 1t will be nine stories
in height, corresponding to the pres
ent structure.
Departments to Be Relocated.
Under rebuilding plans the entire
mechanical, delivery and news de-
partmentS of The Star will be housed
clubrooms. lunchrooms and other
facilities for employees. The editorial
offices will remain in the present
building, facing on Pennsylvania
avenue.
The business lobby on the first floor
will remain much as it is, although
some changes will be made to meet
new conditions.
Room for More Presses.
The basement of the new building
will contain all The Star presses, and
space will be provided to more than
double the present press equiprn ent.
The basement will be twenty-five feet
in depth. divided into two tiers. On
the upper tier will be ranged the
presses. On the lower tier will be
placed the paper to feed the presses
above. The entire basement will be
perfectly ventilated.
Delivery rooms, the circulation de-
partment and offices of the route
agents will be located on the first
floor of the new building, Immediately
above the presses.
Location of Other Departments
The entire news department of The
Star, now located on the seventh floor.
viii be transferred to the seventh
floor of the new building. The COM
posing room will be transferred from
the eighth and ninth floors of the
present building to a similar position
in the new building.
In order to give the composing room
ample ventilation and light. the
eighth and ninth floors will be con-
structed as one. gallery running
around the ninth floor, leaving the whole
center space open.
Present Plant Inadequate.
The present Star building, which is
built of marble. has been a. landmark
at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 11th street since 1900, when it
was completed. At the time il was
built it was felt that it would be
large enough for The Star for many,
many years, yet today it proves COM
pletely inadequate in size.
The present building was begun
March Is, 1898. and occupied July l.
1900. 1t was the occasion of great
public interest. The Star commence
rated the occasion of its fiftieth an
niversary not long thereafter by is
suing great anniversary number
unique in the annals of the National
Capital.
The Fuller Construction Company
which constructed the present main
building, will erect the new building.
Marsh & Peter, architects, have drawn
the plans.