The Washington times., 1920-08-21
NEW RACQUET CLUB
TO COST S500,000
Sixteenth Street Limestone and
Brick Structure Will Be Ready
For Occupancy Next Year.

Within a year Harry Wardman ex-
poets to have completed the Racquet
clubhouse, which u to be erected on a
magnificent site on Sixteenth street,
between l. and NJ streets northwest.
Already soundings have been taken
and excavating will be begun this
week on the 100000 project
When completed the seven-story
clubhouse with it's 115 rooms will be a
handsome addition to the really fine
structures of this city. and both from
a standpoint OF the interior as well as
the exterior will be on a par with the
finest clubhouses throughout the
United States. J. Henri de Sibour. vice
president of the Racquet Club. is the
architect
ARCHITECTURE IS COLONIAL.
The exterior of the building is to
be OF Colonial design. and will be de-
veloped by the use of limestone, clo-
NAL brick, and terra Gotta. The club
house will be entirely detached.
The level of the first floor will be
five feet above the grade level, thus
allowing for windows above the grade
in the basement. which. together with
areas around the basement, will sup
the athletic department located on
that floor.
On the left of the members lobby
there will be a visitors room, mana
gers office, club office, taxi starter
and telephone booths. On the right
OF the lobby there will be the toilet
room, members letter boxes, the bull
letin of sporting events, ticker and
courtroom.
HAS MONUMENTAL STAIRCASE.
The members lobby will communi-
cate directly with the first story stair
hall, from which there will be a mon
umental staircase to the second floor.
On the right Of the stair hall will Re
lounge with windows to the south
and west On the left will be the
grillroom, the necessary serving
rooms and large kitchen. The grill
room is to be patterned after the one
in the Yale Club, of New York city.
The basement or athletic floor will
be reached by two elevators and a
wide staircase from the first floor. In
the center of this floor will be To-
Gated the dressing cubicles with
dressing tables. etc. and around this
room, and Immediately accessible to
it, will be the athletic features OF
the club, including gymnasium, bowl
ing alleys, swimming pool and Turk
ish bath, and four squash courts.
DINING ROOMS ON SECOND FLOOR.
On the second floor surrounding the
main stair lobby will be the reading
room, off from which will be two
private card rooms. Special attention
will be given the lighting and venti-
lation of the library. On the left will
be the billiard room of sufficient size
for five tables. In the rear will be
two dining rooms so arranged that
they can be turned into one.
Across the front on the Sixteenth
street side, between the billiard room
and the card room and facing the
reading room, will be a large covered
loggia which in favorable weather
will be kept open and in the winter
will be inclosed in glass. The roof
over this at the level Of the third
floor will provide an open terrace for
summer dining rooms or roof garden.
115 ROOMS md 80 Baths.
The five upper floors will be laid
out in accordance with the most mod
ern arrangement for bachelor apart
ments and there will be on each floor
% rooms and sixteen baths, making
total of 115 rooms and so baths
Each room will be equipped with
telephone. The general interior finish
of the club will be simple and of
the colonial style and the furniture
ip keeping throughout.