Evening star., 1922-04-18
$1,000, 900 HOTEL
TO RISE AT ONCE
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ond floors and a large section or the
basement will be devoted to res
Plans for the building have been
drawn by Robert F. Beresford, after
consultation with prominent hotel
architects from other cities and
study of the new hotels in eastern
and mid-western cities.
The site selected is the north half
Of what was formerly known as Con-
vent square. where, for many years
the Visitation Convent was located.
Title to this entire square was taken
several years ago by w. T. Gainner,
president Of the American National
Bank. The south half OF the squao .s',o
has been developed in the past two
years by the Allan E. Walker Invest
ment Company, constituting probably
one of the most rapid business lnVa-
sions in the history of the city.
CORPORATION Being Formed.
The hotel site has been purchased
from Mr.. Galliher and the company
is now being formed to own and
operate the hotel when completed II
will have a capital stock of $1.5O0,ooo
in preferred stock and $4,000 shares
of common stock and will be known
as the Hotel Walker Corporation.
The building will be constructed OF
reinforced concrete throughout. Inc
exterior will be of Indiana AmestoEs'
continuing upward for three stolies;
with a special rough-faced orlck ahu
terracotta trimming above. Inc a. -
chitectural style is after the Atan .
Renaissance, with enectlSe
ment of windows and courts.
The architectural scheme as 70 eA-
terror and interior and the design'
arrangement furnishings and decora.
tfons will make for one OF the mosl
attractive buildings in the CITY. MaIn
entrance to the hotel Will pc on .ne
Connecticut avenue front, with iarse
carriage and automobile entrance on
De Sales street. The apartment sec
tion will have q large entrance on
De Sales street. near lItn stIeet, @no
a vehicle entrance on 17th street.
The main lobby Will resem1ie ciose q.
ly that Of the Hotel Pennsylvania IN
New York city. 1t will have a mez-
canine gallery overlooking the loopy
on all four sides. Surrounding tho
mezzanine will be a series OF COM
mittee rooms, exhibit. club, library
and private banquet rooms.
Imposing Lobby Decoration.
The lobby and mezzanine. with
large stone columns. elaborate mural
and ceiling decorations, special ter
razzo floors and other equipment and
furnishings. are designed to present
an imposing picture. A large care
will open off the north side OF the
lobby. The Offices will be located on
the south side. with fixtures ana iur-
nishings appropriate.
Opening on the east side of the
lobby and extending through to the
nth street entrance will be prone.
made, or Peacock Alley" fifteen feet
wide and over 400 feet long. 1t Will
be, expensively furnished.
lower than the promenade floor. will
be entered by a marble stairWay.
fifty-four feet wide and paralleling
the promenade for distance OF
eighty feet, separated from it, how
ever. by a marble balustrade; op-
posite the main restaurant will be
a lounge, thirty-eight by fifty-four
feet. A feature Of this room will be
a large pipe organ audible the
length of the promenade
Beyond the main dining room on
the north side will be a palm court.
forty by fifty feet. which will be
and other functions. On the south
side will be a ballroom covering an
aera forty-eight feet wide and 140
feet long. The ballroom will. have
q balcony around the entire room
and specially constructed terraz-
20 floor, said to be an innovation in
dancing surfaces. There Will be an
elaborate lighting system. Adjoining
the ballroom will be reception rooms,
rooms and foyer
Main Floor Ceilings High.
commodious lobby. reception rooms
and lounge will adjoin the main en-
trance to the apartment hotel section.
As a rule, all the public rooms on the
main floor will have twenty-eight-
foot ceilings.
A system of ten elevators appears
on the plans, together with special
dumbwaiter and service lift system.
In the basement Of the structure
will be large grillroom arranged
for dancing and entertainment;
room equipped as a children's play
ground, with complete modern equip
ment and governesses: a swimming
pool, gymnasium, cold storage, dry
storage, service and engine rooms.
barber shop and hair-dressing par
lors and other establishments.
Throughout the building the walls
will be soundproof. and in the assem-
bly, rooms the acoustics will be per-
fected. Part Of the apartments will
be of the housekeeping type. spe-
cial ventilation will care for cooking
odors Iced water will flow from taps
In every room and each Of the apart
merts will be provided with auto
matte refrigeration.
In his plans the architect has ar
ranged that all rooms are front rooms
in the hotel and that all in the apart
ment section are either front or out
side. Walls and ceilings Will be
paneled and tinted.
+: A number of the apartments Will
be completely furnished. Others will
be leased unfurnished. The apart
ments will be so arranged that they
may be made into large suites. Hotel
service will be afforded all apart
ments.
Quiet Elegance IL Aim.
The interior decoration will be in
keeping with the rest of the estab-
l;shment-nothing ornate or preten-
tious, it is stated, but having quiet
elegance"
The great expanse Of roof space
will hold tennis courts, roof gardens,
practice putting green's and other un-
usual attractions.
Over fifty-nine long distance radio
outfits will be installed, and one room
will be devoted to radio entertain
ments.
Mr.. Walker and his associates be-
lieve that in their enterprise they will
provide Washington with a necessity.
The size of the undertaking has re-
quired long study. Final revision OF
plans and minor details Is now being
made. 1t is expected that construc-
tion work will be started early in
June, and it Is aimed to complete the
apartment section by February 1 next
and the hotel section by June I, 1923.
The construction work will be done
by the building department of the