The Washington times., 1922-06-25

r Of "Art,and Archaeology"
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caiffDrnia, authorised him - pur-
chase the parior mantel wfthout
placins limit upon the price. In
tending Il for her house In Wash
ingtou. and iater to 20 70 Cal
ifornia, the heirs refused uncoudi-
tionally 10 mutfiats the property.
30. fn spite of m foriosn appear.
ance. ne octason House was
chosen hy ths American Institute
Of Architects. aftsr oonhdsrstion
Of two other possible hsadquartsrs.
the Congressional library ana he
National Museum. the old building.
Of course. or he Smithsonian. a.
the new Museum building was not
even begun then. y At either Of
these establishments, rooms might
probably have bean ooeainsa at NJ
tie or n cost t
But thts oensid9aS1ou was nnan
temptAt3on to ne architects,
though their treasury wss nearly
empty. for ths- sxsouttvS eem-
nnittes. who had BEEN empowered
1t the annual oonventisa IN lsss
70 sesk permanent headquarters
for the Institute In washinstou.
reported st the thirty-first con-
vsntion. In 1897. with the following
Recommendation
IT h thought msrs Assarabas
for the institute b have m swn
bui1dinsI the Octagon HsusA enc
of the best exampies ef wsrk done
In the year 1Soc. oan - secured
for $50 Per month: tn plan. char.
actsr Of design and worAmanship,
and location mako q peculiarly
suitable for ths headquarters q
the instttatA"
The board Of dirsctors aoosytsd
the recommendation, and voted O
Fsbruary II. 1855. that . osm-.
mittss Il three b appointed b. the
PRECEDENT, George b. Post .
celebrated New York architect, u
obtain leass for fivs ysars at tie
rental named. and formulate plans
for occupancy Of the buiidtns.
OFFERED 10 PAY CASH.
whns Charles y. McHim, snotA-
er famous New York architeol
wss president IN lss3-eA hs au-
thortssd the sscrstary - malrs an
offer for the purchase of the prop-
erty for thirty thousand doIlars,
ens-third Of which was 10 b. paid
In cash. Glenn Brown. ths, sscrS
tary. informed Mr.. McK1m that
there was barely SSoe in the Trsas-
ury. whom the 1atter. at onos aid.
IF cannot sst others 10 5stn
with me. will send you my svl
check for the cash payment
q The offer was accepted By the ownr
ers, and thus the ootagon HOUSE
passed into the proprietorship Of
the architects, the property con-
sisting Of 22.S2s square test Of
ground. being i74 test on New YorH
avenue. and 1s1 feet on nightssnth
strssti containing dwelling. sable,
and Gnoke-hsusA
Asan eminent srohitect, M. Mo-
Kim win be rsnismhersd especially
for his ability In naassins and
grouping, care and beauty In d.
tail and refinsment, harmony and
conservation In his completed
structures. Recognized abroad. he
received the Gold Medal Of, the
Royal Institute Of British Archi-
tects, Of which he became . cor
responding member. and also Of
the Academia di San Luca, Rome.
He 10 known IN washington
for his charming restoration Of the
whits House. the War College. and
for the effective and monumental
designs for the future development
Of Warrington. d. G.. while In
Boston he wfll b remembered By
the splendid Pubic Library; In
New York. Columbia University;
in Chicago, the Agricultural Build.
Ing; the Univsrsity Of Virginia, and
IN Rome the American Academy.
Seven or sisht years. iatsr. dur
ins the Administration Of cass on
bert. alec q noted New FORK sr.
shitsct ana through his szsrtiosa