The Washington times., 1922-06-24
Ground
NEXT WEEK FOR
. HOTEL WALKER
Company to Rush Work on Big
Project-Expect Compile
~. ton by Fall.

Marking the start Of the largest
private enterprise ever inaugurated
in Washington. ground will be
broken next week for the palatial
Hotel Walker to be located on Con-
necticut avenue, De Sales and Seven
zenith streets, and to cost, according
o revised plans, nearly $S.000,Oo0.
The building will occupy q space
Of 153 feet on Connecticut avenue,
t55 feet on De Sales street and lao
feet on Seventeenth street. The sec.
lion on Connecticut avenue will be
sleven stories and the Seventeenth
street section win be eight stories.
AL of the first two floors vii be de.
voted to public rooms, restaurants,
ball room, reception rooms and the
like. with a promenade twenty-four
3eet wide and about 400 feet long.
An interesting bit of history which
shows remarkable enhancement m
real estate values in Washington
Is disclosed by abstract Of title
which shows that the two blocks Of
ground between Connecticut avenue
and Seventeenth street. and running
from L street and De Sales street,
and from De Sales street to M street.
were conveyed in 1851 by the
United States to Nathaniel Carusi.
the consideration being $1,000. He
In turn conveyed the property to the
Sisters Of the Visitation, in 1867. the
consideration being $53.000. These
two blocks now represent a valuation
in excess Of $4,000
The architect is Robert F. Beres.
ford. With Mr.. Beresford is associ-
ated the nationally known firm Of
Warren & wetmore, probably the
most prominent firm Of architects in
he country. Warren & Wctmore de-
hgned and built the Ritz Carlton. the
Commodore. the Biltmore and nu.
els: the Ritz Carlton at Atlantic City,
Westchester Biltmore Country Club
Station in New York Is another OF the
firms big achievements.
Foundations for this great s.ruc-
ture will go down to bed rock forty
feet below the curb line.
To Equal 800 Houses.
Some idea of the size OF the build.
ing may be gained by comparison.
In cubical contents It would equal u
row OF 800 average six-room brick
houses fifteen blocks long. H. is
more than twice the size Of the
southern building: approximately as
long as the United States Treasury
building and over orie-half as wide:
II win cover more than one-haH. the
Ground of the United States Capitol
building.
A feature that Is typical Of Wash.
inston, beautiful trees surrounding g
the building, will be preserved.
The Allan e. Walker interests have
made tremendous preparations for
the construction OF this magnificent
building. 1t is hoped to be able to
complete II In time for the great con.
vention Of the Shriners here next
summer. although formal opening
will not occur until early fall.
Though the hotel enterprise very
naturally holds the center Of the
stage In the Allan e. Walker Com
pany activities. the company also is
engaged In numerous other building
projects.
Prominent among these are two
large operations in fine homes In
Chevy Chase. Eight two-story bunga.
lows have been completed and five
have been sold. The operation will
include eighteen bungalows, cover,
ing q very attractive square.
Sample Home Completed.
Five large houses Of an operation
that il to include 20. have been com
pleted and are now open for public
inspection. These houses, replete In
every detail Of the complete and mod
ern residential establishment. are