Evening star., 1923-06-12
URGE EXTENSION
OF VERMONT AVE.
Fine Arts Officials Propose
Circle at Howard University
and Parkway.

Extension of Vermont avenue from
the junction of 9th street and Florida
avenue northwest directly to the en-
trance of Howard University at Geor-
gia avenue and the establishment of
a circle at that point with radiating
streets was recommended today by
Charles Moore, chairman of the fine
arts commission, in a letter to DR..
Emmett ]. Scott, secretary treasurer
of the university. Mr.. Moore's letter
was in reply to one received from DIR.
the grounds of the institution. for
which Congress has appropriated s4o,-
900 with which to lay out the pre-
liminary sketches and plans for a
gymnasium, armory. athletic field,
etc. within a limited cost of S191, 500,
also TO be borne by Congress
The extension of Vermont avenue from
the junction of 9th street and Florida
avenue to the entrance of the university
will mean undoubtedly the razing of
numerous houses in that section and
will provide residents of Petworth and
Brightwood with another traffic artery
leading TO streets connecting with the
downtown section.
Proposes Parkway.
Northeastward from the proposed
circle. the commission states, a park
way should extend along Georgia ave-
nue., passing to the north of the athletic
field Cat about Harvard street, into
Mcmillan Park and leading to the Sol
diers' Home
The opening up of this parkway and
the extension of Vermont avenue, the
commission added, would provide a
new thoroughfare between the center
Of the city and the Soldiers Home"
James l.. Greenleaf. landscape archi-
tect OF the commission, made a personal
inspection of the grounds and submitted
the recommendations which the COM
mission approves.
Architects Report.
They are as follows:
1T is assumed that Vermont avenue
will be extended from the junction of
9Th street and Florida avenue northwest
directly to the entrance of the university
at Georgia avenue. where there should
be circle with radating streets
"Northeastward from the circle a
parkway should extend along Geor-
gia avenue, passing to the north of
the athletic field cat about Harvard
street, into Mcmillan Park and leade
ing TO the Soldiers Home By the
opening up of Vermont avenue and
the creation of this parkway there
would be new thoroughfare be-
tween the center of the city and the
Soldiers Home.
Entrance on Circle.
The circle should have an archi-
tectural treatment, by which the
main entrance to the university
would lead off directly from the
circle. There should be open park
ground from the circle up the slope
toward the campus.
AT the corresponding diagonal
there should be a similar architec-
turat treatment. whereby a park
way would extend over into College
street and SO around into the park
ways of Mcmillan Park
Inc main approach to the
grounds swings up the slope into
the. major axis of, the campus, end
Ing In motor sweep, from which
the border drive of the campus
(now 9Th street, takes off TO the
right and to the left.
The major axis of the campus
runs through. unbroken' by BUILDINGS
70 the terrace commanding Mcmillan
Park and the region beyond
great asset of the university grounds
is this overlook which should he de
veloped as a broad grass avenue
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