Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
BIG CLUB BUILDING
TO FIREPLACE Church
$1,250,O00 Structure Con-
tanning Many Features to Go
Up on St. Stephens Site.

A combination club and public
recreation building, to house Il swim
ming pool, bowling alleys. casino, ball
room and gymnasium among other
features. Is to be erected on the site
of the ST Stephens Church. on the
east side OF Fourteenth street. be
tween Columbia road and Irving street
at a cost, including land, building and
equipment, OF sl.250.000
The property, il was learned yester-
day, already has been purchased by
the Queensbury Corporation. which
will erect and retain ownership of the
structure to be known as the Queens
bury Building. The structure Will
have a frontage of 100 feet. IA depth
of 176 feet and will be 40 feet high.
Members of the Queensbury Club. to
be organized as part of the project
will have use of the 150-foot swim
ming pool to be constructed In the
basement. of the gymnasium and club
rooms on the fourth floor. and of the
tennis courts. running track and other
features on the roof.
Work to Start Soon.
The vestry of st. Stephens Church
has obtained q site for a new edlfice
at Sixteenth and Newton streets. AL
though plans have not been definitely
completed. Rev. DIR. George +. Dud-
ley. rector. said ii was hoped con
struction might be started early in
the Spring. The new church. II has
been decided. will be of Gothic design
and entirely commensurate with the
rich, dignified community of which 1t
will become a part.
Purchase of the church property
for erection of the building was made
through the w. H. West Co Milburn
Hester Co. have been engaged as
architects for the building, which will
| be constructed by the r. p. Witty
Co. 1t is hoped to begin construction
Of the building in time to have 1t COM
pleted by November or December.
The first floor of the structure will
be occupied by a casino. seating, with
! q balcony, $500 persons. The seats
will rest on a false floor so they can
/ be removed in the center of the
| casino for a space large enough for
| a basket ball court and other uses.
With seats placed on the stage, this
will form an arena with inclined seats
on either side for basket ball and other
| exhibitions. A front section of the
| first floor will be devoted to office and
| store space.
Twenty-four standard bowling al
| leys will be constructed on the sec
| ond floor of the building This is one
| of the features to be leased for public
4 use. The QueenSDury Garden ball
| room will occupy the third floor. sur
| rounded by an open-air promenade.
| The ballroom also will be leased.
ClubrOOms on Fourth Floor.
/ On the fourth floor will be the club
| rooms, gymnasium and basket ball
| and hand ball courts and other fea-
| lures for use of the club members.
| who also will have exclusive use of the
| tennis courts and other recreational
| facilities on the roof.
There also will be a women's aux
| Hilary of the club. with the privilege
! of use of the pool, a separate gym
| nasium on the fourth floor and the
| roof facilities.
| The swimming pool in the base
| ment will be surrounded by 1900
! seats available for spectators at swim
! ming meets, which it is planned to
| promote as a feature of the project.
Officers of the holding corporation
and of the club will be announced in
| the near future, it was said, as soon
as the organization has been perfect
| ed. Construction of the building, it
was explained. is not dependent on
| the sale of club memberships, as the
| necessary capital already is in hand
| for the project. New York. Richmond
| and Washington interests. 1t was said,
are represented in the corporation.