Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-25
MORE LAND SOUGHT.
FOR i. S. BUILDINGS
Two Tracts Needed-Con-
demnation Action Planned
for Downtown Sites.

The Government has opened negotia-
tions for purchase of two more tracts
of land in the great public building
Agriculture and for the Archives
Building, it was learned today at the
Treasury Department.
The Archives site to be acquired is
bounded by Ninth and Tenth streets,
street and Pennsylvania avenue. 1t
includes three irregular pieces of land,
known as squares Nos. $50, 3S1 and
3S2. on which are located the Wash.
ington Bus Terminal, formerly a
theater; number Of commission mer.
chants. marketmen and stores
The Archives Building. which has
already been authorized by Congress.
and for which som money has been
appropriated, will be erected in the
middle of this site, and viii have run
ming around 1t on three sides Pennsyl-
Vanla avenue. Ninth street and B
street and another building. the use
of which has not as vet been designat
ed in the building program.
u. S. Seeks Another Tract.
Construction of these two buildings
VIII close off both G street and
Louisiana avenue between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
The other tract of ground, which
the Treasury is attempting to buy
direct from the owners, for the De-
partment Of Agriculture is known as
square No. 263 and is bounded by
+ and c streets. Fourteenth street
and Linworth place. which is also
known as Thirteen -and a half street
southwest
Acquisition of square No 263 will
give the Government two blocks to
begin erection of the huge building.
which eventually is to extend from
twelfth to Fourteenth street along
Is southwest. Already condemnation
proceedings have been requested for
the acquisition of square 264, ad-
jacent to 2G3. The Department of
Justice is working on proceedings
for 264 which is bounded by b and
G. Thirteenth street and LinWorth
place.
The Government is also starting
condemnation proceedings for site
for the Supreme Court, north of the
Congressional Library. and another
site, adjacent to the Government
Printing Office, for erection of a build
ing to handle the growing business of
that Office
Other moves by the Government to
acquire land by purchase or condem-
nation are expected Ito follow later in
the building program. but the ones
which already have been instituted or
completed will clear the sites for sew.
eral buildings.
The court has completed condemna.
Drnrp06inuc nt1 "a fire
the triangle program for the Internal
revenue Building. known as square
800 and bounded by Tenth. Eleventh.
Little B and c streets
Part Of Funds Available.
Plans for the Archives Building
were we'll advanced at one time when
IL was intended to place the structure
on B street between Twelfth and Thir.
teenth. but change in the site has
necessitated many changes in the
plans for this building.
Inc general type remains un-
changed, however, as it will be a kind
or storage building for the Govern
ment lilies, and need not have so manv
windows as an Office building 1t will
nave Facilities for keeping the air
ury, but not too dry, the proper tenn.
perature, and darkness for the preser-
Vation of old papers. AS il was not
necessary to make such a storage type
OF bnildlng ornamental it has been
situated inside the U-shaped structure
Wnich VIII run around it on three
sides ~
Congress has authorized n total cost
Tor archives Of $500 900, and already
appropriated $1,000,000 to start the
project.
The great extensibIe building for the
D"paftment of Agriculture Congress
mas authorized to cost S., ,750. 900, and
appropriated therefor 81 200 900.