Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-10
Owning Building Section for Washington and Suburbs
Eliot Gives View
Of Development
Work in Capital
Old State Building May
Get ''Shave and Hair
cut, Bay RUM

A bird's-eye view of the numerous
Government building projects in Wash
ington, some now revealing in material
form an augury of others yet to come
is given by Charles w. Eliot, I'd, city
planner of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, in an article
in The Star model homes book now
being issued to visitors at the two Star
dwellings of this year now on exhibit
Describing some of the projects OF
the future, Mr.. Eliot lists as one of the
likely additional new operations the
refacing of the State, War and Navy
Building. AS he lightly refers to this
subject, 1.-THE old building is to be
treated to a shave and a haircut, bay
rum with the mansard roof and the
multitude of columns and other deco
rations to be replaced by more simple
and classic features"
washington is in the midst of an
other period of intensive development"
Mr.. Eliot writes. 1.-THE history of the
city shows that in the past the Ma
tional Capital has grown in dignity and
effectiveness by sudden Spurts. The
activity which we now are witnessing
is greater than In any previous period
and thus proportionate to the increased
size and Importance of the city.
New frODlenS IN MAIL.
"Since the primary purpose of the
city is to serve as the seat OF the Fed
eral Government, it is natural that the
chief scene of activity should be the
area devoted to Governmental purposes
Thus we find new buildings, new park
projects and new problems in the GEN.
trail district about the Mall. This GEN.
trail district is all arranged in relation
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south, along Sixteenth street from the
north portal, past Meridian Hill Park,
through the White House and down
the Potomac to Fort Washington and
Mount Vernon; and one east and west,
along East Capitol street, through the
Capitol Washington Monument and
Lincoln Memorial.
1.-THE Capitol dominates the whole,
and near it the new House Office
Building, the Supreme Court Building
and Folger Library are either already
started or about to be begun. North Of
the Capitol a plan for great park
between the Union Station and the
Mall is ready and work is about to be-
gin, while to the west new Botanic
Garden and new Conservatives are in
prospect south of the Union Square
which is to be developed at the head
of the Mall.
"The second focal point is about the
White House, and in that vicinity a
new facade for the State, War and
Navy Building seems likely to replace
the present columns and mansard roof
we now look at. The old building is TO
be treated to a shave and a haircut,
bay rum The Government has also
indicated its intention to secure the
whole of the east side of Lafayette
Square for future public structure
extending the Treasury Annex. Be-
tween the White House and the Capitol
the great triangle development goes
forward, with the Internal Revenue
Building completed and the Commerce
Department approaching completion. A
great plaza is proposed in the midst of
the triangle which would be approxi-
mately the same size as Lafayette
Square.
1.-THE Pennsylvania avenue front Of
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