Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-22
TWO SITES STUDIED
FOR new WAR-NAW
/. STRUCTURE IN D. c.
Architects Weigh Merits OF
Capitol and Seventeenth
Street Areas.
BUILDINGS FOR ARCHIVES
AND JUSTICE CONSIDERED
Plans Arouse Interest Of Consult
ing Experts-LunOhsOn II
Given for Board.

Consideration Is being given to two
general locations for the new War and
Navy Department Buiidings-one On
the west side of Seventeenth street
south OF Pennsylvania avenue, and the
other facing g street southwest and the
Mall, near the Capitol.
These two developments came to light
today as the Treasury Board Of Archi-
with officials at the Treasury Depart
ment to work out further plans for the
Federal building program in WASH
ington.
The Seventeenth street and pennsyl-
vania avenue site was understood n
have been proposed by the Fine Arts
Commission as favorable location for
the construction of the new structures
which win house the War Department
and the Navy Department.
Sketches Are Viewed.
The other location facing the Mall
and its own parkway would BE- in O
general location on the opposite side
Of the Mall from the great Municir>l
Center for The District Of Columbia,
which is to be constructed between
Third and Sixth streets north Of PENN
sylvania avenue.
Preliminary studies Of the monu-
mental buildings for this latter position
near the Capitol Building have been
made by Edward II. Bennett Of Chicago,
chairman Of the Board of Architectural
Consultants. The sketches were viewed
today by the board at the Treasury.
No decision has been reached In re-
gard to site for the War and Navy
Buildings. Still third proposed loca-
ton for these buildings has been put
forward In the general area between the
Interior Department and the Lincoln
Memorial.
In the meantime members Of the
Board Of Architectural Consultants, who
are gathered here from many cities,
studied plans for the various buildings
and gathered In an informal group
around the "toy city. model Of the
the Treasury Department near the west
Capitol Area Liked.
The sketches for the proposed War
and Navy Buildings near the Capitol
much interest In the board.
Detailed study was given to plans for
two Of the new structures which are
IN direct line for construction IN the
triangle-the Archives structure. which
Is to 60 ON the ate OF Center Market
and the Department of Justice Building,
which Is to be erected between Ninth
and Tenth. B street and Pennsylvania
avenue, Immediately to the west Of
Center Market site.
John Russell Pope Of New York City,
who Is drawing plans for thu Archives
structure, has receiReH from the special
commission Of Government experts who
have been studying the question. q com.
prenensive report on the proposed
structure. This commission, headed BY
Louis A. Simon. head Of the architec-
tur1 division Of the ONCE Of supervising
architect of the Treasury, who b also
Board Of Architectural ConsuItnnts, In
cluded several cabinet members, and
their adviser. They are uriderstood
TO have presented q report which viii
be OF great help in further planning
the Archives Building. Mr.. Simon on
trip TO Europe some time ago raade
extensive studies Of all the famous
archives buildings Of the Old world.
Rejecting Pool Planned.
Mr.. Pope is also the architect Of the
Strauss Memorial, Q rejecting pool.
which is to be placed east OF The new
Department OF Commerce Building In
Secretary Of Commerce Mr.. Pope's
plans for this memorial pool were sub
mitted to the Board Of Consultants. and
were said 70 have been received with
comnlenda ton. They Mt in generally
with the harmonious plan being evolved
Tor the grand plaza east Of the Com
merce Building.
Another important building In The
Federal building program being given
intensive study by the board is thai
Tor the Department Of Justice, plans
Tor which are being drawn by Zant-
ringer. Bori & Medary Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Zantzinger represented his firm to-
day, and Is q member Of the Board of
Architects.
Other members of the board each of
whom Is planning some building or
feature Of the great Government build
ing program in Washington, were Mr..
Simon Of the Treasury, Louis A. Ayers
OF New York City, representing the arm
OF York 81 Sawyer, architects of the
new Department of Commerce Build
ing; William A. Delano Of New York
City, Arthur Brown of San Francisco.
H. Bennett Of Chicago, who Is
chairman OF the board, and Mr.. Pope.
The board was In conference with
Maj. Ferry X. Heath, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury in charge of the
public building program. The board
ana MAJ. Heath were guests Of Col. u.
s. Grant, Sd, executive ofiicer Of the
Capital Park and Planning
Commission, at noon luncheon today at
the Metropolitan Club.