Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
BUILDING
BIDS ASKED BY j. S.
Contract to Be Let for Cen.
trail Part of ExtenSibIe in
Agriculture Project.

Another Government building in the
Federal construction program now
under way In this city was put on the
market today when the Treasury De-
partment advertised for bids to be
opened March 81 for the central part
Of the six-story Department of Agri-
culture extensible building, to occupy
the site bounded by b and C streets,
Thirteenth street and Linworth place
southwest. Construction is to be done
in $50 days
This structure will be roughly a third
Of what eventually will be q huge ex-
tenSible building to cover the three
squares between B and G streets,
stretching from Twelfth to Fourteenth
This means the closing finally of Thir-
tenth and Thirteen-and-a-l half street,
the latter also known as Linworth
place.
Limit Put at $5,75O,OO0.
Congress has authorized total limit
Of cost for the agricultural extensible
building Of $5,75o.000, to include also
the price of the land. At the present
time, the Government Is acquiring only
the western two squares, between Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth streets. The
western square, however, will not be
built upon at this time, but Is being
acquired by the Government for future
building.
The central portion, which Is to be
built beginning this Spring on the mid
die block of the three, win be in the
form OF rectangle running north and
south, with an interior court. This
central portion will face on B street,
across from the south front of the new
administration building of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, which now vir-
tually Is completed. The new ex-
tensibIe building win contain the prin-
cipal front for the whole extensible
structure--a colonnade effect.
VIII Be First Unit.
The building win be constructed as
the first un!t Of the whole, so the other
parts eventually can be connected. The
plans for the whole extensible building
show that great wings will branch OF
Of this central portion, four extending
to the east and four to the west.
The new building Is TO have a base
of two stories Of "rusticated" construc-
ton, above which will be Superimposed
three stories Of columnar treatment in
the Corinthian order. Above this will
be the cornice, attic and pitched roof.
The materials will be Of brick and
terra Gotta. but an alternate bid of
marble in place Of terra Gotta also is
asked
The ccrnice lines of the new ex-
tensible building will be on the same
lines as those of the Administration
Building across r street.
Connecting Links Are Features.
One of the features of the whole
agricultural group will be the connect
ing links, by which the administration
buildings on the north side Of B street
will be tied to the extensible building
on the south side Of the street. These
features In present plans are bridges
which are TO arch over B street, carry
ing a colonnade passageway over the
street, for ntercommunication without
passing out Of doors and across the
street. These bridges, however, are to
extend from the ends of the old marble
structures, which were built in the ad-
mlnistration of President Roosevelt, and
Will connect with the east and west
buildings Of the extensible group, which
are to follow later.
The central portion of the extensible
building is to be 242 feet on the B street
front and will run southwark to G street
1 484 feet.