Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11
C. j. PROPOSES
BUILDING PROGRAM
Four New Structures Will
Form Quadrangle on Ath-
Ietic Field Site.

Georgetown University steadily is
carrying forward its program OF expan-
sion from year to year.
With building expenditures aproxi-
mating S2,500000 within the last three
years, the university is about to launch
another program which will eventually
cost $2,500,00 Work is scheduled to
begin February Is on the first of four
proposed college buildings to form a
new quadrangle on the site of the pres
ent athletic field. This first structure,
q five-story stone dormitory, is esti-
mated to cost 100000 and will be
rushed to completion.
Makes Progress Each Year.
Starting its new building program
three years ago with erection Of large
dormitory as an extension of the old
quadrangle, Georgetown University has
gone forward each year, adding to its
group of buildings. In addition to eX-
tensive building operations, the univer-
sity also acquired in this period one
and half city blocks of land adjoining
its campus wall across the street from
the Georgetown University Hospital.
Announcement of the new dormitory
project comes at time when the uni
versity is making preparations to &C.
cupy on February its medical-dental
school building on Reservoir road,
which cost S1.000,000. From an arcili-
tectural as well as development view-
point, this large building is an i'm
portant adjunct to the section adjacent
to the Glover-Rock Greek parkway now
being developed by the District.
Georgetown's more recent building
activities include also a large addition
to its hospital, one of the finest equip
ped maternity sections in the East: an
addition to the faculty building and
complete remodeling of the historic old
North Hall, nearly 140 years old. This
building is now only an outward shell
of its former self, having been reno
waited from top to bottom.
Another building activity connected
with the university was the construc-
ton of large wing to the Georgetown
Preparatory School within the past year
at Garrett Park, Md. With the COM
pletion of the nedical-dental building
on Reservoir road, work is to start soon
in putting its extensive campus in
shape.
The projected quadrangle at the col
1ege is the largest project to be under
taken by the university in many years.
Approval having been given the gen.
eral plans by the Jesuit authorities in
Rome, the university is now at liberty
to push 1t as rapidly as finances per-
NIT.
Recitation Hall Is Planned.
AS outlined by President w. Coleman
Nevis, the quadrangle is to constitute,
in addition to the dormitory building,
a recitation hall and two science build
ings. The recitation hall is expected
to cost approximately $500, 900 and when
erected will be on the north end of
the athletic field. An expenditure of
81 $4,000 is estimated to carry out
the plans for the science buildings. In
the center Of the quadrangle will be a
memorial fountain honoring Maryland
Jesuits.
The university will invite bids this
month for the erection of the dormi-
tory. with the stipulation that opera
tions are to commence February Is.
Stone for the building, which will
conform in general design to the Healy
Building on the campus, has already
been obtained from the old M street
bridge over Rock Greek, which the Dis
trict ordered demolished. Approx
nlately 1000 tons of this gray granite
win be used for the exterior.
With length of 257 feet on the west
side of the athletic field and a width
Of 48 feet, the dormitory will contain
100 single rooms. of which 142 will
be equipped with private baths. A
wing on the north end will provide a
large recreation room in the basement
and smoking and lounge rooms on the