Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
|ARTS COMMISSION
APPROVES DESIGNS
for NINE BUILDINGS
Secretary Caemmerer Tells
of Body's Work Under New
| Shipstead-Luce Law.
CERTAIN TENTATIVE
| QUESTIONS TAKEN UP
Qualification Expressed Over D. c.
Approval Of Show Window
Restriction.

During the first three months that
the Shipstead-Luce law has been In
operation, giving the Fine Arts Com
mission authority to pass on the exc
terror design Of proposed buildings
fronting on the more important Gov
eminent areas, the Commission has
approved nine applications, with sug-
gested modification relating to show
windows on Pennsylvania avenue In
three cases.
Discussing the work Of the commits
sion under this new law yesterday,
H. p. Caemmerer. secretary, said the
commission Is gratified that its recon-
mendation against further extension
of show windows on Pennsylvania
avenue was sustained by the District
Commissioners.
Mine Cases Presented.
"Since the approval of the act" Mr..
Caemmerer said, "the inspector of
buildings Of the District, Col. John w.
Oehmann has submitted to the Com
mission Of Fine Arts, in behalf of the
Commissioners of the District of Co
!. Building for temporary golf course
near the washington City Post once.
2. Residence, 1881 Madison street
northwest adjacent to Rock Greek
Park.
8. residence, a4ss Massachusetts, ave-
niie northwest.
4. Private swimming pool, $500 Twen-
ty-seventh street northwest.
5. Alteration Of building, 1701 Penn
IoryIu avnfo RI he ONTrlniQd nv n
Liggett drug store, design approved
without show window extension on
Pennsylvania avenue.
6. Alteration of residence into store
building, 2810 Pennsylvania avenue, de-
sign approved without extension Of
show window on Pennsylvania avenue.
Z. Alteration Of facade Of store, 1887
Pennsylvania avenue, design approved
without extension Of show window.
dence, 2i46 Massachusetts, avenue (ad-
jacent to Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway, design approved.
.. Residence. l733 Kalmia road lad
jacent to Rock Greek Park.
Other Questions Raised.
Questions as to certain other private
buildings In the areas covered by the
new law have been put before the COM
1.-THE Commission Of Fine Arts" the
secretary said, "is cooperating with the
| Commissioners of the District of CO.
| lumbia and the National Capital Park
| and Planning Commission in carrying
/ out the provisions OF the act to the
fullest extent. The Commission of Fine
| Arts realizes that for the act to be eff
fective, real improvement should be
shown In designs Of buildings adopted.
L No A2A 49,
| when they reported to the Commission
ers OF the District Of Columbia that
4 they disapproyed further extension Of
show windows on Pennsylvania avenue,
| they were sustained by the Commits
sioners Of the District in the plans
above mentioned. The commission
have desire to bring about a real i'm
provement in the appearance of Penn
sylvania avenue west Of Seventeenth
and the Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway. A decided improvement in
the appearance of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. east Of the White House Is assured
by the great public buildings program
now under way for the DEVELOPMENT OF
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue
from the Treasury Department to the
Capitol, and on the north side Of Penn
sylvania avenue by the proposed plans
for the enlargement of the Capitol
Grounds and developing Union Station
Of new avenue directly from Union
Station northwest to about Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue; from
there to Sixth street several squares will
be purchased for the new Municipal
Center that has been authorized by
\ Congress.
Buildings Well Designed.
"There are certain large buildings on
Pennsylvania avenue from Seventh
street to Fifteenth street that are well
designed enthusiastically, and there is
little doubt that improvement will be
made in the designs of the other store
buildings in this location In the course
Of the next few years.
"In disappearing show window extern
sions, the Commission calls attention to
the great improvement 1t makes In the
appearance Of buildings that are now
being completed, as the new Shoreham
Building and the Garfinckel Building.
Other stores could be mentioned where
show windows have been omitted.
THE commission does not wish to
impose undue hardship on owners of
buildings or on contractors, but they
emphasize the fact that those who pro-
pose construction work In that portion
Luce act are building In the heart of
the National Capital OF our country
II The Shipstead law provided that
4 hereafter when applications are made
to build or alter structures in the areas
specified In the law the plans, so far as
they relate to height and appearance,
color and texture Of the materials OF
exterior construction, shall be submitted
by the District Commissioners to the
Fine Arts Commission for recommends
ton.
The law applies to property abutting
on the Capitol Grounds, the grounds OF
the White House, Pennsylvania avenue
extending from the Capitol to the White
! House, Rock Greek Park. geological
. Park, Rock Greek and Potomac Park
way, Potomac Park, the Mall Park sys-
tenn and public buildings adjacent
thereto, or abutting upon any street
. bordering any Of said grounds or parks
FACES LIQUOR CHARGE