Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

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Of the new corporation.
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with buildings, the remainder to (
and other landscape treatment.
lures, including ball room, dining
Buildings to Be Eight Stories.
The completed development would
provide housing for $500 families. and
construction is to be carried forward
over period of years. The buildings
will be of eight stories. Construction OF
the first unit is to be started shortly,
and the second is to be started as soon
as the first is under way The project
has been designed by Harvey Warwick,
local architect who is vice president OF
the development corporation.
The tract, Just acquired from Ed
mund D. Rheem, is known as the Ken
nedy tract. once being part OF the
estate of the late William Kennedy.
Prior to its acquisition by Mr.. Kennedy
it was known as the Kengla tract. MI.
Kennedy had acquired it from the Ken
gla heirs and later added to his hold
ings by purchases of property from
Elizabeth II. Hemphiu and in the ex-
change of property with the Glover
family. On the tract stands an old
colonial house, the Kengla homestead,
which was the residence of Mr.. kennedy
after he became owner of the property.
1t now is used as private school.
The tract, zoned for apartment house
construction, lies along Cathedral ave-
nue.. and is bordered by Glover park
way, Tunlaw road and Thirty-ninth
street. 1t is largely wooded. The ele-
walton is high, and the site affords a
wide vista Of the Potomac River and
contiguous territory. From the upper
floors of the projected buildings there
will be a broad view of the city.
The Westchester Corporation states
that the property will be developed in
keeping with its surroundings. The
natural contour of the land is to be
preserved. and landscape architects are
to be employed to fit the buildings into
the site. Gardens will be planted with
domestic and foreign shrubs, and there
will be benches, fountains and walks.
Effort will be made to preserve the
maximum number of trees on the site
in construction of the buildings.
Plan Rustic Walks.
Rustic walks will be provided for exit
to Tunlaw road and to Mexico avenue.
The buildings, of modernistic design,
with some classical influence. will be
grouped about the central quadrangle,
and all but the first two units will be
Joined together. A central driveway
will serve the entire group Of buildings,
and an auxiliary road will skirt the
tract for service purposes.
To indicate the spaciousness OF the
quadrangle, officers of the corporation
pointed out that the distance from the
entrance to the rear of the quadrangle
will be about two city blocks.
Individual apartments, ranging IN
size I'D to four bed rooms and three
baths, will be provided. Garage faclli-
ties will be available for all tenants
The design and architectural treatment
of the nine units Of the projected COM
plete development will be harmonious
it is announced.
A central unit will be, in effect. q
club building, with such features as a
ball room, dining room and swimming
pool.
The first two units, facing Cathedral
avenue and set back about 100 feet
from the curb line, will be of modern
Romanesuue style, with colonial red
brick and limestone trim in their con-
struction. The front elevation designs
show a facade ornamented with bal
comics and carved stone panels. The
building is capped with an artistic cen
trail tower which is designed around
crowned with an octagonal turret IN
setback style. Pylons f1anking the en-
trance add interest and architecture
beauty. They are pierced with slit win
dows In alternating stories and crowned
with octagonal turrets. The pylonS
are fanked by bays which include
graceful inclosed porches.
Parapet Is Diversified.
Small ornamental balconies occur or
the seventh floor adding interest to the
general architectural scheme. The
parapet is diversified to avoid mo-
notonous skyline. There will be orna'
mental stone panels on the facades
All exteriors are equally well designed
on all sides, there being no backs" tc
any of the units. Connecting passage
ways, two stories in height, will join al
units, and the completed project VII
thus be one building.
The Westchester Development Cor
poration is a syndicate composed o.
local men, headed by Mr.. Ring, ma
tive Washingtonian, who has for TIT
past 10 years been active in building
operations in the city.
Mr.. Warwick, A. I. A. vice president
has been working on the development
of the property for more than a year
He came to Washington 10 years agt
from California, after receiving his pro
fessional degree there.
The Westminster Corporation ha
opened downtown Offices in the Towe
Building and a branch Office will b.
established on the site.
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