Evening star., 1934-11-25
P. v. A. CONSIDERS.
REQUEST FOR CASH
FOR APEX BUILDING.
Plans Finally Approved, Con.
struction Awaits AIIot-
ment of Funds.
WILL OCCUPY POINT
IN FEDERAL TRIANGLE.
Archives Architect Denies Oppo-
sition to Edifice in Front of
Own Creation.

A request for funds to construct the
Apex" Building at the Eastern point
of the great Federal Triangle in down.
town Washington is under considera-
ton by the Public Works Administra-
ton.
This structure has been held in
allegiance for months. 1t is part of
the original design of the Federal
Triangle, as approved by several
agencies Of Government, which have
been endeavoring to keep all archi-
! lecture in this important part of the
city in harmony with what has been
called a unified architectural COM
position
Plans for the Apex building have
been finished by Bennett Parsons g.
Frost of Chicago. one member of
which Edward H. Bennett was chair
man Of the Treasury Board OF Archi-
! tectural Consultants during the plan
, ming of the triangle itself. Bennett
also is designing the landscape
architecture" eventually to be worked
out in the parkways Of the Federal
! Triangle.
Approved by Board.
The Apex" building plans also
have received approval of the Fine
Arts Commission, and would be ready
for use should money be made avail
/ able.
The exact amount requested for
! construction of the building was not
| disclosed at the P. w A. where it was
learned that the matter is under con-
sideration. Reports were current else
| where that the ALLEGATION of funds
| might be made so the building could
go forward and complete the i'm
| portant terminus of the triangle point
! ing to Capitol Hill.
John Russell Pope of New York, ar
! chitect for the Archives Building,
which now is nearing completion in a
site adjacent to the Apex Building
| location, is eager to have the Apex"
structure completed, it was reliably
learned last night.
| Reports Erroneous"
Pope has been surprised at fire.
quently circulated erroneous reports
that he is opposed to construction of
the Apex" Building on the reputed
grounds it would shut of the view Of
| travellers along Pennsylvania avenue
from his Archives Building.
J Pope was represented as saying def
nitely that the Archives Building was
designed as part Of the Federal Tri-
| angle with view to having 1t
| framed with buildings on either side.
| It faces south across the Mall, with
| its principal facade looking down
what is known as the cross axis" of
the Mall Eventually the cross axis
| is to be developed with pools, foun-
| tains, or some kind of landscape archi-
lecture to mark it as definite feature.
| The Archives Building is said to be
| designed to fit into the general scheme
SO that as a matter of fact it will look
better with the lower Apex" Build
| ing directly to the east. Archives
| rests on the site of old Center Mar
ket betkeen Pennsylvania and Con-
stitution avenues, Seventh and Ninth
streets. Apex site is directly to the
| east, between Sixth and Seventh
streets Space allotments have not
beenSmade for the Apex Building,
although at various times in the past
it has been mentioned as home for
the United States Coast Guard. the
Federal Trade Commission, the former
Public Buildings Commission, and
others.
| The Archives Building probably
will be finished in its present form
so it can be occupied in part at least
some time early this coming Spring.
But an allotment of $3,O00000 has
been made from public works to build
an inside addition, within the courts
| of the building to provide for more
| storage space for valuable documents.
| Plans for this are being drawn.