Evening star., 1935-02-03
Arrhives Building
Continued From, Fifth Page.

basement to the very top Of the majestic
edifce.
Most of the marble used in It's building is
from Tennessee. Save for carving the pedi-
ments and other ornamentation, the structure
Is expected to be ready around July 1. It will
be air-conditioned throughout Elaborate ar
rangements are being made for fire protec-
ton and for the prevention OF destruction by
termites and other enemies Of old papers.
In the wide, round world, there will not be
q building that will be treated such as this.
The public exhibition hall will afford visitors q
glimpse of some Of the treasures. Display cases
will show forth the glories of yesterday be-
feet above the floor. The largest bronze doors
in the world" some 20 feet high, will guard
the portals
The Pennsylvania avenue elevation win b
devoted all to the administrative sections. seven
floors high. The tourists win enter by the
Constitution avenue side Reference work..
aggregating 10000 volumes, win be found In
rooms adjoining the public information room.
Each stack win be = sealed room In ITSELF
Should . fire start. say the engineers and de-
signers, 1t would be put out automatically by
gas. The rooms win be kept at . uniform
temperature. and moisture foe Of precious doc
uments viii be controlled religiously. Ozone
will be injected into the atmosphere to keep
it ut fixed chemical content best calculated
to preserve the archives.
The documents viii be brought In from ths
various Government departments. from Ameri-
can embassies and legations over the world, To
o ramp on Seventh street and taken TO 70.
ceiving room There they win be sorted chron-
ologically. Then they win be placed in the
cabinets and taken to the stock rooms. There
will be no rummaginG around In the stacks 70
set the papers In order. This Will al be done
In one particular room, saved for that purpose
Yesterday the farmers from Virginia and
Maryland brought in their wares to sell to busy
hOtlSeWtVeS.e ShOpDiu0
Pennsylvania avenue. It was Q scene Of hustle
and bustle Of some confusion, as persons fitted
about among the stacks and stacks Of inviting
food, seeking bargains. Tomorrow, when tho
Archives Building set down upon the site q
the Old Center Market is complete the scene
will be tranquility, reflection, study, rs the
searcher after truth ronders over hrst-hand
documents set with the seal Of the United
States.
Perhaps the Declaration of independence and
the Consttution-the most cherished of Ameri-
can official documents-win repose in tho
Archives Building. Now they are proudly dis
played by the Library Of Congress, in special
cases. guarded well. that shield even these peer
less parchments from the devastating light. !.
4 Ar. POPE. the architect, has done Con.
W. stitution Hall, the Scottish Rite Temple
and the new Pharmaceutical Building here.
superintendins the whole job on behalf OF tho
Federal Government II Louis A. Simon, super
vising architect. Public Works Branch. In the
new Procurement Division of the Treasury De-
partment. Cooperating. Mr.. Pope has local
representative.
The George A. Fuller Co., which built tho
Lincoln Memorial. The Evening Star Building.
the Amphitheater In Arlington National Gene
terry the West Virginia State Capitol the
Louisiana State Capitol and is erecting here
the National Cathedral. the Department Of Jus
tice and the Supreme Court Of the United
States Building, Is constructing the Archives
Building.
The Archives Building win contain space be-
meath for parking automobiles and, as an
other index Of this repository keeping step with
progress, there viii be projection room for the
showing Of motion pictures.
tomorrow, across stretch Of park land the
Archives Building win loom invitingy, viewed
from the westward steps OF the great Capitol.
Over toward the Mall under nebulous plans, q
picturesque pool Will be seen.
Purely classical in character, the structure
Is constructed in the full Corinthian order. II
Is great vault Giant doors will close in tho
infolded space. forming . solid bronze barrier.
Decorative, the building Is purely protective q
well, guarding in its arms Of metal and rocn
the peerless documents whereof the warp and
woof OF American history are made When tho
doors are closed the building win be sealed
tight. Even o revolution could not break them
open. Fine In character. the chaste lines Of
the mighty structure emblazon to the world
the reverence in which the United States holds
the men and deeds that made the foundations
Of the Republic secure.
And SO, Clio. daughter Of the ancient dety.
Will look proudly upon this, her new temple.
nourished by the New Deal Americas latast
political philosophy, but conceived in the days
OF the Old Guard. It viii be standing when
ootn are forgotten BY the minds Of everyday
men, but preserved within the vault of stons.
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