Evening star., 1944-03-18
Trade Board Honors
II Builders, Owners
And Architects

The Committee on Architecture
and Architectural Awards of the
Washington Board of Trade this
week honored II builders, archi-
tects and owners for their better
appreciation of good architecture. u
Presentations during the March
meeting in the Mayflower Hotel
were made by District Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz.
Hillside Terrace. Inc, was cited
Tor its well considered interspers-
ing Of white painted brickwork
units with those of red brick, thus
giving added interest to the COM
position as whole. The adjust
ment of the buildings to the rolling
character Of the site has been
handled with great skill" The
apartments. located at Twenty
third and s streets Sc, were de-
signed by Arthur P. Davis and con-
structed by Martin Brothers.
Simply Handled"
Shepherd Gardens, Inc, was
honored for its apartments in the
$500 block of South Capitol street
as being simply handled with
points of interest centered on the
well-proportioned entrances with
out undue emphasis and skillful
adjustment to contour changes.
Bob Fink was builder with Arthur
p. Davis as architect.
The new headquarters of the
Washington Gas Light Co. in
downtown Washington received an
award as "a we'll designed, modern
Office building facing two important
streets. The variation in colors
and materials used adds pleasing
interest to the well-studied fenes-
tration." Leon Chatelain ir.. and
Jarrett G. White were architects
while the James Baird Co. was
builder Of the structure at Eleventh
and H streets NV.
Called noteworthy monument
tai building adhering closely to
classical traditions" the jefferson
Memorial also was cited. Archi-
tects for the Governments white
marbel structure on the edge OF
the Tidal Basin were John Russell
Pope, Otto Eggers and Daniel P.
Higgins. John McShain was builder.
'Remodeled Building.
For a remodel building the
Howich Co. was cited for its work
on AN old building, having no
architectural merit and built for
another purpose Located in the
1900 block of Twentieth street
NV. Architect Joseph A. Parks and
Builder Irving Martin developed "a
pleasing horizontal effect by CON
trasting the structural members
with red brick continuous SPAN
drels in a straightforward and
simple composition"
The materials used "are appro-
PIRATE and the ornamental accents
are refined and well studied" ac-
cording to the award for the resi-
dence at 1920 Bancroft place NV.
which was built and designed by
Victor E. deMers. Owned by Mrs.
Thomas Moran, it is the French
city-house type.
Another residence, put up by
the w. c. and A. N. Miller Develop
ment Co. at 4021 Fordham road
NV, was cited for the way in
which the home was modified and
enhanced by it's intelligent placing
In relation to an unusually magni-
f1cent tree" The New Orleans
flavor" of cast iron curved portico
throwing lace-like shadows on the
white painted brick walls" won the
residence at 5000 Argyle terrace
NV. a place on the list. Owned
by MIR and Mrs. Eugene D. Petrey
1t was built by Paul P. Stone and
designed by A. L. Anderson.
Other citations went to Fillmore
Gardens Apartments, Arlington,
and Abingdon Apartments In
Alexandria, Va, as we'll as the
following in nearby Maryland.
Bradley Boulevard Apartments,
Chevy Chase; the Suburban Hos
pital, Bethesda; Chevy Chase
Building and Loan Association
Building, Bethesda; Shepherd Dial
Center, Silver Spring, and Calvert
Houses, Riverdale.
The National Capital Housing
Authority received a certificate for
its row house development at
Seventh and Monroe streets NE.
The Defense Homes Corp. was COM