United States Congressional Serial Set (5357)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ...and development. THE NEW BUILDING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS. In this issue are reproduced for the first time the architects' drawings for the new building of the International Bureau of the American Republics. These include 5 photographs: A perspective of the front and side views, a perspective of the rear and side views, the longitudinal section, the plan of the first floor, and the plan of the second floor. There will be a number of important changes in these designs and plans, but the pictures published will give a fair idea of the character of the new structure. Over 70 architects, out of 130 who registered in the competition, submitted drawings, and the Jury of Award, made up of the Secretary of State, Hon. Eliiiu Root, the Director of the Bureau, Mr. John Barrett, and three of the leading architects of the country chosen by a vote of the competitors, Mr. Charles F. Mckim, Mr. Henry Iiornbostel, and Mr. Austin W. Lord, of Now York, rendered a unanimous decision in favor of Albert Kelsey and Paul P. Cret, associated architects, of Philadelphia. While many of the other designs were more elaborate, and while a few of them may have possessed equal architectural merit, they entailed greater expenditure, and the winning plans were easity first among those that could be carried out for the sum at the disposal of the Bureau. It will be remembered that Mr. Andrew Carnegie, through the Secretary of State of the United States, Mr. Elihuroot, generously gave $750,000 for the building. This was apart from $250,000 appropriated by the United States and the other American Republics for the same purpose. The money contributed by the Governments has been used in the purchase of a beautiful site and in preliminary work. Of the...