Word: siting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Washington picked the site "upon a rising ground, affording a fine water prospect, with a view of the Capitol." James Hoban, an Irish architect residing in Charleston, S. C., won a $500 prize competition for the plans by copying the ducal home of Leinster near Dublin. Much of his design was lopped away for economy's sake. President Washington laid the cornerstone without ceremony...
Insofar as the out-lay of the new Houses in the imminent building campaign, has been made known by the University authorities, it seems that the Freshman dormitories are definitely incorporated in the plan. With one unit on the site now occupied by the power plant, one behind Gore, and another one possibly on the river front beyond McKinlock, the inference is that Smith Halls will form another House as will Standish, Gore and McKinlock combined. With the new Houses surrounding the Freshman dormitories, it certainly seems far safer to move the Freshmen to the Yard than...
...advantages of the site of the Boston Elevated power plan for something more impressive than an ordinary dormitory have been set forth, and it has even been suggested that a lease might be obtained to build over the car yards on the other side of Boylston Street. Since the College owns the land on both sides of this street, a really imposing and beautiful entrance to the college yard could be made at this point...
Plans calling for the erection of one of the new Houses on the site of the present quarters of the Naval Science Department, will cause the removal of the department to a new location in Shepherd Hall, Commander R. C. Grady, professor of Naval Science, announced in a statement issued yesterday afternoon...
...seller: Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corp. The buyer: Frederick Brown, realtor. The price: circa $6,000,000. The Hippodrome's fate: presumably to be demolished, a fraternal organization's Manhattan home to be built on the site...