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While he considered this a tem- complex Executive Department.
porary building, it contained all the
Publication in the newspapers
office rooms needed for the conduct
of elevation drawings of the pro-
of the President's business. Mc-
posed addition seems to have met
Kim's hope was that an adequate with considerable misunderstand-
office building, with stately apart- ing. The public, not familiar
ments, for diplomatic and other with architectural drawings, and
functions, might be built some jumping to the conclusion that
time in the near future, facing the the addition was to be tacked on
Capitol at the Executive Mansion
to the White House proper-the
end of the Avenue, thus restoring
Mansion, promptly raised a hue
the original idea of a reciprocity
and cry.
of sight between the executive and
The National Commission of
legislative branches of the Govern-
Fine Arts has approved the pro-
ment."
posed addition in the following
Thus it would appear that the
letter to the President:
profession long ago accepted the
Dear Mr. President,
argument that the White House
The members of the Commission
park should contain not only
of Fine Arts were delighted to review
the President's house but also
with you on November 30th prelimi-
his office. Thomas Jefferson,
nary plans prepared by Mr. L. S.
when President, is said to have
Winslow for an addition to the West
had a small office building on or
Wing of the White House necessary
to provide additional space for the
near the site of the present Ex-
more efficient functioning of the Ex-
ecutive Office Wing. In Mc-
ecutive Office of the President.
Kinley's time the White House
The Commission are pleased to
proper was a rather tangled com-
advise that they find the plans
bination of living quarters and
generally satisfactory and approve
them subject to further study of
office space. The question has
certain details of the design by the
now been raised by the Washing-
Architect. Mr. Winslow has agreed
ton, D. C., Chapter whether the
to confer with the Commission from
series of office space additions, if
time to time as the more detailed
continued, will eventually change
plans are developed.
The Commission were pleased to
the White House from its original
note that the further extension of
conception as the President's
the West Wing to the south will not
home to the site of a larger and
seriously encroach upon the grounds
JOURNAL OF THE A. I. A.
77
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