EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.
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WASHINGTON, March 29. Work at the new British Embassy which will he one of the finest buildings of its kind, is expected to start durdng the next few weeks. The architect, Sr Edwin Luytons, at present in India, jvill arrive in the near future when construction bids will be asked for. He will remain in Washington to supervise the construction in co-operation with his American associate architect. It is expected that two years will be required to finish the structure which will stand on a three and a-half acre plot;; in Massachusetts Avenue. ' Th American National Fine Arts Commission an approving of Sir Edl win Luyton's design declared that the proposed building was of a nature appropriate for the uses in-/ tended, expressive of the dignity of the nation, and imbued with charm. It will cost approximately £140,000. ■
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North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17170, 30 March 1927, Page 5
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152EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON. North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17170, 30 March 1927, Page 5
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