Constructed of pink granite, the building presents an exter - 
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lor both dignified and pleasing. It measures 228 feet in frontage 
by 185 feet deep, and consists of a single main story above a high 
basement. The former, having an open central court about 65 feet 
square, is divided into rooms of different sizes, all of which 
will be used for exhibition of the collections, while the basement 
contains ample studios, storage rooms, an auditorium, and adminis¬ 
trative offices. The studios will be a prominent feature of the 
Gallery, where every facility will be offered to art students, to 
study and benefit by the collections of great masters. 
All honor is due Mr, Freer for this splendid gift to the na¬ 
tion, When the building is completed aid. the exhibition halls o- 
pened, art lovers and students throughout the country, who visit 
Washington, will realize what a marvellous collection Mr* Freer 
has brought together during years of careful searching, and what 
an influence on art in this country such a carefully selected per¬ 
manent exhibition will have. 
