The walls are pale brick and the floors are Mexican tile with imported Belgian marble used in the staircases. Such was Bradbury's desire for quality that the rich wood paneling is even carried out in the basement. Knowing Wyman's background, it seems impossible that such an innovative, lasting design could be his. It is a forever young building, out of a youthful and vigorous imagination. But it has left nothing to chance.
Stairways leap into space because of endless calculations.
The skylight is a fairy tale of mathematics. Construction was not without problems. Excavation uncovered an active spring that threatened to undermine the foundation. It was the monument Lewis Bradbury wanted, but he never saw it completed. Bradbury died a few months before its opening in 1893.