Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-12-04
TmE NEW Posr oFrIcE BUILDING.


The General Post Ofsee hos. within q ie. DAYS.
beea removed from TIE buildings which IL has oc-
supted for tho last three lonr yenrs to the new
and beautiful marble building erected foe It's use
on the site OF the burnt Post O hce builnR on the
south iront Ofthe square bounded east and west by
''h and Oh streets west. and tho south aud
north BY + aud y streets north We take the col.
lowing description OF this edIice. which. II - truly
remarked. stands IA fine contrast with some other
OF the Public Buildings ia this city,. from the last
number OF the Globe. presuming the description to
be ia the main correct:
The front eItesls along + street 2OI feet, aud
tanks along 7ih and 9Th streets lO2 tee, The
plan Is Parallelogran. and. with the wings forms
hollow square an the rear. The principll facade
fronso the south. aud presents three stories above
low subbase. The order of architecture adopted
Is the Connihian. according 10 the Greek detail
The material used on the street fronts Is white mar.
oie, aud on the rear front very light granite The
lirsl story presents rustcaIrd face, ever which
rises the order composed OF columns aud pla.ters.
placed IN z'cle pedestals. div idIng the series of
windows ia the Two upper stories. The ensablature
GROWING the order senrcheJ in lis members, and
surmounied by pedestal blocking
The Windows all enr ched with arohiiraves
and those OF the principal story with pejueni sur.
mouniings There are three entrances 10 this bull.
ding; one on the main front south and two on the
north one in each wing The principal entrance
soy hight oil marble Steps. INFO ante dankeJ by
marble inches. This porch leads into = vesiibule
Ornamsned by screen Of marble columns. beyond
which - wide corridor. eIisnding the whole
length OF the building. communicating with all the
dinsfeni rooms nn this r. with tho cross passage.
and siairways leading To those abovs. The aoOrs
are all covered with tesselaIed marble tagging :
Two flights Of white marble steps ascend near each
wing 10 the stories above. which land on spacious
corridors, paved with marble The arched plafOud
oi the corridor Of the second principal story j,
enriched with panels and each intersection OF groin
decorated With beautiful centre piece. All the
rooms open into this corridor Ascending to the
third f'or. the poneien enrichments OF the domica
ceiling and walls Of the staircase cUme into view
and ai the llnding Of the steps the floor OF ihe
upper corridor will he twO pilasler capitals o
an enriched order. resembling the Corinihian taken
from an antique remnant dug out the ruins Of IN,
celebrated city of Agrgenium. and brought over b,
the late Commodore Rodgers.
The upper cnrriior. with the passages IL also
; paved with marble flags On tins third fluor occu
: plying the ceRire of the building. IL large room
ariy feet square. ernnmenied with auted column.
supporting vaulied ceilings the centre one percel
by circular sky-lighi and ventilator, with sunker
panels and carved mouldngs.
"All the roOns in this building fnom the sinh
boSeHenI TO the rOoG Vaulied and m ,de fire
proof The door and window castings are all o
stone. and the floors covered with hydraulic cement
which becomes hard as stone. The numhe
OF office rooms each aoor excesedI twenty
five
This binding Is not yet completed but wheI
80, II will be surrounded by a suitable iron ruling
enclosing marble terrace. outside of which Wi
be paved with large stone tagging. and solid granite
curb.