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lumn being Is feet in circumference at the
base. The tympanum and metopes are left
blank. In the Parthenon these parts were en-
riched with very fine sculptures in basso-ralieyo
and alto relieve, Of such extraordinary excel
lence that modern artists may well despair Of
equalling them.
The monotony Of this extended front is
still farther broken up, and the boldness of the
outline increased by projections of thirteen feet
next to the east and west sides. The whole
building is surrounded with bold ante, or pilas-
ters, let into the external walls, which produce
nearly as rich an effect as the isolated frustum
of cone columns, and are much stronger, and
| serve also as buttresses to resist the thrust of
the arches. The entablature is continuous,
and surrounded by blocking course, which
finishes the superstructure The windows are
arranged between the pilasters. The north
| front, on G street, is the same as the south
front, on + street, except that the inner col
umns of the portico are omitted. The east
front, on Seventh street, is graced with por-
\ tico of six columns, which tends to break up
the monotony of this extended facade. The
west front is relieved by a similar portico.,
This portico, owing to the position Of the ground
on the west, rests upon vaulted terrace, from
which it will be approached. The vaults of
the terrace are to be used for fuel, lumber, &c.
The cellar story, under this side Of the block,
! owing to the low grade Of Ninth street, has
greater height, and may be divided into rooms,
to be appropriated to some useful purpose, as
they will be well ventilated and lighted, and
approached from the pavement on Ninth street.
The horizontal terrace, or pavement, surround
ing the whole block, will, on the curb line, be
the same size as the appropriation, or site on
which the building is erected, viz, 500 by 1858
feet, and be surrounded by handsome orna-
mented iron railing, with gates, as shown in
the figures, to be kept locked at night. The
posts may support the lamps for lighting the
place.
EXPLANATORY REFERENCES.
Figure is q plan of the principal story; fig
2 is q plan of the basement story; fig. 3 is
plan of the gallery story; fig is perspective
view.
Additional Gallery.
B-Hall for pending and recently patented
models.
C--Vestibule.
D-Commissioner's Room
E-Chief Clerks Room.
F-Draughtsmans Room
G-Ante-room, now used as an Examiners
room.
H-Copying Clerk and Letter Books Library
and Librarian.
Examiners Room, also occupied by the
Assistant Examiner
Assistant Draughtsman.
L--Pay Clerk and Records and Record Clerk
M-Examiner and Assistant Examiner.
messenger.
O--Caveat Models.
P--Machinist.
Q-Rejected Models.
R--Ditto.
S-Ditto.
T-Vestibule of Basement.
U-Workshop and Lathe.
Laboratory and Experimenting Room.
W-Seed Room.
X-Assistant Messenger, &c.
Room for Stove-plates and large models
Z-Furnace.
U2-Operative models.
V2-Room for Wood.
W2-Room for Lumber.
X2-Operatiye models.
Y2--Coal Room.
Z2-Furnace.
Room for Records and Clerks.
| Room for Drawings and Assist. Draughts-
| men.
g-Stationery Room and Assistant Messenger.
| Library and Librarian.
| i-Vestibule and Stairs.
Room for Extension Of the Library.
| Agricultural Statistics.
| CLERKS of Ditto
m, Copying and Recording Clerks.
| Examiner.
| Assistant Examiner to Ditto.
| q-Examiner.
| Assistant Examiner to Ditto.
/ Examiner.
t--Continuous Passages extending round the
Block.
open Court for light and Dir, 27o by l12
feet.
v--Stairs Of South side.
| w-Ditto of North.
Ditto of West.
! y--Ditto of East.
Determination Of the Model Room for
Patented models.
| B2-Ditto.
10, IL, IL, may be used for Design Plates Ope-
rative Models, Workshops, Machinist Clerks,
SC. The rooms numbered IL, r. 10, IA, Is,
| 16, II, 49, 10, 20, are designed to provide room
for the extraordinary increase Of the Patent
Office.
The rooms numbered 81, %, %, "a, win be
| required for the same purpose.
|
STRAW GOODS,
| DoKER, BROS JONES, SO Market street, Philadel-
I'D pbia invite the attention Of the trade their spcn-
did stock Of Fancy and Staple BONNETS and HATS Of
all kinds purchased for cash in Europe by of firm
and also assortment city and eastern made Boots and
Shoes. All Of which they offer at very low rates.
| mar "a
| TINIE BEST AND MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL
/ il IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINERY, exhibited at
the State Fair In 1850 will be by the award Of Pre-
miums below:
Awarded to IT, Whitman, IT,, No IS Light street. Balti
more by the Maryland State Agricultural Society mt their
81 Annual Fair, held in Baltimore 3d. Gath and 25th Of