Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
State Reform School.

The editor of the Age, who recently paid
visit to the commercial emporium of Maine,
thus describes the building designed for the re-
form school -
The famous reform School building is
located about three miles from the city, on
the Westbrook side. We could not forego
the opportunity Of beholding that notable
structure. 1t differs somewhat from the de-
scription given of it by the late distinguished
representative from Starks. We look in
vain for those six towers, represented by him
as sixty feet in height and pointing with Ba-
bel-like audacity, defian;ly TO the heavens
We found them six very modest specimens
OF brick and mortar commencing with the
foundation OF the building and forming the
hlAsh OF The six corners of the three winged
structure, and running up beyond the roof OF
the building, only about the distance of an
ordinary chimney, with look-oms on the top:
serving at once the useful purpose Of an,
terooms for the wings and The ornamental
purpose of finish for the corners, besides i'm
parting to the whole building stately, cas-.
| Ile-lIke appearance. W .9a a,;nH aAt lrI
Whatever may be thought ofthe necessity
or wisdom of establishing Reform Schoo
IN a State so sparsely populated as this, there
can be no difference of opinion ia respect "a
the bulldog itself 1t is an elegant and no
bic specimen of architecture. Il consists O
main building, octagonal in form, and three
wings, with room for fourth without derang
ing the unity of the original design. There
is acupola on The centre building, with tow
er al each of the corners Of the three wing:
or projections, corresponding in design will
the cupola on the main building. The whole
is built of beautiful brick, four stories high
The central section runs up story higher
than the wings although really divided b,
no more fioorings, the second and third sio
ries constituting but single story. Every
portion of it is built and finished in the mos
thorough and substantial manner. gf
The first or basement story Of the MAR
building and the two lateral wings is divided
off into wash and cook rooms, dining ball
cellar and store rooms, etc. In the second
story are the work aud school rooms. The
third and fourth are taken up with sleeping
apartments for the pupils, three rows high
| one above the other, resembling series o.
stae-rooms. These are placed in the two
lateral wings, with an ample hall in the main
centre, which can be used for additional beds
if required. The sleeping apartments are
small, but we'll ventilated, and secured by
locks and iron lattice graIings. There are
some $50 or more regular dormtories be-
sides extra room in the hall 10 put up an in
definite number Of beds. There is chap
ell in the fourth and last story of the central
building; but tits The design TO occupy it al
a hospital and use the school rooms below
for chapel. The whole building is nearly
or quite finished, ready to receive The furni
ture and other FILINGS. The wing or projec
ton constituting the frontage. is 10 be occu
pied chiefly by the officers and help Of the
institution. A yard or airing and play
ground is being built on the rear of the build
ing with high wall to prevent escape
There is room for another wing on the bacl
side, without marring the proportions o
beauty Of the structure. The cost Of the ed
ifice will not be far from $4,000. The gen
tlemanly and accomplished architect and cor
tractor, MIR. BIaisdell, says that the building
is one Of the most thoroughly built edifice
of the kind in The country, and has beer
erected at the smallest possible cost. Ever,
one who examines it is astonished at TN
small expenditure at which il has been built
Connected with the institution is large an,
pretty we'll cultivated farm upon which
portion of the inmates will probably be mad
] 10 labor.