Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-11-09
The New State House.

This building, which IS the most mag
nificent of the kind in the United States, is
rapidly approaching completion. 1t may
be two or three years more before it can
be pronounced finished in every part; but
will be gradually prepared for the use of the
different departments of the State Govern
ment. Il is expected that the two halls
will be ready for the accommodation of the
Two branches of Legislature during the
session commencing on the first Monday in
January next
Many persons wonder why the building
progresses so slowly. But were they ia,
miliar with the magnitude, extent, and va
riety of the work, they would cease to
wonder. a birds eye glance may enlight-
en- them and crafty others.
First let US look at the size of the struc-
ture. The area of ground covered by it
is three hundred and four feet in length BY
one hundred and eighty-four in breadth
The lot on which it stands is in a central
and elevated portion of the city. 1t is six
hundred and forty-six feet square. Archi-
tectuTalIy speaking the style of the building
is of the Glecian Doric order, and pre-
sents an entablature extending the whole
length of the front, three hundred and four
feet, without a single break.
The Hall of the House and the Senate
Hall are each eighty-tbrce feet in length
by City FIVE feet and four inches in breadth,
and twenty eight feet in heigbtb. The Ro-
tunda is one hundred and twen,y-four feet
in heighlh from the FIRST floor We can
not enter into particulars as TO the different
apartments in ibis spacious building The
fjIowing is list of ihe different rooms:
Two rooms for Governor Of State;
Two rooms for Secretary Of State;
Two rooms for Board of Agriculture;
Two rooms for Board Of Public Works;
Three rooms for Auditor Of State;
One room for Attorney General;
One room for Adjutaut and Quarter Mas
ter General;
One room for School Commissioner;
Two rooms for Clerk OF the House Of
Representatives.;
Two rooms for Clerks Of the Senate;
One room for Sergeant, ,at-ATms of the
Senate;
Ore room for The Hall Of the House Of
Representatives;
One room Tor the Senate Chamber;
Oae room for the Supreme Court;
One room foE tie Clerk of Supreme
Cont;
One roonn for the State Library:
Twenty-t0o rooms for Committees of
Senate and House Of Representatives;
Five rooms for Water and Wash Rooms /;
Twelve rooms for Water Closets.
Here We have seventy one different
apartments, exclusive Of the rotunda, The
vestibgles, corridors, and passages. Be
sides lie list does Got embrace the divisions
Of the basement, which contains ell The
apparatus fnr beating anl ventlaling the
enlire building. For this system of heat
lag prd ventilation, which is said to be al
most perfect in It's kind, The public are in
dellei 10 the stai and sss;duity of Major
y. B. Kelly, The architect! at present in
etiafg- OF ihe building. Several other i'm
portsnt alterations and improvements have
been made ky Major Kelly, which will adj
greatly 70 the un;ly and beauty Of the sew
cral parts Of the ediice
The steam works and heating apparatus,
which are al;eaag in great part completed,
and will be in fall operation by the lst Of
January next are executed, under contract,
by James Lennox, Esq Of tdis city. This
system for warming every part Of Tins huge
structure is so complcaling and extensive,
that it can only be comprehended upon
personal inspection. There are four large
boilers thirty feet long and four
feet in diameter, with 1ucs to
each boiler. TSsTe a:e eighteen hot air