The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-16
The New State Capitol.

.he progress Of lbe work on the new
State House, from the correspondence of
the Richmond Dispotch :
CoLuMclA, 5. o., April IA. The rep.
nia'ion ot hrs city Uf gardens and shade
trees, the capital Of South Carolina. as
one OF the most beautiful cities Oh the
American continent, has lot been exar.
x rated. |: is now, with its immedisi.
s"bn'b~, town Of about niue thousand
'nhabliants, the streets vide and lined ON
each side with :rees, sometimes rows Of
trees in ;he middle Of the streets. and
n""er garhens, now IN their g'o,y, in
front ct all the private Residences. OF
tie public bnlGiugs, the new and marui-
hcemt State House, now IN course of .rec
ton, has a"vaGced SO far towards comma.
ton, that the third aud last story is now
"enG put up, and the wOrkmen are enpa-
Srd IN preparing the coruice. THIS new
ed'hve IL worthy of particular notice, and
Ueg here to express my acknowedy
menls to one of the accomplished archi.
t-cts and gentlemen engaged upon this
great work, Mr.. John A. KAY, for the in
formation which am enabled TO Law be.
fore tie puolc.
Thus noble structure was DESIGNED by
Mr.. John Il NIerusee. an emf, eut .rrl;
,ect, who formerly conducted an exreu
Sire practice III baltimore, and il is heinr
hunt under his immediate supervision.-
lhe house is 2G0 feet long, including The
wings, and 1870 feet wide in the crn,r.
portion; the Wings are SO feet in width,
and the structure will stand upon n paw,
e | TERRACE five feet above the street -
There n:e to he four entrances on the first
story. that on ;he s,u'h beng under u
porte cdchcre The entrance hall on the
first floor Is 2S feet wide, aud leads from
tie n"Cth and sUulh into the central hal.
"hIch wi. form Speuded apartment,
'lgh'ed from tie roof hy two SKY lights.
each 80 'eet square, and the stairs ascend.
my night aud 1eft IN two flights, sHcI
ie-' wide. Il R'oms for the Executive DE
par'me"t and tor the Secretary of S ate.
Surveyor General, Treasurer, aud Comm
40 Ter General, are also upon this floor,
and III addition. the Equity and Arpea.
Court rooms, with Law aud Equity Ii
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