Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-04

furnishes motive power for Nessrs
copeland 4 Tarbell, confectiouer, ANA
florists, who occupy the first story. ns
Well as part OF the basement. La the
second story, reached through the main
entrance on fremont street by stair.
case ten feet wide, Is the spacious grand
lodge hall, finished In the Coriuthian
style, and entitled Corinthian Hail. II
is beautifully frescoed, aud the blue cell
ing is ornamented with stars and EN-.
blems Of the craft. Portraits of Wash.
lngton, Warren, Lafayette aud Franklin
Nil the corner inches. A tlue organ.
built by Johnson of Westfeld, occupies
the west side OF the hall, A reception
room communicates with tue hall. In
the same story are the Offices of the
grand MASTER grand secretary, superin-
tendent and several committee rooms.
In the third story is u smaller hail, with
adjoining rooms for the meetings of
small bodies OF Masous, and apartments
for storing regalia. The armories for
the regalia Of the Knights Templar are
elegantly fitted up with upright plate
glass cases, finished in black walnut. AZ
great expense. The fourth story, on the
left of the corridor, is divided into work.
ing rooms, preparation rooms and ante
rooms, for the use OF the lodges, chan.
tiers and enCampments. The PRINCIPAL
door on the right OF the corridor opens
into the reception room for grand and
subordinate chapters and the grand
council Of royal and select masters, from
which is the entrance to the hall de.
glUnnH phaNtar
Is OF the same size as that in the second
story, and is superoly finished in the
Egyptian style OF architecture carried
out with minute detail. The NTH story
is mainly devoted to private rooms
offices and committee rooms, finished
with black walnut and chestnut, in
style agreeing with the general finish of
the building. There are also here addi-
tional rooms for enCampmeut armories.
10 the sixth story, on the right of the
CorridOr,is the grand hall Tor the Knights
Templar deliberately finished in Gothic
style, and presenting Il grand and beau
titul appearance Adjoining the hall are
apartments for the work OF the several
degrees Of Knights, and also g small hall
for the use of the preiate of the encamp.
ment On the LETT side OF the corridor
is the reception room for the encamp-
ment Of Knights Templsr who are to oc-
cupy the grand hall Just described On
the same side are small working rooms
for meetings of subordinate bodies Of
MasOns. In the seventh, or upper story
are the banqueting halls, three In num-
Der, comprising one main hall and two
side rooms, so connected by folding
doors that all of them can be thrown
into one large hall, capable of accom-
modating several hundred persons. The
pantries connected with these halls COM
muniCate directly with Messrs. Cope
land q Tarbell' kitchen in the basement,
by means of an elevation which also
communicates with all the other stories
of the building. Great precauton has
been used in the construction of the
building, to guard against fire. The
entire building is heated by steam. In
the upper story are two tanks, capable
OF containing $4,000 gallons, which
will be filled by the rain falling on the
roof, thus furnishing a supply in add
tiOn to the COChituate, which is carried
into all the stores. A hose in the base
ment connects with the COChituate main,
and there are fire hose on every floor,
supplied with water from the engine in
basement. Three large fre.proof safes
are placed in mason work in the central
tower on as many stories, in which all
the costly paraphernalia and valuable
records will be stored, The ventilation
has also received particular attention,
! more than twenty large ventilators hay
ing been placed in the various rooms,
securing a continuous supply OF fresh
air to every part Of the building.