Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-29
A Fine Building

! ACADEMY.
We visited, this morning. the large build
| ing now being erected on Franklin street MS
u residence for the students from abroad at
| Taylor " Jacksons Academy. 1t is built
by Milton jackson and Joseph A. Bond,
the former ono Of the principals and the lat
ter teacher IN the Academy. Both will
reside there with their families, but the
boarding department viii he entirely under
charge of Mr.. Bond
The building stands ON n LOT fronting oG
lcet on Franklin street and extending back
~ teet eastward, directly opposii" tie Pub
| lie Square. The LuilGinE has Il front Of Il
! lee, on "fanklia street, and Is 20 fee, In
depth the back buildings being 30 feet in
width. There are two front entrances, one
OF which gives access to the private apart
| menls Of Mr. jackson, and the other to Mr..
Bonds apartments and students residence,
70 The latter there is also broad entrance
| from the side OF The building, which viii he
the one in common use.
The house, though ii has but d three story
| front on Franklin street, is praciicallya four
story building, as the basement floor is OH n
level with, or above, the greater part Of the
grounds, owing 10 their sloping character
In INC front is line large purtico facing the
| puplc square and running the iull length Of
the building, and back is another lille porti-
co, - feet long, overlooking The Grounds
and commanding a beautiful yiew Of the
city and surrounding country. The build
ing is of brick, is surmountcd by an obscr.
valory, and its exterior presents quite Il
handsome appearance.
IN the basement is the main dining room
~ by Sc feet, Il large Kitchen Il laundry
heater rooms, drying room, lior dtyiag
Clothes In wet waather,) besides a private
dining room and kitchen ff Mr. Jackson.
Beneath The basement is adcrp and dry eel
lar, which besides bting usclt,l in itself makes
ING lAserleh! us dry as any other first story
oll llic llrst lloor proper are two halls
Two double parors, servants rooms, The
sick room, Il pleasant room for the use 81
any student who may be sick, and the stu
dents library and study room, fine laree
room 30 feet long and opening ont on the
back porch with its splendid view. Ad.
coming the students main entrance is u small
room TO be lifted up with numerous Closets
and called the boot room. Each student
VIII here stop and leave his rubbers, UNI
brella in wet weather. and his boots when
he wishes TO take them Off aud put on lis
slippers. All boot-blncking viii also be
done here.
In the second story are The bed rooms and
Two private bath rooms for tic teachers
lainllles, aud = large bath room and wash
room lur the students. On This tlour there
afc alt9 eight students rooms. In tic
tlilIu story theic are tWclEc sutlenta rooms
OF various sizes, and two BATH rooms. making
innl twenty rooms for students. some II
which will accommodate four, but tile great
CT number two Each room will have heat
ana gas, and so may be used asa study room
MS well as u bed room.
The building Il heated throughout from
immense heaters in the cellar, and Is yenti-
lated BY ilucs adjoining tile heat ilues, from
The itnor Of each room, according 10 the
modern and most approved method. Ii is
finished throughout in the best style and
most Workmanllsie manner. Its situation
cannot be surpassed in this country. and
from lis back porch or any of its rear win
lows the view IS sweeping and beautiful :
i'ut II is only on reaching the large observa-
, tory that the full magnltccncc of the view
+ appreciated. Looking Ut the horizon we
found toour surprise that the topmost spires
OF the lofty stccplcs Of the Second Dan,lst
ana Trinity Churches were below the level
; OF our eyes, the Top Of the tower or Cen
raj Presbyterian hut little above them. and
the spire of Grace Church, high as Is thn
ground il stands on, but about half rs lenrth
above us. II would require one gittedwitb
, q genius for word paintings and with n tho
rough artistic education to do Justice to tho
scene before us. Al our feet lay the CITY
: cmboWered amidst its thousands Of trees
eastward we could see from twenty 10 thir-
, " miles Of the broad Delaware River elis-
tcnins in the sunlight and dotted with mvr-
lads oil white sails, while pnf of steam
| went up here and there from passine
steamer, and beyond the river lay Tie tlat
eNla,,ise OF New Jersey ms iar as the eye
could reach. Down the river We could see
distinctly with the unailcd eye the spires of
salem. Southwark lay Delaware CITY. New
Castle being hidden by woods, and Il beau
lilul diversified country Of hill and valley
through which the placid Christiana klzily
vented It's slnuous way to the Delaware
being Joined by the Bundywine within HE
CITY limits, at point hidden by the city
from tins view To the southwest could be
seen Iron Ail, Dclawarcs most ambitious
allemnt nj amounlain and near il Chestnut
I'm, in Maryland. Norihwurd lay the beau
tilul residences on Broome street and the
new city water works, and then beyond the
rich and diversified farm lands of This conn
Y ana Chester county, Pennsylvania, To
Inc north is The lovely and densclv wooded
valley Of the historic and oyer beautiful
lirandywine, and rising from ii the high and
rocky nils OF Brandywine lid, with a view
again stretching into the Keystone State.
~ sllcll view enlogy were wasted. Ii has
Decn pronounced by people OF travel and
liut coming down, IN Il double sense. and
leaving enthusiasm and the observatory be-
llnd Us, We pronounce the building an ex
cellcnt, well built and convenient structure.
admirably adapted TO tile purpose. II has
been built with wonderful iapidity. Mr..
John q. lladdock being the contractor,
" orkmen commenced digging the cellar thc
latter part OF April last. II was necessary
~ making the cellar 10 remove IL perch Of
stone. The roof was put on june 18th. and
We whole building is to be completed bv
tie 2'th OF Angnsl, - LoiLy Commcycial
The NATIONAL lSrELLlGKNcER. A rumor
IS current, and some who profess 10 he
knowing say II is well Funded that n ready
writer OF this State, whose name is pleliv
ZANZIBAR TO newspaper readers. backed by an |
Eastern capitalist who has achieved sudden |
political notoriciy, is soon 10 revive and |
start upon new career the old National In |
lclligencer. The Intclligentrr was formerly
known as the organ of Pre- idcnls. III thc
present rumpr proves correct, il will douht-
less become the organ Of an aspirant to the
presidency. Cincinnati Go:ette
We presume the "re,dy writer is Mr..
Don Piatt, of the Cincinnati Commercial.
and the Eastern capitalist Mr.. Senator
sprgnc, They will boil, have to develop
good deal more leal lire before they will
con'liigraie any gtcal rivers with their enter
pine.
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