New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-11-13
The Centennial Bu,,d,.r.
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awarded . Prize or N ooo

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Awarded . Prt.s Of o. 200.
Inc Philadelphia correspondent of the
New DIRK Herald says that the first prize 70,
,ne best plan for Centennial Exposition
building has been awarded to Messrs. Col
'ins q Autenrecth, of the Quaker City. The
Prize was four thousand dollars. The cores.
pendent says:
The ground plan of this design Is semi.
circular, and the elevation Ia grand beyond
description. Memorial Hall, of course Is tho
main feature, and this, as well as the other
buildings, are designed in the Venetian.
Renaissance style Of architecture. The arch.
fleets say they have given this school the
preference
On account of the graceful lines and pro-
portions for general and detail design.
Because it gives full liberty to make more
ana larger openings, and, therefore, more
light than most other styles.
because In ii we can finish in very elabo.
rate or in quite simple manner, according
10 the material selected and the amount of
money appropriated.
And because it admits of a full display of
decoration by sculpture outside and painiing
inside. s
The general measurements Of the main
buildings are as follows:
The front building, containing main en-.
trance and offices, is 90 by 100 feet; the
building proper, extreme length east and
west, 80 feet; extreme depth, north and
south, 300 feet; extreme width Of each Of
the four wings or arms Of the cross, 2l5
feet.
These measurements afford the following
amount OF space:
Space Of first floor available for exposition
mot inr lin, L.;
lGi ,IG0 square feet, or little more than 81
acres; space of second door or gallery, y 300
square feet, or about Lilo acres.
The dome OF Memorial Hall is absolutely
grand, and is surmountcd with a statue. Its
immense proportions can be conceived, per-
haps. in a fair measure by examining these
figures, which are the archtcct'c own:
Clear span at spring of roof, $50 feet.
Height OF first gallery above floor, 81
feet.
Sscond gallery and spring Of dome, $50
feet.
Upper balconies INSIDE and OUT at bot
tom part OF lantern. go feet
Inside top of cupola, 800 feet.
Extreme top of figure, 800 feet.
Wings or projecting arms--nave and tran
sept clear width, 10 feet.
Average height, ITO feet
Clear height at ridge of louvre, l3J feet.
Clear width Of aises, d feet.
Average height of aisles, so feet.
Floor Of gallery above first floor, 30 feet,
There are, in addition to the dome, four
distinct towers, the two front ones contain
ing steam elevators for visitors to reach the
dome, and the two rear ones water tanks,
&C., available in case of fire. The temporary
buildings, constructed of reduplicated parts,
are very graceful, and involve the following
measurements
Extreme extent cast and west, $40 feet
Extreme extent north and south from front
line of veranda to north line Of centre build
ing, 40 feet.
From extreme back of memorial building,
to extreme back Of temporary building 500
feet.
Contents for exposition purposes, not in
Guiding restaurants or memorial building,
Gil 300 feet, or ISL acres.
Contents OF first floor, with restaurants,
but not including memorial building, 842 300
feet, nearly nineteen acres.
Gallery, IS, 400 feet, or two acres.
The Exposition building proper consists of
five rows of halls or galleries, viz: One CEN
ter gallery, 10 feet clear span by co feet in
height to the rod, and four side galleries. &c
feet clear span, by 3j feet in height, all of
them divided by % foot passages.
The two upper galleries adjoining center
span are together 5000 feet long by 81 feet
in width.
The central building contains in the first
floor a large entrance colorado, hall and
staircase, courtroom, police and telegraph
room, and other rooms for public accommo.
dation, as we'll as restaurants, &c. The
second floor contains Offices for the centen-
NAL commission, The third floor is for the
police and fire department. The construc-
ton is intended to be in brick, iron, and
stone.
THE ART BUILDING
consists Of center building, two wings and
four thanking pavilions. The measurements
are rs follows:
The extreme measure Of center building
without the entrance pOrticoes, is $50 feet
from north TO south, and 40 feet from east
to west.
The wings measure each 100 feet east and
west by ! 10 feet north and south.
The corner paviions are each 10 feet
square.
The surface Of the Exposition floor is
Square feet.
In the first story. 81 900
In the second story Al 600
Together, $4,000
Or about = lilo acre.
For light and ventilation the arrangements
are admirable, sidelong fall of light being
arranged for statuary and north light for
paintings. This building is also iircproof.
& God News Tor Advance Readers.