Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-07-01
FIRST EDITION.
Tho State House.

MEETING or THE COMMISSION, YEsTERDAY-
ADOPTION OF PLANS FoR TuE REMoDkLiNd or
THE BUILDING.
A meeting OF the State House Commission.
all the members present, was held at tho Clay
ton House, yesterday afternoon, J. II. winddm,
Architect, OF Philadelphia, was also present with
lit drawings, which were accepted by tho COM
mission, and proposals for the performance Of
the york of remodeling, are advertised else
wher,.
The State House was built by this State and
entconty jointly, and has been thus.used since
lts comp elton. 1t will be remembered howev-
or tnat a. act was passed by the Legislature
ehaDllhB TIE State to purchase the connty's in
terest. and he building will now be devoted to
the purposes Of the State, exclusively.
In remodelng the building, the present walls
VIII remain, but the roof will be torn off and
mansard substituted, without an increase in the
number OF the stories. Mr.. Windrm's original
pan was to surmount the State House with a
handsome tower, but change in the inner ar
rangement Of the second story prevents its To-
callon on top OF tho building, and one will be
built in front which will be capped with a bel-
fry; The front elevation Of the remodeled
Duliding 10 very pretty, and will bs credit to
the State. The first floor Of tho main building
Fill be devoted to Offices. On the right will bo
| 10 Goyernor's Office with private room for
| 70 PRESIDENT OF the Senate, and on the left the
zee OF the Secretary OF State, with a private
ron for the Speaker Of the Houso. There
WI also be storage rooms in each
9n 9ua The back building will be given up to the
Iloly and stairway Entering at tho front
uoor, hallway will divide the main building in
70 ~ wings, and continue down the centre of
@ @the ps. building to the library, terminating at
tue ent uee to that room The stairway will
pe on NIT side Of this hallway, and small
purposesl ~ "''
Inc seeld floor will also be pretty generally
metauol lsed, the Senate Chamber alone oc-
cupylhB ltsd position on the loft. The room
however, "'be enlarged to % feet 81 inches
| Dy 81 ieet ich is great Improvement over
Tue olI chAu9r. The Hall of the House will be
proug9t 10 y front of the main building and
located on u riGht, alongside the Senate
Chamoer' anltohzActed with it by communi-
eat,ng asots; =, his room will be 80 feet az
hches' Dyof ft8 inches. In the rear OF tho
Senate Clamboand Hall of the House will be
| room.
Such lsto be I'll general arrangement Of the
| state House at rendalod, and to those who
are at az tam4iar Nth the building in its pres
ant eqndrion mus be admitted that it is a
nsst 9npioVement. comfort and convenience
naFo pom reen consltod in the preparation OF
W pans Dy Nlr. Winrim, and the impression
ets'i IN the minds of'he Commission that he
t PnNeIted to good purpose all the room
sIsi Is within tho old Rlls. The rooms will all
beery nicely, but not ,xtravagantly, furnished
ahour Legislators and State officers may here
NJ DC so snugly quarsred that, perchance,
1Hehdency to protract their stay may be in-
otSed' Be that as ii mav, tho change is pro-
| pTlo, anu the Commission have performed
thetrust wisely and we'll.