The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-15
THE DALLAS COLLEGE.
One Of the Most Elegant Buildings in
the state 80 he Erected In Dallas,

day afternoon of inspecting the design
and specifications Of the Dallas College
building, which will be erected in this
city. Several plans were submitted to
the inspection of the committee APP
pointed for the purpose of deciding
upon the merits of the various de-
signs, and they, after careful and
thorough investigation, unanimously
adopted the one submitted by Leonard
Bros.
The building is most imposing in
appearance, being four stories in
height including the mansard roof but
exclusive of the basement. The mean
height of the structure will be ffty-nine
feet, the outside towers will be seventy
one feet high, and the center tower
will reach an elevation of ninety-six
feet. The front will be one hundred
and thirty-siX feet wide, and the side
will have length of one hundred and
eighty-one feet. The material used
viii be pressed brick, similar to that
used in the fronts of the best houses in
Philadelphia, while the columns will be
of cast iron and marbleized. The man
sard roof will be constructed of differ
ent colored slate. The corner coins
will be east iron and the cornices gal
yani2ed iron. An iron railing of ele-
giant design, will encircle the entire
top of the building.
On the first floor in the two outside
towers, there will be two parlors and
like number of reception rooms. The
former will be twenty-five feet by
twenty-four, and the latter twenty-five
10y twenty-four. In the center tower
will he an officers Office, twenty-four
10y twenty-four, which will posses the
peculiar advantage of allowing the oc-
cupant u full and unobstructed view
OF all the entrances and exits in
the entire building, This is an excel
feature in the plan, and one that will
simplify the duties of the presiding
officer. The main body of the build
ing will consist of six recitation rooms,
with dividing hall extending the
whole length of the lower floor, four
teen feet wide by one hundred and one
long. The rooms are Of different sizes,
two are twenty-five by twenty six feet,
two twenty by thirty-four feet and two
twenty by twenty-nine feet. A hall
twenty-nine by eighty feet will extend
across the entire front width. In this
hall u massive stairway leading to the
upper stories will he situated. On the
second floor, extending from the front
hall to the extreme rear and occupying
the entire width of the building, will
be the chapel, fifty-lve feet wide by
eighty-nine long. The ceiling will be
arched, or, in ARCHITECTURAL parlaise,
coved. A stage with n .moveable pull
pit will extend across the entire width
of the hall, which can be used for col
lege festivals and examinations as we'll
rs for religious purposes.
The rooms in the towers over the re-
ception rooms and parlors will be used
as study rooms. The room over the
| nfIinn In thn nantraI tnxuor u,ilI Lo .,o,.
pied by the President of the college,
and is the same size as the room be-
meath. On both corners ofthe extreme
rear there are two rooms, both on the
second and third floor, twenty-five
feet by twenty-five, which will be used
as music and drawing rooms.
The third and fourth stories are sim
liar TO the first, both rs to construction
and size of rooms. The entire building
will be naturally ventilated, and this
will be increased by artificial ventila-
ton under an improved plan. The
subject of heating the rooms Is still
under advisement, but we understand
that in all probability furnaces will be
used, and hot air disseminated by this
means throughout the entire building.
There will be two front entrances, each
eight feet wide, with the doors OPEN
Ing outward. In fact, all the doors
in the building will open out.
ward, wise precaution against
loss Of life In case of fire. Each side
tower will have tier double windows,
ten feet high and three feet wide, fin
ished with iron columns on each side,
with iron sllls and caps. The center
tower will have tier Of triple win
dows, also one window on each side of
the cirve, with faciugs similar to those
In the outside towers.
The entire structure when finished
will cost one hundred thousand
dollars, and will reflect great credit
npon the skill and experience of
Mr.. j. A. Leonard, Junior,
member OF the firm, who has the
honor being the designer.
When this magnificent proof of the
enterprise and energy OF the citizens
of Dallas is completed, we can well
point with pride to It, and say with
truth that no building in Texas can
equal 1t for architectural beauty Or ele-
gAnce offinish. 9tN