The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-28
PARAMOUNT CHLDRENS HOME.

From the Alliance Monitor,
Every one who feels for the poor or.
phan who in tender years is bereft of the
fostering care, and the love and sympa-
thy of its parents should be interested
in the Children's Home. The effect OF
the Association of the children with the
old, decrepit and simple, in the poor
houses is very deleterious, and quite
averse to healthy development of mind
and body. 1t was in view of this fact
that the Legislature authorized the union
of counties, forming districts for the es-
tablishment of Homes for the children
only, and the assessment of taxes for the
construction of the same. The union OF
Stark and Columbiana counties into such
a district, and the construction of such
commodious buildings as are now in the
course of erection, is perhaps the noblest
and most philanthropic project that has
engaged the attention of the people OF
said territory for many years.
The enterprise is in the hands of the
following board of trustees William
Barber of Canton, President; James
Davis of Salem, Secretary ; G. X. Greiner
Of Alliance, Treasurer; Joshua Lee, Of
Homework, and ]. Slower of Stark
county.
The erection of the building, however,
is in charge of Commissioners of each
county. Commissioners Wood and Nc
Cracken superintend the work, one be-
ing present one week and the other the
next. Messrs Parkinson and Morrison
are the contractors, and are pushing the
work along rapidly, fifty or or sixty per-
sons and seven or eight teams are now
being employed. They expect to have
the buildings under the roof this fall,
finish the inside this winter, and have it
ready for occupancy by cal ly spring.
The principal part of the stone work
on the main building is done, and the
joists of the first floor are laid, and nine
brick layers are rapidly pushing the
work along, fifty or sixty persons and
seven or eight teams are now being en-
ployed. One hundred and twenty thou
sand brick have been burned ON the
grounds; $1,000 are now ready for burn
ing, and 100000 have been delivered.
$4,000 feet of lumber have been con-
trocted for, and will soon be delivered
upon the grounds, much of it already
prepared for use. .....
The farm, consisting of l53 acres south
of Alliance, and mile west of the line
between said counties, just southeast of
Fairmount corners, from which it de-
rived its name The land is good, lies
high, is slightly rolling, and is broken in
the north and east, through which parts
wander two little streams that unite in
the northeast corner and form creek.
The buildings occupy prominent po-
sition on gentle raise, about twelve
rods east of the road. 1t is designed
that this intervening ground be artisti-
cally laid out and planted with shade
trees and flowers that everything posi-
BILE will be done to make the Home
cheerful and pleasant,
The buildings consist of one large or
main building and cottages. The latter
are designed for sleeping apartments,
and are to be placed forty feet from the
main building, and connected with it by
a covered passway. They will be 34X39
feet and two stories high. AS yet work
upon them has not been begun.
The main building can better be de-
scribed by dividing it into front and rear
parts, and north and south wings The
rear partis As feet wide and SO feet long,
two stories high above the basement,
and covered with a self.supporting, ga.
BILE, slate-roof. The front part is 81 feet
wide, 40 feet long and three stories high,
(the third story having Dormer win
dows), is covered by Mansard roof,
crowned by cast iron cresting, and ter
in tower. The wings are each
fifteen feet wide and thirty-two feet long
and one story high above the basement,
and are 80 attached as to connect with
the front and rear parts of the building.
1t will be seen that the building as a !
whole is lis feet long and so feet wide |
It has four stories in the front and three |
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date two hundred children.
Bear with me that while enter the
building not yet built, and describe to
you different apartments and the uses |
for which they are designed. The base
ment or cellar is under the entire house,
and extends FIVE feet above the grade
mark. 1t is entered by five outside
,tairways and two inside, and has
.wenty-nine windows. The pro-
posed manner of finishing it inside, and
he great number of windows will make
his story well adapted for the use it is
designed for. The industrial room is
d by A feet and occupies the east end
,f the rear basement. 1t is not def
litely understoodwhat different branches
If industry will be carried on, but it is
designed that the children will render
Ill the assistance they can to make the
Home selfsupporting. The kitchen is
70 by SO feet and occupies the northwest
,art of the basement and the coal cellar
he southwest. The north wing base
nent will be used as dairy, and the
outh as laundry. The north part of
he front basement is designed for
'egetable cellar and the south part for
he ironing room. Adjoining the laun-
Try and room is the drying room.
Leaving the basement by the central
tairway we find ourselves on the first
Ioor in the hall which extends from