Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1876-08-10
From the Ne,cs and Courier.
The International Centennial EX'
bibiti0p at PHILADELPHIA,

For exhibition purposes 236 ceres
directly contiguous to the railroad
are set apart. Upon this space have
been erected the Main Exhibition
Building, the Machinery Hall, the Art
Gallery, the Agricultural and Ho1Si-
cultural Buildings, the Women's Pa
vilion, a house for the display Of car.
riages, a Judges Pavilion, United
States Government Building for the
exhibition of National treasures
houses for the Directors of the Ex-
hibition and for the representatives
of different foreign countries and
American States; Swedish and Amer
lean model school-houses, besides res
taurants, photograph gallery, and
many minor structures. Taken al
together, they constitute good-sized
and architecturally picturesque vii
lage. They are scattered around at
such distances from each other that
the horse cars which are to run be-
tween them will be far from super
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bazaars and habitations the numerous
fine statues which crown the most
conspicuous parts Of the ground ;
people the locality with representa-
tives of ell classes and nations, and
we have panorama of novel and
wondrous interest. The exhibit
ton exceeds all that. preceded it
in the extent of space rooted in the
buildings strictly belonging to it,
covering an aggregate of sixty acres.
THE MAIN BUILDING
deserves our first attention. 1t COW
.ers over twenty a2res, being 1880
feet in length by 464 in width. 1t
stands ITO feet back from Elm ave.
nue., the southern boundary line Of
the Park. The intervening space is
set apart for roadway and. those
products which may be exhibited in
the open air. 1t is in form a paral-
telegram, its length lying east and
west. For the most part it is one
story high, its interior height being
70 feet, and the distance from the
ground to the cornice on the outside
As feet. Midway in its length are
projections 4l6 feet long, and at each
end are other projections of 2l6 feet.
In these projections the main en-
frances are placed. They are also
provided with arcades upon the
ground floor, and central arcades
ninety feet high. There are four
towers, seventy-fve feet in height,
upon the corners Of the structure,
and between the towers and the CEN
tral projections, or entrances, a lower
roof, twenty-four feet from the ground,
is introduced. At every corner and
angle of the roof there is galvanized
iron octagonal turret, extending up
from the ground level. The four Ger
fral towers have small towers or bal
comics, open to visitors who may want
to look around from an elevated pc
sition. The aisles or promenades in
the centre of the building are thirty
feet wide; those in the sides and
transepts being fifteen feet in width.
The framework is of iron, and the
supply of light is SO liberal that there
is not dark corner in the whole
edifce. The total length of all the
aisles is variously stated at seven and
eleven and half miles. Those vis-
itors who expect to do" this part Of
si.e Exhibition in q day will, there
fore, have to do also good deal Of
fast walking and quick seeing. The
Building is imposing for It's size,
though its extreme length gives it an
appearance ot iowness that detracts
somewhat frona its beauty. For tue
display Of goods, however, it could
not be improved, and utility was the
first requisite. Its cost. not including
painting, decoration and plumbers
bills, was 81, 10000.