National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-07
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
A Handsome New Building for an
Old Institution.
Description of tho Ediace Now In Course OF
Erection-An Imposing structuro-The
Romanesque Style of Architecture
-Class-roons, Lecture-rooms,
Laboratories, Library,
and College Hall.
A New College Building.

n view
The magnificent building in course Of con-
0truction at Georgetown College will, when
completed, DO one of the handsomest In the
country. Under the direction of its able prcsl-
dent, Rev. p. +. Healy, the college is bong
gradually revolutonized, and the new build
ing will sec the Introduction Of modern methods
in all its departments. Below will be found n
complete description of the new building.
The building is pure Romancsquc in style
that is, more ancient than the Gothc-and Is
tho ono adopted by the Jesuit Fathers in
Europe for their colleges aud seminares. In
the United States there are several instances Of
IL, notably st. Mary's Catholic Church. in Bos-
ton, and the Baptist Church in Yonkers, N. Y
1t see nus peculiarly adapted for collegiate in
stitut ions, being suggestive of many quiet
hooks, whore books are the most welcome conf
panions. The building will be 307 feet in its
entire front, and will be subdivided so as to
utilize every part of its great extent.
Passing through an archway beneath the
main entrance of the basement is entered a
corridor running east and west; on tho left is
large room destined for the storage and re-
ception Of boxes packages, aud trunks; on
| the right are six rooms whose destination Mt
present is simply u, storc-rooms. Beneath
these six rooms Is the subcellar, where the
heating apparatus will be located. This will
| consist OF three large boilers, with furnaces
aud iron pipes to and from them to carry hot
] water to all parts Of the building. On the left
and northwest end of the corridor Is the
| clotlcs-room, and here comes in view the
grand corridor, running the entire length OF
the building. Passing south in this corridor,
| and turning to the left, is met the main stair
way (of blue stone all the way that leads to
the uppcr stories, and gives access finally to
the great bal next, on the left, are two long
rooms-ono for recreation-room, the other
| for reading-roonl. From here is reached the
transverse corridor under the centre tower,
| then two moro large rooms, about thirty feet
wide and forty long, to be used as recreation
and billiard rooms. Next In order is the
laboratory.
In this will be the chemical classroom,
which on three sides is arched over. The
classroom will occupy the open space while
along tho walls and in the alcoves the expert
ment tables, chemicals, and all the apparatus
will be kept. In the alcove AUDITING on the
corridor and covered in by beautiful groined
circles will be the furnaces.
At the southern end of tho corridor Is the
stone staircase in the south tower. Turning
to the right and an ascent Of half q dozen
steps leads to a wide arched doorway looking
toward the infirmary, but following the stairs
by easy flights and comfortable platforms, is
reached the first floor and looks into the scicn
tific lccture-roOm. The lecturer will stand on
a platform next the corridor wall and just
over the groned arches of the chemistry room.
Ills audience will be seated on three sides OF
him on the elevated seats formed by the over
archins of the room below. When completed
the room will seat about 300 people.
For the purposes to which it is to be devoted
IL is said it will have no equal in this country.
Leaving the lecture-room, and following the
corridor of this story, on the right are foui
largo class-roOms, corresponding to the recrea
tion-rooms below The transverse corridor
midway of the building, opens ont at the front
in an arched portal-the students entrance
opposite which similar doorway gives access
to the court between the buildings. The main
corridors are all lighted from tho spacious win
dows opening on to the court. At the north
end of this corridor, on the left, is the treas.
urer's room, with its great vault, walled in by
solid masonry three feet thick. Opposite the
treasurer's room is tho visitors drawing room
q large and lofty apartment, twenty feet wide
and forty long. AT the end of the corridor is
the transverse corridor of the north pavilion
opening out at the cast on the main entrance
for visitors, The public drawng-rOom is on
the left of this entrance, and six small parlors
for individual parties, range along to the right
Facing the main entrance, and at the OK
tremity of this short corridor, is wido stair
, way, leading to the presidents room, the
museum, and the debating hall on the floor
above. Access to the upper floor Is also gained
I The museum occupies the whole east front O
: the north pavilion. Just out of tho museum
> and to the right (the north), is the debating
hail. and opposite to that Is the president:
room, the entrance to which is on the main
, corridor. The beautiful Ohio stone corbcs il
the presidents room are works of art also
the carved woodwork Of the ventilator. Pass
ing again 10 the main corridor (now on thu
. second story, the main stairway is reached
and then pass on to four large class-rooms, cor
responding to those Of the floor below. At thu
far southern end is reached the doors by which
part of the audience will have access to thu
seats in the scientific lecture room. ThesC
seats are on such an incline that from each
, row the person can see over the heads of thost
Ia front, and the lecturer and his table will b,
in full view from all parts of the hall.
Just beyond are the winding stairs of the
south tower, altogether, with the platforms
made of the famous bluestone tagging of tn,
! Hudson River. Ascending to the third story
/ the first door to the right leads into the
library, a room forty feet by sixty, in which
! will be stored the 10000 volumes of the pres
ent library, with room to spare for four time
! as many more The ceiling will be nearly
thirty feet from the floor With its lofty win
dows nineteen ieet high from which view
is presented that cannot be surpassed Oh thu
continent, the new library will be the mos
2 splendid in the United States. On this foo
the corridor is changed to the middle of thu
building, so as to allow on each side the ar
ranging of rooms for the use of such student
as may desire privacy and whose purses ma,
l enable them to indulge the luxury. On thi
I floor there will be about twenty-siX privat
+ rooms about twelve feet wide by sixteen long
= The partition walls where the brick one
are not carried up from the floor below, vii
| be OF a new material called llmeoitei, mastiC
fire and water proof 1t is well here to call at
tentlon to the fre.proof character of the work
= AT convenient distances are located tire'plug'
n connected with water-pipes on every fiool
/ while the floors will be double, having linin
n Of three inches of concrete between them
4 Moreover, in small towersat four points of thu
, building, with circular iron stairways inside
d are hreescapes, For greater security to til
a library dead wall separates 1t from the rest c
the house. At the northcrly end of the corr
dor on the third floor the anita ma1ima Is en-
tered, the noble proportions Of which strik
4 the behoider with adm ration Its lofty ceiling
its magnificent corridors, with then carve
. mullions and caps, the hanging gallery an
I oriel look'Out--all combining to make it fine
4 hall than any other institution can boas
It The hall is capable of accommodating 1850
c poople-a number which few churches an
>. fewer theatres can hold. Tho library and ha
occupy the height Of two Stories in all thirty
two feet.
The fourth floor in the main stretch of tn
L building is u duplicate of the third, havin
+. twenly'slx rooms for students, Yentilatin
o hues communicating with corridors and room
-. are profusely set in the walls The heatin