The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-12-21
THE NEW STATE HOUSE.
A Full Description Of the Neav
State Capitol Of Minnesota
to be Occupied on the
1st Of January.
Cost, Cannot Be EQualled IN tho United
States for CO,nnsodio,ss Elegance.

n Building Witch at tho Tery Moderate
Cost, Cannot Be EQ,salled IN the United
States for Co,nnsodio,ss Elegance.
THE NEW CAPITOL.
From an article containing description
ofthe old state capitol, and gifts burning on
the LIST Of March, 1881, and of the present
structure OH Wabasha street, st. Paul, to be
occupied by the state officers and the legis-
lature next month"; the following is extract
ed:
The visitor OF to-day 1t the capitol square
secs nearly completed very different structure
from the one heretofore described. On the
site of the old legislative halls new building,
massive and beautiful, has sprung into ex-
istence. Everywhere it is still unfinished, but
approaches completion 90 rapidly that it is
asy to see how commodious and we'll adapted
it will be to it's future uses. The foundation,
in the form Of Greek cross, each arm
of the cross 100 feet in length, of
fine cut stone, is we'll laid and
easily supports the noble superstructure reared
upon it. As tho basement will be used for
Offices, store rooms, ETC., it was necessary that
the walls should be dry and frost proof
This was accomplished by the building of an
apron wall Of stone all around the building
ment windows, thus rendering the foundation
walls perfectly dry and unaffected by the
moisture from the earth, and allowing
Of sodding clear up to the building itself. The
base ent, as we'll as every floor, wall and parti-
ton in the structure, is protected with fire.
proof covering of slabs, made of ashes and
cement So profuselv has this material been
sed that any one room
MIGHT HAVE A BON FIRE
Of its own, cleaning out all OF it's own wood
work, without communicating the flames TO any
other part of the building
The walls are built of red brick with Dres-
bach stone trimmings, the contrasting colors
striking the eye as odd at first but improving
remarkably on further acquaintance. Difficult
az it is to finish off the roof of such building
as the new capitol, the task seems to have been
successfully accomplished The central square
observatory is not nearly so handsome az it will
das on the corners, with the air and light f1ues,
sufficiently relieve what would otherwise seem
an almost endless expanse Of roof.
Entering the basement at the Wabasha street
DOORS the visitor finds himself at once in the
rooms OF the Historical society, which will &C.
basement: These rooms are light aud high,
and will be delightfully."- pleasant in the sum-
mer. The north wing basement will be used
"a store rooms for the secretary Of state. The
southeast corner will be fitted up with bath
room, barber shop and general toilet closets.
All through the floors Of the basement rooms
are laid the water and gas pipes in such man
ner that they may be easily overhauled at any
time. Communication is had with the ground
floor my means of three wide stairways.
ENTERING THE MAIN HALL
Of the ground floor by the Wabasha
street 6nGrAnoA
comprising the governors suite Of
apartments are the first on the right These
rooms, with their high ceilings, wide windows
and tasteful finish. are very inviting. Each
Office, both on this and the other floors, has its
are-and- burglar-proof vault The governors
rooms are finished in mahogany and BIRDS
eye maple, the wainscoting, doors and door
frames being finished in handsome panels of
the contrasting woods. The memorial window
IN the main apartment will occupy the large
this wing. On the left of the hallway are the
four rooms to be occupied by the auditor and
his corps of clerks These rooms are finished
handsomely in brown ash, and furnished with
every convenience in the way Of counters,
ETC., for facilitating the doing Of business. A
with those of the treasurer, as also another
passage way connects the Offices of the governor
and attorney general Passing through to the
east wing, on the right are the two rooms of
the insurance commissioner and the three
rooms OF the adjutant general. On the left are
the two departments of the railway commits
siener, and those Of the superintendent of pub
lie instruction, who also has two rooms at his
disposal Entering the hall from Exchange
street, on the immediate rights the office Of
the clerk Of the supreme court, and on the left
the Offices OF the board of immigration and
the attorney general
PASSING THROUGH TO THE NORTH WING,
the first three rooms on the left are being
fitted for the treasurer. The two rooms i'm
mediately in their rear will be used by the
public examiner. On the right, the suite of
four large rooms will be occupied by the Sec
rotary of state These, rooms are all vain
Dscoted and finished in brown ash, each suite
being literally supplied with dressing closets,
laystories, etc. The rcone of the secretary
connect by an iron stairway with the store
rooms below.
Two large, broad stairways lead from the
ground to the second floor Ascending these
iron stairways with their slate treads tho foot
fall OF the visitor is as quiet as though it fell
on velvet pile In The WabAsha wing Of the
second and third stories, is situated the hand
soonest room in the house.
THE SENATE CHAMBER
This room is 4lx5S feet in the clear, ex-
elusive of the gallery, with 25-foot ceiling.
The woodwork throughout the apartment is
OF yellow birch and birdseye maple. The
paneiling about the room, as we'll as the design
and finish of the gallery woodwork, is very
handsome A large stained-glass skylight and
nine stained glass windows in the gallery
furnish abundant light for day sessions An
elegant 75-jet chandelier will be Suspended
from the middle of the skylight, while four
electric lights will swing from the corners
thereof
On this floor in the Tenth street wing is the
large assembly chamber, 47x86 feet, its hight
corresponding with that of the senate sham
VI ,|E nf o,,l
hogany, will be finished with . polish very
nearly resembling that OF oil, but deeper. The
ceiling, ribbed and divided into tinted squares,
gives a massive air to the room which is in no
way dettacted from By tbs heavy York Cd the
gallery rails and speakers desk. From the
seventy-two burners each, and from the four
corners Of the raised, tinted skylisht will hang
electric lights, In the woodwork all through
the building it is noticeable that the designs
are taking and yet not 80 elaborate as to resist
the attack of dust brush. The rooms will be
clean as we'll as light
In the Exchange street wing on this aoot is
tho supreme court room, and adjoining
it on the west are the five private rooms for the
judges. The private rooms are finished in
brown ash, while the court room has panel
ing and finish Of handsome cherry and Hun
convenient attorneys' room, a door from
each of these rooms opening on private
psssagewa5 leading to the librarians room and
the library room, which take up nearly all the
space in the east wing of the second floor.
While the present uses Of the library will de-
mand only one tier of shelves around the
room, the wants Of the future have not been
overlooked, ~ space and light have been pro-
vided for running two galleries around the
room when they are required This room is
done in plain brown ash
The main room On the third hoot is the cat
Gus room, 31x47, in the Exchange street wing
Connecting with this room is large committee
room; to be used in the hot times usually
attending legislative caucuses. On the second
and third floors there are in all twenty COM
mittee rooms, all light, convenient and finished
in brown Ash. Connecting with senate and as
sembly chambers are the spacious cloak
rooms, lavatories, etc., ell we'll appointed and
convenient
The halls throughout the building are vain
scoted and trimmed in oak, oiled and polished.
The hall floors are handsomely tiled, the tiles
being laid In fine cement There are 10000
feet of this work in the halls. All the other
floors are laid in hard woods Tha ,xalla ara