The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-08-14

room. which is very large and well arranged
both Tor comfort and the transaction Of the bus
ness cf the counts Il is 81 feet fonr inches wide
by II feet eight inches long with ceiling % feet
high, and is "a he finished with hard finish "
IKE all the other rooms with the addition al
handsome a'Ch"d plaster CniniCes and centre
pee" Th" bench ext ndS across III" space cor
responding with that occupied hy thc back hal
br."W, and IN The rear is n small private cham
hcr for the Judge, reached hy ihc stairway iom
below. and opening on to the bench from the
rear. On either side 0t His is a iury-rOom 1G.
ny ~ ifct opening into The conlt-roonl.
The inside wood work throughout Hl hc
finished in oak, grained, wil walnut hand
rails and hau4tcrS
The outside finish Of the building is orna-
mental Yet not uvcr1unc The corners from
ground 10 root arc built to represent sqtiar'
li.asitr>, the upper portion Of brick, ilnicd, and
resting on base OF cut Kentucky hul 1Inr
stone, known Is Bedford stone extending
from ihe basement wall to a point nearly
opposite the tops OF the lower windows
\ girdlng five or six inches wide of The same
material extends literally from the same point
along the walls around The entire building an
other at The top OF the first story another near
The TOP ri tie upper windows. and another lust
below The tsvc>. The door and window siiiS arc
OF the same material The windows are fitted
With large p"ncS o! heavy plate glass, and each
doc aln Wiu'.nW has a heavy mc;alic c0rniCe
ol Intel. over each Of the side doors is a mar
row balcony opening from the court roc M and
guarded by a low, massive railing The front
hail rNtcnas int" a projection which terminates
il a graceful tower, surmountcd by miniature
chamhcr or observatory to be reached bv stair
WAY from the vCstibul" OF The second story The
'N'r"n" top rt the towcr is 81 feet from the
grruui. aEH The view tIcrct:om j. a panorama
of rlfr beauty and iniCr"~'. This view from the
court h"n>" tower viii bccome one oi The ''lj0ns"
OF Tallahassee, and, indeed, will be well worth
coming far 10 sec The roof is partly fiat with
sl"png sides anh many angles and projections.
and Is "lnamcntcd with a miniature non railing
around the HAT portions. TIE exterior walls are
finished in sfGcco of Portland cement, and
"p'intc' IL large regular blocks to represent
stone
Over the tIoni door is The monogram of the
coun;Y-thc letters l.. c. interviewer. with the
'"'" i~N'. all in galvap2cd irnr like tho cor
niccs ami ta~tc!n'ly pan:cd
The handsome picture of the courthouse
which Wr present is an excellent representation
oi the bp'l'linL, hut does not show the trees
which shade ne lot on which it stands 1t was
maze from Me elevation plans of the architect,
before tie building WAS commenced, for the
pamphlci published last year by the Florida Cen
trsl and Western Railroad Company
The tinal completion Of the structure in all lis
details is now going on under the supervision of
Mr /. }. Il Wis, The veteran mascr-buildcr and
c"niracf"f pt Tallahassee, who represents the
BuldinI Committee and who has undertaken to
s." that cTegy detail of the work is carried out
according :" the contacts and specifications
This important duty could be in no better hands.
and when Tie Row court house is completed and
ready ~ occupancy, ~ il will he in n few more
wcc,-, Leon county will possess one of the finest
public building in the State, and one of which
any community might well be proud