St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-31

this description. The cut. although Il gives
fair general view of the building, does not
by any means convey an adequate idea Of
the beauty OF the elaborate ornamentatjon
aud richness Of material. The design IS
bold, striking and unique, composite in
character. With the Norman prevailing. With
a frontage Of ninety-eight feet six inches
ION Robert aud $50 feet on
Fourth street, its magnificent proportions
tower up1T0 feet from the sidewalk, present
ing six lofty stories aud terraced roof with
ramparts Of balustrades Ornamented walls
and portals Below the sidewalk is a ten
foot cellar making 10 al seven stories and
the balastrades and portals Of the roof give
the appearance of vet another story. The
building Is constructed Of stone. brick, terra
Gotta and iron with the smallest Qunautity OF
wood finish possible 50 as 10 insure the least
possible danger from fire. The cellar piers
are built Of St. Paul Limestone cut in huge
blocks with footings eight and nine feet
vide. The first or ground floor is Of Fond du
Lac sandstone rock, faced with
tcoled edges. The main entrance Is
on Robert street. grand in proportions
richi tracery and oTnamentation and ofcO Y
.natrriai, t1e ,uncIpai l. BAYFIELD, brown stone
tooied and carved. The main arch is deco
rated with bold and artistic carvings and
hnely executed medaiiions, representing
commerce and agriculture. The entrance
extends 10 the story above with very heavy
stone, cornice, the frieze of which Is richly
Ornamented with laurel wreathes and medal
ions. representing the arts, industry and
navigation. The main pieces on each side OF
The entrance are composed Of immense
blocks Of stone crowned directly under the
irieze, instead of the customary capital, with
A carved American eagle with spread wings
The two inside pilasters are built up
with alternate blocks OF red jasper and
and black porphyry, very highly polished.
aud are twelve feet in height. These pilas-
ters are magnificent in their finish and are
probably the finest and most costly OF pol
shed work ever before attempted in any
public building in the country. The main
-ntrance, although perforsting the wall OF
the first floor. is made on the second hO1r.
which is carried by two noble flights OF white
marble steps, eleven feet wide. with an ample
Ian ding between. On each side OF this en-
trance stairway Is a screen ten feet high,
beautifully worked out in hammered iron.
The three doors In this entrance are Of oak
four inches thick, trimmed with bronze, and
above the doors is rich antique stained glass.
There are two entrances on Fourth street,
both OF which are crowned with heavy rustic
arches. Above the brown stone the material
used in the construction Of this splendid
| ouildiugi is Philadelphia pressed aud nodded
brick and Chicago semi-glazed terra Gotta, the
/ molding OF the latter Is most artistic and sur
passes in design anything ever used in this
city before. The interior construction Of the
| building is freproof. All partitions are bull
either Of brick or terra Gotta lumber. Ths
ceilings are tiled onG1be under side with terr.
Gotta tiles one and pne-half inches thick,
against which theretsse planking one incl
outside partitions is salso Of three inch hol
| ow terra lumber blocks. TIT
joists are practically made OF beams siI