Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-18
OLD DOMINION.
nm NEW PUBLIC BUILDING IN THE
KILL CITY.
esns Description Of It-rerscnsi Notes
Badly Kurt funsral-court
Matters.
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;Conesposdence ofihs Richmond Dispatch
LYNcBRuRo, August IL, 1886.
Visitors TO this city. and ., no yer
remote period either, have had the
good taste offended in the very centre Z
the business ares, on Church street o.
tending from Ninth 10 Tenth streets
By rugged hillside unkempt and neg
lsctsd--adorned only by two or tire
wretohed tenemenis perched high up Of
the bill, 81 II to add to the picturesque
psss Of a shabby picture. This seen
has At last given place to one much NOR
10 keeping with the progressive spiri
VI the sge, and an imposing
PUBLIC BUILDING
now graces ~ Sast part Of the sit
OF the ancient unsightliness and OF
which the last brick has just been laid
save those that are incident to the con-
struction Of the roof. The structure
Is both handsome and imposing. The
style Of architecture partakes OF the
Norman, and whit Is an elevated tower
l0S feet in height, which presents q
pretty picture. Its dimensions are
97x54 feet on lot fronting 200
feet on Church street aud 1872 on
Ninth. The building, excluding base.
meut aud attic, is three stories high.
The basement is built Of bluestone,
qusrried here, laid in eighteen inches
Of concrete. The walls above are OF
red brick, faced With selected brick u
the sams color ard laid Ia red mortar,
trimmed with "peefless pressed brick I"
laid In black mortar. The sill courses
and other trimmings are OF Seneca red.
stone. The steps and doorsills are Of
Richmond granite, while the panelling
and rosettes in the gables are Of terra
Gotta. The fesr-beAms and all the
framework are Of iron, filled in with
terra-cotta. The covering will be Of
tiles.
The basement will be used for storage
end for the heating apparatus. The
first floor will be occupied as the post
Office, and consists Of three rooms, 10
which are two vaults and extensive
lobbies for the public. The internal
revenue officials will occupy the second
story, which has six rooms, vaults, and
closets, with 9 corridor ninety.seven
feet in length, communicating with all
the rooms on the floor and with the
tower. The United States courts will
occupy the third story. The room for
the sessions Of the court is 38x50 feet.
There are also four other rooms on this
floor, with vault and closets, and corri-
dor connecting with all the rooms and
with the tower. The attic includes four
rooms, which may De used for observa-
tory purposes by the "clerk of the
weather" located here.
OF course, beinga Government build
irg, il is not ascertainable with any de-
gree of certainty when it will be com.
pleted, but iDssmuch as the roof is
about to crown the walls it is hope
full sign Of progress, and the average
Lynchburger is correspondingly elated,
not only that the city is to pose as the
possessor Of one Of Uncle Sans tene. !
ments, but that be has been pleased to
award 50 creditable one. Mr.. Ro.
@. Burkholder, q former representative
in the House Of Delegates and an archi-
tect of no mean repute, Is the superin-
tendent Of construction.
DR.. w. o. Owen, known profession
ally throughout this section of the State,
is building on the adjoining lot from
plans Of Mr.. Burkholder q large resi-
dence that for style and convenience
will be without rival in the city.
These buildings add greatly to the ap.
pearance Of each other, and mark new
era In that section Of Church street.
OTHER MATTERS.
Captain Dudley, of the Norfolk and
Western railroad, had his arm badly
crushed at Pulaski City last Saturday.
Rev. p. G. Cobbs, an independent
Baptist preacher, baptized large mum.
Der OF his followers in James river at
an oarly hour Sunday morning in the
presence Of large crowd Of both
celors.
Mr.. David =. Booker was buried
here. IN he p:ss..s..ss::::ss;. cemetery, on
Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Callahan, carpenter, fell
from house yesterday, with q heavy
piece OF timber on his shoulder, and
WAS badly hurt. BY some strange pro-
cess one ear was nearly severed from
the head, and had TO be sewed on.
The United States District Court will
meet in this city on the 2lst Of Septem-
Der. The iollowirg.ramed persons
constitute the juries for the occasion
Grand Jury-W. l.. Carpenter, j. o.
Bowcock, and r. +. Harris, Of Abe
marie; John y. Wilson and Henry
Loving, Jr., Of Amherst: A. b. Thorn
hill, Of Appomsttox; Duyall Radford,
q. N. Chiffon, and Oliver Thompson,
Of Bedford Rufus Kyle and Peyton
Warrington, OF Boleiourt; DR.. L. l..
Bondurant and A. q. Garrett, OF Buck
ipehsm X. A. yermillion, V. @. Smith,
X. L. Latham, and O. q. Clark, OF
Campbell; William Johnson, OF Cum
hsIland; James ii. Harlow, OF Flu
wanna N. l.. Lyon and 5. O. Payne,
Of Nelson J. P. Rddington and I. N.
Stsfksy, Of Roanoke.
Petit Jury James wsyland, s. p.
Wilson, j. Howard Smith. and Mark
Durrett, Aibemarle Daniel IL. Ruck-
Ger ard w. Crichton, Amherst
Thomas ii. Martin, Appomattox W.
r. Burks, J. b. Coffee, and w. NJ.
Fields, Bedford; @. I. Price and vii.
liam Cronise, Botetourt W. e. Gan.
nswsy and Edward S.egar, Bucking-
ham; r. Burnley, J. X. Bigsers, Colo
mel J. w. Watts, and Thomas @. Glad
man, Campbell L. b. Robertson, Cam
berlsnd Robert Lane, Tluvanna; w.
II. billiard and r. II. CAbell, Nelson
John s. Bennett and Henry Bohn, Ros.
noke. REX.
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