Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-19
ofices have entrance from the streets as

offices have entrance from the streets as
WELL
The court, forty-three feet square, is d.
vided on each side into three bays by pilasters
extending to the third floor. The plas.ers in
tho basement story have simple, moulded,
classic caps on which lies an entablature
COMPOSED of architrave, freze and cornice,
tie freze being paneled with circular and
diamond shaped panels, while the cornice is
ornamented with dentil ornament. Imme-
diauely on top of this entablature rises an
other plaster which extends through the
first and second stories, while on the top OF
the same appears semicircular arch around
the third story, the whole being crown ed by
q richly nodded modllion cornice, the spand-
rels on top of the arches having an interlaced
Moorish fretwork. The arches again rest on
capitals nodded with great delcacy, with
French detail ornament.
The fourth and fifth stories are somewhat
palmer, but have very effective lines of
nodded cornices and sillcourses carried
around the court
The upper, or sixth, story has double
row Of pilasters, one set being wide and
forming a continuation of the main pilasters
from below, while the other set forms
mullion between the windows. The pias-
ters in this story have capitals moulded and
ornamentcd in the same feeling as are the
lower ones. Over these openings are semi
circular arched heads with label moulding.
| The label moulding is rich In effect, with a
| dentil or tooth moulding.
The whole court is crowned with deep
| frieze and dentil cornice, while in this frieze
| are some circular openings.
Over the court is an iron frame of the plate
| glass crate which, assisted by the cross lights
of the different stories, affords sufficient and
| ample light in the second and third stories
| o corridor passes around the court behind the
| main pilasters. Between the latter are hand
| some balconies, outlined with bronze and
| iron balusters. The bronze balusters are in
| tho second, with beautiful design of
wrought iron scroll work in the third story.
Night light is supplied by electrlciers
| placed at convenient distances, the effect of
| which will be to greatly enhance the detail
| ornament of the plaster work.
| The court is unique in itself, forming
| most pleasing feature of the handsome bGi Id
| ing and giving a cross light to every portion
| of it, there being no dark corner in any part
| of the interior.
| Ventilation has been given most caref ul
|
ing has q tendency to promote heat, the in
| terror of the court is cool and pleasant, owing
| to the free current of air created by the
largo ventilator in the glass roof, and which
| passes from the top 10 the bottom Of the
| court.
The general architectural feeling Of th o
court is truly French. There are displayed
| great delicacy of moulding aud great refine
ment of finish and general execution. There
can be no doubt that this court Will compare
most favorably with any similar piece of work
IN this country and that it is credit, both to
the originator and designer, while the work
has lost nothing Of refinement in its execu.
| tion.
1t is designed In the future TO further en-
belllsh the court with an artistic fountain,
and while the court now presents the snow
white and chaste color of the stucco work.
its general tone will be softened and i'm
proved by iudieious tinting OF tue walls in
soft warm colors in the near future, when