Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-28
EDEN HALL.
A Pen Picture of the Handsome Build
ing Which VIII Ornament Delaware

A Pen Picture Of the Handsome Build
ing Which VIII Ornament Delaware
| Avenue.
| The Board Of Directors of Eden Hall
| Company has awsgded the contract for
the erection OF It's Asw building on Della
ware avenue to John II. Countiss, the
contract price being s25,000. The terms
OF the contract stipulats that work must
be commenced ON March 25th, and the
building is to be completed by July 1st.
E. L. Rice, Jr., "a the architect.
The Style Of the architecture is Norman
Gothic, and the tfont Of the building, as
seen from Delaware avenue, will present
an ARCHITECTURAL effect OF great beauty
combined with massive and substantial
strength. The new structure will have
an elevation Of five stories In the trout
and tour in the rear, though the building
Will be of q uniform height The dIi-
ference In the stories is accomplished by
throwing the full height of the two
stories into one. Pressed brick laid In
red mortar will be used. The trimmings
win consist of Humelstown brows stone
and galvanized iron finished as brown
stone
Two minare's, running 10 q height Of
80 feet and flanking either side Of the
building, will be not the least pleading
artistic features. One Of these will be of
Gothic style with raking tower, while
the other VIII be OF Norman architecture
with battlemented turret. Both will be
extremely beautiful ard will add not
little to the general handsome effect OF
the building
The roof will be Of mannard slate,
covered with tin. There will bo an open
balcony, facing the avenue, and level
with the third floor joists. This will be
srohed with decorated and paneled brown
stune. The central front Of the building
is surmounted by Gothic gable orna-
mented with brown stone.
Ingrees to the building will be gained
through large doorway, 81 feet from
side TO side, the aperture being closed by
large swinging doors.
There will be q ..sa OF but one step
ifom the pavement into the open double
pillared yestibule, in dimensions 26 feet
bread and o feet deep, and from which
doors enter TO right ard left to the store
J rooms and central door opens into the
general hallway Of the building. The
1 floor of the hallway will be Q tesselated
3 pavement. NattHal wood finish will
: prevail here, and the bronze furniture
: and pla'e glass doorways will satisfy the
tasto of the most iastidious. The hall
: way will he 10 feet wide.
On each side of the hall large store
h room is designed. Both will be finely ap-
4 pointed and will contain AL modern i'm
4 provemcnts. In the rear of these there
will be a largs banqueting and reading
room, 45x3l feet. Underneath the lattei
2 VII be an extensive kitchen connected
with the bauguetug room by duml
: be- erected large closets for glass ant
chinaware.
Entrance to the upper stories will bt
:, made by means Of a massive, decorated
s. stairway, running from the hallway t
n the top of the building. 1t will be vain
y scotted from bottom TO top and W IL b.
lighted by skylight In tue roof.
70 On The second floor there will be an
d other large hallway into which will opel
n an extensive apartment, 70x3l feet and |
IN feet high. There viii be two large wal
ing rooms connected with this apart
Ell ment. In the third floor of the front, c
Il second floor of tie second story, ther
At will be two other arge waiting and toilt
rooms OF about 18l square feet of foo
suriece with balcony overlooking tn
10 large room.
a The third floor proper has been designe
~ to meet the special needs and require
" ments OF Eden Lodge, No. "a, |. o. .. f.
under whose direction and control vii
st be the entire building. In addition t
OF the finely sppoin'ed and commodiou
at lodge room and its auxiliary ante-roomi
IN there Will be large committee roam an
an elegant reading room. The latter wi
b. be fltted up with spec al view to comfoi
W and ventilation. A large open tlre-plac
,h will add to Its attraction.
The fourth floor will be almost dupl.
n cate of the third, with large triplet win
In dows, ornamentsd With Norman head
4 and mouldings.
-" There will be separate toilet rooms o.
each floor.
The extreme height of the buildiuI
T. will be 81 feet, and 1t will be cover a
area OF 1000 square feet 1t will b
heated throughout either by steam o
hot wafer, by direct radiation from
III boiler located In the basement. Tn
n most improved system of ventilation vii
r be employed.
a The building VIII be one of the hand
< sOmest of Its kind to be seen In any city
ID and as representative undertaking o
9. q single lodge VIII be unsurpassed 1
rs this country.