St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-01

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- q %N. and Hennepin.
So the two great
commercial avenues that meet at
Bridge square, have diverged very
gradually, and, where Fonrth street
connects them. are less than 800 feet
apart, running nearly parallel. 1t IS
Just between these two avenues that
the GLOBE has taken its stand and
raised its pinnacle at a point that
which the business life of the city re-
wolves; for Minneapolis is laid out very
much like great wheel. its streets con-
verging as the spokeS, every street car
line crossing the others at point not
two squares distant. The new govern
ment building. the new county and city
building, the present city hail,
the court house, chamber OF COM
merce, the leading hotels, the large
business houses, both wholesale and re-
tail; the theaters, depOts, are all located
within almost immediate reach. Here
it was that the site for the GLOBES new
edifice was selected two years ago; and,
recognizing the fact that the prominent
and central location called for build
ing that might stand as a mon
ument to faith in the future
greatness, as we'll as to present
and past prosperity OF MINNEAPOLIS,
expense has not been spared in the
erection of what is conceded to be one
of the handsomeSt business structures
in the country. While it has distinct
individuality, its style of architecture,
at once graceful and substantial. is such
as to be in keeping with the class OF
buildings that at no distant day will
grace it upon either side. Fifty years
from now, when Minneapolis
shall have tripled and quadru-
pied in size, the GLOBE building
will still be an an ornament, and IN
harmony with surroundings which will
by that time reach a magnificence
hardly dreamed of to-day. Adjoining a
wide alleyway, 1t has the prominence OF
being upon corner, with the advantage
of ready access and abundant light that
is so desirable in this day of crowded
thoroughfares. The natural advantages
given by it's location have been well
improved, and of all the lightweight
rooms contained on its eight
not well lighted and we'll ven
tilated. In fact, the entire arrange
ment of the building has been made
largely with a view to this essential.
The style of architecture is OF the
RomanesQue order, and the graceful
bows. both on the front and sides, which
greatly enhance the exterior appear
ance, also add much to the interior adj
vantages by giving the large majority
of the rooms what are called bow Win
dows, feature that will be considered
as most desirable by tenants.
The foundation walls of the building
are of blue lime dimension stone. three
feetin thickness, calculated to sustain
weight several times greater than Is re-
quired of them. The first story front
and return is of red Minnesota granite
quarried at Redwood Falls-a stone
which, by the way, is pronounced to be
superior to the New England granite
that has been so largely used in
the construction of buildings through
out the country-fne-grained, and
hard and durable as flint. The
stone used in the front elevation
above the first story is red sandstone
quarrled at Portage Entry, and is al
most an Indian red in color. 1t is very
soft and pleasing to the eye, and is an
agreeable deviation from the mOnotony
of brown stone so much used, besides
possessing the characteristic of harden
ing from atmospheric exposure. The
dimensions of the building are 44X9S
feet, exclusive of the engine house at
the rear, as the height from the floor
of the basement to the top of the
tower, is $50 feet.
The building is fire-proof Throughout,
IN, FIRM
being the floors and castings of hard
maple. The floors are thoroughly pro-
tected, resting upon iron beams, fitted
in with brick and terra Gotta arches.
The floors of the corridors are laid with
marble thing; the staircaSeS are of iron,
with slate and marble treads, so that
the material used in the construction of
the building throughout is imperyiOuS
to fire.
THE BUILDING BY FLOORS.
The basement, even, is light and
pleasant, with high ceilings, and floors
of tiles, containing at the front the
handsomeSt and best equipped tOnsorial
parlors and bath rooms in the city,
while the remainder is taken up with
the toilet, pump and machinery rooms.
The first, or street floor, has been es-
pecially arranged for accommodating the
GLOBES business offices. The entrance
is through an arched doorway formed by
the heavy granite blocks in the rough,
and relieved by elaborate carving
above. The hallway, which runs the
full length of the floor from the vesti- !
bule, is tiled with tesselated marble and
framed with wainscoting of polished
marble. The walls are tinted an
agreeable buff, and the woodwork in
the Offices is of cherry; in the hallway,
oak, finished in natural tones. AT the
left, as you enter. is the counting
room finished with paneled VAIN
scoting of cherry, furniture and fixtures
to match. Adjoining it is room CORE !
spondingly finished and furnished for
the use of the advertising department. |
Then comes the elevator shaft. which !
also serves as light well. Two Crane |