Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-26
THE EIGHTH WONDER.
SIOUX CITY WILL ERECT A THIRD
GORGEOUS CORN PALACE.
The 1859 Plans A,.optcd-The Handsomest
Palace of The Series-A Grand Emblem
Ut King Corn's Noble Empire--A Few
Descriptive Points.

The announcement that Sioux City,
Iowa, will build her third Corn Palace for
the exposition which occurs September
23d to October 5th, 1885, has already been
widely circulated, and public interest is
awake to know what the third attempt at
the Eighth Wonder of the World" will be
like. The Sioux City Journal of recent
date gives some points upon the subject
which are reproduced below. That paper
says:
Architect Loft yesterday gave Journal
reporter a verbal calculation Of the plans
for the Corn Palace of 1889. The building
will have frontage of 240 feet on Sixth
street, extending from the west curb on
Pierce street to the east side of the alley
between Pierce AMI Nebraska streets, and
q depth of 100 feet north and south.
The principal entrance, in the center of
the south facade, is wide open portico
two stories in height, the roof of which
forms terrace opening from the third
story balconies.
The main feature of the design. large
square tower 900 feet in height, rises at the
back of the portlco. This tower is fanked
on each side by smaller ones, with pima
cles and ornamental balconies. The bal
ocnies are connected with the different.
stories OF the small towers with light
bridges, and flying buttresses connect the
angles of the towers with slender buttress
piers at the corners of the main tower ter
race. In the treatment of this central
effect the designer has used some of the
elements OF the original Corn Palace, al
though the general result obtained is
entirely different and promises to be much
more attractive.
Passing inside, at the back of the tower
framing will be q large music or amuse-
ment stand, or stage, with the ceiling
open TO the roof, and covered with large
fan-like sounding board.
At the sides of the stand, and extending
well in front, will be two large open
spaces. These are the min wings of the
building, with combined floor space of
5000 square feet.
Around these open spaces the booths
and sections for exhibitors will be ar
ranged.
Over the booths will be wide balcony,
extending around three sides of each wing
and onnecting with the second story of
the tower, which viii directly face the
amusement stand and be devoted to the
refreshment features of the palace. There
will be no Partisan loges" on the floor,
the architect says; but it will not be sur
prising if he should take advantage of the
central tower and hang out few at a
higher level.
A feature of the design is the wide bal
cony in the west end, where the building
spans Pierce street.
Wide stairways will extend from the
main floor to the balconies at each side of
the tower, easy of access and ascent and
atfording ample exit.
The building would not be Corn Pal
ace were it not for the decorations. Its
general style will perhaps adapt it to the
graceful forms and brilliant tints of the
corn products of this region as we'll as any
that could have been selected; and while
the decorations will start with full grown
American flag 220' feet above the ground
and umerous bits of bunting will be I'M
furled lower down, the main covering will
be grains and corn in all their obtainable
forms.
The design for the interior contemplates
more complete preparation for the decor
alive work than has been attempted before
and the hammer and saw will not SO often
be called into requisition. whereby the
arduous work of the ladies' corps will be
much reduced.
prominent feature Of the design is the
elevator running to thel10O-foot elevation
of the main tower. where q large refresh
ment room and wide terrace supply u
substantial motive for somewhat airy
fight. Above this easy stairs ascend to
the l6O-foot level and to a hanging bal
cony $50 feet from the ground.
The general style of the building will
be composite, with strong leaning toward
the Corn Palace idea" The openings in
the exterior walls will be symmetrically
arranged, generally with arched tops.
Those in the first story will lie separated
by slender columns with oriental capitals,
that arrangement admitting the maximum
of light to the booths inside.