The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05

SOUTH PART OF ELECTRICITY BUILDING.
porth front faces the lagoon, the west
front is opposite the manufacturers build
ing, and the east faces the mines building.
The general scheme of the plan is based
upon longitudinal nave lis feet wide and
la feet high, crossed in the middle by
transept of the same width and height.
The nave and the transept have a pitched
roof, with range of skylights at the bot
tom of the pitch, and clear story windows.
The rest Of the building is covered with
fiat roof, averaging 92 feet in height and
provided with skylights.
The second story is composed OF q series
of galleries connected across the nave by
two bridges, with access by four grand
staircases. There are subordinate stair
cases in the four corners Of the building.
The area of the galleries in the second
story, as at present arranged, is 1852
square feet or 81 acres, but there is ca
pacity for extension Of this area if neces-
sary.
THE EXTERIOR WALLS
of this building are composed of a continu-
Gus Corinthian order of pilasters feet 6
inches wide and 40 feet high, supporting a
full entablsture, and resting upon a stylo-
bate feet inches. Above is an attic
story feet high, the total height of the
walls from the grade outside being 6S feet
q inches. This order is divided into bays
% feet wide, this dimension serving as the
module of proportion for the plan Of the
whole building.
In the center of each of the four sides is
an entrance pavilion, against which the
higher roof of the nave or transept abuts.
The north pavilion is placed between the
two great apsidal or semicircular proiec-
tions of the building; it is thanked by two
towers 1875 feet high The central feature
is q great semicircular window, above
which, 102 feet from the grade, is colon
ade forming an open loggla or gallery,
commanding a view over the lagoon and
ali the north parts Of the ground. Access
to the loggia is obtained by elevators
The east and the west central pavilions
are composed Of two towers 16S feet o
inches high, between which the transept
roof finishes in gable or pediment with a
row of windows beneath, giving light TO
the transept. In front Of these two pavil-
ions there is great porticoc, omposed of
the Corinthian order, with full columns.
Within this pOrtico Is an inner porch, form
idg vestibule In each case.
The south pavilion is a hemicycle or
niche IS feet in diameter and lob feet high.
This niche is covered by half dome with
ribs and decorations in relief, the CORN
than order being carried round the walls
of the niche. The opening Of the niche is
framed by semicircular arch, the impost
Of which is supported by four full Corin-
tnian columns continuous with the order
of the facades. This arch is crowned by a
gable or pediment with smaller gables on
the returns, and surmounted by an attic,
the whole
REACHING THE HEIGHT OF 142 FEET.
In the center Of this niche, upon lofty
pedestal, Is colossal statue of Franklin
whose illustrious name intimately con-
meets the early history of tie Republic
with one of the most important discoveries
made in the phenomena Of electricity. In
order to carry out this idea, on the frieze
of the great order OF the niche appears the
Latin inscription, "Eripuit colo fulmen
sceptrumQue tyrannis."
At each OF the four corners OF the build
ing there is pavilion, above which rises q
light open spire or tower 1863 fee high. In
termediate between these corner pavillons
and the central pavilions on the east and
west sides there is a subordinate pavilion
bearing low, square dome upon an open
lantern. There are thus ten spires and
four domes, which combine to give to the
otherwise rigid horizontal lines of the
building an effect of lightness and ANNA
ton in accord, it is hoped, with the pur-
pose of the building.
All these towers are composed of one or
more orders of architecture, with open
drcneS, interior comes anu DaluStraOe5.
The entablature Of the great Corint THAN
order breaks around each of the pilasters
of the four fronts. and above each plaster
in the attic order is pedestal bearing
lofty mast for the display of banners by
day and electric lights by night Of these
masts there will be in all tifty-forr.
The first story Of the building is indi-
Gated in these facades between the
GREAT PILAsTERs OF THE CoRINTHIAN ORDER
by subordinste Ionic order with full COL
umns and pilasters, forming an open screen
in front of the windows of this story. Above
this Ionic order is an order of arches in
front of the windows of the second story.
This ionic order is converted into an ar
cade, where it passes in front of the north
pavilion, forming there an open portico
with wide balcony above looking toward
the lagoon.
All this exterior ordinance is carried
ont strictly according to the formulas of
the Italian Renaissance, all the architects
employed upon the buildings forming the
great quadrangle or square having agreed
to use strictly scholastic form Of archi-
tectural expression, similar in respect to
the height of the order, but varying in re-
gard to its character and distribution. In