The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-24

The above engraving shows the main
building Of the Farmers College now be-
ing erected at Fort Hill. When it is COM
pletcd it will be one of the finest buildings
OF the kind IN the South. The site choscnfor
tho building is just north of the old Cal
noun residence, which gives q magnifice mt
view or the mountains and the surround
ing country. The splendid farm of eight
hundred acres which belongs to the college
lies in plain view. The size and plan of
the building is rs follows: Front 40 feet;
depth, l2O feet. On the first floor will be
an assembly room 34xGO feet; trcasurcr's
o1iicc 2GX33 feet; four society rooms 3Gx2S
feet; hall Is feet wide. The Chanel will
bc on the north side 5OxII8 feet with
seating capacity of 500 persons. In front
or the Chapel will be tiled vestibulc 24x
oo feet. Second floor: Library room 3Gx
81 feet and inches; seven society rooms
2S136 feet with hall full length of build
Ing l8 feet wide. Third floor: Auditori-
nm G8x9l feet; Y. M. G. A. hall 3Ox36
feet; two society halls 3Ox4l feet. The
height FROM the ground to the cornlce
will be flfty-tive feet, and one hundred and
fitty feet to the top of the clock tower.
lhc clock i'll the tower will have three dials
facing cast north and south. The build
ing has basement story of nine feet
where the apparatus for heating the rooms
by steam will be placed, which will also
afford room for large supply of fuel for
the furnace. The foundation of the build
ing up to first:hoor is Of gray granite quar-
ried ON The college property. From the
first tl"0r up the structure will be of press.
cd brick, hard burned. One million one
hundred and cighty-two thousand of brick
will be required to complete the wall. The
door and window sils will be of dressed
granite. Fifty masons arc now at worl,
laying brick on this building, who, with
" the corps of assistants, give it the nDnear
ance of a bee hive in midsummer. Tho
a plastcring and finishing inside will be done
ny contract, and from base to dome will b;
tlnishcd III the most modern style. Pines
Will bo laid for q complete water system
r and all the rooms lighted by electricity.
8 The corner stone of the college was laid
p about two months since, July 28th) and
the trustees hope to have the finishing
Onenlnr of
the first term in February next.
AS to the cost of the structure. thot will
not bc known until the work has been
done, MS where work is done by day labors.
The cost generally runs wide of the esti.
mate of the architects. Most of the work
: on this building is done by free labor i. e.
the masonry, convicts arc used for all the
rough heavy work, such as handling lum-
Der, carrying mortar, brick and stone.
DoRMIToRY.
The dormitory or mess hall is located a
short distance in !hc rear or west of tho
main building. 1t will be by far the larg.
est building Of the kind in the State. 1t
ls designed to accommodate the six hundred
students who will be at Clemson for ten
months OF the year. It is located on the
brow OF the hill overlooking the river and
rich bottom lands belonging to the institu-
, uon: TINS building is to be Of brick three
stories high, and has n front of 235 fee.
WIN depth of forty-sx feet with two
, wings running back one hundred and forty-
TOUR ieet, with width of forty five feet
also three stories high. The wings make
tho building enclose three sides of square
or court yard in which will be placed the
laundry and kitchen. At the rear of each
wing an ample fire escape is built which
Will afford the occupants rapid cCress in
case OF fire or other alarm. The rooms for
the students are l44xl7 feet, lighted and
ventilated by two windows and transun
doors. A spacious hall runs the entire
length of the building. The dining hall is
on ,thc lower floor in the center of the
main building. The room is one hunnred
} ana twenty-slx feet long by forty feet wide.
1t will seat the six hundred stldcnts with
some space to spare. On the ground floor
there will be two guard rooms 26x3O fee,
Tor the storage of soldicrly equipments tc
be used in training the boys in military
tactics. Broad stairs will lead from tho
upper storicsato the dining hall. In this
structure will be one hundred and fifty-siy
rooms, three hundred and cighty-cight
windows and one hundred and sixteen
: transoms. 1t will have two hundred and
scVenty.tour squares OF tin roofing to cover
1t; This, will be put on by contractors
The work is being pushed as rapidly as
possible with about fifty hands at work.
l MIR. Sharp the superintendent, says he will
have 1t ready for the boys before the time
set for the opening OF the school, if he
docs have it completed in that time he will
do we'll, as when the roof is on the build
ing will not be much more than half done,
> and there is yet several hundred brick &c
lay before 1t will be ready for the rafters.
The pointing and plastering will also he
done by contractor.
, | COOKING DEPARTMENT
This important department will be 10.
Gated in the court yard formed by the
wings of the mess hall that runs back IA
feet. In this building will be placed the
| $4,000 cooking and heating aparaus re-
Gently purchased by the management. The
building will be 4Ox6O feet with base.
mcnt story Of nine feet for boiler room.
IL VIII be placed in the center of the cour.
D yard and will be connected with the dining
t nal by covered passage way nine feet
@ Wide. The heat 10 warm the building and
the hot water for all uses will be SUPPLIED
oy NE Kitchen boiler. AS in the main
building, electric lights will be PLACED in
| all these departments. -
Inc work of excavating for this building
, Is under way, and the brick laying will be
commenced in short time and will be
rushed as fast as possible, as it win be i'm :.
possible to- open the school until the cook.
ing machinery is in running order. All
The hands that can be used are now at
work on the main building, mess hall and