The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-17
T. 0. ANGELES DESIGN.
Symmetry Equally Apparent From All
Directions.

Directions.
7. o. Angel puts forward as one of the
strong points of his design that it confines
practical business sense in construction
with artistic effects, and that it can be
built within the sum stipulated by the com.
mittee. The dimensions of the structure
are as follows: Length, 260 feet; width in
the center, 100 feet; at narrowest point,
100 feet; at end extensions, 100 feet;
height to cornice, 20 feet. There are eight
circular towers, 10 feet in diameter and 81
feet high. The main tower is 45 feet wide
and 100 feet high. The height of stories in
the clear is as follows: Basement, Il feet;
first story, is feet; second story, 20 feet
third story, Is feet.
The external walls are of brick, faced
with grey sandstone, pitch-faced, asher,
and are trimmed with salmon-colored
sandstone The basement walls are en-
tirely of stone, and the partition walls of
the first story are of solid brick masonry.
Els are the principal partition walls above
the first story. The arches under the
tower at the intersection of the corridors
are of finely carved stone.
The upper portion of the tower consists
Of an open arcade with four clock faces,
richly ornamented, which is reached by the
elevators. The latter are located in the
center of the tower.
There are four fronts, with grand en-
trance in each, and the main tower is in
the center, causing the symmetry of the
building to be equally apparent from what.
ever direction it is seen. The four fronts
are in harmony with the site of the struc-
ture, which is ten acre park, bounded on
each of its four sides by a straight broad
street.
The entrance stairs are of stone, and are
housed within the building The reason
for housing them is that they are thereby
protected from ice and snow, which would
render them dangerous, and which are so
Objectionable in connection with entrance
steps to public buildings. This method is
admirably adapted to this style of architec-
ture. At the head of the entrance stairs
storm doors are provided.
MIR. Angel has studlously avoided hay-
ing any outside entrances to the basement
as it is generally admitted that in buildings
of this class there should be no outside en-
frances not actually necessary to their con-
venient USE
The basement and first story are fire
proof, the remainder Of the building slow
combustion. The floor of the first story is
composed entirely of thing. Light will be
admitted TO the corridors of the basement
through perforated iron risers in the en-
trance stairs.
The longitudinal hall, extending through
the center of the building from end to end.
is eighteen feet wide, and the transverse
hall, separating the city from the county,
extends across the building from side to
side, in the center, and is twenty feet wide.
The building is extremely well lighted,
the windows being very large. They will
appear especially SO from the interior. 1t
will be heated by steam, and complete
and admirable system of ventilation and
plumbing are provided, in connection with
which the eight circular towers will be
used to contain the pipes. He regards this
use of these towers as an important matter
~ resnett TO convenience. utility and econ