The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-08

building large enough and complete
enough tO accommodate u first-class newspa-
per in all Us requirements, and 10 put up one
that would be arChltecturaliy nm addition 10
the beauty of the city. A building that would
have been large enough for the actual need Of
luE 1lMfs at the present could have been
erected for less than half the cost OF the pres
ert magnificent structure, but the purpose
Wa. 10 put up for THE TINES striking edlnce
on plan Of uloxcelled magnitude.
Mr.. Charles ii. Read, Jr., was the architect
whose designs were selected. and the building
as il stands to-day is monument to his sue
cess.
EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.
The exterior Of the building is extremely at
trac,Ve and presents bold and torcibly de-
yeloped design.
The roof was torn from the original build
ing and two full stories added.
Rising above the structure at the northeast
corner nearly hundred feet from the ground
is square tower with the roof ending Ia
point. above which Is q tall flagstaff.
THE TOWER ROOM.
Tn this tower is large and well.yent;lated
room. making the building IN reality six sio-
Iies high.
A broad cornicc treated with moulded brick
with a dentil course above marks the beglr-
ming OF the new work. which IS III simple
RomanesQue style To be in keeping in form as
Dear as possible with the original building.
The piainness at the exposed corner OF the
building is relieved by an ornament of circu-
lar brick. springing from granite corbel at
the third floor, extending several feet nom
The building and terminating above the Cur
ner of the roof in a turreted point.
The material used IN the construction Of the
house j red stock brick, granite sllls aud
moulded brick trimming. The root IS Of slate,
broken into towers and gables. and with dor
nlrr windows. which gives II pleasing variety
In the general outline. The building faces
seyenty-hye feet on Tenth street and runs
back sixty-eight feet on Bank street The
caves of the main roof are seventy feet from
the pavement. The pitch OF the first floor il
seventeen feet and six inches, the second
story is twelve feet the third story is eleven
feet, the fourth story is twelve feet, the fifth
stony is eleven feet and the sixth story is
eleven feet.
THE INTERIOR.
The inside of the first three floors has
been thoroughly rcinOdelsd and equipped for
the putirs..., for winch there are designed
On the inst door is TnE TINES counting room,
which is by far the handsonest newspaper
o.fce in the South It'll in direct communica-
tlon with all parts of tue building by means
of speaking tubes and chutes..
The second. thirt! and fourth floors are used
for Offices.
EDITORIAL AsD COMPOSING Eoons
The editorial aud news rooms, the city de-
pattment, the composing room. the siere0typ-
ing room. the telegraph Office aud THE Tia4s
library are ON the fifth floor. VI these the conf
posing room Is the largest, extending, as II
Dies. across the entire depth Of the building
1t is splendidly lighted and ventilated, aud is
uuexcelled for convenience. There are APP
plianees for lighting all the rooms by both gas
and electricity.
the stereotyping room, where the forme eSc
taken IS soon ~ locked up" euo eiso en-
runicstes directly with tho ed'tor'9 Eoous'