The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-16
in diameter and 11sfeet high. The building
cost S8)l OOO

IN diameter and 1l5reet nlgn. Inc puuung
cost $500, ,000.
The Manufactures and Liberal Arts
Building is the mammoth structure OF the
| Exposition. 1t Is 1887 feet long by 7s7, and
covers nearly thirty-on acres OF ground. l.
| Is the largest building ever constructed under
one roof. The style Of architecture Is Corin-
THAN. and throughout the treatment Is sev.
erely classic. There are four great entrances,
one in the center Of each facade. The en-.
frances are designed In the manner OF TIL
umphal arches. The building occupies the
most conspicuous place on the grounds fac.
ing the lake. The exterior OF the structure
is covered with staff" which Is treated 80
as to represent marble. The contract price
was 81, 700, 600.
The Fine Arts Building is a pure type OF
the most refined classic architecture tn the
Grecian-Ionic style. It Is oblong, 500 by
800 feet, intersected north, east south and
west by a great nave and transept 100 feet
wide and seventy feet high: The dome Is
sixty feet In diameter. Galleries sixty fee5
wide run around the entire building: Z. b.
Atwood was the architect. The building ls
located in the northern portion OF the park,
the south front facing the lagoon. This
building cost SEQ, 600.
For the accepted design Of the Woman's
Building Miss Sophia g. Hayden recelved a
prize of $1,000. The principal facade o. the
building has an extreme length Of 400. the
depth being one-half that distance. The
style of architecture is Italian Renaissance:
The building is incased with 'tstah," and
will. when finished, be one Of the most no
ticeable edifices on the grounds. The hang
ing gardens will be unique and Impressive
feature of the center pavilion. The estimate
for this building was $500. 900, but the actual
cost was reduced to $13S 00O.
The Hall Of Mines AMI Miningis located at
the southern extremity Of the main lagoon,
and is 700 feet long by $50 feet wide. The
architect was s. =. Beman, OF Chicago, who
found in the Italian renaissance the inspira-
tion for his magnificent creation. The en-
| frances are on all four sides OF the building.
The galleries are twenty-five feet high and
sixty feet wide. Richly decorated arcades
| lie between the main entrance and Ghe pa
vilions. From q deeply recessed promenade
on the gallery floor level can be found fine
view of the lake. A feature OF the construc-
ton Of this building lies in the fact that the
logias on the first floor are faced with mar.
bles of different kinds and hues, which will
be considered part of the mining exhibit.
They can be removed and sold at the close
of the Exposition. The cost was $265, 900.
| The style of architecture Of the Agricul-
tural building is classic renaissance, and 1t
is one OF the most magnificent structures In
the Exposition grounds. 1t stands near the
shore OF Lake Michigan. and is almost sur
rounded by water. The building is 500 by
800 feet. The cornice line Is sixty-fve feet
above grade. Mammoth Corinthian pillars,
fifty feet high and five feet In diameter, are
on either side of the main entrance. The
pavilions are on each corner, with one III
the center, the latter being IA feet square
The main entrance is sixty-four feet wide.
The glass dome is 130 feet high. Domes
ninety.six feet high surround the corner
pavilions. There has been expended on this
building $500, ,0C0. The architects are Nc
Kim, Mead g. White, OF New York.
Peabody & Stearns, Of Boston, were the
architects for the Machinery Hall. The
magnifcence OF its appearance will strike
all visitors to the Exposition. 1t measures
$50 by 500 feet. and cost 81, 250, 900. The
building is located at the extreme south enc
OF tho park, midway between the shore OF
Lake Michigan and the west line OF the
park. The building is spanned by three
arched trusses, and the interior looks like
three railroad train houses side by side. Fol
the purpose Of moving machinery an eleVa
waited travelling crane has been placed II
each Of the long naves.
The Transportation Building is one OF 8
group Of edihces forming the northern Archi
tectural Court Of the Exposition. 1t faces
eastward and commands a view OF th'
wooded island. The style OF architecture
Is Romanesque, and its treatment is ex
tremely refined and simple. The main en-
trance to the Transportation Building con
sists OF an immense single arch enriched
an extraordinary degree with carvings, ba