Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-06-19
TEN DA VS. At THE FAIR.

have promised brief descrip
of some of the more impOrtan
ings on the ground. The grea
1ings are thirteen in number. We
b with the Administration build.
Va name given on account of the
that this is the headquarters fo1
managers of the Fair. 1t is stu
on slight rise of the grounds:
quarter of a mile from the
and at the head of the Grand Ba-
he artificial water basin that lies
ben Manufactures and Agricul-
buildings on one side and Liberal
on the other side. This building
most costly, it's size considered,
e whole grounds; it cost $435, 900.
|nds from the ground floor more
R50 feet high, its vast gilded dome
seen at a long distance. The
of the building is unique. 1t is
around the dome center which is
let across. Four buildings, each "a
quare, stand so that one of their
corners touch the circle of the
but far enough apart to leave
trance wall to the dome part so
Fide. The four corner buildings
feet high and they are decorated
M immense figures, representing
herce, Art, Justice, Religion, etc.
econd story of the building is 175
1uare, and surrounded by deep
hadeion all sides. Surrounding
" art of the building are great col
40 feet in height that support
Sc of the upper dome. The four
entrances to the building are
feet in width by fifty feet in
!. The exterior is finished and
Nj ed according to the the rich
of the architect. The interior
great dome is beautiful in shape,
hgs, emblems and paintings, and
Festive of great men and mem
events, by names and brief his
statements. Free elevators in
ilding carry one up to heights
he can gain a fine view of the
nding scenery. This building
I'd the architectural gem of the
tion structures. We should
N that high up on the building
bid statue of Columbus begun
go by Louis ST. Gaudens and
q by Mary Lawrence.
Agricultural building, appro
y styled the "Palace of Agri-
"is 5OOxSOO feet with an annex
500 feet: it cost s61s, 900. 1t is
biful structure outside and is
ntly adapted to its uses. 1t
near the lake, it's north front
the ''Basin''. The design of
lding is bold and heroic. The
orner stands in line and the
eight with the buildings which
hd the inner court of the
5. On the side of the main en-
are mammoth Corinthian pill
pet in height. On each corner
he centers of each side of the
3, square parts or pavilions are
the center one being IA feet |
There are lofty domes on the |
and in the center. Groups of
are placed in the vestibules
about on the building. The
ed statue "Diana" made by
dens, is set on the central
1t is statue Is feet high and
pts the goddess standing on
h a drawn bow. Separate
N IS, though close adjoining, are
Shoe and Leather, and Eth
all kindred in some re-
but devoted to their special
Forestry building is 52S feet
Rnd, anywhere else, would be
led immense.
nery Hall, the next largest
on the grounds, stands west
line with, on the court side,
1ral building. 1t also stands
Administration building. 1t
d the annexes, 81, ,235, 900. The
lding is s46x492, with one an
fsOx55O, a power house, look
and other additions, cover
told, almost twenty acres of
The interior presents the ap-
of three immense railway
Spanned by iron trusses.
all sides is a gallery of so ft.