Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-12-15
THE ELEGANT QUARTERS
or the Vermont National Bank.


Elegance and permanency are the two first
impressions produced on entering the new
directors room of the Vermont National
bank, while closer inspection reveals a
harmony and completeness which Is
study in interior woodwork and line ONCE
furnishing. Passing through the light, at
tractive business room of the bank, which,
! IL will be remembered, was remodelled in
black walnut at the time the new plate
| glass fronts were put in five years ago, one
enters the old directors quarters, now an
officers ROOM The desks in this room
are inside a heavy ornamental brass rail
| ing which -uns nearly the length of the
room. This railing makes all the APP
proaches to the vault within the officers
| quarters. leaving a passage-way through
| TO the door leading to the new directors
room. The railing is one of the best pieces
of work Of the j. l.. Mott company OF New
| York. New carpet new draperies, and a
new settee OF mahogany are noted here as
recent Improvements.
The new directors room, which is next
| in order, might well be called the mahog-
any room, and, in its way, is gem OF
purest raw" The wainscotng, five feet
| high is Of mahogany. Above it the walls
are of painted canvas, the effect being
that Of tapestry
The ceiling is mahogany, heavily beam
ed and paneled. The centre-piece in the
ceiling is in oak leaf design, hand carved,
from which depends the bright silver chan
deler. of delicate lace-like pattern. The
chandelier is fitted with gas lights in imi-
tation of candles, while the electric lights
are enclosed in cut glass globes.
The wood work at the side OF the door
and windows is in plaster effect, much
hand carving being noticeable. On the
north side of the room is the mahogany
book-cas above which is a large plate
glass mirror The furniture in the room
is of mahogany upholstered in leather.
The top of the heavy mahogany table in
the centre is leather covered.
The most striking effect is at the west
side of the room. where a mahogany wall
is erected with vestibule in the centre, and
two coupon rooms exactly alike at the
sides. The wood work above the opening
to the vestbule, and connecting the two
rooms, is very beautifully and ornately
carved. At the sides of the openings are
rich castings in old silver finish. In the
veStibule is settee Of mahogany, with
decorated leather back. Within the coupon
rooms are chairs and desks. Electric call
buttons and speaking tubes give couihullI-
cation with the main business room OF the
bank. The coupon rooms have their own
electric lights, but in the day time light
is supplied through large glass windows in
frost work design which are in the inner
walls. Above the coupon rooms are two
frost work windows and above the yesti-
bule a beautiful large window of colored
glass A description Of the directors
D.
mention Of the Wilton carpets. and the
window draperies.
The work throughout the room was done
by Schwarzwaelder Il Co., Of New Y rk.
The rooms, as now finished, with the large
tire-proof and burglar-pIoof Herring vault,
put in in lSSa. make the finest and most
perfectly appointed banking establishment
in Vermont. and one in which the officers,
directors, stockholders and patrons of
solid financial institution have reason to
take great satisfaction and pride.