Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12
SOON TO BE ROOTED.
THE OUTSIDE WORK ON THE JErrsR.
SON RAPIDLY NEARING COMPLETION
Architect Carrrre Inspected the f'uiidins
and Was Well Pleased With It,
The Interior Arrangement.

Mr. j. NJ Carrcre, Of the flrm os Car.
rere & Hastings. tho architects who Gs-
signed the Jefferson, was In the city last
Sunday. and In company with Mr. p. II.
Polhemus. the FIRMS representative In
charge Of the work OF construction. rlais
tour OF the building, which Is now
almost ready for the roof. He expressed
himself az thoroughly satisfied with tie
work as far as II had gone. and after
giving some instructions regarding what
Is yet 10 be done. returned 10 New York
that night.
The jefferson now looms up on Jefferson.
Franklin. and Main streets in grand pro-
portions. and IS as pretty a structure of
its kind as could be seen anywhere. seyea
stories on the Ma!n-street and FIVE on ths
Franklin-strcet fronts have been COM
pleted. and It Is expected that the entire
building VIII be under roof by the lst OF
September. AS soon, therefore, as pos-
sibls the plastering work win b, ccu-
menced, and will be pushed forward
rapidly In order 90 have II finished before
cold weather sets in to retard the work.
A Dispatch man visited the building
yesterday, and was courteously shown
through 1t by Mr. Polaemus. Although
the inside work IL far from being con-
pleted the various rooms have all been
partltioned on and feeble cone pt.oa %
the maGnificence proposed can De h'e
Entering from the Fraukin-SirCet Doors,
when the building IS ready for occip1r SO
one will find himself in a megnlhcen. % ie
hallway which leads directly into w..
ter garden. Here viii be seen plants and
| shrub bbery growing IN made earth, fuiy
| twenty feet above terra urma, bat on
! level with Franklin street. Pabbled walk
ways Will lead I'm all directions. and SPRAY
| ing fountains gushing forth lrtesian wei
| water. Will give the scene an Snehantti
! appearance.
| ROOTED WITH GLASS.
The entire garden viii be rooted over
| with glass IN such 4 manner as 10 aiiota
! q view OF II in is entirety, tp the occu-
| pants Of all the rooms opening thereon
| Passing through the garden one VIII oe
| ushered TO a wide marble stan 'aae. whieh
| will lead directly down into tne rotuhaa.
! This is a spacious apartment whch WI
be- lined with marble throughout. IN
| the centre Of IL viii be placed lfe-sife
marble statue Of Thomas Jer rson. ilr
whom the cross street run.lng hesidi
the hotel was named, and II a whom mo
hotel gets its name The atue ij No"
| being executed by Nalentn"
The rOtunda is half n story higher th'h
| the Office, which opens on Man street
| and Is Immediately IN front ot Y. ~
| Office room f. quite large AMI WIZ
| fitted up with al OF Tho modern h''.'
appliances. Il will be- a. gem OF Its KIM,
ana VIII be one OF the best appoih'ed
hotel Offices IN the country
TIE DINING-ROOM
Immediately above the office. AMI e1-
tending the fun length ~ The MANI
street front. Is the dining-t0om. an IN
! mense apartment, which has been 50 ar
ranged by means OF mechanical doors
| as TO permit OK IT'S being divided AZ wiz
into three rooms, one OF which-the hi''-
die one-is much larger than the o'','
two. To the right aud rear ot the nl.'-
| ing-hall is "A large serving pantry. iIlS
| Immediately aljoins the kitchen, WHICH,
/ although in close proximity To the mann
staircase Is So shut Oft by thick lmp-h'-
trable walls. and equipped with @r iih,
ncis so as to preclude the poss hii;y OK
} | any odors escaping ther irom mo wv
| rest of the house.
, Just east Of tic Franklin street en-
| trance will be ladies cafe. whieh VIII
+ be accessible 80 dIe Kitchen - means
OF private Railways.
) The rear OF the diniug-room n gallery
| has been erected from which view ol
the r5tundA may be had. The dining
e hall being much higher pitched Than th'
4 rest of the fioors. a mezZanine hoor hr
| been nut i'm Immediately about II. 'I
the inner side Of this noor thc servant
! quarters have been arranged. ln'se ut
) segregated from the rest Of the bulidlhs
and can only be reached hy private &c."
- stairways. Above this H. the first BED
room noor proper The rooms are al
large and airy. ana are arranged h
suites Of two, three and -FOUR. lhe sam
| plan prevails on each i0Or above. oi
the Franklin street front. opcning on
, on a loggla. which Is ornamented o.
| four magnificent columns Of Numidiai
marble. handsomely carved are what VII
; be- termed the bridal suites. These VII
each consist Of a parlor. bedroom, an'
| bath. and will be sumptupusly appointed.
ANOTHER GARDEN.
? over the Frankln-street front. extend
ing 81 feet along the front AMI runninl
back a distance Of 30 feet, wiz be con
| structed a glass-encascd roof garden
. | which in midwinter VIII bc perfec
. | f4iryland. a similar garden has bee
$ | erected over the Man-street front. IL WI
, | cover an area OF 40 by 10 feet ana VII
| be profuseiy planted WIN HO"clS' III
garden will be shaded with trellls WORK
4 | and surrounded by a handsome carve
railing OF white brick and granite, whic
/. | IS now almost completed. IL Is 20 fee
above the level OF Main street. and com
3 mands d. grand view OF all parts or IN
!, city. The monitors can bs plainly sec
therefrom. Two towers, rising liS re.
Z each above the level Of Main street. WI
. be erected, one on each side OF "
Franklin-street elevation, ID feet pac
. from the front. Forty feet above ths roo
: garden class-enclosel obseryatorles WI
be constructed. and from the highea
: points OF the towers small windows WI
: be let in. from which those so dispose
NAV view the surrsundins country.
l. Mr.. Pohemus said yesterday tnat y
=, could make no surnise as u inc ,ine :
s openlng OF the hotel. but he would puS
the work on Il az rapidly as possible.
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