Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-27
THE STATE CAPITOL.
THE PLAN HAS AT LAST BEEN
SELECTED.

Ii Is What Is Known as the - Flagg
Plan,'' or the s.NeW York Plan''
1t is Satisfactory TO the People.
Wednesday morning our people
were delighted with the announce
ment that the Capitol Commission
had selected plan for the Capitol
building, and forthwith large crowd
gathered in front OF the Commits
siOn'S room, in the Stuart building, in
the windows OF which were displayed
the four successful drawings for the
proposed structure.
The plan adopted is the work OF
Ernest Flagg, OF New York; the
second competitive prize, 81 800, goes
to VIM. NJ. Kenyon, of Minneapolis +;
the third, $1,000, to W. II. Dennis Of
Minneapolis and o. =. Dennis of Ia
coma, and the fourth, $500, to Ger
man & DeWaard of Duluth and w. E.
Brown, Of Chicago.
The plan selected il one of the five
recommended by Prof. Ware, and the
final vote on its adoption was by an
unanimous vote. The general appear
ance of the building resembles some
what our National Capitol, with an
imposing dome surmounted by stat
ute OF Liberty. The plan consists of a
ro.unda, to the right of which will be
the Senate chamber, to the left, the
Representatives hall, and in the rear
the Supreme Court chamber. The ro-
tunda has double walls, and between
these walls the grand staircase in four
flights is placed. The rotunda extends
the whole height of the building and
its walls support the dome, which is de-
signed to be of opsn-work masonry.
The Senate chamber will be adorned
with a semi-circular Corinthian colon
made separating the members hall
from the visitors gallery. The seats
are arranged in semi-circular tiers
sloping towards the Presidents desk.
In the Representatives. hall the same
general plan is adopted except the
colonnade. Ample space is devoted to
committee rooms. The chamber to be
assigned to the Supreme Court, ex.
tends through two stories, and the Wis
itors' gallery is on level with the
second floor. Each OF the Judges is
provided with a private room and one
is to be assigned to the clerk of the
court.
The Governors Office with ante-room
and private room occupies the front
right-hand pavilion on the first floor
and the Lieutenant Governor will be
provided with similar accommodations
in the left-hand pavilion. The rooms
for the Attorney General and the Ad.
iutant General will be in the pavilions
on the rear corners. The Treasurer
the Auditor, the Superintendent oil
Public Instruction, the Secretary oil
State. the Librarian and State Library
will be assigned adequate quarters in
the second story. In the basement
will be the offices of the State Printer
the Commissioner of Public Lands
the vault for records, and toilet and
cloak rooms. The size of the princi
pei AOOiho Will NC iOi tho wv ACSioio
tive halls so by 80 feet, rotunda 81
feet, Governors room p by A. Su
preme Court room 80 by SO, and
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General
and Adjutant Generals rooms q by
by q feet. The corridors will be lf
feet wide. The building will measure
$50 by $50 feet, and will probably face
the north, thus presenting q grand ap'
pearance from the waters Of Puget
Sound and conduce to harmony be.
tween the beauty of the site and the
architectural design.
The style of architecture is varia
ton of the modern German renais
sance. The principal facade presents
colonnade on q plain basement
terminating in square pavilions. II
is interrupted in the cen.er by the
main entrance. A group of statuary
surmounts the main entrance, and
this means Of establishment has been
used unsparingly in outside decora-
tons.
/ A telegram has been sent to Mr.
Flagg requesting his immediate pres.
ence, and he will doubtless soon re.
spond and prepare the specifications
in detail so that very little delay will
result before bids will be invited for
supplies and labor. 1t is confidently
anticipated that no further delay will
result in this exceedingly necessary
work.