The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13
NEW STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
WILL BE 4 FINE LOOKING STRUCT-
URE-PLANS or THE BUILDING.

URE-PL4NS or THE BUILDING.
About other New School Buildings.-The
George street school Well Along-The
Grand Avenue Building WIN be tho
Largest school building in the City.
The new state normal school build
ing being constructed at the corner of
Howe and Oak streets is progressing
rapidly, all the walls being up. The
woodwork is being put in now. and a
slate roof is also being put on. 1t is
thought that the building will be COM
pleted by the first of January, 1896.
Hartwell & Richards of Boston are
the architects, and A. w. Burritt &
Co. of bridgeport have the contract
for the construction of the entire build
ing, but have let sub-contracts. The
copper work on the cornices and else
where is being done by A. H. Bucking-
ham of New Haven, who also has the
contract for the gas fitting, which Is
being done for him by the New Haven
Plumbing and Heating company.
The heating apparatus Is being put
in by the Franklin Heating company of
Boston. The first floor will contain
seven large rooms, consisting of toilet
rooms, a lecture room, physical labo-
ratory, two recitation rooms, a man
ual training room and a coat room.
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storage. A wide main corridor will
extend to the Howe street entrance.
Jutting back in the rear will be the
boiler room.
Two flights of broad stairs will con-
meet the several stories. On the second
floor will be three class rooms, the
principals room, a. teachers room, and
a reading room in which will be two
stories of alcoves for books. A CORR
dor of the same dimensions as the one
or the first floor will also extend the
length of the second floor. On the
third floor will be three class rooms,
a lecture room, biological laboratory,
a chemical laboratory, and two store
rooms.
One classroom will be separated from
the lecture room by double rolling
partition, so that when necessary the
two rooms can be combined, making
one large room seventy-two feet long
and twenty-nine feet wide. The corri-
dor on this floor will be three feet
narrower than those of the two lower
floors.
In the basement will be a manual
training room, a lunch room, the jani-
tors room, the mems toilet room and a
boiler room, while three rooms will be
lleft unfinished for the present.
At each entrance there will be broad
granite steps with granite buttresses
at the side of each. The building is OF
brick and the brick work was done by
u. D. Roberts, all the material being
brought from New Hampshire.
The exterior will be decorated in ter
ra Gotta trimmings from the New Brit.
ain Terra Gotta company.
The slate roofing is being done by
L. Fl. Knapp of Meriden. The interior
| is being finished up in whitewood.
| The iron work, such as iron girdere
and trusses, is being done by the Yale
Safe and Lock company. The foreman
of masons is D. R. Conklin of New
| York, and the foreman of carpenters Is
J. r. Giddings Of this city.
| The grounds of the building only oc
cupy the corner between Oak ant
| Howe streets. When completed the
new structure will be an inspiring look
ing building and will add another t.
New Ravens fine educational institu
| tions.
| The new school building on Georg,
street near College is now we'll undel
way, the walls being up part way
| The Joiner work is being done by Davit
| Fl. Clark and the mason work by Johr
Hogan. 1t is expected the building will
| be completed in time for the sprint
| term of 1896, when the Cedar stree
lschool will be closed and the teachers
and pupils now there will be transferred
to the new building. 1t is probable tina
the new school will be under the direc
ton of Mr.. Lewis. at present Of Web
ster school. and if this Is done re
adjustment of districts may be neces
sary.
4 The George street Scnool Will be
regular grammar school and will hav
fourteen rooms, devoted to principal
office, recitation rooms and stud.
rooms. In the basement, rear, will b
two rooms devoted to kindergarten
work.
L. w. Robinson is the architect.
The Grand avenue school building
also progressing finely, and when com
pleted will be the largest school build
ing in the city. The walls are noy
nearly completed. This school will ais
be grammar school,
Work on the Winchester avenue add
ton is also being pushed forward rapid
ly, and the walls are now up to tn
third story.