The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-20
PLANS FOR POLPS THEATER
WILE RE oNE or THE FINEST BUST
NESS BLOCKS IN TOWN.

Plans Drawn by Architect w. II. Allen
Work of building 20 Commence in Three
Weeks-The Old Washington Yale Prop
erty 10 be the site.
Plans Of Manager Poli's new office
building and theater on Church street,
New Haven, show that It VIA be eighty
Ave feet high and two hundred and
thirty-two feet deep. The first story
will be constructed of stone and terra
Gotta, and from the second story to the
top, with the exception of the dome, the
building will be of brick. The first half
Of the building will be devoted to stores
and offices, and the theater will be
placed in the rear. The stage will be
the largest in the city and from the
foot-llghts to the rear end there win be
q depth Of forty-two feet, being the fun
height o. the building. There will be
twelve boxes. six on each side OF the
stage, all arranged SO that a fine view
of the stage can be had. The prosee-
mum arch will be one Of the handsom-
est in the state, Over it's top there will
be q balcony for flowers, while at its
foot ON each side there will DE an auto
matte ARRANGEMENT for announcing the
acts. The seating capacity of the the
alter will be eighteen hundred, with it's
main floor, two balconies and boxes.
The building will cost two hundred
thousand dollars The building is de-
signed by Architect w. II. Allen,
Now that the plans are completed the
work Of razing the old buildings which
occupy the proposed sight will be start
ed in about three weeks
There are to be two distinct BUILDINGS.
although they are to be connected with
each other. The dimensions of the
property are fifty-five feet front by two
hundred and thirty-seven feet deep.
This valuable site, it will be remem-
bered, was purchased by Mr.. Poll from
Washington Yale some six months ago
for about seventy thousand dollars.
The two buildings together will occupy
the entire lot. The facade. which is to-
be built flush with the street line, will
not only be Interesting for the symme-
try of It's general proportions, but eve
nv detail of the design has been most
carefully considered and wrought out.
Thus fhe whole front viii present an
artistic completeness uneoualed by any
building Of the kind in the state.
The building is to be Ave stories high
and its altitude win be sayeutv-five feet
which does not include the height Of the
domes Like most modern high build
ings, the structure has been designed
on the general plan Of a classic column.
The first story representing the base,
the three stories above this the column,
and The upperrnost story the capital
The general color effect Of the build
ing will be a light warm toned yellow,
as light buff brick are to be chiefly
used in the construction. The orna-
ments are to be of terra Gotta of the
same shade. and Kettle River sand
stone, which is a subdued red ana will
lend variety to the color effect.
The piers, four in number, which will
on the first story be the only masonry,
are to be Of light brick and Kettle Riv-
err sandstone laid IN auoined courses
In the center of the first floor is to be
the main entrance to the theater This
will have a flat arch, which is to he of
ornamental terra Gotta. Surrounding
the entrance VIII be bronze ornamental
lions Of a most exquisite design.
A heavy hand wrought bronze gate
will bar the entrance On either side
are to be bronze columns and sur
mounting the capitals will be large
bronze dragons from the mouths
Of which will suspend a chain,
at the end Of which will be an electric
light. Continuing from one dragon to
the other the chain will form festoon
from which will be suspended a series
Of electric lamps graduated in size from
the largest in the center to the smallest
at the ends.
On either side OF the main entrance
will be a store. Each will have large
plate glass show windows and en-
frances at the side.
The second third and fourth stories,
or that part which forms the column
part of the dssign Of the building. IA
divided into three sections by four pill
asters of brick surrnounted by, orna-
mented terra Gotta eapitaIs
The windows al, each floor arc In
groups Of three each. and are separated
by a. terra, Gotta. column. The groups az
windows on the second story are sur
mounted nv an entablature bearing a
garland design in has relief. Sur
mourting he canita1s of the fou,. nilas
ters will be 4 cornice az terra GOTTA.
This forrth storv which ferns the can-
ital of the general design Is the most
elaborate, In the center is a broad bal
conv Of Terra GOTTA which will have an
ornamental festoon design II bas-relief
In front. On either side Of tie halconv
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