Evening star., 1896-10-07
N EW COuUEG HAIL
The Handsome Improvement at GonVsga Col
lege Completed.
To Be Opened for the Students Next
Monday-The Architecture
and Design.


completed for the faculty of Gonzaga Cox
iege by Mr. Henry Simpson, the architect
Of this city, will be opened for the use Of
students Monday morning next. The reli-
gious exercises incident to the dedication
or the building took place, as already stated
in The Star, Sunday evening last.
The building is in the Roman style of
architecture, executed in handmade red
| bricks laid in black mortar, with red por-
taEe sandstone trimmings, TO hannonize
with the college residence, and the pro-
| posed new college building. which will be
| placed between the new hall and residence.
| The basement story. from grade 10 first
| floor level, is I'm rusticated courses of brick
work.
These rustications are carried up The four
piers acceEtuatng the center projecting
portion of the facade, which terminates in
gable with molued cornice and fiagpole.
There is a nodded brick string course car
ried across the entire front at the spring
ing OF the Upper arches which forms the
| caps of the piers. Above these arches is
\ a stone frteze, in which is cut the title of
| the building, ''Gonzaga College Hail." in
bold letters, inclosed IN carved scroll work
| In the east corner Of the front. al the
grade level Is The ccrner stone, having the
| inscriptions:
| This stone was laid by Cardinal Satalli."
| etc. The building is entered by two flights
ol massive stone steps, with Side landings,
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| tains large and lofty loggia, At each end
| or which are placed the iron stairs lead
| ing to the basement and TO he gallery.
| These stairs are wide and easy. The main
hail is ntted up as a ;heater, having A large
and convenient stage, fully furnished and
! equipped for the College plays. Th. hall
with the gallery is capable of seating ! .nu
people.
The floors of both gallery and auditorium
| are formed with circular, raised tiers. The
rroscenium Opening is 40 feet wide. giving
every accommodation for college plays,
| and Is framed in with ornamental columns
| and scroll work of n rich design
| The space for the orchestra is sunk below
the general floor level. Special attention
has been paid TO the light and ventilation.
| I he ceiling is divided into panels by beams
| curved at ends resting Oh ornamental cor
bels The basemer: contains a large and
lofty hall for a gymnasium or recreation
room, with laydtories, dressing rooms fur
| mace room, kitchen, etc.
| The ceiling OF the recreation hall or gym
nasium is also divided into panels The
| building will be lighted entirely 10y cleo
| tricity, with gas laid IN to each fixture
| as a provision Of safety. in case Of any
| accident to electric lighting.
| There are three large ceiling reflector
lights in the main hail. and the walls have
ornamental wrought iron brack It's the
lights controlled froa! the stag The en-
trance loggia will have three wrought iron
chandeliers for gas and electric lights.
| The basement hall will be lighted hv
wrought iron brackets for gas and electric
lights round the walls, ana The four col
umns supporting the main floor have clus-
ters of electric lights.
| There Is ample provision for emergency
exits, there being four fire ESCAPE ,ioots at
the sides. besides easily accessible doors
| at rear of stage.
| The dimensions of the building ere as
| foiiows: Main hall. 6g feet Is inches lcbg
| 10y I'll feet inches wide by ~ feet high .
| the gallery is 80 feet Il inches wide by 40
feet deep. Tho loggia is 1Gfeet wide by Gl
! fcet deep The loggia is 1G feet wide by 81
| lhches wide by :si feet deep. The proscen-
| lum opening Is 10 feet wide giving every
| accommodation for the college plays The
| basement hall is 81 feet inches Hii, by
81 feet inches long, by 13 feet high The
\ total dimensions Of the builiing are l2a feet
| long by Go feet inches wide by "a feet I'm
helght from the basement floor TO the
, ridge.
MIR Henry +. Getz was the builder The
subcontractors We're: Brickwork Mr. Getz:
| plasterlng, Hughes: iron work Rarooer a
| RosS. painting, coombes d Co: plu,ubing
| DevereuN d GaGan; steam heating Alva
Hubbard Co.: galvanized iron work
| Moifstelner * Co: gas and electric light
fittings. the r. +. Brooks Co: the ..l-r.ric
work was done by Mr.. John r. Galloway.
the stage fitting. Mr. Phillips: the foreman
|, | in charge of the work was MI BIacksto1.