The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-08

AMONG the many costly and beautiful
buildings that have been completed in Mont
pelier during the past year, there is none in
which the city takes greater pride than in
the Kellogg Hubbard Library, which was
opened for the distribution of books last
Thursday. The exterior of this building,
which is of the Italian Renaissance style of
architecture, and of which the &C company
ing cut gives an excellent idea, has already
been described in these columns; but it is
believed that somewhat detailed descrip-
ton of the interior will be of public interest
at this time
A representative of the WATCHMAN called
at the Library last Mo lday ana was taRen
through the building by Mr.. )hn K. Hub
bard, who has superintendent its construc-
ton from the foundation. Mr.. Hubbard
very courteously gave the reporter every
opportunity to obtain any Information de
sired, and was ready with answers to the
running fire of questions with which he was
freely piled.
The Main street entrance to the building
is by concrete walk and broad granite
steps. The Two pillars on each side the en-
trance are of highly polished North Conway
granite, and the portico is lined with Ten
nessee marble.
The vestibule floor is of marble mosaic in
ornamental patterns. The wainscotng is
of white Rutland marble, with base of
black marble from Isle La Note In the
vestibule are hat and coat racks and
drinking lUuu diu from WulCu pure
spring water flows. The room is abundan ly
lighted with an electric ceiling piece of
handsome design.
Il may be said in passing that all the
woodwork on the main floors, including
tables, paneling, wainscotting, floors and
stairways, is of the finest quartered oak.
Passing from the vestibue one comes to the
delivery-room, with the reading room on
the right and the librarians room on the
left. The librarians room is in the form Of
half circle with glass sides, and opens INTO
the delivery and book ooms. In his de-
livery-room is the card dialogue of the
latest pattern, indexed both by authors and
subjects. To the right of the delivery-room,
separated by massive pillars, Is the reading
room, twenty by forty feet in dimension,
lighted by seven large plate glass windows,
equipped with Venetian blinds. This room
is supplied with three large tables on which
are found nearly all the current publications.
of the day, and two newspaper racks, The
entrance to tho Librarians room on the left
is by sliding doors. This room is twenty
feet square, and is fitted with pretty oak
Fireplace, roll-top desk and tables made to
match the woodwork.
The main book room is built in the alcove
style, with six alcoves on the main floor and
six in the gallery. 1t is lighted by sixteen
plate glass windows and a skylight twenty
by thirty feet. The building is noticeable
for the ad irable light that is oh aimed in
every room, and in fact every alcove, book
and corner The entire building i lighted
at night by combination gas and electric
fixtures. In the book-room is a massive
mantel, TEN feet high, of Rutland marble
and with plate-glass mirror over the man
tel shelf The Corinlhidn columns match
perfectly the rest of the building. Ga each
side of the fireplace are two II or standard
lights, and in the fire. place a cheerful wood
fire is burning. In the CO lter Of the hook
room are two large oak tables, with a
smaller one in each alcove,
The plate glass windows IN this room and