The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-25
THE STATE JOURNAL BUILDING.
Description Home Especially Constructed For
This Paper,
And Which Office Plant Have just Been
A Model Newspaper Building With Modern Facilities and
Equipment.
Floors Used Alone For the Publication of
of the New Home Especially
This Paper,
Building With
Equipment.
rec Floors Used Alone For the Publi
the State Journal.

On this page is given an outline pic
ture showing the new State Journal
Building into which the plant and
newspaper office has just been moved
The building stands on a site, one OF
the most prominent in Topeka, where
The Journal has been published for
eleven years during its entire present
ownership with the exception of the
period during the construction of the
new building when temporary quarters
were occupied at III and 113 East Sew
enth street.
The new and permanent home of the
paper is located at the southeast cor
ner of Kansas avenue and Eighth
street. on two lots with a frontage Of
fifty feet on Kansas avenue and sew
enty-five feet on Eighth street. The
building is constructed in a most sub
stantial manner of brick and stone,
the facing being of the best hydraulic
red pressed brick. The building is or
three floors. two stories and basement,
is entirely used for the publication OF
the State Journal newspaper and has
been planned and erected with the view
of affording the very best facilities for
the publication Of a modern daily
The architect is Mr.. H. NJ. Hadley of
this city. who is one of the ablest and
best qualified men in his profession. He
has designed and constructed a large
number of prominent buildings and
residences in Topeka and in many cities
and towns in Kansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri.
In preparing the plans and specifica-
tfons for the State Journal building,
Mr.. HadIey has been most careful, ac-
curate and pains taking. Many months
were taken in order to first construct
the building on paper properly and
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tiles No architect could have been
more patient nor accommodating in
making the various changes from time
to time as required by the State Jour
nal in order to make model building
Tor the use demanded.
The actual contract was let on April
II. 1896, to Michael Heery, and on the
same day work was begun in removing
the old one story building which had
stood as the home of the paper under
the present management for ten years.
Michael Heery is one of the best known
contractors in the state. He has lived
in Topeka for more than a quarter of
a century and has constructed many of
the prominent buildings of this city
He is at present a member of the state
board of public works, and no con
tractor in Kansas bears a better repu-
tatiOn for ability and integrity The
he can point with pride" Under Mr.
Heery were a large number of sub-con-
tractors, as well as a number of others
whose work was in addition to and in
dependent of the general contract
taken by Mr.. Heery. The various sub
contractors used the greatest care and
took the same pride in their work,
seeming determined that the State
Journal building should be a model of
workmanship and material and one to
which they could always refer as an ex-
ample of their skill and ability
The excavating for the basement and
foundations was done by David Nc
Nair.
The brick and stone work was bv ].
A. Nelson and Chas. Tulien, who had a
large force Of skilled worlmen under
them 1t is said that there is no build
ing in Topeka which has a better foun-
dalton than this one. The trenches were
dug in solid bed of fine clay. A thick
concrete course OF Portland cement
and broken rock was placed in the
trenches and thoroughly rammed in an
approved manner. After the concrete
came the footing course Of huge blocks