Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-03-04
The New College Building.

Shepherd College State Normal
School moved into the new building
provided for it by the State of West
Virginia on Monday, and the teachers
and students are now comfortably To-
Gated in their new quarters. Last
Friday afternoon the faculty gave a
sort of house-warming, and Principal
A. C. Kimler, with his assistants, Prof.
c. J. Miller, Miss Hattie Johnson and
Miss Mary McConn, threw the doors
open and afforded the public an op-
portunity to inspect the building. a
number of friends of the school called
during the afternoon and were cour-
teously shown through the rooms by
the teachers and pupils. The follow
ing description of the building we
take from the last number of the Shep-
herd College Picket:
The Legislature, which met in 1895, ap-
propriated the sum of SIS, 900 for build
ing for the use of Shepherd College State
Normal School. In the year 1896 the
building was begun and went slowly for
ward to completion.
The situation selected is the otbehind
the old college on the corner Of King and
High streets. The building stands at the
centre of the lot Many of the former
students will remember the ground as
having upon it three houses and at the
end nearest the old building several old
stables. The basement story is built Of
limestone quarried near the town. This
is built in broken rock work aud is hand
some as we'll as durable. Mr.. Winter
moyer, of this place, did the work. The
remaining stories are built Of bricks
made near the town, at the yards of Mr..
7. y. Trussell. The bricks were carefully
selected and the wall presents a fine ap-
pearance. The trimmings of the wall
are of Ohio sandstone. The brick work
was done by Mr.. James Dunn, a home
mechanic. The building is square. hav-
ing at the northeast corner a tower pro-
iecting fifteen feet from the front of the
building This tower, having on its top
hag-pole, is over one hundred feet high.
The front Of the building has porch as
wide as the projection ofthe tower. From
this porch is the main entrance to the
building. Entering from the porch we
find ourselves in a large hallway; to the
right door opens into large study hall;
to the left we enter room designed for
an office; going forward door leads to
a recitation by another way we are
led down stairs into the cloak-room, the
ianitor's room and the boiler and coal
rooms. By easy stairways we ascend'the
next floor and find here four recitation
rooms and a room which will be used as
a reading-room. Higher still and we find
ourselves in the tower-room. From this
room a beautiful view is given of the
country, but still higher to the top and
here We have an excellent view--on one
side lies the Potomac, turning to the other
side we have before us grand piece of
scenery.
The woodwork of the halls and stair
ways are all made of Georgia Pine and
finished in the natural colors. The wood
work of the rooms is nicely painted.
Mr.. VIM. R. Miller did the painting fine
ly. The plastering is done in hard finish.
That part of the sides below the black
boards is finished in gray; the other parts
of the plastering are white. Mr.. J. K.
Keyes, a home mechanic, did this part OF
the work. The plastering is very solid
and we think durable. The ventilation
of the rooms promises to be good. Air
is furnished directly from the outside and
enters into the rooms warmed. The i'm
pure air is forced under the floors aud is
carried out to the top Of the building
through a very large shaft built for that
purpose. The study hall is seated with
single desks, furnished by the United
States Seating Company. The recitation
rooms are supplied with recitation chairs
from the DAYTON Chair Company, and are
we'll provided with natural slate black
boards. No provision has been made for
the furniture of the office or Of the read
ing-room.
The building is heated by steam, both
direct and indirect. Itpromises to make
the building comfortable and to ventilate
it thoroughly. We sincerely hope it will
prove a success. Mr.. Charles Turner Of
Parkersburg, did the work.
The architect was Mr.. F. Z. Davis, of
Baltimore, Md Mr. w. W. Mccoy, OF
Marietta, Ohio, was the contractor.
Mr.. Samuel P. Humrickhouse super
intended the erection ofthe building and
did thorough work The work through
out is we'll done and Shepherdstown can
congratulate herself upon her excellent
mechanics.
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