The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-24
Picture of the Building as 1t
Will Look
When Completed and Standing
at the Head
OFTHENEW CITY PARK
VIII be a Part of the New Bridge
Environment.
Details Of the Arrangement Of
the Interior

The auditorium shown in the cut on
this page is the plan accepted by the
Auditorium association. The city cOun-
Gil will ratify the action of the associa-
tiOn at the next meeting and the asso-
citation viii be ready to commence the
active work of raising the fund The
goal set by the association is to com
plete the auditorium in time for the
Fall Festival.
The crOakers have not been heard
The threatened lawsuits have been
abandoned and the auditorium is no
longer a dream. The association in
charge of the project are men who
never failed in an undertaking, and
there is no danger that they will fail
now
The vexatious question of location
has been settled in favor of the city
park because the association and city
council found it to be the most central
and satisfactory in every particular.
The plan adopted shows a handsome
exterior and one which will make it
necessary to place the building flush
with the sidewalk, so that the beauu-
full architecture will not be hidden by
the trees. 1t will be the head of the
park, which as Mr. Wilder suggests,
viii some day reach to Martins hill,
and it is proper that the building should
be where it can be plainly seen from
the street. 1t is to be a hall used in
winter as well as summer, which is
another argument in favor of placing it
near the front of the park and easy of
access from the street.
While the new auditorium will be
built of wood, the roof supports will be
steel trusses running the entire width
of the building. The auditorium
proper will be 12S by 140 feet in dimen-
sions. On the first floor is an inclined
balcony, which is 26 feet in width at the
oil . F,.sA Il sid he
upper balcony is the same size, and
both are seated on an incline. The main
floor is built on slight incline, but it is
so slight that the floor can be used for
balls, food shows, fairs or anything of
the kind When the seats are remov-
ed the incline Will be scarcely notice
able. The main floor viii seat 2, 400,
the main floor balcony 1,712 and the
balcony as many more, making the
seating capacity exclusive of the stage,
$3.50. The stage will seat 700 people,
which makes the entire seating capac-
ity $3.50
The platform is 80 by IS feet and
there are four committee rooms on
either side. The platform is reached
by doors on each side and there are
large exits at the rear. In the front
of the building there is an entrance
16 feet wide and there are four rooms
besides two large toilet rooms. over
these are five large rooms which can
be used as committee rooms or as liv
ing rooms for the janitOr.
Under one corner of the stage is the
boiler room with brick arched ceiling
and made completely fire-proOf. There
are no other basement rooms The
exits have been enlarged to meet the
requirements of such a building. The
door directly in front is 16feetin width.
Two front side entrances are u feet
each and directly at the side are two
doors, one u feet in width and one 10
feet. This makes 81 feet of openings
besides the windows, which will be low
enough to be used as exits.
The cost of the building will be s22,-
600. Including the heating, the cost
viii be $25, $50.
Mr.. J. F. Stanton, the successful
architect. is a comparatively young
man He came to Topeka ten years
ago and has until the past two years
been associated with J. F. Haskell
Two years ago he was appointed su-
perintendent OF state house construc-
tion and held the place until he was
relieved by the new administration
He has planned many public buildings.
and for two years had charge of the
erection OF the Indian schools in the
Indian Territory