The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18

large class rooms and a room for the
heating apparatus.
Two wide stairways lead to the sec
ond floor. one from an entrance on
Park street. and the other from Idaho.
on the second floor are eight commo-
dioVs class rooms ranging from :. by
~ 20 Is by - feet in dimensions. n
finely equipped laboratory Is also To-
Gated on this floor.
on the third hoor Is n vast assembly
hall. 20 by So feet. capable OF accom-
modating 800 students at desks. The
principals Office, library and " large
class rooms are also located on this
floor. Each foor has its ample cloak
rooms and toilets and all class looms
are ventilated and lighted after the
most modern IDEAS for the preservation
Of the health and sight of the pupils
The building Is finished roughou IN
oak N has hard maple floors.
On Granite street.
The Silver Bow block. at is To "a
West Granite street. Is n OF the hand
soonest and most substantial structures
among the latter day additions to the
city's business plants. The building rs
n modified style Of mill construction. ~
IS by 100 feet I'm It's dimensions, N IS
five stories high. with a basement ana
sub-basement. 1t was originally de-
signed and construction begun early IN
the sos, but was only erected 20 me
second foor that year and the three
upper stories have only been COM
pleted of recent years. The front OF
the lower portion. that which was DuiIt
first. Is finished in Great Falls brown-
stone n the three upper stories IN
pressed brick trimmed with terra Gotta
and red sandstone. the combined ideas
giving the structure the appearance or
n handsome, imposing pile. The
ground floor and basement are devoted
TO store purposes. and the upper floors
are occupied exclusively by the offices
OF professional men. The total cost OF
the building as IL now stands was
SIS, 900.
The Bee Hive block. 46-4s East
Broadway. is of Butte's newest
best business buildings. Built substan-
tally OF brick. and exceedingly neat
though plain i'm design, IL Is a valuable
acquisition and adds greatly to the APP
pearance of Butte's busy business CEN
ter. The building Is in size 80 by 40
feet and is four stories In height. win
n basement. The building is Of brick
and wood and is neatly finished i'm
front in pressed brick and sandstone.
The ground floor contains two large
storcrooms, while the upper floors are
devoted to office purposes. The build
ing was erected at "a cost OF $4,000. IL
was begun in 1897 N was completed
ana READY TOT occupancy III TtbI Il
Of this year. The building derives its
name from n gigantic bee hive which
surmounts the handsome structure.
The Lenox Is one of the finest n
most commodious of Butte's fashion,
able apartment and boarding houses. IL
is likewise among the more important
business buildings erected In the city OF
recent date. The LenoX was erected
especially for an apartment house and
is admirably adapted for the purpose
for which IL was intended. Ii was be-
gun early i'm the summer of 1897 and
was completed and opened just a year
ago.
st. James hospital begun
early i'm the fall and now nearing com
pletion. is one of the principal buildings
erected during the year.. The new
structure is located 25 feet to the north
Of the old hospital building. has n
fronting of AZ feet on Idaho street and
extends back to the alley. 1O4 feet in
depth. The new and old sections are
connected by a wing 20 feet wide, at
fording a p~asssgeway from one build
ing to the other on zach floor. the an
mex being three stories in height. with
n basement. the same as the old build
ing. The building Is most substantially
constructed of brick. with terra Gotta
and granite trimmings. The embodi-
ment Of all the most advanced ideas in
hospital construction in the planning Of
the annex makes his the most COM
plete hCspital building to be found in
he Northwest. The years building
progress has not marked a more i'm
portant Improvement. The new build