The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-03
FRAT. BOYS BUILD
Handsome New Chap
ter House at the
Tech.
AN IDEAL SITE.
Phi Gamma Delta to Erect
an Expensive
Residence.
AN IDEAL SITE.

| Work was commenced Monday after
noon on the cellar of new chapter
house at the Polytechnic Institute
which will be, when completed, one OF
the finest buildings of it's kind in any
of the smaller colleges Of New Eng
land, with few exceptions, and will
stand as a very handsome addition tc
the residential structures of Worces-
| ter.
The chapter house is to be erected on
the large lot at the corner Of Salisbury
and Boynton streets, recently purchased
of Stephen Salisbury by Pi Iota chapter
| of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta,
or rather by the f. A. Morse Building
association, which was recently incor-
| porated under the laws of the state by
the alumni members of the chapter, for
the purpose of erecting the new house.
| Phe house will cost in the nsighbor
hood of $4,000 and will be a model resi-
Dental structure.
The site selected by the fraternity
boys for their new home is a very fine
! one, commanding an uninterrupted
view of Institute park, and situated in
close proximity to the Institute. The
batter-boards were put yesterday ana
work will be begun N real earnest be-
fore the end of the week by Contractor
Joseph Vaudreuil, who will build the
house.
The plans have been made by Fuller.
Frost and Delano, architects, who
have designed a very pleasing structure
of the colonial style
The new house will face on Salisbury
Gfrpnt aT6 will ,f
feet, widening out in the rear to 45H
feet. 1t will be about so feet deep. ar
will contain in all "a rooms, in addition
to large basement, which will be used
as future developments may render
necessary.
A broad piazza Will run the entire
length of the Salisbury street side Of
the house. while the Roynton street side
will be made attractive by number CT
large bay windows, which will be fitted
with broad settles and serve as cosy
Longing places for thu leisure moments
of the college men. The entrance will
be in the centre of the Salisbury street
side, and will lead into a spacious hall,
80 by Is feet in dimension, which will be
finished in handsome CHARTERED oak.
This hall will be used on occasions for
social functions, and is amply large to
accommodate private dancing parties
when the fraternity boys desire to give
them.
On the right of the hall are the loung-
ing and smoking rooms library and din
ing room, while to the left of the hall
is a very large reception room, which
will be finished in the now prevailing
white. All the other apartments ere
finished in quartered oak. Large fire
places are a feature of the rooms on the
lower floor.
The ascent to the second story is in
the rear of the reception room, a broad
low staircase leading to the sleeping
rooms and studies above. The second
floor will be taken up with three suites
of rooms, two being Of three rooms each
and one of two rooms. Similar suites Of
living rooms and studies are on the
third floor. The house will accommO-
date about 20 students, undergraduate
members of the chapter.
Modern systems of hot water heating
and cold air ventilation will be installed
as well as facilities for lighting by both
gas and electricity. The pantries, kitch-
en- and servants quarters will be on the
first floor in the rear, and a portion Of
the basement may be utilized for this
purpose.
1t is intended to have the house ready
for occupancy by the opening of the col
lege year, next September The COM
mittee of the F. A. Morse association,
which is in charge of the work, consists
of George w. Eddy, Daniel F. O'Regep,
Alba H. Warren, Nathan R. Birge and
Jesse A. Bloch. Pi Iota chapter is the
oldest fraternity located at Tech, and
numbers among its members some of
the best known of the Institutes alum
nj and several members of the faculty
Phi Gamma Delta is one of the most
extended and wealthiest Of the college
fraternities, and owns some of the finest
chapter residences in the country.