The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-14
THE ]. R. TUCKER
MEMORIAL HALL.
Plans are Prepared for the New
Building and Work Being Pushed
WILL BE OF BEAUTIFUL DESIGN.
And Admirably Adapted to Its In
tended PurpOsc-Naicntinc sta
tue VIII DC Placed in Reading
Room Railroad Inspections

LEXINGTON. VA. April l3-speciaI--
Work IS now in progress on the }. Ran
olph Tucker Memorial Hall az Washing
Ton an6 lie University. and il is proposou
10 have the building completed by octo-
Der LIST. II is intended 90 be "a memorial
10 The Hon. J. Randolph Tucker and will
be applied TO fhc uses OF the Law school
Of the University. with which the name
Of Mr.. Tucker rs inscpaiabiy connected
The cost OF the buildiug viii be- between
x,oo0O and $4,000 The excavation and
foundation SIS tc.ng made 10y means OF
hired labor under the supervision of Mr.
W. O. Mcdowell. the architect OF the
b Hiding. The contract for the building
outside OF che above has been let 10 Mt
] T. Parrish. Of INucuhWg.
The site selected for the han is that
occupied hy the old "North pormitory'
IN the present row of buildings next 10
the professors house now occupied np
Professor James Lewis Howe, and VIII
occupy much thc same relation 10 that
end Of tho University buildings that tn'
library does 10 the other end OF the HI-
Versity buildings contiguous To tho resi-
dence Of Or. !. a. Qumlcs. The sue IS
elevated and conspicuous. The hal VIII
extend foriy-hvc feet further 20 me- 'front.'
than the old row of buildings and thus
not only the front but much "f the south
side viii stand out conspicuous.
AN OLD LANDMARK.
To make way for the har the North
Domitorv has been icvellcd . thc ground
To the students mp t0 those of the last
twenty years 10 had many familiar assoc
Citations. as 81 was occupied hy some OF
them as chambers. hut of recent years
students have ceased o. occupy any OF
the rooms in The University buildings
The plans Of The Tucker Memorial Han
have been prepared hy Mr w. q. Nc
Dowen The drawings show 70 hul.dihs
OF beautiful design and admirably dHapl-
el 20 the purposes for which Do - lhl'i'-
al Il Will bo of tho most Substantial
character. heins huit off roc Nnfla-e
county native gray limestone in rough
aehlar masonry and covered with Buck
iurham slate Tho inside finish is io De
az solid CHARTERED oak with oil finish
and walls of kcystone pIasterine.
THE DIMENSIONS.
The extreme LENGTH and breadth OF the
building are ninety-eiN hv eighty ieoi
The walls are thirty-cieht feet to the
caves. with ornamcntcd belt cours
cone stones and window siils in stone.
The main front is sixty-siX feet long and
the ends are finished in semi-clroi'
which brings tho fui length up 90 ninety
six feet. a tower twenty-five 10y Twelve
feet rises over tie front V'sl'u'e ''
height Of hfiy-three rect from lne -r'u"u
and two feet above the conn nl l.t I''.-
which runs lcng'hwiso OF inc huiidlns' 81
balcony surrounding the io"ei
The vcsfibulc OF the han ls entered NV
a stone porch SIX hy twenty-five i.'' oI
Bedford stone in the centre "i tne liu'',.
Large taperiue stone '"i"i'l9
balcony to ihc s'''"u r'''F
enclosed hy % massive Nl'"'
Across ihe front of tho ppIch ls t ".e
inscription plate ncariuc th' words ID
Randolph Tucker Hau' iu letters more
Than foot iu length
The building iS enitrD' 'nLn"E"
hule nine hy twenty iD'i. door "h i'
right and left enter rooms mI-.li',
af one end. which AFRO intended Tor iAW
lecture rooms ANA t'rh nt which WIN
scat enc hundred students comfortably.
Another door iu OBJ. VestIhn." leads o..
re0flv into the main n2II. from NhI.h
i,-~ -wo broad nehfs of stairs 10 inc
s,,onc floor ln tho roa~ oi ed'h room
on this floor is 90 study Tor inc professor
IN the roar of Tho hall is tho iN1io.'
The inside doors and windows ln ln'
vcstihule are to- contain cathedral glass
and cut glass of pretty trern
THE SECOND ~i'fN.