New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-02-21
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The Building will be Z fine enc Of Red Brick
with Superstructure of kasota Stone.

meeting Saturday evening came to a
final decision as to the plans for the new
high school building and thorough ex-
animation of those submitted by several
architects accepted those offered by Her.
man ANIME of this city, as fulfilling to
the greatest degree the necessary require
ments. The plans as adopted show a
building 68x79 feet in size to lie built
Of red BRICK with Kasota stone super.
structure, and the cost, based upon the
architects estimate, is placed at from
$4,000 to $4,000. n 81. +. &
The new building will be placed upon
the southwest corner Of public school
square, the main entrance being upon
Center street and a side entrance upon
the campus facing State street. 4. I.
The superstructure of Kasota stone
will rise to height of seven and one-
half feet above grade line and will be
surmounted by the body of the structure
of red brick with suitable trimmings.
The height of the structure from grade
line to tip of staff will be 80 feet. +
The basement, 10 feet in height will
contain two large exercise rooms, toilets
and ventilating and heating plant. The
heating plant will be both direct and in
direct steam and the system of ventila-
tion will be the best and most improved
that can be secured.
Upon the first floor will be four large
grade rooms, each provided with five
foot cloak room lighted from the out
side and fitted with all the necessary
modern appliance for comfort and con-
venience. :
The second floor. designed especially
to meet the requirements of the high
school, will have commodious assem-
bly, room with a seating capacity for
public entertainments of from 400 to
500, three recitation rooms, two labra-
tories, library, dark room and Office for
principal. The office of the superintend-
ent will be upon the first landing of the
main stairway and will be of such d.
mensions as to make it serviceable as a
recitation room if desired.
The Interior finish oughout will be
of white ash, the floors will be deadened
in the best manner possible and every
attention paid to the acoustic proper
ties of both the assembly room and the
school rooms.
At the main entrance there will lie an
outer vestibule, lighted and heated, 7x2O
feet in size, with a smaller inner vesti-
bule at foot of main staircase. The an
pearance Of the exterior will be i'm
proved by a porch 8x23 feet at the Cen
ter street entrance with "a veranda sup
ported by four massive stone columns.
The plans call for "a slate roof sur
mounted by neat and tasty cupola up
On the crown of which will be placed a
flag staff Of suitable height. Taken al
together the new structure will be both
beautiful and imposing and of especial
interest because designed by local ar
chitect whose plans we've accepted in.
competition with architects ofreputa-
ton from other and larger cities.
Directors Manderfeld, Schapekahm and
Henle were appointed committee to
take full charge of the final Preparations
OF the plans and specifications prelimi-
nary to advertising for bids tor the con-
struction of the building. The architect
has been given until March / eth to, com ,,,l1
plete the specifications and details and
bids for construction will be received
April 10th. :5.1 +. .5i s..z