The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12
STATE BUILDING At ANNAPOLIS
The Maryland Commission Selects a
Design for the Structure.

Design for the Structure.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 12-The State Build
ings Commission met yesterday afternoon
in the office of the Board of State Chari-
ties and selected a design for the Court
OF Appeals Building at Annapolis.
After the design had been selected by
the unanimous vote Of the eight members
present the sealed envelope was opened
and it was found that the successful ar
chitects were Baldwin & Pennington. OF
| Baltimore. The commission then selected
four other designs to which to award the
prize of $500 each which had been offered.
| Those who received these awards were:
| Ernest Flagg. architect Of the Naval
, Academy: Ellicott & Emmert of BaITi-
more; Alfred Mason, of Baltimore; Bruce
Price, BaltimOrean. living in New York.
Thu ee of these plans were recommended
for The prize by Dr. Ware, the consul ing
architect The plan selected fer the build
ing was one of twelve which DR., Ware lad
selected as the best and any one of which
he considered suitable
The design selected is q simple and Gig
nified building in the classic style apPro-
pirate for the purposes for which it is to
be used and in harmony with its surround
ingS- It IS 100 by 120 feet. two stories
high and with fat roof The most i'm
posing entrance is at the side on Baden
Street, facing the Governors house, with
another entrance facing State Circle,
close TO the rear entrance OF the State
House.
The basement viii contain a large num-
Der of rooms partly above ground. suit
able for storage, and room for the Gus
todian-
on the first floor there will be a commo-
dious lobby, we'll lighted from the rear.
with Offices arranged around three sides
The main stairway viii ascend from the
centre OF The lobby, branching 10 the rieht
and left. one branch leading TO the court
chamber and the other to the State Ii
brary- The whole end of the bu lding on
the first floor. toward College Avenue Is
devoted to the Comptroller and Treas
urer. the end toward the State House be-
Ing. given to the Land Once and the Tax
Commissioner.
The second floor is devoted to the Court
Of Appeals and the State Library The
Court Hall will be in the centre OF the
end next 10 the State House with a con-
Slcttat;on room on one side and rooms for
the reporter and clerk On the other. Space
is provided in the library for about 1884,
600 volumes. There will be elevators Law
atories- vaults. and all necessary Offices
a private room for the librarian and
room for lawyers attending on n court
The lighting and ventilation viii be first
rate. and there will be skylightS ever the
courtroom and lobby
The rooms will be finished in qusrtered
oak. except the Court Hall which Will
be mahogany The basement story viii
be 10 feet inches high, the first story Is
feet 8 inches, the third story 20 feet The
estimated cost of the building without
heating or lighting apparatus. construct
ed Of Indiana limestone. is S23S. 0C0 The
material has not yet been selected. Eth
er marble or granite may be chosen, but
this depends largely upon the relative
cost. The architects have been requested
to provide the specifications for contract
ors as soon as possible
The members of the commission present
yesterday were Chief Justice McSherry.
Comptroller Herring. Treasurer Vsndiver.
Speaker Wiikerson. General LatrObe.
John Writ Randall George r. Gather.
jr-. and T J. Q. Williams