Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-11-29
The new POSTOFFICE.
The Handsome Public Building
For Annapolis Completed.
TO BE TURNED OVER ON
DECEMBER SECOND.

A Magnificent Structure Built In Colonial
Style-Fine Material Used-Beautiful
Approaches-Excellent Workmanship
A Monument To The Efforts Of Con-
gresham Sydney E. Mudd.
The new federal building. the Annap-
oils postoffice. is completed, and will be
turned over in due form to the Fedora,
authorities on Monday next, Decem Der =.
The building is beautiful in design and
construction, and an ornament to the
city of Annapolis.
1t is strictly colonial in style, and in
keeping with the style OF architecture in
colonial Annapolis. which style was stud
led and followed for this reason. II is
"a thing OF beauty and no doubt will
be "a JOY forever" 1t is a monument
to ihe efforts of Congressman Sydney E.
Mudd. who had the bill passed enabling
Annapolis to have in her midst the hand
soonest Federal building south of the
city of Philadelphia.
Ground was broken for the building
just eleven months ago. and as winter
shortly afterward set in. the work was
greatly retarded by the severity of the
weather. The contract for the building
was $64 900. but there will be a few
extras to be taken into consideration.
The building will be formally turned over
to the Federal authorities on Monday
December 2. and it is expected will be
complete in its furnishings and ready for
occupancy by Postmaster Tuck and his
force OF clerks and carriers by Wednes-
day, January 1, 1902.
The lot on which the new postoffice
stands is 23o feet On the north side, 2I7
feet on Northwest street and I3o feet on
the rear. The building is IS feet long,
and the main building is As feet wide,
the wings at each end being az feet wide.
The building is two-story brick. with
lime stone trimmings, and base of lime
stone and Vermont blue stone. The
approaches in front and rear are very
6ne, those in the front consisting of a
granoIIthic walk and lime stone curbing.
There will be trees and beautiful shrub
berry IN front. In the rear the lot is
graded, narrowed and seeded, and a row
OF Lombardy poplars will border the
three sides. There is a driveway in the
rear TO the mailing platform. of broken
underneath.
The approaches in the rear are of vitri-
fed brick. guttered and bordered with
coping of lime stone to the mailing plat
form. which is on the north side. The
design of the building is colonial, and in
keeping with other buildings in the city.
The exterior is OF English cross-bond
brick work, and the interior is finished
in marble and red oak, the base of the
boxes in the lobby being OF Vert antique,
as is also the base of the stairway in the
hall and registry Office. The front en-
trance is fitted with a circular vestibule
and Van Kennel revolving door, per-
fectly air tight. In the summer this will
be folded in the centre. AT the entrance
are two handsomely wrought cast iron
standard lights. with large white globes.
The windows are colonial, with small
panes instead of two large ones. Above
| the windows, on the interior, is dental
cornice in oak, and handsome Carving
with gilt ornamentations beneath this.
The ceiling is vauIted, with attractive
cornice ornamentations. and the floor is
OF terazzo and red Champlain marble,
and the steps are of the same. On the
first floor is located the lobby, registry
| division. postmaster private Office and
toilet and carriers and clerks working
room. The dimensions of the postofice
working room are 46xz7 feet. and the
lobby is II feet inches wide. Three
large vaults are also located on the first