Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-02-18
THE WAUSAU CLUB.
Its Beautiful New Building Now Practically
Completed.
The Opening Will be Great Event in the
History of Our City.

there has been persistent and very hard
work done by the officers and building
committee in securing plans, letting
contracts, ETC., and they now have tn,
pleasure, -as well as all who put in
their money to aid the enterprise, and
the citizens of Wausau in general Of
knowing that Wausau has one of the
hanesomest and best appointed clul
rooms in the state, Milwaukee not ex
copied, which will add much to oui
already popular city.
DESCRIPTIVE.
The handsome new club house which
now occupies what was formerly the
old Manson homestead, has ground
space of 52xl04 feet 1t is of Colonial
style of architecture and the first story
is relieved with spacious piazza with
balcony on same The building fronts
on Mcclellan street and also on Fourth
street and is very picturesque in appear
ance. All unnecessary ornamentation
is avoided and it shows upon its face
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sents. The foundation is built of rock
faced stone and runs up four feet above
the grade line, which provides excel
lent light for the basement The ex-
terror framework is covered with
matched flooring, building paper and
clap-boarding and is to be painted a
link white and the roof is shingled and
is left to weather finish The main en-
trance, on Mcclellan street, is reached
by broad piazza of Colonial pattern,
with four large columns running up to
the roof, which are twenty-four inches
in diameter and eighteen feet high, sur
mounted with large and handsomely
carved capitals in the old Roman,
Ionic order. A balcony connects with
the assembly hall on the second floor,
which will prove decidedly popular
place in the summer season, especially
when parties are in progress. The
piazza, on the north front, runs across
the entire main part, all of the same is
twelve feet in width, and on the east
front, across the whole, is a con-
tinuation of same width, all be-
ing under cover From the piazza,
at the main entrance, one steps into a
vestibule which is eight feet square, the
doors of which are of quartered oak,
and in each is a large light of beveled
plate glass. From the vestibule the Wis
itor steps into the main club room
which is thirty feet square-and is at
once impressed with the excellent
arrangement of the various depart
ments on the first floor, and the several
rooms communicating as they do, form
pleasing vista of the entire suit Di-
rectly opposite is spacious staircase,
turned out of quartered oak with very
handsomely carved newels, balusters
and rails, and square spindle work On
the first landing is a paneled seat; at
the second landing and directly over
the same is beautiful window, five feet
square, glazed With apalescent, delicate
ly tinted loaded glass, shedding pleas
ant light over the staircase and club
room. At the east end of the room is
large open fire place with tiled hearth
and facings and quartered oak mantel,
all trimmed and fitted up in an elegant
manner, appropriate in every way to
the style of the room, and lends a cheer
fulness to the surroundings that will at