The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-20
NAVAL ACADEMY'S BUILDINGS.
THREE NTW NIRttIt RES WILL
NJ FINISHED NJ NOI. I.
They Are the \rmor,, Boa ,hou>c and
Power House THE Northern Srawali
Also >csri, Finished New Buildings
mike w, a., or iluiit for AN Institution

ANHhTOI s MI. oct ~ The first stage
il the construction of the new NAVAL
Academy viii br complete on Nov. I. when
tho firm oi L j triu 4 60. of New York
will have completed their contracts and
turned over then work TO IN" rit"d States
authorizes IN" company has completed
the armpry, bouhuu>', powr,hou>a and
tho large -eawa.l ON ~" northern side of
the academv.
The difficulties with which this COMPANY
met IN i'-wp'k ""r" greater than those of
amy subsequent contractor, n,-much - it
had ~ make the beginning of H." radical
transformation which changed he modest
vet beautiful academy of old, with it, green
sNard and -iupl" bindings, to TIA" white
group which will cor>litu'" 'hc Zines, train
lng school of a Ike ua''Ir" In the world and
on" Of ia" iuo-' Interesting collection Of
public buildings i'm ~" country.
tn" most notable part of rhn work of
tIc firm Wa, Ma" cousJ rlIci jpt of thc drruurv
and huathru~c. tain hndup- Of white
granite forming %" northeast aud -uur invest
bouudtri"~ of th" glad'Jugultr parade
ground, of which thn background j. the
cadet quarters. 'h" u..u builtlus Of fh.
whul" series and which fronts ia" th,-a-
peak" Bay. Tho huIIdwg- az" identical
IN thor measurements and their outside
appearance. Il /. only iu tho interior
construction that Their" l. any Nurr'ipu.
The ariuprv and hoI'iuu-" are lp1 feet
hrn1d aud ~ouc'i ling oscr inn feet long
They each haN" four ntutlug towers rising
- i""' ai.u'" the lnriu wall, WHICH are
~ f"cl IN hong lNc fupr of tho arluorV
j, of hard wood, lair ~ herring BONG fash
ion 10y a peculiar met boot 'r-lriug great
permdnauuN Tho Door ui the ioa' hou-"
IL Of ,puCro'" art upon o. h. constructed
"a marine railway convey boats 81 dit.
fcreir ~lI"~ 80 their winter quarters
Ih" main arClI'"D urdl frafuI"- of 'No-"
buildings are tie splendid aryho, Of masonry
and the architects ui tu" new Naval
academy, ar" authority for ~" -'atcmeut
that these are tn" largest masonry arches
N buildings IN the luij"d States. Tn"
span of these arches j. ~ foot and the depth
Of the arch ring, or height of IN" key~tun
above h" ground. l. 20 fcot Tho ,alcla' ed
weigh of each arch. including brick hack
ing J. 500 toms Another peculiar feature
OF hr cou-' rIC' ion j. he floor u1 lho aruurv
Tins L. formed ot blocks 81 wood, L. thirty
square foot ia area and T. 4 10" largest floor
surface If ia" Kind M the world The
blocks Used are ut Ulart"red uah and are
Inches broad hv - long They are laid
In a base Of huumluutl~ cpwNo~ii ION which
OH cooling sets hppu o- hard H. ,DuDr,i'.
Tn" wuu'" j, upon hH-" ipriu"d hr-' Of
coucr"t" 6li tuou OF c"Wou' Tho blocks
have gru,s- which Itrk into ouo Huoi her
and also 'h" composition h1.". forming
~" ~tIuugc-' part Of the t,uur Dtu-iruc' ION
The blocks have On.u plsu"d los rIHchu"
and hy hand and VIII h" pnl. shed
The power huU-r D. thr ruul'l building to-
L." erected "u 'h" pier iVuu.nG from tho
northern boundary at 10" ADddcnlvgJplIud-
Pcfolo beginning the erection If This huIli-
ing, ground for u~ foundation tad 20 toe
reclaimed from ih" SrN"rr iu q d.-faurr Of