The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-26
HAS AGREED
UPON DESIGN
COMMISSION ADOPTS PLAN FOR
STATE BUILDING.
NO LACK OF COMPETITION
Architects from East Compete With
Those from Montana-Loca,
Bidder Successful.

Eight plans were submitted to the
Montana Louisiana Purchase exposi-
tion commission, which met at Helena
last Monday for the purpose OF rel
ceiving plans for a state building. Ar
chitects from Butte, Helena, Missoula,
Chicago and ST. Louis competed and
their plans contemplated structures
costing all the way from $18,OOO to
$37 900.
Link & Carter of Butte and Bill
! ings were the successful ones. They
had two plans, one for building rep
resentative Of the Spanish style OF ar
chitecture and the other contemplated
a structure Of the Doric type, but in
a modified form. Although some
changes are to be made in accord
\ ance with suggestions from the COM
| missioners, me main features Of the
plan adopted will be carried out To
more fully execute the ideas Of the
commission, Mr.. Link said he would
go to st. Louis ana make a personal
examination of the site the building,
is to occupy and do the best he
could to comply with the wishes OF
the board. He also pledged himself
to have the altered plans completed
within a month. They will then be
submitted again and very likely more
alterations be made. &
AS 1t Will Look.
While the plans adopted will be
changed, yet it is possible to give a
fairly accurate description of the
building as it will appear when COM
pleted. In dimensions it is to be 100
feet long by so feet wide, one story
high. Like all the structures to be
lerected on the exposition grounds,
4 the building will be a mere frame,
covered with staff, to initiate marble
mounted by massive dome.
Four large entrances will pierce the
:. structure. The main entrance viii
be in the front and promises to be q
" special feature of the building. BY 9
wide flight of stairs the main entry
!. will open into vestibule, which i.
ters and an ornamental frieze. Or
either side OF the vestibule will b.
check rooms From the vestibule en-
try is made into the reception hal
! and rotunda, which will extend tn
full length of the building The recel
tion room is to be rooted with dome
extending on the inside to a heigh
of SO feet above the floor The side
of the dome are to have window
with stained glass; thus affording
: soft, pleasing light for the room. ~
the front on either side of the receI
!, ton hall will be parlors, or recreatio
rooms, while on one side of the rea
90 portion of the parlors will be ladies
retiring room, with cloak and toile
ar rooms Opposite is to be the smokin
ra room for men, with toilet rooms j
connection.
Drinking fountains will be situate
. in the rear hall and a stairway wi
lead to the balcony on the roof (
the dome, also to the room of th
custodian, from the rear entrance.
All the rooms will be connected wit
each other, and on two sides of tt
building will be porches Is feet wild
to afford shade to the visitors WI
may not care to remain inside. II
larger of the windows and 9
D the doors will be so arranged that thu
can be opened, assuring an abundan
of ventilation and fresh air.
Montana copper, planished, will
1.-the material employed to cover Il
dome, and native marble or on,
will be employed for wainscoting t
outside vestibule and rotunda. T.
latter arrangement is condition
po however, that some patriotic citiz
- of the state will donate the stone.
"a. Briefly summed up, the intenti
3Iy is to make the building as neal
as possible a replica of the sta
So house at Helena. it's proportions,
course, considerably reduced.
Auxiliary Committees.
In addition to selecting plans