The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-08
LAST NAIL IS DRIVEN
Kentucky Building at Worlds
Fair Ready For Dedication.
1T is A MOST IMPOSING STRUCTURE

Occupies the Best Site On the Exposl.
ton Grounds For a State Edifice.
Has Wide and Deep Lawn For Blue
Grass In Front and Beautiful
cluster OF Cedar Trees in the Plot.
To say that the Kentucky Building
at the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton is the most pretentious ever
erected to represent the State at
either a national or international fair
is putting it very mildly. If Kentuck-
ians have been ashamed of their
State buildings at former expositions
and there is no denying this fact
the assertion may be made without
fear of contradiction that no citizen of
the State will look upon the Ken
lucky Building at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair without feeling proud Of
his nativity and the building which
marks the dawn OF a new era in
Kentucky's life. When II was stated
that the Kentucky Building occupies
the most commanding of all State
structures on the ground. the writer
spoke advisedly. 1t stands within
what is commonly known as the main
picture OF the great show, while other
State buildings are to be found
half mile away on the plateau of
States. II, therefore, occupies a po-
sition at once the envy and admira-
ton Of citizens of sister States.
Sitting well back on a lawn, two
hundred feet wide by three hundred
and sixty-hve feet long, It is at an in
tersection of two of the main thor
oughfares of the exposition. one
leading from the Grand Basin by the
Palace OF Education and the Mines
Building TO the United States Fish
cries, the other by the Government
Building and the Metal Pavilion TO
the terrace OF Louisiana Purchase
States. the palace Of Fine Arts. Festi.
val Hall, the Cascade Gardens and
the restaurant pavilions. Can ono =.
agine a more ideal location? Every
American citizen holds the Govern.
ment building as part his and when
visiting an exposition, whether for a
day or for a month, includes the
structure that represents Uncle Sam
as many times as possible in his tour
OF the grounds. To come to the Gov.
eminent Building he must see Ken.
lucky. II may be justly assumed,
then. with all these points of vantage.
that THE New Kentucky Home" will
be seen by more people than any
other building of this kind at the
fair.
There is no describing the Ken
lucky Building. II must be seen to
have its beauty appreciated. AS the
architect would say. however, It Gov.
ers an area 1873 feet by 10S feet, in
Guiding porches and verandas.
The building may be said TO be en-
tirely surrounded by porches and We
randas. Every side is an imposing en-
trance. with the front and the rear
emphasized by massive porches. To
the original plans have been added
an attractive stoop as an approach to
the front porch. Midway between
this stoop and the wide roadway to
the southwest of the Mines Building,
the lawn takes on the form of a ter.
race. the beauty of which will be
heightened as the bluegrass, nur-
tured by the SHOWS In winter, peeps
through it's native soil-two car loads
having been transported to st. Louis
for this purpose-to await the admir-.
ing gaze of the thousands who will
pass up the Kentucky asphalt walks
to the hospitality of this Kentucky
Home.
To the right of this lawn is a clus-
ter of beautiful cedars, which rustic
benches and its cooling shade will
make an inviting spot to many visit
ors. The walk leads around the
northwest of the building by the rear
entrance to the roadway, previously
described as running by the Govern.
ment building to the Palace of Fine
Arts, etc. Here at the rear Of the
building stands several of the large
trees that made Forest Park, the seat
of the Exposition, famous before 1t
was determined to commemorate, by
an exposition, the purchase of the |
Louisiana territory. Two of these |
trees seemingly grow up through the
porch of the building at the southwest
corner. The exposition officials, de-
string to preserve. as far as possible,
all these monarchs of the forest, /,
would not have consented to have
these two trees removed, had the
Building Committee Of the Ken.
lucky Exhibit Association desired it.
They give a touch of nature to the
building which is pleasing to the eye.
ThirtyIlve, feet from the rear of the
Kentucky ] ome will be other terraces
and steps leading to the lawn upon
which Is being erected, in the shape
of hvs-pointed star, the Texas Build
ing.
The Kentucky Building has three
tioors--the first to be used as a gen.