Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-13
ARCHITECTURAL PERFECT"
Does Not Seem to Be Over Expressive
About Hall of Records.

The great Hall of Records, New
York will be the peer Alphabetically of
any civic building in America, and
among the most costly and beautiful
i'm the world. The architects have caus-
ed the great Building to be reared
beautiful in appearance, modern IN APP
pointments and massive in size ana
their achievement has won praise ana
admiration. the HalluWcll Granite
works who accepted The contract Tor
the granite. through their New YORK
representative John Pierce. fully real
lied at the outset what great ana
responsible work was to be undertaken
and it speaks well fOi' prestige ana close
aGaDtation, to be able 20 execute plans
ard models into the ten THOUSAND and
ollc-and more EieceS entering mo the
construction If the building without
disappontn9nts or delays.
The Sculptors and hundreds or quar-
rymen cutters and -l"verS achieved a
success of VIII IN they may wei feel
proud The Wu"l; on :he large figures
which will adnrn the structure are now
practically completed. The figures are
massive in siZn. towering II ana l.
feet and weighing; ah1ur 1900 pounds.
There are figur.'s Of VI, dicine. chemis-
try, music, eie'tri'itv. navigation,
commerce, Industry. Justice; also Peter
StuyvrSant, the FIRST ss,NCinor nf New
York state un.i-r inn Di.tCh. from l64. :
1864 Cadwallader al len. and Caleb
Heathcote. mayor from 1.1l11l4.
Some months ago IS l3"-,r figures.
hcwn from the solid rock j., Ho rin N
of the Ifal!owcll Granite 60. were
completed and sent to New York City
for the Hall If Records building. The
sculptor. ii. X. Bush Brown, had tn"
completion of the work in charge. The
fiGures from the tops "f great pillars
nigh up on the 81 ie Of the building. ana
~. one of the greatest achievements
in the cutting. AMI finishing Of granite
ever known. I'll re m" - pillars. each
"a feet in diam 't"".
On each Of ti,, four side. Of the build
ing are durm"r windows extending be-
yond the mansard roof The window OF,
the Chambers street side i to be more
Ornately decorated .han its companion
windows.
There are four figures, representing
Law. History. Maternity. and Heritage.
Each is eight feet in height and the
work is beautifully executed. Law is
represented by 4 magnificent type Of a
man, who holds in his hands the Old
GreciaE roll. and is apparently engaged
| in eXronding a knOtty lagal proposition.
| History is imncrsnnat II ~ an old man
with a flowing beard and holding an
| open book before nj Heritage is 4
picture of fa;hcr holding upon his
knee his son ana heir and imparting tn
| him lessons of truth and honor. Ma
| ternity is represented BY a mother and
child
There are also eight semi-recumbent
| figures. every one Of whom represents
some branch found in the building they
adorn. They are Philosophy. Poetry. In
| acription, tusr ,dy. Commerce. Re
search and Instruction. Supporting the
apex of the dorner windows of the
| Chambers are The cherubs
| The architects appointe. Mr.. Philir
| Martiny-one OF the forem ost scuiptorS
| in this country to prepare models III
| clay and plaster for thi, sculpture 1t
comprises in all "A standing figures and
| two groups of thraa-"eated figures.
which flank the doorWays on Chambers
and Center street clevation MS. These
models We're submit ID to and have
been approved by the art commission
of New York, in conformity with thu
right Vested in that body under Sec
| ton 622T Of the charter. Mr.. John Peircu
| of New York was the general cOntraC-
tor for the hewing Of the figures.
| Eight of the figures on Chambers
street arc portraits, and includ" gov
ernorS aud mayors If New York during
decades from jtil to 1856 The remain
| ing sixteen ligures are allegoricll. In
side the Chambers street VeStibulc arc
placed two companion ovcr-donr sculp-
| turrS executed in white statuary mar
BILE from models prepared by NJ. Albert
| Wcincrt. sculptor. Of New York. typi-
| tying the consultation of Greater New
York ANA the purchase Of Manhattan
| Island. Disposed around the granite
dormcrs on the four sides Of the build
| ing ave the S, ulptur"s prepared from
model By Mr.. Rush H"oWn. sculptor, Of
| New York.