The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-29
Stairways Of Marble.


tnrrnzzor and mosaic floors onsn marble
base. All of5the stairways are of white
marble with ratings of black iron. The
entire interior of the structure Is trimmed
With Michigan quartcrcd onk. Tho VIM
dows and doors on every floor arc all
glazed with plate glass The electric lights
on every floor nre controlled by separate
switch boards on each floor. 5E
On every floor IN the corridor Is a n1atl
chute, serving all the patrons of that
floor, the chute being situated Just across
the corridor from the elevator entrances.
Beginning at the bottom OF tho big
structure, the ss,,bbasenent Is occupied as
boiler rooms with three large boilers for
heating the building These have patent
ash and fuel lifts from the alley In tho
rear. The&bollcrs are of massive size and
of improved pattern. The engine rooms
and 3dynamos arc local ted ufder the court
on the Ninth Street side, and furnisnslght
and power for the structure. Above IS
the broad and ornamental court entrance
from the Ninth Street side, with massive
stone pillars at the entrance on the street
line and iron fence from this Entewaysto
tile wings ofsthe building The tes are
or ornamental iron design. The main
entrance to the building through this gate
is on an elevated bulk-head, having four
stalrways leading 10 the basement floor
the Main Street level. This bulk-head Is
finished with iron ratings and with six
large iron posts surmounted y by electric
| lights.
No Inside Rooms. s
Tho upper floors are reproductions Of
the lower, bove the first floor. being d.
vided into ssoffice rooms those at the
! Ninth Streetscorner being espec ially large,
asI<,f t,n
double frontage and light. There are mo
inside .roonssSin the building. all opening
either upon ashc Main or Ninth Street
side the unoistructed rear alley or the
court thus affording ample natural light
on every floor. Isl 53.g: e,
( The M utual Assurance society's suite Of
office rooms are the handsomest In the
building. They are finished III mahogany,
have interlocking tile floors, and include
a fire, and Ysburglar proof vault Of the
latest, desi gn.s The main officeyis q large
| l. shaped d. room on the Ninth Street COR
ner, and there are twoqother rooms fac
ing on the court This directors room Is
| finished in solid mahogany.. and has In
lsterlocking rubbers5ti tile floor,jand "a very
handsome composition cornlce. Special
toilet rooms finished in marble arc pro-
|vided for this suite.Sr isIS }isaa
!Theaexterior door and h wind ow frames
on the 55DaSeinent,34IlrSt ana second llooIs
are composed largely Of ornamental cast
iron. All the windows in the building
have patent window cleaning safety de-
/ vices. 4&!s
@ The basement layatoryls of Tennessee
marble with mosaic floors and the most
approved plumbing devices and equip
ment: Every. floarkha its own lavatory.
All the doors Of the building are
equipped with solid bronze hardware and
ball-bearing hinges The walls of all the
rooms will DO handsomely painted and
stripped. and will be equipped with the
latest design electrical fixtures. The eel
liar floor is finished In granolith with
pastercd walls. a freight lift is provided
in the rear from the+aley to the cellar
floor, and freight elevators thence reach
the upper floors. III Y III It ;s
Between the Main Street front Of the
building and the pavement is an area
way protected ons.the street line by al
ornamental iron fence. THE surrounding
| will he finished in a manner to com.
port with the elegance IN the interior.
Many of the offices of building arc
already rented and all will soon be occu.
iped. CONSIDERABLE tcrior finishing work
is still going on, but ina few days the
entire structure will be completes in ever.
| detail. III