New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-30
NEW STATE CAPITOL
To BE Dedicated by President
Roosevelt at Harrisburg

Adequately to describe the new Stat (sapi,o,
at Harrisburg Penn. one has TO use superfa
tives The world has been ransacke,. and no
money spared to make the building beautiful
The thousands who will come from all states 70
be present at the dedication by Presi| -at Roose-
Welt on October will see a structt shat for
magnifcence and artistic adornmen' has few
equals in this country.
The length of the building is SO; feet its
breadth 254 feet The height from ne ground
floor to the top of the aIlegoricaI --ure sur
mounting the dome is 292 feet Tf area ct
the building is S6.275 square feet. or 600 SQUARE
feet larger than ST. Paurs Cathedral London
In its construction 10000 separate pieces of
granite were used, weighing from b thirty
five tons each There are thirty-t~. rnonoIiths
In the structure, weighing thirty-fiVs tons each
total of more than 400 900 cubic feet or granite
was used on the exterior of the building alone
The building covers trife more than two acres
of ground, and if a man walked around the com
pleted structure, following all the embrasures
and offsets. he would go half a mile before
reaching his starting point The weighe of the
dome is 100000 pounds, The entire cost of
the structure and it's furniture is over twelve
million dollars.
Alphabetically described. the Capitol consists
of a main building, with imposing facaGes and
steps through the bronze doors to the 4otunda
Opposite the entrance is a broad Marble stair
case. with elaborate balustrades ar.l massive
electric light fixtures of bronze Overhead is
the dome. $50 feet above the tiled foor Done
in gold. cream and robins egg blue, the dome
displays a wealth of color. softened by the light
that finds its way through amber coIoresd win
dows. BY an arrangement OF electric ashts the
effect of the combination of coors is heightened
at night
On the first floor are the House ar,d Senate
caucus rooms. The corridors on thiss floor are
to be decorated with paintings by vicl5lt Oakley
John w Alexander and w B. Van Intgen The
sculptures are by Barnard The entrances to
the Senate and House are from GALLERIES on the
second floor. In the Senate chamber. (which is
so by IS feet in size. the coIors Or dGltninating
are green and gold From the walls Intervals
four Doric piIasters ffuted in gold. rise ON each
side from a marble wainscoting. The eeiling~-s
ribbed into curved recesses, giIded in quaint de-
signs Six immense giIded chandeliers sus-
pended by massive chains provide the lights.
The House chamber is wainscoted IN marble
The ceiling has background of solid blue with
arabesques wrought in gold. Stained glass
windows add TO the beauty OF this room.
Great care has been taken TO individuaIize the
decorations and furniture of each room. The
chairs and desks are made 10 conform to the
decorations of each department. and it will be
impossible to take even chair from one of the
rooms and place it in another room without
marring the harmony.
The Governors rooms are the finest in the
Capitol The Governors private office IS a room
30 by 35 feet, wainScoted to height Of II feet
IN panelled oak. carved in rich and costly design
The mantel is of African marble. the shelf sup
ported by fan caryatides- The reception room IS
also of panelled oak The other floors in the
main building and wings are finished In dull
Indian red and marble wainscoting, relieved at
intervals by white Vermont marble columns
and pilasters- On the upper floors are the vari-
GUS working departments Of the state govern
ment- The style Of architecture is Roman Co
rtnthian- In it's detail the House is Corinthian,
the Senate DOric-
AS one looks up to the massive dome the fol-
lowing inscription catches the eye: