Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-15
WILL BE HANDSOME HOME
Model Building Designed FOR
Gid National Bank.
WORK TO COMMENCE APRIL /
Plans and Specifications Prepared for
One OF the Handsonest Banking
Buildings in the Valley.

Buildings in the Valley.
The work of remodeling and convert
ing the old Continental hotel property
into one OF the handsomest buildings
IN this section, and one of the best
and most thoroughly equipped banking
institutions in the valley, will be begun
by the Old National bank of this city
on April /, and it is expected to be
ready for occupancy on or before DC,
tober /, when the well known and
staunch old bank win remove into its
new and handsome quarters.
President Fl. II. Emmert exhibits, at
his Office, the detailed plans for the
proposed work, and they call for a
complete remodeling of the building,
from the basement o the roof The
basement will contain the present
vault used by the bank, which will be
used as a storage vault for important
books and documents. In the basement
will also be located the apparatus fol
heating the building and water, and
which will furnish hot water to every
room throughout the year. A room
will also be reserved in this section
for complete electric lighting plant,
which may be installed later.
The banking room will be located on
the first floor, and It will be a very
handsome model of ali up-to-date con-
sale tile, while the ceiling will be
handsomely frescoed. The partition
between the public space and that oc-
cupied by the employees will be made
of white marble, glass and bronze, the
design being a very beautiful blending
of these three materials. All the wood.
work will be of natural Cuban mahog
any, while the desks, tables, etc, be,
hind the partition will be of handsome
Unfinished steel On the floor will be
located the private Offices of the pres
ident and cashier, and these Will be
A feature of this floor will be a pri.
yate room for ladies', handsomely fit.
ted and containing everything to make
it convenient for ladies'.
The massive new Steel vamt will be
located at the rear of this f-~~, and
will contain a compartment for the
cash and books and enc to be used as
a safety deposit by the patrons. They
will be separated by a partition, so that
patrons will be enabled to have free
access to the safety deposit vault.
The second floor will be converted
into several suites Of business Offices,
each containing q reception room and
private office, with heat, lighting ap-
paratus, etc. On this floor will be To-
Gated the lavatories, closets, linen
room, etc, for the use of the offices.
The third floor will contain three
apartments of four rooms and bath,
each. for private family USE
The entrance to the private portion
of the bank, and the second and third
floors will be on the northern side of
the building, while an additional en-
trance for the second and third floors
will be on the King street side, in the
rear of the banking room. A portion
of the first and second floors, where
the old hotel dining room was located,
will be made into rooms, which will
probably be used as an annex to the
Berkeley hotel.
The exterior of the building will be
very handsome. The present heavy
brick walls will be sheather with white
enameled brick and buff pressed brick.
The entrance will be in the corner,
which will be rounded to the top of
the building, and surmounted with a
lofty dome of FURNISHED copper. An
Illuminated clock will be placed i'm
mediately under the dome, with the
words "The Old National Bank" in a
segment of circle above the clock
The entrance will be flanked with
massive fiuted Corinthian columns,
while the first story of the building
will be constructed of heavy cut-stone
columns and huge plate glass win
dows. When completed the building
will be credit to this city, and will
be one of the best examples of ar.
chitectre here