Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-05-09
PLANS Of MARY
JAMES SCHOOL
Building is to Be
Erected During
Summer
ARCHITECT DISCUSSES PLAN
Structure Will Be of Spanish
Mission Style. Contract
Not Yet Awarded.

hAtual Aoholl uSllOI WOlh Will
soon commence on the Mary E. James
Mission School for Boys which will be
erected in Santa Fe by the Woman's S
Board of Home Missions of the Pres
byterian Church as companion insti-
tuition to the Mary Allison Mission
School for Girls. D. Everett Waid, of
New York City, the architect who de-
signed the building, is here in connec.
tion with the awarding of the contract,
and looking over the ground where the
structure will be reared. A number
of proposals have been received from
local and outside contractors for the
construction work and the contract
will probably be let either today or
tomorrow.
Description Of New Building.
The new building will be virtually a
three.story affair as will have a base.
ment party above ground. 1t will be
rectangular in shape with a so-called
hip roof, in general appearances some
thing on the order of the Federal
building. However, instead of being
built of stone the exterior walls will
be of cement stucco, the material used
in the construction of the Alvardado
Hotel at Albuquerque, and to adhere
to the Spanish mission style of archi-
lecture. Red tiling will form the roof
covering. Mr.. Waid does not care to
give out the estimated cost of the
building before the contract has been
awarded, but it is understood that the
structure complete will represent an
expenditure of close to $50,000.
Architectural Effect in Proportions
and Coors.
"The building will be a rectangular
one and of very simple design" the
architect stated this morning to rep.
resentative of the New Mexican. "The
idea IS to depend upon the general
proportions and colors for the archi-
tectural effect. 1t will be two stories
in height and will have basement
The school Is designed to accommo.
date thirty boys in addition to the
superintendent and others of the fac
ulty.
GAS to the interior arrangement on
the first floor will be Offices, reception
rooms, living apartments Of the super
intendent and the main dining-room
and kitchen. The dining-room will be
quite large one and can be used as
an assembly hall or entertainment
room. The entire second story will be
divided into sleeping rooms for the
boys, these being fitted out so as to
have two in each room instead of hav
ing large dormitories. Each boy will
have his own little bed and clothes
closet. There will also be room on
this floor for the matron as we'll as
toilet rooms and linen closets.
Various Uses Of Basement.
Part of the basement will be
equipped as a gymnasium and play
room in which the boys can amuse
themselves during leisure hours
There will also be shower baths and
toilet arrangements. In another part
of the basement will be the laundry
department. The heating plant vii
also be located in the basement. The
building will be heated by steam"
The Mary Allison school has recita
ton rooms amply large enough for the
pupils of both institutions and it has
been decided to have the boys ant
girls in the same classes. This plar
will obviate the necessity of two sets
of instructors which would be quite
an item of expense.
Window Balconies and Main Entrance
Practically the only ornamentalit,
attempted by the architect is in the
window designs and the main en-
trance. Otherwise the building is tt
be severely plain. The windows ii
front on the main floor are to have
little balconies extending out from
them.
Santa Fe certainly has some di
verse styles of architecture Mr.
Waid remarked after finishing his de
scription of the school. Il rather lik'
the old architecture he added.