Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-04
EXPOSITION
BUILDINGS

There are more than one hundred
buildings at the jamestown exposition
not including those of the "Warpath"
and they range in size from the small
er special exhibit buildings to the
mammoth States exhibit palace of the
manufactures and liberal arts struct-
ure. The lofty columns of the Doric-
Corinthian combination of architect
ure present an aspect of stateliness and
solidity, and form beautiful picture
of magnificent Colonial city.
The buildings Of the exposition pro-
per consist of the auditorium and ad-
ministration, manufactures and liberal
arts. machinery and transportation,
historic arts, education, mines and
metallurgy, pure food, States exhibit
palace, palaces Of commerce, agricul-
ture and horticulture. marine appli-
ance, power and alcohol, fire proof
historic relic building, graphic arts,
arts and crafts. village and numerous
other special buildings and pavilions
including an immense reviewing stand.
The government structures include
the grand piers and their accompany
ing accessories; two large exhibit
buildings fisheries building, Smith
sonian institute and national museum :;
army and navy club house club house
for enlisted men; colonial building,
negro builc ing, Panama and Porto
Rico ana life-saving station. The gov
position on either side of Raleigh
square and overlooking the great piers
and Hampton Roads.
The buildings of the several States
present great variety, many of them
representative of some historic hall or
home within the borders of the State
erecting the structure, but the colonial
idea prevails in the style of architec
ture. Most of the buildings are locat
ed on Willoughby boulevard fronting
on Hampton Roads and affording the
best possible points of vantage from
which to view the harbor illumina-
tions by nights and the naval pageant
by day. The Virginia building is the
most imposing of all the State struct-
ures presenting massive type of col
onial architecture in all its conven-
tional dignity. Georgia has reproduc-
ed "Bulloch Hall the home of the
mother of President Roosevelt at Rose
we'll, Georgia, Maryland has repro
duced the home Of Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton: Pennsylvania, has a re-
plica of independence Hall; New
Jersey has a model of Washington s
headquarters at Morristown Massa-
chusetts has model of the old State
House at Boston; Connecticut has the
Col. Talmadge home at Litchfield
Ohio has reproduced in cement block,
a model of "Aenia' the first stone
house erected west. Of the Allegheny
Mountains and used as the executive
mansion of Ohio for a number of years
while the capital was at Chillicoth
Kentucky has a representation OF
Daniel Boone's fort as it appeared al
Boonesboro. over a hundred years ago.
Among the other States which are rep.
resented by buildings are New York,
North Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Is
land, Vermont, New Hampshire, West
Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois,
Missouri, Louisiana and others may
yet erect buildings.
Among the special exhibit buildings
erected by private concerns or cities
may be mentioned the Virginia miner
al and timber exhibit building; the
House of Welcome erected by the
city of Baltimore; Grand Trunk rail
way building; Baldwin Locomotive
works building; American Locomotive
Works Travellers Protective associa
tion; Larkin Soap Co., Woodmen Of
the World; Leedy Cigar Factory
American Hydraulic Go. Palmer Con
crete works; John Deere Plow Co.,
Daughters of Confederacy; Columbia
Woodman; Disciples of Christ; Old
Virginia Corn Mill; J. G. Wilson Mfg.
Co., Baptists of America; The "l0l
Ranch Daughters of American Re
volution; Presby terians of Americs
and numerous others