Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-01-10
UNIVERSITY CLUB
HOUSE At MADISON
READY FOR USE WITHIN
TWO WEEKS.
HAS A FINE LOCATION.
Club Is for the Faculty, Graduates and
Friends of the University of
Wisconsin.
HAS A FINE LOCATION
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 4-[Spcial j
The University club building, which has
been recently erected at Madison, con-
templates complete and ample club
house for the faculty, graduates and
friends of the university for consider
able time to come. The property, stu
ated on State street at the corner of
Murray, is of good size and faces upon
the lower campus. 1t is an exceptional
lOca ton both for university men and
forded by the street cars, and with re
gard to the main university campus.
Building Is Convenient.
The building overlooks Lake Mendoza
and is separated from the uni
versity boathouse by the width of
the lower campus. In the planning
of this building the principal OBJ
jects were kept in view: The
funds Immediately available, and the
scope which the University club should
have in the future. At the time of it's
large dwelling somewhat damaged by
fire, which it seemed wise to repair for
present use without expanding upon it
any large sum of money. The building
was on too small a scale for anything
but temporary use and it was deemed
permanent building by erecting on the
west side of this dwelling one wing of
the clubhouse. This wing is now COM
pleted and contains a large conversation
room on the ground floor, a billiard room
and dining room on the first floor and
above this two stories of private apart
ments with every modern convenience.
The old portion was repaired and left
much in the same shape as previous to
the fire which damaged it. This por-
ton contains the reception hall, club
room, a secondary dining room, and in
the second story card rooms, waiting
rooms, reception room for ladies, etc.
The rear portion of the house was con-
verified into kitchen and servant quar-
tiers.
Absolutely Fireproof.
The new wing is constructed of dark
colored paving brick floors of reinforced
concrete, and the roof is covered with
thing, forming a practically tireproof
building, which is shut off from the old
portion by freproof doors. The archi-
tect's plans for the completed building
contemplate the construction of the left
wing and the intervening central portion
which will constitute the main entrance
and rOtunda. In this will be parlors and
reception rooms, and at the rear large
dining hall opening to the east and
south and connecting with an exterior
the basement of the left wing it is pro-
posed to install bowling alley and other
game rooms in connection with the pres
ent converse ton room in the basement
of the right wing. The second and third
stories of the completed structure will
be arranged into rooms such as library,
writing room, cardrooms and other small
apartments, and over the dining room
ballroom of ample size, useful for public
meetings of various sorts and for the
large social functions of the club.
Decorations and Furniture.
The interior woodwork of the remodel
ed part of the club house is mainly fin
ished in ivory enamel. In the lobby, and
in the basement and first story of the
new part, there is brown English oak,
while the two upper stories Of the
new part are finished in weathered oak.
Special attention has been paid to fur.
uishing and decorating the principal
rooms. The contract for this has been