The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
BANKS NEW HOME
Connecticut Savings to Move Into Magnificent Structure
 Next Week.
WHITE MARBLE EDIFICE
Description of the Interior-Eyery Convenience Known to Bank
 ing World.

Present indications are that the Connecticut Savings Bank will move into their new quarters during the coming week.
 In their new bank building. the cor ner of Church and Crown streets Gone block south of their old quarters), built expressly for and devoted exclus- ively to their banking business, they will have one of the most thoroughly modern and complete and one of the finest structures of It's kind in this country.
 IL has been planned and built for years to come. One can easily mag- inc the appearance of its classic and stately columns. when the present generations will have passed away and new buildings of large and lofty pro- portions will have taken the place of the old buildings which now adjon it, It will then, like some of the grand old structures in New York, become q cherished land mark of the city-a monument to a conservative, honest, successful savings bank of the people, than which no financial insti- tutlons have or are doing greater good for the community. II marks half a century's career In the Connecticut Savings Banks history
 The outward appearance of the structure Is already familiar to all Built of white marble with a facade of lofty, massive marble columns on the Church and Crown street sides, it presents a classic appearance of the Ionic order like the Erechtheum of Greece.
 IL has a frontage of ffty-two feet on Church street and depth of 1 ninety eight feet on Crown street with two wings of different widths or the north side. The height of tho beautiful vaulted ceiling, with ar' l,glass, from the bank floor, Is lift, feet, the outer roof over the same be. | ing four feet higher.
 The plans arc the work of Messrs Tracy X Swartwout, architects of PA ! Fifth avenue. New York city. The building Is looked upon as one of theil masterpieces of bank architecture
 The foundation was laid In tho ! spring of 1906. the corner stone or 1 July ,, 1906.
 I While the outside Is imposing. the | interior appeals even stronger to one! admiration for it Is here that bank ! equipment are seen in their highes ! development.
 The entire central portion of tho ] interior is devoid of all upright sup. l ports and for a width of twenty-five l feet and a depth of forty-iive feet i' | given up to the employees and work o' 1 the bank. Surrounding this space is { marble counter, surmounted by platC glass panels rising to q height of sa, eight feet
 1 In the semi-circular front are the re ceiving and paying tellers. Their sec tions are backed by steel cabinets, th card cases therein being aavilabe iron either ide-accessibe 70 the telers O | the clerical force in the center of tn bank. All the tables, desks and banl fixtures are steel and bronze, excep the tops of the desks.
 In front on the north side of mai entrance Is the presidents room Tn corresponding space on the south Is a, open space, known as the "customers | room"
 On the north side of the building Gl one of the wings) Is the treaeurers of fee; adjoining which Is the stenograph CTS room the balance of the space given up to the use of patrons. II
 the extreme rear Occupying the large
 wing on the north side) is the trustees
 room The partitions all through th