Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-20
HANDSOME STRUCTURE
Lexington High School Buiid'
ING Completed

Lexington High school Build
ing Completed
Lexington's beautiful and com
modious High School Building is
about completed and will be ready
for use the fret week In Novem-
Der. The handsome structure oc-
cupies the old Ann Smith Academy
lot and the site is commanding
one situated on knoll with a
fine sweep of country both east
ward and westward. The location
10 central and easy of access from
all parts of the town.
The building was erected under
contract by C. Il. Turner d Go. OF
Evlngton. Va, at a cost OF about
800, goo. Mr.. G. NJ. Robinson OF
Richmond, was the architect. IL
ia constructed Of red brick, with
motive gray limestone foundations
and with reinforced concrete over
the windows. With large, airy
recitation rooms, wide halls, COLI
yenient offices, comfortable heat
ing apparatus, and spacious as
IDLY hall, the new building Will
co mend itself TO the patrons OF
the school as well as to the gene
raj public.
Approaching the front OF The
building from jackson avenue a
handsome portico, with stately
white columns, gives the structure
an im posing appearance. The
stems and floor of the portico are
eranolithic. Entering a spacious
door a beautiful hallway extend
| ing through the building greets
the eve. Il is fifteen feet wide
and has a pitch, AS have all the
rooms on the first floor, OF fifteen
feet. just within the front door
are Two side doors leading to the
basement, which has been htteo
10 for recreation rooms In bad
weather. The floor ls concrete,
aud the pitch is ten feet. Here
are the furnaces, closets, coal
rooms, etc, ..t ,... ta.-
There are four recitation rooms
on che first floor. Two front rooms
are about 25 by 80 feet each, with
ample state blackboard space, and
large windows. Two recitation
rooms in the rear are about 20 oy
20 feet each. In addition to these
there is a room for tie physical
laboratory and one for the primer
pals Office. The floor of the hall
| is of maple, while the recitation
rooms are pine. |
Two flights of stairs In the rear
extension lead TO the second moor,
which IS tc be- used as an assembly
hall. 1t covers the entire secono
floor, me-. ring about 60 by ~
feet. and With a seating capacity
of about 700. 1t will be provided
with modern opera chairs. Ihe
rostrum lie placed in the middle OF
the front side. opposite the en-
trance through two doors from tne
rear. and has two dressing rooms,
one in each corner at the ends OF
the platform. A lofty ceiling
with good ventilation, makes this
IN ideal assembly hall,
Each recitation room is provided
with cloak rooms. The woodworA
ia painted cherry color, and thu
floors in natural wood. The two
front rooms have seating capa
city of 90 each, and the two real
rooms 40 each, giving a total D
about 200 seatings.
The grounds adjoining the build
ing In the front have been terrace(
and granolithic walks will lea'
from jackson avenue end Nelson
street to the front porch.
The building committee, unde
whose supervision the ouiidihl
was erected, is composed of Messrs
William r. Kennedy, chairman
H. D. Campbell, secretary' w, r
Irwin and Charles Pole. with Pfot
D. C. Humphreys and Mr.. Har
, rington Waddell as advisory. Mos
! of the practical supervision ""
} done by Professor Campbell, Z
: whose painstaking care and inae
fatigable efforts is due the splendi
huildinp now completed.