The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-02-14
$4,000 BUILDING FOR
NATIONAL IRON BANK
New Structure Will be Entire
Iy Of Fireproof Construction.


details of which were announced this
week by President Robert d. Foote,
marks a step forward in building con-
struction in this town. The new
$S5,OOO structure is to be fireproof
in fact, not a piece of wood being
used in it, even the doors, frames
and the desks to be of metal.
Work is to commence at once on
the building and it is expected to
be ready for occupancy by October
list. The site is the Trimmer prop
erty on South street, opposite De
Hart street, purchased by Mr. Foote
several months ago and recently
transferred to the bank by him..
So far as possible local contractors
have been engaged. Dempsey &
Cooney are the masons, L. b. Tomp-
kins, plumber; and the N. j. Engin-
eering e. Construction Co. will do
the electrical work,
The exterior is in Colonial design,
using Harvard brick with buff lime
stone trimmings, cornice, ETC., with
four large stone columns in one piece
at the front supporting pedlment
above the entrance.l There is five
foot area entirely around the build
ing with a nine-foot iron fence built
upon the top of the wall which en-
closes the area, and all the basement
windows which open on the area are
protected with heavy iron guards.
The foundation walls of the building
are of heavy massed concrete, the
upper structure being of steel with
brick walls and floors of heavy iron
beams and concrete floor arches. The
roof is supported on steel trusses
with beams and concrete arches on
top of the same and covered with
Stag roofing.
The entrance doors are of bronze
opening into vestibule, the sides
of which are eaen-stone and marble
with marble floor Through revolv-
ing door entrance is to be had dl-
rectly into the banking room and pub
lie space which is divided from the
working space by a high bronze
screen set ON top of marble vain
scoting, and finished with a wide
shelf The desks behind the screen,
as we'll as all bookkeepers' desks
and those in the various private Of
fices, including three settees in the
public space, are made of metal. The
check desk is of bronze and marble
in the center of the public space.
The interior of the banking room,
which is two stories in height, is
finished in caen-stone with marble
wainscoting of a light gray color OF
warmer tone than the color of the
caen-stone, and base of marble OF
a darker shade. This caen-stone
treatment also continues around the
walls of the working space. The
ceiling of the banking room is divided
into panels with concealed electric
lighting effect outlining the panels.
During the daytime the banking
room is amply lighted with large
windows on both sides, the full
height of the room, with fireproof
frame and sash, and a large skylight
in the center of the. roof over dome
sash with loaded glass, which COM
pletely fills the center panel of the
ceiling treatment The entire light
ing of the main banking room is by
concealed lights for general purposes
and at the back of the screen there
is concealed light for the desks,
so designed as to give a strong light
directly upon the desk.
In connection with the vault there
will be a system of electric lighting
with mirrors so arranged as to make
it possible to see the entire space
between the ceiling of the basement
vault and the floor of the safe de-
posit and money vault in the first
story.
+ On the, exterior there viii be cleo
trio lights around the entire building
ON the under side Of the cornice, SO
arranged as to throw a strong light
down on the walls of the building. In
the front of the banking room and to
the right will be found an ante room
and the presidents office, and di-
rectly behind it the cashiers. office,
both of which are separated from
the public space by a marble railing
with bronze gates. To the left and
in front of the banking room are
found the ladies' room and assistant
cashiers room, which are divided
from the public space in similar
manner with the exception that the
ladies' room is closed with bronze
screen up to the ceiling line under
the mezzanine. ~ ~
A large vault in connection with
the safe deposit department which is
found to the left hand side In the
rear, provides for five hundred boxes,
which, with the booths which are
provided, give the public e superior
facilities in this regard. so ay'e 81
In connection with this department,
and in the basement there is aglarge
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