The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-27
AWARD CONTRACTS
RICHMOND COLLEGE
NEWPORT NEWS FIRM WILL BUILD
STADIUM, DoRMrTORY con-
TRACTS ARE DIVIDED.
WILL BE FINE PLANT
COLLEGIATE GOTHIC STYLE OF
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ARCHITECTURE APPEALING
NEW HOME WILL he
READY IN IatA

Following an extended consultation
with CsTneal & Johnston, the archi-
tecs. the building committee of
Richmond college yesterday afternoon
awarded the contracts for the two
dormitories and the stadium--the
necleus Of the group which. when
completed will form one of the finest
and best equipped college plants in the
entire country.
The contract for the stadium, which
will cost $4,000, went to Harwood a
Moss, of Newport News. and that for
the construction of the dormitories
aggregating 100000. was divided
among a half-dozen bidders, in order
to facilitate the work.
Work Under Way.
Work on the womanS building on
the south side OF the lake is we'll
under way and the architects are now
busy on the plans for the main col
lege building. which VIII complete tho
group. The womans building cost
$3.50. 900. and the main building will
greatly exceed that sum.
Contrary TO general expectations
and published statements. the college
will ont open the session of 1913 in
It's new home-the opening of the new
college, which, by the way, will be
one of the finest ana best equipped
college homes in the world and on
a site of 3a5 acres that. IL is said, is
rot surpa ssed in the world--wili not
take place until September, 1914.
The athletic stadium will be unique
nv reason of the fact that it Will BIZ
the only structure of its kind III the
South and one of very rev IN the
entire country The building Will be 81
reinforced concrete ana steel con-
.,rurtion seating $500 persons.
Dressing rooms will be provided I'M
derneath the seating arrangement. 1.
will he located at the eastern end of
the campus and at the end of the
street car loop. affording easy &C
cess to the games that will he pulled
off there The western section of the
stadium VIII be constructed I'M
mediately 40 that it can be used Tor
football and baseball games even be-
fore the college is ready to take pos
session of its new home.
VIII Be Fircproof
ne z, d ,rrrritoriess tft-he kBeE.-n as
Nos. l and 2, viii carry out the s,sie
OF architecture adopted by the build
ing committee of the college for every
building in the group, known as col
Ieeiate Gothic" The material used
will he local brick with stone trim
mings. The floors will be constructed
of concrete. with steel frames and as
near fsreproof as modern ingenuity
can make it The windows Will have
metal fra mes with stone siils and there
will be a minimum amount of wood
work. The plumbing and heating
piants will be up-to-date. The type
OF architecture marks a new era in
this section. and though il is hard
to Judge a building before 1t is TIN
ished those who have remarked the
appearance of the woman's building
now well under way at Westhampton.
cannot but fail to be impressed with
its grace and beauty.
The contracts for the construction
of the two dormitories were awarded
as follows.
Concrete, carpentry and glass, Har-
wood & Moss. Newport News. brick
and stone work. Fulton Brick Works
Richmond: steel and ornamental iron
work. Richmond Structural Steel COM
panv: roofing. Williams Slate Roofing
company: plastering, Batkins. Hicks Il
Slaughter: painting, r. Lee Peters;
heating. Richmond Engineering and
Manufacturing company.