Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-10-31
WEST V|RG|NIA'S
STATE BUILDING
It Has Most Beautiful Site at the
Panama Pacific Exposition.

BY G. A. BOLDEN, Assistant Secretary.
The West Virginia State Buidin" ut
the Panama-Pacitic International EX-
position IS now nearing compIction 1t
Will be taken over by the states com.
mission on or about Dec l. The fur.
niShngS, carpets. hamginyS. etc.. have
already been purchased ana will be
placed In the building in readiness for
the opening date, Feb. 20. 1919,
This building is located Oh what Is
pronounced by many to be the most
beautiful site on the whole premises.
The site was selected early In lYl, Ey
Colonel Fred Paul Grosscup Of Charles
ton and Hon. G.. O. Naglc of Wheeling,
acting under direction OF then GOV
ernOr William T.. GlaSscock Tie site
OVerlOOkS the Preside and is not \
great distance from the United States
building. 1t has an unDrokcn view OF
the water front looking toward the
Golden Gate. The building is Of frame,
with cement finish outside ana PLASTER
ed walls inside. In length it measures
115 feet inches. 1t stands on a lot
with 200 feet iroI tage and depth Of
100 feet. atfOrdng fine front. side and
rear yards. The yards will be richly
embcllished with native West Virginia
and tropical flowers and shrubbcry.
cement walk, thirty-two feet wide
will lead from the main Exposition
street to the front steps, the steps be.
Ing also thirty-tWO feet wide. \ We.
randa. SeVenty-ScVcn feet in length ana
fourteen feet deep, will be SUPPORTED
by eight cement columns tiirly-tWo
inches in diameter at the base and
tWentythrce feet high. OPENING on this
vcranda from different parts Of the
building are nine large French win.
doWS, on il level with the vcrnnda and
interior floors. The main entrance is
directly opposite the vcranda steps. in
the center Of the building This en-.
trance opens into the main Reception
hall, thirtytwO by fifty-twO feet, with
circular or dome shaped ceiling seven.
ty-seven feet long. Directly opposite
the main entrance IS Il large brick fire.
place, nine feet wide and extending TO
the ceiling. On either side Of the fire.
place cOmmOdous seats have been
built In, and ut the ends Of each of
these flights Of stairway lead to the
The original plans for the building
called for similar reception, lOunginy
and rest rooms located at either end OF
the building, opening off the main re-
ceptiOn hall but afterward these plans
were changed so as to permit Of Il mo
ton picture thcater to the right Of the
main reception hall This COW ljtt,r
thcatcr will be fitted up with every
modern appliance, and herein viii be
shown daily, and free Of all chargr to
visitors, some $4,000 feet Of first class
motion picture film gathered from
every county Of the state. Notwiti,
standing this ch"nge in the Origina)
plans, the building will be rcplrtc IN
rest rooms, toilets, etc, for both ladies'
and gentlemen, and there will be office
accommodations for the resident scrrr.
tary and matron Of the building.
At each end Of the balcony or rncz
canine floor are four comlnoGious ana
well ventilated bed chambers. cight
In all, each having private entrance
from the balconies Near the foot Of
each Of the stairwHys will DO placed
approved fire apparatus rs required by
the Exposition authorities, and Il bi"h
grade fire alarm system is recent ad.
Junct The interior finish IF the walls
will be In colonial white and ma
hogany, and the hangngS and all wall
decorations will correspond in color
ing. The interior walls VIII be deco
rated chiefly with photographs Of the
states institutions and numerous 9th