The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-18
READ SCHOOLHOUSE, BRIDGEPORT-8UlLT,
 IS READY FOR USE
Completed Building Is Credit to Local TradeSmen and
 Contractors.

A schoo1house built entirely by Bridgeport men and equipped by them has been completed. It will De the Read school named for the late Da- vid F. Read. It is located on an ex- cellent site, North avenue and Renler street and Gem avenue.
 The building is placed in the cen ter of the large lot. and sets well back from the street so Nhat it appears to advantage. The building is 158 feet front on North avenue and 97 feet on each of the side streets It is two stories and basenn ent in height and contains. 16 rooms.| The archi- lecture of the buildings is modified English Collegiate with a touch of Gothic influence at the entrances. The building was designed and erected un- der the supervision of Joseph w. Northrop, architect.
 The materials are tapestry brick Of varying shades of red and the trim nnings are of white granite concrete stone. Wide granite steps with but tresses are placed at the three en- frances on the three streets. The entrances are through wide Gothic arches with oak doors and sash at the sides. The windows are in groups of five in each of the rooms and have granite muIlions and sills. The names The Read Schoo1,' is placed in the center of the front in old Gothic let ters, also the date stone, giving the date of erection.
 At each of the entrances is a vesti- cule with vestfbules doors and sashes similar to the outside doors. The vestibu1 lead to corridors which are II feet wide and lead to stair halls toward the two ends of the building. The stair halls are about 20 feet square.
 All of the corridors, vestibules and stair halls are lined from floor to cell floors are of light gray terfazza and base of the same. The stairs also are made of the Hsame. The stairs are well lighted by large south win dows on the landings half way up.
 The rooms are about 26 1-2 by S2 1-2 feet in size, four of them be- ing 8 little larger. They are all we'll lighted according to the best modern method. The height of the rooms is 13 feet. The floors are of hard ma pie.
 There are natural slate blackboard extending all around the rooms, ex- cepting where thefe are doors and windows; and the walls above are painted in light pleasing colors. The ceilings are of metal; painted old ivory white. The stone finish around the sWlnQOWS e8IGnQS CnrOuSh the walls forming the interior trim of the win dows, doing away with the usual wood finish. The wardrobes for z12 of the rooms are separate rooms and for four of the rooms. are of the bui1t-in ward- robe type. All wardrobes are lined with enamel brick and are thoroughly ventilated. The rooms are provided with indirect heat through large fues and have large exhaust 1ues\ and in addition there is direct radiation un- der the windows. There is automatic temperature control for all parts of the building. Vacuum cleaning Esys- tenn is provided for the entire build ing, which is designed with reference to future additions in the rear.
 The builders were The Hubbel1 Building Co. and Schwartz Brothers; and the plumb and heating by the w. P Kirk Co.,. and electric wiring and fixtures by The United Il1uminat- ing Co.; painting by Williams & Wilkes. It will thus be seen that this very cfeditable building was de- signed and built throughout by Bridgeport men,