Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-11
Sunlight Building Done And Leased
New Franklin Street Structure Commenced in September Hustled to Competion-Centra and Attractive Business Block.

for the second floor The window lodges are of granite, and above the windows there is Q panel II inches in height and 60 feet leng. The building has handsome metal cornices. There are large windows on both the south and north elevations. and in addition to the large windows on the second floor of the rear elevation there are smaller windows that light both the rear of the stores and the basement.
 On the ground floor there are four stores, three of which have large plate glass windows on either side of the entrances, and the fourth, somewhat smaller in size, having a plate glass window at the left of the entrance Just to the right of this store and al the north end Of the front elevation is the entrance to the second story. The stores have easy entrance from the sidewalk and the flooring Of the Vesti- loules- is Of IerrazzO. The plate glass windows are abutted with copper cor ners no frames being required, as the building is set on steel girdeTs. All Of the stores average 50 feet in depth.
 The store at the lower end of the building is occupied by the Norwich Electric company. who for some time past have been located farther up Franklin street. The next store has been opened bE BoyntOn Bros. as lunch room. The third store in line has been leased and is occupied by h. ES A1SISils the DidIlO 0GSleEs Wilo aiSo occupies the rear half of the fourth store, while the front half of the fourth store is occupied by Ralph Benc9etr0, WnO formerly conducted the barber shop at No. 94 Franklin street All the stores are electrically lighred and there are new fixtures of the lat est pattern in each store. In each store there is a staircase leading to the basement, and toilets and modern plumbing have been installed.
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 it's entirety by the Knights of Colum- bus, and they took possession last week Above inc entrance there has been placed an electric globe contain ing the inscription X. of (. Just in- side the double swinging doors there is wide staircase with q landing midway, This staircase is finished in natural wood and is lighted by day bN a skyHght and by night by large cleo tric lamps. Leading from the left of the staircase is an entrance to a large room, nearly square. and which will serve as a, parlor. This room $ fin ished in natural wood and iS lighted by five hanging electric lamps. Lead ing also from the hall at the right is another large room which will be used as q billiard room. Connected with these rooms are a cloak room and also a toilet room having all corveniences. ] The paTlgr and billiard room connect with the lodge room by folding doors WAICR JnrO" all or the Z.SUt square feet contained on this floor into one room. In all there are is windows in the main hall or lodge room, six on the front side. six on the south side and six on the western or rear sideE Al night this hail will be lighted by eight hanging electric lamps suspended from the ceiling and by three wall lamps located between the windows on the front or Franklin street side. The ceilings are finished in white, the walls in light green tint, and the floors are of hard wood. The hall is finished in natural wood and there is a raised platform ali the east end
 This entire second floor was finished off according to the wishes of the K. Of C. It provides ideal accomnoda- a Iious for them and has been pro nounced one of the best lodge rooms in the city.
 The basement story has been niade water tight, is lighted by windows both front and rear and has been wired for electricity. The ba Sement has been SubdiTided by tile partitions. providing separate accommodations for each store, thus practically doubling the floor space of the stores.
 The steam heating system is located in the basement in a fireproof room entirely separated from the other rooms and is large enough to provide heat in plenty for the whole building. An attractive feature of the building is the fact that it receives sunlight on three sides. or the east during the