Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-06
ENLARGE DUPONT
BUILDING AGAIN
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will be built through this side Of the
building, in order to serve the prop
erty and stage entrances OF The Play
house, and access TO its galleries. Fire
escapes will lead into this driveway
from the theatre. The theatre Will
not be disturbed.
The new building will be built to a
point 20 feet from the Orange street
rear OF the Y NJ. c. A. building. and,
like the recent addition TO the Tenth
street side OF the main building, will
be built with a view to tho posi-
hility OF at some time in the future
occupying the whole block, by tying
IN the necessary addition.
The new building will be twelve
stories high, with the two pent
house floors in addition, and will be
OF steel skeleton construction. with
concrete floor arches and hollow tile
partitions. and absolutely hreproof
The laundry and servants quarters
viii be on the top floor.
Arrangements have been made for
the installation IN the basement of two
rife ranges. which will be 100 feet
long. and 80 feet wide The base
ment OF the new section will provide.
also, for receiving rooms, on the Or
Rnge street side. for freight and eX-
press matter, and for diningrooms for
employees Of the hotel, the fan room,
which controls the ventilation system
and the mems toilet in connection with
the new ballroom, which will be on
the first floor
Changes in the Office OF the hotel.
as contemplated by these plans. in.
clude the transfer OF the desks. to
what is now the rose room. on the
/ Eleventh street side, and the new
lobby viii face that street. IL will
be 10 feet long, and "A feet wide, and
includes the present rose room. The
present lobby will be converted into
a winter garden, or palm room, and
the spaces in the rear of the desks
will be converted into ladies' retiring
rooms. writing rooms, and mems
lounging room. The elevators will
be changed SO that they will face the
once desks, and another elevator
added. The telephone booths will be
located IN the right rear OF the new
lobby
The present mezzanine floor will be
extended, by means OF a corridor, TO
the Eleventh street side and will run
the length of the new lobby. and the
new section will open on the bali
room, which will be two stories high.
Immediately west of the lobby will
be the foyer to the ball room. and
-eBtrance to the latter from the foyer
will be by a figh of wide marble
steps This foyer is SO feet wide.
and 55 feet 3 inches long. The marble
staircase will lead down TO the ball
room floor. Because there is a down
grade along Eleventh street the
floors in the new building VIII be
lowered from the present line of the
nrst hoor TO correspond with the
street line
From the foyer a marble staircase
"'h extend TO the private banquet
rooms on the mezzanine floor. which
ESQ oNeriooks the ball room. These
~"euleS are designed so that these
hcSonmooauons are absolutely sonar.
ne from tne general hotel activities
l'aee entrances to the ballroom and
lnr prla,e banquet rooms win he
provided, from the Eleventh stra,'.
side, and separate cloak RETIRING go
AIDES rooms are provided i'm cenvec
ion with the ballroom. The balroo,.
viii accommodate 200 couples.
yfhe ballroom will be two storie
high. 105 feet long, and IS feet wide
The second floor viii provide thre
private diningrooms. in addition I
those already provided, and the r.
& mninder will be devoted to sleepin
5 rooms. each Of which viii be equ
s ped with private bath.
N The new building Will contain
i 5000 cubic feet Of space. whic
E added 10 the present building. wi
g gave approximately 100000 cub
3 feet IN the entire structure WoT
I win be started as soon as the col
sfrnctIon Offices have made the nece'
safv arrangements to place them
e posifion TO do il. Whether IN
n rompany's engineers viii do IN
work. or whether It will be given on
s 81 contract. has not been decided
( bnt. IN view OF the fact that Mr. Rus
Hom broke the record in this country
s when he built the Tenth street ad
! dit;on. Il " probable that he vii
build the Eleventh street addition.