The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-23
PLANS READY FOR
HOME FOR NURSES
Memorial from Mr.. and Mrs.
G. L. Dunham Delayed
By War Needs
VERY HANDSOME AND
USEFUL STRUCTURE
Plans May Be Seen in Clapp & Jones's
Store Window Today-Will Be Three
Stories High and Basement-struc-
ture Thoroughly Well Appointed.

Plans and specifications for the nurs-
es home which Mr.. and Mrs. George
L. Dunham are to present to the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital have been
completed by the architect. Herbert w.
Colby of 46 Cornhill, Boston, and blue
prints showing the general outline of
the structure will be placed in the
Clapp & Jones store window this after
noon.
The construction of the building,
which is to cost $4,000, would now be
under way except for the scarcity of
labor and materials but at the request
of the government TO delay new build
ing it has been decided TO postpone the
construction to help meet the govern
ment needs.
1t is very apparent from the plans
that tais building, which is given IN
memory of Mr.. and Mrs. Dunham 5
daughter, Miss Marion H. Dunham
structure but will be ideal in all its ap-
Tointments Mrs Dunham III partieu-
lar devoted much time with the arehi
tect in working out the details
The home, for which there is press
ing need, it being necessary at present
to engage private quarters for some of
the nurses, will stand on the westerly
rart Of the hospital grounds, between
the main building and the isolation
building, and will face southeasterIv
toward Canal street It Will be three
stories high, with q four-sidcd roof, aud
will bc 81 feet long and - feet wide,
with l2foot front porch.
The outside walls are to be covered
with cedar shingles and the interior
finish is to be selected native birch
Vermont sea green slate are to cover
the roof The cellar bottom is to be
covered with a smooth and troweled
surface of cement concrete three inches
thick. The grade line Of building will
be established with reference to exist
ing or projected roadwavs or other ap.
proaches. and the excavation will bt
carried to a depth that viii provide
absolute security against danger from
frost or insecure foundation.
In the basement lecture room vii
extend the entire width of the west end
From the middle Of the lecture room
corridor viii extend easterly to an un
finished basement across the east end
South of the corridor will be clast
kitchen and north of the corridor tht
linen room and trunk room.
On the first floor doors from the porcI
will open into the vestibule and bacl
! of that the reception hall. A larg,
parlor will extend across the west en-,
and will contain a fireplace The par
lor will be divided with folding doors
On the front side east of the vestibul
and reception room the plans shoy
toilets and baths and one room, Will
north of the corridor, will be fou
rooms. A vestibule at the east en-
: leads out to a porch.
\ corridor will extend tac length o
the building on the second floor an,
: there Will be four rooms, toilets
, baths and stairway on the front sid
and six rooms on the back side, Wit
: hanging balcony at the west enc
Z The third floor will be similar t
5 the second, with the exception of tn
hanging balcony. and there will i
{, five rooms in front and six in back.
! The building will be supplied wit
: ample closet room and many CONVEX
! fences not herein mentioned.