Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-06-02
NEW BANK
BLOCK STARTED
Orleans Trust Company to
Have One of Best Banking
Houses in Entire State.
TWO-STORY BRICK BLOCK
AT MAIN AND COVENTRY
Detail of Plans Make Block
One of Splendid Appear
ance as Well as Useful
ness.

Work has commenced on the new
bank building and everything pro-
misses for the city in the near future,
a splendid new business block. This
will be one of the greatest possible
improvements to our Main street.
The building is to be of brick and
will cover the entire lot at the corner
of Main and Coventry streets over a
surface of about Sd by "a square feet.
1t will be constructed two, stories in
height, rising So feet above the
ground. The roof will be built
slanting in toward the center OF the
building to a drain which will take
care of all rain water thereby doing
away with all caves, dripping over
the sides, and overhanging icicles.
One large door at the center of
the Main street front serves as en-
trance to the bank rooms. This is
fanked on either side by large win
dow. Beyond these double door on
the extreme right balances two win
dows at the extreme left. Above, on
the second floor are a succession OF
eight windows. On the Coventry
street front there are two even rows
each of six double windows.
The large main entrance opens
public lobby running directly through
the center of the building about two
thirds of it's entire length and about
eight feet in width. Just inside the
entrance it broadens, extends nine
feet to the east, and north to the
front of the building. In this space
are found seats and desk for the con-
venience of the ladies. The lobby
floor is to be tiled. At the right,
down the length of the hall will be
the check desks and on the left the
tellers' windows, five in number.
On the Coventry street corner open
ing from the lobby will be found the
treasurer's office equipped with Wis
itor's desk and chairs. This opens
into the work room in back and is
connected by glass doors and panels.
The work room is large and light
with eight windows facing on Coven-
try street front. 1t opens at the rear
| into the bookkeeping and machine
room. 1t connects by stairway with
stock room directly beneath, is equip
ped with telephone booth, and opens
also at the rear and at the right in
to the safety deposit department,
through a grilled door. The lobby
gives entrance to customers also
through a grilled door into this de-
partment.
At the rear of the building entered
by a door at the left of this room is
Hound the vault Its dimensions are
eight by IL feet. The door alone is
| to be installed at the expense OF
$4,000. :.
A door from the safety deposit
room at the right of the vault opens
| into the customers room, equipped
with desk and chairs to be used Tor
conferences.
/ At the further end the lobby joins
a smaller lobby from which opens the
| ladies room equipped with writing
materials and easy chairs, the stair
way down, and the directors room,
a large room at the rear of the build
| ing fitted with long table, chairs and
desks.
/ The section of the ground floor
right of the main entrance extending
more than half of the distance north
and south will be rented for use as
a store. There will be large show
window at the front; the store en-
trance will be the nearest side OF the
double door just beyond. The further
half will be used as entrance to. the
second story.
The second story will be given over
to be used as Offices. A long broad
hall will extend from right to left
lighted by a large overhead skyIight.
Off from this main hall will open the
offices, all of good size, well lighted
and easily accessible. Three large
sized office rooms will extend across
the Main street front, two still larger
ones at the back, and one small one at
end of hall on the Coventry street
front Applications have already
been made for these offices.
The basement will be divided into
a number of rooms to be used fol-
storage, work rooms, stock rooms
coal bunker, boiler room, freight ane
ashes rooms, employees lockers, ane
main cellar. A lift will be put il
onto the Coventry street sidewalk
flor carrying freight and ashes.
The details of the building hav,
been worked out with the most careful
consideration to appearance and con
Ivenience. 1t is to be built to accommo
date, not onlv the bank directors
and employees but also to meet tn
needs of its customers and of the gen
eral public and at the same time t.
merit its position as the Orlean
Trust Co. of Newport, and fulfill it
lobligation to the city.