Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-30
NEW HOME FOR
COMPANY L WIG.
Interest Centers in Social Event
of DedicatOry Exercises on
Next Tuesday

opened to-day March ~, WITH ap-
propriate exercises. This building
will be a combined home for Company
l. and the city council. Great inter
est is being taken in the coming bril-
liant social function.
1t was early in the summer of 1920
that material began to arrive for the
erection of the armory, and IN June
ground was broken on the Brady lot,
and the work began. All summer
long the contractor, Mr.. Smith, with
a large force of men were at work.
Huge quantities of cement arrived
for it's erection and the cement walls
of the basement and numerous cement
partitions. These cement walls were
built from Fl to go inches thick
and set on cement foundation four
and one half to six feet wide. The
back wall being % feet high. After
the cement foundation were completed
the work of laying the brick walls
began the latter part of August.
The Armory is practically II by
l4O feet. The head house is 55 by
II feet and two stories high with
two towers.
The material used in the construc-
ton of the armory is brick, cement
and steel. The walls are built of
brick. IL inches thick. Over the front
entrance. cut in a cement block is
the date of construction Of the build
ing. 1920" While above, also cut
i'm cement block are the words
Company l., First Infantry, V. N.
G."
The complete structure is beau
tiful addition to the city buildings.
AS one enters the building up the
cement steps and through the cypress
doors, the upper half being solid plate
glass, the beautiful Southern pine
finish of the main corridor greets the
eve. The first impression one re-
ceives is that it is not an armory but
a city hall.
The little narrow windows in other
armories are lacking and in place of
them there are wide two lighted Win
dows. One other fine feature in this
BUILDING not found in other armories
are the two side exhits from the drill
hall. These two exhits are provided
with double doors feet wide and 8
feet high the upper half being near
Iy all glass, they lead out onto large
landings provided with iron and wood
rails and wide steps to cement walks,
leading to the main street.
The entire structure is built upon
honor and the State and community
should be proud of same.
Frank Lyman Austin of Burling
ton was the architect. True & Blan-
chard Co., installed the heating sys-
tenn also the plumbing, Fred Beau
lieu did the electrical work, and Bur-
bank & Slice were the decorators.
In visiting the home of Company
L one enters the main corridor OF
the armory. This corridor is % feet
wide and 10 feet high, passing through
double doors eight feet wide, the up
per half containing 16 lights OF glass
leading to the stair corridor, which
is IL feet wide, passing through an
other set of doors like the first you
enter the drill hall.
This hall is &c by IS feet with
balcony on two sides and one end.
The room is lighted by 80 windows.
From ceiling to floor is "a feet. The
hall will be lighted at night with
four rows of electric fixtures from
the ceiling, the lamps being each 100
watt, with torrow shades. There. are
also Is fixtures under the balcony
provided with opal shades and SO
watt lamps. =.
Over the four exit doors to the hall
are red exit lights. The floor is of
maple and is properly marked for
basket ball and tennis court. The
drill hall is finished in Southern pine
and the brick walls are decorated
with a combination Of brown and
white. The balcony with a raised
floor is provided with folding chairs
in sections of three each all numbered
and fastened to the floor. Three
rows of same at the sides and four
across the end, with two isles on each
side one at each corner and one IN
the center of balcony. The seating
capacity is 354.
The lower floor will be provided
with chairs of the same description
but removable and will seat 598 peo-
pie. The entire seating capacity be-
date from four to five hundred more.
The hall will be equipped with
sectional stage upon which will be
a Baby Grand piano. The room is
heated with II three-section wall
radiators.
The quarters of Company L are on
the floor above where is found the
same wide pleasant corridor as the
floor below. At the front of which
is a door leading to the outdoor bal
cony, which is between the two towers
of the head house. This may be used
as a reviewing stand at times of city
functions. Opening out of the main
corridor, in one of the towers a COM
pletely equipped toilet room provided
with a shower, also tub bath, and
lavatory.
The reading and writing room of
the company's quarters is at the left
of the corridor. This room is % by
As feet divided in the center with
ten accordion doors. This room is
provided with piano, chairs, long
writing desk, settees with genuine
leather upholstering. The furnishings
are in dark golden oak. This room
will also be used for informal COM
pany dances. Opening out of the
room and in one of the towers is
another completely equipped bath
room. One piece of furniture occupy
ing the reading room that should re-
ceive special mention is the reading
and writing desk. This is a SOU
venir of the old Memphremagog
House. 1t has been newly finished
and is an attractive piece of furniture
At the right of the main corridor
is door which leads to the company
commanders private office This is
lighted by four windows and equipped