The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-07
Community SPIRIT
IS FACTOR IN DESIGN
OF COUNTY MEMORIAL

SoiukultLeS WHICH llleQ It's report Will
the county commissioners Monday
morning.
Plans, drawings and specifications
were submitted with the report and
filed in the county auditors office.
The general plans were prepared by
Guy Study, formerly resident of
Richmond. now a we'll known architect
Of st. Louis, Mo.
The building will cover an area OF
approximately $50 by 23O feet. 1t will
be erected at cost of from 100000
to $450,000. according to the report.
Recommend Site.
The site recommended by the COM
mittee is bounded by North A street,
North Eleventh and North Twelfth
street and the first alley north of Main
street between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets in the city of Richmond.
A new community spirit which is
largely the outgrowth of the World
, war has been considered by the archi-
tects of the country who have had in
charge the making of plans for me-
MORALS. The Memorial Hall proposed
for Wayne county is designed to take
care of this feature.
General Scheme.
"The general scheme of this build
lug, III duulIloA " DOlhS IA-
ly magnificent and in keeping with the
idea behind the erection, is to provide
a place for civic organizations to meet,
| a place where community spirit may
manifest itself to the advantage of all
the citizens, place where civic pride
will strengthen a pride in glorious
past with a hope for the coming
years." the report states.
| The classic or colonial style of arch
| itecture is recommended for the struc-
| ture. This is the same as used in
Faneuil hall and Independence hall;
! 1t is the style used by Washington at
Mount Vernon and by Jefferson, at
Monticello, and the building designed
| by jefferson for the University of
Virginia, according to the report
Stately Memorial.
1t is proposed to make this memorial
one of the finest of its kind. Its i'm
posing facade of noble and stately col
umns, flanked by two pavillions, will
make it one of the most beautiful
pieces of architecture in the country,
it is stated by members of the COM
mittee.
A flight of Is to Is steps from the
ground level leads to a large entrance
vestibule, the walls of which are de-
! SlSuGu 10 uOlu ain s
the soldier dead or suitable statuary
for that purpose On each side of the
vestibule are wings in which are
apartments for club rooms for veter-
ans of our several wars.
Stage Included
Directly in the rear of the vestibule,
opposite the main entrance, is the
auditorium, designed to seat $500
people: a stage at the rear which will
be suitable for all entertainments, in
cluding those requiring standard
scenery.
Beneath the auditorium the base
ment will contain the heating and ven.
tilating plants. 1t will be equipped
with a modern kitchen, in which meals
can be prepared for several hundred
people.
Main Basement.
This main basement so called, will
be finished in keeping with the re.
purpose of general meetings, banQuets
industrial and other exhibits. Ramps
will be constructed so as to permit the
easy introduction of heavy machinery
for display. This room will have a
seating capacity of 6O0 and rolling
partitions will be placed between the
pillars in order that the room may be
cut off into smaller apartments should
that be desired.
Adjoining the main basement room
are two smaller rooms, under the
wings as mentioned above. Each OF
these rooms will seat $50 persons and
can be used for meetings of that size
or can be regarded as part of the main
room Proper toilet facilities are also
on this floor.
Suggest Two Schemes.
Two schemes are suggested for ma
terial for the building
The first calls for the exterior tc
be of Bedford stone exclusively; the
second, Bedford stone and brick In
combination. The second is said to be
common in buildings of this character
and would probably reduce the cost
of the building about $4,000 to $25 900
Based upon present day prices o1
material and labor, the estimated cos'
of the building, including all items OF
furniture, decoration, architects com
missions, will be from 100000 tc
$45O, 900. depending upon the materia
used, it is said.
The estimated annual cost Of main
tenanee is fixed at $4,100 in the re
port. This does not include repair
items, which would necessarily be
small the first several years.
The committee recommends tha
Guy Study, of st. Louis, Mo-, be EN-
ployed as architect to perfect the
plans, make general working draw
ings. specifications and all full sizet
detail drawings. Working & Son O
Richmond are recommended as assist
, ants in receiving bids and contracts
Recommend Trustees
Three members of the board Of trus
! tees, who are to have charge OF th'
erection and control of the building
, should be chosen from members o
the committee submitting the report
, The final recommendation is tina
the building be erected on the sit
selected at cost not to exceed $500
900. The members Of the committee
: which submitted the report were
Paul Comstock. chairman; Franl
, Strayer. vice-chairman: Robert E
. Graham, secretary: William A. Lewis
treasurer; R. G. Leeds, Charles o, vii
liams, Robert Boren, Claude S. Kit
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