The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
Typical Upper Stories Are Well.
Finished But Without
characterization
SEVERAL SUITES BEAUTIFUL
Legislative Wing and Supreme
Court Suite Especially
Attractive

Outside OF the general architectural
and structural achievement in North
Dakota's magnificent new state capt.
tol building g q whole, the most ar
tistic features Of the elegant state
house lie below the fourth floor, &C.
cording to the associate architects.
The space under the administrative
portion Of the building In q sub-base-
ment Is the boiler plant, coal bunk
ers, machinery room, fan rooms and
switchboard. In the basement Is the
engineers office, janitors' lockers and
toilet rooms, janitors' supply room,
paper-baling and other utilities.
There Is q basement under the en-
tire building. approximately 10000
square feet, devoted to departmental
record storage vaults, the basement
under the Legislative portion being
unfinished but arranged for future
storage vaults when required.
The ground floor Of the building
is placed slightly above grade. At the
northeast corner Of the administra-
tive section Q service entrance is pro-
vided by the office OF the custodian
who Is charged with handling mail
and all supplies entering or leaving
the building, janitors' service and the
general management Of the building
and grounds under direction Of the
board OF administration.
Vehicles Under Plaza
At this level Is also located the
yehicular entrance In the center Of
the south front. protected by the
monumental steps and plaza at the
first floor level. This entrance, IT.
fording direct access to coat rooms
public retiring rooms, visitors rooms
lunch room, elevators and al parts
Of the building will, without doubt
become the most used entrance Of the
building. On state or ceremonial &C.
casions II Is hoped the monumental
steps or plaza On the upper level, to.
gether with the Memorial Hall, vii
afford Z proper setting. It also i
hoped that visitors viii enter thu
building 1t the main entrance to more
fully appreciate the monumental Of.
feet.
One wide corridor on the grount
floor provides the circulation on thil
level leading from the elevators OF
the east past tho livestock and SAM
tary board, the offices Of the fir
marshal and adjutant general. to tn
large hearing room provided for gen
eral purposes and to the large com.
mittee rooms. stenographers' rooms
the private lounge, lockers and re-
firing rooms for representatives and
senator's. Lockers and toilets alst
are provided for both house and sen.
ate. Here also is unassigned space
left unfinished but available for III.
ture requirements.
At the extreme west end Of THU
entrance corridor Il . private en-
trance for legislators ana Officials
connected with these bodies. Private
stairs leading direct to senate ant
house are located near this west en-.
trance. This 26-loot wide corridor
and entrance vestibule has gray Ten
nessee marble floor with cedar basl
and polished Montana rose traver.
tine marble wninscoting full height
The entrance and vestibule doors IN
bronze. The elevator lobby has graz
Tennessee marble floor In pattern
Montana rose travertine wainscotin(
fun height, plaster ceiling and cor.
nice, bronze grilles. elevator doors
mail box, bulletin and directory
boards.
Stairs Are Of Marble
Tia stairs generally are Of eral
Tennessee treads and risers With
Montana rose travertine wainscoting
The lunch room has terrazzo floor
Belgian black marble base. plaste,
walls. ceilings and cornice.
A. has been suggested above, tn
main entrance to the building r. O.
the first floor level. approached b!
. flight Of q steps broken into thro|
parts BY LANDINGS and flanked q
either side By pylons. Two bronze r.
volving doors provide m entrance h
Memorial Hall, the principal unonu
mental effect within the building
This Memorial Hall Is q feet wide. 9
feet high and, with extensions boil
east 70 the elevators and west througi
the legislative assembly hall. = ~
feet long.
The porth side Of this great hall
taken up b. monumental stairs -
ceesed from the north Line Of the hal
and wainscoted from ground floor :
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