Word: basement
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...occupied by the staircase. On the second and third floors will be exhibition rooms, seventy-four by thirty feet, lighted from the north and south sides only, in order to avoid cross lights. In the second story of the projection will be a small lecture room, and in the basement will be the store rooms...
...first floor. The library, located on the second floor of the same wing, is divided by three partitions into a periodical room, a library for recent publications, and a library and writing room, presumably for the use of students taking notes. It has been suggested that the basement of this wing be divided up into offices for the Athletic Association, the CRIMSON, and other student bodies which require permanent offices. There has been some discussion as to the advisability of the CRIMSON occupying any part of the new building. This subject, no doubt, will be fully discussed when the time...
...Peabody & Stearns, of Boston, who have designed a building in harmony with the adjacent Soldiers Field and the new speedway which the city of Boston has just built along the river bank. The building is 139.4 feet long and 85.9 feet wide and is of two stories with a basement. The basement, which extends under the entire building, has not yet been assigned for any particular purpose, but will probably be used as a store-room...
...west end of the building will be a second rowing tank similar to that in the east end. On the river side is a wide piazza over 55 feet long. Between the piazza and the main hall is the vestibule from which lead the stairs to the basement and to the second floor. The office is on the first floor under the west tower, and the hot water room is in the east tower...
...larger quarters across the street. Arrangements were made with the Corporation whereby a general renovation of the main store in Dane Hall was effected. The floor-space available as sales-room was doubled by removing two large unused chimneys from the first floor and by entirely remodelling the basement. This left the first floor clear for the office and the two important departments of books and stationery. The basement is occupied by the gentlemen's furnishing department, to which have been added departments of boots, shoes, hats and caps; these departments are in the immediate charge of Mr. Bestwick, formerly...