Word: basement
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...second and third floors, are finished in light green, the walls and hangings being of that color, while the woodwork is white. There is a serving room on each floor, equipped with a steam table and other conveniences, to which the food will be brought from the basement kitchen by hydraulic dumb-waiters. The kitchen is in charge of Mr. Cauley, the Union steward...
...regular meeting of the Governing Board of the Union in the Trophy Room last evening it was recommended to the trustees that a swimming pool 30 by 80 feet, with a sloping depth of 4 to 8 feet, be built in the basement to replace the pool tables in the room which was damaged by fire three weeks ago. If the plan is carried out tiers of seats will probably be built around the pool to accommodate spectators at swimming exhibitions...
...Unusually well-equipped laundry and a nurses' dining room are located in the basement, while a sub-basement contains the heating and ventilating plants...
...first of the proposed six new chemical buildings is being erected in the rear of the University Museum, and considerable progress has been made since last fall. The specially designed basement is now practically complete and some of the lower granite blocks have been put in place. The building will be called the Wolcott Gibbs Memorial Laboratory, in honor of Professor Wolcott Gibbs, who was formerly chief chemist of the Lawrence Scientific School. When complete, it will cost $75,000, which sum with an additional endowment of $30,000 has been subscribed by former friends and students of Professor Gibbs...
...building faces south and is rectangular in shape, 40 feet wide by 72 feet in length. There will be a basement, a sub-basement for experiments needing constant temperature and pressure, and three other floors. The roof will be flat, thus available for experiments requiring open air. High ceilings and perfect lighting conditions will be features of the basement proper, which are possible by having all but four feet above the ground. Its walls are of gray granite and the deep pit is constructed of solid concrete. All three upper stories will be made of dull Harvard brick. The latest...