Word: bricked
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...building, which is four stories high, is of Harvard brick with marble trimmings. Four large white stone pillars flank the main entrance. The decoration of the interior is of Greek style and is done in white and light green tints. On the first floor are a social room, a reception room, two tea rooms, and a dining room which can accommodate 350 people. The dining room is decorated in white and light green. A semi-circular serving room finished in dark oak occupies one of its sides. Two white marble stairways with iron balustrades lead to the second floor...
...charred the connecting hallways and stairs. The fire, the cause of which is unknown, spread so rapidly to the top of the building that several men who were in their rooms at the time were forced to leave by ladders or rope fire escapes. The thick connecting brick wall prevented the fire from extending to the middle entry...
...second floor facing the river, have been entirely enclosed. The western balcony is now a room, 37 by 22 feet, and will be used as a lounging room for members of the University Boat Club. It is finished in dark wood, has a hard-wood floor and a large brick fireplace, and is heated by steam. Several windows on the northern and western sides, facing the river, make the room light and attractive. The eastern balcony has been enclosed to make an additional locker-room, with accommodations for about 50 men. This room is also heated by steam...
...frames of the third story except at the western end of the building, where the main cornice has just been completed. This cornice is of limestone blocks, weighing from four to six tons each, which extend the entire thickness of the wall and jut out two feet beyond. The brick columns flanking the two entrances have been finished and all the limestone window-frames and trimmings are in position. In the two lower stories rough underfloors have been built and rooms laid out. Little further work will be attempted inside the building, however, until the roof is started...
Foundations for the power house, situated on Villa street, 500 feet north of the main building, are laid, the three boilers are ready to be tested and bricked in, and all but 12 feet of the chimney is built. The building is to be of red brick trimmed with granite and limestone, except the engine room, which will be of face brick and brownstone...