Word: oaks
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...street between Winthrop and Mt. Auburn streets is now nearly completed. It is four stories high and is constructed of red brick with a limestone finish. The work that still remains to be done is almost entirely on the interior of the building, which will be finished in quartered oak with mosaic tile floors. There are sixteen suites, two double and two single on each floor, all to be equipped with electricity and steam heat. The suites will be leased in March, but they will not be ready for occupancy until next September...
...interior of the building, which will be lighted by electricity and heated by steam, is to be finished in quartered oak and will have mosaic tile floors. There will be sixteen suites, two double and two single on each floor. All the living rooms will face on Boylston and Winthrop streets...
...last portions to be finished is the large living room, which takes up the entire southern front, and is three stories high. The walls are wainscoted with oak, and memorial tablets are to be placed in some of the panels. Twenty-four memorial panels have already been set up, and the others will be put in as soon as they are decided upon. At each end of the room is a large fireplace. Over the eastern fireplace three national emblems have been carved in the stonework, and a bust of Washington has been placed on the mantel. Under the bust...
...large grill room finished in oak takes up the whole southern part of the east wing, and is intended for visitors and odd meals, but not for regular boarders. Next to the grill room is a pantry, connected by dumb-waiters with the kitchen beneath, and beyond this is a smaller dining room for private dinners...
...western wing contains three large library rooms. These rooms are furnished with oak book shelves running out into forming alcoves. Tables will be placed in each alcove. The end rooms will be fitted largely at writing purposes. The library is entirely independent to the College Library, and will probably contain a great deal of the current literature of the day. It was first endowed by Mr. Hyde, and donations have since been made by many undergraduate organizations...