Word: roof
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Work on both the interior and exterior of Vanderbilt Hall, one of the new dormitories at Yale, is progressing rapidly, and much of the building is now in an advanced stage of completion. The tiling of the west roof is about completed, and work on other parts has been commenced. The roof of the tower has also been paved with brick. The carvers have commenced work on the cornice. As fast as this carving is finished the scaffolding will be torn down, which will cause the building to present a much more finished appearance...
...roof will be of three inches of spruce, one inch of felt and a covering of copper. The floors will be of spruce and maple, and the walls will be plastered and hard finished. The woodwork will be of hard pine throughout. The building will be heated from the plant in Winchester Hall...
...main building will be a wing containing offices for the athletic association, shower and bathrooms, and three large locker rooms, one for the 'varsity teams, one for the scrub teams and one for the visiting teams. Light will be furnished to the whole building by immense skylights in the roof and a large number of windows around the walls. It is expected that the cage will be ready for use in February...
...Annex. The front part is to be used as a gymnasium in which the Swedish system will by followed. The rear is fitted up as a geological lecture room. In Fay House one room has been added as a reading room, and on the roof a platform has been adapted for use in astronomy...
...fourteen feet long. The main auditorium will be over one hundred feet in length and will contain two tennis courts with ample room at the sides and ends. The floor will be made with a special view to its use for dancing. The lighting will be through the roof and through the windows in the side walls, located nine feet above the floor. The main entrance, according to the plans, is located at the north end where a porch and box-office will be built. At the other end is the stage, forty-five feet wide and thirty two deep...