Word: stones
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Farther down the river is the Harvard club-house. The boat house was damaged somewhat in the great blizzard. It is built partly on a stone foundation and partly upon piles and is not anchored in any way, being held down merely by its own weight. The heavy winds blew the house off the piles and left it lying on one side partly twisted around, The New London Northern Railway Company will make the necessary repairs before the crews arrive on the 18th. It is said that the river is much higher this year and there...
...broken, and work is now progressing rapidly. The plans, which were prepared by a New York firm, provide for a building with a capacity of 300,000 volumes. It will be almost square, about 100 feet on a side, and 80 feet high. The walls will be of brown stone in two shades, and the floors will be iron, finished with rock asphalt and tile. This will make the building entirely fire-proof, even to the doors, most of which will be iron. The furniture will be of oak, upholstered with leather, and will be simple but substantial...
...corner stone of the Catholic University was laid Thursday afternoon by Cardinal Gibbons with imposing ceremonies. The site of this institution is two miles north of Washington...
...corner stone of the Catholic University of America was laid at Washington on Thursday...
...corner stone of the Catholic University of America was laid at Washington on Thursday...