VOL. IV, No. 2.

NOVEMBER, 1889.

NEW SERIES, No. 14.

PUBLISHED MONTHLY,
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DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.


NO. 2.


Plate 8.—This plate is a gelatine print from photographs of a Library at Southport, Conn., by R. H. Robertson, Architect, New York. The rear view being given on the upper and the front view on the lower half page.

Plate 9.—Shows a perspective view of a suburban School House from the designs of Mr. C. Powell Karr, Architect, of this city. The side and rear elevation of the building not shown in perspective are also arranged upon this sheet. The school building contains four large schoolrooms capable of accommodating 240 children.

All the rooms are wainscoted to a height of four feet from the floor; floors laid in ɪe9780486156736_i0154.jpg-inch North Carolina selected pine; walls plastered with sand finish, directly on to plank, lath-grooved and matched, set between studding; ceiling sheathed with e9780486156736_i0155.jpg by 4 inch, matched and double beaded selected pine, hand-rubbed and hard-oil finished. All the halls are floored with matched one and half-inch spruce plank, and overlaid with e9780486156736_i0156.jpgx4-inch matched maple flooring. Between the two floors there is to be placed one thickness of asbestos fire and waterproof sheathing weighing 7e9780486156736_i0157.jpg pounds per square. The stairs have slate treads secured to cast-iron strings, so as to make the means of exit from the school rooms of slow burning construction throughout. The walls of all entrance halls are sheathed with one and one-half inch planking, grooved to receive mortar without lathing.

The lobby floors are paved with blue stone flagging, entrance stairs of same material.

The windows in school rooms are provided with transom sashes, hung from bottom with approved transom fasteners.

The lighting is arranged on the unilateral system, with the seats placed so as to allow the light to come from the left hand side.

The foundations begin on a footing of concrete; at grade lines and just above, damp courses of slating intercept all moisture arising from the soil.

The basement floors are concreted and surfaced with neat Portland cement. The inside faces of basement walls are surfaced with neat cement to floor beams above.

The chimney flues are arranged for a system of natural ventilation, having foul air outlets, and hot air distributing flues. Each room is provided with a separate foul and hot air flue, so that its temperature and sanitary condition can be regulated independent of the others and without any disturbing influence due to them.

The intake of fresh air is through two widely separated air rooms, so that in event of a strong wind from one direction the entire supply of air may, when necessary, be taken from the other entrance.

The new features in the⋅building as to planning are, viz.: Teachers’ rooms on each floor, a property room, a general library, a trustees’ private room, and especially a gymnasium on top floor. The space between gymnasium floor and ceiling of room below is deadened with a 3-inch layer of fossil meal.

The ceiling beams in gymnasium are made of unusual strength and stiffness to allow of suspension of trapezes, ladders and other appliances for athletic exercise.

The half-timber work, second and attic stories, may be filled in with concrete mortar pebble finish, or if less cost is desired with mill-planed matched e9780486156736_i0158.jpg-inch plank, painted or stained.

The cost is estimated at $20,000.

NOTE.—Owing to lack of time for preparation, two more sheets of other details of this building will appear in the next issue.

Plate 10.—Exhibit the floor plans of basement, first, second and attic floors of suburban school house.

Plate 11.—Shows vertical sections of side walls of wing and main building and front wall of main building and elevation and section of large window in gymnasium, with details of ornament in frieze of dormer and diaper work in main gable of suburban school house.

Plate 12.—Elevation of a brick and stone bay window finished by a wood gable, with vertical section of walls, and details of string courses, sills, cornices, and window mullions. F. C. Withers, Architect, New York. Ernest Greene, Delineator.

Plate 13.—Details of cottage, a perspective and general details of which were published in our last issue. Contains elevations of sliding door, with half full-size detail sections of front, sliding and other doors. W. W. Kent, Architect, New York. Alfred Hedley, Delineator.

Plate 14.—Stair-case details of a cottage by W. W. Kent, Architect, showing elevation of newel, balusters, hand rail and stairs, with sectional details. Alfred Hedley, Delineator.

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