Authentic guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian exposition . tatue of the great discoverer, seven feet high, cast in theRoyal foundry, at Rome, surmounts a pedestal. The statue is a pro-duction of a Chicago artist, R. H. Park. The fountain is providedwith an ice chamber capable of holding two tons of ice and is sur-rounded by a water pipe, containing ten faucets, each supplied with abronze cup. The entire cost was $15,C00. The buildings are con-structed of upper Silurian lime stone, quarried in this state, andadorned with columns of granite. The length of each of the twofacades is 340 fee
Authentic guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian exposition . tatue of the great discoverer, seven feet high, cast in theRoyal foundry, at Rome, surmounts a pedestal. The statue is a pro-duction of a Chicago artist, R. H. Park. The fountain is providedwith an ice chamber capable of holding two tons of ice and is sur-rounded by a water pipe, containing ten faucets, each supplied with abronze cup. The entire cost was $15,C00. The buildings are con-structed of upper Silurian lime stone, quarried in this state, andadorned with columns of granite. The length of each of the twofacades is 340 feet, the width of the entire building 280 feet and itsheight from the ground line 124 feet. The Eastern hall, frontingon Clark street, is occupied by the various officials of Cook County,who are located in spacious and elegant apartments; the roomsdevoted to the administration of justice being models of court-roomconvenience. The Western half fronting on La Salle street isdevoted to offices and departments of a municipal character. WORLD S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION Si. Board of Trade.
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