Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . idecrossed the floor at right angles, dividing itinto four large rooms. The rooms on the sec-ond floor were smaller. It had a pavilion,terrace roof, with a dormer window in thecenter of each side, and a deck or look-out al)outtwel\c feet square. >urr(iuniled l>y a bahistrade. IIISTOIJV OF CKKATKIJ 1 o:? The barieiucnt iwims lunc a traditional n|)ma-tion of bcinj; dark and damp, but tiiat couusfrom the memory of boys wlio pliiviMl thereafter the rooms were iui(H(U|>ie
Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . idecrossed the floor at right angles, dividing itinto four large rooms. The rooms on the sec-ond floor were smaller. It had a pavilion,terrace roof, with a dormer window in thecenter of each side, and a deck or look-out al)outtwel\c feet square. >urr(iuniled l>y a bahistrade. IIISTOIJV OF CKKATKIJ 1 o:? The barieiucnt iwims lunc a traditional n|)ma-tion of bcinj; dark and damp, but tiiat couusfrom the memory of boys wlio pliiviMl thereafter the rooms were iui(H(U|>ied. iluy wereapparently eomlortaljle enou^li in ordinaryuse. and were occupied Ior pur]ioses not con-sonant witli dai-i\ and dampness, such asthe Union Literary Society, and Miss 8ar-geantV infant scIukiI. The jiartitions on tliemain fioor were made with slidin- panels, sothat the whole Hoor could he tiirown into oneroom if desired, and tiiis was doni for l)allson a few occasions. It was early seen that thesituation was too exjiosed for ordinary resi-dence pur])oses. and the of 1828. THE GOVERNORS .MANSION IN THE CIRCLE.(From an oltl cu\.) undertook to rectify this iiy resei-\inj; lols , and8 of scpiare 4G—now covered hy the Hotid Enjr-lisli—for a garden and stable-lot for the gov-ernor. But none of the governors had anydesire to occupy this overgrown structure, anilindeed it was never finished for a only for oiricc pur|)oses. .\t the session of IS.^!) a |)io]iiisal \\as nuidto add wings to tliis building and make it thestate house, but this met no favor. This pro-posal is referred to, in a vision of the the carriers address of the diizrllc for•Tanuarv 1, ). in these words: Tlieii I turned nie around, to see what elsei could ;.\t the Governors mansion a crowd met niyeye,< )n ihe lop was eiected a .-leepli of two wings at the sides, that the(xovnor might Hy. ?Hut a wag at my side said Ibis bouse was designd For the
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