Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . he ol(i portion of the present buildhio-, erected part-ly on the same site after tiie destiiiction of its predecessor,the S. E. executive building, in March, 1833, was designedby Robert Mills, commenced in 1S3G, and ready for occupan-cy in 1841. It was of a T siiape, tlie colonnade fronting E.,and a wing projecting W. The colonnade is after the style ofthe Temple of Minerva Pallas at Athens. In order to securea uniformity of fronts, it is proposed to
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . he ol(i portion of the present buildhio-, erected part-ly on the same site after tiie destiiiction of its predecessor,the S. E. executive building, in March, 1833, was designedby Robert Mills, commenced in 1S3G, and ready for occupan-cy in 1841. It was of a T siiape, tlie colonnade fronting E.,and a wing projecting W. The colonnade is after the style ofthe Temple of Minerva Pallas at Athens. In order to securea uniformity of fronts, it is proposed to take down the colon-nade on the W. and replace it with a facade correspondino-witii that on the E. This would necessitate tlie acquisitionof a portion of the square opposite. In 1855 the extensionwas designed by Walter, and begun by Young, continuedby Rogers, and finished by Mullett. The W. entrance isreached by a double llight of steps, into a vestibule formedof 6 Doric columns, supporting groined arches. In tlie cen-tre is the main corridor, cHviding tlie building into two parts,and leading to the E. vestibule and entmnce. On the r. and. 1. are corridors to tlie \vlngs. A double stairway to the base-ment and the upper stories springs from tliis vestibule. Tliereare also stairways in each angle and opposite the E. entrance,he vesti])ules of tlie N. aiid W. entrances are chastely de-signed, suppoi-ted on iron columns. The corridors of theextension are broken by iron pilasters, and the capitals, cor-nice, and ceilings are ornamented with emblematie entrance on the S, front opens directly into the S. coi-ri-dor. The building contains 195 rooms, in addition to those in TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 133 the siib-basement devoted to heating apparatus, shops, andstore-room?^, and the attic, occnpied by the Bureau of Eugrav-ino-and Printing. Cost, $6,000,000. The Secretarifs room is on the second floor, W. coi-ridor, alittle S. of the central corridor, name over the door. The oh~je
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