Authentic guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian exposition . elliptical entrance opens to the rotunda, lightedby a central dome. Opening from the rotunda, by triplearches, is the hallway with stairways on each side. Themantel work, columns and vases are of Arkansas whiteonyx. One of the most unique of the State buildings is thaterected by Florida.—This building is a reproduction in miniatureof Fort Marion in St. Augustine in the form of a four-bas-tioned fortress. The frame is of pine covered with plasterand coquina shells in imitation of the original. The interioris divided into parlors
Authentic guide to Chicago and the World's Columbian exposition . elliptical entrance opens to the rotunda, lightedby a central dome. Opening from the rotunda, by triplearches, is the hallway with stairways on each side. Themantel work, columns and vases are of Arkansas whiteonyx. One of the most unique of the State buildings is thaterected by Florida.—This building is a reproduction in miniatureof Fort Marion in St. Augustine in the form of a four-bas-tioned fortress. The frame is of pine covered with plasterand coquina shells in imitation of the original. The interioris divided into parlors and exhibit rooms and is finished inthe native woods of Florida. The interior court is plantedin bamboo, lemon, orange, and other tropical opposite the Florida Building is the Kansas Building.—It is two stories high built offrame and staff and surmounted by an elliptical glass main exhibit occupies nearly all of the first floor. Fourflights of stairs lead to the second floor where there are rooms 97 152 AUTHENTIC GUIDE TO CHICAGO AND. i—i Pi—iPfQ WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. 183 for the womans exhibit, school exhibit and parlors. Southof this structure is the North Dakota Building.—From a court-yard in frontthe main assembly room is entered through a large stone arch,above which is a carved panel containing the coat of arms ofthe state. The main feature of the interior is the assemblyhall. This room is spanned by four arched beams, betweeneach of which is a window, reaching from near the floor tothe roof. At either end of the room is a broad structure is two* stories high. The Nebraska Building—Is classical in architectureof the Corinthian order- It is immediately south of the NorthDakota building. It has a ground area of 60 by 100 feet andis two stories high. On the east and west front are wide por-ticos, approached by flights of steps. Over the porticos areprojecting gables, supported by six columns. From eachportico, three d
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