. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. | . -;:rn 3 Midway, looking West THE STATION. It is not our purpose here to at-tempt a minute description of Bos-tons magnificent railway illustrations which accompanythis article, show, better than wordscan tell, the magnitude, the con-venience, and the beauty of the greatstructure. The location, at the junc-tion of Summer and Federal streetswTith Atlantic avenue, and on the nue 792 feet, and east on Summerstreet 672 feet. The central portionis a large five-story building, ofwhich, the first story is gi
. The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress. | . -;:rn 3 Midway, looking West THE STATION. It is not our purpose here to at-tempt a minute description of Bos-tons magnificent railway illustrations which accompanythis article, show, better than wordscan tell, the magnitude, the con-venience, and the beauty of the greatstructure. The location, at the junc-tion of Summer and Federal streetswTith Atlantic avenue, and on the nue 792 feet, and east on Summerstreet 672 feet. The central portionis a large five-story building, ofwhich, the first story is given to sta-tion uses, and the upper four storiesare used as offices. Of the central, curved portion, 228feet in length, tw^o stories form astrong base, in which are three greatentrance arches, and the upper threestories are treated as a columns are four and one half 5S A GREAT ENTERPRISE m. : LS Train Shed, showing Bumpers. feet in diameter, and forty-two feethigh. Above the colonnade the en-tablature and parapet, broken by thesmall projecting pediment, carry thefacade to a height of 105 feet fromthe sidewalk. Above all, and at thecentre, is that necessity to railroadstations, the clock, with a dial 12feet in diameter. The top of theclock case bears an eagle with wingspartly spread. Across the wings theeagle measures eight feet. Overeach of the two piers which markthe entrance is a flagstaff, 60 feet inheight. All of the curved portion is built ofStony Creek granite, and nearly allthe remaining front is of this stone,but on each side of the colonnade thegranite is relieved by large, dark buffmottled bricks. On the central por-tion the granite is pointed and cut, but the remaining ashlar is rockfaced, laid in regular courses. The total length of the five-storyfront is 875 feet; of the two-storybuilding along Atlantic avenue, 356feet; of the two-story building onSummer str
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