Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . bility. There are in addition on themain floor and 2 upper stories, 27,400 sq. ft. divided into 135 rooms for admin-istrative functions, offices and working rooms of the museum. TYic galleries,4,000 sq. ft., are on a line with the second floor and for special exhibits. Theheight of rooms on the main floor to the roofs is 56 ft. The roofs are over the halls, between the Greek cross and the exterior walls arecovered with metal, 32 ft. high,
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . bility. There are in addition on themain floor and 2 upper stories, 27,400 sq. ft. divided into 135 rooms for admin-istrative functions, offices and working rooms of the museum. TYic galleries,4,000 sq. ft., are on a line with the second floor and for special exhibits. Theheight of rooms on the main floor to the roofs is 56 ft. The roofs are over the halls, between the Greek cross and the exterior walls arecovered with metal, 32 ft. high, admitting of a clerestory with windows light-ing the square hall and naves. The glass, 31,000 sq. ft., was imported fromBelgium. The sashes are set with double glass. The whole interior is in 184 NATIONAL MUSEUM. sand finish with sHght decoration in the arches. The main floorsare artistically tiled. In the basement are the boilers engines andheating apparatus with 200 radiaters with 14,000 of radiatingsurface. The system of electric wires and signals is very completeand connects every case, door and window with the watchmansoffice-. DIAGRAM OF THE HALLS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. I. Main Entrance. 2 Main Vestibule. Here visitors mayregister their names and are required to deposit umbrellas, canesand packages, no fee being charged. 3 and 6, Telephone and Telegraph Rooms. 4 and 5, Superin-tendents Office. 7 and 10, Assistants Office 9. AssortingRoom. 8. Stairway to Balcony used by the Preparator North Hall, devoted to the historical collection representingall Nations. ^ * NATIONAL MUSEUM. 185 12. The Rotunda. Statuary and Fountain. The Stahwayslead to the Galleries for the use of visitors. 13. Northwest Court, Pottery Collection, 14. Lecture Hallway to Executive Office. 16 Executive Office. 17. Library. The 2d fl. of this pavilion is devoted to ExecutiveOffices. 18. Northwest Range. Materia Medica and Food West Hall. Ceramics, Textiles, Ethnology
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