. Indianapolis : a historical and statistical sketch of the railroad city, a chronicle of its social, municipal, commercial and manufacturing progress, with full statistical tables . mpleted, and first occupied, in the month of Feb-ruary, 1853. The original cost of buildings and grounds, was $110,000; their pres-ent valuation is $300,000. The principal edifice is composed of a center building,having a front of ninety feet, and a depth of sixty-one feet, and is five stories inheight; together with two four stcry wings, each thirty feet in front, by eighty-three feet in depth; making a total fro
. Indianapolis : a historical and statistical sketch of the railroad city, a chronicle of its social, municipal, commercial and manufacturing progress, with full statistical tables . mpleted, and first occupied, in the month of Feb-ruary, 1853. The original cost of buildings and grounds, was $110,000; their pres-ent valuation is $300,000. The principal edifice is composed of a center building,having a front of ninety feet, and a depth of sixty-one feet, and is five stories inheight; together with two four stcry wings, each thirty feet in front, by eighty-three feet in depth; making a total frontage of one hundred and fifty feet. Eachof these sections of the building is surmounted by a handsome cupola, of the Co-rinthian order of architecture. The building is mainly constructed of brick, stuc-coed in imitation of sand-stone: the basement story being faced with sand-stoneashler, rustic-jointed. The portico of the center building, and verandas on thefronts and sides of the wings, are of sand-stone: the former thirty feet wide by thirtyfive feet det^p, and extending to the top of the third story. The portico and corni-ces of the building are of the Ionic order. te g B. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS. 287 In addition to themain structure usual out-buildings, there is a plain threestory brick building, forty by sixty feet, containing the work-shops for the severaltrades of the pupils. The number of pupils in attendance during the past year was one hundredand seven ; of whom forty-six were males, and sixty-one females. The corps of oflBcers and instructors is composed as follows: Trustees.—, President, John Beard, Cass Byfield; Secretary,H. W. Ballard; Superintendent, W. H. Churchman; Teachers in Literary Depart-ment, Albert Stewart, Miss S. A. Scofield, Mrs. Wynn, Miss Kate C. Landis,Miss Mary Maloney; Teachers in Music Department, R. A. Newland, D. New-land; Teachers in Handicraft Department, J. W. Bradshaw, Mrs. S. J. Ballard;Household OlBcers, J. M. Kit
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