Page:Architectural Review and American Builders' Journal, Volume 1, 1869.djvu/92

 72 Sloan's Architectural Review and .Builder's Journal. [July, story, which will be subdivided on the eastern and western ends, forming en- tresol stories to these portions. The entrance on Broad street opens into the general hall, 20 feet in width, extending through to Juniper street. This hall is enlarged to the dimensions of 40 feet long by 46 feet wide, at the point where the grand marble staircase will extend to the principal floor. It is also increased at the eastern main stair" case to 26 feet in width. These different stairs by their location will form the most direct approach to the Lodge- rooms, and continue as a main staircase up to the entresol stories. On the north side of the hall, on the Broad street front, will be the parlors for the use of the grand officers, and also a private office for the R. W. Grand Master ; separated from these by a cross- hall will be the magnificent supper-room, 105 feet long by 53 wide, with kitchen, store, and carving-rooms adjoining. The approaches to the store-rooms and kit- chen will extend from the Cuthbert street front. On the south side of the main hall, on Broad street, will be finely decorated offices for the use of the R. "W. Grand Secretary and R. W. Grand Treasurer, which will be approached from the business entrance on Filbert street. Jn the centre of this floor will be the various committee rooms, and in the southeast corner a fine large room for the library, which will receive an abun- dance of light from two sides. The clear height of this story will be 26 feet to the ceiling. The principal stoiy will be approached by the grand staircase on the main hall and the large staircase on the eastern end of the build- ing. The main hall, 46 feet long by 40 feet wide, will lead to the main staircase, which will be connected with a centre hall in the eastern part of the building, 20 feet wide. On each side of the hall on the Broad street front will be the waiting lobbies and parlors belonging to the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter rooms. These lobbies will be in the form of alcoves, separated from the general thoroughfare of the hall. On the north side of the hall will be located the Grand Lodge room, 104 feet long by 53 feet wide, with a clear height to the ceiling of 41 feet. This room will be furnished with the best art known to the upholsterer, to make it befitting to the character and dignity of the grand bodjr which will hold its sessions here. The necessaiy ante-rooms will be so connected with this room as to be of convenient access. On the south side of the hall will be the Grand Chapter room, 81 feet long by 53 feet wide, 38 feet high, with the necessary ante-rooms. This will be fitted up in a similarly elegant manner with the Grand Lodge room. In the entresol story, over the parlors on the Broad street front, will be several regalia rooms, on the north side of the hall for the Grand Lodge, and on the south side for the Grand Chapter. The regalia rooms of the different lodges will be ap- proached by private stairs leading to the lobbies from the lodge rooms. At the eastern end of the building, alcoved and separated from the main hall, will be the general waiting lobby connecting the three Blue Lodge rooms. These rooms will be respectively 59 feet long by 43 feet wide, 57 feet long by 42 feet wide, and 68 feet long by 43 feet wide, eacli with a clear height to the ceiling of 23 feet. These rooms will each have the requisite ante-rooms attached, and also a large lobby with accommodations for the hats, coats, &c, of the members, so that the general halls will not be encumbered with these articles. Above the entire eastern end of the building will be an entresol story with a surface equal to the three lodge rooms. This will be divided into three encamp- ment rooms of the respective sizes of the Blue rooms. The entire building will have dressing and wash-rooms located in convenient