Word: bricks
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...building in order to get it roofed in before a heavy show fall; otherwise work would be very much retarded. The wings are almost entirely covered, and the material is all ready to cover the main portion but owing to the weather, it is almost impossible to lay the brick for the outside walls. The work on the tank is being rapidly advanced, and it certainly will be ready for the crew by the middle of January. The whole building will be completed somewhere about the first of March...
...roof is flat and is reached by a stair case which leads also to the tower. The building contains one large and two small rooms for a library and other uses, a photographic room, and apartments for clocks and minor instruments. The whole structure is substantially made of brick and stone and is not only well adapted to its purposes but is well proportioned and handsome...
...plans for the new Yale gymnasium have finally been decided upon. Owing to the lack of subscriptions the committee could not select their plans although the location has been decided upon for some time. The building will be three stories high, either of brick or stone, with base dimensions of 130x80. There will be an open space in the rear of 260 feet for outdoor practice. In the basement will be the bowling alleys, storerooms, and heating appliances. On the street floor will be two rowing tanks, the baths, and possibly the janitor's rooms. The second floor will contain...
...Athletic building on Homes Field is progressing rapidly, and when finished will be a valuable addition to Harvard Athletics. It is to be of plain brick, with a slate roof and skylights over the tank, cage, and courts. The entrance is from Holmes Field, the door opening into a large hall. Opposite the entrance is an open fire-place. The rowing tank is placed in the left wing and is designed after the one recently arranged. A large dressing room lined with lockers leads off the front of the rowing room. The right wing is occupied by a base ball...
...high studded basement. Particular attention is to be paid to the sanitary arrangement, the idea being to have the building the most perfect of its kind in America. The outside will probably be stone, though unless sufficient money is raised, the committee will have to content themselves with brick...