to / Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/historyofpublicbOOunit_0 A HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (JNDEB THE CONTROL OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. [EXCLUSIVE OE MARINE HOSPITALS AND QUARANTINE STATIONS ] WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1901. PRKFACH. Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary - , Washington, December %b 1000. In view of the fact that the Department was Dot in possession of information in a concise and convenient form relating to public build- ings under its control, directions were given for the preparation of this report, which it is hoped will prove valuable to the committees in Congress for the purpose of reference in considering the erect ion. completion, and occupation of the various buildings which may he hereafter proposed. The actsof appropriation or authorization w hich determined the erecting or acquiring of the buildings herein described are also given. The text relating to each edifice is accompanied by a photographic view, and it is believed that the information will l»e of practical value ill the direction indicated. L. .1. Gage, Secretary of tin- Treasury. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Treasury I >epartment, Office of the Secretary, Washington, Decemher 21, 1900. Sib: In compliance with your oral directions and referring also to Department letter of March )>l last, addressed to Mr. J. K. Taylor. Supervising Architect of this Department, and having been designated to perform service in connection with collecting and compiling certain information in relation to the various public buildings (exclusive of marine hospitals and quarantine stations) under the control of this Department, we have the honor to submit herewith a statement arranged alphabetically by States and cities. In presenting this statement it is proper that due appreciation should bo expressed of the service rendered by Mr. Julian Morton, of the office of the Supervising Architect, in assisting in securing and com- piling the information. As this is the first statement of this character which has been com- piled, some details may he lacking, hut it will lie of value in the future in the preparation of a more comprehensive history. Respectfully, W. II. Hills. J. A. Sutherland. Hon. Lyman J. Gage, Secretary of tin Tr< feel on tlie former, west 14o feet on the latter, and hounded on the north by an alley. The site was secured hy purchase March 19, t88!». for *•">•"!. <>oo. The building was commenced under a contract awarded January 28, L890, and was occupied July 1'.'. 1893. It was not finally completed, how- ever, until the following year, the total cosl of construction being $296,425. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved April lit, 1888, October 2, 1888, .March Lssit, March :;. 1891, and August 23, L894 (approaches). The cubic contents of the building are 827,212 feet. Besides the first floor, which is used exclusively by the p08t-office, eighteen looms are occupied, principally by the United State- courts and the internal- revenue service. It is heated hy steam and i> provided with elevator service. Since the completion of the building the internal revenue and postal receipts have increased from about $125,000 and ooo. respectively, per annum, to $oOS,2!>*l.!t2 and fc.S3,»!87.86 during the year ended June 30, 1899. In 18!*0 the population of the city was 26,178, and in 1900 it was 38,4 1 5. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 9 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, HUNTSVILLE, ALA. This building - is located on the west side of Green street, about 80 feet from Randolph street on the north and the same distance from Eustis street on the south. The land, which was secured by purchase December 12, 1887, for $10,000, has a frontage of 300 feet on Green street, and 120 feet and 113 feet on Randolph and Eustis streets, respectively. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded October .">. 188S, and the structure was completed and occupied in May. 1 !Si«>. the cost of construction being sv.».7lM'>. •'!.">. The Legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved February 24, 1887, and October 2, 1888. The building is inclosed with 18-inch red brick walls, covers an area of 5,904 square feet, and its cubic contents are 4^2. .">2!* feet. The principal entrance is on Green street, with approaches also direct from Eustis and Randolph streets. On the first floor the post-oflice work- ing room occupies the central pavilion, the postmaster and the land oflice the north winy, and the clerk of the court the south wing. On the second floor the United States court room occupies a position cor- responding to that of the post-oflice working room, and the balance of the space is assigned to the court officials. The jury lias quarters on the third or attic floor. Steam heat is supplied by direct and indirect radiation from a low- pressure, return-circulation apparatus, operated by one boiler. In 1890 the postal receipts amounted to about &S.OUO. and during the year ended June 30, 1899, they were $21,971.91. In 1S90 the popula- tion of the town was 7,9!»5, and in 19 it was .sot)8. 10 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 11 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, MOBILE, ALA. ruder authority of acts of Congress approved May 24. 1828 and April 30. ls:;<>. a plot of "round was purchased May 25, 1831, on the southwest corner of St. Francis and Royal streets for the sum of $3,400, and a custom-bouse erected thereon. Additional appropria- tions for alterations and repairs to this building were made by acts of May 3, 1843, and August In. 1846. An act of September 30, 1850, authorized the construction of a new custom-house and post-office. Under the provisions of this act adjoining land was purchased December 1."). 1851, for £12.500, the old building removed, and the present building constructed. This additional purchase extended the east frontage of the land to about I'd feet on Royal street and the north to ITS feel on St. Francis street. The building was completed and occupied in L856, the cost of con- struction being $379,564.93. In addition to the act of September 80, L850, appropriations on account of the construction, repair, etc., of the building were made by acts of duly 21, 1852, August 4, 1*54, March 3, ls55. dune 12. 1858, March 3, 185!», and April 20, is70. The cubic contents of the building are 1 .< K •'.•.•'.( M > feet. The number of rooms occupied are twenty-three, they being assigned principally to the postal and customs services, light house engineers, weather bureau, and the United States courts. It is heated by steam and open grates and is provided with elevator service. During the year ended dune 30, l!*00, the gross internal-revenue and postal business amounted to $107,767.38 and $114,003.59, respec- tively, and the imports and exports aggregated $1,090,268, At the time of the construction of the building the population of the city was about 28,000. In 1900 it was 38,469. 12 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-Housb, Post-Office, etc., Montgomery, Ala. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 13 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC.. MONTGOMEfiY, ALA. This building is located on the southwest corner of Dexter avenue and Laurence street, on a plot of ground fronting north loo feet on the former, east 320 feet on the latter, and south loo feet on Wash- ington street. The ground was secured by purchase November 27. IsJSO. for*l:i.ooo. A contract was awarded September 2'.'. llSNl. for the basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied July 1. ls-.s."). the cost of construction being $147,410. The appropriations on its account were made bv acts of Congress approved May 26, L880, March 3, 1*81. August 7. 1*82. March lss:'», duly 7. 18*4, and March 3, L885. The building contains an area of .">o<).3oo cubic feet, and is supplied with direct and indirect heat from a hot- water apparatus operated by one boiler. The first floor is occupied entirely by the post-office working room, postmaster's private office, and money-order room. Adjoining the lobby at the Dexter avenue entrance are the main stair- way and a passenger elevator connecting with the upper stories. The second floor is div ided into eight rooms, which arc assigned to the United States marshal, grand jury, land office, and weather bureau. On the third floor are located the court room, offices of the United States judge, clerk of the court, district attorney, and the petit-jury room. During the year ended dune 30, L899, the postal receipts amounted to >iv>f>. ( .t: J ,t;.o;t. In i.sno t he population of the city was 1.6,713, and in 1900 it was 30,346. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 15 ALASKA. With the transfer of Alaska to the United States under the terms of the treaty of March 3<>, 1x67. w ith Russia, there came into the posses- sion of this Government a large Dumber of public buildings which had been used by both the military and civil services under the Russian regime. Many of these buildings have been abandoned and have been torn down by the natives, or fallen from decay, while some are still occupied by different branches of the Government service. Those referred to below are under the control of the Treasury Department. CUSTOM-HOUSE, SITKA. ALASKA. The custom-house is a log building, weatherboarded, 4<» by 80 feet in plan, and was constructed about L840 by the Russians. Before it came into the possession of the United States the first floor was used for a Dumber of years as a countinghouse by the Russian-American Fur Company, the upper story being devoted to a school of instruction in navigation for the younger Russians. Subsequent to the transfer it was used as a Presbyterian church and post-office for a short time, since when it has been occupied entirely by the customs service. CLUBHOUSE, SITKA. ALASKA. The building at Sitka known as the ■•clubhouse" is an old Log struc- ture, located on Lincoln street, near the Greek Church, and was built by the Russian Governor Etolin about l s 4<>. in plan it i- by in t. Prior to its acquisition from the Russian Government it was used a- an officers' clubhouse. Subsequently it was occupied as living quarters by officers of the Army and Navy. For a number <>f year- it has been condemned and the major portion abandoned, a few rooms, however, still being used as a newspaper printing office. WHARF AM) WAREHOUSE, SITKA, ALASKA. The Government wdiarf and warehouse at Sitka are Located at the foot of Lincoln street. They were secured from the Russian Govern- ment, having originally been constructed about L840. The warehouse is 118 by 51 feet, two stories high, and built of hewn logs, weather- boarded. Formerly it was used for the storage of furs by the Russian- American Fur Company, and since its acquisition by the United States Government it has been used for the storage of domestic merchandise. The illustration of the wharf and warehouse is from a photograph taken in L891. The property is now (1!»00) substantially as shown, with exception that there has be en constructed (in 1SJM5) between the warehouse and the head of the wharf a shed for the storage of coal for the Revenue-Gutter Service. A separate illustration is shown of this shed. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 17 BLOCKHOUSE, SITKA. ALASKA. This is one of several blockhouses at Sitka built by the Russians about 1840 and used by them in defending the town from the encroach- ments of the natives, who at that time wore both numerous and warlike. ASSAY OFFICE, SITKA. ALASKA. This old log building was constructed by the Russians about 1840 and is located on Lincoln street. It is one story, 52 by 'M) feet, and was originally used as a public bath. From lst!7 to lsTl it was used as a laundry by the American soldiers stationed at Sitka; then for a short time as a public native school by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, and now is occupied as an assay office. BARANOFF CASTLE, SITKA, ALASKA. This was one of the old landmarks of Sitka and a relic of the days of Russian occupancy of Alaska. It was located on an elevation at the rear of the custom-house, commanding a splendid view, and was occu- pied as a residence by the imperial viceroys of the Russian Govern- ment from 1N21 until the American occupation of Alaska. The construction was of logs, keyed together with iron clamps and weather- boarded. Shortly after being altered and fitted up for the accommo- dation of the United States courts it was destroyed by fire March 17. 1894. The illustration is from a photograph taken about 1 £>!«>. The buildings in the foreground are the custom-house and the old barracks at the right, the latter now being used by the courts and under the control of the Department of Justice. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MARY ISLAND. ALASKA. Mary Island is one of the most southerly islands of Alaska, is in north latitude about r>."> , west longitude about L31 . and is about 300 miles southeast from Sitka. An act of Congress approved ."March 3, 1891, constituted Mary Island, Sand Point, W ranged, Juneau, Kodiak, and Inalaska ports of delivery, and appropriated £15, (too for the erection of the necessary buildings at the first two ports, dune 17. 1891$ a contract was awarded for the erection of the building at Mary Island, and it was completed in December of that year. The structure is located on the north side of the island, is 40 by 40 feet, two stories high — first story 14 feet and second 12 feet. The first floor has four rooms and the second six rooms. Prior to April 8, 1 '.»<><>, it was used exclusively by the custom officials, who were the only inhabitants on the island. Since that time custom business on the island has been discontinued, and in August, 1900, it was without an inhabitant. 12242—01 2 18 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House, Kadiak, Alaska. HISTORY OF ITiiLIC Bt'ILDINOS. 19 CUSTOM-HOUSE, SAM) POINT. ALASKA. The Sand Point custom-house is located on Popoff Island, one of the Aleutian gioup, near north latitude '>'> . west longitude 100 . and about 1.000 miles west from Sitka. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved March l.s'.M, was constructed under a contract awarded dune 17. and was completed in November of that year. The contract for the erection of this building embraced also that on Mary Island, the cost of both being $14,500. It is a frame structure, 47 by 35 feet, and stands on an elevation about 200 feet from the water's edge, facing Humboldt or Sand Point harbor. On the first floor there are five rooms and on the second one room, all used by the deputy collector as living quarters except one. which is an oflice. Sand Point is a small village, the principal business of the place being with miners, hunters, and fishermen. CUSTOM-HOUSE, WRANGELL, ALASKA. During the years 1868-1870 a fort wasestahlished at Wrangell. which is about 175 miles BSE. from Sitka, and eight buildings were erected, at a cost of about $26,000. The garrison was withdrawn in 1871, and the property was transferred to the Treasury Department dune L3, ls77. All the buildings comprising the fort were sold, however, December 19, 1871. by an army officer to William King Lear for the sum of #(>00. The sale was without proper authority, and on January ?>, 1 S 7 7 , was set aside by the Secretary of ^ ar in accordance w ith an opinion of the .Judge- Ad vocate-( ieneral. The buildings shown in the illustration constitute the present CU8- tom-house and have been occupied as such since about 1880. The larger is about 27 by '.VI feet, is constructed of logs, boarded inside and outside, and is used as an oflice and living quarters by the deputy collector stationed at the port. The small auxiliary structure is about 15 by 30 feet and of frame construction. CUSTOM-HOUSE. KADIAK. ALASKA. The custom-house at Kadiak. that in the foreground in the illustra- tion, is one of a number of buildings constructed on this island by the Russians and which came into the possession of the I'nited States with the Territory of Alaska. The original structure is 87 by 80 feet, one story, and constructed of logs In 1o miles south of the mainland and about 625 miles west from Sitka. The harbor of Kadiak is safe and commodious, the climate is delightful at all seasons of the year, and the town is the main distributing point for merchandise consumed along the peninsula as far west as Sand Point. Large establishments are located here belong- ing to the Alaska and North American Commercial companies. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 21 PRIBILOF ISLANDS, ALASKA. The Pribilof Islands — St. Paul and St. George — are located in the Bering Sea at 57- north latitude and 17<» west longitude, 2.250 miles WNW. from San Francisco, 1,400 miles WNW. from Sitka, and 200 miles NNW. from Unalaska. Thev arc the principal fields for the capture of fur seals, which work is under the supervision of agents of the Treasury Department. The buildings for the accommodation of the Treasury officials were purchased and framed in San Francisco, Cal., in March, 1S72, at a cost of $3,356.35. The parts were shipped to the islands and there put together in the latter part of that year, the cost of freight, carpentry work on the island, and supplying furniture being about §2,500. One building is located on St. Paul and the other on St. George island. CUSTOM-HOUSE, UNALASKA. ALASKA. The custom-house at this point — a small wooden structure — w as pur- chased August 2, 1*72, for the sum of &1.NOO. Originally it wa> 25 by 15 feet, with three rooms, and under authority from the Secretary of the Treasury, dated September 5, l siej, a one-story extension. 12 by 24 feet, was constructed, thus adding two rooms. The building is located on the water front between the (ireek Church and -choolhou-e. and is occupied by the deputy collector of customs. Unalaska is on an island of that name — one of the Aleutian group — near west longitude 10(5 . north latitude .~>4 .and is about 1,200 miles west from Sitka and 2<>0 miles SSK. from the Pribilof Islands. It is on the route taken by vessels from the Pacific coast to the Bering Sea. and all the mail steamers stop at this port. CUSTOM-HOl'SK. PORT! MILK. ALASKA. This custom-house is situated on the south bank of Forty Mile Creek. Alaska, about alio feet west from the boundary Line between Alaska and the British territory, in west longitude 111 1 ' and north latitude 6-1 0 15'. It is constructed of pine logs, with pole and dirt roof, and is 14 by 2i» feet in plan. The building was erected during duly. lS'.t'.t, at a cost of about ^2 miles distant, where the Forty Mile Creek Hows into the Yukon River. 22 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Camden, Ark. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 23 POST-OFFICE, CAMDEN, ARE. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Con- gross approved December 27. 18!»o, and March 3, lst'l. It fronts north on Washington street on a plot of ground bounded on the north 120 feet by Washington street, on the west 110 feet by Scott alley, and on the south 120 feet by Randolph alley. The ground was secured by purchase July 2:). lsi'2, for ^4,ooo. The building was commenced under a contract awarded December L4, 1894, and was completed and occupied in ls!»»i. the cost of construction being $20,862.52. The building is 32 feet 11 inches by 55 feet lo inches in plan, and is inclosed by lti-inch walls, faced with red pressed brick. Its cubic con- tents are 89,000 feet. Inside the main entrance i> the post-office lobby, about 12 feet wide, which is terminated at its wot end by the money- order and registry division and extends back along the east side of the building to the postmaster's private oflice, which is located at the south- east corner. At the east end of the lobby is the main stairway leading to the second story. These, stairs are framed in pine, with the tread-, risers, and platforms of pine, and the remainder of the finishing wood, including string and stair well casings and balustrades, of quartered white oak. Tin 1 post-office working room is about 20 by 36 feet, and is separated from the main corridor or Lobby by a screen framed in yellow pine and finished in white oak similar to the stairs. On the second floor there are four rooms assigned to the land office. The finish generally, with the exceptions noted, is in white pine, with floors of Southern pine. The floors of the post-oflice lobbyand of the base- ment and second-story toilet rooms are laid in white tile. There are three fireproof vaults in the building two on the first floor and one on the second— and several of the rooms are provided with mantels and grates, which, being assisted by stoves, provide the artificial heat required. During the years ended March 31, 1900, and June '■'>". L900, the receipts of the post-office and land office were *ti.44.~>.2S and $43,506.26, respectively. In 1S!»0 the population of the city was 2,571, and in 1900 it was 2,840. 24 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OK 1TBLIC BT'ILDI No>. 25 COUR- HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., FORT SMITH. ARK. In 1S3!> the Government purchased 312 acre- of land at this place and constructed a fort thereon, the buildings being completed in 1^4i\ In 1871 the property was transferred to the I department of the Interior, and by an act of Congress approved May 13, 1884, a hu ge portion of the ground was donated to the city for public-school purposes, reserv- ing, among other portions, so much as may be selected by the Sec- retary of the Treasury for public buildings. Block 514 was selected for this purpose, and is hounded on the southeast I! 1 "* feet by South Sixth street, on the southwest :!12 feet by Parker avenue, on the northeast 312 feet by Rogers avenue, and on the northwest 300 feet by South Fifth street. An act of Congress approved March 1»>. lsst;, authorized the con- struction of a court-house, post-office, etc. on tin- block, and the remodeling and construction of an addition to the old building within the walls of the fort so as to adapt it for a jail. The old building referred to had been occupied by the United States district court since its establishment at Fort Smith. A contract for foundations for the court-house, post-oflice. etc.. w as awarded March 25. 1 S87. and the building was occupied by the court and postal officials September 14, 1889. It was finally completed Boon afterwards, the actual cost of construction being £115. ( .I33.23. In addition to the act of March J6, 1886, appropriations on it - account were made by acts of March 2. lss<», and April 4. 1890. The building is constructed of red brick with stone trimming-, and fronts southeast on South Sixth street, about midway between Rogers and Park avenues. It contains a cubic area of 237,<>(H) feet, i- heated by steam and open grates, and is provided with elevator sen LC6. Besides the first floor, which is used entirely by the post-office, the number of rooms occupied are sixteen, assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue services and the United States courts. The postal receipts since the occupation of the building have increased from $18,418.72 during the first year to &2U.547. 42 in ls'.»:t. In L890 the population of the city was 11,311, and in 1900 it was 11,587. Work on the jail was commenced under a contract awarded Januarv 17, 1887, and it was completed in the latter part of 1SH1. The build- ing has since been transferred to the Department of Justice. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 27 COURT-HOUSE AM) POST-OFFICE. HELENA. ARK. This building is located at the northeast corner of Porter and Cherry streets, on a half block of ground bounded on the north 131 feet 7 inches by Perry street, on the south 131 feet 6 inches by Porter street, on the east 330 feet 5 inches by Persimmon alley, and on the west 33C feet 5 inches by Cherry street. The ground was secured by purchase February s, 1890, for the sum of $3,750. Sketch plans and working drawings were prepared and a contract entered into on December D. lK'.to, for the erection and com- pletion of the building, except heating apparatus and approaches. By the latter part of 1891 the brick masonry was complete and the build- ing placed under roof. As further prosecution of work under this contract was being conducted in an unsatisfactory manner, and all efforts to secure proper action on the part of the contractor in regard to completion proved ineffectual, it became necessary for the Depart- ment to avail itself of a provision of the contract by which it was entitled to assume charge of the work and to complete the same, and charge the costs to the contractor and the sureties on the bond fur- nished by him. This was done and the work completed in accordance with the specification and drawings. The heating apparatus was installed and the building occupied March t, 1803, the total cost or construction being &NO,457.50. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved April 1 1, isstt, October 2, lsst,. August •J'-',. 1*5*4 (approaches), and July l'.». 1897 (approaches). The building is constructed of brick and contains a cubic area of • 334,700 feet. It is provided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal service and United States courts, the number of rooms assigned being ten. In 185)3 the, postal receipts amounted to about £*!,NOO. and during the year ended June 80, 1899, to $9,793.15. In 1890 the population of the city amounted to 5,189, and in 1900 to 5,550. 28 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 29 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. This building was authorized and the limit of cost fixed by an act of Congress approved June 7, 1872, which limit was extended by an act of August 15, L876. The site was secured by purchase May It!, 1*74. for the sum of $25,000. It is bounded on the east and west 100 feet bv Center and Spring streets, and on the north and south :'.<><• feet by an alley and Second street, respectively. A contract was awarded April 13, 1*77. for the basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied in I )ecember. L881, the cost of construction being (224,542.87. The appropriations on account of the main building were approved June 7, 1872, March 3, 1*77, June 2<>. 1*7*. March 1*7!>. June 10. 1**0 (approaches), March 3. 1**1 (approaches), and August 7. 1**2 (appn >aches). In pursuance of provisions made by acts of August 27. I*!t4. March 2, 1895, and June 11, 189*5, a contract was awarded March 1!*, L897, for the construction of a four-story extension to the building, which work, with the installation of a passenger elevator, was completed in July, 1898, the total cost being Sloo.li4it.27. The extension is on the north side of the building, about midway between each end, and is in plan 42 by 4* feet. The building, which fronts south on Second street, is of Berea (( )hio) sandstone, and contains a cubic area of 4!t4.7i><> feet, divided into thirty- nine rooms, corridors, etc., above the basement. It is heated by a hot- water apparatus and open grates, and is equipped with an electric pas- senger elevator. The tirst floor is occupied entirely by the postal service, and the third floor and part of the second by the United States courts. The remaining rooms are occupied principally by the land office, internal-revenue service, and weather bureau. The internal-revenue collections during the years ended June 80, 1881, and June 3o, l*«t;t, were $132.0*7.44 and *200.!MU.27. respec- tively. The gross postal receipts for t lie fiscal year I*lt*-it0 amounted to $65,391.09. In 1**0 the population of the city was 13.13*. and in 1900 it was 38,807. HISTORY of PUBLIC BUILDINGS 31 OUUBT-HOrSK AND POST-OFFICE. TEXARKANA, ARK. AND TEX, This building is located on the line between Arkansas and Texas on State Line avenue, fronting south on Fifth street, and is between Elm street on the east and Olive street on the west. The laud was secured by purchase July 15, 1889, for $8,000. The building was commenced under a contract awarded October 14. 18!»0, and was completed and occupied January L, 1892, the COSl of construction being $101,453.96. It was authorized by an act of Con- gress approved April L9, L888, and was appropriated for by acts of October 2, 1888, March 2, 1889, and September 30, 1890. The building has a cubic area of 400,000 feet and is heated by steam. The number of rooms occupied are thirteen, they being assigned prin- cipally to the post-office and the United States court-. The court room and court offices are on the east side of the State line, which passes through the building at a right angle with the main trout and on the east line of the tower. In 1892 the gross postal receipts amounted to about $12,500, and during the year ended June 30. lSiM), they were &n,<>12.7ii. In IS'.H) the population of the city was 6,380 and in L!>U0 it was Lu.lTO. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 33 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., LOS ANGELES, CAL. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Janu- ary 29, 1887. The site was purchased August 15, 1887, for $28,000, and is bounded on the northwest by Main street 142 feet 9 inches, on the east by Winston street 145 feet, and on the southeast 99 feet 4 inches by a 20-foot alley. Main and Winston streets form an angle of about 65° at the corner of the lot, the latter extending nearly north and south. The building was commenced under a contract awarded February 9, 1889, and in September of that year, when the masonry had reached the second-floor level, and the second-floor beams were Bet, the Depart- ment, upon representations from citizens of Los Angeles, suspended the work, pending anticipated action by Congress upon a proposition to increase the limit of cost of the building from $15o.ooo to$5oo.OOO, so as to perm it of the purchase of additional land and the construction of a more suitable structure. Congress having failed to act in the matter, work on the building was resumed in June, 1891, under pre- vious contracts, and the structure was completed, except the heating apparatus, and occupied in the summer of L892. The heating plant was installed under a contract awarded .January 10. 1N93. The appropriations on its account were approved March )'». 1 ssT. < )'.' feet 4 inches on the alley. The extension will consist of awing fronting 4o feet ."> inches on Main street, running southeast 1 lo feet <> inches; an addition on the rear of the present building 22 feet M inches by 9S feet 4 inches, and the introduction of a new story to the whole structure. The present building contains, approximately, 459.810 cubic feet. As extended it will contain 802,800 cubic feet. With the extension it will be three stories, basement, and attic in height. The present main entrance will be retained, the new Main street wing making a symmetrical struc- ture fronting 115 feet 10 inches on that street. The Winston street frontage will be 110 feet 2 inches, the entrance on this street remain- ing as it is. The entire first floor will be assigned to the post-office, the second to office rooms generally, the third to the two courts and court offices, and the attic to the Weather Bureau, etc. The present turrets at the angles will be abandoned, new dormers substituted for those in place, and the building will assume a more dignified character, generally in keeping with its increased size. The materials composing the present structure (red brick, brownstone, and terra cotta) will be retained throughout, and the old work will be cleaned and burnished up to harmonize with the new work. As an indication of the increase in the volume of business in this city, the postal receipts in 1891 amounted to about $ios, ( sot>, and in 1899 to $228,451. The population in 1890 was 50.395, and in 1900 it was 102,479. 1^42— 01 3 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 35 CUSTOM-HOUSE. MONTEREY. CAL The foundations of the old custom-house at Monterey. CaL, were laid by the Spanish Government about 1816, and work thereon pro- gressed until the revolt of Mexico. Subsequently operations were resumed by the Mexican Government and the building partially com- pleted and occupied. It was finally completed by the United States, thus being the work of three Governments. It is constructed princi- pally of adobe, as are most of the buildings in Monterey which are reminiscences of the Mexican regime. When Col. John C. Fremont was in command of his battalion of mounted riflemen called the Hear Flag Forces, be made this old build- ing his headquarters. Its crowning historical glory, however, occurred on the 7th of July, 1«46. when Commodore J. D. Sloat, of the United States frigate Savannah, landed 250 marines and sailors, hauled down the Mexican flag, raised the Stars and Stripes over the building, and issued a proclamation declaring California from that time to be a portion of the United States. This was the first raising of Old Glory in California, with the exception of in L842, w hen, through misapprehension, Commodore Jones, of the American Navy, raised the Stars and Stripes over the fort at Monterey and took possession of the country for the United States. The next day. however, he hauled down his colors and apologized for his mistake. Following the American occupation a customs district was estab- lished at Monterey and continued till 18*51, when it was merged into the district of San Francisco, an inspector being left in charge of this building. In L879 the inspector's ofliee at this place was abolished and the building was abandoned by the Government Bervice. The custodianship of the building has been exercised in a general manner by the collector of customs at San Francisco, but it has been under the direct charge, as custodian, of Mr. Thomas (i. Lambert almost continuously from 18*!!> until the latter part of I'.hio. he having been designated for the duty by the respective collectors. On September 9, 1900, the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of California into the Union, the structure was leased to the Native Sons of the Golden West for the period not exceeding live years at a nominal rent per annum. Under the auspices of this organization it is to be used as a museum of California history in and about Monterey. The city of Monterey is situated on Monterey Hay. about 1l'."> miles south from San Francisco. It was originally founded in L770 as a mission station and presidio (garrison) by Junipers Serra. and was the capital of California up to 1K47. Fpon the occupation of the country by the United States the city had a flourishing trade and promising future, but soon suffered from the rivalry of San Fran- cisco. During recent years, however, it has become one of the lead- ing watering places on the Pacific coast The present population is about 1,748. 36 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, etc., Sacramento, Cal. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 37 POST OFFICE, ETC.. SACRAMENTO. CAL This building fronts south on Iv street and is situated on a plot of ground bounded on the north L61 feet 4 inches by Oak avenue, south 161 feet 7 inches by K street, and on the west 140 feet 5$ inches by Seventh street, the east line of the lot being 140 feet 6f inches. The land was secured by purchase duly 23, 1887, and January 30, 1880, for the sum of $40,000. A contract was awarded September 13, 1890, for excavations, foundations, basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied February 15, ls'.i-f. the cost of construction being $264,121.20. It is constructed of lone, Cal., red sandstone, with entrance steps and platforms of granite, and contain- an area of 464.830 cubic feet. On the tirst floor is located the post-office working room, registry and money-order division, and the private offices of the postmaster and assistant postmaster. Inside the K street entrance is the main corridor, extending east and west, and returning along the west end to the stair hall and elevator connecting with the upper floors. There are nine rooms on the second floor, occupied by the internal-revenue and land-office officials, and in the third story, or attic, are located the weather bureau officials' quarters and the railway mail clerks' dormitory. At the rear of the tower is a shaft covered by a skylight which transmits light to the second-story corridor, through the floor of which, by glass lights, it is admitted to the post- office working room below. Steam heat is supplied throughout the building from a low-pressure return-circulation apparatus. The legislation on its account is contained in act- of Congress approved February 2S, 1S85, March 3, 1SS5, dune 7. 1888, May 22. 1890, March 3, 1891, and August 23, 1894 (elevator, etc.). When the building was first occupied the annual postal receipt- aggregated $t>7, 000, and during the year ended dune 3o, 1S!)!», they amounted to$79, 192.31. In 1 890 the population of the city was 26,886, and in 1900 it was 29,282. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 39 APPRAISERS' STORES (NEW). SAX FRANCISCO, CAE. This building occupies the west half of the block bounded on the north by Jackson street, east by Battery street, south by Washington street, and west by Sansome street. A statement of the transactions incident to securing the land is recited under the heading of "Custom- house, etc., San Francisco, Cal." The building was commenced in 1874 and completed in l.ssl, at a cost of $840,000. It was occupied, however, in the latter part of 1879. In 1878 an artesian well was sunk between the new appraisers' stores and custom-house, at a cost of $775, which for some time supplied all the water required for the three buildings on this block. The ground in this vicinity is all made land, it having been formerly covered by the waters of the bay; and. with a view to securing suitable founda- tions, and as a protection from the destructive influences <>t' moisture, this building has been placed on a massive bed of concrete and the basement walls securely anchored thereto. The custom-house and old appraisers 1 stores rest on piles, some driven to a depth of so feet. The new appraisers' building is constructed of red brick with stone trimmings, and contains an area of 2,385,000 cubic feet. There are 82 rooms occupied, they being assigned principally to the appraisers' departments, United States courts, marine hospital and internal- revenue services, coast and geodetic and geological survey-, post-office inspectors, etc., the courts occupying the third lloor entirely and four rooms on the fourth floor. Steam heat is supplied for the tir>t floor and 11 rooms on the third, the other offices being heated by open grates and stoves. There are three elevators in the building, one passenger arid two freight. The appropriations on its account were made by act- of Congress approved March 3, 1873, March 3, 187."). July 31, 1876, March 3, 1877, April 30, 1878, June 20, 1878, and June 10, 1880. During the year ended June Ho. lSlt'.t. the internal-revenue receipts amounted to $3,724,!m!4.1N. In 1880 the population of the city was 233,!t.V.t. and in !!»()() it was H42.7S2. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 41 APPRAISERS' STORES (OLD). SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. The illustration on the opposite page shows the old appraisers' stores in the foreground, the custom-house at the left, and a portion of the new appraisers" stores in the rear. This old appraisers' building is located on the northeast corner of the Government block, hounded on the north by Jackson street, east by Battery street, south by Washington street, and west by Sansome street. A statement of the transactions incident to securing the land is given in connection with the custom house on page 4.">. It was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved August 4, 1S54. and was constructed and completed at the same time as the custom-house, being occupied in 1856. The cost of construction was $93,566.75. The building is of brick and cement, with mastic covering, and asphalt root'. It was occupied as an appraisers' stores until the latter part of 1ST!*, when the new appraisers' building was occupied, since which time the main floor has been occupied by the postal service, and the upper doors by other Govern- ment offices. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 43 BRANCH MINT. SAX FRANCISCO, CAL. Thi.s building is located on the northwest corner of Fifth and Mis- sion streets, on a plot of "round 27."> feet square, bounded on the east by the former and on the south by the latter. The ground was purchased March 7. ls»>7. for 5*1"". and the building was commenced in l.Stiit, and completed and occupied in ls74. the cost of construction being £2. 1 :!".."> 12. The basement walls are of granite, and the superstructure of sand- stone from XewC'astle Island. Gulf of Georgia, British Columbia. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved July 2, LS(i4, March 3, l.stilt, April 12. 1870, duly L5, L870, March 3, 1871, dune 10, 1*72. March 3, 1873, dune 23, 1S74 (last three for machinery), March ti, lss2 (vaults). March 2. L889 (vaults), and March 3, L899 (repairs and new coping around roof). Prior to the construction of this building the mint occupied, from 1854 to 1874, the building on ( 'onunercial street, between Montgomery and Kearney streets, now used as a subtreasury. During the year ended June 30, L899, the value of the gold and silver deposited at this mint was £ul.:-U.").442.4s. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 45 CUSTOM-HOUSE, ETC., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. This building is located on the southeast corner of the block belong- ing to the United States and which is hounded on the north by Jackson, on tin; east by Battery, on the south by Washington, and on the west by Sansome streets. The land was conveyed to the United States September 8, 1854, by the governor of the State of California for the sum of $15o.ooo, one- half of the appraised value, said conveyance being in pursuance of an act of the State legislature approved May 3, L854. This act also pro- vided that if any portion of the land is disposed of by the United States, such portion will revert to the State. It was supplemented by an act approved March 3, ISDN, and the land was unconditionally conveyed to the United States by deed recorded May 4. lst>s. During 1854 $10,000 were paid in extinguishing private claims to the ground. The main building, which is principally of brick and cement with mastic covering, was completed and occupied in 1*50, the cost of con- struction being about $450, oik i. It is used by the postal and customs services, and. together with the old appraisers' building, contains an area of 604,200 cubic feet. Both of these building* are heated by open tire- places and stoves. The custom-house is provided with a hydraulic elevator operated by power furnished from the new appraisers' store-. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved September 80, 1S50; March 1S51; July 21, 1N52; March 3, 1853; August 4, L854; March 8. 1S55; August 2s. ls5(J (paving streets); March 2, 1861 (paving); March 3. ISO!) (repairs); July 15. ls~\\ (repairs). During the years between ls.so and 1885 and in ls'.tl the 1-story frame annexes shown in the illustration were constructed for the accommodation of the post-otlice, the latter addition being erected under the authority of an act of Congress approved March 8. 1891. The annex at the north end of the building is seen more clearly in the illus- tration of the old appraisers' building on page 40. A portion of this old appraisers' building is seen at the right of the illustration on the opposite page adjoining the custom-house on the north. To the left, across the alleyway, is seen a portion of the new appraisers' building. The trees in the foreground are (dins. During the year ended June 30, 18SM, the postal receipts amounted to $;)!)8,!)2«).74. In 185(> the population of the city was about 40,000 and in 1900 it was 342,782. The yearly average of the exports and imports entered at this port from 18*5 to l*'.''.i was $33,852,505 and $41,257,412, respectively. 46 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. SuBTREASURY, SaN FRANCISCO, CaL. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 47 SUBTREASURY, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. This building is located on the north side of Commercial street, about 60 feet west of Montgomery street. The site has a frontage of 60 feet and is 59 feet '.» inches deep. April 15, 1858, the Department entered into a contract with Joseph R. Curtis, under which was conveyed to the United States, for the sum of $239,900, 4(i front feet of this lot, with the building thereon, in which the minting business had been conducted under a contract with Curtis, Perry & Ward. July 0. 1853, a second contract was entered into with Mr. Curtis for the purchase of the additional west 20 front feet of the present site for $1;">.<)U0 and the construction thereon of an extension to the building for £^S.!to!i. The building was completed in 1854, and was occupied as a branch mint until the completion of the present mint on Fifth and Mission streets. The appropriations on account of the structure were made by acts of Congress approved August HI, L852, May 31, 1854, and August 18, 1856. Under appropriations made by acts of June 23. 1*74: March 3. 1875; July 31, 1876, and March 3, 1877. the walls of the buildingwere torn down and the structure reconstructed as at present for the offices of the United States assistant treasurer and other Government offi- cials, the cost of this work being about &K>7,0(iu. The building was occupied in October, 1^77. It is constructed of brick, with stone trimmings, contains an area of 1, (580,800 cubic feet, and is now occupied by the assistant treasurer and land office. Heat is furnished by fireplaces and stoves. There is a hydraulic freight elevator operating between the basement and the main business oflice of the subtreasury on the first floor. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 49 POST-OFFICE, ETC., SAX JOSE. CAL. This building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved April 2N. lS'.'o. It is in the north corner of Mar- ket Plaza, fronting southeast and southwest, and is on a plot of ground bounded on the northwest 138.31 feet by San Fernando street and on the southwest 137.84 feet by the line of Market street, the site having been secured by purchase December 24, lsuo. for the sum of £.'>!».< too. The plaza is of a rectangular shape, is terminated at its northwest end by San Fernando street, and is approached by Market street, the line of which forms its Longitudinal axis. The building was commenced under a contract awarded May 9, 18'.'2. and was completed and occupied February L, L895, the cost of con struction being $160,5 L-8.33. It is built of sandstone, quarried near San Jose, contains an area of 459,800 cubic feet, and is heated by a -v-teni of indirect radiation operated by one steam boiler. The tirst floor is occupied entirely by the postal service. During the year ended dune :MK lS'.'lt. the gross postal receipts were $49,049.72. I" IS'-' 0 the population of the city was 18,060, and in 1900 it was 21,500. 12242—01 4 HISTORY OF I'l'HLIC BUILDINGS. 51 BRANCH MINT, DENVER, COLO. By an act of Congress approved April 21, 18(32. the establishment of a branc h mint at Denver, Colo., was authorized and an appropri- ation made therefor. In November of that year the present building located at the corner of Sixteenth and Market streets on a lot fronting northeast about 125 feet on the former and southeast 100 feet on the latter was purchased from Clark, (J ruber & Co. for $25,000. A reso- lution of Congress, approved March 3. 18(53, vested in the United States a clear title to the land. Congress by acts of duly 7, 1884. and March 3, 1887, appropriated funds for the repair of the building, but as the structure proved to lie in such a dilapidated condition a- to render repairs impracticable, and as it was held that the appropriations could not be used for constructing a new building, they were carried to the surplus fund. This building has never been used for coinage purposes by the United States, it having always been OSed a- an assay office, and by an act of Congress of February 24, 1 *'.•!», Is to continue so until a new mint building is completed. The firm from whom this building was purchased used il a- a pri- vate coining establishment. They coined 5, 10, 20, and 50 dollar gold pieces, which were in circulation throughout the West. In the early days of Denver when Indian raids were anticipated the building was used as a place of refuge for women and children, it being the town's most substantial structure. \ HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 53 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. DENVER. COLO. An act of Congress approved May 8, 1882, authorized this building and limited the cost of same with site at $300.ooo. By an act of Feb- ruary 24, 1887, this limit was extended to $575,000. The appropria- tions were made by acts of May 8, 1882, March 3, 1883, July 7, 1884, March 3, 1885, March 3, 1887, March 30, 1888 (for extension in excess of limit, $00,000), October 2, 1888, March 2, 1889, March 3, 1891. An act of June 8, lS'.tO, appropriated $1 .•J.'i.~>.<> ( .» for payment of allow- ance on account of interior finish. October 15, 1888, a site was purchased for $65,000, fronting northwest 200 feet on Arapahoe street and northeast 125 feet on Sixteenth street. On the southeast side is an alley 1(5 feet wide. A contract was awarded January 23, 1885, for erection of the building, and the structure was completed and occupied in the latter part of L892, the total cost of construction being $570,500.52. The building is constructed of gray sandstone. It contains a cubic area of 1,13S.500 feet, is heated by steam, and is provided with pas- senger and freight elevator Ben ice. The Dumber of rooms occupied are thirty-five, they being assigned principally to the postal, customs, internal-revenue, and secret services. United States courts, land office, and weather bureau. The gross postal receipts for 1892 and 18 ( .»!t were $324.!i'.»2.^8 and $401,580.28, respectively, exclusive of deposits received from other post-offices. The internal-revenue receipts for ls;»8 were about 1300,000. For the year ended dune 30, L8!>'.». they were $1.2118.185.22. The population of the city in 18!'0 was loo. 718, and in 1900 it was 133,859. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDIXOS. 55 POST-OFFICE. FTEHLO. COLO, An act of Congress approved February 7. 1M>1. authorized this building and it was appropriated for by acts of March :». 1SK1, March 2, 18!<5, and June 4, ls'.tT. The sito was donated to the United States August 1!», I8i»2, and has a frontage of 175 feet north on Fifth street, and 120 feet east on Main street. The south side is bounded by an a Hey. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded July 18, I8!ttf. and the structure was completed and occupied by the post- office May 28, 1808, the other branches of the service occupying their quarters during the following month. The cost of construction was $275,076. 98. The superstructure above the Colorado red granite water table is of Bedford, End., limestone, to and including the first story cornice; above that line of St. Louis, Mo., gray brick, trimmed with carved Bedford limestone, except the center of the Main street facade, which is carried up entirely of carved Bedford limestone. The building contains a cubic area of 806,100 feet, and is heated by steam (direct and indirect radiation). The heating system is operated by four boilers, which also supply power for the pumps operating the hydraulic elevator which adjoins the lobby at the Fifth street entrance. Above the first floor, which is occupied entirely by the postal service, there are thirty-nine office rooms which are assigned principally to the United States courts, customs and internal-revenue services, land office, and Weather Bureau. The court rooms and offices are mostly on the third floor, the district court room, which is in plan 30 feet by 45 feet 10 inches and two stories in height, being at the east end, and the circuit court room, which is of corresponding size, at the west end. The postal receipts for the fiscal year in which the building was Occupied amounted to $44,270.21, and during the year ended June Ho, 1900, they were $58,200.13. in 18! *o the population of the city was 24,558, and in 1900 it was 28,157. Post-Office, Bridgeport, Conn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 57 POST-OFFICE, BRIDGEPORT. CONN. This building is located on the southeast corner of Cannon and Broad streets, on a plat of ground fronting north lo<» feet on the former and west 155 feet on the latter. The ground was secured by purchase March -1. Ikko. for £25.000. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded September 8, 1889, and the structure was completed and occupied in February, L892, the cost of construction being 9125,064.98. The legislation on account of the erection of the building is con- tained in acts of Congress approved dune lit. 1888, October 2. Inns. August 30, lN'.to. and August 23, 1S04 (outstanding liabilities). The building is constructed of Portland brownstone from the quar- ries at Middlesex, Conn. It contains a cubic space of 363,168 feet. i< heated by steam, and is occupied mainly by the postal and customs services, seven rooms and the first lloor being assigned in all. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $112,716.77. In 1800 the population of the city was 48,866, and in 1900 it was 70,996. Acts of Congress approved June 4, 1807. and July 10. 1N07, author- ized and appropriated for an extension to the building. Efforts were made to purchase additional land fronting about 24 feet on Cannon street, but without success. September 2:!. lN'.'T, the Department <>f Justice was requested to institute proceedings in condemnation, which proceedings have not yet (October. 1900,) been terminated. Custom-House and Post-Office, Hartford, Conn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 59 (TSTOM-HOl'SE AND POST-OFFICE. HARTFORD. CONN. This building is located on a triangular plot of ground donated to the I'nited States by the city of Hartford by deed recorded August 7. 1*73. The base of the triangle is on the west, and is 146 feet long, while the sides are each about 160 feet long. It is bounded on the north by State street, on the east by American row. on the south by Central row. and on the west by the grounds of the city hall. The main entrance to the building is from the passageway shown in the illustration, which extends from State street to Central row and sepa- rates the custom-house and post-office building from the grounds of the city hall. Work on the building was commenced in 1873, and the structure was completed and occupied .June 2*. ls*2. progress having been slow by reason of inadequate appropriations. The cost of con- struction was 1846,802.74. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved March 18, L872, June LO, L872, dune 23. 1*74. March 3, 1875, July 31. l*7.">. and was completed February 14. 1800. the cost of construction, furnishing, etc., being $158.014. 5u. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved August 4, 1854. June 12. 185* (v. 11. p. 323). June 12. ls58 (v. 11, p. 324, furniture, etc.), and June 23, ls74 (repairs). Under the provisions of an act of July 7. 1884, a contract was awarded January 27, 1885, for the construction of a one-story brick extension at the rear. This extension is the full width of the building and extends 42 feet toward Gregson street. It was completed and occupied about September 1. L885, and cosl $46,947.92. An additional plot of ground fronting northwest. 38 feet »'> inches on Gregson street, and northeast, 52 feet !• inches on Center street, was purchased March is. lx«.»3. for the sum of $23, mum. and a contract entered into December 11, 1893, for another extension to the build- ing. This is a one-story brick annex extending northeasterly from the addition of 1885 along Gregson to Center si reet, with an ell l 6 by 38 feet southeasterly along the main structure. It was completed in March, 1895, and cost $31,465. The appropriations on account of this last extension and the latid therefor were made by acts of Congress approved August 3m. L890, March 3, 181*1, and March 2, 1895 (heating apparatus). The first floor of the main building and the extensions are used by the post-office, the second floor by the customs and internal-revenue services, and the third floor by the I'nited States courts. The build- ing contains an area of 424.3mm cubic feet, is heated by steam from two boilers, and is provided with an electric passenger elevator. The postal receipts have increassd from $22,234.42 in I8f>7 to $2HN.- 714.77 in 1900. The population of the citv in 180m was 3!».207. and in 1900 it was lu,s,o-_>7. In 1818 the I'nited States purchased for the sum of $.">,00u the three- story brick building still standing at the corner of State and Water streets, and occupied the same as a custom-house until the completion of the present custom-house and post -office. It was sold May 24, 1807, for the sum of $8,80M. and is now known as "The City Klin Hotel." Funds for the purchase of the property were transferred from the appropriation •'Custom-houses and public warehouses." An appropriation for the improvements of the grounds was made by an act approved July 13. 1832. Custom- House, New London, Conn. HISTOBY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 65 CUSTOM-HOUSE, NEW LONDON. CONN. This building is located on the ea t side of Hank street, on a plot of ground with a frontage of do feet and depth of about 159 feet, extend- ing back to the water front. The land was secured by purchase Feb- ruary IS, 1833, for the sum of $3,400, and the building was completed and occupied in ls3f), the cost of construction being (14,600. It is constructed of granite and contains an area of 114,000 cubic feet. The basement is used for storage purposes, and the first and second floors are occupied by the customs service, pension examiners, weather bureau, steamboat inspectors, and naval paymaster. Artificial heat is supplied by stoves. The doors at the main entrance to the building were made of planking taken from the l\ S. frigate Count it 'ufion . The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved July 13, 1832, March 2, 1833, dune 27. 1834, May 8, 1840 (repairs), July 27. 1842 (superintendent'.- service.-), and August .~>. 1818 (outstanding liabilities). During the year 18!H> the value of foreign imports entered at this port was $26,413.93, and the duty collected (3,372.95. In 1835 the population of the city was about 4,00O, and in l!'ou it was 1 <,;j48. 12212—01 5 HISTORY OV PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 67 POST-OFFICE, NEW LONDON. CONN. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved June 20, 1890, and appropriated for by acts of August 30, 1890, and March 3, 1891. The site was secured by purchase April 3, 1893, for the sum of $25,000, and is on the southwest corner of State and Union streets, with a north frontage of 120.75 feet on the former and east frontage of 120.20 feet on the latter. The building was commenced under a contract awarded November 13, 181*6, and was completed and occupied March L, L898, the cost of construction being $49, K55. 31. It is constructed of granite for the basement walls, steps, area copings, etc. . and of redbrick laid in English bond for the walls of the superstructure. The cubic contents of the building are 1.72,318 feet. In the basement is located the steam heating apparatus (operated by one low-pressure boiler), the janitor's room, and a bicycle room at the southwest corner, to which direct access is obtained by a basement stairway. The first floor is occupied by the post-oilice. and the second floor mostly by the United States engineer.--' office. During the year ended dune 30, lSHit, the gross postal receipts aggre- gated $37,073.87. In 1890 the population of the city was l. J >.7."»7. and in 1900 it was L7,648. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 69 POST-OFFICE, DOVER, DEL. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Con- gress approved February 23, 1873, July 31, 187<>. and June 20.1878. It is located on the east side of State street, and approached direct by Loockerman street, which terminates at this point. Immediately north of the building King street, which extends in a northeasterly direction and cuts off a corner of the lot, is terminated by State street. The site was secured by purchase November 12. 1*7:;, for $10,000, and has a frontage of about 120 feet by about .'!"i> feet deep, being bounded on the north by an alloy. Work on the building was com- menced in 1875, and the first floor was occupied by the post-otlice in 1877. The second story, which was designed for use of the United States courts, was completed in 187'.*. It has not, however, been used by this branch of the service, and is now occupied by the Dover Public Library. The building is of red brick with stone trimmings, contain-, an area of 13*>, 000 cubic feet, and cost $51.32<>. exclusive of site. It is heated by a hot-water system. In 1878 the postal receipts amounted to $-f.77'.».33, and during the year ended June 30, l!»<»». they were $9,120.50. In 1890 the population of the town was 3,061, and in l!»00 it was 3,329, 70 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 71 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., WILMINGTON, DEL. This building was authorized by an act of ( Jongress approved March 3, 1885, and t ho limit of cost extended l>y an act of May .">. 1890. Appropriations on its account were made by acta of August T. L886, March 3, L891, and March 2, L895. The site, which fronts north 17s feet 11 inches on Ninth street, and IS bounded on the east and west, each L31 feet H inches, by Shipley and Orange streets, respectively, was secured April .*>. l^s". by purchase, for the sum of $30,000. A contract was awarded April 11. is'.M. for the excavation, concrete foundations, basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied April lo. 1 s:»7. the cost of construction being #2»>!>,33JU>f>. It fronts on Ninth street, is constructed of Brandy wine. Pa., gran- ite, contains an area of (ios.ooo cubic feet, i- heated by steam from three boilers, and is equipped with an electric passenger elevator. The first floor is occupied by the post-office, and the second by the United Suites courts and court offices, the third being assigned princi- pally to the customs and internal revenue services and civil service board. During the year ended dune 30, I8!»!t. the postal receipts amounted to $87,609.13. In 1890 the population of the city was 61,431, and in L900 it was 76,508. 72 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House, etc., Wilmington, Del. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 73 CUSTOM-HOTJSE, ETC.. WILMINGTON. ML This building is located on the southeast coi ner of Sixth and King streets, on a plot of ground fronting northerly 109 feet on the former and westerly (>4 feet on the latter. The ground was secured by purchase dune .'!. 1853, for $3,500, and the building was completed and occupied in ls.">7. the cost of construc- tion being $39,569.34. The appropriations On its account were made by acts of Congress approved August :»l, 1S.">2, March .">. is.".:!. August 4. ls">4. and March 3, 1857. This building was occupied by the postal and customs services until 1897, when the new court-house, post-office, etc., in this city, which is described on page 71, was completed, since which time it has been used for the storage of goods in bond. When the building was constructed in 1S57 the population of the city was about 15,000. In 1900 it was 76,508. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 75 BUREAU OF KXGRAVIMI AND I'KINTIXd. WASHINGTON'. I). f. An act of Congress approved Juno 20. ISTs. authorized the construc- tion of a building for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing- and made an appropriation therefor. On July 9, 1878, a plot of g round fronting north 370 foot 2 inches on the north lino of B street, SW., and extend- ing back 106 feet 11 inches between Fourteenth street on the east and Fifteenth street on the west, was secured by purchase for the 8 um of $27,536.50. Work on the building was commenced immedi- ately, a contract for excavations, etc.. being awarded on the 24th of that month, and the structure was completed and occupied duly 1, 1880. It was 233 feet 7 inches bv Us feet 11 inches, and cost about $310,000. In order to obtain necessary space for auxiliary buildings, etc., an effort was made to secure the balance of the ground extending back to the alley. That portion fronting on Fourteenth street, and extending back about 185 feet, was purchased August !•, 1880, for K7.8<><;.35. It became necessary to resort to condemnation proceedings to secure title to that fronting on Fifteenth street, and the award, in amount $15,350.35, was paid August 4. IM'1. Thus the site now has a frontage north of 370 feet 2 inches on the north line of B street, and extends back between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets 250 feet 5 inches to an alley, and cost $50,753.20. In 18!»1 a wing 60 by 86 feet was constructed at f ho southwest corner of the building at a cost of $80,000. a contract for the work being awarded February 14 of that year. Under a contract awarded June 8, 1805. additional stories were added to the boiler house, a wing at the rear of the main building, at a cost of $f>o,ooo. which work was completed in the latter part of 1806. The boilers have since boon removed from this wing, and the first story is now used for engines, etc. Another wing (03 by 7'.' feet) is at present (December, 10OO) being constructed at the northwest corner of the main building under a con- tract awarded duly 14, 1000, as also are certain outbuildings (stables, laundry, etc.), along the line of Fifteenth street, the contract for the latter being dated September 5, 1900. The appropriations on account of the buildings and ground for the Bureau were made by acts of Congress approved dune 20, 1878; June 10. 1880 (approaches and additional land); .March 8, 18S1 (outbuild- ings); August 5. 1882 (outstanding liability); August 7. 1882 (same); October 2, L888 (land); August 30, 1890 (southwest wing); March 13, L891 (land); August 5, 1892 (repairs); March 3, 1893 (boiler plant): August 18, 1894 (extending boiler-house); March 2, 1895 (same), and June 6, 1900 (northwest wing). Prior to the occupation of this building the Bureau was located in the attic of the west wing of the Treasury Department building, whore, during the year ended June 30, 1878, the number of employees was 522, and the total number of sheets produced of United States notes, bonds, certificates, stamps, checks, drafts, etc., L3,098,756. During the year ended dune 30, 1900, the corresponding figures were 2.o(io employees and 116,909,423 sheets. Postage stamps have been printed in this Bureau since July 1, 1804. 76 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 77 COAST AMI GEODETIC SURVEY BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. C. This building is located immediately south of tin- Butler Building, fronting on New Jersey avenue and extending back to South Capitol street. It was purchased, together with the land. September 21, 1891, for the sum of $1.55.000, the site fronting east !'.»!» feet <> inches on New Jersey avenue, west 199 feet on South Capitol street, and being about 200 feet deep. The legislation authorizing the purchase of the property is contained in an act of Congress approved March 3, 1891. In 1871 the building was rented for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, by which branch of the service it has since been occupied. It i- pro- vided with steam heat from two horizontal boilers and is equipped with a freight elevator. On the south side of the lot are located several small auxiliary structures used by the Survey. This main building is connected with the stone structure adjoining by two wooden bridges portions of the latter being used by the Sun ey, as indicated under the heading"!". S. Marine Hospital Bureau (Butler building) " on page 8 1 . HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 79 CUSTOM-HOUSE. WASHINGTON. I). C This building is located on the east >i of Thirty-first street about midway between M and N streets on a plot of ground feet i> inches square. It was authorized and appropriated for bj an act of Congress approved August Is, 1 S5»>. The site was secured by purchase March 27, 1857, for the sum of $5.uo!», the value of imported goods received through this custom-house aggregated (209,120.36, and the duties collected amounted to &ll7.S.")t>. lit. HItiTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 81 V, S. MARINE HOSPITAL BUR HAT HU'TLKK lil'IMUMi). WASHINGTON, D, C. This property was purchased April 1<>, 18!)1. from Hon. Benjamin F. Butler, for the sum of &27r>.0<>0, in pursuance of an act of Congress approved March 3, 1891. The land has a frontage of 119 feet •'! inches north on B street southeast, no feet east on New Jersey avenue, and 97 feet west on South Capitol street. The building was constructed about 1884-85 of granite from Cape Ann. Mass., and comprises three sections separated by thick brick walls, each of which was used as a residence. That portion fronting on B street i- occupied by the Marine-Hos- pital Service and the other two sections by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the central as a library, etc., and the rear for the storage of maps of surveys. These two latter buildings have entrances from New Jersey avenue. For the convenience of the occupants doorways have been cut in the walls between these buildings, thus affording direct communication. The entire building is heated by steam from two horizontal boilers located in the .Marine-Hospital portion. The small brick structure shown in the illustration at the west side of this building was constructed in L891 from the Marine-Hospital fund, and is used by that Bureau for the storage of records. There IS also located farther back on the line of South Capitol street another brick structure, used by the Coast and Geodetic Survey as a photo- graph gallery. 12242—01 ■•; HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 83 TREASURY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. I). C. The Treasury Department was established by an act passed by the First Congress, and approved September 2, L789. When the seat of Government was removed from Philadelphia to Washington in 1*00 the Department was installed in a small wooden building, which was designed for the purpose by George Hatfield, an English architect, and was completed in 175W. It was at the northeast corner of the site of the present building, fronting on Fifteenth street. In 1801 it was partially destroyed by tire, and in 1814 was completely burned at the hands of the British, and most of the tiles and documents destroyed. Another building was speedily constructed, and this also was destroyed by fire on March HI, 1833. This time most of the documents of value were removed by the clerks. After some delay a new building, the nucleus of the present, was authorized by Congress, which, by an act approved July 4. L836, pro- vided that the President eau.se a site to be selected and a fireproof building constructed thereon of such dimensions as may be required, upon such plans and of such materials as he deemed most advantageous. This act carried with it an appropriation of fcloo.ooo for the com- mencement of the work. It was purposed by those in charge to locate' the building in such position as to admit of an uninterrupted view along Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the White House. As the story goes, however, President Jackson, becoming impatient at the delay in the selection of the site, walked over the ground one morning, and planting his cane in the oortheast corner, said: Here, right here, I want the corner stone laid." Whether or not the site was selected in the manner described, Robert Mills, the architect, before a committee of Congress in 1838. stated that "the precise posi- tion of the building had been determined bv the positive directions of the late President/' Work was commenced soon afterwards, the sandstone which was used being obtained from Acquia ( 'reek. Virginia, and was prosecuted apparently without any definite plan or estimate other than to con- struct a handsome building without regard to cost. On March 1838, a vigorous report was presented to Congress by the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, which had called to its assistance Mr. Thomas V. Walter, an architect from Philadelphia, condemning the then unfinished building on account of its location, plan, and the materials introduced into its construction, and stating that the design, if carried out, would necessitate the removal of the State Department building, which then occupied the position of the north wing of the present Treasury building. The committee went so far as to submit a bill providing for the removal of the walls of the structure and the use of the materials in the construction of a fireproof building for the Post-Office Department, to replace that recently burned. Work was suspended pending action on this bill, and after some discussion in Congress the matter was laid on the table. Operations were then resumed, they being under the general super- vision of the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and Sec- retary of War, and by August, L839, the building was so far completed that it was occupied by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Register, the First Comptroller, the Attorney -General, the Solicitor, and the Commissioner of the General Land Office. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 85 The main corridor, extending north and south along Fifteenth street, was 34-0 feet long, and that extending east and west was !7o feet long, there, being in all 150 rooms, most of them small, with groined ceilings, and the corridors narrow, resting on hand arches sprung from the partition walls. When finally completed in 1842 the cost was *o,773. The architect's plans were much more extensive and elaborate, and contemplated a building costing about $l,5oo.ooo. Soon afterwards, however, the rapid growth of the Department demanded additional space, and. by an act approved March 3, 1855, Congress authorized the continuation of the building upon plans pre- pared by Thomas V. Walter, and made an appropriation of S3oo.4 the west wing had been completed and extended up to the line of the present north facade. Immediately adjoining this wing, at the north end of its east wall, was the western! of the old State. Department building. In November. 1 >••><>. this building was vacated by that Department, and it was Immediately demolished, the work of laying the foundation of the new north wing being commenced in April, 1m>7. In istilt this wing was finished, thus completing the building as it stands, at a total cost of *•>. 1 27. 4i'>.">.. It is an imposing structure of Grecian architecture. 20o by -bit! feet, and consisting of a basement, subbasement, three stories, and an attic. The north, west, and south facades arc adorned with large porticos, the pediments of which are supported by eight huge monolithic granite < ■< >l- omnsof the Ionic order, while the east facade is ornamented by a lofty colonnade of thirty massive Ionic sandstone columns. The granite pillars, as well as all granite pilasters and blocks used in the construc- tion of the north, west, and south wings, were quarried on Dix Island, near Rockland, Me., and brought to Washington in -ailing vessels. The subbasement extends under these three new wings, and is used principally by boiler and engine rooms, carpenter and plumbing shops, and for Hies of Department records. The basement, first, second, and third stories are occupied almost exclusively by offices, and the attic by the branch printing office, tiles, library, etc. Exclusive of attic and subbasement. there are 3lo room-. The number of employees in the building i-. approximately, 2,000. The cash room, which is 72 by 34- feet and 30 feet high, is in the north wing on the first floor, directly opposite the entrance. This room is lined throughout with marble, and is one of the handsomest for the purpose in existence. In the, south court is located a commodious one-story structure used as a drafting room in connection with the Supervising Architect's Office. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, and was constructed under a contract awarded Feb- ruary 9, L891, the work being completed during the summer of that year, at a cost of $25,000. The Treasury building, with the exception of this drafting room, which has steam heat, is heated by hot water furnished by six boiler-, one battery being in the south and the other in the north half of the west wing. There are under the north and south courts two batteries of six high-pressure boilers, which furnish power for seven engines and eight pumps, four of which pumps operate four hydraulic eleva- tors — three passenger and one freight. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDLNOs. 87 WIN I) EH lU'lUiINli. WASHINGTON. T). C. This building, located <>n tin- northwest corner of Seventeenth and F streets, was constructed in 1848 by W. II. Winder, and rented by the Government until L854, w hen it was purchased t*< >r the sum of $200. Ooo under authority of an act of Congress approved August 4 of that year, [t was occupied by offices of the War Department jointly with the Second Auditor's office (now office of the Auditor for the War Department) until ISSN, when the former were transferred to 1 1 1 < - State, War, and Navy building and the Winder building assigned entirely to the latter. The structure is of brick throughout, except stone base- ment walls, the floors being carried on brick arches sprung from iron beams about fs feet apart. The corridors have barrel arches sprung from partition walls. The building is heated by Indirect radiation from chambers located in the basement, and is equipped with a hydraulic elevator. Power and heat are obtained from four horizontal boilers. 88 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Custom-House, etc., Jacksonville, Fla. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 89 POST-OFFICE, CUSTOM-HOUSE. ETC.. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. This building 1 was authorized and the limit of cost fixed by an aet of Congress approved July ISStJ. which limit was extended by an act of June ;>. ls'.io. Inder date of September 17. L888, the site was secured by purchase for the sum of £-±0.000. It is bounded on the west 2K) feet by Hogan street, and on the north and south 105 feet each by Adams and Forsyth streets. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded April 8, 1892, and the structure was com- pleted and occupied in 1895, the cost of construction being S2:>.">.:>7 < >.4»>. The main facade is on Hogan street, the entrance through the heini- cycle being from Forsyth street. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1887; October 2, 1888; March 3, 1891: July 1. 1898 (outbuilding), and July 7. 1 s:»s (outstanding liabilities). This building is of Georgia marble and has a cubic area of 7'.C>. feet. It is heated by steam and provided with a passenger elevator. Twenty-eight rooms are assigned, occupied principally by postal, cus- toms, and internal-revenue services, I nited States courts, and inspec- tors of steam vessels. In IS 1 .*.") the postal receipts aggregated siIlV.i.no, and during the year ended June Ho. ls'.i'.t, they amounted toS!»!>.i;-±:>.7o. Jn lN'tothe popu- lation of the city was L7.201. and in 1"»00 it was i>S. ':>y. 90 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 91 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE, ETC.. KEY WEST, FLA. This building is located at the corner of Front and Greene streets, facing east on the former and overlooking the harbor on the west. Under authority of an act of Congress approved March 2, 1833, an irregular-shaped lot. bounded on the north by Whitehead street, cast by Front street, south by Greene street, and on the west by the water, on which was situated an old frame custom-house, was secured by pur- chase September 13. 1S33. for the sum of $4,000. The old custom- house was maintained and occupied until removed to give space for the present building. A contract for the erection of the present building was awarded De- cember 15, 1888, and the structure was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1891, the cost of construction, together with building a seawall, being $107, 955. 96. It rests on a pile foundation, is constructed of red brick with stone and terracotta trimmings, and contains an area of 354,031 cubic feet.' The building is on a slight elevation facing a small triangular park, known as .Monument Square, formed by the inter- section of the three streets above named. At the rear the ground slopes to the beach. A broad piazza extends around building at the tirst-noor line, from the rear of which may be seen the shipping as it passes Sand Key light-house and old Fort Taylor to and from the Gulf of Mexico. The first floor is occupied by the postal and customs services. On the second story, reached by a broad flight of stairs, are located the court room and court offices, and on the third floor the light-house inspector and other Government officials have their offices. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved February 28, 1885, March 3, 1887, and March 2, 1889, the last being for sea wall. On the north side of w hat was originally the custom-house lot have been constructed a naval storehouse, cisterns for the supply of naval vessels with fresh water, and a large distilling plant. Extending west - w ard to deep water are a new steel wharf and steel coaling sheds, w ith facilities for coaling vessels belonging to the naval establishment. At southwest corner of lot isa frame blacksmith shop, and. extending from the sea wall westerly to deep water, is a wooden wharf with large, store- house erected thereon, all belonging to the light-house establishment. At rear of the court-house, post-office, etc., stands a partly dilapidated two-story wooden structure, which w as formerly occupied as a dwelling by the inspector, hut is now used for the storage of light-house supplies. During the year ended June 30, ls'.c.t. the postal receipts at Key West amounted to £l4,l!)i!.80. In 18!»0 the population of the city was 18,080, and in 1900 it was 17. 1U. Acts of Congress approved August 18, 1856, and March 3, 1857, authorized the purchase of a site and the construction of a court-house and post-office and appropriated $44.ono for the same. May 4, 1858, a lot 150 feet square, bounded on the north by Caroline street and on the east liy Whitehead street, was secured by purchase for the sum of £3. oik). The balance of the appropriation was transferred to the surplus fund of the Treasury in 1868-69. No improvements have since been made on the land by the ( iovernment. There are. however, two small wooden structures on the lot, one elected and used a number of years ago by the then postmaster as an office, w hich has since been converted into a lawyer's office and kept in fairly good repair. Th^ other building is somew hat dilapidated and is used as an office by a justice of the peace. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 93 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. PFXSACOLA. FLA. This building is located on the northwest coi ner of Palafox and Government .streets on a plot of ground fronting east 171 feet 5 inches on the former and south 160 feet 5 inches on the latter. It was commenced under a contract awarded July 30, 1884, for the base- ment and superstructure, and the building was completed and occupied February 1. 18*7, the cost of construction being Sls7.2S4.34. It is constructed of Bowling Green (Ky.) limestone and its cubical contents are 569,726 feet. The first floor is occupied entirely In - the post-office, and the second and third floors principally by the customs service, United States courts, and weather bureau. The building is heated by a hot-water system operated by one boiler. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved June 10, 1882, March 3, 1K83. and August 4. lssti. Prior to the construction of .this building the Government owned and occupied as a custom-house and post-ollice a brick structure located on a portion of this land, which building was destroyed by fire December 11, 1880. The site for the same fronted about su feet on Government street and 171 feet 5 inches on Palafox street. It was ceded by Spain in 1S21 and was transferred from the War Department to the Treasury June 7. ls;>4. The additional land required in connection with the present building was purchased May 14, lss:i, and February lit, lss-t. for the sum of 81'.'. "«»«'. The appropriations on account of construction of the old building were made by acts of March 3, 1855, August 18, 1856, and June 12, 1858. During the years ended June 30, 1887, and June :-!o, 11*00, the value of the exports entered at this port amounted to $2. 0(57,371 and $14,31)1.358, respectively. During the year ended dune 3o. lsmt, the postal receipts were £21.s;><;.<>:$. In lsso the population of the city was 6.845, and in 11*00 it was 17,747. HISIOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDLNOS. 95 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. ST. AUOI'STIXF, FLA. This building is located on the northeast corner of a Mock bounded on the north by Cathedral street. east by St. George street, south by King street, and west by Cordova street. It was constructed by the Spanish Government prior to the acquisition of the State of Florida by the United States in 1X21, and was used originally as a "governor's palace." Alterations were made under authority of an act of ( iongTOSS approved June 2o, 1832; also extensive repairs were made during the years 1886 and 18X7. the latter amounting to about $10,000. The remainder of this block of ground was transferred to the city by an act of February 11, lXDo, for use as a public park. This act also authorized the extension of Cathedral street across the Govern- ment property, reserving in each case the right to resume possession of the land if deemed necessary, and making a condition of the transfer that the city of St. Augustine keep the bounding streets and sidewalks in repair and improve and maintain the park. The building is constructed of rock popularly known as "coquina" (the Spanish word for shell), from a quarry about 2 miles from St. Augustine, operated in the eighteenth century. The cubic contents of the structure are 107,100 feet. It is heated by open grates and stoves, and is occupied principally by the postal and customs services and United States engineers. In 1X1)0 the population of the city was 4.742. and in J.900i1 was 1,272. During the year ended dune :■*»(», lxttlt, the gross postal receipts amounted to £14,125.85. The Government owns a lot on the southeast corner of Cathedral and Charlotte streets, about a block from the court-house and post- office, known as the "old custom-house lot." An act of Congress approved March 3, lX'.tlt, authorized the exchange of this lot for a piece of ground adjoining the military reservation in the city. Negotiations for the transfer have been commenced, and the Treasury Department is now (December, L900) awaiting proof of title to the land to be acquired. H18T0BI UF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 97 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. TALLAHASSFF. FLA. An act of Congress approved June- 7, 1888, authorized this building and made an appropriation on its account. Subsequent appropriations were made by acts of August 23, 18i»4, and March 22, ls. the last being for sewer and completion of heating plant. In lss'.t a site was selected on the southeast corner of McCarthy and Adams streets, with a frontage of 130 feet north on the former and 14(5 feet west on the latter. Upon an examination of the papers the title was pronounced defective by the Attorney-General, and in order to vest in the Govern- ment a clear title to the land, condemnation proceedings were instituted and the deed executed by the United States marshal. May 10. L891, the amount of the award being £8.t>:!±: J »r). On April !*, 1892, a proposal was accepted for the excavation, tem- porary drainage, etc., and the building was completed and occupied in July, 1895, the cost of construction being #N0,s,s: J ,.t;o. It is constructed of red brick with stone trimmings, contains an area of :>11.4o4 cubic feet, and is occupied by the post-ofliee, land oHice, and I nited States courts. Steam heat is supplied from one boiler. There are also nine open fireplaces distributed throughout the building. The gross receipts of the post-oflico amounted to about Ss.ooo in 18!»r>, and to *S,t;;t4.4s during the year ended .Tune Mo. ls<»!t. In IS'.MJ the population of the city was 2.'.i:!4. and in 1900 it was 2,981. 12242— (tl 7 98 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 99 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. ATLANTA. OA. An act of Congress approved February 12, 1873, authorized the con- struction of a brick building at Atlanta, Ga., limited the cost at $110,000, and made an appropriation therefor. An act of June 23 r 1874, extended the limit of cost to $250.ooo. An act of March 3, 1875 (vol. 18, p. 504.5o. The principal entrances are from Marietta and Forsyth streets. The enlargement and improvement of the building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of June 0. lsss. March 3. 1M»L (heating and repairs), and August 5, 1892 (repairs). January 25, 1889, a con- tract was awarded for removing the roof and upper story and adding two new stories for $80,500, and constructing a one-story addition at the rear for $lS.oii(i. This work was completed in the latter pin t <>t' 1890. In the fall of 181*1 the heating apparatus was extended to accord with these additions, and further repairs were made in the following year. The cubic contents of the building are 096.000 feet. It is heated by hot water and is provided with elevator service. The number of rooms occupied are forty-nine, assigned principally to the postal, internal-revenue and customs services, and the United States courts. The gross postal receipts for the years ended June 30, 1880, and June 30, 1899, were $59.409. 09 and $290,089.80 respectively, and the internal- revenue receipts for the same periods, $:>22.o74. 18 and $941. 720. 3i ». The receipts from customs during the fiscal year 1899 were $9,581. 04. In 1880 the population of Atlanta was 37.409 and in 1900 it was 89,872. 100 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 101 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, AUGUSTA. OA. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Feb- ruary 24, L887, and was appropriated for by acts of March 3, 1887, October 2, 1888, and March 3, lS'.H, the last being for a heating apparatus. It is located on the .southwest corner of (ireene and Ninth streets on a plot of ground fronting north 17<» feet on the former and east 253 feet on the latter, the site having been secured by purchase, October 20, 1887, for the sum of $30,000. A contract un- entered into under date of July 7, 1888, for the erection of the build- ing, and the structure was completed (except heating apparatus) and occupied in 181*0. The heating plant was installed in 1S!*1 under a contract dated March 24 of that year. The superstructure is constructed of red brick with terra-ootta trimmings and rests on a granite base, with granite entrance steps, etc. The cost of the building (excepting site) was $121,354.20. It contains a cubic area of 530,412 feet, is heated by a low-pressure return-circulation steam plant, and is occupied principally by the postal service and United States courts. The gross postal receipts in 1891 amounted to $5o,!»»>5. and during the year ended June 30, 18!»1», to $(>t>.58S.22. In 181»0 the population of the city was 33,300, and in 1900 it was 39,441. 102 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 103 POST-OFFICE, COLUMBUS, GA. An act of Congress approved February !>. 1NH1. authorized the erection of a building at Columbus, (in., for the accommodation of the post-office and other Government office.-, and limited the cost to $100,(100, which sum was appropriated by an act of March ?>. 1891. March .">, 1S92, a plot of ground fronting north 120 feet on Twelfth street and west 147 feet lo inches on First avenue was purchased for the sum of $14,000. A contract for the excavation, foundation-, etc.. was awarded March 0, 1K!*3. March 24, L896, the Tinted States assumed charge' of and proceeded to complete the work embraced in a contract for interior finish, plumbing, approaches, etc. By Septem- ber, 181*0, the building was so far completed a- to admit of its occu- pation. Owing to the complications which had arisen. Congress, by acts of December 22, L896, and January 2S, 1KJ*S, appropriated so.ooo for the completion of the building, and this work was all completed in January, 1S!M», the cost of the structure being *»!»S. !C>. An act of March 2, l.SH'.i, authorized the extension of the building and limited cost of same, with additional ground, to $50,000. Act of March 3, ISO'.), appropriated this amount. September 14. 1899, addi- tional land fronting '1~ feet lo inches on Twelfth street and extending o to full depth of lot (147 feet lo inches), was purchased for £0.f>oo. A contract for this extension (except heating apparatus) was awarded March 8, 1900. The main building is of red brick, with stone and terra-cotta trim- mings, contains a cubic space of 2!>S,Ooo feet, and i- occupied prin- cipally by the postal service and United States courts. It is heated by furnaces and open grates. Receipts from postal business conducted in the building during the fiscal year lS!H>-!»7 were *2«i.8:,.ns. The population of the city in 1S0O was 17.3o:i. and in l'too it was 17,614. 104 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 105 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE. ETC.. MACON, GA. This building was authorized 1>3' an act of Congress approved Feb- ruary 26, 1885. The site was secured by purchase for the sum of $12,500, the deed having been executed August 14, 1885. It is located on the east corner of Third and Mulberry streets, with a frontage of 14 courts, and two rooms on the latter floor to the Weather Bureau. In February, lS!»!t, alterations were made on the 1 tower for the accommo- dation of the Weather Bureau service. In 1S8S the postal receipts amounted to about ^45.1 MM), and during the year ended June 3<>, 1S1MI, to S(;l>.S(;s.47. In 18!»o the population of the city was 22.74ti. and in litoo it was 23.272. Acts of Congress approved March 2 and 3. 1SH1>, authorized the pur- chase of additional land and the erection of an extension to the build- ing and appropriated $58,000 therefor. It is believed that Congress will give further consideration to the matter of relieving the present crowded condition of the building, and action in the preparation of plans, etc.. has been deferred pending a further expression of the wishes of that body. 106 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PITKLIC BUILDINGS. 107 POST-OFFICE, ROME, GA. This building is located on the west corner of Fourth avenue and East First street, on a plot of ground fronting northeast 130 feet on the former, and southeast loo feet on the latter. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved January 2. L891, and appropriated for by an act of March 3, L891. The land was secured by purchase July 23, 1X'.>2. for the sum of km.ooo. and a con- tract for the erection of the building was entered into November 16, 1894, the structure being completed and occupied in the early part of 1896. The cost of construction w as $40,821.45. It is inclosed with walls of bull' press brick, with Bedford (Ind.) limestone and teira-cotta trimmings to match, and contains an area of 146,000 cubic feet. The first story is devoted entirely to the postal business, and contains a working space of about 1,500 square feet. The post-office lobby, which, together with the Vestibules and stair hall, is tiled with marble, extends from the money-order and registry room at the north corner along the northeast and southeast sides of the building to the postmaster's private office, and is separated from the main post-ollice working room by a screen finished in white oak. At the east corner is the main stairway extending \o the second floor and connecitng also with the basement, these stairs being framed in Georgia pine with balusters, hand rail, posts, casings, etc.. of quar- tered white oak. The second story is laid oil into three rooms occu- pied by the deputy collector of internal revenue, letter carriers, and clerk of United States courts. The central portion is open, forming a clerestory over the post-office working room. Steam heat is supplied throughout. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to ^17,r»()1.72. In 1890 the population of the. city was O.'.Cu. and in 10OO il was 7,201. 108 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC IUILDINOS. 109 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE, ETC., SAVANNAH. OA. This building occupies the block hounded on the north, 1S3 feet, by President street; east, 68 feet 10 inches, by Bull street; south, 183 feet, by York .street, and west, 68 feet lo inches, by Whitaker street. The main facade is on President street. Under an act of Congress approved June 30, 1886, limiting cost of site and building to §200,(100, and appropriations made by acts of August 4. 1880 (vol. 24, p. 224). Aug. 4, 1886 (vol. 24, p. 348), (re. fire, limit), October 2, lsss, and March 2, lSSi), a site for a court- house and post-office was purchased, under dates of August 2!*, lsss. and April 23, lss;», for the sum of §3 ">,<>< to. The ground is located on the southwest corner of York and Abercon streets, fronting north 243 feet 11 inches on the former, east 90 feet on the latter, and bounded on the south by York Lane, 245 feet. A contract for basement and area walls, etc., was awarded July !», ls.s'.t, and the work progressed until October IS, 1889, at a cost of K20 : 59:>.!tr>, when it was suspended by an order from the Department, made in pursuance of representations from citizens of the city that Congress would authorize a more suita- ble structure. An act of January 21, 1891, increased the limit of site and building to £400,000 and authorized the purchase of a new lot and the sale of the old lot. Accordingly the present site was purchased September 30, 1891, for $55,000. An act of August f>, 1S!»2, provided that the proceeds from the sale of the old lot should be placed to the credit of the new building, and an act of March 3, 1893, modified the act of January 21, 1891, so as to provide; for the sale of the entire lot. Efforts have been made to dis- pose of this ground, but up to the present time (September, 1900) the Department has been unable to secure a satisfactory price for the same. A contract for the basement and area walls, etc., of the present building was awarded June 2, 18!>4, and the structure was completed and occupied August 1 . l.s'.i'.i. The cost of construction was $3N7.!' 1 1.1*7. The building is of Italian renaissance style of architecture and is built of white Cherokee marble from Pickens County, Ga. It has an area of 835, S07 cubic feet, is equipped with an electric passenger ele- vator, and is heated by steam from two boilers and open tire places with gas logs. There are thirty-two rooms occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal service. United States courts, United States engineers, and "Weather Bureau. Appropriations on its account were made by acts of March 2, 1895, June 11, L896 (increase limit), and June 4, 1897. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $130,189.86. In 1890 the population of the city was 43,189, and in 1900 it was 54,244. 110 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY (>K PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Ill CUSTOM-HOUSE. ETC., SAVANNAH. OA. This building is located on the southeast corner of Bay and Bull streets, on a plot of ground fronting north L20 feet on the former and west 90 feet on the latter. It is hounded on the south hy a lane. The ground was secured under dates of January 7. 1 >-4« >. and Decem- ber 22, 1847, by purchase, for $20,725, and the building was completed and occupied in 1852, the cost of construction being ^14;».^7'.'. .">•'«. It is of Quincy, Mass.. granite, contains an area of 319,0<>0 cubic feet, and is occupied principally by the customs, internal-revenue, and marine- hospital services and steamboat inspectors. Heat is furnished from a hot-air furnace, grates, and stoves. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of C'ongros approved March 3. 1845, March 3, 1*47. August 12, 1848, March 3, 184!), September 3u, 1850, March 3, 1851, August 4. 1854 (alterations), and April 20, 1870 (repairs). When the building was first occupied the population of the city was about 14,(M)(i, and in 1900 it was 54,244. Prior to the construction of this building the United States owned a custom-house at Savannah which was constructed in lsl!) on a lot purchased in November, 1 s 1 s . for Spi.ooo. the <<>>t of the building being $19, 0(H). The funds for the same were transferred from the appropriation " Custom-houses and public warehouses." The prop- erty was sold July 20, 1S47. under authority of a general act approved April 28, 1828. 112 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 113 ASSAY OFFICE. BOISE. IDAHO. This building is of a local sandstone and is located at the center of a block about 30<» by 280 feet, bounded on the north by Idaho street, on the south by Main street, on the east by Second street, and on the we.-t by Third street, the main front being on the south. The land was donated to the United States November *>. 1st!!). The building was commenced in 1870 and completed and occupied in the following year, the actual cost of construction being %~7,'2~>'2. Its cubic contents are 607,»>(>6 feet. The appropriations on account of the building are contained in acts of Congress approved February 1'.'. 1S<;«.>, May 1^. L872, and March 3, 1873, the last two being for extras. When it was first occupied the population of the city was about 1 ,000, and in L900 it was 5,957. In 1872 the bullion deposits amounted to about £lo0,oo0, and during the year ended June 30, IS'.)!), the bars manufactured of gold and silver were valued at $1,305,798.84. 12242—01 8 114 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Aurora, III. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 115 POST-OFFICE, AURORA, ILL. This building is located on the southeast corner of Fox street and Stolp avenue, on a plot of ground fronting north 75 feet 4 inches on the former, west 150 feet on the latter, and bounded on the east 15" feet by a 15 foot alley. The post-office was commenced under a contract awarded April 18!W, for basement and area walls, and was completed and occupied November 25, 18 ( .*5, the cost of construction being K7'.U>*i>.74. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved June 6, 1890, August 30, 1890, March 1891, and August 5, 1892. The cubic contents of the building are 2<>2,27'! feet. It is heated by steam, and is occupied by the post-office and local ci\ il->ervice board. During the first year the building was occupied the postal receipts amounted to about $29,000, and in the year ended June 30, lNt»J». to $41,070.20. In 1890 the population of the city was 1!U>*8. :im l j„ i;m m > it was 24,147. 116 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 117 POST-OFFTCE, BLOOMINGTON, ILL, An act of Congress approved January .">. L891, authorized this build- ing, and an act of March ?>, 1S!»1, appropriated $75,000 therefor. February I'"', 1*1)2, a plot of ground was secured by purchase for '$8,000, fronting south 88 feet on Jefferson street and east 148 feet on East street. The building was commenced under a contract awarded dune 8, 1N!>5, and was completed and occupied November I, lS'.Mi. the actual cost of construction being $. L896. The space contained within the walls of the building amounts to 2.'»2,254 cubic feet. The number of rooms occupied is ten, besides the first floor, the greater portion of the building being occupied by the postal service. It is provided with steam heat. The gross postal receipts for the year ended dune 3o, l.s'.i'.t. were $52,044.14. The population of the city in 1890 was l>o.4,s4. and in 1900 it was 28,286. 118 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 119 CUSTOM-HOUSI AND POST-OFFICE, CAIRO, ILL An act of Congress approved March 3, 1857, authorized this build- ing and made an appropriation therefor. The site, which is irregular in shape, bounded on the southeast by Fourteenth street, southwest by Washington avenue, northwest by Fifteenth street, and northeast by Poplar street, was donated to the Government May 2. 1x00. Building operations were commenced in March. 1S07, and the structure un- completed and occupied July L, 1872, the cost of construction being $281.044. 14. The main facade of the building shown in the illustration i- on Fourteenth street. The exterior walls are of Indiana free-tone. The cubic contents of the building are 414.4. 1868; July 25, 1868; March 3, 1869 (v. 15, p. 305); March 3. 1X6!) (v. 15, p. 313); April 20, 1870; July 15, 1870 (v. 1*5, p. 204); July 15, 1870 (v. 16, p. 206); March 3, 1S71 (approaches); and August 30, 1X!K) (elevator). During the years Inns and IX! tl) the gross postal receipts amounted to $18,378 and $25,228.62, respectively. In 1X7<> the population of the city was 6,267, and in L900 it was 12,566. 120 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Appraisers' Stores, Chicago, III. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 121 APPRAISERS' STORES. CHICAGO, ILL. By an act of March ?>. lss5. Congress appropriated $50,000 for the construction of a building on land owned by the United States on the corner of Fifth avenue and Polk street, known as the "Old BridewelJ dock property.*' This act was repealed by an act of May 27. 1sm», which authorized the sale of this property, and made the proceeds available for the purchase of a site and erection of a building. The lot was sold for $205,000, and the present site, hounded on the south by Harrison and east by Sherman streets, was purchased in April, 1887, for $70,000. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded February 27, 18S9. The work was completed at a total cost of $: J ..'U.0t'o. 1 1. exclusive of site, and the building occupied in November, 1891, addi- tional funds having been appropriated by an act of August U. 1SSS. The material used in the facing of the walls of the superstructure is a brown sandstone. The building contains a cubic space of »'»s5. 01 »5 feet, is heated by steam, and is equipped with one passenger and two freight elevators. It is divided into fifty-three rooms, all occupied by the customs service. During the first year of the occupancy of the building about $11,000,000 worth of goods were appraised. For the fiscal year ended June 30, l'.Mio. the corresponding figures are about $l.x.ooo,0oo. The average of the value of exports and imports entered at this port from 1885 to 1899 was $8,079,040 and 918,824,157 per annum, respectively. 122 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Barge Office, Chicago, III. HISTORY OF PUKLIC BUILDINGS. 123 BARGE OFFICE. CHICAGO, ILL. This building is located on a triangular plot of ground, at the junc- tion of River street and the Chicago River, at the south end of Rush street bridge, and on the site of old Fort Dearborn. The ground fronts about 45 feet on River street, and the greatest depth is about 38 feet. The land was transferred by the War Department to the Light-House Establishment, and on February 14. lS»iS. the Secretary of t he Treasury transferred it to the use of the customs service. On May l.">, 1873, the collector of customs submitted a requisition with plans and estimates for the erection of a brick building on the lot for the use of the customs inspectors, and on July 29, 1M73. the Department awarded a contract in the sum of £5.3011 for the performance of the work. The first, second, and third floors are occupied by the customs inspectors, steamboat-inspection service, and immigration service, respectively. 124 H1ST0KY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC UUILDINUS. 125 TEMPORARY POST-OFFICE, CHICAGO, ILL This building is located on the Lake Front Park at the foot of Wash- ington street, on a portion of the site of the cemetery connected with old Fort Dearborn. It faces west on Michigan avenue, and the rear overlooks Lake Michigan. By an act of Congress approved March 2. 1895, the Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to accept for tem- porary use any site in the city of Chicago that may be offered free of cost, and to erect thereon a post-office to he used until the new post- office, court-house, etc., is completed. In .June. 1*95, permission was granted for the erection of the building on this site, and on the 13th of the following month a contract was awarded for the construction of the building, the structure being completed and occupied April Is. 1896. The cost of construction was S24'2.()!»i». An act of July 1, 1898, appropriated the sum of #20,000 for the construction of a one-story annex, which sum was increased £1.5. ooo by an act of March 3, 1899. A contract was awarded July 7. 1*99. and work commenced, but by reason of certain complications opera- tions were suspended for a while and the completion of the extension was not effected until late in 1900. The building as originally constructed was 4.*>7 feet ."» inches by 220 feet, and the extension is (>."> feet 1 \ inches by i'i'o feet, making the total length of the structure 522 feet tl^ inches by 220 feet wide, with a cubic area of about 4,100,000 feet. The post-office working room extends the full length of the building by about 150 feet wide, with the mailing platform along the east side. The post-office screen separating the working room from the corridor is 3*10 feet long and returns to the west wall at the north and south entrances on Michigan avenue. Between the north and central entrances and the corridor and west wall is located the money-order division, and in a correspond- ing location south of the central entrance is the finance division. The registry division is located at the southwest corner, between the post- office working room and the post-office screen as it returns at t he south entrance. A corridor is extended around the central pavilion on the second-floor line, along which are arranged the offices of the post- master and his assistant. In the (-(Mitral portion of the pavilion is a cortile, over which are several small skylights admitting light to the working room below. Direct steam heat is supplied throughout from an apparatus located in the basement, which is under the northeast corner of the building. During the years ended June 3o. 1896, and June 30. 1*99, the gross postal receipts were $5,204,236. *>7 and 13 1.123.04. respectively. The population of Chicago in 1880 was 503,185, in 1890, 1,099,850, and in 1900, 1,698,575. 126 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 127 POST-OFFICE, DANVILLE. ILL. An act of January 12, 1891, authorized this building and limited the co.st at $100,000. This sum was appropriated by an act of March 3, 1891. .January '2. iS'.t^, a site was secured by purchase for £l«i.5oi». fronting east 14<> feet on Vermilion street and south Kin feet on Har- rison street. A contract was awarded May (>, 1892, for the excavations, and on December 18, 1894, the building was completed and occupied, the total cost of the structure, exclusive of site, being $N3.337.72. It is ( (in- structed of red brick w ith Bedford, Ind., limestone trimmings, contains a cubic space of 353,511 feet, is heated by steam from the mains of the Danville Gas Electric Light and Street Railway Company, and is occu- pied by the postal service. The gross postal receipts during the year ended June ."><». 1899. were $28,902.76. In 1890 the population of the city was 11,491, and in 1900, 10,354.. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 129 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND I'OSF-OFFirK. OA LENA. ILL. This building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of ( !on- gress approved August is, 1S5<>, and a supplemental appropriation for its completion was made by an act of June 12, 1858. May 7, 1857, a triangular plot of ground containing 0.253 acre, and bounded on the northwest by Commerce street, northeast by Green street, and south by Water street, was purchased for &10,5<>o. On October 2i), 1857, an arrangement was effected with the city of Galena for the transfer to the municipality <>t' triangular sections of the lot at the junctions of Green and Commerce streets with Water street, and in lieu thereof the Government secured a small triangular section on Water street, therein- making the lot rectangular, with 7t'>.LT> feet on Commerce street and 72.88 feet on Green street. The land slopes toward the river, which runs parallel with Water street. The structure is of limestone, from Nauvoo, III., and it was com- pleted and occupied in the latter part of 185s, the cost of construction being $61,372.44. The main entrance is on Green street, there being two entrances also from the Commerce street side. About 15 feet at the rear of the building is a small brick structure, used for storage purposes. The main building contains a cubic area of 13o,ooo feet and is heated by hot-water system. It is occupied principally by the postal and customs services. When it was constructed, the population of the city was about 7,500, while in 1000 it was 5,005. The postal receipt- tor the fiscal year ended June 30, L899, were $9,241.25. 12242—01 9 130 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 131 POST-OFFICE. GALESBTKd. ILL. This building is located at the southwest corner of Cherry and Simmons streets. The site was purchased September 17. 1891, for $9,500, and fronts north 110 feet on Simmons street, and east 13."} feet on Cherry street. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded .March !•. 1HH3, and the structure was completed and occupied December 20, 18!'4, the actual cost of construction being s72.721.4tl. The legislation on its account was approved April 26. isito, August \MK 1890, March 3, 1891, and August 23, 1894. The walls of the. basement and of the superstructure to the line of the window sills are of granite. Above that they are of bud' brick with granite trimmings. The building contains a cubic area of 2*7,8 12 feet and is supplied with steam heat. It is occupied throughout by the postal service. The postal receipts during the fiscal year Is! •>.-'.»!• amounted to &41,K*;i.85. In 1890 the population of the city was 15,264, and in l!t(l(i it was 18,607. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 133 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE, ETC.. PEORIA, ILL. This building is located on the east corner of Monroe and Main streets, on a plot of around fronting northwest 180 feet on the former, southwest 171 feet on the latter, and bounded on the southeast by an alley. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved May 9, 1882, duly 7. L884, March :!. Lsxii. June 3o. is.st;. August 4. 1886, October 2, L888, and August 30, 1890 (elevator). The •site was secured by purchase October L3, 1882, and March •! and 5, IScST, for $52,000, the latter purchases being authorized by the act of June 30, 188n\ which extended the limit of cost of site and building and provided for an additional story. Contracts for the masonry of basement and superstructure were awarded March 1. L884, and March .">. L884, and the building was completed and occupied in the spring of lSSlt, the cost of construction (including elevator) being $251,833.86. It is constructed of bull' Amherst (Ohio) sand-tone, contains an area of 717,580 cubic feet, is heated by steam from two boiler.-, and i- equipped with a hydraulic passenger elevator. There are sixteen rooms occupied, they being assigned to the postal, customs, and internal- revenue services and Tinted States court-. During the year ended June Mo. I8!»!t. the gross internal-revenue and postal receipts amounted to $21 .!»22. !»<>.">. (>'.' and £l47.7i'>:>..">^. respec- tively. In 1SS0 the population of the city was 29,259; in 1890, 41,024, and in L900, .'>•'.. loo. 1U HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDING. K55 POST-OFFICE, COCKT-HOl'SE, ETC.. QITIXCY. ILL. This building is located on the northeast corner of Eighth and Hampshire streets, on a plot of ground fronting west 120 feet on tin* former and south 180 feet on the latter. The land was secured by purchase June 7, 1883, for the sum of $15,500. Work on the building was commenced in the latter part of l sv -i. and the structure was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1887, the cost of construction being <> I .32f>. 1 5. The -tone used in the walls of the superstructure is Indiana oolitic limestone. The cubic contents of the building are 521,177 feet. It is equipped with a steam- heating apparatus operated by three boilers, and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services and pension examiners. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved May 9, 1882, and appropriations on account of its construction were made by acts of August 7, 1882, July 7, 18*4, March :->, iss:>, and August 1. 1880. In 1887 the postal receipts amounted to about $40,000, and (luring the year ended dune 30, lS'.Mt, to £7!».!S20.95. In L880 the population of the city was 27,268, and in 1900 it was :i»'».2.~»2. 136 HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 137 POST-OFFICE, ROCKFORD, ILL. This building was authorized by an act <>i' Congress approved Feb- ruarys, 1391, and was appropriated for by an act of March 3. 1891. It is located on the southwest corner of Green and Main streets, on a plot of ground fronting north 156 feet on the former, east 14" feel on the latter, and hounded on the west by an alley. The land was .secured by purchase February 2, ls!>2. for the sum of &17.5MO. A contract was awarded November 3, 1SD3, for trench excavation, stone masonry, etc., and the building was completed and occupied October 1, 1895; the cost of construction being ^si?. I 14. It is constructed of Portage red sandstone, contains a space of 186,000 cubic feet, and is heated by steam from one boiler. The main floor is occupied principally by the post-office, the room in the, northeast corner being assigned to the internal-revenue service. The attic is occupied by the letter carriers and pension examiner. During the year ended June 30, 1809, the gross postal receipts amounted to$»>8,!>8*5.;>0. In lSlto the population of the city was 23,584, and in 1900 it was 31,051. 138 HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 13U POST-OFFICE, ROCK ISLAND. ILL. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved December 24, 1H00, and appropriated for by an act of March :», 1891. The site was secured by condemnation proceedings for the sum of $9,(100, payment being made August !>. lJSl»2. It is situated on the southwest corner of Second avenue and Sixteenth street, fronting north 150 feet on the former, east L20 feet on the latter, and hounded on the west by an alley. A contract was awarded June 20, iS'.K>, for the erection of the build- ing, and the Structure was completed and occupied December 11. LS'.u;, the cost of construction being £<>.">, 050.(1-1. It is built of brick with brownstone trimmings, and contains an area of :502.(ioii cubic feet. There are nineteen office rooms which are occupied principally by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, and the United States Engineer Corps. The building is heated by steam supplied from one boiler. During the year ended June 3<>, ls'.tlt, the postal receipts amounted to $48,434.74. In 1890 the population of the city was 13,634, and in litOO it was 1!),493. 140 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, HISTORY OF PUBLIC Bl'ILDlNo-. 141 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. SPRINGFIELD. ILL. This building 1 is Located on tho southeast corner of Monroe and Sixth streets, on a plot of ground fronting north 320 feet on the former and west 157 feet on the latter. The lot is bounded on the east 157 feet b}* Seventh street and on the south by a L6-foot alley. The ground was secured b y purchase and donat ion under dates of March 2, 1857, June 2, 1869, October 7, 1872, and May 12, 1885, for the aggregate sum of $35,000. The building was commenced in 18»i0 and completed and occupied in 1869, cost of construction being $287,803.85. It is constructed of stone, contains an area of 55o.3i>0 cubic feet, and is occupied principally by the postal and internal-revenue services. United States courts, and weather bureau, there being twenty-two rooms assigned to these branches. Steam heat is supplied from the city plant, as is also power for the operation of an elevator (electric). The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved August 18, 1856, July 28, 1866, July 20, 1868, July 25, 1868, March 3, 1X09 (vol. 15. p. »»»>), March 3, lst',9 (vol. 15. p. 313), April 20, 1870 (vol. 16, p. 84) (approaches). April 2o, ls7o (vol. 16, p. 86) (furniture), July 15, 1870 (additional land), and Feb- ruary 10, 1885 (additional land). When it was first occupied the postal receipts aggregated about $25,000 annually, and during the year ended June 30, 1899, they were $72,166.16. In 1870 the population of Springfield was 17.3(J4. and in 1900 it was 34,159. 142 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PI' HI, 10 BlILDINOS. 143 (TSTO.M-HOl.'SE AND- POST-OFFICE. KVANSYILLE, IND. In August, 1873, and February, 1*74. the Government secured by purchase and condemnation, as a site for a custom-house and post- office, a plot of ground fronting north 3oo feet on Second street, east 150 feet on Sycamore street, south 300 feet on an alley, and west 150 feet on Vine street, the total cost being £9S,'.il<». l.">. Work on the building was commenced in the summer of Is 7* 5 and it was completed, except approaches, and occupied in ls7'.». The cosl of construction was $235,461.52. The facade of the building is on Second street. It is constructed of Bedford (Ind.) limestone, contains a cubic area of 615,500 feet, and is heated by hot- water system. The Dumber of rooms occupied are nineteen, they being assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. United States courts, inspectors of boilers and hulls, pension examiners, and Weather Bureau, The legislation on account of the building was approved March 3. 1873; June -2'A. Is74: .March :S. Is7.">: duly 31, 1876; March 3, 1*77; .June 20, 1878 (approaches); dune L6, L880 (approaches), and August 2. 1882 (outstanding Liability). The following is a comparative statement of the gross receipts from business conducted in the building: Internal revenue. lS7'.». s-j< i4.!ts;t.4s. 1899, *34N,935.«i4: customs. 1879, *.->.N93.43, 1899. *17.SS4. 79; postal. 1879, $28,407,26, 1899, Ks4.144.sr>. The population of the city in 1880 was 29,280, and in 1900 it was 59,007. 144 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, Fort Wayne, Ind. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 145 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, FORT WAYNE, IN'D. This building is located on the southeast corner of Berry and Clin- ton streets. The ground was secured by purchase August *J4, 18*3. and January '2\. 1**7, for the sum of $34,000. It is bounded on the north by Berry street, on the west by Clinton street, and on the south by a 14-foot alley. Building operations were commenced early in 1**.">. and the struc- ture was completed in 1SS!) at a total cost of Sl!M'».:i7H. I . exclusive of site. The building is of sandstone, from Sand Point. Mich., and con- tains a cubic area of 4»!1,07!> feet. It is heated by -team, and is pro- vided with a passenger elevator. The number of rooms occupied is ten, assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue services, United States courts, and pension examiner. The legislation on account of the building was approved August 8, 1882, July 7, 1884, February 28, 1885, March 3, 1S*:>. May 17. 1886, August 4, 1886, and March 30, 1888. The gross postal receipts during the first year the building was occupied were about $40,000. During the fiscal year L*l»*-;t;t they were $87,466.39. In 1890 the population of the city was :;:>.:;'.<:;. and in 1900 it was 45,115. l-2-2±'2— 01 LO 146 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 147 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. INDIANAPOLIS. INI). Under dates of August 20, 1856, and November .">. 1856, the United States purchased ground on the southeast corner of Market and Penn- sylvania streets for the sum of £l7.1iiO, fronting north 135 feet on the former and west 120 feet on the latter. A three-story building, in plan 70 by 00 feet, the nucleus of the present, was constructed thereon, and completed and occupied in ls<;i. the cost of construction being $166,240. August 12. 1873, additional ground, fronting <>7 feet «i inches on Market street, was purchased for $30,000, and subsequently the building was altered and extended, the work being completed in 1S74. Under date of dune 2;"), 1889, additional land, fronting on Penn- sylvania and Court streets, with improvements known as the Talbot t and New Block, was secured for the -sum of (148,500, making the total cost of the ground &l!t;").660, it having a frontage north and south of 202 feet l) inches each on Market and Court streets, and west and east 1H8 feet each on Pennsylvania street and an alley. The Itriek buildings on the land last acquired were occupied in part by officers of the Gov- ernment, other portions being rented. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved .March 3. 1S.">5. March 3. 1 s.">7. March 3, L859, March 2, 1861, March 3, 1863, April 7. 1S06. March 18, L872, June 10, 1872, March 3, 1*73, June 22, ls74. March 3, 1875 (v. 18, p. 395), March 3, 187.") (v. 18, p. !-0S). March 3. 1SS1 (elevator), and Mav 14. 18K8 (Talbott and New Block). The main structure is of dressed stone and contains a cubic area of 594,300 feet. It is heated by steam and hot-water apparatus, and is equipped with a hydraulic passenger elevator. During the, year ended dune 30. l.s'.Mt. the gross postal 1'eceipts amounted to $431. 11."). 47. In 1 .ST* » the population of the citv wa> 48,244, and in L900 it was L69,164. An act of Congress approved March 1. ls'.t'.i. which authorized the purchase of a site and the erection of a new court-house and post-office in Indianapolis, Iiid., provided for the sale of this property, the pro- ceeds to be applied toward payment for the new site. A proposal for the purchase of the property was accepted by the Secretary of the Treasury February 17. L900, the price being $400,100. The main building and portions of the Talbott and New Block continue to lie occupied by Government officers, at a specified rental, pending the completion of the new court-house and post-office. Resides, the Gov- ernment rents one-half of the first floor of a two-story brick structure constructed by the purchasers of the court-house and post-office on the northeast corner of tin 1 land conveyed to them. The agreement con- cerning the erection and rental of this two-story building was effected by a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury dated February 1">. L900. The structure in question is shown, in part, in the illustration at the left of the main building. The Talbott and New Block is also seen in part at the right of main building. 148 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 149 POST-OFFICE, LAFAYETTE, IND. This building was authorized by an act of May It;. 1890, and appro- priated for by acta of August 30, 1890, and March 3. lsiH. The site, which has a frontage of 13JS feet north on Kerry street, 130 feet east on Fourth street, and is hounded on the south by an alley, was purchased for #lf>.oini. und the title vested in the United States May ( .t. L891. A contract was awarded April 23. 1S!*2. for the erection of the building, which was completed and occupied about April 1. 1894, the cost of construction being £<>4. .72. It isoi" Rerea (Ohio) sandstone, and contains a cubic area of 209,573 feet. It is provided with steam heat, and is occupied almost entirely by the postal service. The postal receipts for the years ended March 31, 1894 and L900, were $36.!>!»G.T2 and $47,3(Jo.52, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 16.243, and in 1900 it was li>,llt>. 150 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOBY OF PUBLIC BUiLDI.NU-s,. 151 POST-OFFICE. MADISON. 1ND. This building was authorized by an ad of Congress approved Doc-em- ber 24, 18!>o, and appropriated for by an act of .March 3, 1891. The site was purchased for 18,575, and the title vested in the United States March 21, 1892. The land fronts north on Third street 122 feet, east on West street 171 feet t> inches, and south on an alley lt>3 feet lo inches. A contract was awarded August 24, 1896, for the erection of the building, and it was completed and occupied in October, ls'.i?. the cost of construction being ij41.213.74. The building is of Portage red sandstone, trimmed with Bedford (Ind.) limestone, and contains a cubic area of 185, 863 feet. The main facade is on West street, there being an entrance also on Third street. It is heated by steam, and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services. During the year ended June 3n, lMt'.t. the postal receipts amounted to $10,686.70. In 1890 the population of the city \\a> 8,986, and in 1900 it was 7,835. « 152 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 153 COURT-HOUSE AM) POST-OFFICE, NEW ALBANY, INK. This building is located on the .southwest corner of Spring and Upper First (Pearl) streets. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved March 3. 1885. and March 3. lssT. The ground was secured by purchase March 9, 1880, for $14,000, and fronts north 120 feet on Spring street and east 110 feet on Upper First or Pearl street. A contract was awarded January 1*. LssT. for the masonry, and the building was completed and occupied in September. Inn*, the cost of construction being $89,816.56. The building is constructed of Berea (Ohio) sandstone, generally, with water table, steps, belts and trimmings of openings of Bedford (Ind.) limestone. The interior is finished in quartered oak. Its cubic contents are 312. 004 feet and it is divided into eighteen office rooms, etc., which are occupied principally by the postal and internal-revenue services, United States courts, and pension examiners. The post -office occupies the first and the courts most of the second floor. The build- ing is provided with steam heat supplied by one boiler. The adjoining building seen in the illustration is the county court- house, which is separated from the court-house and post-oflice by a 20- foot alley and a space of 17 feet 0 inches from alley to post-oflice. The gross postal receipts have increased from about §16,000 in lsss to $17,587.39 during the year ended June 30. L899. In 1800 the popu- lation of the city was 21,050, and in 1000 it was 20.028. 154 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 155 POST-OFFICE. SOITH HEM), INI). This building is located on the southeast corner of Jefferson and Main streets, on a plot of ground 130 feet square, hounded on the north by the former, and on the west bj the latter. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved .January 2, 1891, and March 3, lfSlH, respectively. The site was secured hy purchase October 24, 1891, for the sum of $15^000. A contract was entered into August 17. 1896, for the erec- tion of the building, and the structure was completed and occupied March 28, 1898, the cost of construction being £.■>'.*, 7 7 l.;Vs. It is constructed of light brown brick, with limestone trimmings and granite basement walls, contains an area of 243,858 Cubic feet, and is occupied principally by the postal service. Steam heat is supplied from one boiler. During the year ended dune 3<>, bs;t'.», the postal receipts aggre- gated $»i3,442.45. In 1890 the population of the city was 2l,sl«.», and in 1900 it was 35,999. 156 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, etc., Terre Haute, Ind. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 157 POST-OFFICE. FTC. TFlih'F HAUTE. IND. This building 18 located on the southwest corner of Cherry and Seventh streets, on a plot of ground fronting north 150 feet on the former and east 14-0 feet on the latter. It is bounded on the south 150 feet by an alley. The land was secured by purchase September 2s. 1**3, for £2O.0OO. The building was commenced under a contract awarded November 7, 1884, and was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1*8!', the cost of construction being $lf>4.!»*56\41. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved July 7, 1882, March :'». 1885, August 4. 1886, and March 30, 1888. The cubic contents of the building are 501,927 feet. The number of rooms occupied is fifteen, and they are used principally by the postal and internal-revenue services. The structure is heated by steam supplied by an outside plant. During the year ended June Ho. i899, the postal receipts amounted to $72,r.»').n.j. In 1880 the population of the city was 2<;.o42. and in 1900 it was 36,*!7:-5. 158 H1STOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 159 POST-OFFICE, BURLINGTON, IOWA. This building is located on the northwest corner of Fourth and Valley streets, on a plot of ground bounded on the east 121 feet by the former, south 117 feet by the latter, and on the west and north by 1 ♦ S - foot and lo foot 6 inch alleys, respectively. The ground was secured by purchase April 27, 1892, for the sum of $20.ooo. The building was commenced under a contract awarded December 5, 1892, and it was completed and occupied about dune 1. L896, the actual cost of construction being $104,823.27. The legislation on its account was approved May 14. I Situ. August 30, 1890, and March 3, L891. The cubic contents of the building are 275,869 feet. Il heated by steam, and is occupied by the postal, custom-, and internal revenue services. During the year ended June 30, 1896, the gross receipts from the internal revenue and postal business were ^27s.<»4n.^'.» and $49,166.70, respectively. In tin; year 1898-1*9 they were $1,002,795.24 and $52,616.29, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 22,505, and in 1! too it was 23,201. 160 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY Oi' PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Hil POST-OFFICE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. This building is located on the southeast corner of Second avenue and Third street, on a plot of ground fronting north LOO feet on the former and west 140 feet on the latter. The ground was secured by purchase May lM. 18l'l. for the sum of $24,000, and a contract was awarded June 8, 1892, for the foundations and basement and area walls. The building was completed and occu- pied in .January. 181*5, the cost of construction being $ln5.sl4.o<;. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved June 9, 1890, and appropriated for by acts of August 3o, 1890; March 3, 18!»1; and August 5, 181*2. Tt contains a cubic space of 299,326 feet, is heated by steam, and is occupied by Che postal service and United States courts, the first floor being assigned to the former and the second floor to the latter. During the first year the building was occupied the postal receipts amounted to $(51,919.45, and in the year ended June 30, 18H!», to $74,692.01. In 1S1»0 the population of the city was 18,020 and in 1900 it was 25,656. 12242—01 11 Post-Office, etc., Council Bluffs, Iowa. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 163 POST-OFFICE, ETC., COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. An act of Congress approved May 2.*>, 1NN2. authorized tins building and limited the eost. This limit was extended by an act of March •'!. 1885, and the appropriations were made by acts of August 7. 1882, March 3, 1883, and March 3, 1885. On December 4, 1882, a site was secured by purchase for £l2.ooo. bounded 120 feet 6£ inches on the north by Broadway, 192 feet on the east by Sixth street, and on the south by a lti foot alley. Excavations were commenced in L884j and the building was com- pleted and occupied July 16, 1888, the actual cost of construction being $23^,437. H4. The building is of dressed stone and rests on a pile foundation. It contains a cubic space of .">22,72b' feet, is provided with steam heat, and is equipped with elevator service. Besides the first floor, which is used exclusively by the post-office, the number of looms assigned is 10, occupied principally by the postal, custom.-, and internal-revenue services. United States court.-, and pension examiner. At the time of the completion of the building the population of the city was about 20,000, while in the year L900 it was 26,802. The gross postal receipts daring the year ended June 3o. ls'i'.i, were $50,943.54. The customs receipts during the years ended dune 30, 1 898 and L89!), were $1,210 and $12,534, respectively. 164 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 105 POST-OFFICE, DAVENPORT, IOWA. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Jan- uary 2»>, 1891, and appropriated for by acts of March '■'>. L891, and August 18, lfSi>4. It is located on the southwest cornel- of Fourth and Perry streets on a plot of ground fronting north 120 feet on the former and east 130 feet on the latter. The ground was secured by purchase December l.">. lsl'l. for the sum of fto.SOO. A contract for trench excavation and basement and area wads was awarded February 2N, lS'.tH, and the building was com- pleted and occupied November 7.0oo feet, is provided with steam heat, and is occupied principally by the postal and internal-revenue services and the Weather Bureau. During the years ended June : J »o. lMMJand I'.hhi. the internal-revenue receipts amounted to &lo;>, (I'M) and &221,4(>5. respectively. The postal receipts during the years ended June 30, 1897 and 1900. were SC,< 1.C04. 7s and $77,366.81, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 26,872 and in 1900 it was 35,254. 166 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINOS. 107 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. DES MOINES, IOWA. This building is situated on the northeast corner of Court avenue and Fifth .street, on a plot of ground fronting south 132 feet 11 inches on the former, west 133 feet 1 inch on the hitter, and bounded on the north and east by alleys. The ground was secured by purchase January 7. I8t'>7. for $15,000, and the building as then constructed was completed and occupied in 1871, the cost of construction being$2l7.o23.52. The walls of the base- ment and of the superstructure, are of limestone from Keokuk. Iowa, and Joliet, HI., respectively. The size of the original building was 80 by 12<» feet, two stories high, and mansard roof. In L883 work was commenced on the construction of an additional story, and subse- quently, in June, 1885, on the; extension at the north side of the struc- ture. All the work of extension and alterations was completed in the latter part of 1SS1) at a cost of $333,000. The addition is from a line between the third and fourth first-story windows on the Fifth street side, counting from the north end, and extends hack the full width of the building, the materials used being the same as in the original structure. As finally completed the building contains a cubic area of 1,097,500 feet. It is heated by steam and is provided with two hydraulic passen- ger elevators. Besides the first floor, which is used exclusively by the post-oflice, the number of rooms occupied is 41. they heing assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, United States courts, pension agency, land office, and Weather Bureau. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of ( Jongress approved July 28, 180<>; March 2, 1867; duly 20, 18G8; April 20, 1870 (v. 1»*>, p. 85); April 20, 1870 (v. 16, p. 86); July 15, 1870; April 20, 1871; Aug- ust 7,1882; March 3, 1883; July 7, 1884; March 3, 18S5, and June 30, 1886. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $251,525.13. In 1890 the population of the city was 5o,0!»3. and in L900 it was (i2.i: J »!t. Custom-House axd Post-Office, Dubuque, Iowa. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 169 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFCE. DUBUQUE. IOWA. An act of Congress of August 18, 185(>, appropriated 820.000 for purchase of a site and $88,000 for erection of a stone building thereon at Dubuque, Iowa, 10 per cent of the latter amount to cover architect's compensation. A site was secured by purchase April !>, 1857, for $20,000, fronting 102 feet 4 inches west on Locust street, 111 feet south on Ninth street, and bounded on the east by an alley 23 feet wide. Building opera- tions were commenced soon afterwards, but were suspended for a time during the civil war, and the structure was not completed until 1866. The exterior walls of the superstructure are of limestone from Nauvoo, 111. The cost of the structure, exclusive of site, was 8174. <>s7. ."><». Appropriations for the prosecution and completion of the work were made by acts of .March 8. Ls.57. March 14. 1*04, and April 7. 1866, besides which funds were transferred from appropriations for " Cus- tom-house, Gloucester, Mass.," "Custom-house, San Francisco, Cal.," and "Marine hospital at Evansville, Ind." In pursuance of an act of July 7. 1K84, a lot adjoining the < iovern- ment property, fronting west about 60 feet on Locust street and 114 feet deep, was purchased for 8.">.0(M». and on January .">. lsstj. a con- tract was entered into in pursuance of an act of M uch :;. Inn.i. appro- priating 88,inpan\ . and is occupied principally by the postal and internal-revenue services and the United States courts. Besides the first floor, which i- occupied entirely by the post-office, eleven rooms are assigned to the public service. An act of March 2. 1899, authorized the enlargement and alteration of the building at a limit of cost of SIoojnmi. and an act of March 18! 1 ! 1 , appropriated Sjvio.uoo <>n account of the work. On December 4, 1899, a contract was awarded for constructing an extension, three stories and basement, fronting 59 feet on Locust street and 61 feet deep. The walls of this exension are of Laniont limestone. The removal of window sash and the debris on the sidewalk, shown in the illustration, are incident to the performance of this work. » The gross postal receipts collected in the building during the first year of its occupancy were $lt5.<>93.r>3 and for the fiscal year lSilS-l'H they were $75,944.31. The receipts of the odice of the collector of internal revenue for the fiscal year 1898-99 were $l,Ooo,4«>1.02. The popula- tion of the city in 180G was about 16,000. In 1900 it was 36,297. 170 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKl OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 171 POST-OFFK'K. POUT DODGE, IOWA. in pursuance of acts of Congress approved Januai'y 21, [891, and March 3, 1891, u plot of ground fronting south 110 feet on Central avenue and west 1-J-o feet on Ninth street was secured l>y purchase Augusts, 1891, for the sum of $3,.">oo, and a contract entered into September .">. L892, for the erection of the present building thereon. The structure was completed and occupied in February, 1 sHo, the actual cost of construction being $72,849.42. During the latter part of 1895, under the provisions of an act of March 2, IS'.C>, certain alter- ations were made in the attic, increasing the number of rooms, etc. The building is constructed of brick, with stone trimming.-. It contains a cubic area of 204,823 feet, is heated by steam, and is occu- pied by the postal service, United States courts, and pension agent. Since, the occupation of the building the annual postal receipts have increased from about $10,000 to $20,352.43 in the fiscal year 1S!»S-!W, and since' 1890 the population of the city has increased from 4.N71 to 12,102 in 15)00. Court-House, Post-Office, etc., Keokuk, Iowa. history OF Pl iiLlC BUILDINGS. 173 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., KEOKUK, K)WA, This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Feb- ruary ^."), 1885, and appropriated for by acts of March 3, 1885, July 10, 1886, March 30, 1888, and August 30, L890. The site was secured by purchase November »',. ls.s;,. t'<>r the; sum of $6,700, and has a frontage of ^'»o feet northeast on Blondeau street and 140 feet northwest on Seventh street. A. contract for the erec- tion of the, building was awarded February 1. LK87, and the structure was practically completed and occupied in the summer of L890, the cost of construction being £l.">.">.274.'.tl. During the latter part of lM'JO and early in 1891 the tower was extended and some work per- formed on the approaches. The, basement walls are of Bedford (Ind. ) limestone and the super- structure of brick and terra cotta. The building contains a cubic area of 413,200 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is occupied by the postal service, United States courts, pension examiner, and Weather Bureau. During the year ended June 3<», lN'.W, the gross postal receipts amounted to $42,913.94. In IS'.M) the population of the city was 14,101 and in 1900 it was 14,641. 174 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 175 POST-OFFICE, KTC OTTUMWA. IOWA. This building - was authorized by an act of ( ougTesa approved August 8, 1888, and appropriated for by acts of October '2. L888, and April 4. 1890, the latter appropriation being for approaches. The land was donated to the Government January :.'.">. l8S'.t, and has a northwest frontage of 96 feet on Court street and southwest frontage of 132 feet on Third street. The southeast side of the '<>t i< bounded by a 16$-foot alley. A contract was awarded March -. L889, for the erection of the building, and the structure was completed and occu- pied in the latter part of ls'.'o, the cost of construction, including approaches, being $42,263.43. It is built of red brick and contains an area of 23.^.000 cubic feet. The first floor is occupied entirely by the postal service, and the second floor principally by the pension examiners and deputy marshal. In the basement is located a heating plant w hich is not used, heat being supplied by the Ottumwa Klectric Company from a public heat- ing apparatus. When the building was first occupied the postal receipts amounted to about $30,000 annually , and have increased to £3N.i»s7.">l during the year ended June 30, IS'.*'.'. In 1890 the population of the city was 14,001. and in 1900 it was 18,197. 176 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. it r COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE. AND CUSTOM-HOUSE, SIOUX (TTV. IOWA. This building is located on the northeast corner of Sixth and Doug- lass streets, on a plot of ground ISO feet square, bounded <>n the south by the former, on the west by the latter, and on the north and east by 20-foot alleys. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved January 15, 1)S91, and the land was secured by purchase ( October 17. L892, for the sum of 121,000. A contract for excavating, foundations, etc., was awarded October 18, 1893, and the building - was completed and occupied by the post- office February 14, lN'.tT, the other oflicials moving in on March 1, 1897. The cost of construction was $234,906.58. It is constructed of Legrand (Iowa) limestone for the basement and Bedford (Ind.) limestone for the superstructure, contains an area of s7.">,i;4L cubic feet, and is heated by steam (direct and indirect radiation) supplied from three boilers. There are thirty-two rooms occupied, they being assigned to the postal, customs, and internal- revenue services, United States courts. United States engineer-, and Weather Bureau. The building is provided with a hydraulic passen- ger elevator. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1891, August :>. L892, August L8, 1894, March 2, L895, and dune 11. 1896. During the year ended June 30, L899, the postal receipts amounted to $lo^,2r)'.t.r)2. In 1890 the population of the city was :*.7.s healed by steam and is occupied by the postal service. The receipts of the post-office amounted to £31.575. Hit during the year ended June Ho. L899. In L890 the population of the city was 13.SH53. and in l'.»oo it was L5.722. 180 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BTTTLDINOS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 181 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. FORT SCOTT, KANS. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Con- gress approved March '■'>. Ls«s5. Aujrust 4. L886, January 29, 1887, and March 2, 1889. The site was donated to the United States September Id, 1887, and is Oil the southwest corner of First Street and Scott avenue, hounded on the north 120 feet by the former, on the east 100 feel by the latter, and on the west by an lS-foot alley. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded September 21. 1887, and the structure was completed and occupied in the early part of 1890, the cost oi construction being $109,454.39. It is constructed of red brick with stone trimmings, has an area of 356,000 cubic feet, and is heated by steam (direct and indirect radia- tion). The first and second floors are occupied entirely by the post- office and courts, respectively. and the third floor by branches of both. During the year ended June 30, fs'.i'.i. the oross postal receipts amounted to $17,770.22. In 1890 the population of the city was 11,946, and in 1900 it was 10,322. 182 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Coukt-House, Post-Office, etc., Leavenworth, Kans. HISTORY OF PIBL1C BUILDINGS. 183 COURT-HOCSE, POST-OFFICE. ETC., LEAVENWORTH. KAXS. This building is located on the northeast corner of Shawnee and Fourth .streets, on a plot of ground fronting south l'.io feet 1 inch on the former, west l:i."> feet H inches on the latter, and bounded on the north by an alley. The site was secured by purchase December 24. 18s:{, for $10,000. A contract for the erection of the basement and superst ructure of the building was awarded June 21. lss«!. In July, lss'.t. the Hist floor was occupied by the post-office, and the upper floors, except the fourth, were occupied in dune, IS!))). The cost of the budding, exclusive of land, was Kll>8.s7o.!i2. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved August 7, 18S2, March 3. 1SS3, July 7. Iss4. March 3, 1885, August 4, 1886, March 30, 1888. April 4. 1890, and March 3, lS'.tl (fourth story and elevator). The building is constructed of Ohio blue sandstone, and contains a cubic area of oo, hut active building operations were not commenced until 1895, a contract for erection and completion having been awarded dune 28 of that year. The structure was completed and occupied October L, 1^' , . Lin mi. In 1890 the population of the city was 0,14!>, and in 1!HM) it was 6,074. Court-House and Post-Office, Topeka, Kans. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 187 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, TOPEKA, KANS, This building is located on the northeast corner of Fifth and Kansas avenues, on a plot of ground 150 feet square, hounded on the south by the former, on the west by the latter, and on the east by a 20-foot alley. It was commenced under a contract awarded January 11, 1879, for basement and area walls, and was completed and occupied March 1, 1884, the cost of construction being £286,058.24. The material used in the walls of the superstructure is Cottonwood Falls (Kans.) limestone. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved .March 3, 1875, June 2<», 1878, March 3. ls~U, June It',. 1880, March 3, 1881, August 7, 1882, March 3, 1883 (tower clock), July 7, 18S4 (approaches), and August 1*, 1894 (elevator). The building contains a cubic space of 755,600 feet, and is provided with steam heat and an electric passenger elevator. The number of rooms occupied is thirty, they being assigned mostly to the post- office and United States courts. The first purchase of land on account of this building was made September 16, 1875, when 100 feet fronting on Kansas avenue, at the corner of Fifth avenue, were secured for $20,000, one-half of which amount was paid by the citizens of the city. Under an act of June 4. 1897, additional land was purchased October 19, I8i»7, for £25.000. An enlargement of the building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of March 1, 1899, and March 3, 1899, and a contract for tin- work was awarded March 8, 1900. The extension is to he 38 feet 10 inches by 112 feet lo inches, constructed on the north side of the build- ing and carried up three stories, with exception of the center portion, which is to be one story. The postal receipts have increased from about £60,000, during 1nn4. to $117,226.41 in the year ended dune 30, lS'.t'.t. In l.sso the popula- tion of the city was 15.4A2, and in l!»oo it was 33,608. 188 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office and Court-House, Wichita, Kans. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 189 POST-OFFICE AND COURT-HOUSE, WICHITA. KANS. This building is located on the northwest corner <>t* William and Market streets, on a plot of ground 150 feet square, bounded on the south by the former, east by the latter, and on the north and west by 16-foot alleys. The land waa scoured by purchase August 18*6, for &l,5ou, and a contract was awarded January 15, 1887, for the foundations and base- ment walls. The building was occupied August L, L890, and finally completed in the latter part of that year, the cost of construction being $206,20*. 27. The walls of the superstructure are of Bedford (Ind.) limestone. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 3, 1885 (v. 23, p. 347), and appropriated for by acts of March 1**5 (v. 23, p. 482), May 24, 1*86, July !». 18**, and August 3. and it was com- pleted and occupied in January. 1879, the actual cost of construction being $264,231.01. It is constructed of limestone, contains a cubic space of 7<>S.:>00 feet, and is supplied with steam heat. Twenty-nine rooms are occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue serv- ices, United States courts, and pension examiner. The legislation on account of the building is contained in act- of Congress approved February 17. 1873, dune j:;. Is74. and March '4. 1875. During the first year the building was occupied the internal-revenue and postal receipts amounted to $2,495,496.23, and $20,000, respec- tively, while during the year ended June .".o, Ls'.t'.t. they amounted t<> $3,<>72,43s.41. and $52,986.83. In L880 the population of the city was 29,720, and in 1900 it was 42,938. 192 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, Frankfort, Ky. HISTORY OF PUBLIC Hl'ILDINGf*. 193 COURT-HOUSE AM) POST-OFFICE, FRANKFORT, KV. This building is located on the southwest corner of Wapping and St. Clair streets, on a plot of ground fronting north 180 feet on the former and east 120 feet, on the latter. The .site was secured by purchase April 1". 1883, i'<>r the sum of $17,4, and a contract for t ho erection of the building was awarded April 24, 1SN4, the structure being completed and occupied February 12, 1SS7. During the erection of the superstructure the contractor abandoned the work, and it was completed by the ( io\ eminent. The building is constructed of Dark Hollow Bedford (Ind.) lime- stone, and cost $113,407.48, exclusive of site. It has an area of 337,070 cubic feet, and is heated by hot water from one boiler. The first floor is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services, the second by the United States courts, and the third by the offices of the United States engineers and jury and court docket rooms. The legislation on account of the building i- contained in acts of Congress approved April 2»>, L882, March .'!, 1885, June 30, L886, October 2, 18ss, March 2, 1889, and September 30, L890, the last three acta being on account of labor and materials furnished by defaulting contractor. During the years ended dune :!•». L888, and dune 30, 1899, the postal receipts aggregated about ss.iiiin anil si 7,7*3.26, respectively. In 1890 tin; population of the city was 7.S!»2, and in L900 it was 9,487. 12242— 01 L3 1D4 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUHLIO Bl' ILDI>, < r>. 195 POST-OFFICE, ETC.. LEXINGTON, KY. This building was authorized and appropriated for hv act* of Con- gress approved March 3, 1885, and August 24. 1N86. April 1. Lsst;. a .site was .secured by purchase for &2O.00O. fronting southwest 14o feet oil Main street, which is 82 feet wide, and southeast 150 feel on Walnut street, which is -I'. 1 feet wide. A contract was awarded September 27. l.s,s»>. for excavating and foundations, and the building was completed and occupied in February, 1889, the cost of construction being $124,929.67. It is of local sand- stone, and contains a cubic area of 414.01)0 feet. It is heated by hot- water apparatus and open grates, and is occupied mainly by the postal and internal-revenue services. The gross receipts from internal revenue during the fiscal years 1888-89 and 1898-99 were $2,019,001.86 and $2,357,622.1 8, respectively. The postal receipts during the latter tiscal year were $53,139.40. In 1S!M) the population of the city was 21,567, and in L900 it was 26,369. 196 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House, Post-office, etc., Louisville, Ky. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 197 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC., LOUISVILLE. KY. This building is locate:! on the northeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets, on a plot of ground fronting west 82'.' feet on the former and south 250 feet on the latter. The ground was secured March 1!*, 1883j by purchase, for the sum of &14o.0uo. A contract for the general excavation was awarded June it. 1885, and for the stonework of the superstructure March 1. 1886. In L893 the building was completed and occupied throughout, the cost of construction being $l,10l),844.!t2. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 25, 1*82, March 3, 1883, March 3, 1885 (v. 23. p. 349), March 3, 1885 (v. 23. p. 481), August 4. L886, March 3, L887, March 30, 1888, October 2, 188S, October Lit. INN*. March 'J. lss'.i. Augusl 30, 1890, and August 5. 1892. The building is constructed of Salem (Ind.) limestone, and contains a cubic area of 3.115.235 feet. It is provided with exhaust steam heat, mechanical ventilating apparatus, and an electric-lighting plant There are two hydraulic passenger elevators operating between the basement and fifth floor, and two freight lifts extending to the first floor. The mechanical power is developed by eight horizontal tubular boilers. The first floor is occupied entirely by the post-oflicc. and the second floor by the Inited States courts. The other branches of the public service occupying space in the building are mainly the customs and internal-revenue services, pension bureau, weather bureau, and United States engineers. Above the first story there are one hundred rooms. During the year ended June 30. lsitit. the postal and internal-revenue receipts were $441,242.84 and $12,635,497.18, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 161,129, and in 1900 it was :J<>4.7:;i. Prior to the construction of this building the Government occupied a custom-house and post-office building located at the southwest corner of Third and Green streets, which building was constructed in ls.~>4- 1857. The property was sold June 15. lN'.Mi. for the sum of $50,000, under authority of an act approved Augusl 4. 1894. 198 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, etc., Owensboho, Ky. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. iyy POST-OFFICE. ETC., 0WEXSB0R0. KV. An act of Congress approved February 10, 1SS7. authorized this building and made an appropriation therefor. The site was donated to the Government October 81, 1sn7, and is located on the southeast corner of Third and Allen streets, with a frontage north of 100 feet on the former and west 180 feet on the latter. The building was commenced under a contract awarded May 28, Inns, and was completed and occupied in lNN'.t, the cost of construction being $49,525.77. It is constructed of brick, with stone trimmings, and contains an area of 217,012 cubic feet. The first, second, and third floors are occu- pied, respectively, by the postal and internal-revenue services and the United States courts. A steam-heating system, operated by one boiler, is extended throughout the building. The postal and internal-revenue receipts have increased from §13,117.50 and #l..">*iS,.">OS.73, respectively, during the first year the building was occupied, to #18,513.10 and #1,833, 1:58.71 during the year ended June 3(», 1899. In 1890 the population of the city was 9,837, and in 1900 it was L3,189. 200 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 201 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE, ETC., PADUCAH, KV. This building is located on the northwest corner of Broadway mid Fifth street. The site was secured by purchase under date- of Octo- ber 28, 1880, and November 4. L880, for the sum of *7.477.."i<>. and lias a south frontage of 1">7 feet (! inches on Broadway and an east frontage of 173 feet 3 inches on Fifth street. A contract was awarded September 1, 1881, for the erection of the superstructure, and the building was completed and occupied in Sep- tember, 1883, the cost of construction being $128,032.13. The material used in the superstructure is a Limestone obtained from Bowling Green, Kv. The building contains an area of 300,2<»o cubic feet, and is heated by a hot-water system operated l»y one boiler. The first and second floors are occupied by the post -office and United States courts, respectively, and the third floor principally by the internal- revenue and customs services. An elect ric passenger elevator operat- ing between the basement and third floor was installed early in the summer of 1899. The legislation on account of the building i- contained in acts of Congress approved April 14, 1880, August 7, 1882, March 3, 1883, July 7, 1884 (iron fence), and October 19, l ss ^ (claim for sundry articles). When the building was first occupied the postal receipts amounted to about §lo,0(M> annually and during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1899 they amounted to $29,486.20. In 1880 the population of the city was 8,036, and in 1900 it was 19,446. 202 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Richmond, Ky, H1STOK1' OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 203 POST-OFFICE. RICHMOND. KV. This building is Located on the north side of Main street, between Third and Fifth streets, Fourth street not being cut through. It \va> authorized by an act of Congress approved February 4. 18!»1. and appropriated for by acts of March 3, 1891, and March 2, 1895. The site was purchased March It!, 1*112, for the sum of &lo.OO<>, and has a frontage of 1">4 feet 24- inches and a depth of 150 feet. Trench excavations, foundations, etc., were commenced under a con- tract awarded March *>, IS!):;, and the structure was completed and occupied about duly 1 . l S'.iT, the cost of construction being £84. l»81t. 60. It is constructed of Rock Castle (Ivy.) blue sandstone and contains an area of 297,883 cubic feet. The first and second floors are assigned to the postal and internal-revenue services and pension examiner, the third having been designed for the United States courts and court offices but not finished or occupied. During the year ended dune 30, 1S!M», the postal receipts amounted to «7,llt>.70. In 1890 the population of Richmond was f>.o73 and in L900 it was 4,653. 204 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <»F PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 205 POST-OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA, LA, This building fronts west on Johnson street and is located on a plot of ground hounded on the west by Johnson street 2l>> feet I inches and on the north and south each 106 feet 8 inches by Third and Fourth streets, respectively. The land was secured by purchase for S:!. yon. a proposal for the sale of the same having been accepted March 30, 1891. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded July 9, 1894, and the structure was completed and occupied in the early part of 1896, the cost of construction being *.">•>. 158. L0. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved duly 2, 1890, August 30, 1890, and March :!. 1891. The cubic contents of the building are 274,000 feet. It is healed by stoves and open grates, and is occupied by the post-office and United States courts. The small brick structure in the rear, w hich is about 16 by 32 feet in plan, is used for a gas machine, etc. During - the year ended dune .So, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $8,839.74 In 1890 the population of the town was 2,861 and in 1900 it was 5,648. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 207 POST-OFFICE. BATON ROUGE. LA. This building is located on the northwest corner of North Boulevard and Church street on a plot of "round 14<» feet square, hounded on the south by the former and east by the latter. The site was secured hy purchase October 8, L892, for the sum of $14,500. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded June 2, 18!»4, and the structure w:i> completed and occupied March .">. 18!»7. the cost of construction being $84,528.0!). The one-story brick structure with tile roof, shown in the illustration, at the left of the main building, is used as a fuel house, etc. The cubic contents of the main building are 269,000 feet. It is heated by open fireplaces, and is occupied by the post-office and United States courts. The legislation on its account is contained in act- of Congress approved April 20, Ls'.KI, August 30, 1800. and March :;. l.s'.H. During the year ended dune 30. I8'.»;t. the postal receipts amounted to $15,840.49. In L890 the population of the city was 10,478, and in 1900 it was 1.1,269. HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 209 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE, FTC, MONROE, LA. This building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of ( !on- gress approved June IS, 1SSS. The site was purchased September 14. 1889, for $4,500, and fronts southwest 180 feet on St. John street, and southeast 120 feet on Grammond street. A contract for the erection of the building was entered into August 23, 1890, and the structure was completed and occupied early in L892, the cost of construction being $ti!U!2t!.~2. The building is constructed of brick and contains a cubic area of 254,2<)5 feet. The first floor is occupied by the postal and internal- revenue services, and the second and third floors by the United States courts. Artificial heat is supplied by open grates, there being in all fourteen. Since the occupation of the building the gross postal receipts have increased from about $6,000 per annum to £lo.s.">5..->l during the year ended .June 30, L899. In 1890 the population of Monroe was 3,256, and in 1900 it was 5,428. 12242— (il 14 210 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BL'ILDIXOS. 211 BRANCH MINT. NEW ORLEANS, LA. This building is located near the river on the square bounded on the north by the Esplanade 397 feet 6 inches, east by North Peters street 2<»!t feet 4 inches, south by Barracks street 34:! feet l! inches, and west by Decatur street 202 feet 10 inches. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 2, 1835. May 11, 1835, the city of New Orleans donated the land to the United States upon the con- dition that should it at any time not lie used as a site for a mint it would revert to the city. July is. 1878, this condition was removed and the United States given a clear title to the land. The building was commenced in September. 1N35, and w as completed in 1838 at a cost of $327,548. So. It fronts on the Esplanade, and is constructed of brick, the exterior walls being faced with a coating of cement. The appropriations on account of the construction and maintenance of the building, machinery, etc.. were made by acts of March 2, \^'-'<~>. March 3, 1837, July 7. ls*38, July 20, 1840, July 17. 1*44. August In. 1840, March 3, 1847, March 3. 1849, September : J <'». L850, August 31. 1852, August 4, 1854, March 3, 1855, March 3. ls.*.7. duly 20, 1868, March 3, 1809, June 19, 1878, June 21, 187!». dune 15. lsso, August 4, 1886, and March 2, 1889. On the site of this building was located the old Spanish fort St. Charles, which had a wide, deep moat encircling the entire square, and was approached by a drawbridge from Barracks street. Coinage operations at the mint were abandoned by the United States from the year 1861 to 1878. Between January 2(5, IsOl, and May 31, 1861, the State of Louisiana and the Confederate States coined $1,356,136.50 at the building with the Government die-. June 7, 1862, William 15. Mumford was hung from a beam adjusted between the two center columns of the front porch for hauling down the Union flag displayed over the building. 2 1 2 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <>F PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 213 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. NEW ORLEANS. LA. This building occupies the entire block of ground bounded on the north by Custom-house street, south by Canal street, east by North Peters .street, and west by Decatur street. The land was ceded to the United States June 29, 1848, by the first municipality of New Orleans, and building operations were commenced soon afterwards and con- tinued until L860. The designs were prepared by Mr. A. T. Wood, and the work of construction was conducted under the supervision of a commission appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury and com- prising Messrs. Alcee Le Branch, Denis Prieux,and William McKenree Gwin, all citizens of New Orleans. For some time General (then major) Beauregard was superintendent of construction. In 1860 the walls had been carried up 75 feet above the concrete base to the architrave line of the entablature, and all the floor beams of the fourth story Were in place. On the breaking out of the civil war a temporary roof was constructed, and no further work was per- formed on the building, except in the nature of repairs and preserva- tion, until 1871, when operations were resumed under modified plans prepared by the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, reducing somewhat the estimated cost of completion. In 1879 the second story was completed, and the third story in L881. The fourth story may still be considered unfinished. Subsequently alterations were made on the first or ground floor for the accommodation of the post-office. This work was completed in L888. The building, which is constructed of Quincv (Mass.) granite, with brick backing, is >sf feet from sidewalk to roof cornice, and measures 340 feet on Canal street. 2!>7 feet on Decatur street. 252 feet on Cus- tom-House street, and 309 feet on North Peters street. Its cubic con- tents are (>,O85,00() feet. The foundations rest on a plank flooring 7 feet below the street line. On this flooring is a grillage of 12-inch logs, the first layer being side by side and those of the transverse layer from 2 to 3 feet apart in the clear. The space between the logs U filled with concrete, which is carried above the grillage about 1 foot. The interior walls rest on inverted arches U bricks thick, thus distributing the weight over the greatest surface. The exterior walls are 4 feet thick, 2£ feet of which is brick and the balance stone masonry. The spread of the grillage supporting them is 15 feet. While a commission in 1S51 reported from borings made in New Orleans that the site of the custom-house was the firmest, dry est. and most reliable in and about the city, the maximum settlement of this building in 18(50 was 2 feet 6 inches. The main cornice is of cast iron. The roof is constructed of wooden beams trussed with iron rods and covered with copper, the pitch being toward the center. 214 HISTOEY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Inside the main (Canal street) entrance, which, by the way, is hid- den from view in the illustration by a street car, is a large stair hall extending the entire height of the building and surmounted by a sky- light. In this hall is an elaborate marble stairway, double to the first landing and then full width to the second floor. From the second to the third floor the stairs are double and of iron. The central portion of the second story is occupied by the customs business room, a magnifi- cent apartment called the "Marble hall." It measures 125 by 95 feet, and is 54 feet in height, covered by a skylight and a ceiling light of ground glass with stained-glass border supported by fourteen marble Corinthian columns, at the top of the capital of each of which are bas- reliefs of Juno and of Mercury. At one end of the hall are panels with life-size bas-reliefs of Sieur de Bienville, the founder of New Orleans, and of Jackson, its defender. Between these is the coat of arms of Louisiana — the pelican feeding its young. The floor of the hall is laid with white and black marble, with plates of heavy glass to admit light to the engine room below. In the first story there are two driveways, extending from Canal to Custom-house streets, with connecting corridors. The portion of this story between Decatur street and the first driveway is occupied by the post-office. The North Peters street side is assigned to the appraiser's department. The central portion is occupied by the mechanical plant, consisting of two batteries of steam boilers, dynamos, pumps, etc. There are two court rooms in the building, located on the Decatur street side of the second floor, near Canal street, and two stories in height. The second and third floors are occupied principally by the United States courts, customs, and internal-revenue services, United States engineers, light-house inspector, subtreasury, land office, and Weather Bureau, the fourth floor being used entirely for storage. There are three elevators, two passenger (hydraulic) and one freight (steam), located adjacent to the driveways and connecting with the fourth story. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved March 3, 1845, March 3, 1847, August 12, 1848, March 3, 1849, May 15, 1850, September 30, 1850, March 3, 1851, August 31, 1852, March 3, 1853, August 4, 1854, March 3, 1855, August 18, 1856, March 3, 1857, June 12, 1858, June 25, 1860, July 23, 1866, April 20, 1870, July 15, 1870, March 3, 1871, June 10, 1872, March 3, 1873, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, July 31, 1876, April 30, 1878, June 20, 1878, March 3, 1879, June 16, 1880, March 3, 1881, August 7, 1882, March 3, 1883, July 7, 1884, March 3, 1885, and October 2, 1888 (elevators). The total cost, excluding expenditures made from regular annual appropriations, was $4,412,551.35, $2,929,264.50 of which was expended prior to the civil war. The average of the imports and exports entered at this port from the year ended June 30, 1885, to that ended June 30, 1899, was $14,120,802 and $92,258,821, respectively, per annum. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 215 During the year ended June 30, 1*!J!<. the postal ;uul internal revenue receipts amounted to $437,743,41 and $2,254,173.74, respectively. In 1850 the population of the city was 116,375, and in 1900 it was 2*7.104. On a portion of the site of this building Sieur dc Bienville, the second governor of Louisiana, under the French, soon after the founda- tion of the city in 1718, erected a small wooden custom house called by the Creoles " La Douane." and some portion of th» block has ever since formed the site of the New Orleans custom-house. In connection with the, customs service at New Orleans the follow- ing stations have been established on the Mississippi River below the city. "JUMP" BOABDXNG STATION". This station is located about HO miles below New Orleans on a tract of land consisting of about *.3* acres, lying on the right bank of the Mississippi River, approaching it- outlet, and at the junction of the dump Bayou. The land was ceded to the United States .May.".. 1^>.'!. by Mr. R. M. \Y bite. During 1*84 and 1**5 improvements were made at the station costing $17,130.17, materials for the work having been obtained from the boarding stations at Southwest Pass and Pass a I'Outre. The main building is about 98 feet square. There i- also a boathouse and two wharves with connecting gangway. The property was aban- doned by the customs service and leased September 14, 1*1*5. BOAKOINO STATION. SOUTHWEST PA8S. This station is located on the west bank of the Southwest Pass (outlet) of the Mississippi River, at the junction of Scott"- Bayou, It was authorized by act of Congress approved August 4, 1854. The land, with several buildings thereon, was secured by deed executed May 9, 1*57, and consists of 3.114 acre-, the purchase price being £.3.500 Exclusive jurisdiction over the land was ceded to the United State- h\ the State of Louisiana so long as it was used as a customs boarding station. The station was abandoned by the customs service and the buildings utilized in connection with improvements at the '"Jump" station in 1**5. BOARDINC STATION, PASS A l/oUTRE. This station is located on the west bank of the Pass a I'Outre, the most easterly of the outlets of the Mississippi River, and was authorized by act of Congress approved August 1*. l*5t>. The land, which con- sists of 20 acres, was donated to the United States by the State of Louisiana February 1. 1856, upon the condition that if a boarding sta- tion was not established thereon within live years title to and jurisdic- tion over the land would revert to the State. During the years 1857 and 1*5* buildings, etc.. were erected at a cost of #12.000, and the sta- tion used for the purpose indicated until |ss5. when it was abandoned as such, and the buildings, etc., utilized in connection with the con- struction of the "Jump" station. 216 HISTOEY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 217 OOURT-HIU'SK AM) POST-OFFK'K. HI'KLOCSAS, LA. An act of Congress approved August L, authorized this build- Lug, and an act of October 2. 1888, made an appropriation therefor. November 23, 1889, the site on the northeast corner of Court and Landry streets was .secured by purchase for the sum of £3. the land having a frontage of 130 feet west on the former and llo feet south on the latter. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded Septembei 13, 1890, and the structure was completed and occupied in November, lSitl, the cost of construction being $44,327.29. The building is constructed of brick with stone trimmings, and con- tains an area of 11*4,327 cubic feet. The first floor i- occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services, and the second floor by the United States courts. In 181)1 the gross postal receipts amounted to about $3,500, and during the year ended June 30, 1899, to $4,197.32. The population of the city in 1890 was 1,572. and in 1900 it was 2,951. 218 -HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Court-Hou.se, etc., Shreveport, La. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 219 POST-OFFICE. COURT-HOUSE, ETC.. SHREVEI'OKT. LA. This building is located on the northeast corner of Texas and Mar- shall streets on a plat of ground fronting south lsn feet on the former, west 150 feet on the latter, and bounded on the north by a 20-foot alley. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved July 7, 1882, March 3, 1SS5 (approaches). August 4. LSSO (approaches), and March 30, Inns (plumbing, etc.). The land was secured by pur- chase June 12, 1884, for $lo,ooo, and the building was commenced in the early part of 1885. The structure was completed and occupied in November, 1SS", the cost of construction being §90.434.41. It is constructed of red brick, contains an area of 344,1500 cubic feet, is heated by hot water from one boiler, together with open fireplaces, and is occupied principally by the postal service, Tinted States courts, and weather bureau. When the building was first occupied the annual postal receipts amounted to about §13.000 and during the year ended June 3o. 1899, they were $32,964.48. In L880 the population of the city was 8,009, in 1890, 11,979, and in L900 it was 16,013. 220 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 221 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE, ETC., AUGUSTA, ME. This building is Located on the southeast corner of Water street and the line of Winthrop street with theKennebec River at the rear. The land was secured by purchase October 17. L885, for ^17. 500, and is bounded on the west 14. 18N7, and March : J >o, 1*8*. The cubic contents of the building are 427,*>oo feet. It is heated by steam, and is occupied by the postal and pension services, the number of rooms assigned being seven. It i> also provided with a hydraulic freight elevator for use of post-office. During the fiscal year 1S!)0-H1 the post-office receipts were sss>1.7*7.5* and 2,8*3,272 pounds of second-class mail matter were handled. The corresponding figures for the year l81**-!»!» were £1 port during the years ended June 30, 1885 and 1895), were $»iO.U'»»; and £13.424. respectively. The postal receipts during this latter year aggregated £15.N52.13. When the building was constructed the population of the city was about 7,000; in I'.too it was 10.477. The first custom-house in Hath owned by the United States was secured in 1834, it having been set off in partial settlement of a judg- ment against the Bath Bank. This property was sold December 11. L858, for £3.925, in pursuance of an act of Congress approved March 11, 1858. 12242— 01 15 226 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 227 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. BELFAST, ME, This building is located on a triangular plot of ground bounded on the northeast 1!»7 feet by Main street and on the southeast I' 1 '7 feet by Franklin street, the base line adjoining private property being Y7yl feet 2 inches. These two streets converge on the west line of Church street, which extends north and south. The building sets back some- what from the vertex, and the curb line has been rounded from Franklin to Main street, as shown in the illustration. The ground was secured by purchase between February 'H'k 1855, and July 22, 1857, for $5,600, and the building was completed and occupied in the latter year, the cost of construction being 180,983,26. In 1887 an addition was constructed at the pear at a cost of nearly $15,000. This addition embraces the four rear windows shown in the illustration, and extends the full width of the building. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts <>t Congress approved August 4. L854, March 3, 1857, .March 2. 1861 (outstanding liabilities). March U. l4 (superintendent's services), and May 17. 1886 (extension). Its cubic contents are 6(>.7oo feet. It is provided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal and custom- services. During the year ended June 80, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $8,157.60. When the building was constructed the population of the city was 5,000; and in t!»oo it was 4.015. 228 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 229 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, CASTTNE, ME. This building is located on the northeasterly side of Main street, about 500 feet from the water front, on a plot of ground about 77 feet 6 inches front and 47 feet inches deep. It originally belonged to the Hank of Castine and the. county of Hancock. Under date of April ti. 1833, the United States purchased the interest of the l>ank for $800, and on May 26, 1849, the remainder of the property was purchased for £-0»o. In ls*>9 and 1870 the building was entirely remodeled and quarters fitted up for the accommodation of the post- office. Additional land on the north side was purchased January 18, 1872, for the sum of #(500. The building is constructed of brick sheathed with wood, and has a cubic contents of 52,700 feet. It is provided with heat from a hot-air furnace, and is occupied entirely by the postal ami customs services. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved March 2, 1833, March 3. I847,and April 20, l*7o. During the fiscal year 1899-1900 the value of import- and exports entered at this port was about $20,000, and during the year ended .Tune 30, 1899, the postal receipts were $1,523.87. The population of the town of Castine, as given by the census of 1890 was 987 and by that of 1900 it was 925. 230 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 231 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, EASTPORT, ME. The first custom-house in Eastport, Me., owned by the Government, was a frame building on the east side of Water street, about 25 feet north of the present custom-house and post-office, with wharf adjoin- ing, the property having been secured February 27, lsH<>. in payment of a debt to the United States of S5.sl4.71. The building and wharf were destroyed bj tire in October. lHSti, and the land was sold at public auction June 15, L$95, the deed of conveyance being executed July 3, 1895. July 3, 1847, a lot on the northwest corner of Water and Washing- ton streets was purchased for $2,7*0, and a custom-house constructed thereon. The appropriations on account of this building were approved March 3, 1847; March 3, 1H4H; May 15. 1850, and March H. 1853, and aggregated $37,534.40. This building was destroyed by tire October 14. lss(5. An act of Congress approved January 17. 1887, authorized the sale of this land and the purchase of a suitable site and erection of a building theron. The Department decided that this lot, with additional land adjoining, was the most desirable site for the new building. In order to comply with the above act, the lot was sold at public auction March 12. 18S7, for $2. son, and repurchased for the same sum. The additional land purchased eosl (6,083, making the total cost of the site $8,883. Washington and Water streets form an acute angle at the northwest cornel', and the lot fronts southerly about L65 feet on the former and east 172 feet on the latter. Work on the present building wa> commenced under a contract awarded August is, is'.to, and prosecuted to completion under appro- priations made by acts of October 2. 1SSS, and March L8, L892, being completed and occupied early in L893. The cost of construction was $108,087.42. The building fronts south and extends back parallel with Water street, which runs north and south. It is constructed of granite, con- tains a cubic area of 312.562 feet, and is provided with steam heat. It is occupied mainly by the postal and customs services and the weather bureau. The postal receipts have increased from £4.s»ii! in Is'.k) to £»>.o7H.H7 in the year ended June Ho, lS!»!t. In lS'.'O the population of the town was 4.!»0N, and in 1WO it was 5,311. 232 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 233 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, ELLSWORTH. ME. July*), IS;")."), a piece of ground on the south cornel- of Main and Water streets was purchased for the sum of $3,000, as a site for this build- ing. It has a frontage of about 41 feet t; inches northeasterly on Water street, and extends hack along Main street '.^ feet b' inches to the Union River. The building as then constructed was completed in ls5s. the cost of construction heing &20,0»>0.7o. Subsequently, under authority of a letter of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, dated April 21. 1883, an extension of about 1;"> feet was constructed at the rear or South- west end of the building. The structure is of brick and contain,- a cubic area of 26,000 feet. It is heated by hot-water system, and is occupied principally by the postal and customs service-. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved August 4. 1*54. August 1. L856, March L857, and June 12, 185s, in addition to which funds were transferred from the appro- priation for "Custom-house, Belfast. Me.' 1 During the year ended June 30, L899, the postal receipts amounted to $6,143.80. In L870 the population of the city was 5,257, and in 1900 it was 4,297. 234 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Houltox, Me. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 235 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, HOULTON, ME. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved March •21. 1890, and appropriated for by acts of August : J ><>. L890, March 1891, and March 3, 1893. It fronts cast on Water street and i- on a lot of ground with a frontage of 14<> feet and '.•'.» feet deep, which was secured by purchase on July 8, 1891, for $6,000. Work was commenced under a contract awarded .June :Jo, 1893, and the structure was completed and occupied December 2". 1894, the cost of construction being £.">!». 7t>2. 78. The building is constructed of red brick with granite trimmings, and contains a cubic area of 144. S.">7 feet. It is provided with -team heat (indirect radiation), and is occupied by the postal and customs services, the former using the first and the latter the second floor. During the year ended .June 30, 1899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $8,494.33 In lfSDo the population of the town was 4,01a, and in 1900 it was 4,686. 236 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House, Kennebunkport, Me. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 237 CUSTOM-HOUSE. K EX XE BUN K PORT. ME. UndeT authority of an act of Congress approved July 13, L832, this building, which was formerly used a* a hank, and the ground, were .secured by purchase November 23, 1*32, for the sum of *1 ..">7.">. It i- situated on the east side of Main street, the lot having a frontage of 74 feet and depth of about 77 feet. The building is in plan 3S by 2. 1M»1. and August 28, 1*1)4. The site was secured September 2*. 1M»2. by pur- chase, for the sum of (16,000. and is bounded on the north 200 feet by Ash street, on the east 100 feet by Hates street, and on the we-t 100 feet by Park street. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded March 30. LS!>3. and the structure was completed and occupied March 24. lNt'5. the cost of construction beinjr *o.s.o27. 1 1. The building, which is situated at the corner of Ash and Park streets, is constructed of a local granite, and contains a cubic area of 1N4.152 feet. It is provided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal service. During the calendar years 1 s'.«."> and I }$'.♦}» the postal receipts amounted to §2«),l0a.i»2 and $2'.t.s74.!iN. respectively. In lsi»0 the population of the city was 21,701. and in 1900 it WB/6 23.7t'»l. 240 HISTORY OF PUBLIC B' T ILDI>t(iS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 241 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, MACHIAS, ME. This building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved March 2. L867. The ground, which was secured by purchase May 13, 1870, for the sum of $1,000, is on the northwest corner of Main and Center streets, the former bounding it on the south 68 feet, and the latter on the east about feet. These two streets form an angle of about 11m decrees at the cornel- of the lot. The building 1 was commenced in 1871, and was completed and occu- pied in July, 1872. the cost of construction being $24,766. Appropriations on its account were made by acts of May L8, L872 (furniture), June 1m, 1872 (approaches), and June 14. L878 (approaches). The building, which is of brick with -tone trimmings, contains a cubic area of 184,000 feet. The first floor is occupied by the post- office, and the second by the customs and marine-hospital services. Artificial heal is supplied by a steam-heating apparatus, installed in ls'.»7. During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $3,280.66. In 1872 the population of the town was about 2,400, and in 1900 it was 2,082. 12242— Ml If, HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 243 COURT-HOl'SE AND POST-OFFICE PORTLAND. ME. This building is located on a plot of ground bounded on the north- east 196 feet by Market street, on the southeast 91 feet 8 inches by Middle street, on the southwest liifi feet by Exchange street, and the northwest 80 feet by the post-office court, the main front being on Middle street. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved duly 2N. lSt'»H. and was completed in L873, the cost of construction being *•">'. 12.21 4. f>4. The post-office portion was occupied, however. June 21. 1 S 7 1 . The building is constructed of Vermont marble, contains an area of 525,(»0(i cubic feet, and i- provided with -team heat from a buttery of two boilers. The first floor is occupied entirely by the postal service and the second and third floors by the United States courts. In addition to the act above noted, appropriations on it- account were made by acts of July 20, 1868. July 25. 1868. March : J >. 1n»>9. April 20, 1870, July 15. 1870, March 3, 1871, and March 18, 1872. The receipts of the post-ottice during the year- 1SS4 and l.S'.W were 189,988.32 and $158,890.54, respectively. In ls7"i the population of the city was 31,413, and in 19(1(1 it was 50.145. The first government building in Portland, Me., occupied by the post-office was the Exchange," which was located on the site of the present court-house and post-office. It was purchased July 5, 1849, for the sum of $149,000, and used as a custom-house and post-office until destroyed by Hre January 8, 1853. The purchase was made under authority of an act of March 3, 1849; and an act of September 30, 1N5<>, provided for alterations, etc.. to adapt it tothe needs of the public service. A new custom-house and post-office was constructed on the same site, under authority of an act of August 4. 1N54. It cost about $200,000, and was first occupied April 1. 1857. During the tire of July 4. 1866, the exterior stonework was so badly chipped and cracked that it had to be torn down during the following year, and the present building constructed. 244 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HI8T0RI OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 245 CUSTOM-HOUSE, PORTLAND, ME. This building is located on a lot bounded on the southwest by Pearl street 144.41 feet, on the northwest by Fore street 82.4 feet, on the northeast by Custom-House street 163.4 feet, and on the southeast by Commercial street Sit feet. The basement entrance is on the level of Commercial street and the first-story entrance on the level of Fore street. It was commenced in 1868 and was completed in 1872. having been occupied, however, from October of the previous year. The cost of construction was $494,981.03. The exterior walls arc of granite, from Concord. X. EL, and Hallo- well, Me. The basement and first and second stories contain an area of 525,000 cubic feet, and arc divided into twenty-five rooms, which are occupied principally by the customs, internal-revenue and immigra- tion services, Light-House Board, and steamboat inspectors. In the basement also are located four boilers, which operate the -team heat- ing apparatus. Appropriations on its account were made by act- of Congress approved July 2, 1864. April T. L866, duly 20, 1868, duly 25, L868, March 8,1869, April 10, L869, April 20, L870, duly 15, 1870, March 1871. and March IS, 1872. The first purchase of the site upon which this building is located was made October 21, 1828, and May 25, L829, in the sum- of $5,000 and $500, respectively, and the second on February 1'.'. L867, in the sum of $35,000. Under provisions of acts of Congress approved May 24, 182S, and March is, 1S30. a building for the custom- service was erected on the land then purchased. This custom-house wa- subse- quently remodeled and used as a customs warehouse until destroyed by tire in 1 853, the collector's offices having been moved to the " Exchange " building soon after its purchase in 1849. This "Exchange" was destroyed by fire January 8, 1858, and a new custom-house and post- office erected on its site, which was occupied by the custom- officials until the tire of July 4, 1866. During the year ended June 30, 1S99, the values of the import- and exports enteredat this port were $652, l'.'l and £9. 713.447. respectively. In 187d the population of the city was 31,413, and in L900 it was 50,145 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 247 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. HOCK LAND. ME. This building is located on a plot of ground bounded <>n the north 182 feet i» inches by Lime Rock street, on the south 1.")*} feet 4 inches by School street, on the east by private property 185 feet <> indies, and OH the west 144 feet by a small unnamed Street. The entrances shown in the accompanying illustration are from School street on the south and from a driveway on the east extended across the lot from north to south. The site was purchased August 12. 1873, for the sum of $12,000, and in August. 1*7(1. under authority of acts of Congress approved April 17 and duly 12 of that year, a small triangular piece of the ground was sold for $525. Work on the building was commenced in the latter part of Ls7S. and the structure was completed in the early part of 1*77. the cost of construction being $132,828.11. The post-onice portion, however, was occupied during the previous year. The building is constructed of undressed granite with hammered trimmings, and contains an area of 370,000 cubic feet. It is heated by steam from one boiler, and is occupied by the postal, customs, and Marine-] lospital services. The appropriations On its account were made by acts of May 17. 1872, March 3, L873, March 3, 1875, July 31, 1876, and August :-io, lSl'o (improvement of grounds). Since 1876 the annual postal receipts have increased from about $7,200 to $16,187.76 during the year ended dune so. isn't, in in7o tht 1 population of Rockland was 7.o74, and in 1900 it was 8,150. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 249 CUSTOM-HOUSE, VANCEBORO, ME. This building is located near the railroad station on a plot of ground 65 by 8<» feet leased from the Maine Central Railroad Company. The lease was executed August 4. L884, and provides for its renewal from year to year so long as the United States desire- to use the land as a site for a custom-house. The rental paid i> £12 per annum. In LSs4 the building was constructed from the appropriation ■'Col- lecting the revenue from customs." and it has since been used entirely by the customs service. Yanceboro being a suhport of the port of Bangor. In L880 the population of Yanceboro ua» 381, and in 1900 it was 550. 250 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 251 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFTCE, WALD0B0R0, ME. This building is located on the northeast corner of Main and Middle streets, on a plot of ground Fronting south 7<» feet on the former and west 1<'7 feet on the latter. The land was secured by purchase Feb- ruary LO, L853, for the sum of $2,000, and the building was completed and occupied in ls.">7. the cost of construction being 922,424.68. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved August 31. 1S52. and August 4. ls.Vf. The building contains a cubic space of 54.000 feet. It is occupied by the postal and customs services, the former the first and the latter the second floor, and is heated by hot-air furnace. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $2,489.74. In ls.v; the population of the city was about 1,200 and in L900 it was 3,145. 252 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 253 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, WTSCASSET, ME. This building is located on a plol of ground bounded on the north by McCollough street, east by Water street, south by Fore street, and west by Middle street, the entrances being Oil the SOUth and west sides. The land was secured by purchase August 81. iNtJS, for ^1.. son, and has a frontage of about ltio feet each on Fore and McCollough streets and about 100 feet each on Middle and Water streets. Soon after the purchase of the land McCollough street, which is 84 feet wide, was cut through on the Government lot. thus reducing it to the present width. The building was completed and occupied in L870, the <-o-t of con- struction being $30,457.25. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 2, 1867, April 20, 1870, July 1">. 1870, and dune 14. 1878 (outstanding liabilities). The cubic contents of the building are 94,000 feet. It is heated by hot-air furnaces and occupied principally by the postal and customs service,-. Prior to the construction of this building the Government owned a custom-house on the opposite side of Water street, which wa- pur- chased March 8, L849, for $2,000, under authority of an act of August 12. 1848. The building was destroyed by tire October 9, 1866, and the site was sold April 15, 1870, for £lo7. under authority conveyed by an act of March 2, 1867. During the year ended June 30, 18!)!), the postal receipts amounted to $1,918.54. In L870 the population of Wiscasset was 1,977 and in 1900 it was 1,273. 254 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BLTLDI> r US. 255 APPRAISERS' STORES, BALTIMORE, MI). This building, also known as United State- Public Store No. 1, is located on a plot of ground bounded on the north 82 feet <> inches by Lombard street, on the west 100 feet by Gray street, and on the south S2 feet <> inches by Smith's alley. The main front is on (iay street. The ground was secured by purchase dune 17. 1833, for tin* sum of JtWUMM). and the building wa> completed and occupied in 1S3!*. the cost of construction being #241. <>72. 01. The exterior walls of the first story are of stone and of the other stories brick. All the floors are constructed on groined arches. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved March 2, 1*33. dune 27. ls: J >4, March 3. Is3.">. May 9, 1836, March 3. 1837, April 6, 1838. March 3. 183!). March 3. I,s41 (extra work). March 3, 1843 (repairs), dune 17. 1>44. and August 4. 1840 — last two for outstanding Liabilities. The cubic contents of the building are 340. ooo feet. It is heated by steam and is provided with a freight elevator. The basement, third, and fourth doors are used for general storage, the first and second floors being occupied partially by offices of the custom- officials. In 1830 the population of the city was 80,620, and in 10oo it was 508,957. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 257 COURT-HOUSE (OLD). BALTIMORE, Ml). This building is located on the northwest corner of Payette and North streets. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved August 18, L856, and on June 2~>, 185!», the United States purchased the site which fronts south 120 feet on Fayette street and east 14S feet f> inches on North street, the purchase price being $50,000. The building was occupied by the United States courts in 1864, and when completed cost #205,1 70.97, exclusive of site. Upon completion of the post-office, court-house, etc., a partial view of which is shown in the illustration on the opposite page, this build- ing was vacated by the courts, and was authorized to be sold by an act of Congress approved July 9, 1890. December 20, 1890, after the destruction by tire of the Masonic Temple, the Secretary of the Treas- ury authorized its temporary occupation by the Masonic order. This occupation continued until 1N'.I4, when the new Masonic Temple was completed. Under authority of a joint resolution of Congress approved June 22, 18!»4, the Secretary of the Treasury on March i'o. 1895, granted its use by the State courts for a period of five years. ( )n completion of the new city court-house the State court- vacated this building, February I, 1900. An act of June 6, 1900, provided for repairing the building incident to its use by the customs service during the construction of the new custom-house. The two-story brick structure shown in the illustration, at the right of the court-house, is located at the corner of North and Lexington streets, on a portion of the Government lot. It was constructed by the city of Baltimore for the accommodation of State courts, the authority for the use of the ground being granted by an act of March 2, 1895, in pursuance of which an agreement was entered into between the city and the Secretary of the Treasury, under date of April 10, 1895. This building was vacated by the State courts at the same time as tin 1 court-house, and on July 12, L900, the Secretary of the Treasury accepted a tender from the mayor of the city to use the same in connection with the court-house for the temporary accommodation of the customs officials during the construction of the new custom-house. This acceptance was made practicable by the provisions of an act of Congress approved June, tl, 1900. 12242—01 17 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 259 CUSTOM-HOUSE. BALTIMORE. MD. This building is located on a plot of ground bounded on the north 164 feet 7 inches by Water street, on the east 252 feet 7 inches by Gay street, on the south 1(32 feet 5 inches by Lombard street, and on the west 253 feet by private property. The first purchase was made July 25. 1817, when a lot on the corner of Lombard and Gay streets was secured for $70,000, for which price, also, the grantors (Merchants' Exchange Company) erected a custom- house on the site. This is the portion, with portico, shown in the foreground in the accompanying illustration. The second purchase was made February 1<), 1N53. when the adjoining lot on the north, fronting on Gay street, with the building located thereon, was secured from the same company for the sum of 81 L0,000, which price included, also, extensive alterations and repairs to the structure. June 2, 1857, the balance of the land, with exception of a portion at the corner of Water and Gay streets, was purchased from this company for $207,000. On August 15. 1899, the building and land at the corner of these two streets was purchased for $75,000. In 1872 and 1873 the wings at the northwest and southwest corners of the lot were constructed. The main portion of the custom-hous< — that surmounted by the dome — was formerly the Exchange Hotel. This dome, under which the body of President Lincoln waa laid in state, IB decorated with paintings of the Maryland coat of arms and 9eals, and rep- resentations of commerce and the *" Dignity of the United States," and is supported by 12 Ionic marble columns, quarried, cut, and polished in Italy. These columns cost $3,000 each, and have been pronounced by competent authorities to be perfect in design and proportion. The first purchase was made from funds transferred from the appro- priation "Custom-houses and public warehouses." The other appro- priations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved August 31, 1852. August 18, 185H, dune 25. L860, dune 17. 1870, July 15, 1X70, May 18. 1872, and June L0, 1872. The cubic contents of the building are 1.275. <>!M> feet. It is heated by hotwater. open grates, and stoves. The number of rooms occupied is fifty-eight, assigned principally to the customs service, pension office, subtreasury. civil service, and Light-House Board. The population of the city in L820 was i>2.73N, and in L900 it was 508,957. The average of the exports and imports entered at the port of Baltimore from 1885 to 1899 was $70.137.5'.to and $12.s<»7.27o, respectively. An act of Congress approved March LSI*!*, provides for the pur- chase of additional land and the construction of a new building. The land was purchased August 15, L899, as above indicated. An act of June 6, 1900, made an appropriation on account of the construction of the new building, which will be erected on the site of this custom- house and on the adjacent land purchased in 1899. 260 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Court-House, etc., Baltimore, Mi>. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 261 POST-OFFICE. COURT-HOUSE, ETC., BALTIMORE, MD. This building fronts west on Monument square, which is on the line of Calvert street, and extends from Lexington street on the north to Fayette street on the south. An act of Congress approved June 20, 1878, directed the Secretary of the Treasury, the Supervising Architect, and the engineer officer in charge of the Fifth light-house district, to examine into and report to Congress upon the necessity, etc.. of a post-office building in the city of Baltimore. An act of June IS, 187!*, authorized the selection of a site, and made an appropriation for the condemnation of the same: and an act of March 5, lsso. appropriated for the purchase of the site at private sale. Between August 21, 1880, and October 20, 1880, the entire block, bounded on the north 2N2 feet by Lexington street, on the south 280 feet by Fayette street, on the east 240 feet by North street, and on the west 242 feet by Monument square, with the excep- tion of the portion at the cornel- of Fayette and North streets, which was secured in 1859 as a site for the court-house, and the two lots adjoining it on the north, with a frontage of 48 feet 6 inches on North street, which were donated by the city, was purchased for the sum of $550,000. A contract for excavations was awarded June 27. ISM. the corner- stone was laid November 21, L882, and the building was completed and occupied in March. L890, the cost of construction being $1,534,278.23. The walls of the superstructure are of granite, quarried at Cape Ann. Mass. In addition to the acts above noted, legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved June ltl. lsso, March 3, 1881, August 7. L882, March 3, L883, July 7. 1884, March 3, 1885, August 4, 1886 (v. 24. j). 28), August 4. 1886 (v. 24, p. 222), March 3,1887, and August 3<>, lS'.Kl (approaches, etc.). The cubic contents of the building are 3.53H,o feet. The number of rooms occupied is eighty-four, assigned principally to the postal, internal-revenue, and steamboat inspection services, and the United States courts. It is heated by steam, and is provided with three pas- senger elevators, two mail lifts, and one ash lift. The internal-revenue and postal receipts during 1890 amounted to $3,056,528.82 and 1668,912,33, respectively, and during the year 1899 to $8,130,409.41 and $1,109,670. In 1890 the population of the city was 434, 43! », and in 1900 it was 508,957. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 263 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, BARNSTABLE, MASS. This building is Located on ;i lot fronting north on .Main street 14i> feet and Loo feet deep. The ground was purchased April 3<*. Is *>.■>, for the sum of $1,500, and the building was completed and occupied in the following year, the cost of construction being *:!4.44:!.71. Southeast of the main building on the Government lot is a one-story auxiliary brick structure about 30 by 21 feet in plan. Appropriations on account of tin building are contained in acts of Congress approved March 3, L855, and August 1*. l!S5ti. Its cubic contents are 60,700 feet. It is heated by a hot-air furnace, and is occupied by the postal and customs services. In L870 the population of Barnstable was 4,793, and in L900 it was 4,364. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 265 CUSTOM-HOUSE. BOSTON. MASS. This building, the west front of which is shown in the illustration, is located at the junction of Commercial, State. Central, and India streets. The site was secured by purchase September 13, 1837, for $180,000, and by donation of a small addition from the city of Boston. July 24, 1868, which was utilized in laying out the approaches. The Government land is all embraced within the curl) line around the building. It was completed and occupied August 1. Is47. the cost of construc- tion being $884,346.70. The material used in the superstructure is Quincy (Mass.) granite. On the outside of the building are thirty- two monolithic granite columns. 20 feet high. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 3. 1835. May 9, 1836, March 3. 1837. March :'». 1830. May s, 1840, March 8. 1841. May 18. 1842. December 24. Is42. May 3, 1843. June 17, 1844, March 3. 1*45. August LO, 1846, March ::. L847 (furniture), August 12, 1848 (outstanding liabilities), August 18. L856 (approaches), March :!. 1863 (approaches), March 3. 1873 (repair-). June 23, 1873 (repairs), and June 20. 1878 (repair-). The building contains a cubic space of 711*, 200 feet. It is occupied almost entirely by the customs service, thirty rooms in all being assigned to the public service, is heated by steam, and is provided with a hydraulic freight elevator. The yearly average of the exports and imports entered at this port from 1885 to 181»i» was $80.7118.1182 and $65,258,732, respectively. In 1840 the population of Boston was 03.383 and in tOOo it was 560.802. Prior to the construction of this building the Government owned a custom-house on what was called Custom-House street in Boston, which »vas purchased July 81, 1816, for $20,000, from the appropriation "Custom-houses and public warehouses. " The property was sold September 2. 1847, for $18,158. under authority conveyed by acts of Congress approved May 26, 1824, and April 28, L828. 266 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 267 POST-OFFICE AND SUBTREASURY, BOSTON. MASS. This building is located on the block bounded on the north 196.60 feet by Water street, south 217.25 feet by Milk street, east 220.75 feet by Post-Office square, and on the west 2:57.75 feet by Devonshire street. A resolution of Congress approved .March 2, 1867, appointed a committee, consist- ing of the mayor and postmaster of Boston, the assistant treasurer of the Qui ted States at that city, the president of the board of trade, and Alpheus Hardy, Daniel Davies, and John A. Andrew, of Boston, to select a .-ite for the building. They selected the land extending east from Devonshire street about 1 15 feet, and bounded by Water and Milk streets. This was purchased in 1808. Work on the foundations was commenced in the following May, and the building was completed and partially occupied in the latter part of 1874. The completion of the building was somewhat delayed by the result of the fire which occurred in the city on November 9-10, 1872, and it is stated by reliable authorities that the structure proved a most effective barrier to the progress of the Haines, and rendered practicable their arrest by the tire department. The event is commemorated by a tablet in the corner stone of the building at the corner of Milk and Devonshire streets, on which is the following inscription: "This tablet, placed here by the Bostonian Society, commemorates the great fire of November 9-10, 1872, which, beginning at the southeasterly corner of Summer and Kingston streets, extended over an area of 60 acres, destroyed within the business center of the city property to the value of more than $00,000,000, and was arrested in its easterly progressat this point. The mutilated stones of this building also record that event." The remainder of the block, extending to Post-Office square, was authorized to he secured by an act of Congress approved March 3, 1873. It was secured by condem- nation, and was paid for under authority of acts of July 31, 1876, and March 3, 1877. Work on the extension, which extends east to Post-Office square from the driveway through the building from Water to Milk streets and embraces the main front shown in the illustration, was commenced in 1875 and completed in L885. The total cost of the site was SI ,329, 095. S4 and of the construction of the build- ing $4,623,122.47. The stone used for the foundation and superstructure is ( ape Ann (Mass. ) granite, supplied under a 15 per cent contract similar to that explained in connection with the court-house and post-office in New York City. The building covers an area of about 4(5,000 square feet, and has a cubic content- of 5,008,100 feet. It is occupied by the post-office, subtreasury, United State- courts, pension agency, and internal-revenue service, with some minor Federal offices, eighty rooms in all being assigned to the public service. It is heated by steam and is provided with elevator service. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 12, 1868, March 3, 18(50, April 20, 1870, July 15, 1870, March 3, 1871 (vol. 16, p. 509), March 3, 1871 (vol. 16, p. 515), March 3, 1873, June 23, 1874, July 31, 1876, March 3, 1877 (vol. 19, p. 350), March 3, 1877 (vol. 19. p. 351 i, April 30, 1878, June 20, 1878, March 3, 1879, June 16, 1880, March 3, 1881, August 7, 1882. March 3, 1883, May 1, 1884 (furniture), July 7, 1884, March 3, 1885, June 4, 1897 (money vault), July 1, 1898 (pneumatic tube apparatus), and June 6, 1900 (alterations, etc.). In 1870 the population of Boston was 250,526, and in 1900 it was 560,892. The postal and internal-revenue receipts have increased from $1,507,529.79 and $2,708,- 014.29 in 1883 and 1875, respectively, to $2,970,383.38 and $8,153,620.36 during the year ended June 30, 1899. Prior to the construction of this building the United States courts occupied the Masonic Temple building, on the corner of Tremont street and Temple place, which was purchased October 14, 1858, for the sum of $105,000. under authority conveyed by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1857, and May 4, 185S. The property was sold at public auction May 18, 1885, for $255,000, under authority of act of March 3, 1885. 2(58 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 269 POST-OFFICE. BROCKTON. .MASS. This building is located on a plot of "round hounded on the north 158 feet t> inches by Crescent street and on the east 1 Is feet hy Maple avenue. The site was secured by purchase March s, ls'.tT. for *2o.ooo. A contract was awarded October 1. L898, for the erection of the building and the structure was completed and occupied May LO, L900, the cost of construction being '$54,7'.»l!.77. The building contains a cubic area of 273,963 feet, is provided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal service. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved February 2o, ls;*r>, March 2, l>si»r>. and June 4, lt>'.»7. During the year ended June 30, L899, the gross receipts of the Brockton post-office amounted to *f>4.7l2. »>.">. In L890 the population of the city was 27,294 and in 1900 it was 4o.ijtf3. 270 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 271 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. FALL RIVER, MASS.' This building is located on the southeast corner of Bedford and Second streets, on a plot of ground fronting north 159i feet on the former and west 125 feet on the latter. The land was secured in three purchases, the first two being made August 11. 1*73. and March l'.». 1*74-, and embraced a frontage of l.V.tA feet mi Bedford street and 86 feet on Second street. The third purchase, made February It. 1884, secured a frontage of 39 feet on Second street. The amount paid for all the ground was $159,443.71. A contract for the erection of the basement and area wall.- wa- awarded February 1 2. 1 S7»i. and t he build ing was completed and occupied in the summer of L882, the cost of construction being $360,135.54. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 21, L872, March 3, 1873, March 3, 1*75. duly 31. lMf.. March 3, 1877, April 30, 1878, June 20, 1878, March 3, IS79, dune 16, 1880, March 3, 1881, and August 7. ISS2 (additional land). The building is constructed of Maine red and gray granite. It con- tains a cubic area of 704.000 feet and is heated by hot-water system. The number of rooms occupied is thirteen, assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. When the building was first occupied the annual postal receipts amounted to about $30,000. During the year ended dune 30, 1899, they were $72,393.84. In 1880 the population of the city was 48,96] and in 1900 it was 104,863. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 273 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, GLOUCESTER, MASS. This building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Con- gress approved August 4, 1854. It is situated on a plot of ground on the northeast corner of Main and Pleasant streets, fronting south 87 feet 6 inches on the former and west L07 feet »'> indies on (he latter. The ground was secured by purchase March 11. 1855, and March >'<. 1857, for the sum of $9,000, and the building was completed and occu- pied in 1858, the cost of construction being (40,858.82. There has also been constructed on the northeast corner of the lot a small one- story brick structure, used for storage purposes. The building is of brick, with stone trimmings, and contains a cubic area of 115,000 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is occupied by the postal and customs services. During the year ended June .'5o, L899, the postal receipts amounted to $30,938.78. In 1870 the population of the city was L5,389, and in 1900 it was 2*5,121. 12242—01 18 274 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 275 POST-OFFIGE, HAVERHILL MASS. An act of January 21, 1891, authorized this building, and acts of March 3, 1891, and March 2. 1895, made appropriations therefor. December 20, 1892, a plot of ground was secured by purchase for $2(«>. It is bounded on the north 81.08 feet by Washington Square, on the east 150 feet by a private way 2;"> feet wide, called Klliot Place, and on the south and west 85.45 feet and 15o feet by Washington Park. The building, which fronts north and east, was commenced under a contract awarded June 16, 1894, and was completed and occu- pied in 1895, the cost of construction being $62,636.41. The basement of the building is of sandstone, and the superstructure of red brick with sandstone trimmings. It contains a cubic area of 188,000 feet, is provided w ith steam heat, and is occupied entirely by the postal service. The receipts of the post-office have increased from $45.557.5o during the year ended dune 30, 1895, to $50,311.53 during the year lNUs-ItH. In 1890 the population of the city was 27.412 and in l!»oo 37.175, this increase being due somewhat to the annexation of the town of Bradford. Post-Office, Lowell, Mass. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 277 POST-OFFICE, LOWELL MASS. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Con- gress approved April It and October 2. ISSN, and March 2. lSSH. The site, which was donated February 11. lsuo, by St. lVter's Church, of Lowell, is bounded on the east L35.37 feet by Gorham street, which runs north and south, and on the south 154. IS feet by Appleton street, the two streets forming an obtuse angle at the cornel- of the lot. July 14, 1891, a contract was awarded for the foundations and base- ment and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied April 1, 1 Sl»."). the cost of construction being $l!t!».soo.'.'<;. and in 1900 it was ;»4. ( .H;;t. 278 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 279 POST-OFFICE. LYNN. MASS. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Juno 3, 1890, and appropriated for by acts of August 30, 1890, and March 3, 1891. Under dates of January 14, 1893, and June 1. 1894, the site was secured by purchase and condemnation for $35,695.60. It has a frontage northwest on Liberty street of 151.15 feet, northeast on Wil- low street of 109.75 feet, and southwest on Washington street of 120 feet. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded January 1896, and the structure was completed and occupied February 28, 181»S, the cost of construction being $N9.<)-i2.77. The main facade is on Liberty street. The basement walls are of dressed stone, and those of the superstructure of brick, with stone trimmings. The building contains a cubic area of 3^4, T'.m; tret, and is occupied by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. It is heated by steam. During the year ended June 30. ls'.t'.l. the postal receipts aggregated $132,565.49. In 1890 the population of the city was 55,727, and in 1900 it was 68,513. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 281 GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, NEW BEDFORD, MASS. The custom-house and post-office buildings shown in the illustration are two separate structures, the former being in the foreground. They are located on a plot of ground bounded on the north 1*7 feet by Wil- liam street, on the east 80 feet by North Second street, and on the west 79.60 feet by Acushnet avenue. The custom-house fronts on North Second street, and the main front of the post-office is on William street, there being an approach to the latter also from Acushnet avenue. A space of about 15 feet separates the two buildings. The custom-house was authorized by an act of Congress approved July L3, 1832, and other appropriations on account of its construction and maintenance were made by acts of June 27. 1N34. May 1*3*5, May 8, 1840. and May 15, 1850. The site for the building was pur- chased April 22, 1833, for the sum of K4.!»oo. and the structure was completed in ls: J ,t;. It is of a native granite and cost $25,500. exclu- sive of site. The building contains a cubic area of 120.000 feet, is heated by steam furnished by one boiler, and i» occupied by the cus- toms and internal-revenue services. Tin 1 site for the post-office was purchased under authority of acts of February 20. 18S5, and August 4. 1886, and the title to the land was secured January L9, 1886, and February 19, 1887, for the sum of $13,5oo, making the total cost of the Government lot $48,400. Acts of March 3, 1887, and April 5, 1892, appropriated funds on account of the new building, the former for construction and the latter for some improvements required. A contract for its erection was awarded December 1. 1890, and the structure was occupied April l. 1893, at which time the postal officials vacated the portion of the custom-house formerly occupied by them. This building is constructed of Portland (Conn.) brown sandstone, and cost $105,116.5*5. exclusive of ground. It contains an area of 312.734 cubic feet, and is occupied entirely by the post-office. Steam heat is supplied from two boilers. During the years ended June 30, I.SD3, and June 30, 15M)0. the gross postal receipts were $57. 175.23 and $7o feet to the Merrimac River, there being a public way on each side of the lot. It was provided for by acts of Congress approved March -J. 1833, and June 27. 1834. The land was secured October 30. IS33. by purchase, for the sum of $3.ooo. and the building was completed and occupied in 1835, the cost of construction being #20,188.50. It is constructed of granite and contains an area of lis. 000 cubic feet. The building is occupied by the customs and internal-revenue services and is heated by stoves. While the deed under which this land was secured conveyed a lot extending 330 feet north from Water street, it i< probable that the north line was at low-water mark, as the tides at that time rose to a point near the building. About 1871 IK73 railroad tracks were laid along the river front, and the rear of the custom-house lot was tilled in to run the tracks to the coal pocket of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company on the adjoining property. A bulkhead sev- eral hundred feet long was also constructed along the river front. On the custom-house lot, near the river, is located the weigher's ollice of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. When this custom-house was first occupied in Is.'!."), the population of the city was about 6,500. In L900 it was 14.47s. 284 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House, Salem, Mass. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 285 GUSTOM-HODSE, SALEM, MASS. This building is located on the northeast corner of Derby and Orange streets on a plot of ground fronting sontli about <>."> feet on the former and about 200 feet deep along- the latter. The north line of the lot is about 87 feet. It is bounded on the east by a private passageway. The ground was secured by purchase July 1 1. lslN, for the sum of $5,000, and the building was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1811), the cost of construction being $14-.^71.77. It is constructed principally of red brick, contains an area of 235,000 cubic feet, and is occupied throughout by the customs service. Heat is supplied by two hot-aii 1 furnaces. The funds for the building and ground were trans- ferred from the appropriation "Custom-houses and public ware- houses." An act of February 17, L836, appropriated funds to pay for the services of the superintendent of construction. In 1820 the population of Salem was 1 l.H-li!. and in lltoo it wsis :•*•}.!»*><;. Between the years 1846 and 184!* Nathaniel Hawthorne, the great romancer, was surveyor of customs at this port, and occupied as his office the room on the main floor of this building at the corner of the two streets. In the preface to tin 1 "Scarlet Letter" he makes refer- ence to this building and to the eagle over the main entrance. 286 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 287 POST-OFFICE, SPRINGFIELD. MASS. This building is located on a plot of ground bounded on the north- east 75 feet 10 inches by Main street, on the northwest lt>o feet by Fort street, and on the southeast L60 feet by Worthington street, the principal entrances being on the northeast and southeast sides. The land was secured by purchase November 15, 1887, for (18,500. The deed of conveyance also provides that a strip of ground 20 feet wide, adjoining the above-described lot on the westerly side, may be kept open forever as a common passageway for those occupying the estate on either side. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded October 5, 1888, and the structure was completed and occupied March 1. ls;»l. the cost of construction being $130. 8t>0. feet by the city square with its main front on the latter. The land was donated to the United States by the city of Taunton. .July 13. 1892. The building was commenced under a contract awarded June •>•>. IM»5, for trench excavation, etc., and was completed and occupied -July 1, 1S!>7. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved .January 2, 1891, and March 3, 1891, and the cost of con- struct ion was 174,756.14. The cubic contents of the building are 3<>o,3t'>3 feet. It is occupied by the postal service, and is supplied with steam heat. The postal receipts in 1S!»7 were about £35,5,44S and in L900 it was 31,0h6. 12242— (11 L9 290 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, etc., Worcester, Mass. HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 291 POST-OFFICE, ETC., WORCESTER. MASS. This building is located on an irregular shaped plot of ground, bounded on the north 59 feet 2 inches by Burnside court, cast 191 feet 8 inches by Southbridge street, south 151 feet 2 inches by Myrtle street, and west 168 feet 11 inches by Main street. The tower entrance is on the north side. The land was secured by purchase November 9, 18S7, for $75,000. A contract was awarded June 27, 1892, for trench excavation, founda- tions, and basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied February 20, 1897, the cost of construction being $327,622.(15. The walls of the superstructure are of Vermont marble. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved January 29. INST, March 3. ISST. October 2. l March 3, L889, February 16, 1891 (extending limit of cost). March 3, 1891, August 18, 1894, March 2, 1895, and June 4. 1897 (alterations in post-office). The cubic contents of the building are 94S,O0<> feet. It is heated by steam, and is occupied almost entirely by the postal service. During the years ended June 3<>, 1S!»7, and June 30. ls'tit. the postal receipts amounted to $206,431 and $225,002.26, respectively. Ln L890 the population of the city was 84,655 and in 1900 it was 118,421. HISTORY OV PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 293 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE. AND CUSTOM-HOUSE, BAY CITY, MICH. January 25, 1890, the block hounded on the north by Third street, south by Fourth .street, east by Adam street, and west by Washington avenue, was secured by purchase for the sum of $40,000. This block has a frontage of 220 feet north and south, and 300 feel east and west. The court-house, post-office, and custom-house located thereon was commenced under a contract awarded September 14. 1891, and com- pleted and occupied December lit. L893, the cost of construction being $160,657.1!'. It is located about midway between Third and Fourth streets, and fronts on Washington avenue, which is loo feet wide, the other bounding streets having a width of 60 feet each. The legislation providing for the erection of the building was ap] >roved dune 19, L888, October 2, 1888, and .March 2, 1 ssi». An act of August 23, 1N!)4, provided for laving brick walks, which work was performed during the following year. The building contains a cubic space of 441,!»4»i feet, and is heated by steam. Thirteen rooms are occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, and the I'nited States courts. During the year ended June 30, 1890, the customs receipts at this port aggregated $29.o«4. 42, and the gross postal receipts $36,371.79. In 1890 the population of the city was 27,839, and in i900 it was 27,628. 2U4 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House, Post-Office, etc., Detroit, Mich. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 295 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. DETROIT, MICH. This building is located on the block bounded on the north and smith 288 feet each by Lafayette avenue and Fort street, respectively, and on the east and west 2so feet by Shelby and Wayne streets. The main facade is on Fort street. The ground was secured by two purchases, the former, consisting of the smith half of the block, being effected December 5, 1885, for $165,000, and the latter in Decem- ber, 1887, for the sum of $235,000. A contract for trench exc avation and basement and area walls was awarded July 5, 1890, and the building was completed and occu- pied November 27, 1897, the cost of construction being $1, IMS, .'.15. 24. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 25, 1882, August 7, 1882, March 2, 1885, March 3, 1885, August 4, 1880, March 3, 1S87 i v. 24. p. 468), March 3, 1887 (v. 24, p. 510), October 2, 1888, March 2, 1889 (v. 25, p. 863), March 2, 1889 ( v. 25, p. 939) , March 2, 1895, June 10, I89fi i tablet), and June 11. 1890. The building is constructed of Bedford (Ind.) limestone, covers an area of about 150 by 186 feet, and contains a cubic space of 2,717,500 feet. The basement is occupied by the appraiser's warehouse, boiler and engine rooms, and by quarters for a portion of the post-oflice force. The first Boor is taken up entirely by the post-office, the working room with its glass roof situated under the cortile, occupying the major portion of the floor. This room is surrounded and separated from the public corridors by a screen of white oak between columns of scagliola. These corridors have marble wainscoting and ceilings in paneled oak, while the floors are laid with marble mosaic. The vaulted ceilings and dome of the tower entrance are further enriched by the use of glass mosaic. The rooms of the postmaster and assistant postmaster have paneled wood wainscot and wood floors. The money-order and registry divisions also on this floor are sepa- rated from the main corridor by screens of marble and brass. The main stairs are of cast and wrought iron finished in electro-bronze with treads of marble, while a marble wainscot corresponding to that in the corridors follow s the rake of the stairs. The elevator screen work of w rought iron corresponds to the finish of the stairs. The second floor is occupied by the offices of the Customs, Internal-Revenue, and Life-Saving Service officials, with the necessary vaults, toilet rooms, etc. The whole story is finished in oak with the exception of screens in the principal offices, these being of marble and brass. The floors of corridors and public spaces generally are of marble mosaic. Above the lirst story the corridors are in the form of a colonnade o|iening upon the cortile. The third floor is devoted to the use of the courts, with their necessary rooms and offices. The circuit court room is finished largely in marble and mosaic, w hile the district court room has a high wainscot of Fast India mahogany, w ith a ceiling of oak beams and panels of glass mosaic. The fourth floor is devoted to various Government oflice: — Light-House Hoard, Marine-Hospital Service, Railway Mail Service, Civil Service Commission, etc., and the finish is generally similar to that of the second floor. The building is heated by steam and is provided with four hydraulic elevators — two passenger and two freight. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal and internal-revenue receipts amounted to $676,017.89 and $3,93(5,209.50, respectively. The average yearly value of exports and imports entered at the port of Detroit from 1885 to 1X99 was $7,641,152 and $2,777,107, respectively. In 1890 the population of the citv was 205.876, and in 1900 it was 285,704. The site of this building is substantially that of Fort Lemoult, an Knglish fort erected in 1778 by Maj. R. 15. Lernoult, a British officer, as defense against the Ameri- cans. It was subsequently called Fort Shelby and was demolished in 1820. Com- memorative of these facts an inscribed bronze tablet has been placed in the buttress at the left of the tower entrance, in pursuance of a resolution of Congress approved June 10, 1896. 296 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKV OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 297 (TSTOM-HOrSE, DETROIT. MICH. This building is located on the northwest corner of Larned and (iris- wold streets, on a plot of ground fronting south 21u feet on the former and east 120 feet on the latter. It is hounded on the north by an alley. February 20, 1856, the site for the main building, fronting llo feet on Larned street and 120 feet on Griswold street, was purchased for $24,000, and on January 30, L860, the structure was completed and occupied, the cost of construction being $182,733. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved August 4. 1854: March 3, 1855; August 18, 1856; April 20, 1870 (rooting), and duly 15, INTO (repairs), in addition to which funds were transferred March 3, 185!», from appropriations for other buildings. Acts of May 25, 1882, and August 7. 1882. authorized and appropri- ated for the construction of a new building or the extension of the present building. The latter alternative being selected by the Secre- tary of the Treasury, additional land with loo feet frontage on Larned street and extending bach to the alley was purchased under dates of February 2, 1883, and April 4, 1883, for $87,881.49, and the concrete footings laid for the proposed extension. Work was suspended under petitions from the common council of Detroit, and an act of March 3, 1885, authorized the reopening of the question of site for the new building, and in the event that a new site was selected, the sale of the property at Larned and Griswold streets. In pursuance of this authority, a new site was selected for the present court house, post- office, etc. building on Lafayette avenue. Fort, Shelby, and Wayne streets. The one-story frame annex shown in the illustration, which extends back to the alley, was constructed under a contract awarded March 22. 18!H). from the annual appropriation for *' Repairs and preservation of public buildings." Acts of duly 1, 1898, and July 7, 1898, respectively, provided that the building be retained, and authorized its repair and renovation at a cost of $20,000. This work was performed after the transfer of the post-office, etc., to the new building, and after the completion of the alterations it was reassigned principally to the custom- and steamboat inspection services, and pension agent and examiners. The building contains a cubic space of 451,000 feet and is heated by steam. In 1800, when this building was completed, the population of Detroit was 45, (illt. In p.too it had increased to 285,704. Prior to the acquisition of this custom-house property the I'nited States owned a lot on Woodbridge street, which was purchased Novem- ber 30, 1832, and the Hank of Michigan property, which was secured in 1842, in satisfaction of a judgment. The bank building was author- ized by an act of March 3. 1843. to be altered and adapted for use by the courts and post-oflice, and appropriations on its account were made by acts of August 12, 1848, September 30. 1850, and March 3. 1851. The bank property and the lot on Woodbridge street were sold in L855 and in 1857, respectively, under authority of an act of March 3. 1855, $16,800 having been received for the former and $15. 000 for the latter. 298 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 299 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Feb- ruary 21, 1873, and appropriated for by acts of June 23, 1*74. March 3, 1875, July 31, 187(5, March 3, 1877, and dune 20, L878. The site was secured by condemnation August •'>. L874, at a total cost of $69,996. It is hounded on the north by Lyon street. 1 s-k 15 feet; east by Division street, 2f!6.5 feet; south by Pearl street, 18<». 78 feet, and west by Ionia street. 260.40 feet. Work on the building was commenced under a contract awarded September 25, 187t>. and the structure was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1879, the cost of construction being $141,413.03. The building fronts on Ionia street, about midway between Lyon and Pearl streets, and occupies the western half of the square above described. It is constructed of brick, with stone trimmings, and con- tains a cubic space of 524,500 feet. It is provided with heat by a hot- water apparatus, and is occupied mainly by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. United States courts, and pension examiners. Besides the first floor, which is devoted entirely to the postal service, the number of rooms occupied is seventeen. Since the occupation of the building the postal receipts have increased from about $40,000 per annum to *212,192.59 in the fiscal year L898-99. The collections from internal revenue during the year ended dune :'.<». 1899, were §707,585.99. The population of the city has increased from 32,0Ki in 1880 to 87,5*>5 in 1900. The electric car show n at the rear of the building in the acc pain - ing illustration is on a t rack extending across the lot from Pearl to Lyon streets to facilitate delivery of mail, authority for the laving of the track having been conveyed by letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, dated December 7. L899. 300 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 301 POST-OFFICE, JACKSON. MICH, This building is located on the southwest corner of Washington and Mechanic streets, with the main entrance on the latter. The lot is 132 feet square, bounded also by a l*!|-foot alley on the west side, and wa.s secured by purchase February 11, 1890, for the sum of $13,200. The building was commenced under a contract awarded January 11, 18!»2, and was completed and occupied February 1, lfS'.*5, the cost of construction being $91,564.70. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved August 21, 1888, March 2. ls.s'.t. August 30, 1890. and March 3, 1893, It is constructed of Bedford (Ind.) limestone, has a cubic content- of 250,291 feet, is provided with furnace heat and is occupied prin- cipally by the postal service. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the post-oflice receipts amounted to $54,834.*;."). In 1890 the population of the city was 20,798, and in 1900 it wa.s 25,180. Post-Office, Kalamazoo, Mich. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 303 FOST-OFFK'K. KALAMAZOO. MICH. The post-office building at Kalamazoo. Mich., was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved March l. issit. The site, which has a frontage north of 132 feet on South street, and east of 165 feet on Burdick street, was secured by purchase March 14. 1890, for the sum of £(5,000. and a contract for the erection of the building was entered into October '21, 1890. The -tincture was com- pleted and occupied February 13, 1892, the cost of construction being $08,848.47. The building is constructed of red brick, with Lake Superior sand- stone trimmings, and contains a cubic space of 230,000 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is occupied by the postal and internal revenue services. United States courts, and pension examiners. Besides the tirst floor, which is used exclusively by the post-office, the number of rooms assigned is six. In 1891 the postal receipts amounted to about $v>o,ooo, and during the year ended June Ho. 18!»i». they aggregated $71,054.86. In L890 the population of the city was 17,853, and in 1900 it was ^4.4o4. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 305 POST-OFFICE, LANSING, MICH. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved March 9, 1890, and August 5, l8i»2. The site was secured November 14, 1890, by condemnation, the amount of the award being $17,666.06. Tt is about 182 feet square, and is hounded on the west by Capitol avenue and on the south by Michigan avenue. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded December 22, 1891, and the structure was completed and occupied April 1. ls'.t-l, the cost of construction being (106,120.69. It is of Cleveland (Ohio) blue sandstone, and has a cubic contents of 1.35,000 feet. It is pro- vided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal service. Weather Bureau, pension examiners, and civil-service board, the Dumber of rooms assigned being eight. During the years ended dune 30, 18!»4 and L899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $42,200 and &ti occu- pied principally by the postal and customs services. I'nited States courts, land office, and Weather Jbireau. In 188!) the gross postal receipts aggregated about *0.5nn, and din - ing the year ended June 30, 1899, they were $18,551.84. The popula- tion of the city in 1800 was 0,093, and in 1000 it was L0,058. 308 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 309 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. POUT HURON, MICH. This building is located on the southeast corner of Sixth and Water .streets, on a plot of "round purchased March 14. 1*73. for the sum of 15,000. The site fronts north about 14<» feet on Water street, west 215 feet on Sixth street, and east 175 feet on a 40-foot alley. At the northwest corner of the lot Water and Sixth streets form an angle of 70° 22', the latter extending north and south. Work on the building was commenced in 1873, and the structure was completed and occupied in May. ls77. the cost of construction being $240,703.34. The basement walls are of limestone quarried near Sandusky. Ohio, and those of the superstructure of sandstone from Amherst. Ohio. The building has a contents of 544,200 cubic feet, and is provided with a steam-heating apparatus (direct and indirect radiation), which is operated by one boiler. There are fifteen office rooms, most of which are occupied by the postal and customs services, inspectors of boilers and hulls. United States engineers, and the Weather Bureau. At the west end of the second story a court room has been constructed, but has not for some years been used for the purpose designed. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved June 10, L872, March 3. IS73, June 23. 1*74. March 3, L875, July 31, 1870. and March 3. 1877 (approaches, furni- ture, etc.). During the year ended June 30. IS!)!), the gross postal receipt- amounted to $34,478.10. In 1870 the population of Port Huron was 5,793 and in 1900 it was 1!),158. 310 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 311 POST-OFFICE. SAGINAW, MICH. This building \v;is authorized and appropriated for by an act of Con- gress approved March 3, 1891. March 18, 1892, the city of Saginaw donated to the United State- as a site a plot of ground about 240 feet square, bounded on the north by Germania avenue, on the east by Warren avenue, on the west by Jef- ferson avenue, and on the south by the Iloyt Library property. In compliance with an act of August 27, 1894, the Secretary of the Treas- ury, under date of .January 9, 1896, deeded back to the city a strip of this ground fronting 90 feet on Germania avenue and extending back along Warren avenue, and again on December 16, 1*90. the city reconveyed this strip to the United States. Building operations were commenced under a contract awarded November 25, 1896, and the structure was completed and occupied July 4, 1898. In design it is the French chateau style of the seventeenth century, this style being adopted because of it- especial appropriateness for the site upon which the building is located — light, airy, and apart from other buildings. It fronts north and west on Germania and Jefferson avenues, and is constructed of Bedford (Ind.) Limestone, with granite entrance steps, platforms, etc. The cubic contents are 350,659 feet and the cost of construction £98.613.52. It is provided with steam heat from one boiler (direct and indirect radiation), and is occupied by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services and special pension examiners. On the south side, between the post-office and the Iloyt library shown in the background of the accompanying illustration, is a wide strip of ground (about LIS feet) extending between Jefferson and Warren avenues which Congress, by an act approved January 25, L899, has authorized to be used by the city as a public park. The gross receipts of the post-office during the year ended June :->o, 1899, were $64,286.85. In 1890 the population of the city was 46,322 and in 1900 it was 42,345. 312 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 313 COURT-HOUSE. CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. PULUTH. MINN. This building was authorized and cost of same limited to &150.ooo b}' an act of Congress approved May 4. 1S88. This limit was extended by an act of June 21, 1890, to $270,000. The appropriations for the building were made by acts of October 2. 1SSS. March 2. 1SS1*. and March 3. 1891. duly 3, 18S9, a site was purchased for $18,500, being on the north corner of First street and Fifth avenue west, fronting southeast 180 feet 3 j J, inches on the former and southwest 140 feet on the latter. It is bounded on the northwest side by a 20-foot alley. Fifth avenue and First street are each 66 feet wide. A contract for excavations, masonry, etc.. was awarded August 17. 1891, and the building was completed and occupied in September, L894, the cost of construction being $251,416.51. It is constructed of Bedford (Ind.) limestone, bas a cubic contents of i>44.526 feet, is supplied with steam heat, also open grates, and is equipped with a hydraulic passenger elevator. Besides the first floor, which is used entirely by the post-office, the number of rooms occupied is twenty-four, they being assigned principally to the customs and internal-revenue services. Fnited States courts, land office, special agents, inspectors of boilers and hulls, and the Weather Bureau. The gross receipts of the post-office during the fiscal year 1898-99 were $90,448.05. Customs receipts for the fiscal year 1894-95 were $7,1)05, and in 181*8-99, $5. Sis. Arrivals and clearances of vessels in 1894 were -1,514, and in is;*'.*. (>,*571. Receipts of the land office for quarters ending December 31, 1894. and March 31, L900, were $21.08(5.49 and 1641*. 57*5. 77, respectively. The population of the city in 1890 was 33,115 and in 1900 it was 52,9(51*. 314 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, Mankato, Minn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 315 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. MANKATO. MINN, An act of Congress approved January -~. Ls'.'l. authorized this building and funds for its construction were appropriated by an act of March 26, 1891. A plot of ground was secured by purchase February 13, 1892, for #5,775, fronting northwest 140 feet on Second street, and northeast 157 feet H inches on Jackson st reet. and bounded on the south- east by a 15-foot alley. A contract for the commencement of the building was awarded November 1!». L892, and the structure was 80 far completed as to permit the occupation of the first floor by the post- ofhce April 1, ls'.tti. The remainder of the building was completed and occupied soon afterwards, the cost of construction being $!i:-i.(ii".N5. Under the provisions of a resolution of Congress approved January IT, L896, work on the interior finish was performed in excess of the original estimate, but within the limit of the appropriation of March 26, lb91. The first floor is occupied entirely by the post-office and the second floor and two rooms in the attic by the United State- courts. The building contains a cubic space of 306,000 feet and is heated by steam supplied from two boilers. The stone used in construction is a limestone quarried at Kaosta. Minn. The main front of the building is on Second street, there being a public entrance also from Jackson street. In lN'.lT the postal receipts were <>71.s5 and (luring the year ended June 30, 1899, they aggregated $24,066. is. [ n 1890 the popu- lation of the city was S,.S38 and in 1900 it was L0,599. 316 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, etc., Minneapolis, Minn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 317 POST-OFFICE, FTC. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Under authority of an act of Congress approved April 1 L, 1882, the original purchase of thesitefor this building was made on duly 28. ls.s:;. The excavations were completed when work was suspended, and addi- tional land purchased under an act of July 7. 1 ss4. This second plot of ground was secured October 28, 1884. making a total frontage of 198 feet on Third street, on the northeast side, and 155 feet on First ave- nue south, on the northwest side, the total purchase price being $92,000. The lot is bounded on the southwest side by a 20-foot alley. The excavations were extended and the concrete foundations laid in the summer of 1885. The building was completed in November, 1S89, with exception of a passenger elevator and approaches, and was occu- pied at that time. The additional items were completed soon after- wards, making the total cost of the building, exclusive of site, $548,678.21. In addition to the acts above noted, appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of March 3. 1883: March 3, 1885; August 4, 188(1; March 3, 1887; October 2. 1888. and October l!». 1888. Under an act of August 5, 1892, repairs and painting were performed at the building at a cost of about $10,000. An extension consisting of a basement and one story was authorized by an act of March 2, 1899, and appropriated for by an act of March 3, 1899. July 8, 1899, a contract was awarded for the erection of the same, together with certain alterations in the interior of the building, all of which work was completed in the summer of 1900, at a cost of $55,000. The extension is on the southwest side of the building, and is 30 feet 24- inches wide by 151 feet 3 inches long. The building, which is constructed of Berea (Ohio) sandstone, has a contents of l,58l,0()() cubic feet. It is occupied principally by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. I nited State's courts, civil-service board, and Weather Bureau. There are three elevators, one passenger and two freight, which, together with the steam-heating apparatus, are operated by tive boilers equipped with Ilawlev down- draft furnaces. In 1889 the postal receipts aggregated $296,487, and during the year ended June 30, 1899, they amounted to $»>o7,342.75. In 1880 the pop- ulation of the city was 46,887, and in 1900 it was 202,718. 318 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Oi'stom-House, etc., St. Paul, Minn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 319 CUSTOM-HOUSE, ETC., ST. PAUL, MINN. This building is located on a plot of ground hounded on the east 105 feet by Wabasha street, and on the south lt'.o feet by Fifth street. The land was secured by purchase September 19, ls*>7. for £l<>.0Mo. and the building was completed and occupied in L873, the cost of con- struction being $429,299.38. It is constructed of Kaosta (Minn.) limestone, and has a contents of 661,300 cubic feet. Steam heat (direct and indirect radiation) is supplied from two boilers, which also furnish power for a freight elevator operating between the basement and first floor. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved duly 28, L866; July 20, L868; March B, ls<>:' (voL L5, p. 305); March 3, L869 (vol. 15. p. 314): April 20, 1870; duly 15. lsTo; March 1, 1871; May 18, L872, and March 3. 1873. Acts of Congress approved August 4. L886, and March 3. Iss7. made appropriations for the purchase of additional land, with a view to the extension of the building. The purchase was not effected, and by an act of August 5. 1N'.»2. after the new building described on page 321 had been authorized, Congress directed that these appropriations be covered into thesurplus fund of the Treasury. An act of February It!, 1891, authorized the Secretary of the Treas- ury to sell this custom-house whenever in his judgment, after the completion of the new building, the public interests would admit. During the calendar years 1S73 and 1899 the internal-revenue and postal receipts were $lf;2.05:-5.44 and &">9.459.8»>. and $2.5ti7.«Ks.:>3 and $491,121.2(5, respectively. In ls7<» the population of the city was 20,030. and in L900 it was L63,065. 320 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Court-House and Custom-House, St. Paul, Minn. HT8T0BY OF PDBLIC BUILDINGS. 321 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE ANT) CUSTOM-HOUSE, ST. PAUL, MINX. By an act of Congress approved February Hi, 185)1 , this building w as authorized, the cost limited at $800,000, and the Secretary of the Treasury given authority to accept, as a donation from the city of St. Paul, a suitable lot of lard a- a site for the same. The site was accordingly donated bv deed recorded June 12, 185)1, and is bounded on the north 74.5) feet by Sixth street," south 1-61. 03 feet by Fifth street, west .W0 feet by Washington street, and east 288.77 feet by Market street. Plans were prepared contemplating the erection of a building within the limit of cost lixed, and a contract for the excavation and the masonry of the subbasement was awarded February 2, 185)3. On April 4, 185)3, a contract was awarded for the cut stone and brickwork of the basement and superstructure. In 185)8 the super- structure was completed and under roof, ready for the supply of the interior finish, when further work in this direction was suspended in view of an act of July 1. 185)8, extending the limit of cost to $1 ,0o0,000, and authorizing the completion of the build- ing according to modified plans. These plans provide for an extension at the north end, carrying out the building to the line of Sixth street, and making the principal entrance at that front. The excavations for this extension were made under a run- tract awarded September 15), 185)8, and the foundations, superstructure, and roof cov- ering supplied uinler a contract awarded October 5, 185)5). The design shows a mag- nificent tower over the Sixth street entrance, but this is not at present to be ral l ied above the roof line, pending anticipated legislation in the matter. The portion of the superstructure completed before July, 185)8, may be distinguished from the inc om- plete extension in the accompanying illustration, which shows the condition of the work on December 5, 151(10. The interior finish of this completed portion, above the first floor, was supplied under a contract aw arded May 5, 185)5), and the rooms w ere occupied between August 27 and September 4, 15)00, by the customs, internal-revenue, and secret services, special agent of the Treasury, pension examiner, and the circuit and district court officers. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of ( 'ongress approved February 1(1, 185)1, March 3, 185)1, August 18, 1S5I4, March 2, l85).->, June 11. IS!))!, June 4, "185)7, July 1, 185)8, and March 3, 185)5); and by December 1, 15)00, there had been expended on account of construction, S5)40,8t>5.2">. The illustration shows the Fifth and Market street facades. The building covers most of the lot, being 271 feet 3 inches long anil 122 feet 2 inches w ide at the Fifth street end, and contains a cubic space of 2 734,305) feet. The superstructure i- of granite, from quarries of Messrs. Hennessy & Cox, St. Cloud, Minn., the contractors. While the interior finish is not yet (December, 15)00) completed throughout, in describing that portion of the work the building w ill be taken as a unit. The sub- basement is devoted to the mechanical plant, while the basement proper is given over to the postal service. The first story is assigned entirely to the post-office. The main entrance in the tower on Sixth street opens into a large entrance hall under the tower, w hich in turn opens into the post-office corridor, which extends through the building to the Fifth street entrance. These corridors and halls are wainscoted with marble, and have ornamented ceilings, enriched with gold and bronze, the floors throughout being of marble and terrazzo. On one side of the corridor is the post -office working room, while on the other are the postmaster's private offices, money-order office, etc. With the exception of the corridors, etc., the entire first floor is finished in quartered w hite oak with floors in hard wood. The marble wainscoting and floors are continued throughout the upper stories. The second story is devoted to the uses of the customs and internal-revenue services, while the third floor is assigned to the circuit and district courts, the circuit court being situated in the tower on Sixth street and extending through two stories, giving an opportunity for a gallery for spectators at the fourth-floor level. These rooms an in oak enriched by carving. On the fourth floor is the circuit court of appeals, the room for which is finished in marble and has a barrel vaulted ceiling w ith stained-glass panels admitting light from above. On this floor also is a law library finished in mahogany, with adorned ceiling which, like that in the court room, is partly of stained glass. The fifth and sixth stories an- to be used as railway-mail service dormitories, file rooms, etc. All the stories are provided with ample vaults, toilet rooms, etc., of the most modern description, w hile the building is heated by low pressure and exhaust steam, and is ventilated by a combined plenum and exhaust system. It is equipped with three magnetic-control passenger elevators, built by the Otis Elevator Com- pany, and has a boiler plant consisting of four Babcock in: Wilcox water-tube boiler? of 600 horsepower, 12242— 01 21 322 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, Winona, Minn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 323 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, WINONA. MINN. This building' is located on the northwest corner of Fourth and Main streets, on a plot of ground fronting south 14<> feet on the former, east 180 feet on the latter and bounded on the north by an alley. The land was secured by purchase June 30, 1886, for £l a.oot i. A contract for the erection of the building was entered into March is, 1890, and the structure was completed and occupied October 22, L891, the cost of construction being £144,5*0.72. The walls of the super- structure are of native limestone with Bedford (Ind.) limestone trimmings. November 20, 1890, the Department authorized the use of a 10-foot strip on the north side of the lot as a passageway in connection with the alley, thus making -the alley 20 feet wide. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of ( <>n- gress approved March 3, 1885, August 4. 1886, March 2, L889, Augu-t 30, 1890, September 30, 1890, and March 3, 1891. The cubic contents of the building are 528,584 feet. It is heated by steam and is occupied mostly by the postal service and United States courts, thirteen rooms being assigned, besides the entire Hist floor. In 18D1 the postal receipts amounted to about *2.">.ooo. and during the year ended June 30, 1899, they aggregated $33,506.50. In L890 the population of the city was 18,208 and in 1900 it was 1'.*,714. 324 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House, Post-Office, etc., Aberdeen, Miss. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 325 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. ABERDEEN. MISS. This building was authorized and appropriated for l>v acts of Con- gress approved March 3. 1885, and March 30, 1888. The site was secured by purchase August 5, 1885, for the sum of $4,000. and is located at the southwest coiner of Commerce and Hickory street-, fronting north 13<> feet on the former and east ion feet on the latter. The building was commenced under a contract awarded October 14. 18(St!, and was completed and occupied in the ;tter part of lNf>s. the cost of construction being $74.,434. 32tt HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 327 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, JACKSON. MISS. This court-house and post-office was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved March 2, 1881, which was supple- mented by an act of July 7, 1884, and is located on the southwest cor- ner of Capital and West streets. The ground, which was secured by purchase October 11, 1882, for $4,375, is bounded on the east lf'.O feet by West street, and on the north 2<»0 feet by Capital street. Work on the building was commenced in the latter part of ls83, and the structure was completed and occupied in the early part of l ss.-,, the cost of construction being $1 lo,4!*2.os. The building is constructed of brick, and contains a cubic space of 312,000 feet. It is heated by hot-water apparatus, and is occupied principally by the postal service and United States courts, the number of rooms assigned being twelve. Acts of Congress approved March -1 and :'». 189!*, provided for an addition to the building at a cost of not more than $31,000, and on December 28, 1899, a contract Mas awarded for the work. The exten- sion, which is on the south side of the building, is three stories high, and covers an area of 40 by 53 feet. It is not shown in the accom- panying illustration. The gross postal receipts for the year ended dune 30, 1885, were $10,515.87, and for the year ended June 30, 18!»!». gttl.134.3S. In l sso the population of the city was 5,204, and in 1900 it was 7.Mii. Prior to the construction of the court-house and post-office at Jack- son, Miss., the United States courts occupied rooms in the city hall. This occupation was in pursuance of an agreement entered into in 1857 under authority of an act of Congress approved March 3. 1S55, the sum of $20,000 having been paid to the city of Jackson for the use of the rooms. 3 '2 8 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 329 POST-OFFICE. MERIDIAN, MISS. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Decem- ber 24, 1890. and the limit of cost fixed at $5o.ooo, which sum was appropriated by an act of March 3. 1891. April 5. 1n'.»2, the site oil the corner of Twenty-second avenue and Eighth street was secured by purchase for the sum of sc. i ion. and proposals for the erection of the building were under consideration when legislation was approved in act of August 27, 1894, requiring that accommodations be provided for the United States courts and their offices, thus rendering necessary a modification of the plans. This legislation was supplemented by an act of March 2, 1895. authorizing the exchange of the site already purchased and extending the limit of cost to $80,000. An appropria- tion of $30,000 was made by an act of dune 4. L897. An additional strip of land fronting 25 feet on Twenty-second ave- nue was donated to the United States May 13. 18!*5. which, with the ground formerly purchased, gives the site for the building a frontage of 135 feet west on Twenty-second avenue and \'1'> feet south on Kighth street. The necessary modifications of the plans were made to comply with legislative requirements, and a contract for the erection of the build- ing was awarded September 1. L896, all work being completed and the structure occupied January 1. 1898. The cost of construction was $73,848.78. The building is constructed of brick, with Bedford (Ind.) limestone to the first-story window sills, and Georgia granite for the entrance steps, mailing platform, area copings, etc. It. contains a space of 294,050 cubic feet, and is occupied by the post-office. United State- courts, and Weather Bureau. Artificial heat is supplied by a hot-water apparatus. During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $23,440.60. In 1890 the population of the city was 10,024, and in 1900 it was 14,050. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 331 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE. ETC.. OXFORD. MISS. This building is located at the southeast corner of Pontotoc street and tli, L890. The structure was occupied in the summer of 1 S 1 * 1 and was finally completed during the following year, the cost of con- struction being *100,232.<'>8. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved dune 6, 1888, October 2, 1888, March 8, L889, March 3, 1891, and July 28, 1892. The cubic contents of the building are 42t!.o;Mi feet. It is supplied with steam heat. The number of rooms occupied is fifteen, they being assigned principally to the post-office, I'nited States courts, and Weather Bureau. During the first year the building was occupied the postal receipt- amounted to about ^14,400 and in the year ended dune 30, 1899, they aggregated £2S.812.48. In lS!»o the population of the city was 13.873, and in L900 it was I 1,834. 334 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 335 POST-OFFICE. HANNIBAL MO. This building is situated on the northwest corner of Broadway and Sixth street, on a plot of "round fronting south 142 feet on the former, east 131 feet on the latter, and hounded on the west by an alley. The ground was secured by purchase August is. lss: J ,. for the sum of $12,500, and a contract for the erection of the building was awarded August '20, 1884, the structure being completed and occupied in lssS. The cost of construction was ^12 - 2.(jS ( .t.2s. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 25, 1882, August 7. 1882, March 3, 1885, June 30, L888, March 3, 1887, and March 30, 1888. The building is constructed of Dark Hollow (Bedford. Ind.) limestone, and contains a cubic space of 357,073 feet. It is provided with steam heat, and is occupied mainly by the postal and internal- revenue services. United States courts. Weather Bureau, and pension examiner. Besides the first floor, which is used exclu- sively by the post-office, the number of rooms occupied is twelve. During the year ended June 30, 18!>1». the gross postal receipts were $20,329.87. In 1890 the population of the city was 12,857. and in 1900 it was 12,780. 336 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 337 COURT-HOl'SE AND POST-OFFICE. JEFFERSON CITY, MO. This building fronts south on High street, and is situated between Jefferson and Washington streets. The site was secured by purchase, December IS, 1883, for the sum of sio.ooo, and has a frontage of IT'.t feet on High street, extending back 200 feet to Stewart street. Build- ing operations were commenced in the summer of lss. r >, and the struc- ture was completed and occupied in 1*8!', the cost of construction being $143,162.68. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 1883, March 3, 1885, August 4. L886, February I, 1888, March 30, L888, and March 2. L889. The building is of Bedford (Ind.) limestone, and has a cubic con- tents of 875,400 feet. It is provided with steam heat and open grates, and is occupied mainly by the postal service and the I'nited States courts. During the months of March. .Inly, and November, L896, and March, 1897, the courts of Cole County. Mo., held session in this building, the authority therefor being conveyed by a public resolution of Congress approved March L3, 1896. During the years ended December 31, ISSlt. and December .".1. 1S!»!», the postal receipts amounted to £l2.sso.s, 1M»1*. they amounted to $637,864.77 and 11,988,481.50. In 1880 the popula- tion of the city was 55,785, and in 1900 it was 163,752 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BL'ILDIM--. 341 POST-OFFICE AM) COURT-HOUSE, KANSAS CITY. MO. An act of Congress approved January 2, 1891, authorized this build- ing and fixed the limit of cost at $1,200,000. which limit was extended by an act of June LI, L896, to $1,316,000. The .site was secured December 21, 1891. I>y purchase, for the sum of $450.ooo. It is bounded on the north and south each -2'fl feet by Eighth and Ninth streets, respectively, on the west 2*1) feet H inches by Grand street, and on the east 289 feet by McGee street. A contract for the general excavation was awarded December 20, 1892, for the basement and area walls March it. IN!)!-}, and for the superstructure February lit. 1895. and the building was completed and occupied dune 28. 19oo. the cost of construction being $S!»9. 42 1.(37. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1891, August IS, 18!»4. March' 2. 18!'5. dune LI. 1896, dune 4, 1897, and February 9, 1900 (painting and elevator in excess of Limit). The building occupies the western part of the block and has its main facade on Grand street. The retaining walls and the basement walls to the top of the water table are of South Park (Colo.) red granite, and Llano County (Tex.) gray granite is used for the superstructure. The building covers an area of 254 feet lo inches by 115 feet 2^ inches, and contains a cubic -pace of L, 592, 219 feet. The interior finish is classic in design, the most striking feature being a spacious rotunda extending from the first floor to a height of 116 feet and terminating in a vaulted ceiling pierced by a score of glazed openings. In each story of the rotunda, fluted columns on pedestals, and sup- porting richly ornamented cornices, are used with good effect. Wide galleries at each floor, with ornamental bronze railings and chip mosaic floors, communicate on three sides with the main building through semicircular and elliptical-arched openings. In the basement are located the custodian's office, carriers* room, mailing division for second and third class matter, receiving room, locker and toilet rooms, as well as the engine and boiler rooms. Plaster, cement, marble, and wood wainscoting and chip mosaic are the finishing materials used. On the first floor are located the rooms of the postmaster and a>-i-t- ant postmaster, the money-order and registry divisions, the post-office workroom, and public lobbies. Marble and hard-wood wainscots, chip mosaic, and ornamental plaster are the principal finishing materials used on this floor. The second floor is given over entirely to offices, and the finishing materials are the same as in the first story. On the third floor are located the United States court and judges' rooms, the law library, and offices. The court room i> elaborately finished in marble and paneled hard-wood wainscoting, pilasters, and pediments. The remaining rooms and corridors are finished as in the first and second stories. On the fourth floor are the railway mail clerk's dormitory, jury and toilet rooms, the finishing materials being the same as in the stories below. The building is lighted by gas and electricity and is provided with a high-pressure water-tube boiler plant, an electric generating plant, exhaust steam heat, and mechanical ventilation, two electric passenger elevators, one electro-hydraulic mail lift, and one hydraulic ash lift. 342 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, St. Joseph, Mo. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 343 POST-OFFICE. ST. JOSEPH. MO. This building is located on the southeast corner of Eighth and Edmond streets, on a plot of ground fronting west on the former L5S feet, north on the latter 140 feet, and bounded on the east by a 2o-foot alley. The land was secured by purchase February 10, lss8. for *11..">iio, and work on the basement and area walls was commenced under a con- tract awarded September 24, 1SS.">. The structure was completed and occupied about January, L891, the costof construction being (349,450. It is built of limestone, from a quarry of Vbris, Norton & Co., Bed- ford. Ind., contains a space of 606,600 cubic feet, is heated by steam, and is provided with a hydraulic passenger elevator. The post-oflice is located on the first floor and the United States courts <>n the second. Other portions of the building are assigned to the customs, internal- revenue, and railway-mail services, and pension examiner. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved August 5, 18S2, .Inly 7. I*s4, .March 3, L885, August 4, 1886, March 3, 1887, March 30, L888, August 30, L890, and March 3, 18'.»l. the last two for tower clock, etc. In 1891 the postal receipts amounted to about $120,000, and during the year ended June 30, I8!»it, to $155,S2!u;*. The population of the city in 1890 was 52,324, and in 1900 it was l02,y7'J. HISTORY OF PrKLIC HCILDINGS. 345 APPRAISERS' STOKES. ST. LOUIS. .MO. This building is located on the southeast coi ner of Third and Olive streets, on a plot of ground bounded on the west 105 feet !• inches by the former, on the north 152 feet by the latter, and on the east 105 feet !' inches by a 15-foot alley. The land was secured by purchase October 31, 1851. and May 1. 1*52. for $37.00(1. and the building was completed and occupied in 1S5!». the cost of construction being $321,987. 08. The appropriations on account of the same were made by acts of Congress approved September Ho. ls5o. March 1S51. duly 21. 1852, March 3, 1853. August 4. 1854, dune 12, L858, and February 9, 1861 (furnishing, etc.). Under appropriations made by acts of March ' J ». L887, October "J. 1888. and August 80, 1890, the building was overhauled and repaired and an additional story added at a cost of £l7o.ooo. With this addi- tional story, which is of north St. Louis prairie limestone, the building has a cubic contents of 4,500,000 feet. A portion of the first floor is used by the postal service, in connection with the main city post-office, and the other rooms are occupied principally by the Tinted States appraisers, Tinted States Army. Marine-Hospital Service, pension examiners, Railway Mail Service, and assay office. The quarters for the assay office were lifted up under an appropriation of (10,000, made for the purpose by an act of Congress approved February L, L881. The building is provided with steam heat and elevator service — one passenger and one freight. Originally the title of the building was "Custom-house." but in 18H7 it was changed to "Appraisers* stores." When it was first constructed the population of the city was about 150,000. In 1900 it was 575.238. 346 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 3-47 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. ST. LOUIS. MO. This building occupies the block bounded on the north 270 feet by Locust street, on the south 270 feet by Olive street, on the east 228 feet 1£ inches by Eighth street, and on the west 228 feet 1£ inches by Ninth street. The main front is on Olive street. The site was secured under condemnation proceedings instituted June 4, 1872, the decree of the circuit court being rendered Septem- ber 13, 1872. An appeal was taken by certain of the defendants, mid on May 23, 187-1, the judgment of the lower court was affirmed by the supreme court. The total cost of the site was S368.882.65. A con- tract was awarded September 2. 1873. for the foundation stone sub- basement piers and area walls, and the building was completed in 1884, during which year it was occupied. It rests on a pile founda- tion covered with a thick bed of concrete. The stone used in the base- ment walls is a local red granite, and that in the superstructure a grav granite from Hurricane Island. Maine. This latter stone was cut under a 15 per cent contract similar to those in connection with the court-houses and post-officea at New York and Philadelphia. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of July 15, 1870, March 27, 1872. March 3, 1873, June 23, 1874, January 28, 1875, March 3, 1875, July 31, 1876, March 3, 1877, April 30, ls78~, June 20, 1878, March 3. 187!>, June It!. Ism*. March 3, 1881. August 7, 1882, March 3, 1883, May 1, 1884. and August 4. I8*i; (paving). The building has a contents of 5,885,000 cubic feet and cost $5,680,854.68, exclusive of site. In the subbasement is located the hot- water heating, lighting, and power plants, and machinery of the two passenger, one freight, and two mail hydraulic elevators. The main basement and first lloor are occupied by the post-office and the third floor by the United States courts and court offices. The other occu- pants of the building are principally officials of the customs and internal revenue services, assistant treasurer, post-office inspectors, railway-mail clerks, light-house inspectors, steamboat inspectors, and United States engineers. Under a contract entered into on September 23. 1873, with the St. Louis Tunnel Railroad Company, in the sum of $15o.ooo. a tunnel was constructed along the Eighth street side of the building to facil- itate the transmission of mail. The tunnel is the full width of the street at this point, with a large platform at the level of the basement floor. The purpose tor which it was projected has proved to be impracticable and its use for such has been abandoned. During the years ended June 30, 1884. and 1S8!>. the internal-revenue receipts have increased from $4,995,427.53 t<> $14,380,593.84, and din - ing the same period the postal receipts have increased from $829,331.32 to $1,826,742.99. In 1880 the population of the city was 350.f>l8. and in 1900 it was 575,238. 348 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 349 POST-OFFICE. SEDALIA, MO. This building is located on the southeast corner of Second and Lamine streets, on a plot of "round fronting north 110 feet 5 inches on the former, west 120 feet on the latter, and bounded on the south by a 12- foot alley. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved February 13, 1881) and March 2. 1H.SK, respectively. The land was donated to the United States March 1 1. 181*0, and a contract for the erection of the building was entered into November 8. 1H!»0. The structure was completed and occupied early in 1H<»2, the cost of con- struction being $49,581.33. It is built of brick trimmed with stone, contains a space of 190,701 cubic feet and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services and special pension examiner. Steam heat is supplied from one boiler. During the first year of the occupation of the building the postal receipts amounted to $24,080 and during the year ended dune 30, 1890, they were $20,048,22. In 1890 the population of the city was 14,068 and in 1900 it was 15,231. 350 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, iSpringfield, Mo. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 351 COURT-HOUSE ANT) POST-OFFICE. SPRINGFIELD. Ml). This building is located on the northeast corner of Bower and Boc-n- yiHe Streets, on a plot of ground fronting south 121 feet on the former, and extending back 200 feet between Boonville street on the west, and an alley on the east. The north line of the lot is 13<» feet. The site was secured by purchase Match 28. 181*0. for the sum of $20,000. A contract was awarded May 23. L891, for the excavation, basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occu- pied in June, 1894, the cost of construction being $133.9t>0. 57. It is constructed of limestone quarried at Stinesville. Ind.. with entrance steps and platforms, sills, etc.. of granite: contains a space of 403,544 cubic feet, and is equipped with a steam-heating apparatus operated by two boilers; also an electric passenger elevator. There ai*e twenty rooms occupied, they being assigned to the postal and internal-revenue services. United States courts, land office, and Weather Bureau. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 29, 1888, and the limit of cost was increased by act of duly 2. 1890. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of October 2. Is.s.s. March 3, 1891, and March 2, 1895 (elevator). The postal receipts have increased from about $3»5.oo<) in 1894 to $44,957.51 during the year ended dune 30, 1899. In L890 the popula- tion of the city was 21,850, and in 1900 it was 23. --Mil. 352 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 353 ASSAY OFFICE, HELENA. MONT. November 6, LS7-t, a lot on the aortheast corner of Broadway and Warren streets, fronting south L50 feet on the former and west LOO feet on the latter, was purchased for $1, ;")()(). Soon afterwards the present building was commenced, and it was completed in the sum- mer of 1876, the cost of construction being *."iS..">ot;. is. The building, which is of brick, with stone trimmings, is located at about the center of the lot, and fronts south on Broad wa] . There has since been a one-story addition constructed at the rear, extending ea-t dose to the lot line. The appropriations for the building and machinery were approved May 12, 1874, July 31, 1876, August L.">. L876, and dune 20, 1878. The amount of business transacted annually in the assay office since it was first erected has increased from about $100,000 to $2,500,000 in 1899. During the interval the population of the city lia^ increased from about 2,500 to 10,770 in 1900. 12242—01 23 354 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Beatrice, Nebr. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 355 POST-OFFICE, BEATRICE, NEBR. This building was authorized by an act of Congres> approved Decem- ber 27, 1890, and appropriated for by acts of March :;. 18'.»1. and August 5, 1892. It is located on the northeast coi ner of Klla and Sixth streets, on a plot of ground secured October l!>. ISH1. by purchase, for the sum of $15,000, and bounded on the south L20 feet by Ella street, west 140 feet 3 inches by Sixtli street, and on the north 120 feet by an alley. A contract was awarded April 18!*2. for the erection of the build- ing - , and it was completed and occupied in the latter part of October, 1893, the cost of construction being itM-'.t.TlD.H-k The material used in the superstructure is a gray sandstone, from Warrensburg, Mo. The cubic contents of the building are l*>u.lf>7 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is occupied principally by the postal serv ice. The gross receipts of the post-office aggregated $17,684.22 during the year ended dune :>o. lstt'.t. In lsito the population of the city was 13,836, and in 1900 it was 7.N75. 356 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 357 POST-OFFICE, FREMONT, NEBR, This building was authorized by an act of Congre» approved May 5, 1890, and was appropriated for also by acts of August 30, 1890, and March 3, 1891. On December V2, L891, the Government secured by purchase, for f>,<)00. a lot of ground on the northwest corner of Broad and Sixth streets, fronting east feet on the former and south 182 feet on the latter. September 7. 1N92. a contract was awarded for the construc- tion of the building, and it was completed and occupied in February, L895, the cost of construction being $53,936.19. The building is constructed of Colorado sandstone, and contains a cubic space of lNl.tlno feet. It i> provided with steam heat and is occupied entirely by the postal service. The gross receipts of the post-office during the year ended June :)o. 1899, were $17.7-H.37. which are slightly in excess of those during the first year of the occupancy of the building. The population of the city in 1890 was »>,747, and in 1900 it was 7,241. 358 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 359 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. LINCOLN. NEBR. This building is located on the south side of what was formerly called Market square, which is 300 by 300 feet and is bounded on the north by P street, south by () street, east by Tenth street. ;ind west by Ninth street. It was donated to the United States by the city of Lincoln April '2. L873. The building was commenced in 1*74. but owing to difficulties encountered in securing suitable materials it was not completed until 187'.). r,, he cost of construction was $198,243.98. It is of a sileceous limestone, (jiiarried at Laplatte, Sharpy County. Nebr. , and contains a space of 445,300 cubic feet, is heated by -team from one boiler, and is provided with electric passenger elevator service. Their are twenty- four rooms occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. United State- courts, land office, and pension agency. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved February 21. 1873, July 31, 1876, June 20. l s"s (approaches), March 3, 1879 (approaches), dune LH, isso (approaches). August 4. 1886 (fountain), March 2. L887 (paving), and March 3, L891 (improving grounds). At the rear of the building is a fountain, constructed over an artesian well 3,000 feet deep. This well was sunk by the city with a view to establishing a salt industry, there being extensive deposits of -alt in the vicinity. A condition of the deed transferring the property to the Government is that the water flowing from this well •■shall not be obstructed." but if necessary may be carried off in suitable pipes. The fountain is visited by a great many people who drink the water, which, besides containing salt, is highly impregnated with Other min- eral- and i- powerfully magnetic. During the first year the building was occupied the postal receipts amounted to $2f>, ">03, and during the year ended dune 30, 18!W, they were $110,677.97. In 1880 the population of the city was 13,003 and in L900 it was 40,169. 360 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY of PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 361 COURT HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. NEBRASKA CITY. NEBR. This building is located on the southwest corner of First Corsoand Eighth street, on n plot of ground fronting north 144 feet on the former, east 120 feet on the latter, and hounded on the south by a public alley. Il was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved March 3, L885, August 4. L886, and March 3, 1SS7. Title to the land was secured August 22. 1SS5. by purchase, for the sum of $5,000. The building was commenced under a contract awarded dune 24, lSSt;. and was completed and occupied January L, the cost of construction being &l52.x7. It is constructed of brick with stone trimmings, and has a cubic contents of 506,300 feet. The first floor is occupied entirely by the post-office. The building is heated by steam supplied by one boiler, and open fireplaces. In 1SK!) the gross postal receipts amounted to about &KUM10. and during the year ended June 3o. lNH'.t. they aggregated £l l..">74.42. The population of the city in 1S!»() was ll.H41.and in 1HO0 it w:is T.:',so. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 363 COURT-HOUSE, CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, OMAHA, NEBR, This building fronts weston Sixteenth street, and extends from Cap- ital avenue on the north to Dodge street on the south. It was author- ized by an act of Congress approved January 21. ISSO. The site was secured by condemnation, the total amount of the awards being $399,281, payment of which was made May 14. lsoo. The land extends 240 feet from Capital avenue to Dodge street, and ^t'»4 feet from Six- teenth to Seventeenth streets. The excavations, etc.. were commenced under a contract awarded November 14. 1891, and the building was completed and occupied throughout March 1, 1899. The first floor, however, was occupied by the post-office in L898. The structure is of No. 1 South Park (Colo. ) granite, and has a cubic contents of 1,!K>8,325 feet. Generally the interior finish is in oak. with marble mosaic corridor floors throughout. The main entrance, under the tower and the post-office corridor, are wainscoted in marble, also the stair halls generally, while the stair finish is of wrought and cast iron, with marble treads. The circuit and district court rooms, which are on the north and south sides of the third story, are finished in marble and plaster, with oak-beamed ceilings. There are about fifty office rooms in the building, which are occupied principally by the postal, customs and internal-revenue services, I nitecf States courts, and Weather Bureau. Steam heat is supplied from a plant operated by four boilers, which also supply power for the pumps connected with the two hydraulic passenger elevators and the two hydraulic lilts. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved January 21. lsso, August . r ». 1S02, March .'i. 1893, August 18, 18!>4, March 2, 1895, June 11, 1896, and June 4. L897,and the cost of construction was $833,982.94. An actof March 2. Is'.t'.t, increased the limit of the cost of the build- ing and site to #1,800,000, and an actof March 3, ISIW, made an appro- priation therefor. Accordingly, drawings and specifications were pre- pared for extending the building 80 feet to the rear, the addition to be the same height and width as the structure now completed, and a cont ract was entered into June 7. 1 Itoo. for the erection of tin- same. During the year ended June 30, 180!*, the gross postal and internal- revenue receipts amounted to £3(i7.22b\sl and £3.428.070.38 respec- tively. During the last four decades the population of the city has been as follows: lsTn. 16,083; L880, 30,51*: 1890, 14o.4.">2; 1900, 102,555. Prior to the construction of this building the Government occupied as a court-house and post-office a building located on the southwest corner of Fifteenth and Dodge streets, the site for which was donated to the United States June 20, 1S70. The building was commenced in 1870 and completed in 1875 at a cost of $330.o71.7s. The appropria- tions on account of the same were made by acts of March 3. 1 stilt. July 15, 1870, March 3, 1871. June 10, L872, March 3, 1873, June 23, 1*74. and March 3, 1875. The act of January 21, 1889, authorizing the new building, provided also that this old building should be transferred to the War Department for use of officers of the Department of the Platte. This transfer was ordered by the Treasury Department. Feb- ruary 17, 1899. 364 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 3r,r, POST-OFFICE, SOUTH OMAHA. NEBR. This building is located on the northwest corner of M and Twenty- fourth streets, on a plot of "•round bounded on the south by the former 150 feet, on the east by the latter 130 feet, and on the west by a 20-foot alley L30 feet. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved February 20, 1895. and appropriated for by acts of March 2. IX!»5, and June 4. l^itT. The site was secured by purchase March 15, 1N!»7, for the sum of §15,0(M». A contract for the erection of the building was awarded February 21, LSJtS, and the structure was completed and occupied July 2'.», IS!*'.*, the cost of construction being *N4.75<>.37. It is constructed of but!' brick, trimmed with terra cotta, with base- ment walls of Bedford (Iud.) limestone, and entrance steps and plat- forms of granite, has a cubic contents of 336,337 feet, and is heated by a low-pressure return-circulation steam apparatus operated by one boiler. The flooring and wainscoting of the Lobby and first and second story corridors is of marble, and the finish of the office rooms generally is in oak. The entire first floor is occupied by the postal service and most of the second by the Bureau of Animal Industry. During the year ended dune 30. lS'.tli, the postal receipts aggregated $57,767.21. In L890 the population of the city was S.o»J2. and in I'.too it was 26,001. 366 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 367 BRANCH MINT. ('ARSON CITY. NEV. This building faces cast on CaTSOIl street, and is located on a plot of ground 170 feet square, bounded also on the south by Robinson, west by Curry, and north by Caroline street-. The land was secured by dona- tion July 13, 1865, the authority for the acceptance of the property being contained in an act of Congress approved February 23, L865. The building was completed and opened for business on January 8, 1870, the cost of construction, including machinery, being £426. 7*7.66. Tn 1874 a two-story extension was constructed at the rear, at a cost of about $6,000. The building is of sandstone, from the Nevada State prison <|iiarry, and covers an area of '.to by L70 feet. It was used as a mint until May. 18!»3, since which time it has been operated practically as an assay otlice. The appropriations on account of the building were approved March 3, 1863; July 20, 186S; March 3, 1869; duly L5, L870; March 3, 1871; June 19, 1878 (boilers). The population of the city in 1880 was 4,229, and in 1900 it was 2,100. sm HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF 1'UBLIC BUILDINGS. 369 COURT-HOCSE, lUST-OFFICE. ETC.. CAKSOX CITY. NEW This building is located on u Mock 17<> feet square, bounded on the north by Spear street, south byTelegraph street, east by Plaza street, and west by Carson street. The main entrance is on the Carson street side. The land was secured by purchase March 1. ISN6, for the sum of $11,000. A contract was awarded May 2.">. lsss, for the erection of the building, and the structure was completed and occupied May lit. 1891, the cost of construction being $134,605.53. The cubic contents of the building are 421,528 feet. It Lb heated bv steam and open fireplaces, and is occupied by the post-office, land ollice. United States courts, and Weather Bureau: the number of rooms assigned being sixteen. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved January 13,1885; March 30, L888, and March 3, L891. Din- ing the years ended March 31, 181H, and March 81, L900, the postal receipts amounted to $6,666.16 and s?7,<)57..s'.», respectively. In LS90 the population of the city was :>.!»•">«>. and in 1 '.»<)< I it was 2,100. 12242—01 24 370 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 871 POST-OFFICE. COURT-HOUSE. ETC.. CONCORD, N. H. The building shown in the accompanying illustration is located at about the center of a block bounded on the north 2 inches by Capitol street, on the east 222 feet 11 inches by State street, and on the west 22] feet 6 inches by Green street, the principal approach being 1 from State street. The ground was secured by purchase September 1". L883, for the sum of $52,275. A contract for the masonry was awarded September 5, 18*5. and the building was completed and occupied January 20, IMS*.), the cost of construction being ^174-.4ti.">.7'.t. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved June 10, 1882, March 8, 1885, March 3, 1887, March 30, ISSN, and October lit. 1888. The building is of a local granite and contains a cubic spac e of 57s. 018 feet. It is heated by steam, and is occupied by the postal service, United States courts, and pension agency. During the year ended dune 30. 181*9. the gross postal receipts amounted to $47,959.21. In 1880 the population of the city was 13,843; in 1890, 17,004; and in 1900, 19.032. Post-Office, Court-House, etc., Manchester, N. H. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 373 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE. ETC.. MANCHESTER, N, H. An act of Congress approved March 8. Ins."). authorized this build- ing and appropriated &I00.000 on its account. May s. 1,nm>. the United States secured title to the site by purchase, for the sum of $38,602.40. The land is bounded on the south 220 feet by Hanover street, on the west 14fi feet by Chestnut street, and on the north 22o feet by Derrytield lane, a passageway 2<> feet wide. A contract for the excavation was awarded June !'. Is*!, and the building was com- pleted and occupied in February, 1891, the cost of the same., exclusive of site, being $212,934.99. The building, which is of granite, has a cubic contents <>t 182,000 feet. The first floor is occupied by the postal service, and rooms on the other floors are assigned to pension examiners and the district attorney. The building is heated by a system of indirect radiation. Supplied by one boiler. In addition to the act above referred to appropriations on account of the building were made by nets of March 3. L887, March 30, l sv s and April 4. L890. When the building was first occupied the gross postal receipt- amounted to about $45,000 per annum, and during the fiscal year lS«J8-!»!» they were $<»5. 872.41. In lS'to the population of the city was 44,126, and in 1900 it was 56,987. 374 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 375 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, PORTSMOUTH, N. II. This building is located on the block bounded on the north by Porter street 82 feet 4 inches, on the south by State street 7'' feet 8 inches, on the east by Pleasant street 147 feet inches, and on the wot by Church street 14tf feet. The main front is on Pleasant street The land was secured July 7, 1S">7. by purchase, for the sum of $19,51 11 K and the building was completed and occupied in September, L860, the cost of construction being $l45,110.ol. It is constructed of Concord (N. H.), granite, contains a space of 312,500 cubic feet, and i- occupied by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services and the United States courts, the first floor being assigned to the post-office and the third floor to the courts. Steam heat is furnished by two boilers. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of ( 'on- gress approved August 18, 1856, and dune 12, 1858. During the year ended dune 30, lsit'.i, the internal-revenue receipts amounted to $1,341,036.09, this district comprising the States of .Maine. New Hampshire, and Vermont. In 1860 the postal receipts were about $10,000, and during the fiscal year bS!»S-!*!t they were S-J7.. r >4i\ In. The census of 1870 gives the population of the city as It, 211, and that of 1900 as 10,637. Under the provisions of a general act of Congress approved April 3<*, 1816, providing for custom-houses, warehouses, etc.. the Govern- ment OD August 21, 1 s 1 7 . purchased for the sum of £s.o.">o. Plans were then prepared but active building operations were not commenced. Additional legislation is embodied in acts of June 11, 1896, and June 4, 1897, extending the limit of cost of the building and authorizing the purchase of additional land. December 10. ls'.tT. a piece of ground was purchased for $5,000, adjoining the Government lot on the north, making the total cost of the site $32.v a rich marble cornice in keeping with the style of the design. The building rests on a granite base 3 feet high, the walls above this being of white marble, from quarries of the Vermont Marble Company, near Proctor. Yt. The interior finish generally is in mahogany, with the tirst-story lobby floored and wainscoted in marble. The first floor is occupied entirely by the postal service, and the second by the customs, internal-revenue and civil services, and pension examiner. The building has a contents of 2*»0,3KN cubic feet, is lighted by gas and elect l icit \" . and is heated by steam, the heating system being a combination of direct and indirect radiation, with ventilation induced by aspirating coils. The population of Camden in 1890 was 58,313, and in 1900 it was 75,i>35. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 379 POST-OFFICE, HOBOKEN, N. J, March 18, 1889, a plot of ground Ion feet square, hounded hy River street on the west and Newark street on the south, was secured by purchase for the sum of $30,000, and on October 19, L891, a contract was awarded for the construction of the present building thereon. The work was completed and the structure occupied in March, 1 S!*:-{. the cost of construction being $14,400.72. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved June 18, 1888, October 2, 1888, September i' 1 - 1 . 1890, and August 23, lS!)-i (outstanding liabilities). The building is constructed of brick, with stone trimmings, is 60 feet square, and contains a cubic space of 164,377 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is occupied entirely by the postal service. The postal receipts in 1893 amounted to *3N,!»f>2.16, and during the year ended dune 30, 1S99, they amounted to $49,629.51. In 1890 the population of the city was 43,648, and in 1900 it was 59,364. 380 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 381 POST-OFFICE. JERSEY CITY, N. J. In pursuance of acts of Congress approved March 3, 1*73. and March 3, 1875, a plot of ground fronting south 150 feet on Sussex street and east 100 feet on Washington street, with a brick building thereon, which had been used as a residence, was purchased October 21, L875, for the sum of $70,000. In 1*77, under authority of an act of July 31, 1S70, the building was remodeled, and was occupied in the latter part of that year. An act of August 7. 1882, appropriated $4,000 for improvement of grounds, which work was performed in 1884. In 1889 a one-story addition was Imilt on the north side along the line of Washington street and some minor changes made at a cost of about $12,000, which sum was appro- priated by an act of March 30, 1888. The building is of brick and contains a cubic space of 120,000 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is occupied principally by the postal and internal revenue services, the number of rooms assigned being ten. In Iss'.t the postal receipts amounted to about $120,000, and during the year ended June 30. 1899, they aggregated $225,391.04. In lsso the population of the city was 120,722, and in 1900 it was 200.433. 382 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Newark, N. J. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 383 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, NEWARK, N.J. Under authority of acts of Congress approved August 4. ls")4. and June 12. L858, a plot of ground on the northwest corner of Broad and Academy streets was purchased dune 14. 1855, for $50,000, and a custom-house and post-office erected thereon. An act of March 1. 1888. authorized the purchase of additional land and the erection of an addition to the building. Under this authority the First Baptist Church property, fronting on Academy street, was purchased October 12. 1888, for SWUM in. An act of May 2. ls'.io, modified previous legislation by authorizing the removal of the old custom-house and post-office and the construction of a new building. Accordingly the church building was fitted up to accommodate the Government offices, and the custom-house was torn down. April 2o. 1891, a contract was awarded for the foundations and basement and area walls of the new building, and the structure was completed at a cost of #4o3. 427. 07. exclusive of land, the upper floors being occupied in dune, 1896, and the first floor by the post-office in dune. IM'7. The building is of Belleville (N. J.) gray sandstone, and is in plan 93 by 1<>4 feet. It is occupied principally by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, and I'nited State.- courts, the first floor being assigned to the post-office and the third floor to the court-. In the basement there are three boilers which supply steam heat for the building and pressure for the hydraulic passenger elevator. The old church building, shown in the illustration, is constructed of a red sandstone, and is used in connection with the post-office. January 15. 18!»8. a plot of ground, extending from the north side of the custom-house 54 feet along Broad street to the .Morris Canal, was secured by purchase for $250,000. This last purchase gives the Gov- ernment lot a frontage of 168 feet on Broad street, and it extends back 218 feet along Academy street. Additional appropriations on account of the completion of the building and the purchase of the land on the north side were made by acts of March 3, 1891, March 2. L895, dune 1 1. 1896, and dune 4. 1897, During the years ended dune 30, L896, and dune 30, L899, the gross internal revenue receipts were £3.88i.805.7!» and £4.657,854.51, respec- tively. The postal receipts increased from &3ii! t.75 1.80 during the fiscal year L8i>7-!»8 to :jW 74. 1588.83 during the year 18HS— ;>;♦. In ls70 the population of Newark was 105,059, and in 1900 in was 246,070. 384 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Patekson, N. J. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDING-S. 385 POST-OFFICE, PATERSOX. X. J. This building occupies the block bounded on the north 25!».73 feet by Ward street, east 76.84 feet by Clark street, south 2.">0 feet by Lee place, and on the west 146.77 feet by Hamilton street, the main front being on the last-named street. It was authorized by an act of Con- gress approved June 7. IKsx. which limited the entile cost to $80,000. This limit was extended by an act of February 20, lK'.t"), to $20<).owo. The site was purchased January 27. ls'.»:5. for $22,000, and on Octo- ber 5, 1897, a contract was awarded for the construction of the build- ing, the same being occupied by the post-office October t, 1 899, the other offices moving in November L, 1 s«i>*. The cost of construction was 1177,739.68. The superstructure is of red brick, trimmed with Bedford (Ind.) limestone, all stone work below the first floor line, including entrance steps and cheek blocks, being pink granite from quarries at Pochuck, Orange County, N. Y. The building is heated by steam supplied by two boilers and is provided with an electric freight elevator. It is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue service-. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of June 7. 1SSS, March 2, 1895, and June 4, 1897. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the gross postal receipt- amounted to $81,!M>2.44. In 1900 the population of the city was 105,171. The building shown in the background in the accompanying illus- tration Is the Passaic County court-house. 12242— ol 25 386 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 387 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. TRENTON. N. J. This building is located on :i plot of ground bounded on the south 200 feet by East State street, on the west 148 feet by Montgomery .street, on the north 199 feet by a 12-foot alley, and on the east 14"> by private property. The land was secured by purchase August 1873, for sso.ooo. and the building was commenced in the latter part of the same year. It was completed and occupied throughout in 1878, the post-office por- tion being occupied, however. July 1. 1S77. The cost of construction was $326,382.26. The exterior walls are of sandstone, quarried at Amherst, Ohio. The appropriations on account of the structure were made by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1871, March is, 1872. March 3, 1 >>".">. July 31, 1876, March 3, 1S77, April 80, 1878, and dune 20, L878 (approaches). The cubic contents of the building are 649,200 feet. It Is heated by hot water and is provided with an electric passenger elevator. The rooms occupied are twelve in number, they being assigned principally to the post-office and United States courts. The postal receipts during the year ended June 30. LS'.tlt. aggregated $107,702.54. The population of the city in l87o wa- 22,874; in L880, 29,910, and in 1900, 73.3o7. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 389 COURT-HOUSE, ETC.. SANTA FE. X. MEX. This building fronts south on Catson avenue, between Washington avenue on the east, (riant avenue on the w >st, and Federal place on the north. The site is a part of land which at the signing of the treaty of 1848 belonged to the Government of Mexico, and was then conveyed to the United States. Under authority of an act of Congress approved September 30. 1850 (the territorial government being established by act of September 9, 1850), providing for public buildings for New Mexico, this building, designed as a capitol. was commenced in 1*53, and the walls of the structure carried to the first-floor line, when the work was discontinued, and was not resumed until January 13, 1888, when a contract was awarded for its completion. It was completed in the latter pari of 1889, the total cost being $142,240.50. Provision for a statehouse was made by the Territorial legislature in the winter of 1883, and an act of Congress, approved February 9, L887, authorized the completion of this building for the accommodation of the United States courts and other Government offices. It contains a space of 513,01*0 cubic feet, and is occupied principally by the internal-revenue service, land office, and United States land court. Steam heat is furnished from one boiler. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of September 80, 1850, May 31, 1854, June 25, 1860, March 3, 1887, October 2, 1888, March 2, L889 (furniture), and March 3, 1891 (outstanding lia- bilities). In L890 the population of the city wastl. Is;,, and in L900 it was 5,003. On the north side of the plaza at Santa Fe is an adobe " palace," a portion of which is now occupied by the post-office. It was constructed about 1680, and was used as an executive mansion under the Mexican legime. Since the acquisition of the Territory by the United States it has been occupied by various Government offices. On May L9, L892, it was transferred from the Treasury to the Interior Department, and by an act of Congress, approved April'.). L900, was com eyed, with other property, to the city of Santa Fe. In July, 1900, the city had not yet taken formal possession of the building. 390 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 391 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, ALBANY, N. V. The building shown in the accompanying illustration La located on a plot of ground hounded on the west 138 foot in inches hy Broadway, on the south 150 feet 0 inches hy State street, and on the east 1»'>7 feet by Dean street. The main front is on Broadway. On the north side of the lot. and located thereon, is an alley extending from Broadway 157 feet 11 inches to Dean street. An act of Congress approved March L2, L872, authorized the con- struction of a- custom-house and post-office on land to he donated by the city or citizens of Albany. Acts of March 3, 1873, and dune 23, 1874, appropriated $l.").">,0OO toward the purchase of a site, <>n condi- tion that the city or citizens would subscribe the balance necessary. The present site was purchased dune • >. 1*74. for $275,000, with the exception of a strip 28 feet 8 inches wide (Exchange street) extending from Broadway to Dean street, which was donated to the Government by the city of Albany. The building was commenced in dune. I sTT. and completed in the latter part of 1884. It was occupied, however, about January I, L884. The cost of construction was $623,565.21. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved June 10, 1872, March ::. 1*73, dune I'.".. 1*74. March 8, 1877, June 20, 1878, March 3, L879, June L6, L880, March:'.. 1881, August 7, 1882, March 3, 1883, May L, 1884, duly 7. 1884, and dune 6, L900 (repairs). The cubic contents of the building are 1,404,600 feet. It is heated by steam and provided with elevator service. Besides the first floor, which is occupied by the city post-office, the number of rooms occupied is forty-three, assigned principally to the postal, custom.-., internal- revenue, steamboat-inspection, and Weather Bureau services, the United States courts, and the pension department. The following is a comparative statement of internal-revenue and postal receipts during fiscal years ending June 30: Internal revenue. 1SS5. about #800.00(1; lS'.W, S3.NSO. 1 71 .-j:>; postal. l.vC>. about *l«>n.ooo : 1809, |251,288.7o. In 1880 the population of the city was 90,758,and in 1900 it was 94,151. 392 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF Pl'KLIC BUILDIXOS. 393 POST-OFFICE. COURT-HOUSE, FTC. AUBURN, N. V. This building 18 located on the northwest corner of Genesee and Green streets, on a plot of ground fronting south 167 feet 1 inch on the former, and east 1!»H feet on the latter. The land was secured by condemnation for the sum of $49,500, payment of which was made December -27, 1886. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded July 24, 1888. and the structure was completed and occupied May 1. lS'.K). the cost of construction being- $14!U52o.!»0. The stone used in the walls of the superstructure is a blue limestone. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved March 8, 1885, March 80, 1888, and March 3. 1891 (ap- proaches, etc.). The building contains a cubic space of :■'>.">•>. 516 feet. It is prov ided with steam heat, and is occupied principally by the postal and internal- revenue services, the United States courts and pension office, lti rooms being assigned. During the first year the building was occupied the postal receipts amounted to about $36,000, and during the year ended dune 30, 1899, they aggregated £4tt.47s.4.">. In 1890 the population of the city was 25,858, and in 1900 it was 3o,345. 394 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Court-Hucse, etc., Binghamton, N. Y, HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 395 POST-OFFICE. COl'RT-HOrSE. ETC.. KINOHA.MTuN. \. y, The United States Government building at Binghamton, N. Y.. was authorized and appropriated tor by acts of Congress approved Mareh 3, 1887, and Mareh L891. January IS, 1888, the site was secured by purchase for the sum of $15,000, and has a frontage on the west of 200 feet on Wall street, and on the north of 125 feet on Henry street. The building was com- menced under a contract awarded June 23, L888, and was completed and occupied in the latter pari of L891, the cost of construction being *i:-57,687.82. The building contains a cubic space of 558,6!»o feet. It is heated bv steam, and is occupied principally by the postal and Weather Bureau services. When it was first occupied the postal receipt- amounted to $70,000 per annum. They had increased to $125, < .)0l».4s during the year ended June 30. IS!)!). In 1890 the population of the city was 35,005, and in 1900 it was 3U,o47. 396 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, etc., Brooklyn, N. Y. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 397 POST-OFFICE. ETC.. BROOKLYN. N. Y. This building is located on the north side of Johnson street and extends from Adams street on the east to Washington street on the west. The main front is on Johnson street, there being a public entrance also from Washington street. The site was secured by purchase June 21, 1884, for the sum of $4< is, .",00. and has a frontage of 2W feet on Johnson street and IT.", feel on Adams and Washington streets. September*, L899, additional land was secured by purchase for $20,000. fronting 22 feet 4i inches on this latter street and 121 feet deep, thus making the Washington street front of the Government lot 197 feet 44 inches. This latter purchase was authorized and appropriated for by acts of March 2 and :!. 1*99. respectively. Work on the building was commenced in the -pring of Is*.*), and had been considerably advanced when it was suspended and the plans altered by reason of the limit of cost having been extended by an act of February 2."). 1**7. from Ssoo.oon. includingsite, to#l,.">OO.ooo. exclu- sive of site. It was completed and occupied March 28. 1*92. the cost of construction being $1,499,945.26. The building wa> constructed of Bodwcll granite, from Maine. It covers an area of 2.'5f» by !.".."> feet, (excepting the one-story annex at the rear, which was constructed at the same time as the main building and is L32 by 40 feet) and contains a cubic space of 8,600,000 feet. The number of rooms occupied is seventy-seven, they beingassigned principally tothe postal and Internal- Revenue Services and the United States courts. The building is heated by steam and is provided with elevator service and an electric-lighting plant. The legislation on its account, in addition to the acts above noted, is contained in acts approved .Inly 12. hM'. August 7. 1**2. March 3, 1883, March 3, 1885, September 20, 1890, and March 2. l*9.-» (outstand- ing liabilities). The gross internal-revenue receipts for the years ended March 31, 1892 and I '.MM), were £:>,: J »00.4*4.95 and &S.1M9.947.21. respectively. The postal receipts for the years ended June 30, 1892, and 1899 were $813,262.-19 and $1,325,047.83, respectively. The census of L890 gave the population of the city of Brooklyn as 806,343, and that of 1900 gave the population of the borough of Brooklyn as 1, lt><>,5*2. This increase is due somewhat to the annexa- tion by the city, in 1*94, of the towns of Flatbush, Flatlands, (naves- end, and New Utrecht. On January 1, 1898, Brooklyn became a borough and now forms part of New York City. 398 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 399 CUSTOM-HOUSE, BUFFALO, N. Y. This building is Located on the northeast corner of Washington and Seneca streets, on a plot of ground fronting west on the former about 125 feet and south on the latter 140 feet. The site was secured by purchase May 12. 1 855, for the sum of $45,050, and the building as originally constructed was completed and occupied in October. 1*58. The Washington and Seneca street facades set hack from the lot lines 7 feet 4 inches and 32 feet ti inches, respectively. The extension, which was carried out to the lot line on Seneca street, and is 127 feet 8 inches long, was commenced early in ls^4 and was completed in lSNii. October 9, 1896, a contract was awarded for the construction of a one-story brick annex extending along the north side of the build- ing from the northeast corner about 62 feet, and along the east side about 24 feet, which was completed and occupied in January, L897. The cost of construction, including the two extensions, is about $I33( ).()(m». The exterior walls of the main building and the extension <>t' 1880 are faced with Ohio sandstone. It contains a cubic space of 689,000 feet, is heated by hot- water system, and is provided witli elevator service. The first floor is devoted exclusively to the uses of the postal service, and the second to tin' customs and internal-revenue officials. On the third floor is located the United States court room and the offices of the court officials, the fourth story, or attic, being assigned for -tor- age of records, etc. It is believed, however, that this building will be vacated by the Government officials when the new post-office at Buffalo, IS'. V. (see page -4* ► 1 ) . is ready for occupancy. The legislation on account of the building i- contained in act- of Congress approved August 4. 18.">4. April 5, 185n\ .March 3. 1.N57. August 7, L882, March 3, L883, March 3. L885, A.ugus< 4. L886, March 30. ISNS. and dune 11. 1S1MJ. From L860 to 1899 the postal revenues increased from £3,533.82 to $790,309.(50. In 1870 the population of the citv was 117.714. and in 1900 it was 352,387. In connection with the custom- service at Buffalo, the I'nited States Government owns two small wooden structure- which are occupied as Offices by deputy collectors. The Ferry street custom- olfice is two stories high, about 22 by 80 feet in plan, and stands on ground rented from the Auckinvole estate. It is located on the north side of Ferry street, near the bank of the Erie Canal and about 800 feet from the Niagara River, this being the landing for the ferry plying between Fort Brie, Canada, and the city of Buffalo. The building was constructed in 1875 for the sum of $1,400, authorized by the Treasury Department on March 19 of thai year. The other customs office is located at the side of the Grand Trunk Railroad depot near the approach to the international bridge, and is bounded on the west by Niagara street and on the south by Porter square. It is two stories high and was constructed in 1872. 400 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 401 POST-OFFICE, BUFFALO, N. Y. This building' is located on the square hounded on the north .°>oo feet by South Division street, south 300 feet by Swan street, east 241 feet by Oak street, and on the west 241 feet by Ellicott street, the main facade being on the latter, there being entrances also from Swan and South Division streets. The ground was secured by purchase February •'». 1892, for the sum of ^vt7(i,250 and excavations for the foundations were commenced under a contract awarded September'), ls!»4. The structure is now (December, 1900) practically complete and will be occupied early in the coming year. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved April 5, 1888, March 3. L891, March :;. 18M. August IS, 18!>4, March 2, 1895, June 11, 1896, dune 4. L897, Julv 1. Ls9S, and March 3, 1899. The building is constructed of a pinkish granite from quarries at Jonesboro, Me., is 2(50 by 220 feet in plan and contain- a -pace of 4,704,782 cubic feet, the cost of construction to the present being about $1,592,000. Above the basement floor there are one hundred and six office rooms, assigned to the postal, custom, and internal-revenue services; United States courts, pension agency. Steamboat-Inspection Service, Light -House Board, etc. In its interior as well as exterior treat- ment it is a successful example of the adaptation of the ( ioi hie style of architecture to the necessities of a ( rovernment business building. The public corridors and lobbies of the first Hoor are finished in polished w hite marble and have groined ceilings decorated in colors and spring- ing from marble columns or pilasters. The main corridor extends around three sides of the cortile, which has a glazed ceiling, giving ample light for the working force of the post-office occupying this portion of the building. Above this ceiling the cortile is open clear to the skylight, four stories above, each story having an open gallery or corridor facing the cortile and well lighted therefrom. The walls of these corridors have enameled brick wainscots with floors of terrazzo and mosaic, which is the material used for all the floors of the public portions of the building. On the fourth floor arc located the circuit and district court rooms, w hich are spacious and lofty apartments hav - ing high wainscots of marble and paneled oak. The wood finish throughout is generally mahogany for the public portions and oak for the offices. In the basement are located four horizontal tubular heat- ing boilers provided with smokeless furnaces. The building i- sup- plied w ith fresh warmed air, heated to the proper degree by indirect radiators in the basement, and is ventilated by the plenum, vacuum, and aspiration systems combined. There arc also direct radiator- distributed throughout the rooms and corridors to assist the indirect system of Inviting. Adjoining the Kllicott and Swan street entrances are located four electric passenger elevators w hich are to be operated by current obtained from an outside plant. 12242—01 26 Coukt-House and Post-Ofpice, Canandaigua, N. Y, HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 403 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. CANANDAIGUA, N. Y. June 29, 1860, in pursuance of an act of Congress approved August 18, 1856, the county of Ontario Leased permanently to the United States four rooms in this building for the sum of $12,0OM, and under authority of an act of January 24, 1873, &is,ooo weir paid to the county for the perpetual use. repair, and care of half of the building. The structure is located in a block bounded on the north by (ior- ham, east by Court, south by Ontario, and west by .Main streets, and fronts on the latter street. It is faced with yellow pressed brick, and was completed in 1859. The post office is located on the first floor and the United States courts on the second. Since the occupation of the building by the post-office the animal gross postal receipts have increased from about $5.oou, to £l5.ouo in 18!)!). The population of the city in 1870 was 1,862, and in 1900 it was 6,151. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 405 POST-OFFICE. NEWBURG, N. V. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved J an- uary 12, 1891, and appropriated for by an act of March 3, 1891. The site was secured by purchase duly 12. 1S!>2, for the sum of &3ti..")O0, and is located on the southeast corner of Second and Montgomery streets, with a frontage of 12") feet north on the former, and 100 feet west on the latter. There is a fall of 2b' feet in the grade of the lot from the southwest to the northeast corner. The concrete foundations were laid under a contract awarded Sep- tember 7, 1895, and the building was completed and occupied October 9, 1898, the cost of construction being $03,047.96. The walls of the basement are of Vermont brownstone. and thoseof the superstructure of handmade selected red brick, with Vermont brownstone trimmings. The style of architecture is semigothic, designed on picturesque lines to suit the location, which is on the slope to the Hudson River. The building contains a space of L87,85] cubic feet, and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services. Steam heat i> supplied by the Consolidated Gas. Electric Light, Heat, and Power Company. During the year ended dune 30, lS9i*, the gross postal receipts amounted to $53,842.07. In L890the population of the city was 23,087, and in L900 it was 24,943. 406 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDIX;-. 407 APPRAISERS' WAREHOUSE, NEW YORK. N. V. The appraisers' warehouse in New York city is bounded on the north by Christopher street, east by Greenwich street, south by Harrow street, and west by Washington street, the north and west fronts being shown in the accompanying illustration. It was authorized by acts of Congress approved September 14. Lsjss, and June 28, 1M!>0. The site was secured under dates of March is. 1891, and November 17. 1891, by purchase and condemnation, for the sum of $4 ( .»2.!»;")4.<;i). The ground has a frontage of 2:5s feet 1 If inches on Christopher street. 2'.mi feet on Greenwich street, 20N feet 24 inches on Barrow street, and 214 feet 3 inches on Washington street. The erection of the building was commenced under a contract awarded November L9, ls'.»2. On account of the limited appropriation, how- ever, but two stories were constructed under this contract, and a tem- porary roof supplied. An act of March 2. ls'.»r>. extended the limit of cost, and on July 3, 1896, a contract was awarded for steel and iron construction in carrying the building up to the tenth story. The structure was completed and occupied in April, 1899, the total cosl of const ruct ion being $1,81 8,373.0 1 . It contains a space of < .t.7oo,4.*>4 cubic feet, and has one hundred and fifty-three rooms occupied entirely by the customs service. The vari- ous floors are carried over the entire area of the building (witli the exception of elevator shafts and stair hall), the examining rooms, etc.. being arranged along the outer walls. In the center is an elevator shaft t>t> feet by 42 feet '.» inches, in which are ten freight elev ators. Besides, there are two passenger elevators near the stair hall on the Washington-street side. The building is heated by steam from tour I toilers. In addition to the legislation above noted, appropriations on account of the construction of the building were made by acts of Congress approved June 8, 1896, June 11. 1896, June 4. 1897, and July 7. 1898. During the years ended April 30, 1899, and April 30, 1900, the number of packages received at this warehouse for appraisement amounted to 405,993 and 42!».24.">. respectively. 408 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 409 ASSAY OFFICE. NEW YORK. N. Y. This building is located on the north side of Wall street (Nos. 80 and 32), between William and Nassau. The assay office in New York was established by an act of Congress approved March 3, IS53, and an act of August 4. ls">4. authorized the purchase of this property. The building and land was purchased August 30, 1854. from the Hank of Commerce and tin* Hank of the State of New York for the sum of $530,000. the eastern half of the .structure being occupied by the former institution and the western half by the latter. The land con- veyed with the building consists of a frontage of 74 feet 1 1 inches and a depth of 120 feet 3 inches on the eastern line, and 111* feet '■'<% inches on the western. With this purchase the Government received full interest in the allej* 11 feet 4 inches wide between the assay ottice and siibtreasury. The facade of this building is of Westchester marble, except the columns above the entrance, which are of French marble. The sides and real - are of brick. The main building is *><> feet deep, and at its rear, separated by an open court IS feet wide, is a six-story brick refinery building, '■'>•< feet wide, and extending from the west to the east line of the main structure. This refinery was constructed in 1853-54. ('apt. (i. W. Odium. United States Engineer Corps, being superintendent of construction. During the year ended dune 30. lS'.W. there was deposited at this assay ottice gold and silver in value *.">4. 1 27.533.45 and £.s.2os.!il :>.:>!». respectively. At the rear of the refinery, and extending 74 feet north to Pine street, with a frontage on this street of 23 feet 3 inches extending easl from the subtreasury, is a Government lot used in connection with the assay office, and generally designated as No. 23 Pine Street. It came into the possession of the I'nited States in the satisfaction of a judgment obtained May 17. 1N43. against Mr. Jesse Hoyt, collector of Customs. Under authority of an act of Congress approved August 4. ls.~>4. the property was bid in by the United States for the sum of $14,000, at a public auction March IS. 1S.">7. Under an act of March 3, L859, a mort- gage on the same was satisfied, in amount $10,000, with accrued interest. The building on the lot was removed in 1875, and the ground is now used for a carpenter shop. tank. etc.. in connection with the assay office. On the Pine street line there is constructed a high-brick wall. 410 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Barge Office, New York, N. Y. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 411 BARGE OFFICE. NEW YORK. X. Y. The building shown in the accompanying illustration is located on a portion of the old Battery Park, at the most southerly point of .Man- hattan Island, and between the Staten Island ferry slip on the east and what is known as the New Whitehall boat slip on the west. The establishment of the Barge Office at this point was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 2. lKt>7, and on April 18. L867, the United States purchased from the city of New York, for $lo,ooo, a piece of ground west of and adjoining the Staten Island ferry slip, with a frontage north of 225 feet, south 250 feet, east 256 feet, and west 227 feet 6 inches. June 19, 1879, a triangular piece of ground extending along the water's edge westerly to the New Whitehall boat slip was purchased from the city for $4,000. Under appropriations made by acts of March 2. 18t>7. July 20, ISHK, March 3, L869, and July 15, 1870. a granite seawall and slip were con- structed and completed in IsTl. at a cost of £211.752. s2. The slip, which is between the Barge Office and the Staten Island ferry pier, is 102 feet wide at its north end, and 125 feet wide at its mouth, the east line being 239 feet 11£ inches and the west line 201 feet. A contract for the foundations of the building was awarded April s. 1SS0, and the structure was completed and occupied in December. ISS2. It is of granite quarried at East Blue Hill. Hancock County. Me. In addition to the stone building which fronts on Battery Park, there was constructed at the same time an iron structure, or annex, at its rear, extending to within about 1<> feet of the dock line. The cost of constructing the entire building was about $3oo.ooo. It has a cubic contents of 380,700 feet, and is provided with steam heat from two boilers. Appropriations on its account were made by acts of June 15. L878, March 3. 1881, August 7, 1882, and March 3. 1883 (tower clock, etc.). Since the destruction by fire of the immigration buildings on Bills Island. June 14, l.S'.it;, the greater portion of the Barge Office building has been occupied by the officials of the immigration service pending the construction of a new immigrant station on the island. The first Baige Office at New York was located on the shore of a strip of land formed by the junction with the river of two small inlets, one running up what is now Broad street and the other up Whitehall street. After the war of 1812 the Barge Office was established at the foot of Whitehall street, where it remained until the erection of the present building. At the head of the slip east of the Barge Office is a two-story frame structure built on the Barge Office site. About 1S83 the first story of this structure was erected jointly by the Associated Press and the Western Union Telegraph Company, and subsequently the second story was added, it being occupied by the Marine Hospital Service August 6, 1884. The first floor is at present occupied by the shipping news office and the New York Sun, and the second floor is used as a marine hospital office and dispensary. 412 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 413 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, NEW YORK, X. Y. This building was authorized by acts of Congress approved August 18, 1850, and January 22, 18<>7. April 16, 1807, the United States purchased from the city of New York for §500,000 a piece of ground at the south end of the City Hall Park described as follows: Beginning on the easterly side of Broadway, at a point 17 feet 1 inch south of the projected northerly line of Park Place, extending thence southerly along Broadway 300 feet, thence in a circular line 150 feet to a point on Park Row, north- easterly on Park Row 300 feet, thence westerly 320 feet 2 inches to point of begin- ning. The property was deeded to the United States exclusively for a court-house and post-office, anil a condition of the deed is that if at any time the premises cease to be "used for the purposes above limited, or for some one of them, or if the same shall be used for any other purpose than those above specified," the title to the property shall revert to the city of New York. Excavations for foundations were commenced March 17, 1869, the same being extended 33 feet below the street level, and the building was occupied August 25, 1875. Some items in completion and alterations in the building still remained, and it was not finally finished until 18S0. The cost of constructing and furnishing the building was §8,549,832.63. The granite of which the exterior walls are constructed was obtained from Dix Island, Maine. The Government purchased the stone quarried at a specified rate per cubic foot. It was then cut and delivered at the building by a contractor, who was allowed 15 per cent above his actual expenditures. It was laid by day labor employed by the United States. The building covers most of the site and contains a space of S, 334, 200 cubic feet. In the subbasement is located the mechanical plant, consisting of boilers, engines, pumps, etc. The post-office occupies the entire basement and tirst floor, nearly all the mezzanine gallery, and twenty-six rooms on the second Hoor, besides fifteen rooms on the fifth floor used for storage and as railway mail clerks' dormitories. The registry division is located on the mezzanine gallery and the money -order division on the second floor. Most of the remaining portion of the building is occupied by the United States courts and court officials. Steam heat is supplied throughout, from eight boilers, and the building is well equipped with passenger and freight elevators and mail lifts. The appropriations on account of the building were made bv acts of Congress approved August 18, 185(5, January 22, 18(57, March 3, 1869, April 20. 1870, July 15, 1870, March 3, 1871 (vol. 10, p. 509), March 3, 1871 (vol. Hi, p. 515), February 5, 1873, March 3, 1873, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, July 31. 1870, August 14, 1876, April 30, 1878, March 3, 1879, June 1(5, 1880 (elevators), March 3, ISS1 i approaches I, August 5, 1892, and August 18, 1894 (improvements) , June 1 1 , !S9li | altering rooms ), July 1, 1898 (mailing platform, etc.), March .!. 1899 (pneumatic tube plant), and June 6, 1900 (repairs). The gross receipts of the post-office during the year prior to the occupation of this building were $3,129,813.58, and during the year ended June 30, 1899, thev were §8,811,547.83. In 187Q the population of the city was 942,292; in L890i1 was 1,515,301, and in 1900, 3,437,202. The census of 1900 includes Kings County, Richmond County, the larger part of Queens County, and a small part of Westchester County, which became a part of New York City on January I, 1898. Prior to the consolida- tion of 1898 the city consisted of what is now the borough of Manhattan and the greater part of the borough of Bronx. Prior to the occupation of this building the city post-office was located in the old Reformed Protestant Dutch Church on the east side of Nassau between Liberty and Cedar streets, which property was purchased October 29, 18i>(), for §200,000, under authority of an act of August 18, 1850, and was sold October 18, 1882, to the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York for §050,000, under authority of an act of July 21, 1882. 414 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 415 CUSTOM-HOUSE, NEW YORK, X. V, This building fronts on Wall street, and occupies the block bounded on the north by Wall street, east by Hanover street, south by Exchange place, and west by William street. In 1862 the customs officials vacated what is now the subtreasury building, and occupied a portion of the present custom-house then rented by the Government. April 2!». 1865, the United States purchased the property from the New York Exchange Company for £l. 000, out), under authority of an act of Con- gress approved January 25, 1 >><>."». The American Hank Note Company occupied a portion of the building under a ten-year Lease, and vacated the premises in May. 1S6*>, in consideration of the payment to them by the United States of $40,250. Alterations and repairs were made under acts of March 2. L867, and July -i:>. Im'.s. The structure is of marble, and has a cubic contents of 3,410,000 feet. It is heated by steam and hot water, provided by four steam boilers and four hot-water heaters, and is equipped with two passenger elevators, operated by electricity generated in the building. Provision for the sale of the property at public auction wa> made by acts of March 3, lS'.H, March 2. IS1C), and March 2, L899, and on August IS, L899, a contract was entered into with the National City Bank of New York for the conveyance to the bank of the building and land for $3,265,000, it being the highest sum offered. A cash pay- ment in the sum of £7. r )0.000 was made when the contract was executed, and another payment shortly afterwards, the balance to bear 4 percent interest until paid. When final payment is made, title to the property is to be conveyed to the bank, and in the event that this is before the completion of the new custom-house to be constructed <>n the south side of Bowling Green the United States is to lease the building at the annual rental now paid. viz. $130,600, or I percent of the purchase price. Other conditions of the agreement are that the I'nited States is to make all repairs necessary to the building, and is to notify the bank in writing six months in advance of the conveyance of the prop- erty and of the occupation of the new custom-house. The yearly average value of the exports and imports at the port of New York from 1SS5 to lsitu was$3t;i,215.1!>l and ^71,994,612, respectively. In I860 the population of New York was 813,669, and in 1900 that of Greater New York (see page 413) was 3,437, 202. 416 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF BUBLIC BUILDINGS. 417 SUBTREASURY, NEW YORK. N, V. The building shown in the accompanying illustration fronts south on Wall street and is hounded on the north by Pine street, west by Nassau street, and is separated from the assay office on the east by a passageway extending from Wall to Pine street. The land was secured by purchase December 2. 1816, Decembers, 1832, December 14, 1832, and .January 11, 1833, for the total sum of $270,000. The purchase of L816 was a site for the old custom-house, which occupied the ground until it was embraced in a site for the pres- ent subtreasury building. This building was constructed for use of the customs service and was occupied by such from the time of it- com- pletion (May 1S42) until 1862, when it was occupied as a subtreasury. It is constructed of marble from West Stock bridge, Mass.. has walls about 5 feet thick, and cost $939,301, exclusive of ground. The build- ing contains a cubic space of 1 . 140. tit it » feet, and has twenty-two rooms. Artificial heat is supplied by one hot-water boiler, and power to oper- ate a hydraulic freight elevator by a small steam (toiler through a Worthington pump. The entrances are from Wall and Pine streets, and to the basement from Nassau street. The volume of business transacted by the subtreasury during the year ended June 30, 1899, amounted to about $3.;>ss.ooo.oo<>. On this site stood the building in which the first meeting of Con- gress was held after the adoption of the Constitution, and in which Washington was inaugurated first President of the 1'nited State-. This event was commemorated November 2.'>. l.s.s:! (the centennial anniversary of the evacuation of New York by the British), by the presentation to the Government by the Chamber of Commerce of the large bronze statue of Washington placed at the Wall street entrance to the building. 12242—01 27 418 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 419 CUSTOM-HOUSE. NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. This building 18 located on the northeast coi ner of Bridge avenue and Whirlpool street, on a plot of ground fronting south 75 feet on the former, and west 86 feet 7 inches on the latter. The ground, with building thereon, was purchased August 15. lN'i7. for £t;,ini<>. which purchase was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 2, 1867. The east line of the lot extends northerly 117 feet 11 inches to Bath avenue, on which avenue the lot has a frontage of 1«J feet. Bridge avenue, which passes in front of the building, forms the approach for railroad tracks crossing the suspension bridge, which i- but a portion of a block west of Whirlpool street. Besides the main entrance on this avenue there is also a public entrance on the east side which affords direct access to the post -office lobby. The building was constructed for a bonded warehouse. In lbtisthe interior was remodeled, at a cost of about £2<>,(M»o. and it was occupied early in LW.t. It contains a cubic space of 204.NOO feet and is heated by steam from one boiler. The principal business conducted in the building is customs, there being also a branch post-office located therein. The value of the imports received in the district during the year ended December 31, lsii'.i, were, dutiable. *1,!M»1. lL>(»: free. *7o!».4ns. I„ i;tiiu the popula- tion was l'.),457. An act of March -!L. iKH.s. changed the name of this port from Suspension Bridge, by which it was formerly known, to N iagara Falls. 420 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 421 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. OGDENSBURG, N. Y. An act of Congress approved August 18, 1856. authorized the erec- tion of a custom-house and post-office building at Ogdensburg. N. V.. and made an appropriation therefor, ruder date of February 1'*. 1857, the site was secured by purchase for $8,000. It is bounded on the north 141 feet 84 inches by Spinner street, east 145 feet 7 inches by State street, south 117 feet 6 inches by Knox street, and on the west 147 feet 7 inches by South Water street. In ls*>7 the building was commenced, and it was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1869, the cost of construction being #22iU»50.5N. The building fronts on State street, with entrances also from Spin- ner and Knox streets, that from the latter street leading directly to the post-office working room. It is constructed of Berea (Ohio) sandstone, and contains 447,600 cubic feet. The southern pai l of the first story, including the central pavilion, is occupied by the post-office, and the north part by other offices. On the second floor, a space cor- responding to that used by the post-office i.~ fitted up for and assigned to the United States courts, but not so used at present, sessions of court not being held in the building. The northerly portion of the second story is used by the customs service. The third floor is on the line of the molded course shown in the illustration, and excepting that por- tion under the dome is lighted principally by the fan light> over the second-story windows. This floor is unoccupied except for Btorage purposes. The building is provided with a steam-heating plant operated by two boilers. In addition to the act of August 18, L856, appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved March M. 1857, July 1S6S, March 3. 1S6!», April 7, 1869, April 20, L870 (v. 1(5, p. 84, approaches). April 20. 1870 (v. 1(1. p. 86, furniture). Jul}' 15, 1870 (outstanding liabilites), and June lo, 1*7:1 (approaches). In 1S70 the postal receipts amounted to about $8,000, and during the year ended June 30, l,s;t;t, to £20,688. 3o. The population of the city in 1870 was 1.0,076, and in L900 it was L2,633. HISTORY OF PUKLIC BLTLDINGS. 423 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, OSWEGO, X. V. An act of Congress approved August 4. L854, authorized the pur- chase of :i suitable site at Oswego, X. V.. and the construction thereon of .1 stone building for the accommodation of the customs and postal services. 1'nited States courts, and steamboat inspectors. Under dates of April 7 and 21, 1855, a plot of ground on the south side of Oneida street, with a frontage of 200 feet hy L32 feet deep, was secured by purchase for the sum of §12,000, and the present building constructed thereon, it being completed in ls.Vs, at a cost of £l l^.MTT.'.'s exclusive of site. Additional appropriations on its account were made by acts of August IS, 1S56, and dune 12, 1 S.YS. The structure contains 328,200 cubic feet, is provided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal and customs service, steamboat inspectors, and Weather Bureau officials, the number of rooms assigned being eighteen. During the year ended .lime SO, 1S!)!>, the gross postal receipts aggre- gated $27,356. and the value of the exports and imports entered at this port were $1,820,230, and $500,558, respectively. The population of Oswego in 1870 was 20,910, and in 1900 it was 22,199. 424 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Plattsburg, N. Y. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 425 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND. POST-OFFICE, PLATTSBURG, N. V. An act of Congress approved March ?,. lSf)5. authorized this build- ing and made an appropriation therefor, and on May !*. ls. r >7. the site was purchased for the sum of $5,000. The land is located on the southwest corner of Hrinkerhoh" and Margaret streets, being hounded on the north by the former 345 feet and on the east by the latter 148 feet, the south and west lines being 250 and L30 feet, respectively. At the corner of this lot these two Streets form an angle of about 54 degrees, Brinkerhoft street extending east and west. An additional appropriation on account of construction, etc., was made by an act of June 12, L858. The building is located on Brinkerhotl' street, about 17a feet from Margaret street, and cost, exclusive of site. *W>,425.17. It was occu- pied January 22, ls.Ys. while still in an unfinished condition. The entrances on the east front and the east side of the north front are to the post-office lobby, and the other on the north front to the customs offices, which are on the BBCOnd floor. The building is constructed of red brick with stone trimmings, and contains I7o.ooo cubic feet. It is provided with a steam heating apparatus operated by one (toiler. There are about forty elm trees on the lot. most of them being between the building and Margaret street. During the year ended June 3<>. lSH'.t. the postal receipts amounted to $17,723.56. When the building was constructed the population at Plattsburg was about 4,500; in L900 it was 8,434. 426 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 427 POST-OFFICE, POUGHKEEPSIE, X. V. This building is located on the southwest corner of Tnion and .Mar- ket streets, on a plot of "round fronting 1 north 12f Fitzhugh and Church streets, on a plot of ground fronting west 213 feet 2 inches on the former, south 15!) feet 4 inches on the latter, and hounded on the east by Pendall alley, which is 14 feet 6 inches wide. The ground was secured by purchase July 10, 18S3, for the sum of £74,500, and masonry work on the basement was commenced under contracts awarded December 29, 1884. The stonework had been set to the second-story sill course, when the limit of cost of the building was extended from $300,000 to s.mkmmio by an act of May 3, 1886. This necessitated new sketch plans, etc., for an extension of the original design and the rebuilding of portions of the walls already constructed. The building was completed and occupied in January, ls!»l, the cost of construction being $513,440.41. The building is constructed of brown sandstone from quarries at Portland, Conn., with steps, platforms, buffer, and door sills of base- ment and first story of granite. It has a cubic contents of 1,311,000 feet, and is occupied principally by the postal, customs, and internal- revenue services, United States courts. Weather Bureau, and secret service. The post-office occupies the first floor and the courts the third. Steam heat is supplied by four boilers, which also furnish power for the pumps operating the three hydraulic elevators — one passenger, one freight, and one ash lift. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 25, 1882, August 7, 1882, March 3, 1883, March 3, 1885, May 3, 1886, August 4, 1886, March 3, 1887, March 30, 1888, October 2, 1888 (heating and elevators), March 2, 18S9, and March 3, 1891 (mailing entrance, shelving, etc.). The acts subsequent to that of March 3, 1N87, carried with them appropriations in ezcessof the limit of cost fixed May 3, L886. During the years ended June 30, 1891, and June 3o. lx'.t'.t. the inter- nal-revenue and postal receipts were $l,o31.oxi.ls !U id $334,<>3o. 11 and $2,249,591.55 and $425,319.35, respectively. In 185*0 the popula- tion of the city was 133,85*0, and in L900 it was 162,608. 430 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 431 POST-OFFICE. COURT-HOUSE, ETC.. SYRACUSE. X. V. This building is located on :i lot fronting south 132 feet on Fayette street, east lot) feet on Warren street, and west 100 feet on Hank alley. It is bounded on the north by the Snow Building. The land was secured by purchase June 18, 1883, for the sum of $70,000. The building was commenced under a contract awarded June 4, 1N!S4, and was completed and occupied March 4. L889, the cost of construction being £33o,7'.t3.4'.i. The wall- are of Onondaga limestone from the Indian reservation near Syracuse. An act of Congress approved May 'Jo. 18X2. authorized this building and it was appropriated for by acts of August 7. 1nm\ March 3. \ss:), July 7, 1884, March 3, 1885, August 4. ISN(>, March 3o. l*ss. March 2, 1889 (elevator), August 30, L890 (vaults, etc.). and August 23, 1894 (outstanding liabilities). The building has a cubic contents of 87!*.o!t!» feet, and has twenty- five rooms occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal, internal-revenue, and customs service- and the I'nited States courts. It is heated by steam, and is provided with an elevator operated by hydraulic pressure. In 1889 the postal receipts were £l5t>.<59»). 1»>. and during the year ended June 30, 189!*, they were &255.t!54.78. Between the same periods the internal-revenue receipts increased from ^l.o7o,«>22. , .*o to $2,800,146.55. In 1890 the population of the city was 88,143. and in 1900 it was L08,374. 432 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Court-House, etc., Tkoy, N. Y. HISTORY <>K PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 433 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE, ETC., TRiiY. N. V. This building fronts south on Broadway, and La bounded on the east by William street and on the west by Fourth street. The site was secured by purchase in dune and September, 1886, for the sum of $99,000, and has a south frontage of 130 feel 11 inches and an east and west frontage each of 150 feet 4 indies. The building was commenced under a contract awarded September 2»'». lM»o. for the excavation, concrete foundations, and masonry of basement and an a wall-, and was completed in the summer of L895, the post-office portion, how- ever, being occupied in April. 1M»4. The cost of const ruction was $421. OKI. 2o. The stone used in the exterior walls is granite. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved February 14. lssr», March 1885, February 25, 1887, March:}, L887, April 26, 1890 (fire limit), March 3, L891, August 5, 1892, March 3, IKH3, March 2. L895 (vol. 28, p. »+7>. and March 2. 1895 (vol. 28, p. 913). The building has a cubic contents of 1,119,908 feet, and is heated by steam. The basement and first floor are occupied by the post-office. The postal receipts have increased from 9116,171.34 in L89 I 1 1 > $132,250. 28 during the year ended dune Mo, i,s«.t;». In L sun the popu- lation of the city was 60,956, and in L900 it was 60,651. 12242— ol 28 434 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC Bl'ILDINOS. 435 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, UTICA, N. Y. This building fronts northeast on Broad street, between Franklin street on the northwest and John street on the southeast. The site, which has a frontage of llto feet on Broad street and is Uo feet deep, was secured between November 29, L873, and April LO, L874, by con- demnation proceedings, at a cost of $161,192.25. The building was commenced in 1*77. and completed in November, L882. It \v;i- occu- pied, however, by the post-office April L, 1882, and other offices April 26. lss-2. Tlie cost of construction was $252,307.30. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved May 31, t872, March :;. L877, dune 20, 1878, March 3, 1879, June 16, 1880, March L881, August 7. 1882, duly 7. 1884 (vol. .23, pp. L96 and 237, outstanding liabilities), and March :;. lsss (outstand- ing Liabilities). The cubic contents of the building are 630,300 feet. It i- healed by hot water and by open fireplaces. The Dumber of room- occupied i- nineteen, they being assigned principally to the postal and internal- revenue services, and the United States court-. During the year ended dune 30, L899, the postal receipt- amounted to $121,851.72. In l.SNO the population of the city \va- '."14. and in 1900 it was 56, : J »s:;. Prior to the occupation of this building the United State- courts occupied room- in the city hall under the terms of a deed or lease executed May iv>. ls>;>7. the authority for the same being contained in an act of Congress approved September So. 1S5<>. These room- were reconvened to the city under authority of an act of August L, l s> s 436 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF I'I'BLIC BUILDINGS. 437 POST-OFFICE. WATERTOWX. X. V. This building, which was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved October 1. lss.s. i- located on a plot of ground fronting northeast 147 feet 2 inches on Arsenal street, and about 250 feet deep. The land wa- secured by purchase July 26, L889, for the sum of (15,000. A contract was awarded October l.">. 1890, for the erection of the building, and it WB& completed and occupied April L, L892, the OOSl of construction being &">'.». !»4"2.o7. The walls of the superstructure are of marble. . It contains :i cubic space of 17<». .">•>•; feet, and is occupied almost entirely by the postal service. The building W provided with steam heat. In lis!»2 the postal receipts aggregated about $82,000, and during the year ended dune 30, l.sHD. they amounted to S44..'.4:'...V_\ In l,sl»o the population of the city was L4,725, and in L900 il wae 21,696. 438 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY ok PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 439 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, ASHEVILLE, N. C. The court-hoiuse and post-office at Asheville, N. ('.. is located on the northwest corner of Patton avenue and Haywood street, on a tri- angular plot of ground bounded on the south ^->'> feet 4 inches by the former, on the. oast 14H feet 1 inch by the latter, and on the northwest 262 feet !> inches by Government street. The building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Con- gress approved May I'.', lss.s. The site wa- donated to the I'nited States August 8, L889, and the structure was commenced under a con- tract awarded April 24. lst>0. It was occupied in May. 1892, and finally completed in the latter part of that year. The cost of coustruo- tion was ijWH.ii."*;"). V>. The cubic contents of the building are 884,85 1 feet. It is heated by steam and is occupied by the postal and internal revenue services and I'nited State- court-, twenty-one rooms being assigned to the same. During the first year the building was occupied tlie internal revenue and postal receipts amounted to $1,44N,2!»3. 7*5 and *r.».7t!2. 7<». respec- tively. The corresponding figures for the year ended June 80, L899, were &2.i>24..->4<>.82 and $2!).<>2t!.!t2. In L890 the population of the city was 111.23."). and in titoo it was 14.t')lt4. 440 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC M'lLLHNO-. 441 ASSAY OFFICE. CHAKLOTTE. N. C. The establishment of a branch mint at Charlotte. N. ( '.. was author- ized by an act of Congress approved March 3. 1n3.">. On the i'.">th of November in that year the Government purchased for *l,5oo n plot of ground bounded on the southwest about Moo feet by West Fourth street, on the southeast about 3s7 feet by .Mint street, and on the north- east about 33n' feet by West Trade street. A building was constructed cm the site and in ls44 it was destroyed by file. The legislation on account of this old building WHS approved March 3, 1835, March ?>. 1N37, April <>, ls::>. August s. ls+o. and June 17. 1*44. The present buildin» was authorized by an act of March 3, L845, and was completed at a cost of $31,572.97 and occupied in 1 >4»». The exte- rior walls are of brick and granite, covered with stucco. It fronts northeast on West Trade street and is separated by about •">" feet from the court-house and post -office which is Located at the corner of Mint and West Trade streets. Appropriations for this building and it- machinery were made by acts of Congress approved March :;. \^\:>. March S, L855, Jurj 20, 1868, and March 3 S 1869. The building was used for coinage purposes up to May 20, L861, since which time it has been used as an assay office. In ls4t'> the coin- age business amounted to *7'>. '.•'.•.">. In 1899 the assay business expressed in coinage values amounted to $278,500.25. During the civil war the building was used as a Confederate headquarters. An act of Congress approved February 8, 1895, authorized the Sec- retary of the Treasury to «jrant to the city the privilege of using part of this land as a public park, and the city now occupies as such a por- tion of the lot on the cornel - of Mint and West Fourth streets, fronting about 209 feet on the former and aboul 200 feet on the latter, having laid oil the same witli walks and constructed a fountain in the center and a pavilion in its rear. In 1S4»'> the population of the city wa> about 2.000, and in 1900 it was L8.091. 442 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. I HISTOKY OF I'l'BLIC BUILDINGS. 443 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. CHARLOTTE. X. C. This building is located on the wot corner of West Trade and Mint streets. The main front is on the former, there being ;i public entrance also from Mint -i reet. The land upon which it is located is ;i part of that purchased Novem- ber 2'k 1s8;>, in connection with the establishment of the assay office. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded October 15, 1889, and the structure was completed and occupied early in L891. It- cubic contents are 441,288 feet, and it i- supplied with steam beat. Besides the first floor, which i- used entirely by the post-office, fifteen rooms are assigned, they being occupied principally by the postal service, Weather Bureau, and United State- court-. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved August 18, L888, October'2, L888, and September 80, Is! mi. When the building was firsl occupied the annual postal receipts amounted to about $22,000, and during the year ended June 80, L899, they were $39,317.40. In L890 the population of the city was LI, 557, and in L900 it was L8,091. 444 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 445 COURT-HOrSE. POST-OFFICE. FTC. (iREENSBOflO, N. C. The building shown in the accompanying illustration is located on the southeast corner of Kast .Market and South Klin streets, OD a plot of yround fronting north feet on the former and west feet on the latter. The site was secured by purchase May 1. L883, for $13,0 »>. Building operations were commenced under a contract awarded March 28, 1 SS.~». and the structure \\a- completed and occupied about March L, L887, the cost of construction being $5 2,688. 23. The build- ing was authorized by an act of Congress approved May - 2.">. L882, and appropriated for by acts of August 7. L882, March :;. lss:;. March :i, 1SS;*). and duly 2»>. lsst'.. It is constructed of brick, and contains a cubic space of 2NN,»>;>Jt feet. It is heated by hot water and is occupied by the postal service and United States courts. The postal receipts during the first year of the occupancy of the building were $8,369.10, and for the year ending June 30, 1899, they were ^2ti.(»r>ti.21 . In lSlttt the population of the city was :-5..;i7 and in 1900 it was L0,035. 446 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Court-House and Custom-House, Newbern, N. C. HISTORY (>F PI/BLIC BUILDINGS. 4-47 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE AND CUSTOM-HOUSE, NEWBERN, N. C. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 2. L889, and appropriated for by acts of August 80, L890, and .March:;. 1891. ruder date of August 14. 1891, the site was secured by pur- chase for $6,000, it being located on the northwest corner of ( raven and Pollock street-, with a frontage of 120 feel east on the former, and 108 feet 1<» inches south on the latter. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded .March L, 1895, and the -tincture W&a c ompleted and occupied April L, IM'7. the cost of construction being $68,746.60. It rests on 'a pile foundation, with concrete tilling. The basement wall- are of a local brown sandstone from the quarries of the Aldrich Stone Company, with steps, doorsills, etc., of hard limestone. From the water table to the second-story window sill course the trails are of red pressed brick, and above this line of hurt brick with red brick trimmings. The cubic contents of the building are 298,422 feet. The basement is occupied by the steam-heating plant (operated by one boiler), carriers' swine- room, storage room. etc. ( )n the ti i-^t floor is located the DQSt-ofBce, and on the second anil third floors tin* United Slates courts and the customs and internal-revenue services, the court room being located at the noith end of the second story extending full widt hot' I he building. In L897 the gross postal receipts amounted to £n.2s. r i. !»."». and during the year ended June 80. lNH'.t, they were Sp ),:; 1.",. 7:;. In l.suo the pop- ulation of the city was T,S4:'.. and in 1900 it was 9,090. 448 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. BI8T0BY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 44'.) COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, HALEIGH, \. C. The court-house and post-office at Raleigh, X. C. is located on the southwest corner of Fayettcvillo and Martin streets on a plot of ground hounded on the east 125 feet by the former, on the north 2l<> feet by the latter, and on the west 12"> feet by Salisbury street. At the rear of the building there is a erass plot fronting about L05 feel on Martin street and extending back alone- Salisbury street the full depth of the lot. The first appropriation on account of the building was uncle by an act of Congress approv ed March :!. IS57. out of which a portion of the land was purchased January 1">. L861, for the mud of *7.7<»<». the '>al- tance in L864 being transferred to the surplus fund. December 1873, the city <>f Raleigh donated to the l T nited States an adjoining strip of ground fronting 2<» feet on Favetteville street and 210 feet dee]). Work on the building was commenced in the early part of 1874 and the structure was completed in 1879, the COSt of construction being 1341,496.87. The first and second floors, however, were occupied in 1878, and the other doors during the following year. The building is constructed of granite from quarries at Goldsboro, N. ('..and contains a space of 590,700 cubic feet. It is heated by steam, supplied from one boiler, and is occupied principally by tin' postal and internal-reve- nue services and the Tinted States courts. In addition to the act above referred to. legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of dune L0, 1^72. March 3, 1873, June 33, L874, March. 0 ., 1875, July 81, LS7H, March .!. 1S77, December If.. 1*77, dune 20, 1878, March 8, ls7'.», and March 2. lssl (extra for stone furnished). During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the internal revenue and postal receipts amounted to £2,2!»t'>.47ti.i»:t and £°>S,HS0.08, respectively. In 1S7<> the population of the city was 7.7'.hi :l nd in 1900 it was L3,648. L 2242— 01 29 450 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 451 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE AND (TSTOM-HOUSE. RE1DSVILLE. N.C. This >>iiilcliiitjr was authorized by an act of Congress approved Janu- ary ^. ls!»l. and appropriated for by an act of March 3, 1891. Feb- ruary 4. L892, the site was purchased for the sum of !*3.*>oo. fronting east loo feet on Scales street and south 90 feet on Morehead street, and on May 2it. L893, an additional strip with a 10-foot frontage on Morehead street, and full depth was purchased for $100. The construction of the building, which front- south on Morehead street, was commenced under a contract aw arded April 26, 1893, and it was completed and occupied in the early part of L894, the cost of con- struction being 920,935.89. It is of red brick with stone trimmings, contains a space of 7<».4^o cubic feet, and is heated by open grates. The Hist floor is occupied by the postal service, and the second by the internal-revenue service and United States commissioner. During the year ended dune 30, lMtlt, the gross postal receipts amounted to *.">.» loo. v. t. In 1MMI the population of Keidsville was 2,969, and in L900 it was 3,262. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUELDING8. 453 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, STATUS V I LLK. N.C. An act of Congress approved August 8, L888, authorized tin- build- ing, and it was appropriated for by acts of October 2, 1 and July "J'.'. 1892 (heating apparatus), ruder date of March 4. L889, the rite was .secured by purchase t'<>r the sum of $4,000, it being bounded on the SOUth 100 feet by Front street, and on the west L40 feet by Main Street. A contract for the erection of the building wa- awarded June 1890, and the structure was completed and occupied in March. 1891, the cost of construction being ^T^.'.'Ti'.i'T. It is constructed of red brick, with terra-cotta and brownstone trimmings, and contains a space of 349,842 cubic feet. The first floor is assigned t<> tin postal service, and the second and third principally t<> the United States courts. Since the building was first occupied, the postal receipt- have increased from about sti.ooo per annum, to £7.M'7.»is during the year ended June 30, 1899. In 1890 the population of the city was 2,818, and in 1900 it was 3,141. 454 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. CusTOM-Hot'SE, ETC., WILMINGTON, N. C. HISTORY <>F IT HLK ' BUILDINGS. 4.-).-) (TSiUM-HOl'SE, ETC. WILMINGTON. N. C. This building is located on the east side of North Water street, between Princess street on the north and Market street on the south, facing the Cape Fear River, which is about 50 feet west of Water street. It was constructed between 1*44 and 1846, at a cost of about $40,000. On April 16. L819, the lot on which this building stand- was pur- chased, with a custom-house building located thereon, for *14. the funds having been transferred from the appropriation: '"Custom- houses and public warehouses." The building was destroyed by tire January 17. 1840. The appropriations for the present building were made by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1843, .June 17. 1*44. August 10, L846, and August 12. Is4* (furniture, etc.). Hounding the Government property between Water. Princess, and Market streets are three alleys — Ewings, Smith, and Grabies alleys running at right angles to Water street, and Wright alley running parallel thereto. Smith alley is immediately south of the custom- house and is shown in part in the accompanying illustration. The act of .June 1 7. 1*44. above referred to, also provided for the pur- chase of additional ground, and accordingly a lot at the rear, extending northerly along the west side of Wright alley, from Smith alley on the south to Ewings alley on the north, with a two-story brick building thereon, was purchased November 17, 1845, for $1,000. This purchase, with that of 1819, secured an L-shaped piece of ground fronting west about 39 feet on Water street, extending east along the north side of Smith alley loo feet "> inches, thence north along Wright alley about 78 feet to Ewings alley, on which it has a frontage of about "J'.' feet. They also secured to the United States the right to the free use at all times of all the wharf property on the west side of Water street, between the lines of Ewings alley on the north and Smith alley on the south. About LH75 there was constructed at the southeast corner of the lot at the intersection of Smith and Wright alley- a -mall two-story brick structure for use as wood house and toilet. Under authority of an act of February 20, L885, additional property was purchased December 14. 1885, for $25,000 for use of the revenue cutter and other branches of the customs service. This purchase con- sisted of the two-story brick building shown in part at the right of the CUStom-house in the accompanying illustration, which is on a plot of ground fronting 30 feet 6 inches on Water street and extending back 99 Feel 8 inches between Smith alley on the north and Grabies alley on the south: and two pieces of water-front property between Water street and the river, one extending south from the south line of Princess street, about I'M feet to the line of Ewings alley and the other extend- ing south from the line of Smith alley about (is feet toward Market street, thus giving the United States the free use of about 265 feet of continuous water front. The cubic contents of this custom-house are L20,000 feet. It is heated by stoves and grate- and is occupied almost exclusively by the cu-toms service. From the time of its construction until August, 1*74, it was occupied also by the post-office, after which that office was moved to a rented building. The brick warehouses at the rear and at the south of the custom-house are used for storage purposes. The population of Wilmington has increased from about 5,800 in ls42 to 20,976 in 1900. Post-Office, Custom-House, etc., Wilmington, N. ('. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 457 POST-OFFICE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, FTC. WILMINGTON, N. C. This building is located on the southeast corner of Front and Chest- nut streets, on a plot of ground facing 1 west lii."> feet <>n the former and extending back along the latter 330 feet to Second street, on w hich it has a frontage of lt!5 feet. The land was secured by purchase August 25, L887, for the Bum of $40,000. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded December 14. l!S!SS, and the structure wa8 completed and occupied in L891, the cost of construction being £l.">»;..">i:;.:',i;. The walls of the superstructure are of sandstone from quarries located at Sand- ford, N. 0. The legislation on account of the building i- contained in acts of Congress approved February 4, L887, March 3, L887, and October 2, 1888. The cubic contents of the building are 486,746 feet. It i- heated by hot-water system. The number of room- occupied i- twenty-four, they being assigned principally to the post-office, court-. United State- engineers, and Weather Bureau. During the year ended dune 30, l.SH'.t. the gro-- postal receipts aggregated 139,971.69. In 1890 the population of the city was •_'".".">';. and in L900 it was 20,976 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 459 POST-OFFICE AND COURT-HOUSE, FARGO. X, DAK. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acts <>t' Con- gress approved December 27. 1890, and March 3, L801. It i> located on the northwest corner of First avenue and Roberts street, on a plot of ground 14o feet square, bounded on the south by the former, east by the latter, and on the west by an alley. The land was secured l>y purchase April 14. W.ej, for the sum of $4. ooo. The building was commenced under a contract awarded Sep? tember 9, 1S!»: J >. for basement walls, etc.. and was completed and occu- pied in March. lv.»7. the cost of construction being $95,892.06. It is constructed of buff brick, with Bedford (Ind.) lime-tone and buff tcrra-cotta trimmings, the interior being finished in quartered white oak. It contains a cubic space of 327,000 feet, and i- heated by steam. Fourteen rooms are occupied, assigned to the postal and internal-revenue services. United States courts, and land office. During the years ended March 31, L897, and March 31, 1900, the gross postal receipts amounted t<> (33,306.10 and 941,177.03, respec- tively. In 1890 the population of the city was .">.t'>t;4, and in 1900 it was 9,589. 460 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOKY <>F ITHI.K' KIILDINOS. 461 POST-OFFICE, AKRON. OHIO. An act of Congress approved January 26, lsnl. limited the cost of thi.s building at $75,000, and an act of March '■'>. L891, appropriated that amount. The site was purchased May lo. l vt-J. for fclu.OOO, and fronts west L19.56 feet on High street, north L34.33 feet on Market street, east 107.80 feet on Wheeler's lane, and south L32.10 feet on adjoining property. The construction of the building was commenced under a contract awarded July 21, L898, and it was completed and occupied in the latter part of July, L899, the total cost exclusive of site being $64,820.44. It is constructed of brick, with Bedford (Ind.) Limestone base and trimmings, is 106 feet 4 indies by us feet in plan, and has I contents of 383,728 cubic t'eet. The post-offic scupies the main floor, the principal entrance to which is on Market street. The entrance on High street leads to the second atory, which consists of a gallery extending alone- the north and west sides, a railway mail clerks' dor- mitory being fitted up at the southwest corner. The post-olh'ce work- ing room extends the full height of the building. Steam heat is supplied throughout. During tl>e year ended .June 30, L899, the postal receipts amounted to $122,022.1 1. In 1890 the population of the city was 27,601 and in 1900 it was 42,728. 462 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Canton, Ohio. HISTORY ()F IM BLIC BUILDI><;-. 4(33 POST-OFFICE, CANTON. OHIO. The post-office at Canton. Ohio. La located at the northwest corner of South Cleveland avenue and Kighth street, on a plot of ground bounded on the east 1*5 feet by the former, south 2«>0 feet bj the latter, and on the west 95 feet by Dewalt street. The land was secured by purchase dune lu. Ls;»l. fur the sum of £22.200. Work on the excavations was performed under ;i contract awarded September 30. ls'.U. and the building was occupied February 18, l s '. ( 4. Sonic additional work in completing the interior finish, however, was subsequently performed under an appropriation <>t' August 33, L894. The cost of the structure, exclusive of site. was $82,655.42. The leg- islation on account of this building as originally constructed was approved June 2, L890, August 30, L890, March 3, L891, and August 23, 1894. An act of March -i. l:!<> feet. It i- heated by hot air. and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services, United States circuit judge, and pension examiner. The first door is occupied entirely by the postal service. The gross receipts of the post-office during the years ended dune 30, L894 and ls'.t'.t. were s;>o.;>in..->4 and $65,548.36, respectively. The population of the city in 1890 was 26,189, and in 1900 it was 30,667. 464 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. History of piblic biildinos. CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, CINCINNATI. OHIO. This building is situated on a lot about 1*0 by 4oo feet. Iiounded on the east by Main street, south by Fifth street, wot by Walnut street, and north by Patterson alley, the main facade being on Fifth street. The ground was secured on November *. 1*7:;. by condemnation, at a total cost, including incidental expenses, of $708,026. Work was commenced in 1*74, and the building was completed and occupied May L, L885, the cost of construction being $5,088,382.35. The base- ment walls are of red granite, and those of the superstructure of gray granite, from Fox Island. Maine. The appropriations on account of the purchase of the site and com- pletion of the building were approved March L2, 1*7:.'. June 1". Is7i\ March 3, 1*7::. dune 23, 1*74. March 3, 1875, July 31, 1876, March : J >, 1877, April 30, 1*7*. June L878, March 1879, June 1*'.. 1880, March ::. 1**1. August 7. 1882, March 3, 1883, May I, 1884, July 7. 1**4. and August 5, 1892 (painting and decorating). The building contains a cubic -pace of 7,883,500 feet, is heated by steam, and is provided with two passenger and three freight elevators. Ninety rooms are occupied, assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, subtreasury, United States circuit and district courts. United States engineers, pen-ion examiners, ami civil service. The following is a comparative statement of the grosti receipts of offices located in the building: Internal revenue. 1885, $8,737,148.51; 1899, $14,528,118.31; customs, isn:>, sls:\.:,'S.\.:><>: 1 *'.•:>. $612,959.89; post-office, 1885, $517,606.86; 1899, $1,251,668.20. In l**o the popu- lation of the city was l'.".."). 1 M'.t and in 1900 it was »2. In 1*.">1 the Government purchased a plot of ground Fronting north •100 feet on Fourth street, east 14'.» feet t! inches on Vine street, and south 100 feet on Burnet street, and constructed thereon a handsome and substantial building, of Greek style of architecture, known as the custom house. In pursuance of an act of Congress approved Feb- ruary 27, 1875), the property was sold on December 12, 1885, to the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Merchant-* Exchange for the sum of Spio.ooo. The structure was subsequently torn down and there now stands on the lot the hall of the ('handier of Commerce. The appropriations on account of the construction, alteration-, etc., of the* building, were approved September 30, 1850, March .">. 1851, duly iM. 1852, March :;. 1853, August 4. 1*.">4. August 18, 1856, March 3, 1*.*>7. March 14, l*t'>4. and April 7. Im'i',. the total amount of the same being $339,083.90. L2242— 01 30 HISTORY <>F PI/HLIC WILDINGS. CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. CLEVELAND, OHIO. An act of Congress approved March ls.V>. authorized the construc- tion of a stone building at Cleveland. Ohio, for the accommodation of the customs and postal services and the Tinted States courts, limited the dimensions and cost of the same, and made an appropriation there- for. An act of May !t. 1856, extended the dimension- and limit of COSt, and an act of dune 12, L858, provided for the approaches. The site was purchased April '.». 1856, at a cost of &io.iMM). and the construction of the building was completed at a cost of $138,236.30. It was occupied in January, 1859. By authority of an act of April 4. lsso, the construction of the two wines at the north and south ends of the building WB6 commenced, and continued, together with certain remodeling of the main portion, under acts of August 7. L882, duly 7. L884, and March :\. L885. All this work was completed in L8N5. at a cost of *."> 17. '.'."> Acts of October 2, lss.s. illu l September 'MK 1M»o. appropriated $30,000 for repairs to the building. The site is 200 feet from north to south and 105 feet from east to west, and is bounded on the north by Rockwell street, east by Case place, south by Superior street, and west by the public square. The building fronts west w ith public entrances also at the north and south ends. It contains a cubic space of ti.">4.*2oo feet. is heated bv both steam and hot water, and is provided with elevator service. Sixty-three rooms are occupied, assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, and the United State* courts. The gross receipts collected in the building during the year ended June 30, L899, from internal revenue were $2,819,375.42; postal serv- ice, $839,389.89; customs. $659,483.36. The population of the city in lNtio was 4.^.417 and in L900 it was 381,768. HISTOBY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC.. COLl'MbTS. OHIO. April 11. 1SW. Congress authorized the construction of a building in this city for the accommodation of the circuit and district courts, internal revenue and pension offices, po8t-oftice. and other (iovern- ment uses, limiting the cost, and making appropriation therefor. December 2. 1885, August 4. L886, and March 3, L888, the last t\\<> acts being for approaches and elevators. A contract was awarded for the foundation- November 14. l v s;; The first story was occupied by the post-office October I. l ss 7. and the Other Stories were completed a few week- thereafter, the COSl of construction being $264,588.96. The building, which i> of Berea (Ohio) sandstone and cover- an area of about 184 by 7.*) feet, has a cubic content- of 793,954 feet. It is provided with steam heat and elevator service, and i- occupied prin- cipally by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, and the United States courts, the number of room- assigned being twenty- three, besides the first floor, w hich is used entirely by the post-office. The following is a statement of the gross receipts of offices located in the building: Internal revenue. IV.tO, WAST . 'I'll . 74: Is'.''. 1 . $1,123,880.07; customs. L890, $46,410; L899, $39,618; postal, 1> S 7. $1 Ho.44s..'M\ .(>->. The population of the city was 51,047 in 1880, in 1890, 88,150, and in 1900, 125,560. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDIM--. 471 rUST-UFFH'E. DAYTON. « ill If I. This building was authorized and appropriated for by acta of Con- gress approved March 3, L887; September 30, L890, and July 28, 1892 (outstanding liabilities). It is located on the southwest corner <>t' Fifth and Main streets on a site fronting north 180 feet on the former and east 120 feet on the lat- ter. This ground was secured by purchase January 1". L888, for the sum of $42,000, A contract for the basement and area wall- \\a- awarded November 13, L888, and the building was completed and occupied dune 1. [s\*2. the cost of construction being $117,894.94. It is constructed of Berea (Ohio) -andstone. Iia> a cubic content- of 424.030 feet, and is heated by -team (indirect radiation). The [lumber of rooms in the building is twelve, they being occupied mainly by the postal and internal-revenue services, pension examiners, and civil- service hoard. During the first year the building was occupied the postal receipt- amounted to $130,134.90, and during the year ended June L899, to $212,439.21. In lsuo the population of this city wa- 61,220, and in 1!)00 it was S5,333. 472 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Lima, Ohio. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 473 POST-OFFICE, LIMA. OfflO. The post-office building at Lima. Ohio, shown in the accompanying illustration, was authorized by an acl of Congress approved December 24. L890, and appropriated for by an act of March :;. lv.'l. The site, which was secured October 6, 1891, by purchase, for the Bum $10,000, fronts north 102 feet U inches on High street and east 120 feet on Elizabeth street. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded March 7. 1894, and the structure was completed and occupied October l"'. 1895, the cost of construction being $47,332.33. The building is constructed of brick, and has a cubic contents of 2f><). 500 feet. It is provided with steam heat, and i- occupied by the postal service, pension examiners, and civil-service board. During tin' year ended dune 30, L899, the gross postal receipts amounted to (32,064. 91. In LfS'.Mi the population of the city was L5.981, and in 1900 it was 21,723. 474 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINOS. 475 POST-OFFICE. PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. This building is located on the northeast corner of Chillicothe and Fifth streets, on a plot of ground hounded on the west by the former 122 feet 1 inch, on the south by the latter 110 feet, and on the north by Sixth street L10 feet. Tin; land was secured by purchase July Is. 1889, for the sum of £12,<»00. Jul}' 19, 1890, a contract was awarded for the erection of the build- ing, and the structure was completed and occupied October I, L892, the cost of construction being *<>2.t>~2A2. It contains a cuhic -pace of 187,510 feet. The exterior walls are of sandstone, from Scioto County, Ohio, with steps, doorsills, etc., of granite. The building is provided with a steam-heating apparatus operated by two boilers, and is occupied principally by the postal service. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 11, 1888, October 2, 1888, February 18, 1891, and October 23, 1894 (outstanding liabilities). In 1892 the postal receipts amounted to about $17,000, and during the year ended June 30, 1899, to $23,896.10. The population of the city in 1890 was 12,394, and in 1900 it was 17,870. 470 HISTCVRY OF PFBLTC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, 8andusky, Ohio. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 477 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, SANDUSKY, OHIO. This building is located on tlx- southwest corner of Market Btreet and Columbus avenue on a plot of ground fronting north so foet <»n the former and east 132 feet on the latter. It was appropriated for by acts of Congress approved August 4, 1854-. and August L8, 1856. The land was secured by purchase April 22, L856, for $11,000, and the structure was completed and occupied in the following year. It is constructed of Berea (Ohio) sandstone, contains a space of 115,300 cubic feet, and cost 963,987.16 exclusive of site. There are eight rooms occupied, they being assigned to the postal, customs, and internal revenue Services, and the Weather Bureau. Steam heat is supplied from one boiler. In 1*71-72 alterations and repairs were made at a cost of about $10,000, in pursuance of an act of March .'I. 1^71. During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the postal receipt- amounted to £-J7,4.">7.:^!. From L870 to L900 the population of Sandusky has increased from i:5,oou to l'.»,t'>»'>4. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 479 POST-OFFICE. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. The building .shown in the accompanying illustration i- located on the northeast corner of High and Spring streets, on a plot (if ground fronting south 150 feet on the former and west 130 feet <>n the latter. The land was secured by purchase December -•>. 1885, for the sum of &1!»,500. The building was commenced in the Bummer of L887 and was completed and occupied September 1, L890, the cost of construc- tion being ^124, •>•">'.».. V.i. It is constructed of limestone, contains a cubic spa< e of 327,600 feet, and i.s heated by a hot-water system operated by one boiler. The entire tirst floor and a portion of the basement i> occupied by the postal .service. The appropriations on account of the building were made by art- of Congress approved March 3, L885, August 4. 1886, and March 30, L888. During the years ended June 30, 1890, and dune : J .o. 1900, the postal receipts were $73,695.04 and $120,121.24, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 31,895, and in L900 it was 38,253. 4 SO HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 481 CUSTOM-HOUSE AM) POST-OFFICE, TOLEDO. OHIO. This building is located on the south corner of St. Clair and Madison .streets, on a plot of ground fronting northwest 238 feet 4 inches mi the former, northeast 120 feet on the latter, and bounded on the south- east by an alley. A contract was awarded July 10, 1**2. for granite for basement and area walls, and the building was completed and occupied in 1888, the cost of construction being >v>75.t;41. 17. The walls of the superstruc- ture are of Berea (Ohio) sandstone. The building has a cubie contents of s:>i.'.»+o feet, is heated by steam, and is provided with elevator service, one passenger and one freight, both operated by steam power. The number of rooms occupied is twenty-seven, most of which are assigned to the postal, customs, and internal revenue services, and the United States courts. Under authority of acts of Congress approved August, 4, 1854, August 18, 1856, and July 28, 1866, a portion of the present site front- ing 12<> feet on St. Clair street, and extending back along Madison street, was purchased April 22. l^.">ti. for $12,000, and a custom-house constructed thereon. An act of June 1880, authorized the pur- chase of additional land and the erection of a building suitable for the I'nited States courts, custom-house, bonded warehouse, etc., and an act of March •'!. 1881, authorized the -ale and removal of the old building. In addition to these two acts, appropriations on account of the present structure were made by acts of A.UgU8l 7. L882, July 7. 1884, March 3, 1885, August 4. 1886, March 30, 1888, and October 2, 1888 (elevator and mail lift). The additional land was .-('(aired by pur- chase March '.t. 1881, and December in. L881, at a cost of $53,250, making the total cost of the present site $65,250. Since the first year the building was occupied, the internal-revenue and postal receipts have increased from about SCmO.ooo and *ll."».ooo to &1.77H.»5.S2. 11* and $300,725.78, respectively, during the year ended June 30, 1899. In L890 the population of the city was 81,434, and in 1900 it was 131,822. 12242—01 31 482 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 483 POST-OFFICE, MJNGSTOWN, OHIO. This building' is located on the west corner of Front and Market streets, on a site bounded on the northeast 100 feet by the former, <>n the southeast 130 feet t> inches by the latter, and on the southwest 100 feet by Emily alley, which is 20 feet wide. The land was secured by purchase March 2<5, ls'.'2. for *13.ooo. The building was commenced under a contract awarded September 2">. 1896, and completed and occupied .January I, 1898, the 0O8t of con- struction being &5t;,;">25. 13. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved January 21, 1891, March 3. 1891, and duly 1. 1898, the last providing for a granolithic sidewalk. The cubic contents of the building are 185,202 feet. It is heated by steam and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue services and the local civil-service board. During the year ended June 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to $51,699.31. In 1890 the population of the city was 33,220 and in 1900 it was 44.NS5. 484 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTOBY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 485 CUSTOM-HOUSE. ETC.. ASTORIA. OREG. The custom-house, etc., building at Astoria, Oreg., is located in the center of a block 200 feet square, hounded on the north by Bond street, south by Commercial street, east by Eighth street, and on the west by Seventh street. The public entrances arc on the north and west sides, that on the former opening direct into the post-office lobby and the latter to the stair hall, which also communicates with the Lobby. The land was secured by purchase July 13, L868, for $8,000. The building was commenced .June 14. 1N»W. and was completed and occu- pied .January 25, 1873. the cost of construction being $t>7.1»s6.2N. The walls of the superstructure are of sandstone, quarried near Astoria. Legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved March 2, L867, duly L5, L870, .March 3, 1*71. and May L8, L872. The building contains a cubic space of 123,000 feet. It is heated by hoi water and is occupied by the postal and customs services, six rooms being assigned to the same. During the year ended dune 30. bS'.t'.t. the postal receipts amounted to $11,282.69. When this building was constructed the population of the city was about 1,000; in L900 it was 8,381. Acts of Congress approved March '.'>. 1N51. and August 31, 1852, authorized and appropriated for a custom-house at this port. The amount appropriated ($40,000) was covered int<> the Burplus fund in L861. A site was purchased, however, on March - 27. 1856, for $900, and a custom-house constructed thereon, payment for the same being made from the appropriation. ••Collecting the revenue from customs. " This ground as originally purchased measured about 112 by L50feet and is located about \k miles east of the present custom-house in what is known as Upper Astoria. The old building has been abandoned and (1900) IS in a dilapidated condition. A controversy arose as to the ownership of a portion of thi^ land, and the United States entering into a compromise with the claimant secured, by deed recorded August 31, I.s75. a clear title to two-thirds of the same measuring 75 by 150 feet. HISTOEY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 487 CUST0.M-H01SE AND POST-OFFICE. PORTLAND. OREO. This building is located in the center of a Mock 2<>.ooo. and the construction of the building was commenced in the same year. It was completed and occupied October 1. lfSTo, the cost of construction being 20. The building is constructed of a sandstone quarried near Astoria, Oreg., contains a space of l..V.t:-5,noO cubic feet, and is heated by a low-pressure steam plant operated by one boiler. The first and sec- ond floors are occupied respectively by the post-office and United States courts, and the third floor by the customs service, railway mail clerks, post-office inspectors, and pension agent. The appropriations on its account were made by acts <>f Congress approved duly lstis. March ::. lSii'.t. duly 15, L870, March 3, 1871, March 8, 1873. dune 28, 1874, and March 3, L875. During the year ended June 3<>, LSI*!*, the gross postal receipts amounted to *l!»o.lS!t.o ( .t. in 1*70 the population of the city WU8 8,293, and in 1900 it was 90,426. 488 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Allegheny, Pa. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 489 POST-OFFICE, ALLEGHENY, PA. An act of Congress approved April 23. ISHo. authorized the con- struction of a post-office building at Allegheny. Pa., and limited the cost of site and building, including fireproof vaults, heating and ven- tilating apparatus, elevators, and approaches at &250.<>.ooo was made by an act of August .">. 1892, for the purchase of site, and on April 13. 1 s!»3. the ground was secured for the sum of $175,000. This site is located on the northwest corner of Ohio and West Diamond streets, and has a frontage south of 12o feet on the former and east 151 feet on the latter. The main front of the building i- on Ohio street. The limit of cost of site and building was finally, by an act approved March 3, 1893, increased to fcvk^.ooo. and an appropriation of $15,< made on account of the work. Working drawing- were prepared and a contract for the basement and area walls, first-floor beams, etc.. awarded October 2'.K 1894. On February .*>. 1896, a contract un- entered into for the masonry of the superstructure, roof, and cover- ing, etc.. and on December 28, 1896, for interior finish, the building being completed and occupied in January. lM's. The cost of con struction was $226,408.83. Additional appropriations in the aggre- gate sum of $175,000 were made by act- of March 2, 1895, dune 11. 1896, and dune 4. 1897. The ground plan of the building is HT by 71 feet, and it contain- in all a space of 409,628 cubic feet, inclosed within walls of Ilallowcll (Me.) gray granite, and iron roof covered with copper. The floors of the first and second stories are framed ill iron, the former with brick arches and the latter with terra-eotta arches of end construction. All columns are also protected by terra cotta, and the building may be considered as reasonably fireproof. The finishing wood is straight grained maple, with bird's-eye panels, for corridor and vestibules, East India mahogany for postmaster's private office and toilet room, and white oak for all other portions above the basement. Over the post-office working loom is a cortile extending to the dome and lighted by a skylight immediately below the base of the lantern. Surround- ing this cortile at the second-floor level i- an open gallery, with floor of colored marble mosaic tiling similar to the main lobby and vesti- bules below. Steam heat is supplied throughout from a low-pressure apparat us. During the year ended .June 3o, ls'.W. the gross postal receipts amounted to $144,853.07. In lSi»o the population of Allegheny was 105,287, and in 1900 it was 129,896. 490 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Beavek Falls, Pa. HISTORY OF PI'ULIC BUILDINGS. in POST-OFFICE, BEAVER FALLS. PA. Phis building was authorized by an act of Congress approved duly 2, 1890, ami appropriated for by acts of August 30, 1890, and March 3, 1891. It is located on a site on the southwest corner of Thirteenth street and Seventh avenue, fronting north loo feet on the former and east llu feet on the latter. The ground was secured November 30, 1892, for the sum of $11,000. On September '2, L896, a contract was awarded for the erection of the building, and it was completed and occupied October L6, L897, the cost of construction being *>!*.t>77.23. In the accompanying illustration the Seventh avenue front is shown. The entrance on this side leads into the public lobby which extends from the south end and return.- along Thirteenth street to a stair hall in the northwest corner. This stair hall i- also approached direct from the outside by an entrance on Thirteenth street. The Cubic Contents of the building are 167,230 feet. It i- heated by steam, and is occupied throughout by the postal service. The gross receipts of the post-office during the fiscal year L898— 99 were $lf>.: J »l)2. I'-'- In IS!'<> the population of the borough was '.t.7:'..">. and in L900 it was 10,054. 492 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 493 POST-OFFICE. CHESTER. FA. This building, w hich is constructed of light mottled brick, is located on the northwest corner of Fifth and Welsh streets on a plot of ground fronting south feet on the former and east 113 feet on the latter. It is bounded on the north by a l.Vfoot alley. The ground wa> secured by purchase February ls'.ej. for $15,000. A contract was awarded dune 12, 1893, for trench excavations and basement and area w alls, and the building was completed and occupied Novem'ber 23. l *•><.»•;. the cost of construction being $64,599.90. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved May KJ. 1890, August 30, L890, and March 3. L891. It contains a cubic space of ls'.U »4'.» feet, is heated by steam and hot air. and is occupied by the postal, internal-revenue, and customs services. During the year ended dune 80, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to S30,S59.25. Ill lsmi the population of the city was 20,226, and in L900 it was 33,988. 494 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-Hocse, Post-Office, etc., Erie, Pa. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 4 Do COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., ERIK. PA. This building is located at the corner of State street and Central Park on a site fronting west 123 feet on the former, and north 165 feet on the latter. The ground \va> secured by purchase dune 7. 1**3. for *3ti.ooo. If was broken in April, L885, and the building was completed and occu- pied in the latter part of lss7. the cost of construction being 1223,759.35. The walls of the basement are of granite, and of the superstructure sandstone. The building has a cubic contents of 667,500 feet; i- pro- vided with steam heat supplied by the Home Heating Company, and is equipped with an electric passenger elevator. Besides the first floor, which is used entirely by the post-office, the number of rooms occupied is twenty-eight, they being assigned principally to the postal, cus- toms, internal-revenue, and marine-hospital services, United States courts, United States engineers, pension examiners, and Weather Bureau. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved June 27, L882, February 17. l*^:>. August 4. 1**»>. March 3, 1**7. and August 5. l*'.fJ (elevator). During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $*4.241. pi. I n 1890 the population of the city was 4o.t;:;4 and in 1!H>(> it was f>L\733. 496 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House, Erie, Pa. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 497 ITSTOM-HOUSE. ERIK. PA. This building is located <>n the east side of State street, about mid- way between Fourth and Fifth streets. It was roust ructed in LS36-37 by the United States Hank of Pennsylvania, and was purchased by the United States, February 1 1. L850, for the sum of 129,000, the author- ity for the purchase being contained in an act of Congress approved March 3, L849. The lot has a frontage of 70 feet on State street, and is L25 feet deep. The building is of marble, 50 by To feet in plan, and is used by the cus- toms service. It was occupied by the post-office from L853 t<> L867. 12242—01 32 498 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF Pl'BLIC BUILDINGS. i<)<> POST-OFFICE. FTC.. HAKKISbThMi. I'A. This building is located in the center of the Mock bounded on the northwest L96 feet 5 inches by Locust street, northeast 132 feel 6 inches by Third street, southeast IW feet by Walnut street, and on the southwest 163 feet one-half inch by Court a\enuc. the principal approach being from Walnut street. The land was secured by purchase .May 2»! and Octoher s. Is77. for the sum of $10!*.7<>n. Work on the building was commenced in l s 7s. and the structure was completed and occupied May 10, L882, the cost of construction being ^2!«).(>5 a cubic content- of 4!H),0<)0 feet. It is heated by a hot-water apparatus, and is occupied principally by the postal and internal-revenue services, pen-ion office, bureau of steam engineering. United States Navy. Weather Bureau, and civil service, the number of room- assigned being twenty-five. The receipts from internal revenues have increased from *4 2. '.'*.">.:>.'-'> during the year ended June 30, 1883, to $316,826.54 during the fiscal year 1898-99, and during the same interval the postal receipts have increased from $74,08!). 53 to $134,018.22. The population of the city in 1880 was 30,762, and in 1900 it was .">".167. 500 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Lancaster, Pa. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 501 POST-OFFICE. LANCASTER, PA. The post-office building at Lancaster, Pa., WUB authorized by an act of Congress approved May it, lsss. The site was secured by purchase Octolter lt'». ISSN, for the -urn of *l.">.ooo. It i> on the southwest cor- ner of North Duke and Marion streets, being hounded on the east 11*> feet by the former, which is »il feet wide, and on the north 140 feel by the latter, which is 14 feet wide. The building* was commenced under a contract aVarded November 11, LS1HJ, and was completed and occupied September 1. L892, the COSt of construction being #S4.013.24. It is inclosed by walls of Indiana limestone, is It" by 4f> feet in plan, and has a cubic content- of 255,726 feet. It is heated by steam (indirect radiation), and is occupied by the postal and internal-revenue service-. In L892 the internal-revenue collection- were (2,318,510, and in 1899 they were &'-5.37<'.S!)3. The gross postal receipts during the same periods were about &5:2.ooo and £7 - JJ'uo respectively. The population of the city in lMlto was Jtt.uil, and in U»U0 it was 41.4.')'.'. 502 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. history OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 503 APPRAISERS' STORKS. PHILADELPHIA. PA. This building fronts cast on Second street, between Walnut and Chestnut streets, and is hounded on the north by Lodge Btreet, west by Kxchange and Dock street-, and on the south by < rold 9i reet. The ground has a frontage of s*j feet on Second street, and about 300 feel on Lodge and 2ii."> feet on Gold streets. I'ndcr the provisions of an act of Congress approved A.ugus1 I s . 185<>. this land, with a building thereon, was purchased from the Hank of Pennsylvania duly 1">. L857, for use as a post-office, the purchase price being tf^oO.OOO. Appropriations were made by acts of August 18, 1856, and March 3, ls.">7. with a view to adapting the building to the needs of the post-office, but it does not appear that much work was performed in this direction, most of the funds being transferred in 1802 and INtiM to the fund for the ••Court house and post-office, Philadelphia." then in course of construction near the custom-house. This old building was subsequently removed and the present building constructed, it being completed and occupied July L3, L8TL The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Julj 28, 186*5, March -J. 1867, duly 20, L868, duly 25, lsr.s, March 8, 1869, April l><>, ls7<>, duly i:>. ls7«>. March 8, 1871, and May Is. L872 (addi- tional machinery). An act of March .' J >. L871, provides that the build- ing shall be used also as a bonded warehouse. The cost of construc- tion was $379,675.04. It is constructed of brick, has a cubic contents of L, 444,000 feet, and is occupied almost entirely by the customs service. Steam heat is supplied by three boilers, which also furnish power for the opera- tion of four freight elevators. From August 13. 1S74, to August 12. I.s7.">. 22,672 packages were received at these stores for appraisement, and between the same dates in 1898 and 1899 the number amounted to ''»7. 1 »'>.">. 504 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 505 CUSTOM-HOUSE. ETC.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. This building is situated on the south side of Chestnut street, between Fourth and Fifth, extending hack to Library street. The >iic baa a frontage of 150 feet 4 inches on the former and 157 feet 7 inches on the latter. On Chestnut street the lot adjoins the Drexel Building on the west and the Western Bank Building on the east. The custom- house was designed by William Strickland and constructed by the Second Bank of the United States. It was commenced in 1819 and completed in 1824, at a cost of nearly $500,000. The building is of marble from Montgomery County. Pa., and con- tains a space of 714,000 cubic feet. There are thirteen office room-, all of which are used by the customs service, except three, which are assigned to the assistant treasurer. Artificial heat is supplied by a hot-water system (direct radiation), which is operated by one heater. The property was purchased by the United States September 2H, 1844. for &25ti.!is7.N2. ^2. r ).(K»i of which amount was appropriated by an act of Congress approved June 17. 1*44. the balance being obtained from the sale of the old custom-house. The customs officials moved into the present building during the latter part of 1844 and early part of 1845. Appropriations on account of repairs, etc.. to the structure were made by acts of September 30. 1S50. March 1SI53. duly 2. ism. April 7, 1 iS«;«». and March ?>. L887. The average value of the exports and imports at the port of Phila- delphia for each of the fifteen years from lss."> to L899 was $43,010,947 and $4(5,N.s7.4Nl. respectively, per annum. In 1840 the population of the city was !«.»;»>;>, and in lt*(M» it was 1,293,697. At the east of the custom-house, but on the Government lot and separated from the main building by a driveway, is located the Marine- Hospital otlice, the one and two-story structure shown in the illustra- tion at the rear of the Western Bank Building. This hospital otlice was constructed in 1*77. and is used as a dispensary and medical store- room, and also for the examination of applicant- for hospital treat- ment. The old CUStom-house, which was located on Second street, was pur- chased in lsit; and sold at public auction May L'o. L845, for $32,300. f)OB HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. BISTORT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 507 P05T-0FFICK AM) COrKT-HOUSE. PHILADKLPHI A. PA. This building! is located on the west side of Ninth street between Market on the north and Chestnut on the south, and is on the site of the mansion completed in 1707 for the President of the United States. After the removal <>f the seat of gov ern- ment from Philadelphia the land belonging to the Kxeeutive mansion was sold to tiie University of Pennsylvania, from which institution it was again secured by pur- chase May 28, 1*73. The additional land required was secured in the following year, the total cost of the site being $1,483,007. The site has a frontage of 175.it feet e ach on Market ami Chestnut streets and 484 feet on Ninth street. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved June 8, ls7 - _>, and appropriations on account of its construction were made by acts of March .'!. 1873, June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, Julv 31, 1870, March 3, 1S77. April 30, ls7s. June 20, 1878, March 3, 1870, June Hi, 18X0, March 3, 1SS1. August 7. 1SS2, March 3. lss:;, anix Island, near Rockland, Me., which was cut in part under a 15 per cent contract similar to that described in connection with the court-house and post -office, New York, N. Y., and in pari at a fixed rate per superficial foot for the different grades of work. There are in the building 150 rooms, ranging in sizes from the post-otfice working room, which i- 254 by 124 feet, to the smallest, and 235 windows. The heights o| the stories an- as follows: First, 27 feet 3 inches; second, 22 feet 3 inches; third, 20 feet 0 inches; fourth, 15 feet 0 inches; fifth, IS feet 0 inches. The first Hoor and a portion of the basement is occupied by the post-otlice, and the third lloor by the United States courts, the second, fourth, ami fifth being assigned principally to the pension agency, internal-revenue service. Navy pay office, Weather Bureau, light-house engineers, boiler inspectors, etc. The interior finish generally is in 'lark-red mahogany. Si .lid iron shutters pocketed into the walls arc provided for each window and door, so that when these are closed the building is practically proof against tire- from the outside. The building is provided with a low-pressure and exhaust steam-heating apparatus, direct, direct-indirect, and indirect radiation, operated by 8 horizontal tubular In tilers equipped with I law ley down-draft furnaces. The elevators are hydraulic — 2 passen- ger, 1 freight, and 1 ash lift. There is also an electric-lighting plant in the basement. huring the year ended June 30, 1884, the postal and internal-revenue receipts aggregateil $1,508,070.07 and $2,055,174.2:'.. and in the year ended June 30. 1900, they were 83,300.072.07 and $10,054, 158.58, respectively. The population of Philadelphia in 1880 was 847.170. ami in 1000 it was 1,203,007. Under authority conveyed by acts of Congress approved August 18, 1894, March 2, 1805, ami June 8, 1800, a strip of ground adjoining the site on the west, w ith a front- age of Hi feet 8 inches on Market street and extending south 222 feet to Ludlow street, was secured by purchase March 18, I S*. # 7 . for the sum of $82,550.00. The I mi )• lings on the ground have been removed and the strip paved, thus widening the mail drive- way, which was somewhat contracted. I. ml low street, referred to, extends easterly from Tenth street ami terminates at the line of the Government lot, at the rear of the Record building, which is shown in part in the illustration. The statue shown in the illustration at the Chestnut street end of the building is of Benjamin Franklin, the first Poet master-General appointed after the organization of the continental postal system in 1770. It was donated to the city by Sir. Justus 0. Straw bridge and placed in this location in May, 1800, by permission of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, granted July Hi, 18<»7. Prior to the construction of this building the post-otlice and courts occupied a structure which was located on a plot of ground extending from Chestnut to Library street, between Fourth and Fifth, and adjoining the custom-house site. This prop- erty was purchased in 1800 for$101,000, ami the building altered to meet the require- ments of the < ioverntnent offices. It was sold in 1887 for $413,000, under authority of acts of Congress of March .'!. 1885, anil August 4. 1880. The purchaser. Anthony J. Drexel, demolished theold building and erected on the site the magnilicant structure known as the Drexel Building. 508 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 509 rMTED STATES MINT. PHILADELPHIA, PA, This building fronts south on Chestnut street, on a site bounded on the south by Chestnut street L50 feet, east by .Juniper street ^04 feet, north by South Penn square 150 feet, and on the west ^04 feet by the Betz Building fronting on South Penn square and the Girard Trust Building fronting on Chestnut street. These two buildings separate the mint from Broad street, and between them and the mint building is ;i L5 foot 4k inch alley on the Government land extending from Chestnut street to South Penn square. The land was purchased May I. 182!», for the sum of 831,666.67, under authority of an act of Congress approved March 2, L829, and the building was completed and occupied in L833,the cost of construc- tion being $207,101.25. It was designed by William Strickland, and is constructed of marble from Montgomery County. Pa. Consider- able alterations were made in the building during the year- 1 850 and 1857. Appropriations on account of this mint, including machinery, etc.. were made by acts of Congress, approved March '1. ls^H, Ma\ 31. 1830. July 11. 1832, March 2. 1833, dune 27, 1*34. May !». L836, March 81, 1837, March 3, 1839, May 8, 1840, May 15, 1850, September 30. 1850, March 3, 1855, August is. L856, March 8, 1*75. July 31, 1876, and October 2, L888, the last being for an additional story, enlarging vaults, etc. The vault work was performed, but the addi- tional story was not constructed. An act of March 3, 18!»1, which authorized the erection of a new mint building at Philadelphia, provides that when the same is com- pleted this old building is to be sold. The new mint is located on the square bounded by Spring Garden, Buttonwood, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth streets, with principal front on the former, and it is believed that it will be completed and occupied in the latter part of the calendar year 15*01. During the year ended dune 30. 18!*!*, the coinage value of gold and silver deposited at this mint was $78,oo5t,450.so and £0.!*3t'>.8lo.5S. respectively. The first mint at Philadelphia was provided for by acts of Congress approved April 2, 175*2, and March 2, 1793. It was located on the east side of Seventh street, near Arch, and was occupied until the present building was completed, after which it was sold. 510 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, Pittsburg, Pa. HISTORY <>!•' 1MBLIC WILDINGS. 511 COUKT-HOrSK AM) POST-OFFICE. PITTSBUHG. PA. This building fronts northwest on Smithh'old street, ;im<1 i- bounded on the northeast by Fourth avenue, southwest by Third avenue, and southeast by Cherry alley. The land was secured by condemnation proceedings January 9, L878, at a cost of $34*>,17tf.3(), $4fi,17t>.3»i of which was paid by citizens of Pittsburg, this latter sum being in excess of the appropriation. The site has a northwest and southeast frontage of 171 feet .">A indies, and northeast and southwest of 240 feet. Excavations and laying of foundations were commenced in the sum- mer of ISSl. extensive piling being necessary, and the building was completed and occupied in the latter pari of 1 89J . the post-office moving in on the 1st of October of that year. The cost «>t' construction was 91,610,462.15. The general style adopted in the design of the building is modified Renaissance. During construction the contractor for the supply of the granite, which WBS quarried at Ka-t Bluehill. Me., having tailed to comply with the requirements, the Government assumed charge of the quarry and prosecuted to completion the work of supplying the material. Besides the first floor, which i- occupied by the post-office, the building has about sixty-five office rooms, which are assigned mainly to the railway mail, customs, and internal- revenue services, United States courts. I'nited States engineer corps, and Weather Bureau. It has a cubic content.- of .">.'_'7.">.'.J77 feet, and i- heated by steam, supplied by six boilers. These boilers also furnish power for pumps operating five hydraulic elevators two passenger, freight, one mail lift, and one ash lift. The legislation on account of the building i> contained in net- of Congress approved March 3. 1S73. May l'4. 1880, dune L6, March 3. lssl. August 7. 1NK2, March 3. L888, February 14. L885, A.ugust 4. L886, March 8, L887, October •>. L888, March 2, L889, Augu>t 80, 1890, September 30. lK'.Ki. and March :!. L898 (extra work furnished). During the year ended dune 30, L891, the internal-revenue and postal receipts amounted o $4,062,372.99 and (570,198.69, and during the year ended June 80, 1899, to $8,504,214.65 and $835,671.42, respec- tively. The population of the city in 1870 was 86,076* L880, L56,889; ls'.tu, 23S.»;i7. and in 1SKM). 321,tfl«>. Prior to the occupation of this building the Government owned and occupied for custom- purposes, etc.. a building located at the north- west corner of Fifth avenue and Smithfield street, which wa> pro- vided for by acts of March 3. ls.M. July 21, 1NA2. August 8, L856, and dune !». lst;o (superintendent's services). Fnder authority of an act of August 23. 1892, the property was sold at auction on February 27, 1893, for U?433, ;><><). 512 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 513 POST-OFFICE, POTTSVILLE, PA. The building shown in the accompanying illustration was authorized by an act of Congress approved February 20. ls'.if>. and was appro- priated for by acts of March 2, I8i*5, and June 7. ls:»7. The site was purchased December 81. 1S!M>. for the sum of ^lS.ouu, and has a north frontage of SO feet on Norwegian street and an east frontage of 110 feet on Second street. The building was commenced under a contract awarded duly If., I8f8. and was completed and occupied in dune. L899. the cost of construction being *.'!•>. 27;">.;t I. It is of Italian Gothic style of architecture, and is constructed of red brick with basement and trim of openings of Iluinmelstown (I'a.) red sandstone. The first floor is occupied by the pogte-office, the main entrance to which is from Second street, and the second floor by the railway mail clerks, pension examiners, and internal-revenue service. There is an independent stairway to the second floor from the entrance on Norwegian street. The building contain-, a -pace of 1 f>7,252 cubic feet, and is heated by steam supplied from one boiler. During the year ended June :>i i. lSit'.t, the postal receipts amounted to $2i), 115.80. In L890 the population of Pottsville was 14.117. and in I'.mmi it was I."). 71(1. 12242—01 33 514 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Keading, Pa. HISTOKY (»F PUBLIC BUILDINGS. • r )15 POST-OFFICE, READING. PA. This building is Located on the southeast corner of Fifth ;ui. 1887, for $47,000, and work of excavating for foundation- was coin menced during the latter part of that year, the building 'icing com- pleted and occupied in September, lss'.t. The cost of construction WBS $132,578.15. It is constructed of red brick, trimmed with Pennsyl- vania marble, and contains a space of HSo.OOO cubic feet. The entire hrst floor and a portion of tiie second is occupied by the postal service, other rooms on the second floor being assigned to the internal-revenue serv ice and pension examiner. Artificial heat i> supplied by a -team- heating apparatus operated by one boiler. The legislation on account of the building is contained in act- of Congress approved March H. INN") (Stat. L.. vol. '2'.'>. pp. :'>4ti and 181), July 2i», lSMi, and March 3. 1SS7. During the year ended September Ho, Is; to, the postal receipt- amounted to $57,!W4.*i2. and for the fiscal year 1S98-99 they were &!H.S!t(j.S0. In lSlto the population of the city wa- 58,661, and in 1900 it was 78.1*01. 516 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 517 POST-OFFICE. ETC.. SCRANTON, PA. This building is located on a site bounded on the northeast loo feet by Linden street, southeast 170 feet by Washington avenue, and on the northwest 170 feet by a 10-foot alley. The land was secured duly 2, 1883, by purchase, for the sum of $35,000. In the conveyance the grantors reserve the "right to construct and use any subterranean passage or gangway under said land required by said company to reach and mine any coal or other materials belonging to other land- or premises." An act of Congress approved .January 27. 1*82. authorized the building and limited cost of site and structure to &7.*>.<»oo. The prep- aration of plans, etc.. was deferred, however, until the limit W9B extended by an act of April 20. lN'.to. when further action was taken and a contract awarded October 2i>, IS'.Hi. for excavations, foundation-, and basement and area walls. The building was completed and occu- pied February 24. Is;t4« the cost of construction being £220.f>l. r >.23. It is constructed of granite from .Hurricane Island, Maine, and ha- a contents of 629,01 1 cubic feet. There are twenty-one room- occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue services and the United States courts. The building is equipped with a steam-heating plant, with a battery of two boilers, and an electric passenger elev ator. The boilers, however, are not in use. steam being obtained from street mains furnished by the Kconomv Light. Heat and Power Company. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Augu-t 7. 1SS2, July 7. 1SS4, August 3U. 1890, March 8, 1891, August 23, 1^'4 (elevator and approaches), and duly 7. L898 (outstanding liabilities). An act of December 23. lS!»o, authorized the use of the court room by the State courts for live years from ls'.tt! at *l»>o per annum. During the years ended March I and December 31. IS!»4. the internal- revenue and postal receipts amounted to £7<>3.shu.2-J and ^'.t2.2'. , 7.2'.i. respectively, and during the year ended dune 3(t. 1S!»!». the correspond- ing figures were £l,S2(U>.*>0. 71 and £143. 73s.. ">s. In l.s'.to the popula- tion of the city was 7.">,21.) and in l'.tuit it was l(»2,i'20. 518 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 519 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., WILLIAMSPORT, PA. The court-house, post-office etc.. at Williamsport, Pa., front- aorth on West Fourth street, and is located on the Mock hounded on the north 196 feet*! inches by West Fourth street, on the south 20] feet f» inches hy Willow street, on the east 210 feet hy Government place, and on the west 21<> feet by West street. The land was secured January 1". L884, and June L, L887, by COn- deinnation proceedings, the total amount of the award- being $42, 900. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded Julv 6, L888, and the structure was completed and occupied in June, L891, the cost of construction being £l 7t>.s'.'7. l.*>. The stone used in the wall> of the superstructure is marble obtained from King of Prussia, l'a. Legislation on account of the building is contained in act- of Con- gress approved August '■>. 1882, August 7. L882, July 7. L884, March 8, tssf), July lo, 1n.su (extending limit of cost), March 3, L887, and Decemher •_!.'». ISO."), the last authorizing the use of the court room by the State courts during February for five year- from L896. In pur- suance of this act the district court room is rented by the superior court. The building contains a cubic space of 506,050 feet, and is pro\ ided with steam heat obtained from an outside plant. The number of room- occupied is nineteen, they being assigned principally to the post-olhYe and the United States court-. During the years ended June 30, L891, and June 80, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to *1I..">m i.»»7 and $59,988.8 f. respectively. In I 890 the population of the city was 27,132 and in L900 it was 28,757. 520 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, York, Pa. HISTORY OF PL'ULIC HflLDIXOS. 521 POST-OFFICE. FORK, PA. The site of this building is on the northeast corner of Philadelphia and Beaver streets, and fronts south '.is feet 4A inches on the former and west 1 lti feet !' inches on the latter. The ground was secured by purchase duly 10, INHI. for $23,500. A contract was awarded duly 8, 1N'.'2. for the general excavation, etc., and the building was occupied in November. 1895. It was not finally completed, however, until 1897. The cost of construction was $»;i,!»74.N<>. Legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 24. L890, August 80, L890, March 3. 1MU. August 23. 1M»4. and duly L9, L897. The cubic contents of the building are 203.000 feet. The Dumber of rooms occupied is seven, they being assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue services. The building i- heated by -team furnished by an outside plant. During the year ended dune 80, L899, the postal receipts amounted to $54,155.02. In L890 the population of the city was 2i>.7:t::. and in 1900 it was 33,708. 522 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <>F ITJ5LIC BUILDINGS. 523 (TSTOM-HOl'SK AND POST-OFFK'K. IlKISTOL K. I. The site for this building was secured by purchase April 1'.', 1*50, for the sum of *4,4oo. It fronts west on Hope street 75 feet and is 150 feet deep. The building was constructed in 1857 at a cost of 922,135.75, exclusive of ground. It is about 40 by -VI feet in plan, contains a cubic space of 25,000 feet, is provided with steam heat, and is occupied by the postal and customs services. The appropriations on its account were approved March 1n55, August L8, L856, and dune 12, L858 (approaches). When the building was constructed the customs business at Bristol was considerable, vessels arriving at the port from all parts of the world, butat the present it is only nominal. The gross postal receipts for the fiscal year lN'.iX-iw were S!».s:->,«>.:;:-',. The population of the city in L890 was 5.47s. and in 1900 it wa> 6,901. 524 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 525 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. NEWPORT. R. !. This building is located on the southeast corner of Franklin and Thames streets, fronting on the latter. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved May 24. 1*2*. The ground was secured Novem- ber 12, 1S2S. by purchase, for the sum of SI, 400. It is hounded on the north about 116 feet by Franklin street, and on the west by Thames street 93 feet, the south and east lines being 96 feet and about SO feet, respectively. Extending south from Franklin street east of the one-story structure with gable roof is a 12-foot alley on the Government property. This alley extends only the width of the lot. The building was constructed in ls2'.» and occupied early in L830, the cost of construction being *!».100. In 1S72-73 it was remodeled at a cost of *1 1 . 1 **.<>2. at which time the one-story addition was constructed at the rear. January 21. 1S75, the interior of the building was destroyed by tire. The damages were repaired under an appropriation of *7.41'.».4H made for that purpose by an act of Match 3, 1ST;*). This act also appropriated *•">. 712.50 for the erection of a storehouse, it being the one-story structure with gable roof partially show n in the illustration at the rear of the custom-house. This struc- ture is about 12 by 60 feet and is used for the examination and storage of imported goods, etc. The main building, as well as the warehouse in the rear, is con- structed of brick, and contains a space of 138,000 cubic feet. It is heated by steam provided by one boiler. The first Hoor is occupied by the post -office and the second by the customs service, the third being used by the Weather Bureau and for the storage of records, etc. In addition to the acts above noted appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of July 13. 1*:52. and May is, 1*72. The gross postal receipts for the year ended June Ho, l.v.i'.i. were $47,365.1 1. The population of the city has increased from about 8,000 in l*2'.i to 22,o:54 in 1900. 526 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Pawtocket, R. I. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 527 POST-OFFICE, PAWTUCKET, li. L This building is located on the northwest corner of Summer and High streets, which streets form an angle of t'>4 4."/ at this point, the former extending in a westerly and the latter in 8 northerly direction. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Janu- ary 12. ls;>i. and appropriated for by an ad of March :;. ls'.M. The site was purchased November 10. 1SW2. for the sum of £:M.o<»o. and has a frontage of 150.42 feet on High street and I23.»is feet on Sum- mer street. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded duly f>. IS'.Mi. the ground was broken October 2, 1896, and the structure was completed and occupied November 1 . 1M»7. the cost of construction being $50,644.16. In the construction of the building Bedford ilnd.) limestone is used below the top of the water table, for the main entrance, including col- umns, entablature, eagles, etc., and for all steps, door >ill>. lintels, etc., and terra cotta for all molded courses above the water table, quoins at openings and angles of walls, window beads, pilasters, etc.. except main entrance as stated, and base, cap, and baluster ornaments of parapet wall, which arc of galvanized iron, the walls generally being of red brick. It contains a cubic space of 199,448 feet, is heated by steam supplied by one boiler, and is occupied entirely by the postal service. During the year ended dune Ho. ls'.dt. the postal receipt- a unted to $f)l,4H4.2N. In 1890 the population of the city was 27,638, and in 1901) it was 39,231. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BIJILDIN08. 529 APPRAISERS' STORES, PROVIDENCE, K. I. This building is Nos. 125*. 131, 133 South Main street, and IB located on the west corner of South Main street and Customs avenue, on a site fronting northeast 4<» feet on the former and southeast 60 feet on the latter. The property was purchased November 26, 1M7, for the sum of £3,000. the funds being provided from an appropriation entitled " Custom-houses and public warehouses." Appropriations on account of improvement and maintenance of the property were made by acts of Congress approved dune 27. 1 s: i4 . duly 27. 1842, and September 30, is. r >0. The building was formerly used entirely for the customs service, but since INN 7 the second floor has 1 n occupied by the internal-revenue service, the Hrst Hoor and basement being used as customs examiners 1 rooms and warehouse. In 1820 the population of Providence was LI, 767 and in 15*00 it was 175. .7.17. In 1NN2 the designation of this building was changed from "custom- house" to "appraisers' stores." 12242—01 34 530 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Providence, R. 1. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 531 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, PROVIDENCE, R, L This building fronts west on Weybosset street, and is on a site bounded on the north 150 feet by Post-Office court, south 14.") feel Li inches by Custom-House street, on the wesi 70 feet by Weybosset street, and on the east 69 feet !» inches hy a private passageway. The land was secured by purchase February ^7. Is.").",, for the sum of $40,000. and the building was completed and occupied in L857, the cost of construction being ^01». 723.3^. It is constructed of Quincy ( Mass. | granite, has a contents of 466, v| 11 1 cubic feet, and is occupied by the postal and customs Services and the United States courts. Heat is supplied from a hot-water m stem operated by two boilers. Appropriations on account of the site and building welt- made by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1 V>:;, August 4. L854, and April 7, lKbV>, the last being for alterations and repairs. During the year ended dune 30, 1S!»1», the gross postal receipts amounted to $344. 1!*3.4!». In L860 the population of the city vras 50,666, and in L900 it was 17.").5H7. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 533 CUSTOM-HOUSE, CHARLESTON, S. C. In pursuance of acts of Congress approved March 3, 1S47, and August 12, 1848, the site for this building was purchased in August, 1K49, for the sum of $130,000, which land fronts west about 277 feet on East Bay street ami is about 745 feet deep, extending along the southerly line of Market street to the channel of Cooper River. A strip of land separates it from Caillard street on the south side. Prior to the beginning of the civil war work on the building was conducted under the direction of a special commission, appropriations for the same having been made, in addition to the acts above noted, by acts of March 3, 1X49, September 3, 1850, March 3, 1851, August 31, 1852, March 3, 1853, August 4, 1.H54, March 3. ls55, August 18, 185ii, March 3, 1X57, and June 12, 1858, the aggregate sum made available by these acts being S2.O53.000. An act of June 25, 1800. appropriated $5, 0(H) for preserving the unfinished work on the building and $15,000 to pay for stone delivered on the premises. The work was then discontinued, and on July 28, 186ti, and March 2. 1S07. appropriations were made to protect the building from further dilapidation. During the bombardment of Charleston the building was struck by several shells and sustained considerable injury. In 1870, under acts of April 20 and July 15 of that year, work was re-u 1, based on modified plans prepared by the Supervising Architect, a great many of the original plans having been destroyed, and was prosecuted under appropriations made available by acts of March 3, 1871, June 10, 1X72. March 3, 1X73 i which provided also for reconstructing wharves), June 23. 1x74, and March 3, 1S75. the total of all the appropriations for the building and site being $2,X0i>,915.43. While the war was in progress the quarry at Hastings. X. Y., from which the marble was secured, had been abandoned and tilled up, and. for the completion of the building, marble of a very similar character was secured from quarries at Tuckalme, X. J. In the summer of 1X79 the structure was completed ami occupied. In 1887, under authority of an act of March 3 of that year, some repairs were made on the east and west porticos, and to exterior walls injured by the earthquake of August 31, 1SS0. In the latter part of is««i the root was reconstructed at a cost of $7,604.99. The building has a cubic contents of 902,500 feet, and is provided with heat by open grates and stoves. The number of r is assigned i> 17. occupied by the Cus- toms, Internal- Revenue, Marine- 1 Iospital, Steamboat -Inspect ion. and Weather Bureau services, and United States engineers. In 1870 the population of Charleston was is, <».-„; and in Pino it was 55.S07. Under an act of July 7, 1884, a contract was entered into April 3, 1885, for construct- ing a stone wharf at the east front of the building. This was canceled and a new con- tract awarded April ti, 1887. This work was continued underacts of August 4. l ss '> March 30,1888, and August 30, 1890, and 0 pleted early in 1893, the total COfll of the same being nearly $223, 000. The wharf, which is constructed of 24 feet of masonry, about 5 feet thick, carried on piles driven 40 feet in the bottom, lies directly east of the building, and is used by all Government vessels coming into the port of Charles- ton. It consists of two piers, each being 235 feet long, including the head, the north pier being 50 feet and the south pier 40 feet wide. The north side of the wharf is about on the lot line, while the line on the south side of the lot runs through about the center of the slip at the south of the wharf. The bulkhead of the middle l>a.-in is 200 feet from the bottom step on the east front of the building. From this point the basin extends about 250 feet to the outer line of the pier heads, and is 10S feet wide. At the bulkhead referred to is aeustoins boat house, and in the corresponding location on the south slip is a United States engineers' boat bouse. At the end of each pier an iron bridge about 40 feet long connects with the pier head, which IS alSO constructed of masonry. Concord street was extended across the < mvcrnment property, between the custom- house and the wharf, in pursuance of authority granted by an act of Congress approved August 19, 1890. The street is 40 feet wide, and i- used principally by railroad tracks. 534 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 535 POST-OFFICE, COURT-HOUSE, ETC., CHARLESTON, S. C. Under authority conveyed by acts of Congress approved March 3, 1869, and April 20, 1871, which appropriated $46,000, the Secretary of the interior purchased for the United States, on .March 1, 1870, property known as the Charleston Clubhouse, which consisted of a building and site on Meeting street somewhat .south from Broad, the land fronting east ;">7 feet 9 inches and being 235 feet '.» inches deep. This property .soon after its purchase was transferred to the control of the Treasury I )epartment, and was occupied principally by the light-house engineers. Under the provisions of an act of Congress approved February 1*87, authorizing the post-office, court house, etc., ground was pur- chased August 31, 1867, on the southwest corner of .Meeting and Broad streets for #70,000. An adjoining lot fronting on Broad street was secured by purchase on .June 15, INNS, for #lo.ooo. On January 24, lNNlt, the adjoining lot fronting on Meeting street was secured for #10,000, and on November •> of that year the next adjoining lot on Meeting street, which connects with the clubhouse property, was pur- chased for #!J,074..">5. The clubhouse was torn down and it- site included with the other purchases, thus giving the site of the post- office, court-house, etc.. a total frontage of -Js;, feet east "ti Meeting street by 183 feet north on Broad street. In addition to the act of February'.*, Inn 7, appropriations were made for the building by acts of March 3, 1891, August L8, 1894, March 2, lN'.t"), June 4. 1 Si*7, and July 7, IN!)N. The limit of rost was extended by acts of May 24. 1NNN, and January 19, 1891. A contract for excavating, piling, etc.. was awarded February 25, LNN!>, and the building was completed and occupied early in April, 1 s'.it;. Considerable work on the approaches and grounds, however, was subsequently performed under the appropriations of 1897 and L898. The cost of construction, including improvement of ground, was $405,689.40. The building is constructed of granite, and i> located at the miner of Meeting and Broad streets. It contains a cubic space of 752,100 feet, is heated by steam, and is equipped with elevator service. It is occupied almost entirely by the postal service and United States courts. The ground fronting on Meeting street at the south of the building has been laid off in walks and lawns, with a fountain in the center. This park fronts about lf!() feet on Meeting street, and is 235 feet '.' inches deep. The gross postal receipts during the first year the building was occupied were #7! >. 71 *;.»>.">. No7. 536 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 537 POST-OFFICE (OLD). CHARLESTON. S. ('. This building was constructed under authority of an act of the colonial assembly of South Carolina, dated April 18, 1707. which act appropriated £00. 000 for the erection of an " Exchange and custom house" on the public grounds, •"whereon the watchhouse and old council chamber stands." It is a two-story structure of brick with stone trimmings, most of the material Inn ing been brought from Eng- land. It is located at the east end of Broad street, which La terminated by East Hay street, which latter street bounds the building on the west. The land on the north, east, and soutli Bides i- a public thorough- fare, Gillon and Champney streets being terminated at their west ends b} r East Bay street at the north and south end- of the building, respectively. The East Hay street front is shown in the accompanying illustration. On February lit. LSI*, the I'nited State- secured the building and the land embraced within its boundaries by purchase from the State of South Carolina for the sum of 160,000. Appropriations for repairs to the building were made by act- of Congress approved March 2S. isttS, March 8, 1848, .March 1*4;,. and July 15, J 870. By an act of February 9, 18*7. it was authorized to be sold as soon as the new post-office, court-house, etc., La completed. Compliance with the provisions of this act was held in abeyance, and on December If), lS'.t.s. the building was transferred to the use of the Light-House Hoard. It was materially injured by an earthquake August 81, 1880. During the siege of Charleston by the British. Sunday. May 17. 17N0, General Moultrie placed his principal magazine (10. 000 pounds of powder) in the northeast corner of the basement of this building, and had the doors and windows bricked up. When the British took possession of Charleston they occupied this building, and used the apartment adjoining where the powder was stored as a "provost" for the incarceration of suspected citizens, [n July, L 781, Colonel Hayne was captured near Charleston by the British and confined in this "provost" until August 4. 17M, when, without trial, he was executed at the yard arm by orders of Lord RawdoD and Lieutenant-Colonel Balfour, notwithstanding that his life was interceded for h\ a great number both of loyalists and Americans. When General .Moultrie returned to Charleston the powder that was stored in the basement remained undiscovered by the British. When General Washington visited Charleston in 1 701 one of the handsomest entertainments given in his honor was a concert and ball at the Kxchange. The population of the city at the time this building was constructed was about L0,863, and in 1900 it was 55,807. 538 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF rTKLIC BUILDINGS. 539 COURT-HUl'SK AND POST-OFFICE. COH'MIUA, S. C. An act of Congress approved March 3, 1857, appropriated s.">o.ooo for the construction of a building at Columbia. S. C. In 1861 this amount was covered into the surplus fund of the Treasury. March 3, 1869, Congress reauthorized the I aiilding without any limitation other than that the site should be given to the I'nited States, and appropri- ated &7">.000 therefor. Under this authority plans were prepared for a granite building. In pursuance of this act thirty-five citizens of Columbia purchased, on January '27. ls70, for *2..~>oo. the site fronting north 208 feet on Laurel street, and east L04 feet on Richardson mow Main) street, and on April 8. ls7o, donated it to the United States. The appropriation of March 3, ls»5l», was afterwards carried to the surplus fund under act of duly 5, 1870. An act of March - J >. L871, reappropriated the &75.00O. During the summer of 1871 work on the building was commenced, and the structure was completed and occu- pied in the latter part of 1*74. the total cost of construction being ^407. IS!). 17. Appropriations for continuing and completing the building were made by acts of dune lo. L872, March 3. L878, and dune 28, L874. l'nder authority of an act o*( longress of March :;. L875, an additional plot of ground was purchased September 1, L875, for$5,000, adjoin- ing the Government lot on the south, fronting 48 feet on Richardson (now Main) street, and 208 feet deep. The building contains a cubic space of 588,000 feet, is heated by hot water system, and is occupied principally by the Postal, [nteraal- Revenue and Weather-Bureau services and the United Stale- court-; the number of rooms assigned being 17. The receipts from internal revenue collected during the tiscal year ls7o-7l! were $lS,/5!»2.42, and for 1 898-99, 1284,278. 15. The postal receipts during the year lX!tS-<)!» were $3'2.M74.<>!>. In 1870 the popu- lation of the city was !>,2!»S, and in L ( .)0(J it was 21,108. 540 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 541 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, GREENVILLE, S. C. On May 2. L889, in pursuance of an act <>t' Congress approved May 1, lsss. a plot of ground was secured by purchase for *12,000. front- ing 1 oast l.-><) tVct on Main street, and south L 25 feet on Broad street. Plans were approved for this building, and a contract for its erection on the site purchased was awarded June PI. L890. The building was occupied in May. L892, and entirely completed later in that year, the cost of construction being &.!iN. Appropriations on its account were made by act< of October 2, 1888, March 2, 1889, and July 28, 1892. The basement is of brown sandstone from Sanford, N. ( '.. ami the superstructure is of brick and terra cotta. The building contains a cubic space of 4< IS.4N!» feet, is heated by a hot- water plant, and is occu- pied mainly by the Postal and [nternal-Revenue services and Tinted States courts. Since it was first occupied the postal receipts have increased from about $10,000 to Sl^.I^.UW) in the fiscal year ended dune :?o. isW. In lhito the population of the city was N.tioT. and in l!»ou it WOB Ll,860. HISTORY OF PT'ULIC BUILDINGS. 543 I'OUKT-HOrSE AND POST-OFFICE, SIOUX FALLS. S. DAK. This building is located on the southeast corner of Twelfth street and Phillips avenue, on a site 150 feet Bquare, and bounded on the north by the former and on the west by the latter. The land was secured by purchase September 2.">. 1891, for the sum of &S.0OO. Contracts were awarded January 2>>. 1*1*2, for excavation and temporary drainage, and September lf>. 1892, for the erection of the building. The structure was completed and occupied May 12, l v -'">. the cost of construction being $157,017. It is constructed of purple granite quarried at Ka-t Sioux Falls. S. Dak., contains a space of 442. s33 cubic feet, and i- heated by steam from two boilers. There are fourteen rooms occupied, they being assigned to the Postal Service and United States court-. The act of Congress authorizing the building was approved January 2t>, 1891, and those making appropriat ion - on it - account were appr< »ved March 8, 1891. August .'». LS!»2. March ls'X J ,. August 23, L894, and June 1 1. 1896, (bathroom, etc.). When the building was first occupied the postal receipt- aggregated about £20,000 annually, and during the year ended June 80, 1899, they were £2N. 727. o:>,. In l.SHO the population of the city was 1". 177. and in 1900 it was 10,266. 544 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF Pl'KLIC BUILDINGS. 545 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, BRISTOL TENX. Under authority contained in an act of Congress approved March 1, 18!)!), the Secretary of the Treasury accepted as a donation from the city of Bristol, Tenn., for the erection and maintenance thereon of a public building, a lot of ground described in the deed as follows: "Lying and being in the city of Bristol, seventeenth civil district of Sullivan County, State of Tennessee, on the south side of Shelby street, beginning at the intersection of said street and of Caldwell alley, and running thence west with Shelby street 1 l'."> feet to the Carr property; thence south with the line of said Carr property 174} feet (157 feet 6 inches by survey) to Crumley alley; thence east with slid last named alley 125 feet to Caldwell alley, and thence north with -aid Caldwell alley 174| feet (157 feet *> inches) to the beginning, contain- ing one-half of an acre, more or less, and known as the Market House lot." The deed of this property was recorded May 9, Is'.''. 1 . Subse- quently a street was cut through on the Carr property thus making public thoroughfares on the four sides of the Government lot. Shelby street having a width of 42 feet. Crumley alley •_'."> feet, and the east and west passageways each 30 feet. An appropriation of S25. 00(1 on account of construction wa- made by an act of March 3, IS!)'.), which was supplemented in a like amount by an act approved dune •'), L900. After the approval of sketch plans by the proper Government officials us required by law. working draw- ings and specifications were prepared, and a contract for the erection of the building entered into October 21, 1899, the structure being prac- tically completed and occupied by the post-otfice officials in the latter part of December, 1900. There still remain, however, some minor items to be completed in the supply of the -team heating apparatus, laying of sidewalks, etc.. and a request was submitted to Congress Under date of December 17. 1900, for an additional appropriation of $5,000 for the completion of this work. The building covers an area of 4."> by 83 feet and is inclosed by gray and redbrick walls trimmed with terra cotta and with a tin roof, The post-office occupies the entire first floor, which floor is finished gener- ally in marble and oak and i> equipped with two fireproof vaults. At the northeast corner is located the stair hall, which is approached from the Shelby street corridor and direct from the outside by an entrance at the east end on Caldwell alley. The second and third floors are laid off in office rooms of the ordinary si/e. with exception of a large room designed for a United States commissioner's court and extending through both stories. During the year ended June 30, Is.!*!', the postal receipts at Bristol amounted to $13,777.3S. By the census of l!>oo the population of the tow n is 5.271. 12242—01 35 546 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC Bl'ILDIXUS. 547 COCKT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. CHATTANOOCA. TENN. An act of Congress approved February 25. lss.o. authorized this building, and limited the cost of the same to sIiio.ikmi. which sum was appropriated by an act of August 4. 1ns»>. This limit was extended by act of February 21. 18ST. to $200,000. and again by act of April 23, lsss. to £275, (too. Other acts appropriating funds for the erection and completion of the building were approved March 3, 1887, and March 2. lS.s'.t. The site was donated to the United States November 29, L887. It is 1 7r> by 150 feet, located at the northwest corner of Eleventh and A streets, fronting south 175 feet on the former, and is bounded on the north and west by two unnamed public streets. 'M) and 5<» feet wide, respectively. A street is 50 feet and Eleventh street 60 feel in width. The main facade of the building is on Kleventh street. A contract was awarded December 11. l.ss.s, for the election of the building. Soon after excavations were commenced a change in the giade of adjoining streets was decided upon by the city, which neces- sitated lowering the foundations. It was also then decided to add :i one-story extension about 4<» by 50 feet on the north or rear of the main building for the post-office working room. With these changes the building was completed and occupied early in 1N!»:>. the cosl of con- struction being £274.74o.21 The building, which is constructed of East Tennessee marble, has a cubic contents of 601,854 feet. It is heated by steam and is pro- vided with an electric passenger elevator. Thirty-four rooms are assigned, which, together with the first floor, are occupied principally by the postal, internal-revenue, and customs services. United States courts, pension examiner, post-office inspector-. Weather Bureau, and Chickamauga Park Commission. During the year ended dune 80, L899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $124,808.10. The population has increased from 2!»,l00 in L890 to 30,154 in L900. The building is erected on what is known ;i- the Stone Fort, which was occupied during the civil war by a Federal battery, and formed a part of the breastworks erected by the Federal force- during the siege of Chattanooga. 548 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 549 POST-OFFICE, CLARKSVILLE, TEXN. This building 1 was authorized hy an act of Congress approved March 3. L891, which limited the cost to $35,000. This limit was extended to $5(1. (Mio hy an act of August 18. lsi»4. Appropriations for the build- ing were made by acts of August 5, 17, a contract was entered into for the erection of the building. It was completed at a cost of $43., exclusive of site, and occupied December 11. ls'.ts. The main front is on Second street. The building i- constructed of brick, with terra-cotta trimmings, and contain- a cubic -pace of lso.i'ui feci. It is provided with steam heat, and is occupied entirely by the postal service. The gross revenues from the po.st-olKce during the year- lv.»S ;in ,l 1899 were $12,466.40 and £l3.o79. l 27, respectively. The population of the city in 1S9U was 7.!»24, and in 1900 it was 9,431. 550 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 551 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, JACKSON, TENN. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved May It*, 1^*2. The site was secured by purchase November % S-'>. L883, for the sum of &*!,500, and is hounded on the east and wot. each 107 feet, by Market and Shannon streets, respectively, on the south. 210 feet, by Baltimore street, and on the north, 210 feet, by an alley. A con- tract for the erection of the building was awarded September 13, L884, and the structure was placed in charge of the custodian December I, ISM!. It was not finally completed, however, until 1*88. the cost of construction being $60,97t!.s7. 'The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved August 8, L882, March 8, L883, March 1885, May 1, 1886, and March 3, 1888. The building fronts on Baltimore street about midway between Shannon and Market streets, is constructed of brick, and contains a cubic space of 214,000 feet. It is heated by a hot-water apparatus and open orates, and is occupied by the postal service and United State- courts. In L887 the postal receipts amounted to about ss.ooo. and during the year ended June 30, 1899, they aggregated *i:>,4o:5.7:.'. In LMHJ the population of the city was 10,039, and in 1900 it was 14,511. < HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDING8. 553 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. KNOXYILLE, TENN, An act of Congress approved August is. 1 sr>»>. authorized this build- ing and made an appropriation therefor, which appropriation was revived and added to by acts of March 3, L869, and July 15, ls7o. Under dates of September s. 1*70. and March 18, L871, the site was .secured by purchase for the sum of &10.250. It fronts north 14o feet on Clinch avenue, and west ltfo feet on Prince street, being bounded on the east by an alley. Building operations were commenced in 1871, and the structure was completed and occupied in ls74. the cost of construction being &3H8,"2!*3.12. Additional appropriations on its account were made by acts of Con- gress approved March 3. 1S71 . May is. 1*72. March 8, 1*73. and June 28, L874 (furniture). The building is of Kast Tennessee marble, and ha- a cubic contents of 547,000 feet. It is heated by steam and is provided w ith a hydrau- lic passenger elevator. Twenty-one rooms are occupied, they being assigned principally to the postal and internal revenue services, United States courts, and pension office. During the year ended June 80, ls'.r.t, the gross internal-revenue and postal receipts amounted to &4!N),l>:5.">.47 and s7i».»>"21.33, respec- tively. In 1870 the population of the city was 8,682, and in 1900 it was 32,637. 554 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <>K ITHLIC BUILDINGS. 555 CUSTOM-HOUSE, COURT-HOUSE. AND POST-OFFICE. MEMPHIS. TENS. In pursuance of in act <>f Congress approved March 3, 1857, a i>lot of ground on the southeast corner of Jefferson and Third streets was purchased .June 0, lStiO. for $15,000, as a site for a court-house and post-olfice. An act of February 21, 1873, authorized the sale of this lot and the application of the proceeds, with $25,000 additional, toward the purchase of a more suitable site, also the preparation of plans and estimates for a custom-house, court-house, and post- Office. The estimated value of the old lot was $15,(K)<), and the sum that would be available for the new site was considered inadequate. The city offered to donate the present site, which offer was accepted by an act of Congress approved May 23, 1878, the deed to the property being executed June 29, 1*70. This act also reauthorized the sale of the old lot. Work on the building was commenced August 25, 1870, but, owing to an error in the description of the land, operations were sus]>ended {tending further legislation, which was made by an act .if February 27, 1K77. This act fixed the boundaries of the land at 304.25 feet on the west line of Front street, and 300 feet deep, extending from an alley on the north to an alley on the south, and retroccded to the city such land outside these boundaries as had been granted to the United States. This act also revoked that portion of the act of May 23, 1870, which author- ized the sale of the old lot, and this lot was, tinder authority of an act of December 23, 1882, ce(led to the city of Memphis. In May, 1 s 7 7 , operations were resumed in excavating and laying foundations. In 1879 work was delayed on account of yellow fever, and in 1880 by reason of the contractors for the supply of Tennessee marble for the superstructure abandoning the work, necessitating the awarding of a new con- tract. Considerable difficulty was encountered in securing marble in sufficient quan- tities, this material being specified by an act of June 2«. 1878, and the completion and occupation of the structure was not effected until the summer of 1SS5. The c ost of the building, including approaches, amounted to $520,500. A retaining wall was constructed along the river front of the lot at a cost of $50,000. The building, which is located on a bluff overlooking tin- Mississippi Kiver on the west, about midway between the north and south limits of the I. it. face- east on Front street. Madison street, which extends cast and west and terminates in front ol the building, is an approach thereto. The building has a c ubic contents of 803.400 feet, and is divided into twenty-nine rooms oTi the first, second, and third floors. The first Hoor is occupied entirely by the post-office, the second floor principally by the customs service, light-house board, inspectors of boilers and hulls, and the district court, and the third tlocir entirely by the circuit court and court otliccrs. The building is heated by a hot-water System and Is equipped with passenger and freight elevator service. The appropriations on itB account were approved February 21, ls73, June 23, 1*7-1, July 31, 1876, March 3, 1S77, June 20. ls7s. March 3. 1879, June Hi, L880, March 3, 1881, August 7, 1882, March .'!, 1883. and July 7, 1884. During 1893 certain improve- ments were made to the grounds at a cost of about $1,000, under authority uf an act of March 3. 1891; and July 13, 1800. a proposal was accepted, in amount $1,685, for the installation of a clock in the tower, the appropriation tor the same being made by an act of March 3, 1S00. The customs duties collected at this port during the years ended June 30, |ss5 and 1800, amounted to $0,727 and $28,201, respectively, and the gros> postal re c eipts increased from $05,085 in 1880 to $207,200.02 during the fiscal year 1808-00. In 1870 the population of the city was 40,220, and in loon it was 102.320. 556 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Nashville, Tenn. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 557 CUSTOM-HorSE AND POST-OFFICE. NASHVILLE. TENN. An act of Congress approved August is. 1 *."»»;. authorized a custom- house and post-office at Nashville, Tenn., and limited the cost of the building to >S!i.").ooo. February 17. Is57, a lot was purchased on the southwest corner of Spring and Cherry streets, for *2i>.ooo. hut build- ing operations were not commenced, and the sum appropriated for the structure was turned into the surplus fund in L873. duly l»>. IS 70, this lot was exchanged for a lot on the southwest corner of Broad and Vine streets, under authority of an act of Fehruarv 24. 1870; and under dates of April 20, L876, and dune LI, L877, additional land was purchased for *ls..">«io. thus securing for the Government the half block fronting northerly on Broad street 33o feet, and extending hack feel along Vine street on the east, and Spruce street on the west to an alley. The additional land was authorized by an act of March 15, L8T6. Work on the building was commenced in ls7..">•'.. February 24. IS~0, January 24, IS73, March M. Is7:!. dune 28, 1n74. March L5, L876, March 3, 1S77. April 80, 187S, dune 20. ls7s. March 3, L879, June 16, L880, March 3, L881, August 7. 1882 (approach.-, etc.). and March 30, lsss (elevator). The building is located at the corner of Broad and Vine streets, with public entrances from both, that shown m the accompanying illustra- tion being in the Broad street front. South Carolina granite is used in the basement walls and the superstructure is of limestone from Bowling Green, Ky. The building contains a space of 1,098,500 cubic feet, and i> heated by hot water (direct and indirect radiation). The first and thii'd floors are occupied hy the post-office and United States courts, respectively, and the second floor principally by the customs and internal-revenue services, steamboat inspectors, and pension examiners. At the left of the Vine street entrance there is a hydraulic passenger elevator connecting with all the floors in the huilding. The gross postal receipts during the years ended June 30, lSS2,and ls!»;i, amounted to &I2,253.71 and £205,879.21, respectively. The internal-revenue collections have increased from £777.">'.to. 72 in lss-2 to 91,760,456.36 during the year ended dune 30, 1900. In L880 the population of the city was 43,350, and in l'JOO it was SO.S05. 558 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <»K l't/RLIC BITLDINCis. 559 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, AUSTIN, TEX. This building is located on the northeast corner of Colorado and East Sixth streets. The site which has a frontage of 1 x 4 feet west on Colorado street, and so feet south on Sixth street. was secured August 1. 1*77. by donation. Building operation- were commenced January L878, and the structure was completed and occupied in November lssl. the cost of construction being *1 s.",.7r,7.;,;_\ The walls of the superstructure are faced with white limestone secured in the vicinity of Austin. The appropriations on account of the building were made by act- of Congress approved March 3, L877, June 20, L878, June 1»'>. L880, and March 3, L881. The building contains a cubic space of 410,000 feet. The number of room- occupied, beside- the first floor, i- sixteen, assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue services and the United State- court-. It is heated by hot air furnace and open grates. Since the occupation of the building, the internal-revenue and postal receipts have increased from about s.sl.ooo and s:il.ooo per annum to $1,003,727.14 and $52,479.12 respectively, in the year ended .June 30, ls'.t'.t. In lsso the population of the city was LI, 013 and in L900 it was 22,258. 560 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PlliLIC KITLDINOS. 561 COl'M'-HOUSE, (TSTUM-llOlSE, AND POST-OFFICE. BROWNSVILLE, TEX. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved August 8, lsss. and appropriated for by acts of October 2. lsss. and March 1891. The site, which is on the east corner of Tenth and Elizabeth streets, with a frontage of 120 feet northwest on the former and l.v> feet southwest on the latter, was donated by the city of Brownsville, it hav- ing been condemned by the I'nited States, and the award, which \\a> in amount $3,850, paid by the city. The land was secured February 21, 1890. A contract was awarded March 24. 1891, for the erection of the building, and the structure was completed and occupied October 4, ls;»2, the cost of construction being 1 $54,711.9*1. The building has a cubic contents of 217. S4s feet. The rirst tloor is Occupied by the postal and customs services, the former being located in the northwest pavilion, with public entrances to the lobby direct from Tenth and Elizabeth streets. On this latter street there are also two additional public entrances to the building, the middle one. shown in the illustration on the opposite page, leading into the quarters occu- pied by the customs officials, and that in the south tower opening into the stair hall communicating with the second story, which is occupied by the United States courts and court officers, and with the quarters of the local observer of the Weather Bureau above. During the years ended dune 30, 1893, and dune 30, 1900, the postal receipts amounted to $3,279. »59 and $4,477.(52. respectively. In L890 the population of the city was 6,134, and in L900 it was 6,305. 12242—01 36 562 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House, Post-Office, etc., Dallas, Tex. HISTORY OF PUHLK" HTILDINfiS. 503 roi'RT-HorSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC., DALLAS, TEX. This building is located at the coiner of Krvav and ( lommerce Btreets on a plot of "round fronting west 2<»o feet on the former, south L20 feet on the latter, and north 120 feet on Main street. The ground was secured by purchase August 7. [S8?>. for 111, 000, $2,000 of this amount having been donated by the citizens of Dallas. A contract for the masonry of the superstructure was awarded .May 23, 1885, and the building as originally constructed wa- completed and occupied in October, INNS, the cost of construction being *1 29,205.64. This structure has a frontage of NO feet on Krvav street and is partially shown in the accompanying illustration. It has a public entrance also on the Main street side, which is 54 feet from the lot line. A contract for the erection of the extension, which consists of the pavilion on the south, fronting on Commerce street, wa- awarded December 15. 1802. and the addition was completed and occupied in January, L894, the cost of the same being £150.000. The legislation on account of the building a- now completed is con- tained in acts of Congress approved duly 7. 1NN2, August 7. h^:'. March 3, L883, March 3, ins:,. May 17. L886, March 3, L887, March 30, 1888, and March L89J (extension). It contains a cubic space of 350,000 feet, is heated by steam, and is provided with electric passenger elevator service. Besides the first floor, which IS used entirely by the post-ollice, the number of rooms occupied is twenty-two, they being assigned principally to the postal, internal-revenue, and secret services. United States court-, and pen- sion examiners. The internal-revenue receipts during the years ended.Iune 30, L888 and lN'.t'.t. were about *!»:'.. 45n and £574. bid. 45, respectively. 1 Miring the fiscal years 1NNN-NK and lN!)N-!»!», the postal receipts aggregated $79,404.21 and £lt>5,21ti.2N, respectively. The population of the city in 1NN0, was 10,358, in 1890, 38,067, and in L900, 42,638. 564 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House, Post-Office, and Couet-House, El Paso, Tex. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 5(55 (TSTOM-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE, AND COURT-HOUSE, EL PASO, TEX. This building is located on the east cornel' of St. Louis and Oregon streets, on a site fronting northwest L05 feet od the former and south- west 175 feet on the latter. The ground was purchased February I s . 1887, for the sum of $12,000, $2,000 of this amount being paid by the citizens of Kl Paso. Work was commenced under a contract awarded January 7. L889, and the building was completed and occupied early in L893, the cost of construction being &1!H>,624.06. The legislation on it- account was approved dune 80, 188*5. August 4. ISSG, March L887, and March 24, 1890. The building is constructed on a stone foundation and of brick, with stone trimmings, in the superstructure walls: has a cubic con- tents of 548.0(10 feet, is heated by steam and hot-air systems, and i- provided with a hydraulic passenger elevator. The number of rooms occupied is twenty, they being assigned principally to the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. I'nited State- court-, immi- gration inspector, special agent Bureau of Animal [ndustry, and Weather Bureau. During the years ended dune 30, 1X!»3, and dune :',o. Is:*'.), the postal receipts amounted to &lN,5t>N.7s and #25.4!»!».7!», respectively. In L890 the population of the city was L0,338, and in L900 it wa- 1.5,906. HI8TORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 567 POST-OFFICE, FORT WORTH, TEX, The site of this Imilding i> the block bounded on the north 1H4 feet by West Eleventh street, <>n the Bouth 194 feet by Texas street, <>n the cast 1»>5 tVot by Jennings avenue, and on the west L65 feel by Monroe street. It was secured by purchase October s . 1891, for the sum of $10,000. A contract for trench excavation, concrete foundation, base- ment walls, etc., was awarded February • '>. 1892, and the building was completed and occupied in the latter part of 1896, the cost of con- struction being $204,281.19. An act of Congress approved March 2, 1889, authorized the erection of the building, and fixed the limit of COSt, which limit was extended by acts of duly 9, 1890, and August 18, 1894. Appropriation- were made by acts of August Ho. ls'.io. March H. lv.U. and March i\ |s'.C.. The building, which front- on Jennings avenue, i- constructed of red sandstone, and contains a cubic space of 678,000 feet. It i- sup- plied with steam heat and equipped with electric elevator service. Twenty-one rooms are occupied, assigned mainly to the postal and internal-revenue service-. United State- court -, and Weather Bureau. During the year ended dune .''.u. Is; til. the postal receipts amounted to $65,508.34. In 1890, the population of the city was 23,076, and in 1900 it wa- 26,688. 568 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House (New), Galveston, Tex. HISTORY OF PI'BLIC BUILDINGS. r,<;«) CUSTOM-HOUSE (NEW), GALVESTON, TEX. The now custom-house at Galveston, Tex., Ls located on a half block bounded on the north feet by Avenue F, on the south by a 20-foot alley, and on the east and west L20 feet each by Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, respectively. The facade- shown in the illustration are on Avenue F and Twenty-fifth street. The ground was secured by purchase under dates of December 7. 1883. and August IT. L885, for the sum of (30,000. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded May 1»>. Inns, and the struc- ture was completed and occupied in L891, the cost of construction being 1244,511.39. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved May 25. 1882, August 7. L882, duly 7. L884, March 3, duly 30, 1886, August 4. 1886, March 3, L887, October 2, L888, and August L894 (elevator). The building is constructed of red brick and red sandstone, with tcrra-cotta trimmings, and has a cubic con- tents of 715.H53 feet. It is provided with steam heat and elect ric- elevator service. Besides the first floor, which i- used entirely by the postal service, nineteen rooms are occupied, assigned mainly to the customs service, United States courts, immigration inspector-, steam - boat-inspection service, and special agent of the Treasury. In 1N!»1 the postal receipts amounted to (71,434.10, and during the year ended dime 30, 1900, they were $90,479.58. The yearly average of the value of exports and imports entered at the port of Galveston from 1SS5 to 1899 was (35,287,321, and ^'.•iM.4^7 per annum, respec- tively. In ls'.tii the population of the city was :.".». os4. and in 1900 it was 37,789. During the storm which visited Galve8ton on the afternoon and night of September 8, 1900, the stability of this building was sub- jected to a severe test, which it. together with the depot of the Santa Fe Railroad Company, resisted more successfully than any other structure in the city. This may be attributed largely to the plenti- ful spread of footings, water-tight concrete floors, and other precau- tions taken to keep floods from the foundations, and to tin' quality of cement used in the work. It was not materially damaged, other than slate, ridges, gutters, etc.. carried away, and a considerable portion of the plastering destroyed. The water stood in the basement at a height of i> feet 2 inches for live day-, until it was pumped out by tire engines. The building served as a place of refuge, and saved the live- of thousands of people, it being tilled to the tower. During the months of desolation and suffering which followed it wa- used a- a general hospital. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. .",71 CUSTOM-HOUSK 0>LD). (JALVESTOX, TEX. This building was authorized and appropriated for by an act of Congress approved August 4. ls.">4. It is located on the southeast corner of Avenue K and Twentieth street, 00 a site fronting north 140 feet on the former, west 120 feet on the latter, and hounded on the south by an alley. The ground was secured by purchase .January 8, lN5ti. for the sum of £tf,000. and the building was completed and occu- pied in 1858, the cost of construction heing £los.: :>,.V.t. s-j. The huilding is constructed of brick, with cast-iron trimmings, and contains a cubic space of 286,300 feet. It is heated by open grates and provided with a freight elevator. The Dumber of rooms is fifteen, assigned princi* pally to the customs, internal-revenue, and life-saving services. In 1870 the population of the city was L3,818, and in I'.'""' it was 37,789. During the storm which visited ( Jul vc>ton September B, L900, the building was considerably damaged, the roof being carried aw a v. balustrade and chimneys blown down, plastering destroyed, etc. The water rose to a height of S feet from the sidewalk line, but did not affect the stability of the structure. 572 HISTORY OF "PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 7" ■ Post-Office, etc., Houston, Tex. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. POST-OFFICE, ETC., HOUSTON, TEX. The post-office, etc., building at Houston. Tex.. Bhown in the accom- panying illustration, is situated on the south corner of Fannin and Franklin streets, on a site fronting northwest 1 - J"> feet on the former and northeast loo feet on the latter. The ground was secured by purchase October % J'K 1887, for the sum of #7.000. A contract for the erection of the building was entered into .June ti. L888, and the structure was completed and occupied in the early part of 1N91, the cost of construction being (82,550.73. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved February 'J4. L887, and was appropriated for by acts of March 3. iss7. October -2, L888, and April lf>. lsuo. The building is constructed of red brick trimmed with red sandstone and terra cotta. and contain- a cubic space of 242,417 feet. It is provided with steam heat and is Occupied prin- cipally by the postal and internal-revenue services. During the year ended dune 30, L899, the postal receipts aggivyatod $96,396.56. In I890the population of the city was 27,557, and in 1900 it was 44,033. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. COCBT-HOUBE AND POST-OFFIGE, JEFFERSON, Tex. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 575 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. JEFFERSON. TEX. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Feb ruary !). 1887, and appropriated for by acts of March •'». lss7, October 2, 1888, and March 3, lsui (outstanding liabilities). The site vraa donated to the United States September '.». 1SH7. and i- bounded on the south 100 feet by Austin street, on the west 150 feet by Market street, and on the north by a 20-foot alley. Building operations were coin- meneed under a contract awarded April 27. L888, and the structure was completed and occupied April 1. 1890, the cost of construction being 952,607.21. The building is constructed of brick and contains a cubic space of 283. 53(5 feet. It is heated by steam and is occupied by the postal serv- ice and United State- court-, the Dumber of room- assigned being twelve. During the year ended .June 30. IS1»5», the gross postal receipt- amounted to (3,384.1 ">."). In 1890 the population of the city wa- 8,072, and in 1900 it was 2,850. 576 HISTOEY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House and Post-Office, Paris, Tex. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDING*). 577 COl'KT-HOrSK AND POST-OFFICE. PARIS, TEX. This building is Located on the northeast corner of Church street and Lamar avenue, on a plot of ground bounded <>n the west 216 feet by the former, on the south 14o feet by the latter, and on the north 14<> feet by Houston street. The land was secured June 11. iS'.ll, partially by donation and partially by purchase, the purchase price being $1,550. A contract was awarded .March -J'K L892, for the general excavation, and the building was completed and occupied in February, 1 >'.».">. the cost of construction being $102,383.15. It is constructed of red hrick with red sandstone trimmings and has a cubic contents of :!4»>.l74 feet. The first floor is occupied by the postal service, and the second, third, and part of the fourth by the United States courts. The building is equipped with a -team heating apparatus operated by two boilers and is provided with passenger- elevator service. The building was authorized by an act of Congress approved July 9, 1890, and appropriated for by acts of August 30, L890, March 3, 1891, and March 2, 1S!»5 (elevator). During the year ended June :'><>. 1 !»<)(), the postal receipts amounted to $17,"><3S.74. In IS'.H) the population of the city was 8,254, and in 1900 it was 9,358. 12242—01 37 578 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. COURT-HOUSE AM) POST-OFFICE. SAN ANTONIO. TEX. This building fronts south on Alamo Plaza, and is bounded on the east by Avenue E and on the west by Avenue I). The site was secured January 15. Iss7. by purchase for (24,000. It is somewhat irregular in shape, the south frontage being 15o feet, the east and west lines each 2 feet. A contract was awarded December 29, 1887, for the masonry of the foundations and basement walls, and the building was completed and occupied about August. 1 Nl»i i. the cost of construction being $185,219. 25. It is constructed of limestone, with entrance steps, platforms, sills, etc.. of granite, and contains a space of 588,800 cubic feet. Besides the first floor, which is assigned entirely to the post-office, there are seventeen rooms occupied principally by the United States courts and the customs, internal-revenue, and railway mail services. The building i- heated by steam from one boiler and open fireplace-, and is provided with a hydraulic passenger elevator. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved April 15, is$<>. and April 4. L890. During the year ended June Ho. [SW, the postal receipt- aggregated tW2,202.C>l. In LSiKJ the population of the city was :57.<',7:{. and in 1900 it was 5:5.821. 580 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS 581 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, TYLER, TEX. This building is located on the northeast corner of Bois d'Arc and West Ferguson streets on a plot of ground fronting west ISO feet on the former, and south 120 feet on the latter. The land was secured by purchase March 2. lSSti, for sfio'.oOO, and the building was com- menced in the latter part of that year, and completed and occupied in 1889, the cost of construction being (50,008.47. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved February 14. L885, and appropriated for by acts of March :!. L885, August 4. lss»>. Octo- ber 2, 18NS, and March 2. lssit. The cubic content- of the building are l!»l,8*iS feet, and it is heated by steam and open fireplaces. The number of rooms occupied is eight, they being assigned to the post- office and courf 8. When the building was first occupied the postal receipt- amounted to about $8,000 annually. During the year ended June :i< >. L899, they were $14,491.89. In 1890 the population of the town was 6,908, and in l!too it was S.OG'.t. 582 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Couht-House, F< ist-Office, etc., Waco, Tex. HISTORY <>F IM'HLIC BUILDINGS. r>s:5 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., WACO, TEX. The site of this building is <>n the southeast corner <>f Franklin and Fourth streets, fronting north liC> feet on the former and west L»i."> feet on the latter. The land was secured b\ purchase June 1>> S .">. for $10,000, and the building was commenced early in the following year. It was occupied in January, L888, and finally completed in L889, the cosi of construction being $!*iS,414.17. The appropriations on its account were made by acts of Congress approved January 18, 1885, August t, 1886, October L9, 1888, and March 2, L889. The building contains a cubic space of 344,689 feet, and is heated by steam and open fireplaces. The number of rooms Occupied is thir- teen, they being assigned principally to the post-office and United States courts. When the building was first occupied the postal receipts amounted to about s:;o.( ii hi annually. During the year ended June 80, 1 B99, they aggregated £47,658.55. In L890the population of the city was 1.4,445, and in L900 it was 20,686. 584 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 5 sr. CUSTOM-HW'SE AND POST-OFFICE, BURLINGTON, VT. This building is located on a plot of ground bounded on the north 222 foot by Main street, and on the west 31*5 foot hy Church street, which was secured by purchase March 30, I s .")."). for the sum of *7.7.">o. The building is about 74 feet from Main street and .">n feet from Church street, with main approach from the latter. It was completed and occupied in ls.">7. the cost being !£44.714.!»l. exclusive of site. In 18*)!)-70. alterations, etc.. were made at a cost of *lf>. 41 1. which consisted of changes on the first floor and adding another story with mansard roof. Its cubic contents are 113,000 feet. It is heated by steam, and is occupied by the postal and customs services and the United States courts. Legislation on account of the building was approved August I. ls.">4. dune 12, lNf)S. and dune 23. 1*74. the last two act- being lor approaches, etc. The gross postal receipts for the year ended dune 30, L899, were &l 10,522.24. When this building was constructed the population of the city was about 7,000; in 1900 it was l,s.f,4o. An act of Congress approved February 22, 1 869, authorized t h" Mate of Vermont to construct a court-house and jail on the custom-house lot, upon the condition that the State permit Inited State- courts to bo held in the court-house and Cnited State- prisoners to be confined in the jail. This building was completed during the following year, and is located about ."»o feet south of the custom-house. 586 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. r,,s7 POST-OFFICE, COrRT-HOl'SE. ETC. MONTPELIER, VT. An act of Congress approved March 3. 1SS."». authorized the con- struction of this building, and on September iM . LS85. the United States secured title to the site by purchase for $15,000. The land is on the north side of State street, about 60 feet west from Elm street, imme- diately west of the county court- house, and has a frontage of loU feet. The depth of the lot is 330 feet, it being full width of front for a depth of about 150 feet and the remainder 91 feet wide. The building, was commenced in L887and completed and occupied .January L, 1891, the cost of construction being (144,670.61. The appropriations on its account were made I >y acts of Congress approved March 3, L885, August 4. L886, and March 30, L888. The building is constructed of granite for the basement walls and marble for the superstructure, and has a cubic contents of 341,500 feet. It is occupied principally by the postal service and the United State- courts, and is heated by steam (direct and indirect radiation) supplied by one boiler. During the years ended .June 3<>, isitl and L899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $16,276.7] and $20,609.85, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 4,160 and in 1900 it was 6,266. HISTORY (>F ITBJJC BUILDINGS. 589 COURT-HOUSI AND POST-OFFICE, RUTLAND, VT. The site of this building is on tin* northeast corner of Court and Center streets, flouting V.i'2 feet inches west on the former and l'."4 feel 6 inches south on the latter. The site was secured by purchase under dates of duly '!'■'<. ls>.">7. and May is. Ls;.v.i, for the sum of $1,900, and the building was completed during the latter year, the COSt of construction being £7n.: J >-J4.4.'!. It was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved August 18, L866, and March : J ». 1 s."»7. It is constructed of brick, with stone trimmings, resting on a foun- dation of Vermont granite and contains a space of 186,000 cubic feet. The first floor is occupied by the post-otlice; the see 1 l»y the court room, which extends through the third story and is marked by the three pedimented windows, the marshal's office, and library; the third being assigned to the grand jury and pension examiner. The building is supplied with steam heat from one boiler. During the year ended June 30, L899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $32, 0tt4. 95. In L870 the population of Rutland was !t.So4. and in L900 it was 11,499. 590 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <>K IMKLIC WILDINGS. (TSTOM-HOrSK AND POST-OFFICE, ST. ALBANS. VT. The custom-house and post-ollicc al St. Albans, Yt.. i- located on the northeast corner of Kingman and Foundry streets. The site wa> purchased Juno 21. l.s'.»2. for the sum of &S.500. and comprises a tot fronting west 132 feet on Foundry street, and lot; feet deep, being hounded on the north by Center street, and on the south by Kingman street. Cnder date of March 11, l^'.W, a contract was awarded for the erec- tion of a building on this site, and the structure had been placed under roof and substantia] progress made in the interior finish when it was destroyed by fire May 1!*. ls'.t.~>. The legislation on account of build- ing and site is contained in acts of Congress approved January 26, 1 891, March 3, 1891, and March 3, L893. Acts of dune 11. 1 si»»;. and duly 1!». ls'.»7. authorized the reconstruc- tion of the building according to modified plan- and a contract for its erection was awarded March 8, 1M'7. the structure being completed and occupied by the post-ollicc October 1. L899, and by the Customs service December 22, lN!»!t. The cost of construction was £7*..">4.">.!»1. It is built of marble from Sutherland Falls, Proctor, Vt., contain- a space of lS4,5Sl cubic feet, and is supplied with -team heat from two boilers. The first door is occupied by the post-office and the second and pari of the third by the customs service. During the year ended dune L899, the gross po-tal receipts aggregated 919,616.40. In L890 the population of St. Albans was 7,771, and in L900 it was 6,239. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 593 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. WINDSOR. VT. This building is located on the east side <»t' .Main street, on a site that may be briefly described as follows: Beginning on the east side of Main street at the southwest corner of the lot. thence east 87 feet, thence east by about '!'■'> degrees north ins feet, thence north 75 feet, thence west 2M."> feet to Main street, thence south U»o feet to point of beginning. The rear of the lot is surrounded by a brick wall. The ground w&B secured September 5, IS57, by purchase, for s£4.7oo, and the building was completed and occupied in the following year, the cost of construction being £71 .:»47.>>2. The appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of Congress approved August is, 1856, March 3, L857, and duly 2, 1864, the last being for repairs to roof. Nine rooms besides the entire second floor are occupied, they being assigned to the post-office and United States courts. The court room and court offices are on the second lloor, the jury rooms being on the first and third floors. The building contains a cubic space of 281,000 feet, and is supplied with heat from a furnace and open fireplaces. During the year ended dune 30, 185W, the postal receipts amounted to $4,s;t3.S4. When the building was constructed, the population of the village was about 2,000, and in 1900 it was L,656. 12242—01 38 H1STOKY OF ITHLIC BUILDINGS. 595 COURT-HOUSE. POST-OFFICE. ETC.. ABINGDON, VA. The building shown i>> the accompanying illustration was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved July 7. August 7. 1NN2. March 3. lss:>. and March 2, [SS~. A site was pur- cliased on June 28, 1X84, for the sum of $12,500, which w as exchanged on January 27. 18SS, under authority of the act la^t referred t<>. for the present site which fronts north 200 feet on Main street, and i- '_'."> 1 feet dec]). It is hounded on the west by an alley. A contract wa- a warded October 3. ISSS. for the erection of the building, and it was completed and occupied November 1, l. 42. 24 and £2u.o»H>.31». ropectively. The population of the city in 1870 was L3,570, and in 1900 it was 14,528. The first custom-house owned by the United States in Alexandria. Va.. was a brick building located at the northwest corner of I'nion and King streets. It was purchased in November, lS2o. for SC. (too, and sold April 8, 1871, for $6,000, under authority of an act of Congress approved March % 2. lst>7. An act of duly 7. ls:is, authorized the purchase and remodeling for use as a court-house of a building then owned by the Hank of Alexan- dria, and acts of March 3. 1 v the basement and area walls was awarded March 7. L881, and the structure was com- pleted and occupied in May. L883, tin- cost of construction being 197,799.56. It is constructed of red brick, with red sandstone trimmings, con- tains a cubic space of 2;">o,Oou feet, and is heated by a hot-water sys- tem and open grates. The Dumber of rooms occupied is eleven, they being assigned principally to the postal ami internal- revenue services and the United State- courts. The legislation on its account is contained in acts of Congress approved February 11. L880, August 7. L882, duly 7, 1>M (ap- proaches), and March Ivs7 (approaches). During the year ended dune 30. lv.t'.t. tin 1 «;ross postal receipts amounted to $24,;)8(».s4. In lssothe population of theoitywas 7. .">:.'•'>. ill ls'.io it was lo.:5o;>, and in l'.tOO it was L6,590. 600 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDING*. 601 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., HARRISONBURG, YA. This building is located at the northeast corner of .Main and Eliza- beth streets, on a plot of ground fronting west l"»f feet on the former and south 281 feet on the latter, being bounded on the east by an alley. The land was secured by purchase June 80, 1KS4. for £l:i.ooo. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded April 1. lss.5, and the main structure was practically completed and was occupied by the post-office April 1. INN*;. An extension was authorized by an act of Congress approved March 8. Inn", and the entire building was com- pleted and occupied in lN.sit. the cost of construction being $100,057. 74. The legislation on its account i- contained in acts of Congress approved July 7. 1882, August 7. L882, duly 7. 1884, March 8, and March 3, 1887. The building is of red pressed brick trimmed with Indiana lime- stone, and has a cubic contents of 1 2!».7SS feet. It i- healed by a hot- water system and is occupied by the postal service and United States courts. In pursuance of an act of Congress approved May 28, L896, the Secretary of the Treasury. .June 9, 1 B96, authorized the use of the court room and offices by the circuit and county courts of Rocking- ham County for a period of three years, pending the construction of a new municipal building. When the court-house, post-office, etc., building was first occupied the postal receipts amounted to about S|,ooo annually, while during the year ended March 80, Lfoo, they were £7. of 1. In ls'.io the popu- lation of the town was 2,792, and in 1! it \\a~ :'...'>lM. Court-House, Post-Office, etc., Lynchburg, Va. HISTORY OF PUBLIC liril.DINGS. 603 I'OUKT-HorSE. POST-OFFICE, ETC.. LYNCHBURG, YA. This building wsis authorized by sm act of Congress sipprovod Juno lo. lss2. The site was purchased for *13.">'»0. and the title thereto vested in the United States January 29, 1884. It has a frontage north on Ninth street 134 feet and east on Chureh street 200 feet. The building was commenced under a'contract awarded October 2?>. ls.s.">. and was completed and occupied in the spring of lsss, the cost of con- struction being Sl2o.2.ss.);r). It is in plan ."><> feet 4 inches by feet lo inches, and is set close to the lot line on Church street, equally distant from the north and south ends, with a mail driveway extending along both sides and the rear. A retaining wall has been placed at the rear, as the ground rises between 45 and ."><> feet from this point to the west line of the lot. The superstructure is of brick and the building has a cubic contents of '.W.i. lit feet. The first floor is occupied entirely by the post-office, and the upper floors by the United States court- and internal-revenue Service. The number of rooms in the building i> eighteen. The appropriations on its account were approved August 7. 1sn2, duly 7. 1884, March 8, L885, August 4. isst;, and March :•!(>. lsss. The. postal receipts have increased from about s.lii.nni) in lsss to 148,485.64 during the fiscal year L898-99. In L880 the population of the city was 15,959, and in 1900 it was 18,891. 604 HTSTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. cur, COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE. NORFOLK. VA. This building is located at the southwest corner of Plume and Atlantic street-, with a north frontage of 91 feet on the former and an east frontage of 120 feet on the latter. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved January 2, 1S!H, and appropri- ated for by acts of .March 3, 1891, August 5. 1892. March 2. 1X95. and June 4. 1S97. The land was secure."> feet in plan and 2ti feet in height. The court room has adjoining it two rooms and toilet tor the use of the judge. This room is wainscoted w ith marble, the door and window open- ings being heavily trimmed in oak, with pediment and carved cartouches and brackets. The ceiling is paneled in plaster. There is a gallery over the main entrance door. At the end of court room vestibule is a cortile, 50 by 50 feet in si/.e, extending through the second and third stories, with its arcade surrounding the floor lights which light the post-office working room below. The third-story corridor is supported by the arcade, w hich is of Italian-marble columns and faience arches and balustrade, the color scheme being in soft yellows and greens, w ith touches of vivid blue anil red. The ceilings of this cortile and of all public o >rrid. >rs are vaulted. The finish of all the corridors in the building ami the vestibule of the court room is also of faience, with Italian-marble wainscoting. In the second story surrounding the cortile are the court room, private rooms for the judge, rooms for the district attorney, tin- grand jury, and witnesses, and for the clerk of the court. In the third story surrounding the cortile are the rooms for the bar library, rail- way mail service, marshal, and jury. The finish of the offices throughout is best heart-pine floors; oak wainscoting and trims to doors and windows, with simple plaster cornices. The floors of all public spaces, corridors, etc., are of mosaic. The construction of the building throughout is fireproof, w ith the USB Of Z bar columns and steel beams and girders, all of which are protected with brick and porous terra COtta, w hich material has also been used for the floor arches ami partitions. The building is lighted by electricity. The heating is by steam, indirect to the post-oflice working room, court room, jury rooms, and all rooms likely to contain a number of people, atld direct-indirect to all other rooms and offices. The entire building is ventilated through ducts extending into vent chambers and through the roof, the movement of air being accelerated by steam coils in same. Its cubic con- tents are ()12,f)tiS feet. 606 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Ci'sto.m-Hoi'.se, Norfolk, Va. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 607 CUSTOM-HOUSE, NORFOLK. YA. The custom-house, at Norfolk, Ya.. face- north on Main street and is located on a site extending' from Main to Water street, with a front- age of 123 feet 6 inches on the former and 111' feet 6 inches on the latter, being about 250 feet deep. It was authorized by acts of ( 'ongre— approved March 3. 1849, and September 30, 1S50, and the land w:i- purchased duly 31. 1852, for the sum of $13.5oo. The structure un- completed in 1859, the cost of construction being $203,903.75. It is constructed of granite and contains a cubic space of 542,700 feet. Artificial heat is supplied by a hot-water system operated by one boiler. Prior to moving into the new building at Norfolk the post- office occupied the first and the United States courts the third, the second floor being used by the custom- service and other oflices. In addition to the above acts, appropriations on account of the building were made by acts of duly 21, L852, March 3, L863, May 15. 1856, August is. 1850. dune 12. I.S5N. and dune in. 1 sso (outstanding liabilities). The gross postal receipt- for the year ended dune 30, 1S99, were $100,904.29. iind the value of the export- during that period wa- about $13,00(1,00(1. When the building was constructed the population of the city was between L4,000 and L6,000; in L900 it was 46,624. Prior to the construction of this building the Government owned and occupied for custom- purposes a building located on a plot of ground bounded on the north by Water -licet, ea-t by Church street, south by Navison street, and west by Southwait -treet or old Custom- House lane. The land was purchased December 20. lslT. for $9,000, and the building erected from funds transferred from the appropria- tion for ' ' Custom-houses and public Warehouses."" The building was destroyed during the civil war. and the property wa- sold August 8, 1*74. for $8,800. under authority of an act of March 2, 1^07. 608 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Petersburg, Va. HISTOKY OF PI'KLK' KUILDINOS. (TSTOM-HOl'SE AND POST-OFFICK. I'KTKIJSIU'Rd. VA. The building shown in the accompanying illustration La located on the southeast corner of Tabb and Union streets, on a plot of ground purchased April 18, L856, for the sum of £15.000. The site has a frontage of LOO feet north on Tabb street and 149 feet 8 inches west on Obion street. The building was authorized and appropriated for by acts of Congress approved August 4, L854, and March 8, 1857. It was coiuiuenced in l.S5t! and completed in 1 s.",;», the cost of construc- tion being £S4.~ J>'2. respec- tively. In 18(50 the population of Petersburg was IN, 200, and in L900 it was 21,810. L9342— 01— H*9 610 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OK lM'KLIC Bl'ILDINOS. fill CUSTOM-HOUSE AM) POSX-OFFICE, RICHMOND, VA. This building is located on Main street, between Ninth and Tenth, and extends north to Bank street. The site was secured by purchase August 8j 1853. for the sum of $61,000, and has a frontage of 140 feet by LN2 feet deep. The structure was completed and occupied in 1 *."»>.. the cost of construction being $193,757.35. The appropriations on account of the original building were made by acts of August 3o. 1*52. August 4. 1854, and April 20, 1870 (repairs). Under appropriations made by acts of Congress approved February 26, 1885, March 3, 1885, March 30, L888, and October 2, 1888, the building was extended on the Bank street front and two wing- were added on the Main street front, the work being commenced in and completed, with alterations, repairs, etc., in L889, at a total cost of aboul 1196,000. The structure is built of granite and contain- a space of 562,228 cubic feet. It is occupied principally by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services, and the United States court-, and i- heated by a hot-water system operated by two boiler-. During the year ended June 30, isit'.t. the postal receipts amounted to $230,542.0*;. In ls~\\ the population of the city was 51,038, and in 1900 it was 85,050. Bank street, which bounds the building on the north, LS about on a level with the second-floor line. On the opposite side of tin- street i- the capitol park, which extends to and surrounds the capitol building, shown in the accompanying illustration. The tower at the left and rear of the capitol is on the city hall. The building in the foreground at the right of the custom-house and po-t-o|licc. on Main -trect. i- that of the Mutual Life Assurance Society of Virginia. During the civil war this custom-house and post-office was occupied by the treasury department of the Confederate government, and a room on the third floor was used as an office by Jefferson Davis. It was also in this building that the grand jury of the United State- circuit court on May 1<». 1 s«>«>. indicted President Davis for treason, and on May 13. lNtiT. he was brought here on a writ of habeas corpus and was released on bail. 612 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 013 POST-OFFICE, ROANOKE, \\. This building is located on the northeast corner of Henry and Church streets, on a plot of ground fronting west loo feet on the former and south 125 feet on the latter. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved February 24. L891, and appropriated for by an act of March 3, L891. The site was pur- chased February 6, 1893, for the sum of (13,125, and the building was commenced under a contract awarded October im»4. being com- pleted and occupied February 2S. ls ( .*7. The cost of construction WS& &(>l,7<>t>.2o. Salem (Ind.) limestone is used for the basement and area walls, steps, etc., and trimmings for the red brick in the supcr»truc- turc. The building contains a space of 216,000 cubic feet, and is heated by a hot-water system operated by one boiler. It is occupied mainly by the postal and internal- revenue services, the former being located 00 the first floor. During the year ended dune 30, 181W, the gross postal receipts amounted to 934,872*29. In L890 the population of the city wtuB lo,lo!». and in 1900 it was 21,495. HISTORY OK VI' MAC Hl'ILDINO 615 POST-Omi'K. STAUNTON, YA. The post-office at Staunton. \-.\.. is located on the northeast corner of Lewis and Frederick streets, on a plat of ground fronting west 166 feet »'» inches on the former and south 130 feet on the latter. The land was secured by purchase March 14. L892, for $12,500. The building, which was authorized and appropriated for by acta of Congress approved January ^ the basement walls as were required by the modified plans, and the building un- completed and occupied March l. L893, the cost of construction being $241. si. It is constructed of sandstone from the Chuckanut quarries. Bellinjfham Hay. Washington, and has a cubic content- of 704,550 feet. The main approach i- from Washington street, there being public entrance- also from Van Buren and Harrison streets. The building is provided with a steam heating apparatus operated by two boilers, and is occupied principally by the postal, customs, and hydro- graphic services and shipping commissioner. Appropriations on its account were made by acts <>f Congress approved March 8, 1885, August i. 1886, March 80, 1888, October 19, 1888, and August 28, 1894 (approaches, etc.). During the years L893 and 1899 the postal receipt- amounted to $t),6!*K.!tf> and &.5.4o3.*i4. respectively. In these year- the total value of imports and exports at this port were *.">.'.'43. 14."< and 122,254,930, respectively. The population of the city in 1890 was 4,558, and in I'lOO it was 3,443. ()1e of pedestrians only. The greater portion of this passageway is on the Government lot. The ground was secured by purchase May 3, 1881, for the sum of $8,000, and the building was commenced under a contract awarded August 10, L881. It was occupied in the winter of 1883, although then not entirely completed. Subsequently, on December 14. 1888, ;i contract was awarded for the erection of an extension on the north- wot end of the building, which extension was carried from a line adjoining the circular projection of the main facade. This work was completed in the summer of 1889. The cost of the building as originally constructed was *NH,,s7'.t.4o. and of the extension $52,000. The legislation on its account is con- tained in acts of Congress approved April 1880, August 7. 1882 (approaches). .July 7. 1**4 (water supply, etc.). March :'». |ss."» (out- standing liabilities), and May I, L888 (extension). The building contains a space of :'.o:;.i'oo cubic feet, is heated by hot- water system and open grates, and is occupied by the postal -en ice and Cnited States courts, the first floor being assigned i»> the former and the second floor to the latter. During the year ended .June 30, 1899, the gross postal receipts amounted to $30,217.63. In 1880 the population of the city was t,192, in 1890, »>,74^, and in 1900 it was 11,099. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 621 roruT-HorsF, post-office, etc., clarksburg, w. va, Acts of Congress approved March 3, L885, July 30, 1886, and Sep- tember Ho. 1890, authorized and made appropriations for the construc- tion of a public building at Clarksburg, \V. Va., for the accommoda- tion of the United States courts and post-office and for other branches of the Government service. The site was secured by purchase August 4. IKX5, for the sum of 93,500, and is bounded on the north 91 feet by Pike street and on the west LOO feet by Third street. The excavations were made and the foundations and basement walls constructed by day labor employed by the Government. A contract for the election of the superstructure was awarded June S, 18X7, and the building was practically completed and occupied in November, 1888. Some items remaining unfinished were completed in the latter part of L890, the total cost of construc- tion being 979,828.51. The building is of red brick with stone trimmings, resting upon a stone base, and has a contents of :>!••;. 7oo cubic feet. It is heated by steam from one boiler, and is occupied by the postal and internal- revenue services and the I'nited States courts. In l!SS!» the postal receipts amounted to about *7.ooo and din ing the year ended June 1899, they were $10,899.09. In 1890 the popula- tion of the town was :;,oos. and in l'.too it was 4,050. Coubt-House and Post-Office, Martinsbubq, W. Va. HISTORY OF Pl'HLIC WILDINGS. 623 COURT-HOUSE AM) POST-OFFICE. MAKTINSIU'Kb, \\. YA. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved Jane !), 1890. The site was purchased August 26. 181*1. for $!i.:»o. and is hounded on the south 153 feet by King »treet and ea-t 108 feet by Maple avenue. A proposal was acce])ted March K>. ls'.rj, for the exca- vation for foundations, and the structure was completed and occupied in L895, the cost of construction, including approaches which were completed in l s'.tfi. being *N( 1.040.76. The building is rectangular in plan, the extreme dimensions being 83 by 46 feet, and contains a space of 857,753 cubic feet, the exterior walls being faced w ith red pressed brick, trimmed with stone and terra cotta. Tlx 4 entire first floor (except over boiler room, vaults, lookouts, etc.. which are of brick arches on iron beams), and the second, third, and fourth floors, ceilings, roofs, dormers, stairs, mailing platform inclosure. etc.. are framed in wood, the character of the lumber being pine. The floors of the public lobby and stair hall in the first story are laid with marble tiles, all other floors being of maple. The first story is occupied by the post-office, the main entrance to winch is on King street, this being the front shown in the accompanying illustra- tion. The public Lobby adjoining this entrance is L2 feet in width and extends along the King street side from the west end of the building, and is separated from the post-office working room by a white-pine screen. Access to the upper stories is obtained by the stairs, located at the southeast corner, adjoining the Maple avenue entrance. On the second story there are six office rooms assigned to tin' United States court officials and t he internal -re venue service, and on the third floor are located the court room (33 feet t S-',. lv.»4. and dune 1 L, L896. During the year ended dune 30. ls;t;t, the gross postal receipts amounted to $10,848.26. In ls'.»i> the population of the city was 7,226, and in L!»0() it was 7.;>t!4. 624 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 625 COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, PARKERSBURG, W. YA. An act of Congress approved .March l^~i-'>. authorized this build- ing and made an appropriation therefor. November ^->. l s 7:.. bhe site was purchased for the sum of£l7.05o. It is on the southwest cor- ner of Fifth and Julianna streets, with a ttorth frontage of L70 feel on the former and an east frontage of 170 feet 0 inches on the latter. The west side of the lot is hounded by an alley. The building was occupied February 1. l*7s. and Anally completed about a year later, the cost of construction being $223,059.03. It is built of brick, trimmed with stone, and has a contents of 585,400 cubic feet; i.s provided with a hot water heating system supplied by one boiler, and with a hydraulic passenger elevator. The first floor is occupied by the post-office and the other floors by the internal-reve- nue service. Weather Bureau, and the United States courts, the entire third floor being assigned to the judicial branch of the public service. In addition to the act above referred to. appropriation- on it- account were made by acts of March 3, L875, July Ml. Is7»i. March :'». Is77. May 3, IS~S, and dune 20, 1878. During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the internal-revenue and postal receipts amounted to £1,430,100.57 and $81,475.09, respec- tively. In LS70 the population of Parkersburg was 5,546, and in L900 it was 11.703. 12242—01 4o HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 627 CUSTOM-HOUSE, WHEELING, W. VA. This building is located on a site 132 feet square, bounded on the west by .Market street and on the south by Sixteenth street. The land was secured by purchase February lt>. ls.">H. for $20,500, and the building was completed and occupied in l.stio. the cost of con- struction being $!»6.<;i,S.o4. The walls of the superstructure are of a local sandstone. The appropriations on its account were made by act.- of Congress approved August 4. 1854, and dune 25, I860, the lat- ter being for furniture. CJttder authority of an act approved October i\ lsjss. a contract was awarded June 1<>. lssit. for alterations and repairs to the building, which included the construction of a semicircular addition on the south end. The building contains a cubic space of 332,100 feet and is provided with steam heat. The number of rooms occupied i- twenty, tiny being assigned principally to the postal and internal-revenue Ben ices and the United States courts. During the year ended .June 80, IX!)!), the gros- postal receipt - amounted to KsT. •><>".!»<;. In 1n<><> the population of the city was 1±. in 1870, 1.9,280, and in l! it was 8S,S7S. 628 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 029 POST-OFFICE, ASHLAND. WIS. This building was authorized by an act of Congress approved May 22, lN'.m. and appropriated for by acts of August 30, L890, and March 3, 1891. It is located on the northwest corner of Second street and Sixth avenue, on a plot of ground fronting south LOO feet on the former and east 300 feet on the latter, which ground was secured by purchase October 3, 1891, for |6,000. A contract for its erection was awarded August ir>. 1N92. and it was completed and occupied in May. L894, the cost of construction being £93.94iU>3. The walls of the super- structure are of Lake Superior brownstone (Potsdam sandstone) from the Prentice Quarry at Houghton. Wis. The building consists of basement, two stories, and attic. has extreme dimensions of 52 by 80 feet, and contains a space of L'.M.TIH cubic feet. The first floor is of fireproof construction, with brick arches sprung between iron beams, the soffits of which are protected by specially molded skewbacks. and the columns supporting the second floor protected with terra cotta. The other floors and roof are framed in wood. The finishing lumber of the basement and attic stories is white pine, and of the first and second stories, including main stairs, both sides of the post-office screen, vestibules, etc.. quar- tered white oak. and window frames, sash, and trim, of white pine. All the floors of the first, second, and third stories are laid with maple, except the public lobby and stair hall in the first story and tin- toilet room in the second story, which are tiled with marble having a white field and dark borders. The first floor is occupied entirely by the post-ollice. the public lobby being approached direct by the Sixth avenue entrance. At tin southeast corner, communicating with the Second street lobby, i- the stair hall, extending to the upper stories. The Becond floor i- laid <>tl into seven office rooms, which are occupied by officials of the United States land office and the Indian service. Steam heat i- supplied throughout. The postal receipts during the year ended June 30. 1899, were $10,872.25. The population of the city has increased from 9,956 in L890 to L3,074 In L900. Oourt-Hobse, Post-Office, etc., La Crosse, Wis. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 631 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC.. LA CROSSE, WIS. Provisions for this building arc contained in acts of Congress approved February •>*. lsso, and March Iss7. The site was secure*, by purchase. October 19, 1885, for the bubo of 112,000. It fronts west on Fourth street 1*0 feet, south on State street 150 feet, and is hounded on the east by a 21-foot alley. The streets are each •>»> feet wide. A contract for the erection of the building was awarded June 4. lsss. and the structure was completed and occupied in April. 1890, the cost of construction being £134,822.94. The building covers an area of 102 by ."><"> feet and rests on a concrete foundation on sandy Boil, with basement walls of rock-face ashlar and the superstructure faced with pressed brick with sandstone ami molded brick trimmings and terra-cotta panels. Entrance -ti p-, platforms, pier caps. etc.. are of granite. In the construction of the floors, the first is of iron beams with brick arches, the Becond of iron beams with wooden joists, and the third, and also the roof, of wood framing throughout. The first and second story corridor- are tiled. The first floor is occupied by the post-office, and the second and third floors by the Tinted States courts and court officials and officials con- nected with the customs and internal-revenue services, Tinted States Engineer Corps, and the Weather Bureau. The building ha- a con- tents of 453,290 cubic feet, and is -upplied with -team heat throughout by direct and indirect radiation from an apparatus operated by one boiler. The gross postal receipts during the years lS'.tO and 1S!*!I were 938,156.46 and $71,212.97, respectively. The internal -revenue receipts during the latter year were about £375, ooo. In L890 the population of the city was 25,090, and in L900 it was 28,895. 632 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY OF 1'1'HLIC Bt'ILDlNOS. COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, MADISON. WIS. An act of Congress approved .March 3, 1857, authorized the con- struction of a court-house at Madison. Wis., and made an appropria- tion of $50,000 for the performance of the work. This was supple- mented by an act of July 20. ls*>8. which authorized the construction of a building for the accommodation of the United States courts and post-office, and appropriated an additional $5o.ooo. Subsequent appro- priations on account of the building were made by acts approved July 25, 186s, March 3, 1869 (v. 15, pp. 305 and 313), April 20, 1870, duly 15, 1870, and March 3, 1871. On May 17. 1n*>7. the site, on the north coi ner of Wisconsin avenue and Mifflin street, was donated to the Government, and work on the building was commenced in the latter part of that year. It was com- pleted and occupied in the summer of 1871, and cost $389,082.74. By authority of an act of Congress approved dune 10, addi- tional ground on the northwest and northeast sides of the building was purchased August 2*. 1873, for the sum of $11,000. With this latter purchase the frontage of the site was increased to 198 feet south- west on Wisconsin avenue and L32 feet southeast on Mifflin street The building, baying a cubic contents of about 512,000 feet, is a substantial stone structure covering an extreme area of 109 by 65 feet, and is set close to the lot line on both streets, thus leaving consider- able open space at the rear, which is utilized a- a driveway for mail wagons, etc. On the first floor is located the city post-office, with its main working room in the central portion and the postmaster's private office and money -order and registry division at the northwest end. The Wisconsin avenue entrance lead- directly into the post-office lobby, which is L2 feet wide and extends along this -ide of the building from the money-order and registry division at the west corner and returns at the southeast end to the stair hall, which i- approached direct also from the Mifflin street entrance. This stair hall communi- cates with the second and third stories. There are on the second floor eleven office rooms opening into a 1 5-fool corridor extending from the stair hall at the southeast end to another stairway at the northwest end. which latter extends only between the second and third stories and affords direct access to the private quarters of the court officials on the upper floor. The second floor is occupied principally by ofli- cials of the Internal -Revenue Service. The third floor was designed and arranged for the United State- courts and court officers, the court room, which i- 4o by 60 feet and l'4 feet high, with vaulted ceiling, occupying the main central pavilion and the offices of the judge, court library, etc., being in the northwest and southeast wings. There are nine rooms on this floor, including the court room, which are used for court purposes. The attic over the wing- i> approached by narrow stairs and lighted and ventilated by the circular window- in the man- sard roof. The population of the city of Madison has increased steadily since the building was completed— in 1870 it being 9,176; in 1880, 10,324; in ls'.io. 18.42*). and in P.too, L9,164. During the year ended dune 30, 1899, the postal receipts amounted to £•'>:'». .v»7. 12. 634 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Post-Office, Cuukt-Hoi>e and Cv^to.m-Hoi se, Milwackle, Wis. HISTORY OK 1MI5LIC MILDINliS <>35 POST-OFFICE. roi'RT-HOUSE AND CUSTOM-HOUSE, MILWAUKEE, WIS. This building occupies the block hounded on the north by Wisconsin street, south by Michigan street, east by Jackson street, and west by Jefferson street, the main faKS.8.">4. which was paid October 31, 1890. The north and south frontage is "J.o^ feet 9 inches, and the east and west frontage 360 feet '1 inches. The excavations were commenced under a contract awarded April is. IS!»2, and the building was occupied April ■>'!. L899, the cost of construction being, on June 30, L900, $1,432,210.81. Leg- islation authorizing and governing its construction i- contained in acts of Congress approved January 21. L889, August 30, Is'.'". March '■'>. 1891, and June 4. 1 897. The building is constructed of Mount Waldo granite, from Frank- fort. Me., and is fireproof throughout. It i- 2o4 by 224 feel in plan, and has a cubic contents of 8,877,065 feet. There are about one hun- dred and twenty-rive offices and other necessary rooms, all equipped with every modern appliance for lighting, heating, and ventilating. The first door is occupied entirely by the post-office and the third floor by the I nited States courts. The second, fourth, and fifth floors are occupied by other offices, principally customs, internal revenue, United States engineers, and Weather Bureau. The public vestibules, lob- bies, and corridors are finished in marble and nio-aic-. while the wall decorations were specially designed on the building. The district- court room is decorated in marble, East India mahogany, and frescos in an harmonious blending of greens, reds, and turquoise Nut'-. It is one of the handsomest court rooms in the country. The circuit court room is worked out entirely in oak. with elaborately carved historic and emblematic panels. This room is 37 by 59 feet, ami is a tine exam- ple of modern Romanesque interior treatment. There i- also a law library, finished in mahogany, for the accommodation of the court officials. In the larger office rooms there are fireplaces finished w ith marble mantels. The building i- supplied w ith a -team heating appa- ratus and mechanical ventilation, two hydraulic passenger elevator-. and two hydraulic mail lifts, operated by power from two batteries "t eight horizontal return tubular boiler-. The gross po-tal and internal-revenue receipt- during the year ended June 30, L899, were $590,770.52 and $8,391,046.36, respectively. In 1890 the population of the city was 204,468, and in L900 it was 285,315. Prior to the erection of this building the Government ow ned and occupied as a custom-house, post-office, etc., a building located on the northwest corner of Wisconsin and Milwaukee streets. It was author- ized by an act of ( iongress approved August 4. 1 V>4. and wa- completed and occupied January 4, L859. Under authority of an act of March :!. 1891, the property was -old December ft!. 1S1»1. for S'.'oti.ooo, and the proceeds turned into the fund for the construction of the new building, excepting such portion as was required to pay for the rental of the old building, the same being occupied by tlx' < iov eminent offices until the new building was completed. The rental was made available by an act of July l'S. 1892. 636 HISTOKY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Court-House, Post-Office, etc., Oshkosh, Wis. HISTORY OK PIKLIC BUILDINGS 637 COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, ETC., OSHKOSH, WIS. This building is located on the northwest corner of Jefferson avenue and Washington street, fronting south on the latter. It was author- ized and appropriated for by act*) of Congress approved July 2s. L886, March 2. lsv.t, and April 4. Ls!>0, the last appropriation being for vault doors. The site was secured by purchase April 2'.i. 1**7. for *lo.ooo. and has a frontage of '.»'.» feet south on Washington street and 1st; feet east on Jefferson avenue. It is hounded on the west by an alley. The building was commenced under a contract awarded June 4. 1 sss and was completed and occupied in April. L890, the cost of construc- tion being $92,218.22. It is constructed of brick, with att basement and trimmings, and has a contents of 343,280 cubic feet. At the left of the main or Washington street entrance is the money- order and registry room, and at the right is the stairway leading to the upper floors, the public lobby extending back along the east Bide to the Jefferson avenue entrance and the postmaster's private office. Adjoining the stair hall on the second Hoor the corridor extends north and south, with rooms arranged on either side, which are occupied by the officials of the United .States courts and the internal-revenue serv- ice, the court room beingat the northeast corner. The attic rooms are assigned to the Weather Bureau and as jury and witness rooms. The building is provided with four fireproof vaults two on the first and two on the second floor, and -team heat i- supplied throughout. In ls'.io the gross postal receipts amounted to about $26,000, and during the year ended June :',o. IS'.H), they were *44. 117.16. In 1890 the population of the city was 22.836, and in 1900 it was 38,284. 638 HISTORY OK PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Custom-House and Post-Office, Racine, Wis. HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 639 (TSTOM-HOrSK AM) l'OST-OTFH'K. RACINE, WIS. The site for this 1 »ui ltli n<»- was secured by purchase January 1892, for the sum of $25,000, and is bounded on the north 24o feet by Sixth .street, on the east 1<»ii feet by Lake avenue, and on the west L10 feet by Main street. A contract was awarded September it. 1V.H5. for the erection of the building, and the structure, which is located on the corner of Main and Sixth streets, was completed and occupied October 1". 1898, the cost of construction being $74,607.99. It rests on a base of Portage Entry (Mich.) red sandstone, the superstructure being of Bedford (Ind.) limestone, and contains a space of 280,470 cubic feet. The floors and ceilings throughout, except of vault- and the floor over boilers, are of wood construction framed in pine. The tir>t story is occupied entirely by the post-office, and i> laid <»H into a post-office working room 68 by 40 feet, public lobby, postmaster's private office, money-order and registry division, three fireproof vaults, toilet room-, etc. Above and surrounding the post-office working room at the second-floor level is a broad open gallery, which, like the first story, is finished in white oak. The public lobby is approached direct by the Main and Sixth street entrances, between which, at the northwest corner. i- the -tair- way leading to the second floor. This latter floor and the attic above in the west wing are divided into office room-, etc., and arc occupied in part by the civil-service board and the internal-revenue service. The legislation on account of the building is contained in acts of Congress approved December 24, L890, March :!. 1891, dune 4. 1897, and duly L9, 1897. During the year ended dune .*5o. L899, the postal receipt- amounted to $161,355.33. In 1890 the population of Racine was 21,014, and in L900 it was -Jit. lo-2. 640 HISTORY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. HISTORY <>F IM'HLIC BTILDINHS. 641 CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE, SHEBOYGAN, WIS. This building is located on the southwest coi ner of Jefferson avenue and Eighth street on a plot of ground fronting nortfa 120 feet <>n the former, cast L50 feet on the latter, and hounded on the south hy an alley. It was authorized by an act of Congress approved December :M. L890, and appropriated for by acts of March 3, L891, and March 3, L893. The land was secured by purchase April . 1895, tin- cost of construction being $14,386.74. It is constructed of buff brick trimmed with brownstone, contains a space of 172,600 cubic feet, is supplied with direct and indirect steam heat from a low-pressure, return-circulation apparatus operated by one boiler, and i* occupied by the postal, customs, and internal-revenue services. The first floor is occupied entirety by the post-office. Since the occupation of the building the annual postal receipt- have increased from about $22,000 to $24,879.97 during the year ended June 30, In Ls'.H) the population of the city was l»i. :;;,:». and in 1900 it was 22,962. L2242— 01 41 I X 1 > E X . Page Aberdeen, Mian., court-house, post -office, etc 325 Abingdon, Va., court-house, post-office, etc 595 Akron, Ohio, post-office 461 Albany, N. Y., custom-house- and post-office 391 Alexandria, La., post-office 205 Alexandria, Va., custom-house and post-office 597 Allegheny, Pa., post-office 489 Asheville, N. ('., court-house and post-office 439 Ashland, Wis., post-office 629 Astoria, Greg., custom-house, etc 486 Atchison, Kans., post-office 179 Atlanta, (la., court-house and post-office 99 Auburn, N. Y., post-office, court-house, etc 393 Augusta, (ia., court-house and post-office 101 Augusta, Me., post-office, court-house, etc 221 Aurora, III., post-office 115 Ati.-tiii, Tex., court-house and post-office 560 BultUDOre, Md., appraisers' stores 256 court-house (old) 257 custom-house 259 post-office, court-house, etc 361 Bangor, Me., custom-house ami post-office 223 Barnstable, Mass., custom-house and post-ollice L'li.'l Hath, Me., custom-house and post-office 226 Baton Rouge, La., post-office 207 Bay City, Mich., court-house, post-ollice, and custom-l .-<• L H t:! Beatrice, Nebr., post-office ."155 Beaver Falls, I'a., post-office 491 Belfast, Me. , custom-house and post-ollice 227 Binghamton, N. Y., post-office, court-houfle, etc 386 Birmingham, Ala., court-h<»use, post-office, etc 7 Bloomington, I II. , post-office 117 Boise, Idaho, assay office 118 Boston, Mass., custom-house 966 post-office and suhtreasurv 267 Bridgeport, Conn., post-otficc 57 Bristol, K. L, custom-house and post-oftice 523 Bristol, Tenn., custom-house and post-office ">4"> Brockton, Mass., post-office 269 Brooklyn, N. Y., post-oftice, etc 397 Brownsville, Tex., court-house, custom-house, and post-ollice 5til Buffalo, N. Y., custom-house 399 post-office 401 Burlington, Iowa, post-office 159 Burlington, Vt., custom-house and post-ollice :>s."> Cairo, 111., custom-house and post-ollice 1 1 * * Camden, Ark., post-office 2."> Camden, N. J., post-office, custom-house, etc 377 ( 'anandaigua, N. Y., court-house and post-office 403 Canton, Ohio, post-office 4(>3 Carson City, New, branch mint 367 court-house, post-ollice, etc 369 Castine, Me., custom-house and post-ollice 229 Cellar Rapids, Iowa, post-ollice 161 <;4:; (144 INI) i> X. Page. Charleston, S. C, custom-house 533 post-office, court-house, etc 535 post-office (old) 537 wharf 533 Charleston, W. Ya., post-office, court-house, etc 019 Charlotte, N. C, assay office 441 court-house and post-office 443 Chattanooga, Tenn., court-house, post-office, etc 547 Chester, Pa., post-office 493 Chicago, 111., appraisers' stores 121 barge office 123 temporary post-office 125 Cincinnati, Ohio, custom-house and post-office 465 Clarksburg, W. Va., court-house, post-office, etc 621 Clarksville, Tenn., post-office 549 Cleveland, Ohio, custom-house and post-office 467 Columbia, S. C, court-house and post-office 539 Columbus, Ga., post-office 103 Columbus, Ohio, court-house, post-office, etc 469 Concord, N. H., post-office, court-house, etc 371 Council Bluffs, Iowa, post-office, etc 163 Covington, Ky., court-house and post-office 191 Dallas, Tex., court-house, post-office, etc 563 Danville, 111., post-office 127 Danville. Va., court-house, post-office, etc 599 Davenport, Iowa, post-office 165 Dayton, Ohio, post-office 471 Denver, Colo., branch mint 51 court-house, post-office, etc 53 Des Moines, Iowa, court-house and post-office 167 Detroit, Mich., court-house, post-office, etc 295 custom-house 297 Dover, Del., post-office 69 Dubuque, Iowa, custom-house and post-office 169 Duluth, Minn., court-house, custom-house, and post-office 313 Eastport, Me., custom-house and post-office 231 Ellsworth, Me., custom-house and post-office 233 El Paso, Tex., custom-house, post-office, and court-house 565 Erie, Pa. , court-house, post-office, etc 495 custom-house 497 Evansville, Ind., custom-house and post-office 143 Fall River, Mass., custom-house and post-office 271 Fargo, N. Dak., post-office and court-house 459 Fort Dodge, Iowa, post-office - 171 Fort Scott, Kans., court-house and post-office 181 Fort Smith, Ark., court-house, post-office, etc 25 Fort Wayne, Ind., court-house and post-office 145 Fort Worth, Tex.) post-office 567 Forty Mile, Alaska, custom-house 21 Frankfort, Ky., court-house and post-office 193 Fremont, Nebr., post-office 357 Galena, 111., custom-house and post-office 129 Galesburg, 111., post-office 131 Galveston, Tex., custom-house (new) 569 custom-house (old) 571 Gloucester, Mass., custom-house and post-office 273 Grand Rapids, .Mich., court-house and post-office - 299 Greensboro, N. ('., court-house, post-office, etc 445 Greenville, S. ( '., court-house and post-office 541 Hannibal, Mo., post-office 335 Harris! >urg, Pa., post-office, etc 499 Harrisonburg, Ya. , court-house, post-office, etc 601 Hartford, Conn., custom-house and post-office 59 Haverhill, Mass., post-office 275 Helena, Ark., court-house and post-office 27 Helena, Mont., assay office 353 INDEX. 645 I 'dire. Hoboken, N. J., post-office 579 Houltoo, Me., custom-house and poet-office 235 Houston, Tex., post-office, etc "'73 Huntsville, Ala., court-house and post-office 9 Indianapolis, Ind., court-house and post-office 147 Jackson, Mich., post-office 301 Jackson, Miss., court-house and post-office S27 Jackson, Tcnn., court-house and post-office 551 Jacksonville, Ida., post-office, custom-house, etc 89 Jefferson City, .Mo., court house and post-office 337 Jefferson, Tex., court-house and post-office 575 Jersey City, N. J., post-office 381 Kadiak, Alaska, custom-house 19 Kalamazoo, Mich., post-office .'503 Kansas City, Mo., custom-house, etc 339 post-office and court-house 341 Kennebunkport, Me., custom-house and post-office 237 Keokuk, Jowa, court-house, post-office, etc 17.'! Key West, Fla., court-house, post-office, etc 91 Knoxville, Term., court-house and post-office •">•">:; La Crosse, Wis., court-house, post -office, etc ti.'!l Lafayette, Ind., post-office 149 Lancaster, Pa., post-office 501 Lansing, Mich., post-office 305 Leavenworth, Kane., court-bouse, poet-office, etc 183 Lewiston, Me., post-office 239 Lexington, Ky., post-office, etc 195 Lima, Ohio, post-office 473 Lincoln, Nehr., court-house and post-office 359 Little Hock, Ark., court-house, post-office, etc 29 Los Angeles, Cal., court-house, post-office, etc 33 Louisville, Ky., court-house, post-office, etc 197 Lowell, Mass., post-office 277 Lynchburg, Ya., court-house, post-office, etc 003 Lynn, Mass., post-office 279 Maehias, Me., custom-house and post-office 241 Macon, da., court-house, post-office, etc 105 Madison, Ind., post-office 151 Madison, Wis., court-house and post-office 639 Manchester, N. II., post-office, court-house, etc :!7.I Mankato, Minn., court-house and post-office .'!!■"> Marquette, Mich., court-house, post-office, etc 307 Martinsburg, W. Ya., court-house and post-office 828 Mary Island, Alaska, custom-house 17 Memphis, Tcnn., custom-house, court-house, and post-office .">.">."> Meridian, Miss., post-office 329 Middletown, Conn., custom-house and post-office 01 Milwaukee, Wis., post-office-, court-house, and custom-house 636 Minneapolis, Minn., post-office, etc 317 Mobile, Ala., custom-house and post-office 11 Monroe, La., court-house, post-office, etc 209 Monterey, Cal., custom-house 36 Montgomery, Ala., court-house, post-office, etc 13 Montpelier, Yt., post-office, court-house, etc ">s; Nashville, Tcnn., custom-house and post-office 557 Nebraska City, Nebr., court-house, post-office, etc .'I'll New Albany, Ind., court-house and post-office 153 Newark, N. J., custom-house and post-office ! New Bedford, Mass., custom-house 28] post-office 281 Newbern, N. ('., post-office, court-house, and custom-house 447 Newburg, N. Y., post-office 405 Newburyport, Mass., custom-house 283 New Haven, Conn., custom-house and post-office <>3 New London, Conn., custom-house 65 post-office 07 646 INDEX. Page. New Orleans, La., branch mint 211 custom-house and post-office 213 "Jump" boarding station 215 Pass a l'Outre boarding station 215 Southwest Pass boarding station 215 Newport, R. L, custom-house and post-office 525 New York, N. Y., appraisers' stores 407 assay office 409 barge office 411 court-house and post-office 413 custom-house 415 subtreasury 417 marine-hospital office 411 Niagara Falls, N. Y., custom-house 419 Norfolk, Va., court-house and post-office 605 custom-house 607 Ogdensburg, N. Y., custom-house and post-office 421 Omaha, Nehr., court-house, custom-house, and post-office 363 Opelousas, La., court-house and post-office 217 Oshkosh, Wis., court-house, post-office, etc 637 Oswego, N. Y., custom-house and post-office 423 Ottumwa, Iowa, post-office, etc 175 Owensboro, Ky., post-office, etc 199 Oxford, Miss., court-house, post-office, etc 331 Paducah, Ky., post-office, court-house, etc 201 Paris, Tex., court-house and post-office 577 Parkersburg, W. Va., court-house and post-office 625 Paterson, N. J. , post-office 385 Paw tucket, R. I., post-office 527 Pensacola, Fla., court-house and post-office 93 Peoria, 111., post-office, court-house, etc 133 Petersburg, Va., custom-house and post-office 609 Philadelphia, Pa., appraisers' stores 503 custom-house, etc 505 marine-hospital office - 535 post-office and court-house 507 United States Mint 509 Pittsburg, Pa., court-house and post-office 511 Plattsburg, N. Y., custom-house and post-office 425 Port Huron, Mich., custom-house and post-office 309 Portland, Me., court-house and post-office 243 custom-house 245 Portland, Oreg., custom-house and post-office 487 Portsmouth, N. H., custom-house and post-office 375 Portsmouth, Ohio, post-office 475 Port Townsend, Wash., custom-house and post-office 617 Pottsville, Pa., post-office 513 Poughkeepsie, N. Y., post-office 427 Pribilof Islands, Alaska, treasury buildings 21 Providence, R. I., appraisers' stores 529 custom-house and post-office 531 Pueblo, Colo., post-office 55 Quincy, 111., post-office, court-house, etc 135 Racine, Wis., custom-house and post-office 639 Raleigh, N. C., court-house and post-office 449 Reading, Pa., post-office 515 Reidsville, N. C, post-office, court-house, and custom-house 451 Richmond, Ky., post-office 203 Richmond, Va., custom-house and post-office 611 Roanoke, Va., post-office 613 Rochester, N. Y., court-house, post-office, etc 429 Rockford, 111., post-office 137 Rock Island, 111., post-office 139 Rockland, Me., custom-house and post-office 247 Rome, Ga., post-office 107 Rutland, Vt., court-house and post-office 589 INDEX. 647 rage. Sacramento, Cal., post-office, etc 37 Saginaw, Mich., poet-office 311 St. Albans, Vt., custom-house and post-office 51)1 St. Augustine, Fla., court-house awl post-office 95 St. George Island, Alaska treasury building 21 St. Joseph, Mo., post-office 343 St. Louis, Mo., appraisers' stores 346 custom-house and post-office 347 St. Paul Island, Alaska, treasury building 21 St. Paul, Minn., custom-house, etc 319 post-office, court-house, ami custom-house 321 Salem, Mass., custom-house 285 Salina, Kans., post-otiice 185 San Antonio, Tex., court-house and post-office 579 Sand Point, Alaska, custom-house 19 Sandusky, Ohio, custom-house and post-otiiee 477 San Francisco, Cal., appraisers' stores (new) 39 appraisers' stores (old) 41 branch mint 43 custom-house, etc 45 subtreasury 47 San Jose, Cal., post-office, etc 49 Santa Fe, X. Mex., court-house, etc 389 Savannah, (la., court-house, post-office, etc f09 custom-house, etc Ill Scranton, Pa., post-office, etc 517 Sedalia, Mo., post-office 349 Sheboygan, Wis., custom-house anil post-office <>41 Shreveport, La., post-office, court-house, etc 219 Sioux City, Iowa, court-house, post-office, and custom-house 177 Sioux Falls, S. Dak., court-house and post-office 543 Sitka, Alaska, assay office 17 Baranoff ( 'astle 17 blockhouse 17 clubhouse 15 custom-house 15 revenue-cutter coal house 15 wharf awl warehouse 15 South Bend, Iwl., post-office 155 South Omaha, Nebr., post-office 365 Springfield, 111., court-house awl post-office 141 Springfield, .Mass., post-office 2s7 Springfield, Mo., court-house and post-office 351 Springfield, Ohio, post-office 479 Statesville, N*. ('., court-house and post-office L53 Staunton, Ya., post-office (515 Syracuse, N.Y., post-office, court-house, etc 431 Tallahassee, Fla., court-house awl poet-office 97 Taunton, Mass., post-office 289 Terre Haute, Iwl., post-office, etc 157 Texarkana, Ark. awl Tex., court-house and post-office 31 Toledo, Ohio, custom-house and post-office 481 Topeka, Kans., court-house and post-office 187 Trenton, N. J., court-house awl post-office 387 Troy, N. Y., post-office, court-house, etc 433 Tyler, Tex., court-house awl post-office 5S1 Unalaska, Alaska, custom-house 21 CJtica, N.Y., court-house awl post-office 435 Yaneeboro, Me., custom-house 249 Yieksburg, Miss., court-house, post-office, and custom-house .".:'..! Waco, Tex., court-house, post -office, etc 583 Waldohoro, Me., custom-house and post-office Washington, I>. ('., Bureau of Engraving and Printing 75 Coast and Geodetic Survey Building 77 custom-house 79 Treasury 83 648 INDEX. Pace. Washington, D. C, United States Marine-Hospital Bureau (Butler Building) 81 Winder Building 87 Watertown, N.Y., post-office 437 Wheeling, W. Va., custom-house 627 Wichita, Kans., post-office and court-house 189 Williamsport, Pa., court-house, post-office, etc 519 Wilmington, Del., court-house, post-office, etc 71 custom-house, etc 73 Wilmington, N. C., custom-house, etc 455 post-office, custom-house, etc 457 wharf 455 Windsor, Vt., court-house and post-office 593 Winona, Minn., court-house and post-office 323 Wiscasset, Me., custom-house and post-office 253 Worcester, Mass., post-office, etc 291 Wrangell, Alaska, custom-house 19 York, Pa., post-office 521 Youngstown, Uhio, post-office 483 o GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 3125 01410 4075