Indiana State Building
Architect: Henry Ives Cobb, Chicago, Illinois
Area: 13,672
Cost: $67,369
Picturesque World’s Fair, An Elaborate Collection of Colored Views—Published with the Endorsement and Approval of George R. Davis, 1894
THE INDIANA BUILDING.-The building of the State of Indiana occupied a most attractive site, just west of that of Illinois and upon the great thoroughfare running parallel with and near the western boundary of the Exposition grounds. It was a large structures French-Gothic in design, with cathedral windows, turrets and towers. The brown-red sloping roofs both contrasted and blended pleasingly with the dull gray of the staff which formed the exterior of the building. Its costs was thirty-seven thousand dollars, and it was certainly, in all respects, a credit to the state. Its interior contained many exhibits of interest. There were some beautiful pieces of statuary by Indiana artists, a number of relics connected with the history of the state, and other objects of note. There was the figure of an elephant carved out of a single block of stone, appearing as an exhibit from the quarries, and there were other displays of curious quality. The reception and assembly rooms were elegantly finished and furnished, and made a pleasant gathering place for hosts of people. As might have been expected there was a great drift of visitors Irom a state so near the Exposition as Indiana, and its magnificent headquarters were a necessity well met. The building was a great trysting place for parties visiting the grounds, and its broad piazzas accommodated thousands of luncheon-eaters daily.
Indiana Building
The Indiana building is in the French Gothic style of architecture. It has two imposing towers, 120 feet high, and many Gothic gables. The building has three stories, built of pine and Bedford stone, and is covered with ornamental staff.
The floors are of tile. The main assembly hall on the first fioor is elaborately finished in the baronial style. All of the material used in the building comes from Indiana, much of the hard woods for interior decorations, tile floors, the roofing material, and the mantels being donated bylndiana manufacturers.
The ground area is 100 by 150 feet. The main entrance opens into a wide hall extending across the building. To the right of the hall is a large assembly-room, occupying the entire south end of the building. The north end of the building is devoted to parlors and reception rooms. The second floor has reading and writing rooms, and rooms for the men and women boards of State commissioners.
The third floor is devoted to bed-rooms and a hall for dining and lunching’, There are immense fire places in the entrance hall and assembly room. Architect, Henry Ives Cobb, of Chicago; contractors, Collins & Ohm, of Chicago; cost, $60,000.
Indiana Building
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