of an ivory color and in the salient features furnished in Florida's native woods. The inof the design profusely ornamented, the orna- terior court is planted in bamboo. orange, mentation comparing to fine advantage with lemon and other tropical trees. The ramparts the broad, plain surfaces of the building. The furnish space for promenades and hanging striking feature of the design is two slender gardens. In the moat is a sunken garden, Spanish towers, 98 feet high, rising from where will be produced miniature fields of either side of the main entrance, on the east. cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco, etc., showing the The tower roofs and the broad, overhanging natural resources of the state. Cost, $20,000. roof of the building are covered with red IDAHO. The style of this building is the Spanish tiles. The building is 125 feet long, Swiss chalet. It has a frontage of 50 feet including the end porticoes, with a depth and an extreme depth of 80 feet with gallery of 45 feet, and 26 feet to the cor- porticoes on front and sides of second floor 10 nice line. The front vestibule opens to the feet wide, the extended second floor giving main hall of the building. On either side of space for a roof garden 29 by 50 feet. The first the entrance are stairways to the floor above. floor consists of a loggia or open vestibule 7 by At the rear of the hall is a large onyx mantel, 10 feet, four office rooms (two 14 feet 2 inches by flanked by glass doors, leading to offices. At 16 feet and two 15 feet 6 inches by 16 feet) and the ends of the hall are a men's smoking room two toilet rooms. The second floor consists of and a women's reception room, each opening a women's reception room 21 by 48 feet and a into an uncovered terrace, surrounded by a men's reception room 27 by 48 feet. On the third balustrade. On the second floor is the assem- fioor is the exhibition room, 48 feet 4 inches by bly room, extending the entire ength of the 50 feet. The gentlemen's reception room will building in the center. This room has a high represent a typical hunters' lodge, and will be vaulted ceiling, rising above an ornamented artistically ornamented and decorated with all cornice. Over this cornice will be rows of the paraphernalia and trappings incident to electric lights, giving a diffused light, by re- the camp. The building will be largely furflection from the vault above. On the ends of nished with rustic furniture prepared in the this assembly room are a reading and a writ- state, and in its construction will appear all the ing room, which open to the hanging bal- varieties of wood, stone and brick found for conies on the ends of the building, forming one building and manufacturing purposes within of the most attractive exterior features. the state. The ladies' reception room (24 by 48 Broad, low casement windows open from the feet) will be furnished and ornamented entireassembly rooms to the front and rear bal-ly by the skillful and deft hands of the ladies conies, the front one extending between the of Idaho. On the third floor (48 feet 4 inches towers. 24 feet, and over the main entrance. by 50 feet) will be made an exhibition of taxiThe rear balcony extends along the entire dermy, consisting of a complete collection of length of the building. Staircases lead to the all the birds and animals native to the state. lanterns in the tower, where a fine view of ILLINOIS.-Dimensions, 160 by 450 feet; floor the grounds is had. Cost, $35,000. area, 3.2 acres; cost. $250.000; height of dome, 234 feet. This building is by far the most pretentious of the state buildings and can be classed as one of the great Exposition structures. The plan of the building forms a Greek cross, whose main axis is 450 feet long by 160 feet wide, and lies east and west, while the shorter axis is 285 feet long with an average width of 98 feet. At the intersection of the arms of the cross rises the dome, with a diameter of 75 feet at the base, and a height of 152 feet to the top of inner dome. This dome has, besides, a continuation of the gallery, 15 feet above the floor, that runs around the main hall, and another, 96 feet above the floor, reached by two circular stairs in piers of dome. At the east and west are two large public entrances, at either side of which are rooms extending the entire width of the building, and about 29 feet deep, occupying the whole heighth, which is divided into three stories. The rooms at the east end are chiefly used for school exhibition purposes, a large one on the ground floor being fitted up as a model kindergarten. Beyond this extends the great exhibition hall, 381 feet long, the central portion, 75 feet wide, being flanked by aisles 40 feet wide. The central division is lighted by windows in the clerestory, and by roof lights, it being 67 feet from the floor to the roof. The hall has a continuous gallery 16 feet wide and 15 feet above the floor. The aisles are lighted by large semi-circular windows on the side walls. The southern part of the short arm of the cross is 121 feet wide and extends 75 feet beyond the walls of the main building. The lines of its cornice, being extended back across the main building, form the external base from which the dome springs. Its three stories are subdivided into rooms, halls, corridors, etc. This is the official part of the building, where the governor of the state and his suit and the members of the board of commissioners meet to transact business. Some of the rooms have been set aside for the accommodation of the woman's board. The northern arm of the

CONNECTICUT. In the colonial style, the building being a type of the Connecticut residence, with the addition of circular windows on the north and south and a circular piazza on the rear. It has a ground area of 72 by 73 feet, including the piazza, and is two stories high. The exterior is weather-boarded and painted white. The roof contains five dormer windows and is decked on top. The deck is surrounded by a balustrade and from its center rises a flagstaff. The main entrance is off a square porch, covered by the projecting pediment, which is supported by heavy columns. The interior is finished in colonial style, with tiled floors, paneled walls and Dutch mantels. The plumbing and carpenters' hardware in the building are in special designs and are donated as exhibits by Connecticut manufacturers. On the first floor is a reception hall, 21 by 48 feet, with a light-well in the center. In the rear of the hall is a stairway with a landing half-way up. Flanking the hall are parlors for men and women. The second floor is divided up into living rooms and will be occupied by the executive World's Fair officer of Connecticut and his family during the Fair. Cost, $12,000.

FLORIDA. The building is a reproduction in miniature of old Fort Marion, in St. Augustine. Fort Marion is the oldest structure in North America, the most interesting specimen of Spanish supremacy in this country, and the only example of medieval fortification on the continent. Its erection was begun in 1620 and continued for 100 years. To equip it as a garrison required 100 guns and 1,000 men. It was never taken by a besieging force. The fort covers an area of four acres. The building on the Fair grounds occupies one-fifth that space. It is in the form of a four-bastioned fortress. Including the moat the site is 155 feet square. The building proper is 137 feet square. The frame is of pine, covered with plaster and coquina shells, in imitation of the original. The interior is divided into parlors for men and women, committee and exhibit rooms, and is

cross is a fire-proof building, 75 feet wide and
extending 50 feet beyond the main building.
Its walls are brick, covered with staff; its roof
is galvanized iron and glass, supported by steel
trusses. This building is called the Memorial
Hall, and is intended to contain memorials of
the state that are now preserved in the state
capitol at Springfield." The design of the
building is an adaption of Italian renaissance.
The exterior accentuates the plan and con-
struction of the building, no seemingly con-
structional feature being added for effect.
Advantage has been taken of the plastic char-
acter of the outside covering in a lavish use of
ornament, the solids, as a rule, being highly
enriched, with here and there a severe treat-
ment for contrast. The base of the dome
rises from a series of steps, upon which is a
double support to the drum, the outer one
being an order of Corinthian columns, the
inner being a wali pierced by windows. Above
the entablature rises the drum, which is
covered with galvanized iron; the trusses are
accented on the outside by prominent ribs and
the intermediate spaces are paneled. A round
lantern on top, 12 feet in diameter and 35 feet
high. is the crowning feature.
INDIANA. The building is in the French
gothic style of architecture, such as is seen in
the chateaux in France. 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 orna-
mental staff. The roof is of gray and red
shingles. The floors are of tile. The main as-
sembly hall on the first floor is elaborately
finished in the baronial style. All of the ma-
terial used in the building comes from Indiana,
much of the hard woods for interior decora-
tions, tile floors, the roofing material, and the
mantels being donated by Indiana manufact-
urers. 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 for men and women.
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 bedrooms and a hall for dining
and lunching. There are immense fireplaces
in the entrance hall and assembly rooms.
Cost, $60,000.

IOWA.-A large part of the Iowa building is constituted in what is known as the Jackson park "Shelter." The building belongs to the park commission. It is a granite structure with a slate roof, with conical towers or pavilions at the corners. It is 77 by 123 feet in size. The new structure is on the west of the "Shelter." It is 60 by 100 feet in size and two stories high. It is in wood and staff, with towers and roof corresponding to the "Shelter." so that the two structures combine harmoniously after the style of a French chateau. The "Shelter" will be used for a state exhibit, corresponding in character to the Sioux City corn palace exhibition. In the new part, on the first floor, are reception rooms for men and women, commissioners' offices, committee rooms, postoffice, writing and baggage rooms. On the second floor are the assembly hall, photographic exhibit, reading and reporters' rooms. Cost, $35.000.

KANSAS.-The ground plan of this building is irregular. It approaches a square, one side being straight and the other three forming irregular angles. It has a ground area of 135 by 138 feet. It is two stories high, built of frame and staff and is surmounted by an ellip

the second story overhangs the main entrance on the south and a second balcony extends around the base of the dome. The north end of the main floor is occupied by a natural history collection. There are also offices for the boards of commissioners on the first floor. Four flights of stairs lead to the second floor, where are rooms for the woman's exhibit, a school exhibit and parlors for men and women. Cost, $25,000.

MAINE.-The building is octagonal in form with a ground area of 65 feet square. It is two stories in height, the roof surmounted by a lantern in the center and four corner towers. The first story is of granite. The exterior finish of the rest of the building is in wood and staff. The roof is of slate. The central tower or lantern is 86 feet to its highest point. While the first story is octagonal in form the second story presents but four sides. each with a loggia opening to the rooms within. The second-story floor overhangs the first story one foot. The main entrance of these arched doorways faces the southeast. Over it projects a boat's bow in staff. Within the entrance is an octagonal rotunda open to the roof-line, its ceiling being an ornamental colored skylight. On the first floor are parlors and reception rooms for men and women, toilet rooms and two commissioners' rooms. A railed gallery extends around the rotunda. The interior finishing is in hard wood. The granite and roof slate used in construction, the skylight in the rotunda and the mantels over the fireplaces are from Maine and are donated by manufacturers, Cost $20,000.

MARYLAND.-The state building is a facsimile of the capitol at Annapolis.

MASSACHUSETTS.-Is in the colonial style and is largely a reproduction of the historic John Hancock residence, which, until the year 1867, stood on Beacon hill, Boston, near the state capitol. The building is three stories high, surmounted in the center by a cupola. The exterior is of staff, in imitation of cut granite. It follows the lines of the old house Sufficiently faithful to recall the original to the minds of those who have seen it. Like the original, it is surrounded by a terrace, raised above the street, and has in front and on one side a fore-court, filled with old-fashioned flowers and foliage, in keeping with the character of the building. It is approached by two flights of steps-one leading from the street to the terrace, the other from the court to the house. The main entrance opens to a spacious, well-studded hallway, with a tiled floor. Facing the entrance is & broad, colonial staircase, leading to the second floor. An old fashioned bull's-eye window gives light to the stairway. On the right of the hall is a large room, constituting a registration room, postoffice and general reception room. The fittings and furnishings of this unique. Its marble floor, its tiled walls, its uncovered beams, and its high mantel recall the old Dutch rooms found in western_Massachusetts, as well as in New York and Pennsylvania. On the left of the front door, or main entrance, are two large parlors, which, when thrown together, form a room 80 by 25 feet in size. The front parlor is furnished by the Essex Institute of Salem, an old historical society. The back parlor is more especially a reading room for men. The second floor is given over almost entirely to the use of women. There is a large and a smaller parlor and two bedrooms for the use of the women's board. The entire floor is furnished in old-fashioned furniture and in the bedrooms are four-post bedsteads. On the third | floor are rooms for servants. A liberty pole.

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