NKW ACRICULTURAl. HUII.DIXrx AT THl: UXIAin<SITY OF 



WISCONSIN. 



At^ricultunil Hall, the new ao-ricultui-iil Imildint:;- of the WiKconsin 

 College of Agriculture, makes provision for the administrative oflic(\s 

 of the college and the experiment station, as well as the departments 

 of agronomy, animal husbandry, bacteriology, and chemistry. In it 

 are also located the offices of the superintendent of farmers' institutes. 



The structure has a frontage of 200 feet b}^ 04 feet in depth, and is 

 three stories in height over an amply lighted, full-height basement. 

 In the rear is an addition in the form of an octagon (only parti}" shoAvn 

 in the accompanying plans), two stories in height and 06 feet across. 

 The building is constructed of buff pressed brick, terra cotta, and 

 Indiana buff' Bedford limestone. It has a roof of red tile, and all out- 

 side metal work, including cornice, is of copper. It is of slow-burning 

 construction throughout. 



Heat is supplied by the central heating plant of the agricultural 

 college, the steam pipes being brought from the heating plant to the 

 agricultural building in an ample tunnel. Running under the hallway 

 of the basement is a large tunnel or '^ plenum,'' in which one can 

 walk upright without inconvenience. This tunnel has a brick floor, 

 brick sides, and plastered ceiling. Under it runs the sewer pipe. In 

 it run steam, gas, water, and electric-wire pipes, all accessible. From 

 this main tunnel or pleniun run branches to vertical air ducts here and 

 there throughout the building. The tunnel S3'stem is connected with 

 the fan room. Tempered air is forced by an electric fan into the tun- 

 nel, thence into the various branches and upward into the several 

 rooms. Other pipes carry the foul air picked up at the floor out 

 through two large ventilating chimneys in the roof of the building. 

 There are ample steam radiators to warm the building in addition to 

 this indirect S3^stem. 



The arrangement of the laboratories, lecture rooms, offices, etc., of 

 the various departments accommodated in the building is shown in 

 the accompanying plans. In addition to the usual facilities for these 

 departments, there are five fire-proof vaults, document, museum, and 

 seminary rooms, and an unusual number of closets and storerooms. 

 Space has been reserved for one or two departments not yet organized. 

 The mailing room is located near the east entrance, which has a porte 

 cochere, affording protection from storms in handling mail matter. 

 There is a large room for the storage of extra bulletins and reports; 

 also a room for duplicates from the library. 

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