XEW BUILDING FOR THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT 

 THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 



The new agricultural building of the University of Illinois, erected 

 at an expense of $150,000, is nearing completion. It consists of a 

 main portion 248 ft. in length, from 50 to 100 ft. in depth, and 3 stories 

 in height, with 3 wings, each 45 by 116 ft. and 2 stories in height, 

 connected with each other and with the main portion by corridors, all 

 built around an open court. It is constructed of brick and terra cotta, 

 upon a Bedford stone foundation, and roofed with slate. The entire 

 floor space is a little over 2 acres. All partitions, except those of the 



Fig. 5. — New Agricultural Building, University of Illinois. 



corridors, are entirely independent of the construction of the building, 

 so that the interior arrangement could be changed, if ever necessary, 

 without interfering with the solidity of the construction. The inner 

 walls are finished by painting directlv upon the surface of the brick. 

 The floors are of the so-called slow-burning mill construction, made by 

 laying 2 by 6's face down directly upon the beams, covering these with 

 2 in. of cinders, and upon this laying the upper floor. The building 

 is unusually well lighted by something over 450 windows. 

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