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tration Building was the Art Section, in which 

 were the main buildings. These were designed by 

 Bradford L. Gilbert, who was architect in chief 

 of the exposition, and were constructed of strong 

 timber framework, with such iron as was needed 

 for stiffness and additional strength, and the en- 

 tire exposed surfaces were covered with staff, the 

 predominating color of which was a soft ivory, 

 with white trimmings, and in some instances a 

 color enrichment in shades of red and orange. The 

 color tint used led to the designation of the 

 _ rounds and building as the " Ivory City." The 

 most imposing building on the grounds was the 

 Cotton Palace, which had a fagade 350 feet 

 long and a dome rising to a height of 160 feet, 

 while the floor space was 50,000 square feet. It 

 was connected on either side with the Palace of 

 Commerce and the Palace of Agriculture, two 

 splendid buildings of lesser dimensions but simi- 

 lar architecture, by means of curved colonnades, 

 broken by four exedrae of artistic design on 

 either side. These colonnades and exedrae con- 

 tained most of the Government exhibits. The 

 three buildings, with colonnades, formed the 

 ?ourt of Palaces, and from an architectural 

 standpoint was the most striking feature of the 

 xposition. The projections and domes, red-tiled 

 Dofs and turrets, were in a typically Southern 

 tyle of architecture. The motif was Spanish- 

 American, with huge masses, simple and strong 

 contour and outlines, with enrichments of ter- 

 races and sculpture at various entrances and ini- 

 tial points. In front of the Palace was a court, 

 or patio, filled with tropical plants and enriched 

 by fountains, and included the Sunken Garden 

 with its lake. The Administration Building stood 

 at the entrance of the grounds and covered about 

 15,000 square feet. It was composed of a central 

 tower and two flanking wings placed at nearly 

 right angles, at the extreme end of which were py- 

 lons, connected with the main building by a cov- 

 ered way. These covered ways formed the en- 

 trances and exits to and from the grounds. The 

 entire length of the building and entrances was 

 more than 400 feet. The central dome and rotun- 

 da was 75 feet in diameter, and extended about 40 

 feet above the roof, to a height of about 75 feet 

 above the ground. The striking feature of this 

 building was a great round balcony, which pro- 

 jected boldly into the grounds. Opposite was the 

 building devoted to Mines and Forestry, which was 

 circular, and was designed after one of the old 

 palaces of Spain. It was one story high, with 

 windows high above the ground, deeply recessed, 

 giving restful, shadowy effects to the general de- 

 sign. In this building were shown the products 

 of x the mine and forest, both in the natural and 

 the manufactured state. To the left of the Ad- 

 ministration Building, and at the northern end 

 Was the Auditorium, capable of seating about 

 4,000 persons. The outside of the building toward 

 the Court was circular, and the decorations were 

 symbolical of the uses for which the building was 

 designed. The acoustics received considerable at- 

 tention, and one of the largest organs ever con- 

 structed was built for this exposition. 



In the Natural Section, to the west of the Ad- 

 ministration Building, and on the north side of 

 Lake Juanita, was the Transportation Building, 

 a long, low structure, with a deep roof covered 

 with Spanish tiles, having many arches and col- 

 umns. The design w r as massive, though simple, 

 and the entire ornamentation of the building was 

 massed on the gable above and on either side of 

 the entrance, which showed the graceful curves 

 of the Spanish Renaissance style of architecture. 

 Still westward was the Machinery Building, also 



on the north side of Lake Juanita. It was like- 

 wise long and low, with a loyyla consisting of 

 many arches and columns, simple yet massive in 

 outline, most of the ornamentation being con- 

 fined to a central porch, which formed the en- 

 trance, and above it a gable presented the pic- 

 turesque curves of the Spanish Renaissance type. 

 On the south side of the lake, and west of the 

 Administration Building, was the Art Palace, of 

 purely classical design and entirely of brick. It 

 was 140 feet long and 50 feet wide, and the 

 height of the interior walls was 30 feet. A very 

 large skylight, 24 feet wide, extended the entire 

 length of the building, giving ample light to dis- 

 play the art works. Four groups in the Dewey 

 Arch, originally erected in New York city War, 

 Peace, The Army, and The Navy adorned the ex- 

 terior on the east and west. The Negro Building, 

 after architectural features of the Spanish Renais- 

 sance order, of a strongly Mexican mission type, 

 was in the western part of the grounds. The 

 building resembled the letter H in general outline, 

 with two wings enclosing an outer court, and con- 

 tained 12,000 square feet of flooring. The Wom- 

 an's Building was a good specimen of colonial 

 architecture, and was once the home of William 

 Lowndes, the statesman of South Carolina, and 

 the headquarters of Sir Henry Clinton in the war 

 of the Revolution. It was at the extreme west 

 of the grounds on Ashley river. It was built of 



THE AUDITORIUM. 



black cypress and cedar, with fine wainscoting 

 and panel walls, and the high mantels and stuc- 

 co walls of the period. It was of special interest, 

 owing to the large historical collections that were 

 shown in it by the Society of the Colonial Dames. 

 In the Natural Section were the State buildings, 

 the first of which, after passing the Administra- 

 tion Building, was that erected by Pennsylvania. 

 In general outline it resembled the Administration 

 Building, having the same projecting balcony, and 

 being also in the Spanish Renaissance style of 

 architecture. It was larger, however, being 150 

 feet long by 80 feet wide, with a half-circular court 

 and piazza 12 feet wide. There were four square 

 towers, on which the staff detail was very elab- 

 orate, and the coat of arms of Pennsylvania was 

 above the entrance. It cost $35,000. The Mary- 

 land Building, on the shore of Lake Juanita, was 

 of pure colonial design, with wide piazza, tall col- 

 umns, and an ample hall. The color effects of the 

 main loggia were very rich and fine, and the inte- 

 rior complete down to the smallest detail. It 

 cost $25,000. The New York Building was of the 

 Spanish Renaissance type, built about a patio or 

 open court filled with tropical plants. The cor- 

 ners and main pediments of the building were en- 



