THE FORESTRY BUILDING AT SYRACUSE 



New home of Th 5 New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University, built by the people of the State of New York 



at a cost of $250,000, and occupied early last spring. 



NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY BUILDING 



NEW YORK State has taken her place among the 

 foremost states in forestry education by the erection 

 of a beautiful building on the campus of Syracuse 

 University to house the New York State College of Fores- 

 try. Under Dean Hugh P. Baker, the college has made 

 rapid growth since its organization in 191 1 and has been in 

 urgent need of this new building. Built at a cost of $250,- 

 000, with $35,000 additional for furnishings, it is said to 

 be the largest and best-equipped structure in the country 

 used exclusively for forestry educational purposes. 



It was announced in November, 1914, that the Eastern 

 Forest Products Laboratory would be located in the new 

 building. As soon as the $20,000 worth of machinery and 

 apparatus can be installed, the college will be in a position 

 to cany on investigative as well as educational work. 

 Wood working, wood distillation, timber testing, timber 

 preservation, and pulp and paper making laboratories will 

 be fitted up and practical courses in these several lines 

 established to train young men as experts. 



In point of beauty this building is worthy of some note. 

 Situated on an elevation overlooking the city of Syracuse 

 and occupying an isolated section of the campus of the 

 University, it makes an imposing sight. It is constructed 

 in the Renaissance style of architecture and has three 

 stories and basement. Indiana limestone and tapestry 

 brick are used with very pleasing contrast. A retaining wall 

 of limestone rises fifteen feet above the concrete base 

 and the brick construction is used for the upper portions. 

 The dimensions are 280 feet by 66 feet. 



The main entrance is exceptionally spacious and the 

 broad , ornamental granite approach is flanked on either 

 side by huge blocks of dressed limestone, each weighing 



nearly two tons. Four Corinthian pillars, of limestone also, 

 are built into the front of the building and support a broad 

 band of the same material in which is carved, "The New 

 York State College of Forestry." Centered above this 

 inscription is a large seal of the State of New York carved 

 in limestone. The window ledges and cornices are also of 

 limestone, carrying out the effect of the contrast between 

 the gray of the limestone and the warm red of the tapestry 

 brick to the fullest extent. 



The interior is arranged to secure the greatest conveni- 

 ence possible. A rotunda occupies the center of the build- 

 ing and the corridors run from it lengthwise. The offices of 

 the dean and the business offices radiate from the rotunda, 

 while the departmental heads have offices on the corridors. 

 The lecture rooms and laboratories of each department are 

 grouped nearby. A unique feature of the building is the 

 decorative scheme used in the rotunda. It is finished in 

 marble with massive pillars and into the walls are set speci- 

 mens of 1 18 different species of woods, each highly polished 

 to show the grain, and labelled. Stairways have thin 

 marble steps with balustrades of ornamental iron and oak. 

 Floors in all the rooms are of maple. 



Everything conceivable in the way of equipment is 

 incorporated in the structure. A big mailing room to 

 handle press bulletins and other publications issued by the 

 college occupies a section of the basement, and lavatories, 

 locker rooms, and shower baths are also located there. A 

 large library with a well-lighted reading room and ample 

 stack space makes study pleasant and convenient. The 

 Forestry Club of the college will also have rooms in the 

 building. An assembly hall with a seating capacity of 

 300 serves for lectures and for various gatherings. 



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