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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
l-ic:. r. BARNES BROS. NURSERY ('O'S OFFICE, STORAGE AND PACKING HOUSES 
DESCRIPTION OF NEW PACKING AND STORAGE HOUSE 
OF BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
By E. N. & R. E. SPAULDING, Architects 
In ^building the new storage warehouse for the Barnes 
Brothers Nursery Company, the prime object of the engineers 
was to erect a building which would eliminate one of the 
nurseryman’s greatest troubles by being as nearly as possible 
proof against all outside changes in temperature and humidity. 
Consequently, in the selection of all materials and types 
of construction, the insulating factor Avas the first 
test. 
Hollow terra-cotta tile was the material selected for the 
construction of the walls. The Denison Interlocking tile was 
chosen as the horizontal air chambers in this type of tile give 
less chance for the circulation of air than do those types of tile 
having the vertical air spaces. This tile has a further insula¬ 
tion advantage in the fact that there are no unbroken mortar 
joints running entirely through the wall. Figures 4, 5, and 6 
show cross sections of walls of varying thickness built of these 
tile. In the Barnes Brothers warehouse a 12 inch wall was 
used, which gave five separate air spaces in the thickness of 
the wall. 
The roof of this building, as may be seen by reference to 
Figure 3, is of reinforced concrete construction, with terra¬ 
cotta filling blocks. The insulation of the roof is accom- 
Fig. 2. NEW STORAGE AND PACKING HOUSE OF BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO. 
