AmMa0rch>?8h93!'m•}      The  New  Building  of  the  College.  1 1 5 
whole  extent  of  the  lot  is  96  feet  on  Tenth  Street,  running  back  92 
feet,  the  asking  price  being  $20,000."  The  financial  condition  of 
the  College  at  that  time  is  indicated  by  the  following  conclusion  of 
the  Committee  :  "As  a  matter  of  speculation,  it  would  be  prefer- 
able to  purchase  the  whole  lot,  but  in  the  opinion  of  your  Committee 
it  is  too  heavy  a  concern  to  enter  into." 
"  The  second  lot  is  situated  on  the  south  side  of  Zane  Street, 
adjoining  Six's  sugar-house,  by  which  it  is  bounded  on  the  west ; 
at  the  east,  by  a  10-foot  wide  alley  ;  on  the  south,  by  a  vacant  lot, 
which  is  to  continue  always  open,  thus  presenting  three  fronts,  which 
is  desirable  on  account  of  light.  The  lot  is  30  feet  on  Zane  Street, 
running  to  a  depth  of  46  feet." 
"The  Committee  were  authorized  to  offer  Abraham  Miller  $225 
per  annum  for  the  lot,  on  ground  rent,  redeemable  in  20  years  for 
the  sum  of  $4,500."  The  Committee  were  also  authorized  to  obtain 
subscribers  to  a  loan  at  6  per  cent,  interest  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting  a  building  on  the  lot. 
On  the  13th  of  December,  1831,  Abraham  Miller  informed  the 
Committee  of  his  acceptance  of  the  above  offer  for  the  lot. 
On  April  23d,  1832,  the  Building  Committee  were  directed  to 
erect  a  building  on  the  Zane  Street  lot,  as  soon  as  subscriptions  to 
the  amount  of  $6,000  were  obtained. 
The  Building  Committee  report  on  June  24th,  1833  :  "  Subscrip- 
tions to  the  College  loan  have  been  obtained  to  the  amount  of 
$6,300;  the  Committee  proceeded  at  once  with  the  work." 
The  following  description  of  the  old  College  building,  as  it 
appeared  in  the  eyes  of  the  Committee,  may  be  interesting  :  "  The 
dimensions  of  the  College  are  30  feet  9  inches  front,  by  40  feet  in 
depth,  and  four  stories  high.  The  first  and  second  stories  being 
sufficiently  lofty  for  lecture  rooms,  with  seats  rising  as  they  recede 
from  the  speaker's  desk.  In  order  to  admit  light  over  the  most 
elevated  seats,  the  front  windows  are  larger  than  usual,  and  hand- 
somely finished  with  head-pieces  of  the  best  white  marble,  those  of 
the  second  story  being  circular  tops.  The  front  or  main  doorway 
is  finished  with  an  elevated  white  marble  entablature,  supported  by 
fluted  Doric  columns  of  the  same  material ;  the  eastern  side  and 
back  part  of  the  building  being  open  and  unobstructed.  The  Com- 
mittee availed  themselves  of  this  important  advantage  in  location  by 
placing  windows  so  as  to  admit  abundant  light  and  free  circulation 
