4 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Manchester’s New Municipal Building 
Proposed Town Hall To Be Erected on Site of Present Building---Will Be of Colonial 
Style, of Brick and Stone Trimmings---Plans Include Auditorium 
Seating One Thousand Persons 
HE proposed new 
‘Town hall for Man- 
chester is designed to be 
located on the site of the 
present ‘Town hall, but 
to set farther back on 
the lot, on a slightly rais- 
ed terrace facing north 
on Central street. 
The main auditorium 
is to seat 1,000 and is 
entered direct from the 
terrace under a portico, 
through a vestibule with 
ticket offices on either 
end, and a large public 
lobby. At either end of 
the lobby are staircases 
which lead to the gal- 
lery and to the large 
hall in the basement. 
The corridors from the 
lobby run on each side 
of the auditorium and 
connect with the town 
offices, which.are_ situ- 
ated in low wings on 
each side of the main 
auditorium and on the 
same level. Carriage 
entrances on both sides 
enter these corridors at 
the middle of the audi- 
torium and > areyrap- 
proached by a drive 
from Central street, 
which runs around the 
rear of the building and 
out on Church street, 
The auditorium seats 
over 600 on the main 
floor and the balance in 
the -galleny-aae) Sands a 
stage 26 feet by 4c feet 
with two floors of dress- 
ing rooms connected by 
separate staircases. ‘The 
auditorium is well light- 
ed by windows on both 
sides over gallery. A 
vaulted ceiling is pierced 
by these arched windows 
on both sides and the 
proscenium arch follows 
the curve of the vault- 
ed ceiling. A light cor- 
nice runs around at the 
spring of the arches and 
the walls are panelled 
below. ‘The connecting 
corridors have marble 
floors with sanitary 
coved bases and are 
lighted by direct sky- 
lights. 
The town offices will 
have well seasoned bat- 
tleship linoleum floors 
with sanitary bases and 
FLOOR PLAN OF PROPOSED TOWN HALL 
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