Identifier: cu31924015361375 (find matches)
Title: Minnesota State Capitol number
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Western architect
Publisher: (Chicago
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Photo by Edmund A. Brush. INTERIOR OF DOME FROM CENTER OF DOME ROTUNDA. The face of the drawings must be left entirely free fromall distinguishing marks or characters that will afford a clueto the author. Drawings must be accompanied by an envelope contain-ing the name and address of the author, to be opeiied only bythe judges, and after the competition has been decided. In judgment on the designs, the Board of Commissionerswill be advised by a competent committee of one or morearchitects of reputation, who are not competitors. Edmund M. Wheelright of Boston and Henry IvesCobb of Chicago. Their choice of the design by CassGilbert of St. Paul was adopted by ithe board as the de-sign for the Capitol, which was then estimated to cost$1,500,000 but ultimately cost about $4,000,000. The commissioners appointed to take charge of thework for the state were, Channing Seabury, Chairman,H. W. Lambeston, George A. Du Toit, C. H. Graves, THE WESTERN ARCHITECT
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u 3 ui S in £9 3. S .SP M <.Ja,S-WH O u CeIH THE WESTERN ARCHITECT 9 E. E. Corliss, John DeLaittre and James McHench, thelatter dying shortly after the oommission was formed.Frank E. Hanson was elected secretary, and the-practi-cal work of the commission has remained in the handsof the chairman and secretary, and to the faithful andpatriotic work of these two gentlemen the state owes thesuccessful competition of the building in .every materialsense. Its art stands a monument to its architect, butthe securing of the nieoessary funds, their prompt useand careful expenditure (which is phenomenal in the his- per cent On the second, land two per cent on the remain-der, with $5,000 upon the completion of the work as anhonorarium. Although the fee of five per cent as aminimum charge for architectural services has beenheld as usual and proper, and must be paid to obtainthe services of many, it is a business ratlier than anethical rule, and so long as the competition

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