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{{short description|Massachusetts State Building}} | {{short description|Massachusetts State Building}} | ||
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| name = Massachusetts State Building | | name = Massachusetts State Building | ||
| image = Massachusetts State Building.jpg | | image = Massachusetts State Building.jpg | ||
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| caption = Massachusetts State Building | | caption = Massachusetts State Building | ||
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| | | location = [[Plateau of States]] | ||
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| | | construction_cost= $21,000 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|21,000|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
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| owner = | | owner = | ||
| | | architect = C. Howard Waller, of Boston. | ||
| | | dimensions = 100' x 70' | ||
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Massachusetts' state entry on the [[Plateau of States]] was a mansion | Massachusetts' state entry on the [[Plateau of States]] was a mansion displaying many historical artifacts from the time of the Pilgrims. | ||
== | ==Description== | ||
Massachusetts' state building was of old colonial mansion style, with its façade a partial reproduction of the Bullfinch front of the State capitol, and its interior, reproductions of the old Massachusetts Senate Chamber and the old House of Representatives. | |||
The porches at either end were similar to those of the old Longfellow house at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sitting on elevated ground, the structure sported a front balustrade terrace at its front. | |||
The reception hall on the first floor presents an exact reproduction of the Senate Chamber in the old State House in Boston. The side rooms too, used as ladies' and gentlemen's reception, writing and lounging rooms, are in proportions the same as similar rooms in the old building. In a side room to the left is a reproduction of the painting by Sandham, 'Dawn of Liberty', a picture of the Battle of Lexington. It hung directly over the Mason & Hamlin piano. | |||
Many of the rooms were furnished with old heirloom furniture, going back to the pilgrim days, only state pride induced the owner to part with such valued historical items temporarily for exhibition at the World's Fair. | |||
On the | On the upper floor is the 'Historical Room'. This is a reproduction of the new Senate Chamber in the State House, with its ceiling carried up into the third story. Its cases contained priceless relics of our forbears. There was a massive pair of earrings, buried during the Revolution to keep them out of the hands of the British. Also a piece of embroidery done by Rose Standish while coming over on the Mayflower, and the pipe which Miles Standish smoked in 1620. There are many other relics of Revolutionary days, and of those who fought at Bunker Hill. | ||
Also on display was a powder-horn carried at the battle of Bunker Hill, and a precious fragment of Paul Jone's flag. | Also on display was a powder-horn carried at the battle of Bunker Hill, and a precious fragment of Paul Jone's flag. | ||
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==After the Fair== | ==After the Fair== | ||
After the Fair, the building was dismantled and relocated for the 1905 Louis and Clark Centennial American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair in | After the Fair, the building was dismantled and relocated for the 1905 Louis and Clark Centennial American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair in Portland, Oregon. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:17, 17 November 2022
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| Location | Plateau of States |
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| Construction | |
| Construction Cost | $21,000 ($633,344 in 2021) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | C. Howard Waller, of Boston. |
| Dimensions | 100' x 70' |
Massachusetts' state entry on the Plateau of States was a mansion displaying many historical artifacts from the time of the Pilgrims.
Description[edit | edit source]
Massachusetts' state building was of old colonial mansion style, with its façade a partial reproduction of the Bullfinch front of the State capitol, and its interior, reproductions of the old Massachusetts Senate Chamber and the old House of Representatives.
The porches at either end were similar to those of the old Longfellow house at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sitting on elevated ground, the structure sported a front balustrade terrace at its front.
The reception hall on the first floor presents an exact reproduction of the Senate Chamber in the old State House in Boston. The side rooms too, used as ladies' and gentlemen's reception, writing and lounging rooms, are in proportions the same as similar rooms in the old building. In a side room to the left is a reproduction of the painting by Sandham, 'Dawn of Liberty', a picture of the Battle of Lexington. It hung directly over the Mason & Hamlin piano.
Many of the rooms were furnished with old heirloom furniture, going back to the pilgrim days, only state pride induced the owner to part with such valued historical items temporarily for exhibition at the World's Fair.
On the upper floor is the 'Historical Room'. This is a reproduction of the new Senate Chamber in the State House, with its ceiling carried up into the third story. Its cases contained priceless relics of our forbears. There was a massive pair of earrings, buried during the Revolution to keep them out of the hands of the British. Also a piece of embroidery done by Rose Standish while coming over on the Mayflower, and the pipe which Miles Standish smoked in 1620. There are many other relics of Revolutionary days, and of those who fought at Bunker Hill.
Also on display was a powder-horn carried at the battle of Bunker Hill, and a precious fragment of Paul Jone's flag.
Massachusetts was well represented in the different exhibit palaces, and in the Educational Building had an exhibit that cost 30,000 dollars.
After the Fair[edit | edit source]
After the Fair, the building was dismantled and relocated for the 1905 Louis and Clark Centennial American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair in Portland, Oregon.
