Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-08-07 | Page 1 | Montana's New Capitol

NEW CAPITOL ARCHITECT MANN OF ST T LOUIS THE WINNER building la is to cost a li and to to be completed by jan 1 it 1900 other contestants helena ilont aug auff C G the Mon montana larks state stale Cip commission today accepted the iff piano for a building dranan di anil by architect G it mann of 0 st louis were fifty nine plans presented by architects from all over tins tile country the commission has been them tor for about two moats and tills morri hig made tile hie award charles Cli arles gilbert vt of til st paul architect of 0 the minnesota state capitol was awarded the second prize of unit and strong sti stent lent of los anzules were given elvan ach I 1 id prize 11 J lauritzen of new york city got fourth tho the winning architect ili 1 to auperin inid tile lie construction of the building to I 1 ecea c 4 1 I per cent of tile hie construction price urt to a cost of or also it a banua of oc provided tho ihu work Is 1 N w athin the time little krpec mod by the LeelE lature january 1 III 00 and docs not exec ed the limit of I 1 sir mr manns lianne plan Is of ionic design A target ionic vim mill ornament mani the th ture turc thau 0 will NEM bo be cuble cubic feet in the building hilll be ili a bom base trient two stories and ami on an little jn in tho the bis vinent are 1 square I q 1 1 ake I 1 feet cl of 0 buor Ini n luttin lui lair g I do elret story 0 feiel et ills m squar f i 1 ittle tory I 1 23 i iett 1 i I 1 I 1