Lenox Library completes expansion with new social space
Lenox Library finishes Sedgwick Hall renovation adding a bright lobby reading room balcony and expanded stacks. The project features an art exhibit room rare papers storage quiet Sedgwick Room and a new children's area with updated heating and fire safety. Architect Charles Strickland. contractor Peter Francese & Son. Cost remained within budget from an estimated 125000. Open house set to showcase the upgraded facilities.
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Lenox Library
LENOX
Sedgwick Hall
Elizabeth Daly
Berkshire County
Acchitect
Charles Strickland
Strickland, Brigham & Eldridge
Boston
Peter Francese & Son, Inc
Pittsfield
Dana
Builders favor pre finished sidings in housing market
A building trade magazine survey shows nearly three quarters of home builders use factory finished sidings like mineral fiber. The report notes finish is factory applied and maintenance is minimal. Forty one states have 377 retirement housing developments, with 269 more under construction to meet demand.
Williams Aims to Make Urban Beauty a Federal Issue
Senator Harrison A Williams Jr. of New Jersey announced proposed legislation to require beauty in design for federally assisted urban construction, targeting aesthetically pleasing public housing and affecting Mass Transit Open Space and other programs. He disclosed the plans publicly for the first time.
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Worcester
U.S
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-Nj
Williams
Earth
House Committee Would Extend Control on URA
A subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee approved a rider to curb URA power to contract before funds are approved by Congress. The measure cites $4.725 billion in past expenditures and seeks to bind federal agencies to housing design standards and urban aesthetics through new acts and councils.
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House
House Appropriations Committee
Independent Offices Appropriations
Urban Renewal Administration
Congress
Subcommittee
URA
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Webster
Berkshire Gas Co
O'Brien
C. M. Farrell & Sons, Inc
Summer St
Sweatland
South St
Lark
Frederick Schermerhorn
New York
Sen
H. A. Williams
Sals
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
General Accounting Office
Treasury
GAO
National Council On Urban Design
National Foundation For the Arts
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Andersen
Heritage Homes
Heritage
TLE Homes
Franklin
Withers
Landers Road
Lee
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