Cranwell School Opens Founders Hall Dormitory for 58 Students
The Cranwell School in Lenox unveils Founders Hall housing 58 seniors and three prefects with two boys per room and a new intercom system. Built at about 370000 dollars with 225000 raised by donations, the facility includes suites for prefects, a reception area, marble showers, and a basement space for six additional rooms. Construction began in 1962, with keys handed over July 31 last year.
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LENOX
Cranwell School
Thomas M. Lannon
Father Lannon
John H. Fisher
Pittsfield
George E. Emerson
Lannon
Ia Hillside
Founders’ Hall
Founders Hall
Edward H. Cranwell
Society of Jesus
Population shift widens westward for US center
The population center of the United States is moving westward at about five miles annually, according to housing authorities at Allied Chemical's Barrett Division.
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United States
Allied Chmical
Barrett Division
Exterior Decorating Lifts Male Ego in Homes
A housing expert notes men increasingly invest in exterior decor to match interior style. Colors and roof choices shape perception, with asphalt shingles and vinyl panels cited as practical, affordable upgrades. New materials like two tab shingles and asbestos cement siding reduce maintenance while improving insulation and curb appeal.
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Breath
Breach
Franciscan Monumental Church Under Construction in Nazareth
The Franciscan Order is building a monumental church on the Nazareth site of the Annunciation. The 67 meter Byzantine design by Giovanni Muzio preserves remains of five earlier chapels and churches. Excavations reveal an Israeli settlement dating to the Early Bronze Period. the concrete cupola alone weighs 10 000 tons.
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The
Orient
Foerster to Speak in Albany on Preservation Talk
Bernd Foerster discusses historic architecture in Albany and Rensselaer counties under a grant to RPI. He speaks at the Albany Institute of History and Art tomorrow afternoon, free and open to the public, on Architecture Worth Saving and preservation of significant buildings.
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Bernd Foerster
Albany
Rensselaer
Albany Institute of History and Art
Foerster
Pittsfield
New York State Council On the Arts
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Masters of Architecture From Vitruvius to Asher Benjamin
Williams College Chapin Library displays over 50 items tracing architectural design from 1483 to 1845. It features rare early texts such as Alberti De Re Aedificatoria and Vitruvius De Architectura, with works by Grapaldi and many celebrated engravings and woodcuts. The exhibition runs daily 9 to 12 and 1 to 5, with Saturday mornings 9 to 12, through October 19 with free admission.
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Williamstown
Chapin Library
Williams College
Vitruvius
Asher Benjamin
Alberti
Florence
Rome
Valturius
Breydenbach
Columna
Durer
Ware
Serlio
Palladio
Greenfield
Cane+ felto
Piranesi
Feininger
Trajan
Appalodorus
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South Street
Collins Electric Co
Harris St
Ted Breach
Allied Chemical
Noweer Leena le
Anel Nuscanos
Mr. Breach
Nazareth
Cranwell Dormitory
James H. Woodger
Yokum Avenue
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UA Umber CO
Columbus Ave
Dial
Chapin
Saragna
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Pallado
Blum
Wotton
Arnold
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Berkshire Oil Heat Council, Inc
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