The Jewel City - Ben Macomber - Appendix (B) Statistics of Construction Work

(B) Statistics of Construction Work

Palace Size, feet Exhibit area Cost
Mines and Metallurgy 451 x 579 5.75 acres $359,445
Transportation 579 x 614 7.25 acres $481,677
Agriculture 579 x 639 7.5 acres $425,610
Food Products 424 x 579 5.4 acres $342,551
Varied Industries 414 x 541 5. acres $312,691
Manufactures 475 x 552 5.35 acres $341,069
Liberal Arts 475 x 585 5.75 acres $344,180
Education 394 x 526 4.7 acres $425,610
Machinery 972 x 372 9. acres $659,665
Fine Arts 1100 x 186 5. acres $580,000
Horticulture 672 x 329 5. acres $341,000
Festival Hall seats 4000 $270,000
Tower of Jewels 435 feet high $428,000

Dome of Palace of Horticulture 185 feet high, 152 feet in diameter.

Paved area within the Exposition grounds, 4,000,000 square feet, or 91.5 acres. At an average width of 40 feet, this is equal to nearly 20 miles of asphalt.

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(B) Statistics of Construction Work Palace Size, feet Exhibit area Cost Mines and Metallurgy 451 x 579 5.75 acres $359,445 Transportation 579 x 614 7.25 acres $481,677 Agriculture 579 x 639 7.5 acres $425,610 Food Products 424 x 579 5.4 acres $342,551 Varied Industries 414 x 541 5. acres $312,691 Manufactures 475 x 552 5.35 acres $341,069 Liberal Arts 475 x 585 5.75 acres $344,180 Education 394 x 526 4.7 acres $425,610 Machinery 972 x 372 9. acres $659,665 Fine Arts 1100 x 186 5. acres $580,000 Horticulture 672 x 329 5. acres $341,000 Festival Hall seats 4000 $270,000 Tower of Jewels 435 feet high $428,000 Dome of Palace of Horticulture 185 feet high, 152 feet in diameter. Paved area within the Exposition grounds, 4,000,000 square feet, or 91.5 acres. At an average width of 40 feet, this is equal to nearly 20 miles of asphalt.