Masonry Magazine August 1975 Page. 6
The vast totunda, with Vermont marble walls rising 80-ft. to a vaulted dome, is the focal point of Founders Hall. A Lief Neandros-designed mosaic medallion is in the Italian marble floor.
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fish made of bronze, and some as long as 4 feet, are positioned to appear jumping through the spray.
The facade of Founder's Hall is sheathed in marble. The sides and back of the building are equally impressive. They are of native limestone quarried at the site and laid one-by-one by masonry craftsmen to a height of 100 feet, creating a stone structure seldom seen in contemporary architecture.
Stepping inside, one is swallowed up in the vastness of a rotunda whose Vermont marble walls rise 80 feet to a vaulted dome where flags from the 50 states are flown. In the marble floor beneath the dome is a Lief Neandros-designed Florentine mosaic medallion. Twelve significant
A dramatic stone fireplace dominates one of the lounge areas.
Nogging patterned brick walls and fireplace create a warm and pleasant atmosphere in the Camelot Dining Hall of Founders Hall.
masonry August, 1975