Work Progresses on Impressive Home Of Irvington, N. J., Lodge

Work is progressing rapidly on the new Home of Irvington, N. J., Lodge No. 1245. Adjoining the present quarters of the Lodge on a plot fronting 178 feet on Springfield Avenue and running through to Sharon Avenue 125 feet, the new building \rill occupy a space 93 feet front facing both streets, having sufficient ground for further development. This remaining ground will be used for outdoor entertainments, smokers and carnivals, as well as a parking space for 200 or more cars. In designing the Home, the architect visioned the future development of the beautiful expanse of park which the building mil face and accordingly drafted the English architecture of the Tudor period in planning the structure. The general construction is to be of skeleton frame, semi-fireproof. The exterior will present a pleasing, dignified appearance with variegated colored brick trimmed with Indiana limestone, rising to a height of three stories with a four-story central tower from which it will be possible to get a splendid view of the surrounding territory. Every modern convenience will be embodied in the Home and nothing will be left undone for the comfort of the members.

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