Enclosure: Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Cost Estimates for University of Virginia Building Construction, 1 October 1819, enclosure no. 7 in University of Virginia Board of Visitors Report to Literary Fund President and Directors, 4 October 1819
Enclosure
Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Cost Estimates for University of Virginia Building Construction
In obedience to the order of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, requiring of the Proctor “an estimate of the whole cost of completing ten pavilions, with their appendages, the number deemed necessary for the proper accommodation of the whole number of Professors contemplated by the Legislature, five hotels, and dormitories in number depending on the number of Students who may apply for admission into the University,” this report is respectfully submitted to the Committee of Superintendence.
Pavilion No. I—of the Doric order, western range—James Oldham the undertaker of the wood work, Carter and Phillips of the brick work—the walls are all completed, two floors of joists and all the window frames are in, and the roof nearly finished framing.—Estimate of the cost of said pavilion, | $6,000 | 00 | Amt. yet wanting to complete the Buildings. | ||||||
4 dormitories, No. 1, 2, 3 and 4—same undertakers, the brick work is completed and window frames are in, and estimated at 400 dollars each, | 1,600 | 00 | |||||||
7,600 | 00 | ||||||||
Of which sum Carter and Phillips have been paid | 1,289 60 | ||||||||
Of which sum James Oldham has been paid | 1,280 16 | 2,569 | 76 | ||||||
Balance required to finish pavilion No. 1 and 4 dormitories, | 5,030 | 24 | |||||||
Pavilion No. II—of the Corinthian order—James Dinsmore the undertaker—the brick work is paid for, and not included in this estimate.—This pavilion is about three fourths done, and estimated at | 5,000 | 00 | |||||||
Of which sum James Dinsmore has received | 2,326 20 | ||||||||
Of which sum James Leitch has received | 421 60 | 2,747 | 80 | ||||||
Wanting to complete pavilion No. 2, | 2,252 | 20 | |||||||
Pavilion No. III—of the Ionic order—John M. Perry the undertaker of the brick work, and Dinsmore and Perry of the wood work—the walls are up the second floor of joists, which are on—estimated at | 6,000 | 00 | |||||||
7 dormitories, from No. 5 to 11, inclusive; the walls of which are up, and estimated at 400 dollars each, | 2,800 | 00 | |||||||
Of which sum Dinsmore and Perry have received | 140 | 22 | |||||||
Wanting to complete pavilion No. 3 and 7 dormitories, | 8,659 | 78 | |||||||
Pavilion No. IV—of the Doric order.—The brick work of this pavilion is paid for, and not included in this estimate—J. M. Perry is the undertaker of the carpenter’s work, plastering, &c.—this building very nearly completed, and estimated at | 2,800 | 00 | |||||||
15 dormitories, from No. 12 to 26, inclusive—the brick work is finished and paid for, and not included in this estimate—the wood work, by J. M. Perry, is nearly finished, and estimated at | 3,750 | 00 | |||||||
6,550 | 00 | ||||||||
Of which sum John M. Perry has received | 3,810 | 00 | |||||||
Wanting to complete pavilion No. 4 and 15 dormitories, | 2,740 | 00 | |||||||
Pavilion No. V—the brick work by Carter and Phillips—just commenced the wood work, by G. W. Spooner and John Nelson, estimated at | 6,000 | 00 | |||||||
1 dormitory, No. 27—same undertakers—estimated at | 400 | 00 | |||||||
Wanting to complete pavilion No. 5 and 1 dormitory, | 6,400 | 00 | |||||||
Pavilions No. I. and II. (eastern range)—Richard Ware undertaker of both brick and wood work.—The walls of No. 1 are up to the 2d floor of joists, and the cellar walls of No. 2 are up—all the window frames are made—estimate of the two pavilions, | 12,000 | 00 | |||||||
10 dormitories, from No. 1 to 10, inclusive, same undertaker, estimated at | 4,000 | 00 | |||||||
16,000 | 00 | ||||||||
Of which sum Richard Ware has received | 2,183 | 97 | |||||||
Wanting to complete this contract, | 13,816 | 03 | |||||||
Total amount required to meet the foregoing contracts, | $38,898 | 25 | |||||||
A statement of the funds to meet those contracts. | |||||||||
By this balance, as per statement on page 20, | 28,003 | 70 | |||||||
By 4th instalment of the subscription to the Central College, due 1st April, 1821, | 11,016 | 33 | |||||||
39,020 | 03 | ||||||||
Over balance, if all the subscriptions should prove good, | 121 | 78 | |||||||
$39,020 | 03 |
AN ESTIMATE of the probable cost of three more pavilions, five hotels, or boarding houses, and sixty-three additional dormitories, necessary to complete the establishment.
3 pavilions, at 6,000 dollars each, | 18,000 | 00 | ||
5 hotels for boarding houses, at 3,000 dollars each, | 15,000 | 00 | ||
17 dormitories, in the eastern range, and | ||||
46 adjacent to the hotels, | ||||
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Making | 63 dormitories still wanting, at 400 each, | 25,200 | 00 | |
$58,200 | 00 | |||
37 do. built or contracted for, required to complete the establishment, | ||||
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Making 100 dormitories in the whole, sufficient for the accommodation of 200 Students. |
All of which is respectfully submitted to the Committee of Superintendence by their obedient servant,
ARTHUR S. BROCKENBROUGH, P. U. V.
Printed in homas Jefferson, John H. Cocke,} Esqrs. Com. of Superintendence.” Also enclosed in TJ to James P. Preston, 1 Dec. 1819.
, 21–3; internal running totals at breaks of printed pages editorially omitted; between signature and dateline: “To TPavilions no. ii, no. iii, no. iv, and no. v were later renumbered III, V, VII, and IX, respectively, while Pavilions no. i. and ii. (eastern range) were numbered II and IV. For the statement on page 20, see final section of preceding enclosure.
Index Entries
- Brockenbrough, Arthur Spicer; as University of Virginia proctor search
- Carter, Curtis; as brickmason for University of Virginia search
- Central College; subscription for search
- Dinsmore, James; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
- Leitch, James; and University of Virginia search
- Literary Fund; University of Virginia Board of Visitors Report to search
- Neilson (Nelson), John; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
- Oldham, James; as builder for University of Virginia search
- Perry, John M.; as builder for Central College–University of Virginia search
- Phillips, William B.; as brickmason for University of Virginia search
- Spooner, George Wilson; as builder for University of Virginia search
- Virginia, University of; Administration and Financial Affairs; Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Cost Estimates for University of Virginia Building Construction search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; annual report of search
- Virginia, University of; Board of Visitors; committee of superintendence search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; building costs search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; dormitory rooms search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; hotels search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion I search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion II search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion III search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion IV search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion IX search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; pavilions search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion V search
- Virginia, University of; Construction and Grounds; Pavilion VII search
- Virginia; General Assembly search
- Ware, Richard; as carpenter for University of Virginia search