Masonry Magazine June 1972 Page. 11
TERRACE
The building itself, crowned by a double-decked, tiled mansard roof, encompasses 13,680 square feet, with 70% use for the public and 30% for service. There is seating capacity for 400 patrons plus a parking area for 200 cars.
Ninety per cent of the proud-looking structure is masonry. The materials include Autumn Gold Brick (Acme Brick/Denton, Texas) and California Driftwood Stone. "It was a fantastic planning job," according to Architect Tom Stephens. "The masonry work by Hansen and Hempel was right on schedule. If we had not had this reliable mason contractor, we might have been in trouble." During construction there was 100% architectural supervision.
Stephens had this additional observation about the project: "You can form anything in concrete, but with masonry it takes the skill of the mason. Masonry is what gave shape to this building. It was challenging to do something within a budget and to achieve the total function for which the building was designed.
The tall, striking carillon tower (above) doubles as an elevator shaft and fireplace chimney for an unusual architectural touch. The building itself (below) is 90 per cent masonry and termed by Architect Stephens as "a fantastic planning job" by the mason contractor, Hansen & Hempel.