There were few State buildings at the Exposition more advantageously
situated than that of Michigan. Located near the United States Fisheries
pavilion, it commanded a great sweep of the Plateau of States and afforded
a view of many of the great exhibit palaces. With its fine Ionic columns,
its terraces and verandas, this building, viewed from the exterior, produced
a favorable impression that it confirmed by the interior. The large reception
hall on the first floor communicated by a broad staircase with the roomy
apartments of special interest and beauty. All the furniture of the building
was lent for the season by the manufacturers who had made the State famous
in their line of industry. The Michigan building was erected at a cost of
$14,000, and was peculiarly adapted to its purposes, for it was cool, airy,
artistically simple and home-like. The State had exhibits of interest and
importance in the palaces of Varied Industries,
Manufactures, Education,
Agriculture, Mines
and Forestry.
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