Hilton Block.

When the college opens for the fall term next year, the students who return to Cambridge will find a new dormitory standing upon the site formerly occupied by the store of J. F. Noera. The new building, to be known as Hilton Block, will be an extension of the dormitory built by Mr. J. M. Hilton last year, and access to the three upper floors will be had through the entrance to West Hilton. The first floor of the building will be occupied by the store of Leavitt and Peirce, whose former store will be taken by Mr. Noera. In the rear of their new store Messrs. Leavitt and Peirce will have a large billiard room, 26 by 82 feet, furnished with seven carved oak billiard tables of the Brunswick and Balke pattern. The billiard room will be fitted with every modern appliance, including cushioned seats, and will be finished in cherry, with a maple floor and inlaid ceiling of glass veneer. Under the extension at the rear of the building will be located the boiler room, in which will be placed a boiler of sufficient capacity to furnish steam heat for the whole building. The second floor will be taken up by two suites of rooms, each consisting of a bed-room and large study, with toilet and bath-room in common. Access to this floor will be had through a separate entrance in the eastern corner of the new block. The three upper floors will each contain two suites of rooms, similar in every respect to those upon the second floor. These apartments will all be finished in cherry, with large windows and handsomely designed open fireplaces, to be used if steam heat is not desired. The facade of the new dormitory, which will be five stories in height, is very attractive, and will add greatly to the appearance of the immediate surroundings of the college. It will be finished in pressed brick and terra cotta, while stained glass transoms will surmount the large plate glass show-windows of the store upon the first floor.

In the wall of the third story will be inserted a panel bearing the date of the building's erection, 1885. The cornice will be capped at each end by ornamental posts, between which will extend a highly ornamented iron railing. Altogether the design of the new block is very satisfactory, reflecting much credit upon the architect, Mr. W. P. Wentworth, of Boston. The structure will be completed during the summer recess. It is said that many of the suites of rooms have already been engaged.