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EXTERIOR WALLCONSTRUCTION: 1915 original buildings and 1937 addition –brick face with tile back-up: 1951 additionand concession building – 8’ concreteblocks. 1958, 1961, 1963, 1970, 1974additions brick face with concrete blockback-up. Portion of 1970 addition has 10’concrete blocks.FLOOR CONSTRUCTION:ROOF CONSTRUCTION:INTERIOR WALLCONSTRUCTION:All lower floors – concrete slab on grade1915, 1937 and 1951 additions – upperfloors of wood joists, sub floor, and woodfinish floor. Tile or carpet finish. 1958,1961, 1963, 1970, and 1974 additionsconcrete on steel joists.1915 additions – slate shingles on woodsheathing on wood rafters. 1937 additionbuilt-up roof on 246 wood sheathing onwood purlins on steel bowstring trusses.1951 addition and concession building builtuproof on will sheathe on wood joists (flat).1958, 1961 and 1963 additions built-up roofon gypsum roof deck on insulated formboard on steel joists. 1970 additions – builtuproofing on cementious wood fiber deckon steel hoists all areas except lockerrooms and boiler room. Locker rooms arebuilt-up roofing on insulation on precastconcrete deck. Boiler room is built-uproofing on insulation on metal deck on steeljoists.1915, 1937, and 1951 additions – plaster onwood and gypsum lath. 1958, 1961, 1963,1970 and 1974 additions – concrete blocks.Some wood stud walls with wood fiberboardpaneling and or pegboard.The interior walls of the 1958 classroomaddition cause the construction to becomeType V (see Rule 185.390b6b). This limitsmaximum fire areas to 9000 square feet onthe first floor and 6000 square feet on thesecond floor.See recommendations for fire labeled doorsand smoke screens to subdivide thebuilding.INTERIOR FINISH:Painted plaster or concrete blocks. Someinterior walls are face brick. Some wood3-13