Daily Gazette & Comet [Baton Rouge, LA], October 3, 1860
The new arsenal in course of erection at San Antonio, is thus noticed in the Herald of the 21st:
The office, which is now nearly completed, is a very unique and substantial building; size, 25 by 60 feet, with a ten foot gallery on both sides, divided into two rooms 25 feet square, 15 feet ceiling, with a hall in the center 10 feet wide.
The laboratory, which is not yet completed, is also 25 by 60 feet in size, and will be divided into two rooms.
The whole force are now engaged upon the magazine, which is progressing rapidly toward completion. The size is 110 by 30 feet; from floor to crown of arch 16 feet, and from outside 25 feet. The whole building presents a perfect specimen of strength and durability.
The main building will probably be commenced some time during the coming winter. Its dimensions are 45 by 130 feet, three stories in height, will stand 100 feet from Flores street, and will be a beautiful structure.
There are also several other buildings yet to be erected, after which the entire premises will be enclosed with a stone wall.