Excerpt from Ceremonies on the Occasion of Laying the Corner-Stone; October 21st, 1863: And the Inauguration of the Building, April 27th, 1865<br><br>AN account of the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the building of the national academy or design was prepared for publication by T. Addison richards, Corresponding Secretary of the Associa tion, This is herewith printed, together with the In auguration Ceremony on the occasion of the first exhibition and private view of works of Art in the new edifice.<br><br>The successful erection of this beautiful building is creditable to the Architect, the Society of Artists through whose perseverance the result has been ao complished, and those friends of Art who aided the enterprise by their contributions of funds.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.