Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-08

Plan ofthe Bank Of The United States.


Plan ofthe Bank Of The United States.
The corner stone of this edIrice 10 be built
OF Pennsylvania Marble, OF a site in Chestnut,
between Fourth and Fifth streets in Pbiladel-
pha " az recently laid with much ceremony
by the President and Directors OF the IUSt-
tuition. The Architectural design of MIR.
Strickland for the building has been adopted
by the bank andithc elevations is represented
Ia the Analrctic Magazine for March last
The design OF the United States Bank is OF
The Greciau DoriC having Sht Ruted columns
four iePt SIX inches IN diameter. embracing
The Whole trout, taken from Inc Parthemun, or
temple OF 6lmerva being Invested for the
sake OF distribution of space and light, of
lis uaukiug cOinmBs-and, for the sake Of
suDpnctty, Of the sculptured mriOpcs, the
tiieze and the bdsso-rsIievo figures in The tynI-
lanum OF the pCdinent.
- The columns rise from d basement sin
feet IN elevation, Supporting a plain cuiabla-
tuTe, extending along the sides of paralieiO-
gram ST by 100 feet, including the hOdS OF the
building aud PoTbcOS that project Ten feet six
inches from each of the fronts. The vertical
angle OF the pedImPnt Is 1873, forming aajun-
interrupted line from eud 10 eud vi tie ridge
OF apex OF thc roof
g The ascent 10 the pOriicos from the street,
ls 10y hight OF SIX steps, To ii terrace or plat
torn, extending sixteen feet Oh each lauk,
and In front of the edilice.
- Il is on this terrace that The building is
reared, and from Whichit derives a great pOI-
ton Ofits effect. The gaIeways on the right
W
from ChesDut t"IsbTdry streets, along each
OF The tanks serving 10 lUsuldtG the building
from surrounding objects, IL being enclosed
alon@ these avenues by retaru ut the iron
calling exhibited ~ the trout elevation.
tjfe door u entrance opens into a spaci-
GUS sestibuie, leading 10 tie banking room.
which T. rioced Immediately IN The centre at
tie bnildIng On lie right aud let of the
vestibHiC Is the loan Uigce aud transfer Office
SVbirh aTc eHtiIely disfnlct llOn, tie rooms
appropriated to banking purposes. Tie bank .
isg room in plan j. spacious paralleio-
gram OTIS by 30 containing IL polished MAI
bic pillars, Ofthe Ionic order copied from tie
temple OF MiuerVa P0luIs, at piIent these
pillars sIe placed at distance of eight feet
from the sidcs Of the room, and support a
VdUIted puDueilcd ceiling across it, stiOItcsi
diameter. Tie desks aud counters gauge
CapaCI0us. area iu The centre and along thrii
sides, fUr tlR Transaction 0f business. The
presidents ard cashiers rooms on the uotth
tOgetheT With the vaults. aud private stat
cases on the south, dre adjacent to thesidps o
Sac banking room, aud can uuly beappr0acbet
10y doors ut communicated tom this room
The stoCkfoldets'. directors aud comm tie
rooms arC situated on the southern front Of tli
lnnidine. having Passages 81 communicable
teiiu each OtHtr and with the banking room
IL - To he remarked ihat in the plan all III,
rooms are OOnnded bS parallel walls, al iipi,
ousie- iTom the iTOnts aud nduks that thes
rooms are lighted FAclusIveit from the flank
tae Osadlns, Which aic : distance Of33