Morning herald., 1839-08-31

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The Numerous handsems buildings recently erect
ed, and still in the course Of erection in Wall street
will, when completed, render this one " the mos
splendid streets fer its length in the business par
On any cry fn the world No where in so small
space canshcre be sesn such cluster of magma
cent buildings as Wall street viii preseut IN u,
course oianother ysar. Comnencing at the corse
OF Nassau street with the new Custom House, ant
proceeding thence on the same side Of the way unit
we arrive opposite the Exchange, the whole line viii
present an uniform front Of splendid granite
ana marble buildings, Of various styles, orders,
ana designs, but all harmonising with each
other, sufficiently to present appearance unequal
led IN any part OF the world. The new Custem
Hsuse stands first order at the corner OF Nassau
street with its magnificent marble front, colonnade
and portico, resembling in design that OF the Par
thenon at Athens. The Bank Of the State Of New
York (purchased by this State Of the United States
Bank for $5i5 5O0) next in order; this and the
old Bank of New York on the corner Of Wall and
William streets are the only buildings in the line
that will not harmonize with the rest; but we pre-
sumo in the course of two years from this date,
about the time that the Exchange and Custom
House are completed, that the two banks above
named will have been torn down, and their places
supplied with splendid granite or marble fronted
buildings.
The Custom House will surpass any building of
its in the world both in the beauty Of its design
and the durability of its construction Ii is in the
form Of a parallelogram, 200 feet long by 80 feet
wide and about so feet high from the bottom of the
foundation wall to the summit Of the dome. ] he
order OF architecture is the that Of the Par
thenon at Athens, with few variations in parts
Of the building For example, the colonnade of
marble pillars was continued all round the Parthe
non as is the case in that beautiful modern building,
the Bourse, at Paris; whereas in the New York
Custom House there is only a colonnade at the
north and south fronts, the fsnks being merely
ante or pilasters attached to the WALL nearly flush
with the same.
Each flank elevation will present "a large windows
and IL smaller ones at the basement, with centre
door and tive end doors under the stlobath, at the
north and south ends. Each of the two fronts will
presenta very beautiful colonnade of eight marble
pillars, % feet s inchesin height laid in courses,
futed, but not polished, and feet inches in diane
ter> Those of the Parthenon at Athens were feet
81 feet high, and highly polished, pre-
senting in the front view but Scolumns. The marble
columns of the Custom house will have pedestal,
but stand upon the granite which will form the plat.
form Of the portico each end. The Doric capitals
Of these columns will be feet Of inches in height
over this comes the architrave Of feet 10i inches
in height and 80 feet in width; the trigets, COR
,ice frieze, and the rest of the entablature will
De probably feet more; and the whole will be sur
mounted by pedment rising IL feet from the cen
re. The proportionate height of each story may be
cen blythe following table