The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-03
odd Fellows, Hall-New vork.

bic ia the very centre Of the CITY, having Centre
street Tor It's western, Grand street for its northern
ana orange street tor rs eastern boundaries. One
front Is on Grand street, tho great thorouqhre from
| the North TO the East Rivers another faces the
| broad avenue of Centre street and The Harlem,
! Railroad, while the great thoroughfares Of Broad
| way and the Bowery are about equidisfant; and
/ from both of which the building is a consnicuouS
| object Thus centrally and cOnspicuously situated
Odd Fellows Hall is one Of the finest architectural
ornaments of our city II is built Of the finest quail
/ liy of Connecticut brown freestone, each front
being ornamented with luted half pillars and finely
cut Corinthian capitals. The appearance of the
| building, from every point of view, is noble and
impressive. The dimensions are, 104 feet on
Orange street, IS feet Centre street and 20 feet on
Grand street, the irregularity being caused by the
mposslblhty of purchasing lot on Centre street,
to match the full depth on Orange street. This
rregularity is not rercep6ble in any view Of the
building. The height of the building is about SO
feet, and 1t is surmounted bya handsome DOME
which distinguishes il at great distance The
first story is i feet IN height, and is occupied by
nine handsome stores, the main entrance on Centre
street, and the apartments of the keepers family
These stores being eligiby situated, in business
part OF the city, command handsome rents and
must be source of profit TO the association. The
second story is feet inches from floor to ceiling
and Is occupied by the commodiOus offices Of tic
Grand Secretary, Grand Scribe Board Of Man
ayers, Library ROOM Museum, Postoflice and five
committee room, besides one fine Lodge room 80 By
painted in oil. The third story is in a more lofty
style, measuring l6 feet from floor to ceiling. This
story Is taken up with three magnificent Lodge
rooms each with IFS proper ante-Tooms the Corin-
THAN Room on the corner of Centre and Grand
streets, noble apartment of 80 by SIT feet finish-
ed IN pure white in the most chaste and beautiful
manner; the Egyptian room, 81 by 40 feet, painted
IN treseo, with hleroglyphies, on the corner Of
Grand and Orange streets and the Elizabethian
room, 30 by 80 feet, also deliberately painted in
tresco The fourth story is still more magnificent
than the third, containing two rooms for encamP-
ment purposes Zone for meeting in and the other for
comforting degrees,) and two lodge rooms with
their respective ante-rooms This story is also l6
feet high. The principal encampment room is an
elliptic room, IS by 30 feet, finished in the most
gorgeous Oriental style, representing an oval tent of
the royal purple, and gold in freseo. The degree
room, adjoining the encampment is finished in plain
white. The Gothic Lodge Room this floor will
be magnificent room, measuring 36 by 40 feet,
finished in perspective, with gothic arches in fresco
The Doric Lodge Room, on the same floor, is a
very beautiful apartment, 81 by 80, with walls and
ceiling of pure white.
The fifth story contains the great circular Grand
Lodge Room, 70 feet in diameter, lighted from the
dome, which is twenty-five feet from the floor, and
is supported by fourteen iron pillars II is difficult
to conceive of finer apartment, or one better
adapted to its uses.
Indeed, the whole edifce, externally and inter-
nally, is truly magnificent, and is honor to the
Order, and TO the city. No pains have been spared
Lodge Room has convenient ante-rooms, and will
be completely furnished in a style corresponding
with that of the room. Each room will be supplied
with fine organ.
The basement, which must not by any means be
forgotten, has been leased by Mr.. Perkins, keeper
of the celebrated hotel in Division street, and will
be kept a first class refectory.
The stores in the first story already occupied,
the upper stories are in rapid progress, some Lodge
Rooms will be ready in few weeks, and the whole
will be- cOmDlefed bV the first of Nav
If the reader has gathered from our description
any proper idea OF the extent and magnificence of
this temple Of Odd-Fellowship, he cannot but see
that its influence upon the responsibility and py 0s-
perity Of the Order must be Of the happest char
ter It is realization of the wealth and grandf
of Association, and as far as il goes, an exampet
the practicability of what often considered u
dreams of enthusiasm. Here the refinemenIs
of art and the magnifcence of wealth-gorgec 1
rooms, rich furniture, beautiful music, splendid re-.
gala, pleasant society, and fine library, open TO
every Odd Fellow, at an expense too triaing 20
mention; all the result Of Association, an idea
which has only to be extended in the spirit Of
Friendship, Love and Truth, to fill the world with
magnihcence and beauty.
As an economic enterprise, Odd Fellows Hall
bids fair to be completely successful The rent Of
the Lodge Rooms will be from @165 to $3.50 each
Lodge they being furnished, warmed, lighted and
attended without extra charge. The six Lodge
Rooms will accommodate sc Lodges, and the En-
campment Room will accommodate IL Encamp-
menSS making AZ meetings week. ~ LOdge8
and several Encampments have applied for rooms,
which will be appropriated as soon as practicable.
Lodges owning stock having the preference.
Ii proper state that the stock Of the Associa-
ton by which this edifice has been erected is not
in the market for speculation but is to be entirely
held by Odd Fellows, either as lodges or indvidu-
ais and it will be gratifying TO the Order TO learn
that, by the most careful estimates there viii be
handsome annual income after paying all expenses,
and full interest on the capital stock. The entire
cost Of the building viii not be over Sl20,000 the
annual expenses of every description will not reach
Sl2,500 including the per cent interest on cost,
while assured receipts cannot fall short of $4,000,
leaving surplus Of S320O.-M T. Sunday Dispatch
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