New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-25
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Nance. This building occupies two lots, Nos ~
and IA Broadway. East side the 'ou;hemmost
OF being that formerly occupied b. The TX
press buildings The improvement here IL to-
manifest TO demand particular observation We
accordingly proceed 70 description
The building stands lot 81! feet wide and
i1s deep lis hight is four stories. with basement
and under celia All the stories but the fourth
extend to within ten feet u the rear Of the lot
tue exception beng but 30 feet in depth, which
gives an opportunity Of lighting tie stories below
b. a magnificent iron skyAght Il feet width by
20 feet; The panes OF glass in the skybght are H.
one length and Of sufficient thickness u resist the
orce Of any ordinary weight falling on it.-The
G,ors are supported BY wrought iron beams PLACED
j. feet apart between which, resting on 0ango
are the intermediate beams Of timber This plan.
which Is a novel one, causes the cutrc space Oh
each floor 70 be free from columns or other ob-
s'ructions and accordingly, vast open rooms are
obtained IS feet wide in the clear between the
walls and l3s feet IN depth Thus great point
IL attained in removing al obstacles to q free AID
unrestrainod passage from point to point IN the
different departments Of tho business Of tho estab
shmcnt That the arrangement Is thoroughly Sc
cure, there need be no hesitation in asserting, for
1t has been demonstrated b. actual test tina; c0ch
II these beams is capable OF supporting some
eighty tuns.-The depth OF the iron beams beinc
much greater than that OF the intermediate wood
en ones the ceiling is formed into panels. These
viii be ornamentod with enriched mouldings, and
the central ones with handsome center-ornsments
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open spaces or wel.hoos to allow the light t.
pass from Goor to 6oor under the skylight, are 70
be guarded aud ornamented by an hon railing Of
light but elegant design. Tho staircase, which Is
IN two flights % the third story, IS formed entirely
OF white oak, paneled on the sides. and with
pierced ornaments on the panels The whole stor'
ia heated by hot-water furnaces, with register
opening into every floor and ventlating fues are
clrricd up TO the top Of the building Such Is
brief picture OF the internal arrangements
Tho exterior is that which will attract the eye e
the spectator first Of all 1t is pure white marble
from tie Westchester QuarTies, and IS construcie,
from peculiarly beautiful design. approaching tho
Elizabethan in character The whole front is d..
v.ded into five compartments in widthin the frs
story b, ornamental detached columns, with mould
81 bases and enriched capitals, resting on pedes
tails in front Of piers On the shaft OF the column
which is smaller at the base than at the shoulder,
are elaborate and wccut shieds-on two O
which ls the number OF the store the others are
to be filled in with tablets. containing the indyid
ual names constituting the firm These columns
are crowned with lrieze and cornIce broken rouno
The colun.us-whch support Iss,ers with pedes
tails and panels between each story. The pilas
tiers. which project from the wall nearly as much
as their width on the face are deeply Paneled and
moulded on ali sides the upper ones constituting
the fourth story, are finished with moulded cap
tails ornameuted IN the center OF each with afcH1-
4e-hs. From these capitals spring eliphcal arches,
ith moulded archivolts and paneled soiits, with
enriched key.stones The whole is crowned with
bold cornice and perforated parapets supported
bv rich brackets Or, more popularly speaking
the main coruice is broken to correspond with IL,
divisions below while above the projecting parts
of tho cornice which are supported by the b7sck
cts. are pedestals on which rest very ornamental
urns or vases Over the central compartment The
narapet rises in the form so often seen IN Old hhzs
bethan buildings, and in front Is an enriched shield
bearing the figures 1850.
The marble OF which this elegant front is com
posed u.s. as before mentioned, from the Westches
ter quarries owned by Mr.. James Hal. who is the
stone cutter Of the edfce The architect is Mr.
Joseph C. Wells-whom We should have men
toned on former occasion as the designer Of III,
new Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn. The iimshn.
touches to tina exterior of the splendid pile are the
windows The sashes Of these from bottom to toy
are glazed with English plate glass each sash hay
ing but one pane about two feet wide and four ana
a hall in hight. The cost OF the store, when com.
plo,ed will be at least 1000, and including the
grounds. the aggregate amount expended IN its
erection cannot fall far short Of 100000. We IN.
derstand that it will be occupied in part within
a very few days and in full ea-ly IN the Spring.