The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-28

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New Buildings I'm the City.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FIFTEENTH WARD.
The improvements Of this ward consist, for .he
most part, Of dwelling houses belonging to some OF
the most fashionable people of the city This ward
may DO termed tho " arstooratio ward" for nearly
all tho houses in ii are occupied by the mos.
fashionable and wealthy people Of the city. Tho
houses here aro magnificent Brown stone seems to
be the ruge, particularly in Fifth avenue. Here the
houses are magnificent indeed Not store 10 to be
seen in this street-nOthng but tho dwellings Of the
arstocracy, who move up hero out of tho noise aud
dust of the business part Of the city. The new
houses all Of them 6rst class onos, and very sub
stantial. contrasting strangely with the fragile
tenant houses in various other parts Of the city.
The Sixth avenue railroad, which is partly in this
ward. seems to DO doing good business, tho cars
being crowded ct all times. This will mako the
Sixth avenue ono Of the greatest thorou in
the city. Below is q list of the new buildings now
erecting in this waTd;-
w. w Berwick is building fine dwelling house
at No 10 West Washington plsoo. II is twenty.
two feet front, forty feet deep three stories high
and basement. The front is BRICK except the bass-
ment which is brown stone. 1t is nearly finished;
cost, 81 900.
Mr. Clifford is building four dwelling houses, Nos.
1lS, 100, l22, and ia Eleventh street Thoy are
twenty two feet 'front.' fifty two feet deep, aud four
stories high The fronts will be briox, trimmed
with brown stone. They will be finished ia tho
fall, and will cost about $4,000 each.
James Donaldson has recently built store, No
70 Amity street It is twenty feet front, seventy.
five feet deep, aud four stories high. Tho first
story is occupied as store, and the upper part as
dwelling house. Cost, about $6, 600.
The dwelling houses Nos 50 and 81 Twelfth
street are nearly finished. The fronts are brisk,
except the basement, which is of brown stono No
s9 IL twenty five feet front. and forty foot deep No
VI istwenty feet front, and forty feet deep. They
are three stories high, and basement. They arc
nearly finished, and will cost $4,000.
John ScheImerhorn is building four dwelling
houses, Nos. n, 20, 81 and 35 East Thirteenth
street They orc twenty feet 'front.' fifty teet deep,
ana four stefics nigh The fronts sre Phiadelphia
brick They win be finished in the fall, and will
cost about So, 900 each.
Z. Ii. Frost is BUILDING dwelling house No. IL
Eleventh street 1t is twenty seven feet front, sixty
TWO feet deep; four stories high and basement.
The front will be brown stone, very ornamental. 1t
wili not be finished until next spring. Cost $40 900
Thomas Mckee - building handsome dwelling
house No ii Eleventh street Tho front is brown
stone IL twenty feet front, ninety six feot
deep; five stories hign, and basement 1t will not
be finished before April next, and will cost about
$4,000.
Mrs. schermcIhorn is erecting large aud
handsome dwelling house No 81 University place
1t is sixty seven feet front, fty.seyen feet Deep
and three stories high The first story is brown
stone; above this tho front i3 brick, beautifully
trimmed with brown stone This is ono Of tho most
substantial houses wo have met with. 1t is nearly
finished, and will cost about $4,000
The Aston Library, which il in course Of crec-
ton, Will not he opened before noxt spring; i.
Is sixty five feet front and one hundred and
twenty feet deep. The building is three stories |
high; the first story will be divided into sding
loom, lecture ROOM and other Offices. The library |
ball, which comprises the second mud third stories,
IS sixty five feet vice. and Que hundred and twenty
feet long; the building will be Lighted by large
shylight, fourteen feet wide and ifty-four feet |
long; tho stars leading to the library hall are |
white marble. ine building inside is very fne,
md the plaster work is very handsome. The first
story IL brown stone; above CHS the front Is brick
The style OF architecture Is Florentine Cost OF ths
building, including the furniture $i05 900. Alex.
ander Saet2er is the architect
ID. Thompson is building three houses Nos 10, |
n, and % Lafayette place; they are twenty four
feet front, sixty eignt est deep shd iuur
high. The fronts are constructed cfbeaptia brosn
stone. They viii De finished il the fall. aud VAL
cost about so 600 each.
Mr. Rogers is building two handsome dwelling
houses Nos. II and Ia ayerey place fha frootl
arc constructed of brown stone, beautifully cut.
They twenty-five feet front, seventy five fest
Deep four stories high and basement They are |
nearly finished, and will cost about S25 900 each
Il Swsrtz il building dwelling house, No IS |
Twelfth street. L is twenty five ieet front. sixty
Eve feet deep, aud three stories high The front i
be flashed In the Speirg, ana si COS about 81 0Dl
Il Mos timer Is building The house no 200 rNaliti
street, ana conneciog ~ in The rear with hs dwell
ing in Broadway. II s forty. one feet 'front.' seventy
ore feet deep, and six stories high The front is |
tfick, elegantly trimmed with brown stoae. IL |
will be hllshed in the fall, and viii cost about
so 600
} Wadsworth is erecting fine dwelling house, !
No III Ninth street; il is twenty five feet front,
sixty feet deep, aud four stories high the base
uent is brown stone; above this tho front is brick,
trimmed with brown stone. 1t will be finished 10
October, and will cosSsbout 10000.
John Cook has bailt n store no Clinton place
IL is twenty eight feet front twenty SIX feet deep,
and two stories high Cost. $3. 500
We have already noticed the folio wing buildings {
IN our lists of improvements in Broadway, Fifth .
venue, and the Bowcrv--
The stores Nos 625, 627. and G29 Broadway. I
La Fargc's Hotel.
st. Dennis 1iojel.
No. sos Broadway.
Corner of Thirteenth street and Broadwey.
Corner of Fifth avenue aud Twelfth street.
Corner Of Bowery and Houston street.
FABLE OF THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGs NOW
ERECTING IN THIS WARD.
W. w. Berwick. ....,....,...... Si,UOD =
W. Clifford, four ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~ 900 4
James Donaldson Observation-Disclosures. 5000 I
Nos 80 and 81 Twelfth street. ............ 1900 /
John Schermerh0rn Observation-Disclosures. 5000 |
Z. Ill. Frost. .............. rl,0OO
Thomas Mckee ...................... $4,000 |
Mrs. Scbeymerhorn ....+..... 49,. 4O,OO0
The Aston Library. ............, 100 600 I
D. Thompson, three. Observation-Disclosures, 10000 I
". Rogers, two Observation-Disclosures, 50,OO0 /
n SwaIz .......... IZ,OOO +
r. Mortimer oU,UUU
}. Wadsworth ....s..,............ ...... lO,0uU I
John Cook OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 3,ooo I
Total ....................... 200 .
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