The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-26
improvements In the First Ward.

The Fret ward the great business part OF the city,
where the operations of commerce and finance are
transacted 1t is the oldest part Of the city, and
tains the Battery and the Bowling Green; the
great wholesale warehouses: and the money depo-
stsries arc in this ward. The buildings, with the
exception Of those in Broadway, not very hand
some, but they all large and substantial. There
very few private dwellings in the First ward
Wall street, which contains so many banks and so
great quantity of specie, and is the stage
which brokers AID money changers play their
parts, is in the First ward 1t is to New York
what Bond street is to London. This street
tains several handsome buildings and in an archi-
teetural point Of view is rapidly improving.
States M. Mead is erecting very large store,
No. 3 and 80 Pearl street, running through to
Water street The dimensions arc 80 feet front on
Pearl, and los feet deep; 90 feet front on Water,
and los feet deep The building is to be six stories
high and completely fire proof: it will correspond
exactly with the one next door, (Sackett, Belcher
6 Coz; the fronts to be brown stone; the first
Tory viii be supported by cast iron columns it
ill be finished about the first September, and viii
g,siabout $50, 900. Messrs. D. w and G. Weeks
re the architects.
Daniel Fearing is building store, No Wall
ireet; il is % feet front, l20 feet deep, aud five
tories high; the front Is 70 be Of Philadelphia
brick il will be finished in the fall. and will
about $4,000. Thos Smith is the architect.
Mr. Halstead Is taking down the building No.
IL Wall street formerly occupied by Nandewater
s. Co, auctiopeers. aud intends erecting fins
store on its ste it is 70 be % feet 'front.' 10 feet
deep, and five stories nigh: the front will be Of
brown stone; the building will be finished late in
the fall and will cost about $4,000 Thomas and
Son are the architects. 81
james Suydam has built three fine store n 1and
% Nassau street. and 5S Liberty street These
built upon the site Of those which were
destroyed by FIRE. Those on Nassau street arc
"a feet front, 20 feet deep, and five stories high;
deep, and five stories high. The FIRST story is sup
ported by cast iron columns. The front Is Phadel-
phia brick, with brown stone trimmings. They will
he finished in the fall, and will cost about $4,000
each. Samuel Warner is the architect
Messrs. ID b. & W. Moses are building a large
store, No 81 Greenwich street, running through to
Washington street Ii is % feet front. 100 feet deep,
and five stories high. The front viii be brown stone
on Greenwich street, and brick on Washington
street. Tho building VIII be finished early in the
fall, and will cost about $4,000 J. Clark is the
architect.
Nos: "a and rs Broadway We have already no
tlced this building in the list Of the new stores in
Broadway.
The Bank Of the Republic We have noticed this
building IL the list OF the stores In Broadway
The Metropolitan Bank.-we have noticed this
building in the list Of the new stores 10 Broadway
Trinity building We have noticed this building
u the list Of the Broadway stores.
No Ids Broadway We have noticed this among
ide new stores In the Broadway list.