The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19
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Fifth avenue improvements consist entirely Of
splendid dwellings and churches. Not store is 10
be found in this locality, sacred 10 fashion and up
per tendon. The following list will show how the
city IL extending in that direction, and what sums Of
nonev are being expended in erecting palaces for
the afisiocracy, apart from the hustle and din and
dust ofthe business part OF the city. Once Broad
way was the great street of fashionable residences
Now. they are nearly al converted into stores, aud
the arstocracy driven up town to escape contact
with the million. These buildings on ruth
avenue are all substantial, highly finished, and irst
.l..s houses There il strange Inconsistency in
~. architecture Of the churches, which applies also
Al other LOCALITIES in the city, and which, for sake Of
rsblic taste and the beauty Of the city, ought to
he avoided The most magnificent churches. even
those consisting Of marble, will terminate in
miserable pieee Of stick. the lower part Of the
spire being Of the costly materials a the main
building but the upper part Of pine, or other COM
mon wood This not only destroys the uniformity
and iosa ensemble Of the building, completely MARI
nr il. beauty, but suggests the idea Of meanness
ndfalse economy. Il would be laughed at 10 Eu-
rcpe as ridiculous the practice there being totally
unknown. 1t is like well dressed, handsome,
fashionable man wearing very mean, cheap and
nasty "te" for his upper story"
Eli White mas bullt u StlSn'ld uNcHlnB mouse.
corner Of Twelfth street aud Fifth avenue. 1t il
thirty feet 'front.' sixty feet deep. and four stories
high, with Easements Il is built Of brown stone,
very ornamental The style q architecture is Gre
eisn Ii Is not entirely finished. The architects are
Thomas & son. Ii VIII cost about so COO
Messrs, Ccstars intend building two new dwell.
ing houses between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
They will be twenty-five feet front, sixty feet deep,
and four stories high The fronts win be of elegant
brown stone. and The style Of architecture will De
plain. They will not be finished till late in the fall.
Thomas & Son are the architects. They will cost
shout S25 600 each.
A White is building fine dwelling house. No.
l07 Of brown stone front; twenty-five feet front.
sxty feet deep, and four stories high. The style OF
architecture is plain: il is 70 be surmountea by n
heavy cornce Of brown stone. II win be finished in
the fall, and will cost SO 900.
Gordon W. Burnham is building two very fine
dwellings, on the corner Of Eighteenth street ard
Fifth avenue They twenty Five feet front, sixty
Rect deep. and four stories high with elegant brown
stone fronts very ornamental They will he finished
W he fall The style is plain Thomas S
the architects. They will cost about SO 0HH #H.
Mr.. Pierpont, of Brooklyn. is erectine did
dwelling house between Seventeeni lu Oh
teenth streets. Ii is twenty-five fee Nou.. sixty
feet deep, and four stories high wit easements
The front is built of brown stone, costly omamentod
The style of architecture Is Grecian. The house
will not be finished until the fall. Thomas s Son
are the architects 1t win cost about S25, 600.
J. Gihon is building fine dwelling house. corner
q Eighteenth street i, is f(ty-fve feet front.
seventy feet deep. and three stories high n
il constructed Of Philadelphia brick and trimmed
with brown stone The windows have cornees Of
brown stone Il will be finished in the fall, The
style ofarchitectureis plain. Draper il tic arch
teet 1t will cost about $4,000.
Daniel Parish intends building dwelling house
serner Of Sixteenth street. The dimensions will be
thirtyeight feet front, sixty feet deep, and four
stories high 1t viii be constructed Of brick Of tho
finest quality, except the first story. which will be
brown stone. The windows will be trimmed with
brewn stone. II will not be finished till next year
Draper is the architect. 1t viii cost about $4,000
The new Presbyterian church. corner of Nine
teenth street, will be finished next spring. The
dimensions seventy-eight feet front one hun
dred and fifty feet deep, side walls forty feet the
height Of the spire from the ground. hun lfed
and sixty feet. There will be lecture room n
The rear Of the church, which viii open ca Nine.
teenth street; the dimensions inside are sixty.two
feet 'front.' and eighty. one feet deep; there will also
be side galleries The building viii be constructed
of brown stone the roof viii be slate and the style Of
architecture viii be Gothic The Rev. Pr. Alcxau-
der, Of the church corner Of Church anu Duane
strees. will bc the pastor the church viii hold
about 800 people, and VIII cost $4,000. Leopold
Ediit2is the architect.
NJ O. Roberts j. building two s. lendid houses cor
ner Of Eighteenth street they aTe twenty-five feet
front sixty feet deep. and four stories high. Tue
fronts are brown stone and very Ornamental. J nc
lecture they are nearly finished Thomas i son
are the architects. They viii COZ about So .o0o
each
Messrs. Cisco s aodell are commencing "a nog
dwelling hopses between Eightee-.h and Ni1etesnth
streets They viii be twenty Eyo feet tol., sixty
deer, and -four stories high, With basement. Pl,y
will DC built 81 elegant brown stone and he style
If architecture vii Ne plain. They viii no. be
finished III, late il me fall Thomas < Son Ggl .At
architects They will e1s' shop $4,000 eae4.
]. Steward, ir i erecting J.go aer hooses oe the
corner 81 Twentieth street. Iecy 8rc twenty-five
scei front, eiXty lCc' deep and toar stories nigh
with basement Tho fronts llc "g9stri tod vi brown
stone the style - architecture plain, bgt nsL4
some. Thomas i son arc tho architects. lrcy
viii cost about S25,eO0 each.
X =. Stewart intends erecting handsome dwell
ing house between Eyenty-firs' and Twenty second
streets. il i 70 lie twenty-five feet front. six Y
feet deep. and four stories high with baseoeo, i.
Is t. be constructed Of elegant brown stone. Tue
style Of architecture will be plaIn I will the finish
ed IN the fall. The architects are Thomas & -on.
1t will cost about S25,000.
Samuel Nicholson i erectisg gnifcent dwell
ing cerRer Of Twenty-frst street. The dimensions
Of the house including .he trance for carr lges, j.
fcrtyfyo feet front, eighty feet deep. u is built Of
Philadelphia brick, trimmed with brown stone
The hall door is supported By two brown stone pill
Nara, and the windows are al trimmed with brown
stone and the entrance for carriages s supported by
an arch of brown stone. IL IS three stories high
with basement The top Of the edfce i ornament
ed by heavy cornicc. The style of architecture Is
Roman; it VIII be fnishea in the fall. Thomas &
Son tho architects. 1t VII cost aooQ. 80 .Oae
Mr.. A. Higgins is building u splendid iweinng
house, of Twentieth street. ne house i 70
be tweniyscyen feet froht. sixty feet deep, and four
stories high. The FROM j. brown stone. aad very
- iL5Lt', ail HifA Wv tAN'#.
$25 600. The style Of archi.ectuturt i Romar and
she architect is Samuel Warner.
n. II. Wolfe intends erecting fne dwelling mouse
corner Of Iventy-sixth street. u vii 10 brown
stone front, and The style o. architecture viii be
plain. Tho dimensions, twenty-five feet front sixty
feet deep, and four stories high I. viii oe flashed
IN November, and will cost 10000. Thomas & Son
are the architects.
Isaac Gibson has built splendid dwelling house.
corner OF Twenty. eighth street. II is twenty-five
feet 'front.' sixty deep, and ieuT stories. with base
Mcpts 1t is constructed OF Philadelphia brick, with
brown stone trimmings. This building is nearly
finished, and vii. cost about $4,000 Thomas s. Son
are the architects. The style Of architecture 10
plain.
]. Putnam Il erecting new dwelling house. cor
Zer OF Twenty-seyentb street. IL will be twerty-
eighth feet front, sixty feet deep, and four stories
high. This house is nearly finished, and will cost
$4,000. The style of architecture ia Roman, and