The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-16
THIRrY-sEvENTH sTREn.r.

And we believe the entire north side OF the street
between Fifth aud Sixth avenues Is re-
stYc,ed to brown stone front houses--anA
also against churches and stables We hasAy
need remind the reader that the most pyincsiw and
highly alitocIatc house in tire city (of course we
include the groands) built and lately sold BY Coven-
| try "adde, stands upon the yet unlevei!ed apex
OF Murray Ill., west side OF Fifth avenue covering
the whole front between Thirty-scvcnth aud Thirty
eighth streets 1t seems almost pity to destroy a
place which possesses many na,urai beanties and
which wond always form refreshing object to- the
eye in the midst of the brick piles by which it il
destined to ie sarsomded We hear that DR.. Springs
congregation talk OF building church here. II
they do. they would consult both good taste sod ap-
pfopriateress Of site, by building ID on tie unle-
| yelled mount.
For long time-in fact, until within the Inst
ycar-Waddel and Embury have stood alone in their
dignity on the north side of this street. Now il il
wellnigh all built up. There is scarcely single va
can't lot left west of WaddelIs unless it be the one
hundred feet of ground intervening between
Waadell and Burton, which, We understand,
is owned by Moses Taylor, who talks of
erecting thereon a double house, some sixty feet
square, or, at any rate, somewhat the ground and
not all in the skies These narrow houses, with a
heavenward lcok, are most unearthly things, unless
designed for hotels and boarding houses They
would be Improved by associating with some rural
featuressuch as trees and shrubbcries which would
| conceal the slenderness Of their bases
| Next west Of Moses Taylor's splendid location.
| Messrs Topping < Barr are now building two Rrst
class brown stone houses for Mr.. j. II. Burton, 2l:s
x55, four stories and high basement Lots are
here worth s4 500. The houses will be worth somo
| SIS 900.
Contiguous to Burtois, on the west, arc two frs
class brown stone houss owned and now being An
| ished BY Mcssrs. Topping & Barr, the gentlemen
above named l6x55, four stories English base
ment. Lots valued at 81 800 above stated houses
about s12 900. Mr.. Topping designs to finish in su
perior style.
From Toppngs houses to Emburys Is, say 65 feet
40 of which Mr.. Embury reserves az little cyelet
hole for nature to peep through, and the remain
ing % feet, next to Topping we informed that
Mr.. Chase Is about TO erect n very handsome house
for himself 25x60 brown stone four stories and
English basement style.
West OF Embury's extending towards Sixth ave-
nue, Messis Sinclair johnson are now finishing
for some half dozen different owners twelve brown
stone houses from 20 to 23:Gx5o, and one SIS feet
deep-all four stories and high Easements
So much for new houses on the north side of Thir
tyseyenth street
6n the south aide the lots came into market at
lower figure by at least $500 than they did on the
north side. The consequence was that 1t was ear
| lest built upon. Mr. John just and District Attor-
| ney McKeon have led the way in this part OF the
street. The latter has reason to be proud Of his
house from the good taste displayed in its construc
ton. On each side Of the District Attorney Messrs.
keecb and Hunt have each finished handsome
house last spring. And next west Of just one
Of the Kilpatricks has nearly completed brown
stone house, 25X60, -four stories and high basement;
valued at SIS 900. Lots here are worth at the
lowest f000 In fact, we would pay s. 900
the north side and 81 800 on the SOUTH than paw
the prices many have paid for lots Ia other local..
ties
Crossing Fifth avenue, eastwardly, between Fifth
ard Madison-on the southeast corner of Fifth
ard Thirtyseventh streets, Mr.. Edward Stone owns
some 6s feet on the avenue by 100 Oh the street in
cludng the well known cottage there standing
Contiguous TO this ground, the east Mr.. Stone Is
now finishing, rather Messrs. Pierce & Dcnnson
are for him two splendid brown stone English base
mcnt houses, 2Ox6o five stories, and with unusual
expense costing to build not lcss than s3 900;
| plumbing alone over 81 200 each house. 1t is un
common to lavish so much money twenty foot
house. But happily for the progress Of American
art and science, our Of wealth fling their arms
about with most enviable freedom. They are tram
| meled with no troublesome historical recoections
nor forbiddng architectural precedents. Every one
who has the means and some who havn't, can
build each as he pleases. Every taste is gratifed
and every experiment tried. Builders and archi.
tects constantly exercising their ingenuity to in
vent some new mode OF constructing houses with
more room inside, and more comforts and convent.
ences, and at ess (and sometimes at morc expense.
And while on this topic will mention "a a speci-
men Of newly invented house, the entire front OF
ten brick houses the east side Of Firth avenue,
between Thirtythrd and Thirtyfourh streets, just
completed by Mr.. w. b. Astor. We will venture to say
they are unlike anything ever put together in the
shape Of house. II would be utterly impossible to
describe them--nor could any architect draw plan
OF them from memory. Indeed, we doubt II any ar.
chitect could initiate them II he were to try. II il
our opinion that two people might play at hide and
seek for month in Of these houses and never
find each other. One and decidedly good thing
they have got, and that IL fire safe built In the
wall for the preservation Of plate and jewelry.
Builders and architects make note Of this
Next adjoining, east Of Mr.. Stones house above
named, Messrs. Arnold and Zabriskie are building,
each one for himself, two handsome brown stone
houses, 25xG0, four stories and high basement.
little further east. Mr.. Foster has just broken
ground for two first class houses, 25xG0 four stories
and high basement.
Next east Of Mr. Phelps, on the southeast corner
OF Madison avenue and Thirtysegenth street-that
Is on the south side Of Thirty seventh street, directly
10 the rear Of Mr.. GeSge y Phelps, on the north
side Of Thirtysxth street-Mr. Lorenzo Moses |.
building first Glars brown stone house for Domino
vermiyea, Of the Dutch Reformed church, 25xG0
four stories and high basement.
On the northwest corner Of Fourth avenue and
Thiryseyenth stree, Mf. Talbo; olyphant, tbrother
Of Robert NJ. Oyphant who, in conjunction with
| his brother inlaw Mr. Murray Of Murray Hin j.
hiidinQ the nnIfh cnrunr nf Madia1n aN1nnn