The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-26
improvements in che CITY.

improvements In the City.
In addition to the other improvements which ws haze
already noticed being made in different pssts Of the
metropolis, we have the following.
NEW PARK.
At the junction Of the Bowery and Fourth avenue, in
front Of where stood formerly vauxhai Garden aborers
engaged in the work Of carrying OF the remains of
demolished buildings This piece Of property forms tr
angle at the south end Of Peter Ooopers Institute It
extends about hundred and fifty feet on the Bowery
and Fourth and is about seventy feet across
at the upper end The buildings which have Just been
demolished upon among the Oldest relics of the
city This property belonged to the old Knckerbocker
Peter stuyvesant who erected upon it the build
ipgs which have come down to the present
day. These buildings, which were put up
when their only neighbor was vauxhali Gar.
den, have in later years been used as stables hay
offs and tenements remarkable for their shattered ap
pearance and m.eaten aoors Mr.. Stuyvssan Mt, in
his will bequeathed the property have just described
the city Of New York with the proviso that 4 should
be turned into public park within certain tlme This
provso not being complied WITH the property was at
tAe expiration of this me to revert again to the heirs
oePeter Stuy vesant This property has remained
was when first bequeathed to the city till steps
have ever before been taken BY tho to salts
city The time granted the city in the will expires this
year. and to the property from the heirs Of the de-
property and turn it into park In short time per-
bsps shall have in this little triangle grass plot
will Be 1T wh the
Of Mr. Cooper When this park and institute
peted together with the new buildings to be erected
the site of Vauxha Garden this section of the city
will in appearance compare favorably with any other
The As,or and Mercantile Libraries tho Bible House
to make this the real heart OF the metropolis.
NEW HOTEL.
A strange looking building ia now Son0 nm the
triangular spot of ground. bounded by the Fifth
avenue, Broadway and Twenty-aecond street It has
puzzled many of good citizens to guess for what pur
pose this building intended It is sort Of
descrpt In architecture, and hence the difficulty ia
hitting upon the intentions of s proprietor We under
stood yesterday it was intended for hotel. new
hotel Of the Delmonico order Something private and
retired, where old bachelors and fast young
gents may take their toddes and enjoy their re-
galiss, without the noise and confusion of the
st. Nicholas and Metropolitan. This building in
shape is something between triangle and square.
II is about fifty feet on Broadway, Twenty
second street and Fifth avenue, and not quite 80
deep the upper side 1t is in fact triangle with
point chopped off. What is particularly remarka-
bic in the appearance of this building is it's windows
which reach over two stories The windows the first
upper part reaching about ten feet shove The second
floor OF the building Above these another tier of long
windows reaching from the third to the fourth
floors about twenty feet in length Iha nels Of this
second tier something exceedingly fansirul, being
tie colossal head of female, surrounded by fancy
work This BUILDING made OF brick, the first story
being ornarented externally with white sand stone,
such is used in the Nassau Bank This building,
yet has ONLY its shell completed, and when finished,
will doubt, be something Of ornament well
a curiosity ADDED to city's architecture.
A NEW CHURCH.
very funny looking Cd urch is now being completed
on the Fourth avenue between Nineteeath and TWEEN
tieth streets This building is put up by the Unitarian
acct for the Rev Dr. Bellows who formerly preached in
The church occupied By the Rev. H Chaplin, in
Broadway, nearly opposite the Prescott House, This
" cement the Fourth avenue is something pc
cuiar 10 Itself in the way Of architecture. 1t was
doubtless, designed by some funny fellow who wouid
have his Joke and She Untarans being rich and able
bear t. he put his .an of upon that sect. This church
Is built of brick with alternate layers all it Of
VII ts blocks of Caen about foot apart ant each
bocl, tbrse feet long. This alternating color Of wts
enc rec gives this building the appearance Of
good piece of beet; with streak of fat and streaK
OF lean wing 70 which 4 has already been christen-
Ell by The public with the name OF 90 Roast Beef
church IN shape II is tomething ike steamer II
pipe u about hu ured feet long, about Gt.y feet
vice, with ~hes of the height projecting about
fifteen feet from each side, and the top cupola
which aaswers very well for the smoke pipe of the
The cupo'a is shaped ething like pepper
pot with opsa holes ths top tor the outlet OF the
spice The exterior only OF this church. has yet been
hough: neas cemr eticn Altogether il is funny affair