The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-04

serly occupied by Reed surgis, grocer 10 be torn
Gown this month. This building was erected before the
swelling house The firm Of Reed surgis have occu-
ped this house for over haf century, and arc well
Cor zen years, when alive was great patron of
tAe fine arts and devoted the best energies Of has
Ne 10 art matters He built the large marble
eaikiiug in Greenwich street, near the Battery
which was afterwards changed at his death INTO board
me house Whom built il the finest private residence
N the city Mr. Reed had the panels Of all the doors
painted by distinguished American artists. Durand Cole
West and other wei known American painters, did por
Of this work Since Mr Reeds death the doors
the panels rnsferred TO Hyde Park where they
Adcfp the country residence OF his widow. Sturgs, Ben
sea CO. wni'n n SJ present nr WIN ord a. new S
by rs, and the building is TO be something very unique
NE lower part 10 be OF Little Falls reestone with Maine
soe oorncethe rest Of the front be of Toronto white
crossed brckhe side walls 10 be of granite, the blocks
Ih feet square. Joseph c Wells architect
The American Exchange Bank will soon build ths
corner OF Broadway and Cedar of the finest
buildings in the lower part Of the city viii be Is feet
sn Broadway and 100 feet Cedar street. 1t will be built
Of New brunswick ireestone, very Substantially. The
beams VIII be Of iron, arched with brick and throughout
swIl be thoroughly fire proof The cost of this building
viii be nearly Sl5oo0o The banking room viii be OF
stone ana roof Of IRON Leopold Edltz architect
new store is TO be erected at the corner OF Church
and Reade streets, OF Philadelphia pressed BRICK with
marble trimming, style of architecture now getting into
favor The lot Is 80 feet Church street and % feet on
Meade street. Cost $4,000 Urjohn architect The
boiiding lot 5l4 Broadway, opposite the 81.
Hohoas Hotel II is TO be white marble 'front.' and viii
cost SO 600 will be a sadery and harness store.
The American Express Company are about 10 build
hne depot and warehouse their the west
ride 81 Hudson street between Duane and Jay streets
will be seventy five front by one hundred Deep with
front of white marble. Cost about $50 COO This VIII be
the first marble building on Hudson street
Mr. Charles V. Lewis intends 10 build model tenement
sose on the lot No. 81 Hudson street The ehce will be
twcny five feet by ftysix and four stories high. The
trs toor intended for reecory and the upper stories
VIII be divided into suits of for families; each suit
" consist Of paror. kitchen and two bedrooms, the place
Beng designed for families floor The proprietor
viii carpet and light the building, beside keeping tho
roughly clean Cost of building somewhat less than
$1,000 This matter of tenement houses for ami With
moderate means, have not received the attention should
from capitalists and architects There money 90 be made
building large, commodious and reasonably cheap tene-
merits for housekeepers who cannot AFFORD the luxury OF
private residence Of their own, and this class Of house
keepers by the way. embrace hvesxths Of the popua
Bon OF the city The example set ny Mr. Lewis should be
6taod
LAST OF THE BROADWAY HOUSE.
within few days the Broadway House viii be torn
down, the Brooks Brothers, talors, who have bought
the N operty, viii commence their new building imme
dney The Broadway House has history oft own, which
may be worth relating. When the cite upon which the
present building stands Erst occupied, i hi,
AID vas called Bunker Hill This elevation commenced
seoot Howard street and sloped up Broome street,
aud continued n the form OF a ridge towards Cen
Ne street Canal street and the present site II
,he 9ombs was then marshy ground, such -
usual at the foot of small hin. About the
commencement OF the present century house with gar
sens attached stood back from the road near the brow of
Ahe h which great for the young New erik
OF those days. II was known Dayidsons Tea Gar
aeos and many OF our older citizens can remember We.
m the course Of tine the city improved; Canal
rxeet was filed up and Bunker Ell cut down and
graded About the year 1920 the present building
INTO the possession OF Peckwe & Beken. person named
Simmons next came in possession. About 1896 John Mar
M bought the building, aud N lS,9 John Hope, the
kte proprietor, secured il. But the chief interest
MAT attaches to the Broadway House is the fact that
was the Whig headquarters Of tins city from the
ginning 10 the end of that great party. While the
opposition 70 the democratic party, known the
Aonal republicans, existed, the Howard House the
headquarters, but when, during the administration OF
JackfUn, The name Of wing chosen, the Broadway
House hired the head quarters of the party,
and Il continued such until the nnal celebration Of the
name Of wing IN national political contests. Al
LIME the wing leaders giving up the
Broadway House owing 10 tie discussions 10 the party
growing cot 81 the opposition 10 Seward, when he the
wing Candidate for Governor. The conservatives bred
National hall as Their headquarters and this place finally
became the iayorite hall in which TO hold wbig meet
1gs The great wing mass meetings, pending the candi-
aIre Of Henry Clay for the Presidency, held in the
rational hall, but the tons and general committees
q. The party s retained the Broadway House their place
81 meeting But although the wing party OF this city aSty
sdHed the regularity ofcvcry thing done the Broadway
HoLlC, sill was not to them the holy 81 holes that Tam
many Hal the democracy The wings always
pChrP irregular party, while the democrats made their
ptsff tat hey scd is dotted ia against the
tctc O. "a ne Old WIcwam. During the last Presidential
,suta On the broadway House hired by republican
club the republican party OF this city have very
fiy at aimed from using This nall they did not wish
have The smell q wEiggery attached 10 their gar
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