New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-25
Building improvements.

As the summer approaches and the whrl of gaety
and the rush of commerce subside we are enabled to
look around US and observe the march of local i'm
provement. In our own rambes lately, we have en-
countered the usual evidences of building enterprise
which annually mark the approach of summer and
give the lie to the threadbare croak that New Or.
leans is going down."
The public buildings commenced last summer are,
in general, far advanced towards completion whilst
stores and residences springng up grandly in diff
erent parts of the city Our builders appear to have
their hands full with work for all the men they can
employ.
The First Presbyterian Church, on Lafayette
Square, is far advanced 1t is finished externally
and in that point of view is unquestonably the most
beautiful of all cur public buildings, as well as the
most lofty and majestic 1t is pride to the city and
lasting credit to the architect, Mr.. Howard and the
builder, Mr.. Purves. Inside, the work is well ad
vanced. The plastering and painting are done, and
the pews nearly set, from which very good idea
may be derived of the final beauty inside 1t is ex
pected that the church will be ready to receive its
congregation by the 1st of July.
The Jesuits Church, on Baronne street, and the
Church Of st. Aphonsus, in the Fourth District are
progressing slowly. We are not advised as to when
they will be finished.
The Bank or New Orleans, at the corner of St.
Charles and Union streets, commenced about two
months ago, progresses with rapid strides. 1t is now
two stories high, is built of brick in beautiful STYLE
on granite foundation, ornamented with cast iron
doors ard windows. The architects and builders are
Messrs. Caller, Turpn & Co, and the cost of the
building will be s36 900. 1t will be fine ornament
to st. Charles street, and worthy accession to ou
array of public buildings
| The Mechanics Institute on Dryades street ais,
progresses finely. The brck.work has got up to tn,
third story. Inside, all is in readiness for laying thu
oist of the grand central hail. or concert and lecture
room. Caller, Turpin q Co. are the architects anG
builders of this building also, and it will be proud
monument of their genius, when completed. 1t is
expected that it will be completed by the 1st of De
| cember.
A very neat brick building is the African Baptist
Church ST. Marc street, in the First District. II
is nearly finished, and will cost about ssOOO Mr.
Thomas Murray is the architect and builder.
Foremost among the stores in process of erection
may notice the block Carondelet street. between
Perddo and Union. 1t is being built for Mrs. Wallace
by Jamison Il Mcintosh, and will cost about $4s 900
1t will make Carondelet street an unbroken avenue OF
palatia buildings from Canal street nearly to Poydas
and will be the finishing touch to the great cotton
mart of New Orleans-the business of which is sen
sibly felt all over the world
On the site of the old fruit and oyster shantes al
the of Carondelet and Graver Streets recently
torn down, Mr.. Janison, (or Jamson & Mcintosh il
building for himself magnificent commercial house
Its cost will be SlSO00 aud it is to be rented tc
Nessrs. A. & J. Denistoun & Co.
AT the corner of Levee and Gravier Streets Messrs
Crozier Wing are putting up splendid store fol
Mr.. Paul Tulane. The particulars we have not ascer
tanned.
A fine stable and negro quarters for the Orleans
Cotton Press is being built on Hunter street by Mr.
Murray. It's cost will be $4,000.
The old Spanish building at the corner of Chartres
and Cont Streets has been partially torn down, il
order to be undermined The solid and time -detying
brickwork of the Spanish regime shown in rip
ping up this old building. The walls are so massive
solid, and thoroughly cemented, that they may stanG
easily for n thousand years. We regret to see the
relics of the olden time thus destroyed dsgu ised
but the march of improvement acknowledges no i'm
pedimcnt
We have noticed stores in course of erection in
other parts of the city, which shall notice partcu
larly in due time. great many residences going
up, some of them being very stylish and costly. We
shall attend to them, also, hereafter
A fine improvement on Metaire RIDGE is the sur
rounding of the Jewish Cemetery of the " Dispersed
of JUDAH fine brick wall encloses it on the sides
whilst the front, on Canal street, has beautiful irol
railing on a granite coping. Mr.. Murray was thu
builder of the enclosure.
Charity Hospital looks very clean and neat in tht
white coat recently given it, and the University o
Louisiana, perceive, is coming out handsomely il
coat of new white paint.
The Government works progress at the usual rate
We have not been in the Custom House lately, bu
learn that the interior works progressing finely
The work on the Marine Hospital, on Common street
seems to go ahead briskly. The last pile of the four
dation was driven Friday.
Mr.. Murray informs us that he will begin the de
molition of Judah Touros residence, in the Tour
Row, on Canal street, in few days-probably thi
week. Its place will be filed by two more stores, a
Il cost of S30000 and next fall will see the magnif
cent Touro Row complete.
The building of the Touro Asylum, we learn, wi
begin next fall.