Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-30
CITY & NEWS ITEMS
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CIeveIand Custom Hou.e.

Cleveland Custom House.
This building which is to be one of the finest
west Of New York, IS rapidly approaching com
pletiOn. TwOyeArs ago last Thursday the corner
stone was laid, and in two months more it will be
ready for occupancy. A brief description of the
work viii probably be interesting to our readers.
The lot which is los feet on Superior and Rock
well streets. aud 200 on the Square. was purchased
Of Leonard Case for so, 900. The building is Go
feet on Superior street by ITO front the Square
II is built OF Independence stone, with iron columns
beams, girders and stairways. It Is thoroughly
FIRE proof throughout, and built in as firm and
substantial q manner as possible. The hight Of
the structure is g. feet from the ground level TO
the caves, and y feet TO the top of the chimneys
The first floor is devoted 10 tie Post Office de-
partment The yeshbule for the delivery Of mail
matter is los feet long, extending the whole
length Of the building, and l3 feet wide. In the
rear OF this IS the main room 50 feet by IL halls Il
feet wide being al each end. Here are ten deliye-
~ windows, 4s5 drawers, and 1, ,O24 boxes. These
boxes are enclosed with highly ornamented iron
arches which form the partition between the two
rooms. In the northeast corner is a room for the
Deputy Post Master, and IN the south east one for
the the Clerks The ceiling on the first floor
is Il IL feet high. The second floor ir used prin-
cipally for Custom House business and the Collec-
tors room, which is 20 by IS feet aud Is l-2 high
fronts upon the Square. On the south side is the
Collectors private room, and the north, that Of
the United States Judge. Back of these Is q cen
tral hall Is feet wide running through the build
ing. In the rear OF this hall are rooms for U S.
Marshal, U. S. Clerks, and u S. Judges
On the third door is the U, S. Court Room; Is
by s. feet and p feet in hight. This room viii
be very handsome one, being panelled TO the
hight Of hye feet, and lighted with five chandeliers
All the necessary appendages Of Court Room are
provided in good style and finish OF from this Is
library room and number Of jury rooms, all
high and pleasant. Priyies and water are provided
in every story Of the building.
The roof is covered with preparation Of As
paltum, which renders it perfectly impervious 10
wafer Over this roof proper Is put upper one Of
futed galvanized iron, and having reached that we
are upon the top Of this noble structure The floors
OF the rOcms throughout are Of Florida pitch pine.
which is unequaled for durability. Underneath
these wooden floors are brick arches between the
giriers.
In the basement are TO be placed four furnaces for
warming the house. This basement is entirely
paved with brick. $50 feet of beautiful tagging
and about 400 feet Of iron fence, set into the
curb coping, are about the building Broad stone
steps lead to the entrances on the front and the two
ends. Forty-eight iron columns extending from
basement to root, support the weight, and highly
ornamented iron stairWays lead from floor to floor
The whole structure.
From tuTet iouuds,ion s one"
Is noble specimen Of architectural skill and faith
ful workmanship. Il is a building which will ever
be an ornament to our city and an honor to our
wOrkmen, when those who now visit it and take
pride in it shall have been consigned "dust unto
dust"
Mr.. W J. Warner, the eonh. etor and builder,
has long been known here and elsewhere by his
works The Stone Church and Custom House will
be two Of his many triumphs, and we are happy to
know that, although be is Republican, he las the
assurance OF Government that he shall not want for
more work from it. The iron work is from the es-
tablishments OF Cooper Hewitt, Newark " j.,
and George r. Jackson, n. Y. There are several
hurdred tons Of iron used, costing $4,000. The
whole building will cost about Sl25 900. 1t viii be
occupied by the Post Office and Custom House on
/ the lst of January.