The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-03
New Baiiding fur the American Exchang
Hank.

The American Exchange Bank was removed from Wall
stree, saturday and Commenced doing busincss
banking house the OF Broadway and Ceiar
e'reei Monday me building of the most mag.
nitcapt nc kind IN the city, and quite addition
architecture Of The fopols Wtne beng very
Tar euper tor work Of art 70 some o. its more pre'
kntus sehbors and Tor chaseness Of desza and sump-
OF appointments probably unequa led 10
cSsstry. Tne new American Exchange Bank building IA
hupcrsa feet deep Cedar street rnc building erected
w,hoa any variation, according 70 sketch prepared
rurpose Of guiding hem IN The preparation Of their plans
e banking room proser occupies space OF about thirty
feet BY esoy escla.ve Of vaults wh,h cover space
eight nv twenty four fect and private stair say
Ieaiug into the drccsors The remaining twenty
by hfty feet 10 the or ihe building Is arranged IA
ry The ca, add tho bank which three stories are
appropriated foiioss-rhe nrst, about on level with
tbe basemert noor cemmodous ~ashine and dressing
room for clerks OF tho bank The second story
level with the sidewalk aud accessible direct from the
man hapkiog room, q correspondence room aud the
Il socupied BY the cashiers and presidents room Toe
basement h eivideo into three large airy, well lighted
end ccmmod,cus Offices, amply supplied with vaults
Ga the second story, in the rear, is the drcc
tors room, about tweuyt~o by forty.6ve feet
in the clear, and the rcsidue Of that Story, Is
cell as me tnrd story (snich, by me way. already
occupied) and also the fourth story, are divided into
large and desirable Offices for rcot, well lighted, both
from the street snd from interior skyght, sixteen by
Thrift ak feet The attic laid out for the scco nodssen
of spersvors who need superior northern light which
N amply supplied by me abOve skJHRhb Tue ouholns
IN srectcd n the Gothic STYLE carefully applied 70 pre-
cent wauss and purposes and the materials used The
erioror af lhe whole baoing and tho whole Of the ine
for o. the ling room the presidents and cashiers
rooms are faced with ME best quality OF Dorcheste
stone ana az piece OF mechanical vorsmanship ~ GER
tsnly without fault The iron vork IN the bsosins
certainly deserves special notice, AZ beog TAR supe
rior 10 any thing done heretofore In the same material
especially the Innings Of the vAule, the massive vault
doors the window aud sasnee, tue shutters and
castings Of the ceilings rhe macon work excellent
The whole OF that inactive building With lie raniacauons
Of heavy iron work arches and stone ~ok stands
- firmly balanced could be wished, and although built
no In less than six months from the laying Of the mrs.
stone 70 the putting OF the roof does not shos the hrs
crack This sbundaDty proves that the mason has done
hts tuty. This building u thoroughly hreproot, the
oors throughout consisting ~ BRICK srches stone ARE
IN the banking rcom) resting upon wrought iron beams
the roof slated upon iron rods, and The little wood
work We hnd, wth the exception OF the floor plank, ~
all Of the best white oak and cherry The bank depart
uent and all the halls have the floors laid with encs usc
tiles. The furniture Of the banking room, we'll the
yrestents the cohers and directors rooms also the
rcfccne dividing the presidents and cashiers room
all Of white oak and consider them masterpieces Of
mechanical workmanship
The cost OF the sround which the building erected
500 oCo and the oost OF the edce 81 o0o
Mr. Leopold Edlz the architect OF the Continental Bank
s-d Of the Tabernacle Riso the architect OF The
Ee>Amercsr Exchange Banking Housc.