New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-26
THE COOPER INSTITUTE.

ayeIuts, ara seventh street, mcasullup ltV ieet On
Actor place, 1875 feet on Third avenue, i65 feet on
Fourth sverue and g feet Seventh ttreet. II is
% feet high from the curbstoLe to the coice, AMI the
foundation s % feet below the curbatons. The build
ing lie reproof throughout, having iron beams, with
brick arches between 20 ssparste each story. The
starweys are a Of cut stone, ard built in the most
substantial manner OF the six stories into which the
building is divided four are devoted to educationa
purpose. TIE larger part Of the remainder s rented
to furnish for the support Of the institution.
Tie basement contains large hall, l25 feet long,
90 feet wide, and about 81 feet high, and will seat
twenty-five hundred persons. A steam engine in
adjoining room drives fan fourteen feet in diameter,
by which warm or cold air may be thrown into the
several halls at pessure the air being admitted to
the large hall through small holes under each sest,
that the most perfect ventilation is secured without
disagreeable currents of air. Another steam engine
is used to pump water through out the building The
large hall is rented for lectures concerts public meet
ngs &c. In the basement there lie additional space
still unoccuped, about equal in extent TO the hail. in
which several smaller lecture rooms may be fitted up,
with rooms for mechanical and scientific operations
The fret story lie divided into stores, and contains
eight running through between Third and Fourth
avenues, and ranging in length from 100 to Is feet
besides three small stores.
The second story is divided by an arcade or hall,
90 feet wide running enghwise through the center of
the building. On each side of the .de offices,
varying IN length from 26 TO GO feet and about II feet
wide The income of the Institution is derived from
the rents of there offices and Of the stores below and
also from the rent of the large hall in the basement,
when not occupied for the educational purposes Of the
Institution.
On the third floor is the Reading Room, l2J feet
long, 81 feet wide and 30 feet between the floor and
ceiling, with gallery - feet wide entirely around
On the same foor seven rooDs are occupied by the
gallery of paintings placed in the Institute by Mr.
Brysn. These paintings we're selected with great
care by Mr.. Bryan in person, and were known in
Broadway as the Bryan gallery. 1t is now open to
the public, free.
On level with the fourth story is the gallery
around the reading This gallery was designed
to be fitted up with glass to form repository
of the arts. Seven rooms on the floor are occupied
| by the School of Design for Women, in which at
this time about eighty young ladies are taught the
arts of drawing, painting and engraving.
| The fifth floor contains twelve rooms, viz: Two
large lecturer ooms with seats in each for about eight
hundred persons a small lecture room, laboratory
several rscitson-rooms, aud apartments for eppara-
tus. Ample accommodations ere furnished on this
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chanical Philosophy and Botany
TOe sixth and highest story contains large room,
one hundred and thirty-fve feet long and eshtytwo
feet vide which it is proposed to use for the recep
tiop and preservation Of all kinds of mechanisn and
for large obi Gets of natural history. This floor
tam also suite of for the use of the classes
in mechanical and architectural drawing and viii hold
drawing tables sufficient 20 accommodate at one time
| clsss of over Two hundred aud fifty pupils.
| There are two main starways, both at the south
end of the building. At each landing is vestbule or
hall Sc feet sdnare Thee halls, six in number, are
intended to receive collections illustrating the Arts
and Sciences AS the Institute does not at present
possess such collections, the space appropriated for
them is vacant. The casual visitor may suppose that
all the .pace is thrown away. But in due time, no
doubt, the friends and patrons of Natural History
| Geology, Mineralogy, Chemistry, the fine and the
useful ants will fiji every hall and gallery not already
occupied with collections which will do honor to
themselves, and secure the fullest success TO this
Institution, devoted to " Art and Science"
An open shaft or column of 10 feet diameter in the
clear. rses from the foundation and extends l23 feet
to the top Of the building. Tie walls of this ooumn
carry the ends of the stone steps, which form OF
| the ire.proof staIways This shaft serves
tiacr and is designed by the introduction Of machn
| ery to carry those who desire il TO and from each
story so as to make the upper floors OF easy scce
| as the lower.
The BUILDING is heated by steam throughout, and
for this purpose twelve niles Of steam pipe Is used
Tie lighting requires four miles of gas pipe. The
ports of the building not required for educational pur
poses when relieved from the temporary fish-marhst
now placed near the main entrance, will when fairy
rented bring an income Of at least twenty thousand
dollars a year The whole Of which, with ten thou
sand dollars in addition, has been Appropriated to
carry on the institution.
The building is situated a, the point OF most eou-
venent spprosch from al parts Of the city and stands
near the present center of population. From its roof
is presented one Of the finest prospects Of the city and
surrounding country.
The building with The ground on which it stands,
wss conveyed in fee simple to Trustees, or the 18th
Of April as by Peter Cooper esq, OF this city, to be
devoted for ever to the improvement. OF the youth Of
our country. The cost including the present value OF
the land, has been over S630OO0. For full expls-
nation of the aims ond purposes Of the institution We
would refer to the letter of Mr.. Cooper. which accom-
panes the trus,.deed and which, together with the
charter and by laws, has been recently published in
pamphlet form by the Trustees.
The reading 10 ,m, free 10 al, will be open TO the
nubljc on ard after the first Monday Of November
It will cont Ain the leading newspapers, magazines
and periodicals. of this country and of Europe. Tne
classs a instruction will also open the first Monday
in November. TO attend pupils must procure tickets
before that time. Tickets may be hsd, without
change. by application VITA certic,te Of good char
scter at The office, on the second story. Abou 80
sppcs,s have up 70 the presen. time recorded tAei
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