The New York herald., 1865-12-20
NEW BUILDINGS

New Marble Block in the Gold Locality
Its safety and Its safes-The Exterior
and Interfor OF the Edidcc, sc.
"0f Augustus OF Rome the poets do warbe
That he found 1t OF brick and left II OF marble -
In city the sturdy marble is literally gain.
ing ground at fast rate upon tho genial bricks Of old
Knckerbocker days. but TO which Of Augustuses
shall receive the attention Of tho coming warbers ID
rests with postcrity to decide
MARBLE BLOCK ON NASSAU STREET.
One OF the most magnificent marble blocks in the city
is being erected in Nassau street the open space
between the Post Olce the side and the United
States Treasury Building the other IL fronts on
Nassau and extends the whole length of the block from
Cedar to Pine streets.
INTRICATE REAL ESTATE MATHEWS
The property embraces lots, which up May lase
were owned by many din, estates and sx bnsi-
firms and fifty families were Interested by
lease or otherwise. Some OF the holders resided n
France and portion Of the property belonged to the
great real estate firm of Bininger Co., which, like
Asor, makes rule never TO sell. At the above datc,
however, single nrm-M Turner Brothers private
purchasing the entire property for
about half million OF dollars and proceeded
tenants could remove, to down The old brick build
ngs which formerly stood upon IT, Ths operation was
not entirely agreeable TO the hundreds Of 1nanciers and
business men who, in their necessary visits that inn
portant section of the city during the past few months
brong sunbcams and from the spectacle of sundry i'm
mensc piles OF dcmoraiized building materials set OF in
true orthodox style with Sozodont, comic papers and
stage scenery Ii with pleasure therefore that tho
people IN that locality saw large force Of workmen ana
mechanics enter upon the premises and commence oper-
atoms on new cdacea large and superior one-o
place and enace the old structures aud their surround
ings.
MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURE
Tho new building Is being constructed OF pgre whito
MARBLE imported from the celebrated Eastchester marble
quarcs II is to be four story building with basement
On hu
dred and fifty feet Nasau seventy three Cedar and
seventy one on Pine The stories Of the following
heights respecvcy-Cclar, o ght feet basement, nine
and one-haf; first story, hfeen; second, thirteen;
third, twelve, and fourth, eleven feet The base-
ment Is OF heavy rustic ashler. The trimmings arc
chastc and calculated to produce q beautiful effect
P!asers with Doc caps and bases constitute 1.-THE finish,
Nassau street to the principal story The main entrance
has tuted marble columns each sde and the other
two have futcd pilasteeach entrance having hand
some pediment cornice extending around the building.
All the windows of the first story turned with arch.
traves and cornces, and the windows in tho centre
ton OF the second story capped With pcdment
nices. The walls arc surmouhied by line marble cora
nitc.
The building is divided into three sections with rus,d
pinons ut the The supporting beams rest on
iron columns and gdcrs, also Of irsn, supported by
eight brick piers four feet square, built In the cellar In
the rear the building Is lighted by court yard area,
twenty-five feet square.
AroryrxEyTs USES, &c
In tho interior the building IL traversed by two main
brick walls, forming the grand central hall from tho
ma entrance on Nassau street TO the court yard n tho
rear Here also arc the series of starways leading TO tho
upper stories. The first or main story and the base.
nest are each divided by this bah into two roomaI
scventyicct square, designed for large banking osab
ehments fhe basement, hrst and second stories ara
each provided with safes zach constructed double
10 as 10 accommodate, If necessary, two nrms Tho
safes arc further internally partitoned 10 recevo
papers In the upper apartment and specie In the ower
The foundations o the building sunk fifteen feet SIX
inches b low the curbstone, and the underworld
ccmcntcd and arranged 10 baflc the most in
genious burgiarious ''mining" operations This and
other features decided advances In the science or
hnapcial architecture.
commodcus suits oIces, of all capacities pendcd
for the financial, scientific and legal Professions II IL
snid the Fourth National bank likely 70 occupy Of
the large seventy feet the principal noor an0
Turner Brothers will themselves occupy o1ces tbore.
HEATING AID VENTILATION
The ventilation throughout ID very perfect and fires
70 be used, a the ofces and apartments being heat
Cd by steam; ths appliances sor tns purpose are now
being selected. The appointments and convcnences arc
Of the best modern styio and distributed insure
business faci4y and comfort