The New York herald., 1865-03-01
Opening Of the Kings County Cour

Opening Of the Kings County Court
House.
LARdH CROWDS MISREPRESENTATION OF THE
BUILDING.
The new Kings County Court House was formally
thrown open to the public last evening" and many thou
sands ayaled themselves OF the privilege OF inspecting
that handsome building by gas light II brilliantly
Illuminated and Conners Brooklyn Band discoursed de-
ightful at intervals The jam great about
eight o'clock that almost impossible 10 make one's
way through and little nothing could bs Of tho
interior arrangements The ladies suffered particularly
by the crushing Of their fine dresses The inspection
continued until eleven o'clock, when those present
gradually retired
Tho antor ornamen,ed the ediHce the exterior with
fine new nags which presented very pretty appear
Tho following ha
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING
The new Court House, which s In the Corinthan style
OF architecture is situated on plot Of ground on Jora
lemon street. fronting Fulton street. and extends TO Lv
ngston street. distance Of about $50 feet The build
ing which s provided with three Transcripts, TO
admit suhccncy light occupies space Of lao feet
on Joralemon street and depth Of slo tees leaving
The mnn front is faced with westchester county
marble and the remainder Of the edihce Ia composed OF
brick trimmed on Livingston street with white marble
The porco supported by four columns and the colon.
ade the centre Of the main front s 81 feet wide The
height of the building from the sidewalk 70 the top Of
fee and tho dome constructed Of wrought and ron
rises 30 an altitude Of i06 feet
The height OF the portion devoted to county purposes
three tores the rst 10 feet in the clear the second
Is feet and the third IA foet with basement 10 feet In
height
There thrce entrances through which the visitor
admitted 20 the rotunda which Ia 80 feet In diameter
and 10 feet the clear lighted from the dome glass
IL feet diameter Sixteen iron columns IS feet In
height surround the balcony which, together with the
beautiful fresco work and ornamental pannelng pre-
| scnts artistic and agreeable appearance
The entrance 10 the courts and and different Offices lead
from the rotunda which is provided with two massive
iron starcases ascending either side 10 ne balcony,
| ard by which tho second floor Ia gained
The corridors are laid with marble floors, and have
grained srches They lead through the centre aud the
length of the ednce All the departments courts
&C. front upon these corridors, both the Inst and
| second floors
pErAnrrysTs IN Tuy rasr FLOOR
are occuiscd as follows commencing from Mo right o
| tho rsunGa
surfoea,cs main room 27 by 20 fec, In extent, with
private room 80 by 10 feet atta'hed The Jentors oct
| ndiuins tho latter
The 1ressurcrs department comes next II contain,
two rooms the trs 1s by 28 and the second I6 by
The third IN the sherif's Office with two main rooms
the nrst ib by al the second Is BY 49, wsh private
| Office 10 by 10
Passing the central staircase comes tho Ccurt of Ses
sons A. by o. with Judges chamber Is by 20 All the
court rooms have the dmensons and all are pro
vided with galleries for tnscs sflaneous audiences
returning W the 'front.' and passing along from the
.fs of shs rotandA We lnd We District Attorneys ouo@