The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-27
New Buildings.


FIFTH AVENUE RESIDENCES.
On Fifth avenue east side between Fify-fourth and
Fftyfth streets, and directly opposite ST. Luke's Hos
pital there have been buitfor Mr. W n Smith two pr
vstc dwelling houses twenty five by sxtynve feet each
with cellar, Basement and four stories The fronts
Of heavy brown stone. with heavy ornamental trim
ming archtravcs &C. windows and stone portico.s
over The doors, with fancy brown stone railing bay
widows in the rear and plate glass In oil tic sash The
stairs aud halls Of black walnut, and the internal
woodwork IA finished with the same wood with marble
halls on the first story The Easements will DO
arranged for billiard room, private store room
kitchen, laundry, servants baths and winter closets
Tho Grst story Is divided into paror dining room and
buffers pantry and the upper stories into and
chambers bath and water closets The whole Of
each building i heated y steam apparatus There srs
various other modern appliances to subserve the Comfort
luxury ofthe occupants The buildings were designed
BY John cora architect are to be occupied by the
proprietor as family residence 10 be finished By the
Isl OF January and will cost in the aggregate S1200 900
The block will derive much attraction from the con
which have boon asierly mproved and besuled p ~
cost OF $4,000 and present constitute one OF the
pleasantest localities In the avenue.
BROWN STONE BUILDINGS ON LEXINGTON AVENUE
There are also several private dwelling houses being
erected upon Lexington avenue between Forty fourth
and Forty nth streets. Ono located the north side
near F0ryIOurtn street, Us the property OF d. Fountain
twenty by forty feet in dimensions and has three stories
basement and cellar Basement eight and half feet
FIRST story thirteen feet second ten and half aud
third nine and onchalf feet On the first story there
two parlors and marble hail. the basement used Tor
dining and kitchen, while the upper stories d.
yded into bedrooms, each OF which has marble basin
with hot and cold water II s to have all the improve
ments OF house OF the rst class n ~ approached by
a flight ~ brown stone s,ars-twelve steps; paror WIN
dows vestbulc doors and headlights glazed with pol
ished plated glass The carved trusses circular holds
and cornce caps handsomely worked the front
door the front wall hes heavy carved cornce top
J. Is to be finished the Isl Of March next aud viii coat
1000
Absye this are two brown Stone buildings b.ongng to
corneiss Reilly, aud intended a family resi-
aepce IN. other TO let Each building fifteen and
nm oy three feet four stories high, rear wall, faced
WI aro o orck has large bay windows 70 the larors
op .'o "ise stov, and upper stories commodously ap
vh." mo osambcrs and apartments, each supplied
m 10y "nu cou vatcr, and all heated by or conducted
,,om ase , furnace The sub cellar Tho windows and
ooors arc trimmed w's handsome archtravoa and cor
are marble, ana mantls and fro places claporately
carved inc buildings witno he conpetcd TIN tho ls
OF March, 1896 Cost Of boh, $4,000
on rIrTy.FrFru arprrr
Some ten feet from the latter bnidres ara Tho roar
was Of four other private dwelling housea rrsntpc on
Fiftynth street and situated the corne az
avenue They are eighteen feet md thfsa inches ~
forty six feet three stories high with basee,t ,nd M
dor cellar and have front walls Of due brown siono Prom
Mddesex quarries They are supplied with All ,no,ar,
improvements will cos, sixty thousand doarn ana sc,e
/ finished about Tho 1st Of November.
| on FOETy-sIxru STREET.
Messrs Disbr0w Whitehead are alsu building Gvs
lreer houses On Forty sixth street, north side ono
HUNDRED sad wspsy W. iss res of Lexington aysnue