New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-20


56ma little time ago, it will be remembered,
1. 81 together with the Metropolitan hail, the hall
BaRey lodge, No. 27l, F. and a. NJ, was CON
5arably damaged by fire; so much so as to rem
il unfit for use. For several weeks past this
slge, ose of the best known lodges in the State,
iss had under consideration plans for the erection
a new hall. AT first il was proposed to repair
rs old rooms, but finally this project was aban-
ned and determination arrived at to erect a
9w hall in a different portion Of the city.
This new lodge, when completed, will be one OF
lie finest gathering places OF the brethren Of the
cystic tie to be found in the country and though
iafhaps not the most extensively furnished, will
rtanIy be the pnrest specimens of Masonic
s1ge architecture and the most appropriately
alsAed and decorated lodge hall in the United
tates, The brothers Of Bianey lodge have Sc.
cfged long lease of the premises in the rear of
Gliittegden's Formerly Badger's) block, on the
east side of Dearborn, between Lake and RAN
dep Streets through which building line mar.
hletronted one, having considerable architectural
sprefensions--the entrance to the new lodge Will
lead. In the rear OF this marble-fronted building.
aad separated fromit by anopen court, is another
building, three stories in height, but with some
II what lower stories than the one fronting on the
street. On the top Of this rear building viii be
erected the new hail Of Blaney lodge the walls Of
the old structure being carried up Tor TINS pqf-
pose.
The new lodge Is 10 be erected from designs by
Mr.. ". W. Boyington, himself member of the
"eraftN and, therefore, well qualified to give
character and meaning to the finishing and adorn-
ments Df Che hall IT estimated that the cost Of
the new lodge room will exceed $4,000. The
style adopted ID termed theHs classical. Y But
the different varieties Of this stye-the FIVE print
tive erders-Wilbe 80 combined together as to
teach the brethren Who assemble IN the new hall
the distinguishing features of each. This hall will
be So feet in length east and west, and AZ feet ia
Wldths north and south. The height of the room
VIII be q feet. In the center Of the roof will be
a dome rs feetindiameter and rising to q height
Of II feet above the rest q the ceiling. The cell
hp1 o1
panels, spriuging from columns on each side Of
lthe room, and terminating in the dome. The COL
lpns VIII be one Of the prominent features Of the
E1ohs, and Will be divided among the hye print
tive orders Of architecture, al follows
Az the east end Of the room there will be two
Or three columns In the Tuscan style. On the
south side Of the room there will be three col
nr1ns; the one nearest to the east side of the
room will be in the Ionic style, the one in the
middle, behind the throne of the Junior warden, il
the Composite STYLE and the third, in the CORN
THAN. The three columns on the opposite, o.
north wall, Will correspond, in every particular Il
these. On the west end OF the room will be tw
columns one on each side Of the senior warden
throne, corresponding In position to those o
srner sde OF the master throne, but, unlike th
natter, IN the Doric style. The masters throne
ana the thrones Of the senior and junior warden
together with their immediate surroundings, wi
correspond II style 70 the columns which are IL
nearest 70 tllen viz; masters throne Tuscan
senior warden's throne, Doric; aud the jun
Tgarden's throne COMPOSITE.
The seeretary's and treasurer's desks will al
be buildea ID the Tuscan STYLE II lis not vet e
tied whether the door shall be carpeted OF cons
of mosaic work, made Of different eolored
stained woods The whole hall will be decorat
with the embiems Of Masonry, all of which will
ola substantial character no frescoing to be
lowed. In the day time the hall will be light
by two Windows In the east and west ends one
each side of the masters and senior Warde
thrones and ON the south side by four windoy
two on each side Of the junior warden's tlro
The tops, or eprnices Of these windows will
highly ornamental; those at the east end of
room being Ia the Tuscan style, those of the sol
side ia the Corinthian, and those at the west
In the DoFio. AS customary the north side of
room viii have no windows in it.
In the west end of the room will be two doc
one on each side OF the senior warden's throl
The one to the right of the throne being the
trance to the room, and that 10 the left leading
the preparation room, a long and narrow api
ment The entrance door opens into a Sd
lobby, On one side of which is the tyler's ro'
thence The passage crosses over the open 90
mentioned in the first portion Of the article
separating The front snd rear buildings the pi
age descending i've feet till il reaches the fir
building, when it dehonehes into the RECEIPT
room, which has three other doors opening i
It. One of these enters into the hall of Chit
denis building; aud the other two respeetiy
into the examining room and room TO be O
for general purposes.
II is intended to have the new lodge 70
finished and opened within the next three mont