The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-07


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UNFINISHED BrHDMGs-rHE COURT HOUSE,
fair number Of the structures commenced last year
are not yet finished of Thorn are very extensive,
aud work Is going on brisk as ever Among the most
remarkable OF the unfinished buildings, though co.'s
menced further back than last year, Is the New Court
House at City Hall Park. Attention was called TO
this relic i may be so called short time ago on the
occasion Of the Court Of Appeals holding term there
when people with surprise and amazemeut asked each
other the MYSTERIOUS question, us finished
and strange; for the public had long before began 10
doubt whether or not II over would DO finished Still
be answered by somebody gifted with such foresight as
VIII enable him 10 into future ages and tell us the
dates OF remarkable events. This building, ike the
dead carcass In the wilderness that causes contention
among the vutures has acated the City Parents to an
immense degree and has been the means OF developing
some Of the best specimens Of the English language
that either polite society or lindey Murray
COLD desire It has been the cause If many
genilemaniv discussions and or "iuvcsiigatione'
searching deeper than the quarry from whence
VIII come the finishing stoae OF a structure that
house has most voracious appetite. and up to the
soo ~ s Inc sp OF rs @ ~ sn
money, and will require ano.hsr million 70 " hnsh
either itself or the unfortunate taxpavers IL isvery
ne'rlv six wears since the stone was lard, The
work ~ construction having bsnn commenced b. The
Board NJ supervisors the 18th OF September 1861.
After the first twn months the conducted under
the snpsrintendence Of commission OF three until
July. 1868 when II iakcn ont or their hands bv
de islon Of The conrt and placed In charee Of the
pervs's in whose % SAFE keeping u has remained
ever since Aside from me enormous and Outrageous
omopnt OF money exoandsd on j. the building vii be a
year ago there nearly five hundred men employed
..-=.s' pa; n = > r.: tsIitssso.
The style Of architecture Is OF The unrest Corintan
ordcr side and the facade presents perfect front.
1t IL three stories in h"' mt two hundred and ny feet
in length and hundred aud fifty feet in ~idh The
basement story is twenty-five feet in height; second
sorry, twenty nno feet eleven inches: third story,
twenty six feet There ionrh story OF about ninc
fet WHICH will be used only for storage purposes On
the first oor there eighteen IN" four largest
bang forynine feet ak inches bv fortysix feet Eeht
twertyon" feet two inches by thirteen feet four inches
On tbs foor hero tbons,nd two hundred and
floor there are twen'v oms the fon largest forty-nino
fest x inches nv fnrtvsx feet Eight ant"rooms on
th's for, ard Tho same amount OF hallway. On the
third floor there ar" ne nnmb'r Of rooms as on
tho one hereath aid tonr to'sand and tw Dty-sx sn
perhcial feet nf hallway. TIE blildng Is constructed
entirely of hrck maThc m ron and a. consequently.
A-eproof. Iron is 10 be every hand-even the
door frames made ~ y The walls NJ unusual
thickness co opoeed sc bricks and white marble The
p'ncipal front which is Chambers street. presents
farad' ~ ono hun rel and s'vcn,y feet long nv eghv
fee, high, with n'o"c'iBg WINS, each forty feet wide
Tho facafe l. fa.,hod a. intervals with CORN
THAN mock columns sTrmountcd by elegantly
carved enablatnres Tue windows OF the second AMI
MIRO soIics ar, 81 between nesc columns me ,atler
men story 10 the cornice % the buildnr The entrance
nroper ~ on me wes' 'front.' ana IA very oeann 10 de
sign Tho relic beyond the BODY Of tho building Is
about thirteen feet Tier, viii o, ght 81 soor TWEEN
tynne granite steps ascending tn the por,co The lat
ter will be Supported ~ two columns forty feet in
height. perfectly rronnrtioned and elegantly carved
The wid'h o. The is about fcriv feet There
nre tr'r comes 'bon wen'v-three 'eet IN height sur
moun'ed nv crcsc nts. beautifully cared Tie cornfce
ao'v" alluded 10. md which apparently rosts on the
colnmns ., u" facade projects hTe feet hyond The
waits ana 70 aoou the same number or feet IN helht'
aud above Is railing OF marble, about seven feet IN
n"'sh' wieh AIDS ereniiv u the be'u,y OF the b''
ing The windows Of the second and third stories AZ
ternaciy fifteen aud twelve feet in height. by six IN
width. are prctiilv ornameDei There are eight WIN.
do"s on the hrsf story proper and eleven on The
sec nd III" 'a"ade VIII he overopped bv dome sine
upwards 81 niv feet above tho apex of The Inidf'"
petlinnut, AM TWO hunfr'd ann ten ieet ABOVE inc
grnrad. W r< on III" dome has not vet bean com.
m"nced Ia 10 he hfiv feet in dam'er AMI one hnn-
Ord and seventy feet in height and will be phcd bv
humorous FOUND windows. composed OF s'ngm
to me western, excepting IN, poriico and
the real Corlnthan columns, which form so beautiful
ica'nre IN Inc main front The ends are similar IN
character md design 10 the 'front.' the entrances OF
course being smaller: each end Is snrmonnted by
nedim"nt and richly ornamenicd. As already stated
the bnildng Is 6reproof and the iron giriers which
hold the walls together weigh fcrv thousand pounds
each inc rst story supported by Columns 81 IRON IN
me Cornhaa stye and uphold solid srandri, OF inc
same material TOO raters on which tho noors are 'ad
OF iron about feet six inches apart The space
oet~een them rs hied IN with bricks, FORMING an arrh
between cach rarer Thu. the cailin are series OF
grooves and wh"n finished show the edges of'he raers
On THIS brick work tho hoors arr laid some 81 marble
ava some OF wood tn" stairs and window castings are
OF IRON Tue wa!is separating each apartment are OF
orck ana one foot N thicsrs's The sta rcass sscend.
on either sdc-not within the circle OF the d'm"-and
commentator rom one staircase 10 another - enec'ed
ov means "' sne cornnrs snme ., .ne r,n w.sk =
spiendd IN des'gn The stalrways ana cp,ridors are
covered WIN ron ormaments IN the shape o n'cnes OF
lower, ,r"'t NC In' 700, - .orr"gs.sa IRON In
TACT iron - seen on every hand, 'hns rendering me
edbcr pcH'cuv secirc ir'n me hery denon. ~ I'M
possible ~ Jnhge OF ne Colossal proportions Oh we
nuiding from tbe on'Sde ~ on'y from an eNh'nlns
non o me INFERIOR ,hat an adeqna'c hsa :" JUS dmsh-
slons can pe FORMED
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since toe ias, article on "s snh'ees apn@hei w wv
Columns OF 'ne hNALn glVng c"inp'.o "iiii' 'nu t"e
locanfv dimensions. &c OF inc burding' w u'se o'
erection foundations for not less than h on OF 'Nern
hnnoreo nave oeea laih, many o' wh,N are h'N ho-
lshed wniie diners are r'oniv wnrro--'"e 'r.r1
eomp'euon I'D ,hc stvie apHe aranoe snu ns''
rs no cnahg" sinee .as' yeer we p,,n.l'u,,
being built brick brown stone those pfso'i