Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-08
Stewards New Mansion.

The magnifccn. aud splendid new build.
ing. now being erected in the Fifth avenue,
and corner of Thirty.tcurth street, which
will DO the future residence of Alexander
7. Stewart is progressing most satisfactorily
to all ,hose leading men interested in its con.
struction. The noble structure is pattern
Of chastcucss and elegance, aud the builder
are doing their part in a scry crcditable and
praiseworthy n,anne~. 1t is viewed and
looked at by thousands Of TIC cltts Of our
city, who traverse Fifth avenue, night, noon
and morning.
1t is estimated when comp!etcdi. i. will cos.
about S2,000,00o. The architectural orna.
mental and chaste designings, are al purely
Corinthian, For elegance and beauty 50
fara it has progressed, it stands unrivalled.
In fact, there is no building to compete with
it in the city of New York, it being
ted of the purcst and fne-t marble. Soma
estimate may be formed Of the cost, when it
is known that it is built not only Of the best
marble, but that the iron work, alone will ex.
coed s500,0QD, and that it will be fire. proof
from top to bottom. The roofis beautifully
finished, being in itself mass Of iron, and
the castings have no parallel il the United
States.
1t the main entrance thare are two mas.
i've stones Of marble, which arc placed on
either side as checks for the grand stoop.-
In the entrance iron pillars are erected pur-
pose'y for supporting the aoors, such is also
the case in the Easement, as well as in tho
first, second, third and attic stories. Thes.
are chaste and beautiful, fully capped in tho
newest Go n,hian style.
The FIRST floor contains a par,or, twenty.
four BY iorty-slx feet long, reception room
nineteen by thirty-two feet. dning-room
nineteen by thirty-two feet, with breakfast
room and buffers apartments. The main
ball, leading from the entrance to the pie
ture gallery, will Lc sixteen feet wide and
fiily-six feet in length
There will also re traverse hall leading
from the main hall, which will give ingress
to the various rooms, which will be fourteen
feet wide and Glty.eisht long. The Italian
marble stairs will be twenty feet by twenty.
nine. In the main hall there will also be u
number Of massive pillars, with full Corin-
THAN caps. The picture gallery will be Of
magnificent finish and beauty, the same az
the other grand apartments of the buildings,
and will be lighted up with splendid chaud.
alters, which will be of superb style, as will
also the drawing room rarlor anu reception
rooms.
The basement story will be appropriated
to the uses and apartment Of the servauts.
They will be nicely finished, and will be ten
feet six inches in ceiling height.
The first .tory ceilings will be eighteen feet
nine inches in height, between beams, sec.
ond.story, sixteen feet nine inches, third story,
fifteen feet nine inches and the fourth story
or attic will be ten feet between the beams.
The por'icocs, eorridsrs purclas and rail-
ings will far excel those of any other man.
sion ever constructed in the city Of New
York, while the outside ratings aurround.
ing the mansion will be splendidly put UP
at great cost, and will be of the newest
style and finish
The grand hail, state and other rooms,
will be supplied with the newest and most
costly style Of furniture, and will be lighted
up with magnificent and costly chandeliers
The dormitorcs will also be similarly finish.
ed. The sofas, tables, chairs, &c, of the
dining, drawing rarlor and reception rooms
will be superb sight to witness, and tho
picture gallery will be pattern of elegance
and beauty. Such is faint and brief de-
scr;p!ion CT this splendid s.ructurs. " T.
Citizen.
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