The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-22
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY NOVEMBER e. HSa-TRPLE

commodious one on Butler street. near Court most
desirable change for Captain Rhodes and his men, as
well as lending more creditable character to that
most useful branch OF our public institutions. Inc
ground on which it stands IS feet 'front.' by 100 feet
deep, cost the city $6,000 and the erection OF Inc
Is three stories In height rising 1ty feet from the
street. and cost $40, 600 The main building ironss
ausn on Butler street. 40 feet IN wid' ana o. two
stories high and 50 feet by &c. the a.ef 81 s .e
prison part OF the station There Is space 81 egns
owned by the city, securing forever both light
and ventilation from the WINDOWS nhsiue .nc
p pound an mere The cells
to back, in o square block Wi Iinn n Inc
second story Of the prison over the cells is fitted out
"a q Iodrng room for Migrants and others who may
| be compelled to seek nights snelier tnere. Inc
i captain,s sergeant's and the mems quarters are
ali that Comfort and modern Improvement could sug-
rest or devise Take it all in all the new station
house in Butler street s unquestonaby the finest In
every respect OF any in either Of the two Cities
1 The finest structure reared on Fulton avenue
the past Wor son set se ny
| place and Smith street. The building Is Of brick,
| with very handsome front of Little Falls stone Ia
material which 10 very ornate and Is Is by 90 feet In
| size built OH lot 100 feet deep. The main build
ing-ther being anIextenson In the rear-is three
ON Fulton avenue, near Hoyt street, stands a new
fine brick building, intended for store and owned
on the corner OF Smith and Livingston streets Ell
Roberts, OF the Fulton Market, Is putting up base
ment and three story brown stvne house for pri-
Burnham's Gymnasium Building, In course OF cree
ton on the corner Of Schermerhorn and Smith streets,
which stands on lot 25 by1OO rapidly progressing
towards completion, and will prove most substan-
tia structure The first floor and basement are TO be
rented as stores, and the gymnasium department viii
occupy the whole OF the second floor.
The rapidty with which the new church eddce OF
ST. Charles Borromeo, Sidney place near Livingston
IN %
Gated on the opposite side OF Livingston street. on
| Sidney place, was destroyed by fire In March last
and the present building was Immediately COM
menced, and was finished 80 as to admit OF its being
| occupied by the congregation on the first
the English gothic order Of archiecturs o. feet
in width and 13 feet Deep The front Of the building
Is sarmounted BY tower l5s feet in height tn The
church ia lighted by fourteen stained glass windows
and has accommodations for $50 persons. The
mings Of Belleville gray stone and sand stone; the
roof is Of Pennsylvania slate. The cost OF
and cost Of the building ss5 ooo The inte
riOr is yet, however, unfinished the pews. which are
to be OF black walnut not being all up The ceiling
will be finished with fresco painting, illustrative OF
sacred history. Sufficient ground has been reserved
for the erection Of pastors residence In the rear Of
The new and splendid architectural structure
which has been in progress OF construction on the
corner OF Clinton and Livingston streets since the
early part Of last year is now nearly finished the
walls being up and the roofing begun. This will be
known as st: AIMS Episcopal church and takes
churches in the United States 1t has been previously
described in these columns.
The new building OF the Mercantile Library Ass0-
citation, Montague street, opposite the Academy OF
Music. has been finished and adds still another
memento to the garland OF refinement and wealth
which clusters around the chaplet OF Bro0klyn's
noble institutions.
Building has not been so general in the vicinity OF
Prospect Park during the present year as was the
case in 1868 and 1857. This is in great measure
attributable the fact that the city has been neg
gent IN grading and extending the streets leading to
the Park, and property holders contemplating build
ing have deferred their projects until such time
fectng thes eimproyements and laying The sewer and
gas pipes In the streets which are not so provided
for When this has been done by the city then an
unprecedented impetus will be given the many pro-
jects for improving that ourshng section of the fair
city and dwellings and stores will spring up every
Slde
The rage speculation in Prospect Park lots has
not been near SO extensive within the past year as
property has not deprecated in that section vet it
has not increased and those who own lots Us by 1907
which range in value from about So 600 to each,
do not readily dispose OF them for that figure the
demand, as stated having decreased greatly,
Real estate adjacent to Fort Green Myrtle avenue,
mas increased IN some instances within the past
twenty months as high as 100 per cent. Lots on DE
Kalb avenue, between Elliott place and Fort Green
place, which were valued at from 81 ,5od to $l,7oo
twelve months ago, are now estimated TO be worth
$4,000.
OF oxford street and De Kalb avenue, which Is said
to be valued at $500 000 would not have brought
years ago more than $4,000.
Lots fronting the Park, on Cumberland street. are
valued at from 50, 900 to $1,000 which two years
ago were not worth half that figure.
On Cumberland street, near Myrtle avenue, dwell
ingS which in 1852 were offered for sale a. $4,000
could not now be bought for less than $4,000 Lots
on Myrtle avenue between ClermOnt and Vanderbilt,
are valued at from $1,000 to "a, 500 apiece. These
facts all denote the unprecedented rise In the value
OF real estate In the vicinity Of Washington Park,
Fort Greene as II Is more generally called, since the
work OF laying out and Improving the latter was
commenced by the Park Commissioners.
monument to the spirit, taste and skill OF the
Puritan Church Society OF Brooklyn, In the form OF
new church edfce, has been commenced by the
Congregationalists residing In the neghborhood of
Marcy and Dekab avenues. The new church Is
chaste and elegant, well substantial in design,
and when perfected will be most worthy addition
to the long list OF beautiful houses OF worship OF the
Christian denominations which adorn the streets
and avenues OF city celebrated for It's zeal In the
cause OF piety and devotion, as exemplihed IN
the plans as adopted the following descrip-
ton Is noted:-The style Is early Gothic and
the cost is estimated at about 100000. The whole
edce win consist OF two buildings, covering an area
OF 175 by 100 feet One building Will constitute the
church proper. and the other the lecture room end
school. The two latter nave ninety-fve feet front on
Marcy avenue, and q depth OF slxtysix feet to
where the building unites with the church. The lat
ter viii cover 104 by SO feet and will be arranged with
four rows OF pews, containing sittngs for 1900 per-
sons. In the rear OF the pulpit platform are to be
the pastors study and trustees apartment. There
will be spacious gallery on three sides OF the house.
supported on each side by three columns. The
lecture and school rooms will be separated from the
church by sashes filed with plate glass and orna-
mented with screen work. so arranged as to provide
for the whole edifice being thrown into one when
ever additional space may be required. The mate
rails 10 be used are brown stone and Ohio stone
trimmings. The roof is to be OF slate, ornate In de-
sign. The front OF the church will be adorned by
spre ESQ feet 10 height.
bussAs or A IUnATc ASYLUM.