The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-03

WIN PLAIN double columns nanking eacn size. ana
heavy trsnsom with the words IN sculpturod mar
BILE, ''Nlnth National Bank together with the
sive frieze. the bold cornice, the solid quoins and
rounding marble stairway passing into the great
nal leading to the banking quarters In the rear.
Double columns are continued on the second story
above the portico, where they support q pain Ro-
man pediment Double pilasters also ascend be-
tween the Windows and the carving i5 elshoFate and
IN good taste. The cornices termnQtel ia cap stones
enthusiastically wrought and other details in The con-
struction indicate that IRe Westminster marble has
been moulded by an artists hand.
Thirteen feet below me curb sink the foundations
T T Ga pea x concrete, lying TWO feet in water
luz graa.e pefs upon which the columns and SIDE
MANS SUM- are constructed IN the pyramdal shape
hewas In the cellar have thickness after leaving
the foundation. OF feet 10 inches and reaching the
basement continue with feet inches In the first
story feet IN the third foot inches, and the re-
mander TO the roof 1o inches. The building Is lo2
feet deep by 81 feet inches on Broadway is to have
five stories, and will reach height OF l15 feet, In
Guiding the Mansard roof contemplated me urst
floor is divided by the hallway, IA feet inches wide,
which separates 1t IN twain
About mid way between the front aud rear the hall
leads into the large octagonal shaped counting room
OF the bank. Here IS an apartment, II quadranguar,
that would be 70 feet square, with brick arches iron
beams and gifders. and the most durable and solid
the apartment viii be covered by dome Of IRON
framework. fitted with clear, transparent glass.
to sav re en he to
support the iron roof and open skyligh THIS roo:s
when finished in the nne foreign marbles, vain
scoied and frescoed, VIII be as elegant vestibue
as Is now known in the city. From the point where
the hall enters the apartment the railing which viii
enclose the clerks and tellers will sweep around in
the form OF the letter U, aiordlng complete view
OF all the moneyed operations OF the cashier and
president whose rooms adjoin to southwark and
eastward, facing on Broadway The rest Of the nrst
door VIII be occupied for book rooms, dressing
rooms, ward rooms, water closets &c. the remaln
der Of the upper doors are to be leased for oces ana
general business purposes. Equally lofty will be the
ceilings In all the upper stories The second door has
inches, the fourth IL feet inches and the aftn
IL feet The building is six stories high The
esns daEHEh0 NJ S hs G nas,oM "
pilasters, the whole iacade VIII present an almost
unbroken front Of glass. No vaults ore to be con-
structed, the owners Jeelng satisfied that they are
not as secure iron made after the best pat
terns The architect is Z. L. Roberts. and the
ST. GEORGES BUILDING, coRNEn BEEKMAN AND oAsrF
srREETS-c0sT, INCLUDING GROUNDS 100000.
Mr.. Lorlng Andrews has put up an elegant white
marble front on Beekman street corner OF Cli. Az
the situation indicates the building ID intended as
fresh acquisition to the hardware trade centring
In that vicinity. ST. Georges lane les to lts west
ward, and an ample court yard, so feet by SIS, viii
extend back in It's rear. The building, standing
alone as It does IN locality where most Of the stores
with its surroundings, with Its imposing dmen.
sions and chaste order OF treatment, Is worthy OF
the half million to be spent In It's complete erec-
ton. The front on Beekman street is something on
tine same general plan as the building OF the Young
Mems CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, corner Twenty third
street and Fourth avenue. 1t is four stories high,
including basement and sub-celar, and VIII be
capped With high Mansard roof attaining an ee-
vatlon Of IL feet above the cornice with two fine
pavilions ascending still higher aud banking the
| roof to eastward and westward. The character OF
| the outlines on the FACADE on Beeknan street Is
intricate and embOdieH several different Styles the
whole Perhaps forming species OF the renaissance,
Above the doors and about the piers rising from the
foundation are deliberately carved cap stones which
are designed for the first style OF ornamentaton.
The columns then support the bold cornice, which,
as IN all other marble structures, forms one OF the
main features OF the design. The cornice which pro-
jects from the door Of the third story treated In
ike manner. and the trans0ms support Roman pedt-
ments placed with becoming taste. Scarcely any de-
parture from what would be natural IN the disposition
OF other parts, IN ihe placing OF piasters, columns,
arches aud windows, can be noted; indeed the sue
cess Of the architect Is evident at glance. the
| unpretentious degree Of establishment. On Gin
| street the elevation has been put up In brick with
marble trimmings, as measure OF economy. The
roof VIII be cut up with capaci0us d0rners, as VIII
| also the pavillons. In other exterior appoint
ments-in sashes, in plate glass, in the wood work
| followed. Sinking twenty feet below the curb are
| the foundations made Of the same stone as that
rms stone IS laid on bed of concrete. which in
turn rests on stratum OF quicksand. Tho water Is
| OF the superstructure grante-a e-grained,
| finely crystaiilzed and lnnexible stone, which
on cfr street, and is therefore plainly visible As
construction to tho curb has come to be regarded as
among the most difficult arts Of build ng, this
noticeable about the structure. One thing Is as
suredt can never settle, as buildings often DO; and
as the elaborate and intricate system OF sewerage
and the projected underground railroads will nave
tendency to weaken the buildings that have been
standing already for long series of years, masons
in this day OF tightly exploits In engineering are
planting their footholds in firm ground. In
feet depth by 100 feet on Beekman street. and on st.
Georges lane the depth reaches ls5 feet because OF
gore IN the lot This door Is divided into four stores
OF twenty-five feel 'front.' the western one having q
depth OF ls5 feet The ceiling Ia IL feet high,
and there is o clear reach from front TO rear.
s ana me second one IS Droaa
staircases furnished and wainscoted in black wal
nut The heights respectively Of the second, third
and fourth stories are IA. 10 and IL feet the
roof towering over all. Four steam elevators with
all the necessary attachments, have been constructed
for the delivery and hosting OF merchandise, and
the power used to keep them In operation will be
used to generate steam, wherewth the entire build
Ing Will be heated TIE interior fittings Will be OF
the best quality, Will be produced by the best work.
mansbip, aud VIII In all respects correspond with
building handsome ana creditable structure The
slate used the TnckGhoe marble, the iron work, the
mason work, al exhibit the great care that has
proof The architects are Renwick 4 Sands
TlFfANY's BUILDING, UNION soUARE-cosr $500, 600.
street, on the west side, fine iron structure Is in
course OF erection that will be occupied by Tiffany
character Of It's foundations, ifs lofty ceilings nu-
merous windows and substantial construction, it
wil be one Of the best iron buildings IN the city.
It's exterior though not finished even in Its present
state indicates that the outlines will be symmetrical,
that the style employed is highly ornamental. aud
that the capacity Of the diGerent floors VIII be ample
for the most extensive business interests Its az.
pearance from Union square dscoses a facade that,
without being too profnse in ornamentation, has a
harmony aud purity OF treatment, so conspicuous
In the upper stories Of the Pesaro Palace In Venice
This style with Its double columns its tasteful Cap
tas bold cOrnices, lofty windows and broken but
stable framework realizes the highest ideal Of
art, without offending the eye with . gaudy
much ornament would be Impossible, both from the
uny leldng ana non-ductiIe character OF the mate
rial; but castings, which can never be otherwise
than rude limitations Of stone, could have found
abundant places for weak attempt at the orna-
mental as they have in many buildings In the city;
but this tendency has been avoided, commendaby
too; for he who furthers the decline OF purity In
style assals an art that Is Of more importance to
the city than the sister arts sculpture ana painting.
T The building, as 1t stands, IS nothing more than
plain imitation OF MARBLE or 1t will be so when COM
pleted ana painted; and this suggests that as yet
no style involving distinct personality has