The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-04
frontage on rroaawaH Of twen.y.nve feel.

frontage on broadway Of TWENTY-FIVE feet.
On the exterior these buildings, already
completed are very substantial In appsaranse ana
purposes. The Easements Will DO occupied nv ire
insurance companies, the first floors by banking
houses, the second by lie insurance coic pane5 and
the third and fourth doors for olces.
The Railways are lofty and well hghted aud ad.
m. :" "e"'r"' AVERAGE ioar'een eV @~'"''
81 Der aoo,- -s.a
feel "a Area NTH height OF twelve fees On iile
tAfd and eleven ieet ON the fourth floor: The mat
second floors bave ceilings respectively fourteen
aua thirteen ieet III hcignt.
Entering on Broadway the passeee leads into fine
SsRues en- wen NV, nac cs y,
nut and appropriately decorated. TO make tae
buidings az complete as possible II IS desl0ned 10
veniences and heated with steam. Otherwise than
mentioned there IL hardly ANY peculiarly la the
the IRON fronts, IN watch are about 500 tons OF IRON
resting on deep s1nken foundations. They have
selni-eilipucai wndow heals, supported oy pam
columns standing on bold pedestals, and these cot
uinus have ornamental capitals. While still higher
are tae heavy cornlces AMI all these effects are pro-
uuced IN INIT alton OF marble. Three tiers OF vaults,
lreproof, with burglar proof doors, embodied IN
the construction. Messrs. Jardinc architects.
ne9 and o. ae o. e sas
general character as those described as III course
OF erection by Mr.. Thomas, ana some struc-
RON second hand material to the discredit
OF The Inc locality where they are going up,
u
Ing under way. The facts presented exhibit marked
progress, not only In details OF construction IN sta
OF fnlsh but also that the day OF cheap and ms
called economical buildings has passed.
KgNP's BUILDING NORTHEAST CORNER WILLIAM AND
CEDAR STREETS.
The splendid buildings going up below the HERALD
Office are 10 have another added to their num-
Der. From the Of Cedar and william streets,
owned by Mr. George Kemp will ascend an eddce
n.ty-1ye feet On William street by ia feet four
Inches on Cedar street. OF 1--WE stories In height with
details are Is lolioWs.-Ihe basement ana cellar
have each ceiling OF ten feet In height the nrst
the third thir.een feet the fourth, twelve
feet anu the fiitn eighteen feet The basement moor
liam street and one step above at the extreme end
on Cedar street, on account OF the grade Of the
street. The easement and first story are arranged
Tor insuraa &c and banking purposes and the
second. third, fourth and NTH stories for Offices aud
lanitor's rooms the entrance Of the building IS
approached by massive marble steps toward hall
twelve feet IN width with fine tesselated marble
floor anu grand walnut stairs eighteen feet in
width, which wind to the upper stories with bold
sweeps and preserving their elegance throughout.
All the stores attained by this staircase are fur
Ii shed with washbasins. urinals and everything per-
tanning TO personal comfort Another stairway, a
uTivale one. Is situated IN the Cedar street.
TINS is furnished with Lift seven feet square raised
The interior or the building Is to be made extra
strong with neavy IRON beams, grdcrs and the
sary supports, among which WIN be enormous col.
umns surmounted by uniquely wrought capitals.
The floors VIII be lalu IN naru planks with each
strip only two and half inches wide. Throughout
the first story richness Will be observed in finish
that can be surmlsed from plate glass doors and wal
nut framework. ike degree OF unStlnted ber-
atty VIII prevail IN furnishing the upper stories: and
when the steam to heat IL shall have been introduced
aud all the improvements for good light and ventila-
ton ana me toilet conveuienccs contemplated, this
viii be one or the most elegant buildings In the city.
Is exterior Will be gem OF beauty. In style, its
architecture Will be Ia the renaissance, ateriy the
most ford of all SCHOOLS. IL Will form panel centre
on William and Cedar streets ana lend TO those 10
caitles freshness or style, al artistic beauty OF
design and monumental ricGncSS before unknown
IN TINS locality Clustered columns with ornament
tai caps, viii prevail on all the stories. TIE acute
angle OF the building il segment formed and pre-.
sents line views OF Wall street and Broadway. MIR.
Thomas who. almost alone OF all ar hitects has dealt
With tue ornamental especially with scuptired ana
cast npures Oh marble fronts, proposes to place on
The tbird story two magnificent works OF art repre-
sentlng "IBdustryn and Commerce. They
Will rest on elegant pedestals supported by
rlch consoles. They will be twelve feet in
height ana cast from bronze. Necessary In
q structure OF this kind is OF coarse the
mansard roof, and this will be supplied In all OF It's
eiaDorations, consisting OF dorner windows slated
fronts, baustrades vases and gut treIiis work over
topping the summit. The fronts Will be entirely OF
iron. All OF the windows to be illled with heavy
plate glass pane5, and ali the sashes and frames
To be made Of native hard woods MIR. Griffith
Thomas Is the architect with 5000 900 to expeud
construction. The Architectural Iron Works supply
the front, John Mullins the mason work and Mr.
Michael Carpenter the carpenter work. MIR. Kemp
who resides IN Europe, mas committed tue trust o.
erecting the building 10 his brotner-n law, Mr. John
Foster wealthy and retlred bnllder, VINO, in con-
Junction With Mr.. Thomas, has the construction In
charge.