The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-13
A. 7. STEWART.
HIS Grand Charitable Project.

There have already been some init
nations published Of great charity
contemplated by A. 7. Stewart, of
New York. 1t is said that he pro
poses to build two grand hotels valued
at 100000 each, one for working
young women and one for working
younf, men. The site of the former
building, which is to be construct
ed Of iron, is on Fourth Avenue,
between Thirty second and Thirty
third Streets, west side. Describ-
ing il as it will appear
when completed, it has three
fronts respectively on the three
streets named. On Fourth Avenue
it has a frontage of 1872 feet 6 inches.
The frontages on Thirty Second and
Thirty Third Streets are each 205
feet. The breadth of the rear of the
building is 1877 feet 6 inches. The
whole structure covers an area of Al.
600 square feet. The main building
is six stories In height, with an addi-
tiOnal story IN the Mansard roof. The
entire of the height of the central por-
ton of the building is 100 feet, and
that of the side portions 103 feet, be-
sides the additional heights ofthe tur-
rets. The height of the first
story is 10 feet inches; second
story IL feet inches; third story, 13
feet inches; fourth story, II feet 6
inches; fifth story, II feet; sixth
story. IL feet 5 inches, and the Man
sard story { feet II inches. The main
portion of the building to entabla-
ture is 80 feet, above which the Man
sard roof is Is feet in height above
the elevated central portions and II
feet on the sides. The interior is ap-
preached by a grand staircase leading
into main hall 80 feet wide. There
is a courtyard in the centre 81 by 116
feet. In the basement is monster en-
CINE for generating steam to heat the
whole building. Extending from the
basement to the roof are ventilating
shafts s by 10feet in size. These shafts
pass upward through the four angles
of the grand hall. Ascending from
the basement by a large stairway
leading to the first story is the kitchen,
directly in rear of the court. 1t is
36 by 80 feet In size. Double ele
vators for raising and lowering stores,
for communication with the dining
room and for the use of employees
Of the hotel are here. The upper
portion of the building is of course
devoted to rooms for guests. There
are no series of suites of rooms as in
ordinary hotties, such rooms, from
the nature of the case, not being re-
quired. The grand staircase, at the
second story, leads into a hall twelve
feet In width, extending from Thirty
second to Thirty third Street.
Communicating with this hall and
also of the same width, are par
allel halls on each side, and continu-
ing to the rear, and there again COM
municatihg with similar hall par
allel to the first On either side of
these hallsare rooms for guests, those
In front looking on the street, and
those In the rear into the court yard
The rooms on this story are double
rooms, and intended for two sisters
to occupy. or other cases where two
occupy one room. These rooms are
16 by IL feet in size On this floor.
directly over the kitchen and Laundry,
is the restaurant or dining hill, being
SO by SO feet in dimensions. The
third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
stories OF the hotel are constructed
on the same plan with the second
story, except that the rooms are small !
Ter, the latter being each 8 by II feet
in size. Over the dining hall, however.
is a room of the same dimensions as
the former, occupied for meetings,
concerts. lectures, and similar pnr-
poses. On the fourth floor, and also |
of the. same size, and over the last
room named, is the library and read
ing room. Over this space in the re-
naming two stories are rooms for the |
servants. The hotel is constructed to |
accommodate about 600 guests, there
being altogether about 500 rooms for
their accommodation. Each room is
neatly furnished. and is we'll supplied |
with water and marble basins. Be
sloes thls, every room has an air duct /
and register for fresh air, and a cor
responding one for taking off the i'm
pure air. All the hall floors are
marble. and the other floors are
OF hard, narrow wood. The build |