The New York herald., 1870-01-02
THE NEW BOSTON POST OFFICE.
Description or the Projected Building.

Description of the Projected buu0tngs
From the Boston Transcript
The exterior facades Will embrace total frcntag
on Water Devonshire and MIX streets Of 40 feet
with an average height above sidewalks OF 100 feet
the central portion Of each facade will, however,
reach to the height OF 26 feet The style selected BY
the supervising architect for these facsdes Is that
known as the Renaissance, and the composition OF
each street side of the building may be brieny de-
scribed as follows:-
Anobe basement or street story OF twenty-eight
feet height formed by composition OF pilasters ana
columns resting on heavy pliuths or pedestas at the
sidewalk level and crowned with an enrablature car
rcd by two stories above It. both OF which are enrcnco
By ornate MISUNDERSTANDING dmirably in keeping
with tho best examples OF the style selected. The
principal entablature Of the exterior walls will DC
singularly cnective in detail, upon which will be
seated OF the most conspicuous roofs yet intro
duced upon any structure, public or private erected
In this country. In the several faces OF the street
sides Of this roof are placed highly FURNISHED dor
mcr windows, intended to be constructed OF stone
or iron above which the top OF the roof VIII be
flushed with cOrntce and facta forming the seating
OF the bronze grille intended to incose the entire
upper section or fat OF the roof la ideaiizng the
roof OF the structure the architect has introduced
several exceedingly novel ana expressive features OF
finish, avoiding 1t is believed, the sameness OF ex.
preston which TOO often claracterZe, the "Louvrer
ana Mansard roofs Thc Devonshlrc street facade
Is sub-divlded into I'VE compartments ~ central
prOlcctl0HN nanked Dy TWO CURTAINS" y" nnl3neQ 0s
the corners OF Water and MIX with "pavilons"
The central projection" and the TWO pavilions are
respectively subdiy.et In their height By orders or
pasters, columns, euiablature5 and balustrades
and the curtain nsh is dependent for Its effect upon
the window dressing aud attached entablaturcs ana
balustrades, excepting In the first or street story
where the order OF the first or street story be-
fore referred to is carried uniformly through the Gu
tire length OF the three street faadcs The principal
centre entrance In the DevOnshirc street facade conf
muncates with broad staircase, located III noble
hail communicating directly with the second, third
and fourth stories. The remaining entrances OF this
side OF the building give access 10 the Post Once
CORRIDOR designed to be twelve feet In height above
which the strong light to be secured by The liberal
window openings 6i the first storI Will insure the
full lighting OF the Post Ohlcc apartment behind
the corridors OF this and the other Two streets on
which the building bouads Both The corner pavil-
Ions OF the Dcvonshlre street side are repeated Oh
the MIX and Water streets SIDES and the architecture
OF these last WIN correspond IN detail and finish with
the Devonshire street front aforesaid. Two groups
OF etalary are designed IN the central projection OF
Devonsnire street side-one OF them to crown the
principal entrance and the other group 70 surmOunt
jectlen and faces the more elevated portion of the
group Of siatuary on the attic, is ianked by scup-
tured eagles respectively located over the two cutter
corners Of the attic Approaching the structure from
either OF the principal th0roughares surrounding it
whether from State through Devonshire street,
Franklin and MIX through Devonshire street, wash
nRtOn through Water street, or Washington through
Milk street.-The ctect Of this monumental mass to
the eye VIII unquesuonaply be most harmonious ana
gratifying.