New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
ARCHITECTURAL.

THE NEW BUILDING OF LORD &c TAYLOR.
The latest addition to the number of the
famous business palaces of NewYork is the new build
ing OF Lord & Taylor, the Of Broadway and
Tweneth-st. Like most Of the recent structures for
business purposes it is principally composed Of iron and
glass some Of the interior fittings only being Of wood
1t has been said that could have the best house in
New-York for more than day; for by the time it was
DONE somebody would be putting up better It may
not be safe therefore, say that Lord Taylor have the
best in NewYork but may be asserted without
fear Of contradiction trepresen the hghestpont OF
excellence 10 which archtectTen iron has yet attained
and that before better than this can be constructed
the whole system must take stride forward The build
ing Of the composite order Of architecture approach
np perhaps more nearly TO the style of the Renaissance
than auy other distinct school The marked peculiarly
OF tbe structure ia its varied and profuse Ornanenaton
which forms strong contrast with the rigid simplicity
OF many Of the great iron buildings In Sew1OrK. EV
the design however, and the whole is such grand
SCALE that this prOfusiOn Of ornament does not strike
the eye unpeasanty nor impair the massiyeness OF the
me solidy of the work may be ina gned from the fact
that tbe iron alone weighs upward of 1000 tuns making
this In proportion TO its square feet OF surface, the
heaviest metal structure put up this continent
The Broadway front Of the building is 10 feet In extent
and it runs back to depth OF its feet. The corner
broadway and Twentiehs is cut OF dlagonaly, giving
an excellent or ortunity a show window looking TO-
ward the northeast stately pasters the junction
of the diagonal surface with the main sides OF the
runs n.y. Into slated turret i22 feet above the ground,
crowned by iron railway and tall nag-stan ms
beautiful architectural design IS one of the most pronl-
nent features Of Broadway viewed from the north over
the grand entrance on tie broadway side, columns run
up to the hight Of two stories, and form great arch
similar TO that over the entrance TO the building OF the
firm at the Of Broadway and Grand-st Under
tins is an oval porch Is feet in hight, 20
feet in width and II feet wide 1t Is fooItd with
enters the grand hall the lower story This hall Is
feet in night. with area Of more than $1,000 feet OF
floor Among the first things which attract attention.
are the plate glass windows Broadway eight in num-
Der, each one feet wide and 10 feet IN night
Counters Of dark polished WOOD varying from 20 To 90
feet in length viii this floor when tho building
completed. In the rear is TO be placed private Office
for the partners which VIII be complete building,
house within "a house. 1t will be sem-OTiental semi
Gothic building half Kiosk, haf chapel, ngnted by
skyight and protected all around from inquisitye eyes
by stout panels OF different cOlored woods otalrWays
OF each end of the rOOm and three elevators will connect
the first floor with the upper stories. These VIII De ar
ranged like the ground floor, each having wardrobe
and spacious tOiletrOom for the convenience OF EN-
plOyes and customers. 49,,
temen composing it prOprietors OF two stores which
rank among the largest in the country, one standing at
the corner of Grand ana Chystiests the other a te
corner Of Grand-st and Broadway. Since the firm
heaan n small business, in 1885, at No. 40 CatnarnesJ
five partners retired With fortunes but the business
has nevertheless continued to Increase now employs
and the great building which mas Deen
described will serve to accommodate only portion OF
Beside an Immense retail trade in dry goods and a
wholesale trade extending to all parts OF the United
states, Lord Taylor deal largely IN carpets and OIL
cloths, in upholstery and house furnishing goods
and esDeciay, IN trousseaux, cioaKs, ana iaiies
business heavier than that OF any other mouse ID le
city, Tie furnishing OF hotels and steamboats, is one or
their specaltes: The headqnarters Oh tdelr WHOLE %ipde
store, while their stock OF carpets ana Oicoths is
mainly limited the GIand-st, aud Chrystle-ss esta
the new and magnificent building at the corner OF Broad
way and TWentcth-st.