The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-18
THE POSTAL PAL1CE.
The Growing Glory OF tho Park-A de-
scription Of the Proposed BurdirG-Iis
Foundation aud Its A rchitecturc.

ecription of the Proposed I'M ding I, =
Foundation aud Its A Architecture.
This building is being erected on the triangu-
lar portion of tho Park at the junction OF Broad
way with Park Row IL win have frontage on
Broadway and Park Row Of 9G9H feet, III feet on
the southwest front, and go feet toward the PARK,
the pan conforming to the shape OF the ground en-
closing an opening or court. There will DC three
stories, together with basement, sub-Dasement and
attic
As TO the interior arrangement. the sub.bascmcnt
includes the whole area OF the building and that
portion Of the sidewalks covered by Hyatt lights,
and bounded by tho retaining walls, and will accom-
modate the furnaces and necessary machinery
coal vaults, &c. The entire basement Will be used
by the Post once Department, and Ike the sub
basement, includes the whole area within the re-
tanning walls. II viii be well lighted by the Hyatt
light sidewalk and the illuminated floor in the prin-
clpal story.
The first or principal story Of the building will
be devoted TO tho use of tho Post Once Department 1t
has no interior partition walls, the Official and public
spaces being separated by the formed by the
Post Once boxes the whole Of the walls above being
carried on iron columns. The court. yard will bc
covered by roof OF iron and glass; SO that tne whoe
Of the space enclosed by the outer main walls Of the
story propc sed ut the present 10 be used as gallery
open to the principal Post once room, is to be con-
structed.
There arc to be seven doors on Broadway, a
Ike number on Park row, and three on the south
'front.' With ample corridors Inc park or n Sd,,'
cry OF the mails. the wagons running under an
awning constructed Of iron and glass; erected for Tie
protection OF the mail matter ffom the weather
during the loading and unloading. Handsome clip
teal stairways are TO be formed In the corner pa,
vions, and will lead 10 the u =. Courts In the Cd
story of the building. Tho remaining rooms will be
used IA Offices and occupied by the various officials
OF the Government ually accommodated in similar
The heating and ventilation Of tho building have
been made the subject of careful Study. and Will be
thorough. -Four hOistways are provided. Tue stair
ways are 20 be large, handsome, and In sufficient
number. The floors are to be formed OF rolled iron
beams carrying brick arches the launches Of which
are to be nlled with concrete, which II TO be LAID
the marble thing, or board flooring. The roofs Will
DO constructed OF iron, covered With stating and
The style OF the building Is 10 be the Renaissance
each story being carried up In distinct order In the
Dorc style, increasing In Iichness as tue top Is
reached. The roof arc TO be boldly carried from
The main corncc, and crowned with highly ornate
ZION railing. On the four principal angles hexagonal
paviions VIII be croctsd these will completely con-
ceal the awkwardness OF 1.-THE angles which the form
OF the lot entails on the building and their roofs be-
show at this point In the centre Of the Park row
and Broadway fronts, bold pavlions are To DO car
RED up, crowned with hnely-proportioned square
Mansard roofs. The curtains connecting the corner
and centre payilions have less ornate treatment,
the order being omitted.
A. the southwest END Or arex. the whole frontage
between the hcxsgona pavions is to be thrown for
wtrd to form grand mass eishty-scyen feet wide.
which is to be carried up and crowned with dome.
The central pavilion Is 10 lie OF similar design, and
Is to be connected with the corner pavonsb by cur
tains similar 10 those on the Park row and Broad
way faeadcs. The first story is TO be a rusticatcd
arcade tie cornice being plain the second corniee
Is 20 be enriched with DEATHS, and the third story
or main cornicc will have full enrichment Of den
tbs, modilions, metopes, &C. On the southwest
pavilion front two-stored porch is TO be carried
on sixteen detached columns. Above this the third
order is TO be trown back TO form screen Of eight
columns, also detached.
The attic story and pedment are to be car
RED by twelve cary aides; this pedimcnt IL TO 10
sculptured, and the dome, which starts square in
plan, IL 20 be brought to an octagon and crowned
with massive baustradc The roof OF the dome Is
70 be relieved By grand lutlcrn, and four lunees.
The PAVILION On the Park 'front.' 10 70 be somewhat
less elaborate than that commanding Broadway,
having Corintliian pilasters instead OF caryaides,
and the pedment Ia TO be plain. The intercolum-
nations are 10 be carried over on the central and
angle payilions on Park row and Broadway honte,
but OMITTED IN tho curtains as Ae'Ore mentioned.
These central payons above referred toare to have
tine iuthcrns to relieve .he massiyenc-s Vt the roofs
and the curtains are 10 have handsome dorners in
uOduced IN the Manslri TO light the attic.