New-York tribune., 1870-08-26
ARCHITECTURB IN NEW-YORK.
ERECTION OF A NEW HOTEL.

ARCHITECTURB IN NEWYORK.
ERECTION OF NEW HOTEL.
| NewYork is celebrated for the beauty of its
hotels, and the able manner in which they are kept
Their number is increasing every year, and with each
additional the aim is Outrva the others in arch
tectura elegance. Marble heretofore used largely in
the buildings of York, appears to be going out OF
favor, and iron becomes popular every day. On
the northeast corner of Broadway and Twenty nnthst
is in course Of erection hotel that will prove add-
tona ornament to that portion Of the metropolis The
ground upon which il is situated is very ireguar il is
$50 long by 30 feet wide at its widest part and has
frontage OF 20 feet Broadway. The style Of the
building is modern French. 1t has front
entirely OF iron, five stories high, with a
Mansard roof Of three stories thus making the whole
building eight stories In hight lO feet from the side
tect to be the highest in the city, other roofs having
elevation OF but two stories. popularity of the roof is
with ornate iron castings. The building has four acade
two topped with pedments the other two with towers
and on each facade there double OF columns Civ
ing the front very striking and elegant appearance
Inc front has been put up in Ashley courses that s the
pates, Wnlch are not very thick, backed with u
inch brick wall, and method that il said to keep out
the heat in summer and cold in Winter; the ordinary
style being TO put heavy plates with lining brick
Ihere are three line entrances to the buildng-One
rant and the third the private entrance on Twenty
nnt-st, which is covered with classic portico
into restaurants, offices. stores readingrooms &C.,
inconsderable portion being reserved for the grand
TIE second floor is devoted TO the principal parlor sutes
and large dinng-rGom capable Of seating about 800
guests, located i'll the retired end Twenty ninthst
There are, in addition to the parlors mentioned two
public parlors for ladies' The third, fourth and fifth
of smaller and have dressing rooms, baths,
Taterclosets &c. complete and attaehed to each suite;
rooms for guests The Nth and seventh floors rather
the first and second floors OF Tie Mansard roof, are
and dressing closets attached to each room,
and baths and waer-cOSets at the end OF
will he used for servants rooms few of the principal
being reserved for guests Altogether the hotel
contains about go rooms not OF which is dark The
basement is IL feet high and contains kitchen 80 feet
by about 9O-a large bake-room connected with the
kitchen. Adjoining the kitchen and connection with
the restaurant above, are large vaults rooms and ice
houses, bilardroon that VIII contain eight billiard
tables aundries, ironing and dningrOons for the
%nts a. So 4daeent and connected with the main staircase
and the bOoblack hail. all ventilated by a shaft.
But the great feature will he the grand marble stair
case consisting of central and two long flights, ex
tending from the first to the second floor Unlike most
GOODNESS OF the marble, and the sOnber aspect Of the
walnut The steps, or treads as they are are called are
edges; the of iron filed with composition, and
mOsaics wrought after elaborate designs OF n0%ers es
of oyecOOred stone, nodded ana paneed 10 haIlnoLc
with The rest, and the whole guarded and capped with
heavy walnut and hardwood rail- with bronze balusters
fashioned and designed in peculiar manner Ihe STAR
case above the floor and through the succeeding
stories the dome, will be independent OF the grand
staircase and will be made of hardwoods and carpeted
The building which to cost $4,000, exclusive OF the
furniture and interior decorations was designed by MT
s. Hatch begun about the lst OF May, viii PROB,
ably completed about tie Ist of November and Will
then be occupied by Coleman Glsey under iic name
OF the Gilsey Hotel 1t is the property OF p Gsey, sr,
whose son has entered into business with MI Coleman
of the Coleman House, They intend TO 1urnlsi IL III
manner becoming its exterior
OPENING OF THE GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL.
He who makes two blades of grass grow
where bnt one grew before is called benefactor of his
race So is the building Of frstclass hotel public
benefaciOn. firstclass hotel nowadays is little city
In itself 1t includes the population, stores, and luxur-
Gus convenences a city The Grand Central Hotel on
Broadway, half way up town, which has occupied some
200 men last two in building and furnishing
is of the frsclass II opened yesterday TO the pub
lie All the afternoon and evening people swarmed
and admrin lis ELEGANCE and convenences On account
its spacousness its comfortable ana attractive eHup
one OF the great evening resorts of the city At the open
ing yesterday handsome collation. set in the man
dinngha for great number OF invited guests, and the
presence Of many ladies added interest 10 the OCCASION
Tie Grand Central Hotel extends from Broadway 10
stories in hight exclusive of its deep basement ana SUB
basement There are $50 in all capable of accom-
modafine 500 guests There suites Of two to four
rooms each with wardrobas, bathrooms, and closets,
and supplied with hot and cold water The dlmngrooms
are r i'm number capable Of seating GOO guests at one
time There steam elevators, one for passengers
for baggage Among items OF interest III con con
nection with this great building are the taets thas
1900 windows and 1900 doors; that ITS carpengs VIII
cover the space of seven acre, acres ana a1n. ts
pipe in the building, i placed in straight Iggi,
line, would reach nearly 9Omlles It's interior IS
" well nghteu ana AIRY; ith ,. 90
and wilton carpetng drapery, and parlor furniture are
of the Chastc and elegant designs In DrlShthess
and luxurOusness il is altogether large epltone OF te
sunny south from which section it will receive the great
est part OF its patronage. White and gold, pale biue
with other most delicate colors and neutral tnts pre-
vail the view from the very accessible dOlnes OF lts
lofty Mansard roof is hardly equaled from any point IN
the city account of the central location and the great
hight-about lG5 feet The lavish Of polished fine
marble and Of curled black walnut with gded lines, IN
stairway finishing and furniture, add greatly TO the I'M
posing effect of the interior Tie total expenditure OF
preparing the house from the beginning for the recep
| tiOn of guests will exceed $20OO,0OO
The owner of the building s F. S. Higgins the proprl-
etor hotel Hiram l.. Powers designers and build
ers EngcIbert & Paul furnisher, throughout, Jacob
Kiefer of Bridgeport CODn-well known New fork hrin
being drawn upon for such goods as were not imported
direct chief clerks of the hotel g. Frank Crockett from
the Br0med House Boston, and Mortimer Maine from
! the 81. Charles New-Oreans