, 1872-10-09

ornamental Ea1apet bals,strade At it's ouser e1g
screea between Is earried through solid. Tie moidn
Ct this ocniee is highly enriched, Is arc also Y
brackets uhieh support It Adore The 1nain eozats
sepes waeh e9as s1s ii IL es r1oaueed T
the Maaszrd treatment, without copying thst aorn
what haeknsyed feature From The centre projection
toverB which to be constructed entirely Of stoa
these on CLARK and Dearborn streets being. i
sets s fee aHT Tbs ens eod 1 n2;eetiors on sS so
Dearborn streets gzbled 70 conform to the shaI
the roof, md the Eky line is g-andly and boldl
broken e5 towers, sttic windows, gables, md chin
should Congress nske the Necessary s2pEopsi.t,o
tie & en Il 1hs s5 T. T. ,a 7E e:
meut.
NJ. J. G. R.nktn, IN architect Of much professions
dent Of our city, has resigned the position at As1S
ant su1servisng Archltect Of tho Treasury Depars
purpose Of resuniug his residence herr, and supa1
tending tho erection of this building.
| cuaszBzR oF ooa1ERcE
Nothing better illustrates The feeling which aaiuate
ttaa tbs conduct ct the Chamber of Commerce Asso
cahacn. Knowing fcn well that the ,hlow they hnt
suffered mus. Be only temporary II its eject and be
heving In tho mccarthy for immediate actioo in rektur
Ing the building in which much Of the business
the city transacted they met on October II, st No
81 Canal STREET. Il the cn Of Alr. Daniel A Jones' Ther
were present On TIA. occasion Mcssrs Hancock Parker
Pope, Chandler, WALKER, md Brooks NJ Jones, :.
President co11ot.ed the meeting with s.z:emcne
On F. beae Go srd
which vas possibly ealectahle Mr Brcok1 moved II
rebuild At o7ce upon the .ae 1te md he nesting 8
E. Jones, E. @. Walker; and John L
Hancock was then appointed to nake tho preliminary
ported On OF q fhat afr cochrane, u. aTchtec hsi
prepared designs for the building, which h.d beez
accepted by them. The stone contract was given u
T. ~eA-
TO be completed June 1. Since tt.t tins the work Ez
boen pushed forward without del.y-
The building Is constructed af Buena Visa ssone,
tas and T. nov pronounced secondto none in the city
# in the country IN pon: Of A.chi:ecture- The hze O
inches sboss tbs eidswak; md is Is feas high II.
Of Trade IS 1ee: hish u the elear Tbs height q
the building from sidewalk to cruioe is 81 feet aud to
the top of tho h,1us:aae 81 feet The basement and
recnd story di:eed into o3eea and rented to
dat Fafs dhs s Srd ae @ f1an u stories To- 1Fs 1gt
s. The design II Is Sufficient to say that the style Is
and should hare purely business aspect With suf-
Gent Ge1ee of o1amentat5nn 10 ecahe It to hold ta
Own With the Surrounding buildings. It Is almost q
pity tia. ii has no4 teen carried EtorJ highe-, and
this viii be more not2ble The buildings its I'M
mediste vicinity finished but too much praise
enng It fas bean czsrted forward to completion, or
70 the contractors for the in which tho work
has been executed. Il unay be incidentally msuhonod
Cleveland contractors wocld do well to study patiently
and pe1s-rerngi Until thsy hxve acquired tho art of
flling contracts On time
II 1s large o in tho centre, two smaller ones at
rgt. saSles to md te4 panels Of different st1es,
tyed II eh Seoev X sioads % Tns psnrI sse ii cf
decata green tint scrpelJ from bre.
The general arrangement of eoors judcous, begin
tbs ceiling, which fAes INT into pa1e green and then
into sober drah and gray upon the walls. TIE panels
Il the ends sud xids ase s,orned Tith ssEoxoih
Ianes Ut the end Of the ceiling supports clusters os
highslycolored dove-e, fruit and sheavea; these 5.
On ore shield is anchor. She Other sword md
slckla-
The calling Terminates n c1enceIased border Of
d.-h Hcee from the points Of .shch depend dec@to
fantastic ornaments Of buds, acornt, md leaves Both
the border and the coEiee bov It darby eolortd
aad might seem little duh and hea~, were not tho
nay Inc tcrlcr, On each sde and tho ends Of sho
h1l, pictures ncatl; painted Th.t ut the north
ead the Aeraesn eagle e.ering thelesend
ing tie ieeaadr P1rRnEs Usuz- At the soush enc,
ths nation hrd j. seen, with ou:spread wings, upcna
b.sas % 4iss1e IN e aissaee rhase I he he da s5s
more elaborate Sc q The e:st side sppca1s female
slesaeE, Of LIE a., e7S!ytag ehsat I'D sese;
sands sailor leaning captain the Like deity,
with wh.rses acd shirutrs, forming the background a
.se s aas ns ese At Il es he sssh
1t relieves the general ba5ene.s OF tbe Wall The
Officers dczk. at the noah end, is of 6.sk wood.
Eel. SOLID, elaborate, and handsome The CHIEF
pictorial ornaments of the room the sce ii tho
window behind the c,air OF the President. These
sses 1e Ps1nt9 s s Of ou5 tn De
uon tying over Casc-so%1th IN inverted torch, from
the city The tsee and tgu.e not entirely wanting
In grace and s7,i1i: Portion OF Washington street
and Iart Of he odd Chamber of Cumme1ca appear in
the Angel Of Peaen returning to bless the city Il lis
Before her troop tw:o cnhfuhe, beaF
ing edo-ia1 ws:e tesset filed with The fruts Of
the season and TIE othes clad in ths scanest atre
carries in his tiny arms two uncut rolls Of wuvc11
fat1tc npEu-cotly hur jeans from rural loom,
IS So1fer1no. Tpe pis.nre Last mentioned ezee the
other IN war1nthuf toac, d81.ng and general artistic
execution view ot the old C.2a.nber, and portion
IN the southwest corner Of the hn1 the panel being
made In iuitadon Ct window, through which the
s1e1 is supposed to be SEEN Ii ths corresponding
place in the opposite Is companion picture Of the
ruins ranediakc1y afte~ tho ccna,gratio1. rich
ap17ounds fhs hail. rising to the height Of
six feet. From tho w1inseot to the ceiliag tho
Ire ornanneaaton, including The oornice md border
IS in imitation Of mos.lc- The ranels between the
windows sre shade Of dtah relieved by unohtuaive
md In various spscns and CORNERS about tka walls and
:cg. there is ncosac, elegan. il its rinutest de-
ail Beside the main border where the ras meet tho
lar in cc1or, but narrower; Of the Arches sur-
mounting the viudoE1- The han ia probably the tnest
n the country devoted to similar uses and scerre]y
.ecord any hst for the nore comprehensive Fur
poses Of MI.
Anothr eemi public building deserving Of especi.l
1odce, is the
oFEN BOARD Trade BUILDING,
a 1Asae street, Immediately zdjsin;ug the Chamber
Commerce, and erected by the same co-rotaHoo.
e is Busna Vista front building, @x101 5eet four
tories in height The principal story viii b. occupied
the Open Beard when cznplete- The upper stories
FILL be used fof business puuf froses-
.AkE EHpnE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN AID CHICAGO,
HocE 1s1ASD PAcIF1o EAIr1oAD DEPoT-
The rebuilding Of the joint depot of the Lakn Shore
Michigan Southern md Chicago, Rock Island Pa
idc Railways Is among one Of tbs many ite1na upon
7hich the cisT nGy justly congratulate itself In ths
reconstruction Of th3 ediice al the improvements
Fhich modern architecture :Eurd., and which hayo
cen c1perinec.auy demonstrated TO be the best in-
1--we been .dopted, 1nd the rlaos ot the
7ork prepared By Mr. ". W. BpTinSto1a, have Pre-
uced magnificent building In every WY adapted TO
$ tutu1a uaes, and rejecting credit aIke ulon the
no railroads for the:< generous contribution to the
itys appearance, a2d lie srchitec. and dr7nghzn,a
Or their sill.
Ihs front Of this vast stsuctrrc nox s.r5dicg Gu
nrd to completion, is ITS feet from east to west,
sntaug rccA Zee athla- styis Of architecture Tie
o1e Is IN tce Louvre style, having On c:ck stds :
ockz the dial1 Q. which u.re feet n diameter.
he disis VIII Be auIir2ted At night, acd constructed
1tt tie most approved attachments ThAT n1ye
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