New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-02
GFuueWald Hall,

On the fifteenth of February last Mr.
DEALER laid the foundation for a model
building designed for piano warerooms,
concerts and balls, musical clubs and the
ike. The site chosen was that on Baronne
street, near Canal, on the spot where once
stood the old Gaines warehouse and another
building, space occupying seventy-six
feet front, with depth of one hundred and
eighty feet. Gradually the edifce has as
sumed shape and proportion under the
builders hands, until it now stands q
beautiful monument of enterprise and an
ornament to the city, it being one of
the finest buildings of the kind in the
South. The Baronne street front shows
four stories in height, constructed of
artificial stone, cemented and made
white. The ground floor will be
used by the owner for an immense ware
house, where can be displayed as many as
500 pianos. The entrance to the hall above
frem the street is twelve feet wide, through
richly ornamented doors of black walnut,
with scroll work around the glass panes,
and up a stairway wainscotted with oak
and walnut. Half way up the stairs, on
the right. is situated the ticket office, to be
used in case of public entertainments. At
the head Of the stairs stand two figures, fepe
resenting music, one on each sides each one
supporting gas chandeliers Of six burners
Entering the main hall we find a room 100
feet long, fiftyfour feet wide, with a height
of thirty three feet. perfect in proportion,
beauty and acoustic qualities. The walls
and ceilings overhead are tastefully tres-
coed, the work of Mr.. E. PhIastre.
The wall end opposite the entrance is
ornamented by q painting representing
Music, a female figure with Tyre in hand.
On the pilasters between the windows and
doors. on each side of the hall, are sixteen
medallion portraits OF the old masters and
modern celebrities. as follows: Rossini, Boil
dieu, Rubenstein, Donizetti, Haydn, Meyer
beer, Mendelssohn, Wagner. Mozart, Bee
thoven, Handel, Gluck, Bach, Weber, Schu-
bert and Sehuman. In the walls are also
four inches, in which stand stat ues repre-
senting Art, Science. Euterpe and Flora, of
LClT6 CoItH WOTks 6Aocutttb III DcTllu lOr Gu0
purpose. A beautiful gas sunburst is sus-
pended in the centre of the hall, while
around the sides are fixed ornamen tai gas
brackets of three burners each The foCr-
ing is made of alternate strips Of walnut
and oak, and presents handsome appear
ance. Connected with the hall are numer-
GUS ante roome, and a supper room seventy
five by eighteen feet, ali finished in the
most approved modern style, and orna-
mented with mirrors and marble ma ntels.
The third and fourth floors contain numer-
GUS suits OF rooms, dressing rooms and
parlors.
Last night Mr.. GrunewalI formally re-
ceived his building from the builder, and
his friends with an abund ant |
and music by the German @ uar-
tette Club. TOasts were drank and speeches |
made, congratulatory by the guests and |
by the host.
The elegant temple Of music, hereafter
to be known as Grunewald Hall, and poorly |
described above, was designed by C. l.. |
Hilger, architect; erected by F. Reusch
builder; illuminated by Sullivan & Bulger. |
gas filters, and painted by Lacour & Pat
terson, and the evidences of their handi- |
work eloquently speak their praise.