New-York tribune., 1878-04-03
GENERAL PLAN OF THE BUILDING.

LOCATION AND Observation-Disclosures OF
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or THE BUILDING
TIE COURT.
The Women's Hotel, intellectually speaking,
belongs 10 tho iron age OF metropolitan growth, and
TO the most hord period John Kelum. the architect
who died about six years was long In the employ
OF Mr.. Stewart. and dootee OF cast
iron architecture and Roman Renaissance styles.
He was the architect Of he great iron retail store
AT Ninth and Tonts. and also Of the marble palace NJ
Fifth-avc. and Thirty-fourthst. 1t Is said that
he conceived the idea which resulted IN the
realization OF Mr. Stewards Garden City project
There were certain features OF this which
would most naturally have originated In an architects
BRAIN The archtccts plans for the Womens Hotel were
I'm degree Of ambition. about between the retail
store and the marble mansion The three iacade' are
tier after tier OF piers pillars and pasters and tho win
dOw-openngs either arches or secmcns OF arches
So massive the window ss aud connecting cornices
that painting the building the workmen. with appa-
ent Indifference. would walk around on the outside OF
the projections which, 20 large degree, took tho place
OF scafOldng.
The eighstory building is 200 feet square, and covers
fourteen lots The principal eastern facade over0oks
Fourtave and the stables OF the Fourth Avenue Rail-
way Company. There also happen 20 be stables oppo-
stothe Thirty-second and Thirythird-st fronts The
location consequently Is not the most desirable that
could be chosen for hotel regards surrounding,
but tho building Is conveniently situated hundred
feet square devoted 10 interior court which, being
provided with fine fountain and parterres OF howers
will In some take the place OF pleasant outside
surroundings. on the outside above the store 1oor.
there are 500 windows looking into the street. all being
provided with inside blinds. There are 3J2 windows
looking into the court yard The first story Is painted
dark brown the pillars being coored In imitation OF r
granite The upper stories painted light drab WIN
tint OF green, the projections and copings being OF
drab shade darker. sky-blue ornamental railing
| "a 6a0
with heavy porco and balcony. and over 1t the build
| Ing Is carried up additional story, which produces
something OF the effect OF tower and breaks the fegu
larty and monotony OF the mansard roof The exterior
| presents massive appearance.
The ThrtysecOndst side OF the ground floor VIII re-
ceve the supplies for the hotel and here also are the
public restaurants where prepared food viii be sod NJ
cost prices but be the premises. There
arc thirty-eght store-rooms fronting on Fourth
ave. and Thrty-second ana Thrty-thrd-sts., when
will be rented TO different classes OF retaii
merchants and the hotel may eventually be known 10
shoppers "a n convenient uptown bazaar. Above inc
basement and ground floor, there tho reception
rooms. the dining. saloon, dningroom, library and
| SOC slecpingrOOms. 1t Is expected that tho
hotel Will accommodate from 500 TO l,Ooo
| guests. There two passenger elevators, one
| in the Office and one on the Tbirty-third-st.
side and freight elevators the Thirty ysecondst
side II Is peculiarly OF the construction OF the hotel
that the brick and iron and parallel arches
which support the floors and form the ceiling OF the
rooms are concealed by ath and plasterng, even In
the parors The building considered TO be absolutely
are-proof and is selfdependent for water and gas,
there being a full Of water pumps aud facilities for
manufacturing abundant supply OF gas
The foundations Of the hotel laid about ten years
ago After t was enclosed work advanced very slowly
ON the interior and carried only at intervals Mr..
Harris private AZ ect for the estate. superintended
the construction said that the hota has cost about
| S3.000.0o0.
The finely polished blackwanut entrance and vesti-