New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-16
IMPROVEMENTS AT COOPER UNION.

DETAILS or THE ADDITIONS MADE BY MR. COOPER
The additions and improvements to the Cooper
Union upon which workmen nave Deel engaged lot
several months, were practically completed last
weak The finishing part of the work was the
puttlnr up of new double elevator at the fouIth-
ave- and Seventh-st corner oil the oullulng d ne
elevator will be in running order this week Inc
large hall of the Union has been kaisOmlned ane W
and PAINTED The color of the back. Of the sea 5
has been changed from green 10 a iignt orange ana
fine cushions have been reprinted and varnisted.
New chandeliers have been placed III the hail. he
effect of these Improvements has been TO make Tue
hall appear much brighter ana more attrac,Ve' y.
fine ROOM at the side of the hall, an ADJ
ditional wall has been bnllt upon the street side
for the purpose of preventing dampness. he read
inp room and library have been cioSeu l0I seIer
weeks. they will be open again To-Day. lhel nave
received a thorough cleaning aud new olcioth has
been laid IN the side rooms. ~,
Tho additions TO the building finished. They
consist of large room at the southern END OF the
buIlding two stories in height and reachlng from
Third to Fourth-avcs, and Of Il long douDic apart
mcut also two stories high, extending along
Thir,-ays. TO ElgAth-st. The additions have been
hnilt by Peter Cooper at an expense OF about
$50 900. 1t is the intention OF Mr.. Cooper u dec
vote the additional Stoes 10 the evening schooiS ~
fine Art Department and for tins purpose the rooms
have been constructed with high ceilings aud plenty
of light. The new room Al the southern END OF the
buildIug constituting the eighth story OF the Union,
Is lO4 feet long by feet wide. Il has SIX large WIN
dows on Four have, aud at the opposite end opens
into the rooms along Third-ave. These rooms to-
gether measure about 100 feet III lehgth
md open INTO each other by two large
hrcl arches The dimensions OF the first are
80 feet by 36 feet. and Of the other, when faces
nortlv on Eighthst, 80 feet by 40 feet. there are
seventeen windows III this corner room ana nlne-
teen III the other. The SIZE OF the room AZ lhlrh-
ave and Eighth-s is 10 feet by 20 feet, and 1t has
twelve windows. The windows are all high and
wide and make the rooms very 1ght. Inc ccllngS
are finished with designs partly circular and partly
IN resemble columns. The doors leading To these
apartments are wide and made Of plate glass line
floors are carefully lad and consist ol narrow STRIPS
of yellow pine thoroughly oiled
story of the building. The room III the dome IL %
feet by 20 feet in SIZE. The dome itself Is OF iron
and s ton is 80 feet from the floor OF the room and
100 feet from the street. a narrow ornamental
gallery surrounds the inside OF tue bottom 81 me
dome the floor of which Il tasteful combination Oh
ash and walnut, containing IN the centre oi earu
block "A star and other designs of inlald work. lie
view from tue dome Is very extensive, ana many
yisitors have already enlOvcd IT. The rool OF Inc
addition is Of tin covered with Two thlcknesses Of
asphalt A neat iron railing surrounds the edge
large clock with four dals IN the bulidlng has Deei
put in the southern side OF the dome ~ cost o
~ 800
J. Maglnn the janitor of Cooper Union said to q
TpIBNT reporter recently that the additions To tho
bulldiny would enable probably between 700 an,
900 more pupils to bO accommodated. The young
men of tine Art Department VIII he Transferred To The
| new rooms. and the Old apartments on me IourVn
! floor will be given M exclusively To the youn'
| worn.n of the school One of the Improvement
mace in the Art Department /, the INTRODUCTION OF
| new and better system Of ventilation. Two hun
| drrd feet of linen nose have been placed on eacl
| floor of the building, connected with the wate
| pipes and a large steam pump capable OF Throwing
| water 70 feet. g Mr. Cooper comes here almoS
every dav and supervses the work In person" SAT-
| Mr.. Magnn. lie " atches over IL as carefully "a
| he would over a child"