New-York tribune., 1880-04-11
HANDSOME HOUSES IN RIFTHATENUE.

In n stroll in Fiith-ave, from Madison
Square TO Central Park person cannot fall 10 see
nnumbcr Of recent improvements At No. 374' between
Thiry-nfth nnd Thrty-sIxth-sts handsome dwelling
Is nearly completed built 10y the trustees OF william AS
tor and costing about $4,000. Its dimensions arc'
thirty feet 'front.' eighty foet deep apd u contains
five stOries basement and subcelar The front Is VI
Philadelphia brick rough brown.stOne It Will con-
tain two sialrways, M elevator and hot ar furnace
An ornamental roof completes the structure.
The new building of the Union League Clu0 nj the
norheas; corner OF thrtynnthst s the next feature
II is now completed to the fifth story and one more
story IA 20 be added with mansard rooI Tne wlutn
will be "a feet and the depth 1o2 feet Tne materials
are Philadelphia brick and Lpngmeadow brownstone'
with Rraaite base The entrance, hanked by massive
brown pillars is on the thlrtynnh-s side. leaving
an nubroken line Of large windows In the Fifth
ave front. The cost will bo about S3oOOoO
ON the east side OF tho avenue, between FortyseVenh
and Forty-eighthsts. George Opdyke has nearly com
peted brownstone dwelling 80 feet by "a Feet ana
four stories high, to cost about $4,000 The next
scene of activity Is wherc w. H. Vandlrbit IL erecting
three houses for himself aud his two sons These VIII
OCCUPY the whole front from Fifty first to Fftysecond
st on the west side Of the avenue AZ present they
are only erected as far as the nist Story
but when completed they will comprise basement,
three stories and attic. Mr. Vanderbts residence VIII
be on the Ffyrsst corner SO feet wide aud l16 feet
Deep 1t will be connected by covered brOWostOne
corridor with the double house which Will DO 30 feet
wide aud 100 feet deep The foundations are laid In
solid rock aud the front side and rear walls OF 1oin
hnidinRs will be OF best Connecticut brown etonewltn
Danels highly ornamented. Each building Will have an
entraneo IN tfhave The cost Is estimated at SSooVoo
and &40O, 900 respectively. -. ..,...o..
Dlrecy north OF these two houses on the northMest
corner OF 52dst s 10 be the dwelling OF William Van
derbt whcn s now erected far as the hrst story.
This handsome house VIII be built Of Indiana llmestone
will be "a feet 'front.' l21 feet deep Stories ngn anu
Eurmouned By combination Of PEAKED and mSasard ah s
of erection is estimated at 100000 Adioining Mr.
Vandeblvs house on the portn the h,h e
laid for dwelling 70 be four htOrles ngn
| and owned hy DR.. stephen A, Main. ,,As
At the s0utaeaHt c0rper OF Fifty prIek hn
brownstone dwelling four stories high, Mi!n Mhnsar9
| roof ia nearly ready for OCCUPANCY. ltis OWneu W
| CrtHlth Rowe GeOoge Kemps house at the nortnyeeG
corner 0f Ffy-sxth-sL is one o. tne mosS stsisLk
buildings In the avenue 10 isB double house ov iees
front and s5 feet Deep Ave stories high eurmounteo py
( a aMnnRnrd roof hanked with ornamental towers Ine
| material IL HavsrStraw brick with stone kimmlngs
Workmen are now engaged IN ntting up tho inside ln
which ornamental w0odcarvnE VIII form an important
| part =, =, x,..s..h,,,,. 1o,,se AZ ene uorsh
ert eorer o Fy-sevonthsty OF which tne nrss story
u hnilt the basenent viii be Rranitc ard TIE upper
vale brick and lmesloue The dmonsons are 4o Ieet
fronf 100 feet ror, l2s feat deep ana nye Rgn
l u VIA cott $70v}lvb.