Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-17
The Palace of Rich New Yorker.
Chicd0O Tribune.


Probably the largest private house over
Dullt IN New York, and certainly the
finest going up during this decade. is that
which Is being erected by the Tiffanys
near Central Park, on Madison ayenue
and Seventy-secOnd street. 1t is 100 feet
square and 120 feet high to the ridge. The
walls are now up to the cornice. 1t is to
be occupied by Charles Tiffany, the Jewell
er, and his son, Louis c., the decorator.
and son-in-law, Mr.. Mitchell, of the latter
firm. 1t is expected to cost, furnished,
some 100000, besides the lot, and the
owners will be lucky if they escape with
an expenditure short of half million. as
they will spare no expense in its artistic
decoration. This, however, is not vet be-
gun, so can speak only of the form of the
mansion.
1t will be five stories high to the coping,
style of architecture French. based on the
Renaissance. The walls are of brick of
a peculiar form, manufactured specially
for the purpose at Perth Amboy. Each
brick is four inches wide, one and a half
inches thick, and thirteen inches long
and OF the color and texture of fire brick.
In the centre of the building is a paved
court thirty feet square, open to the sky.
the various stories being ranged around
1t, and lighted from it, after the manner
OF European palaces. This court will be
from the street, passing through an arch
ed portal under the middle of the front
OF the house. The ground floor has twen-
ty-tW0 rooms, and these, excepting the
large billiard room, are all assigned to the
servants and to storage. In French and
Italian palaces the servants are nut on
the ground floor and in the choice rooms
on the street, so as to take the brunt of
the hrst attack whenever a revolution hap
pens to break out; but 1 suppose the Tiff
fany arrangement was dictated by con-
Yenience; for, as there is to be a passen-
ger elevator constantly running, the lower
floor will be really the least desirable of
all.
The first and second floors up will be
occupied by Mr.. Charles Tiffany and his
Iamlly (tWenty rooms J, and the superb
dining room will run up through both
floors. The third floor and the meZZanine
half floor above it will be the residence of
Mr.. Mitchell and family, and the fourth
floor and attic will be the home of Louis
Z. Tiffany. The attic will be wholly aD-
propriated by Mr.. Tiffany for his studio.
and royal room it will be-50 feet square
and 5O feet high, opening on the south
through great mulliOned window, 24
feet by 10, and receiving a splendid north
light on the opposite side by another Win
dow nearly as large, The great chimney
runs up through the middle of the studio.
and around this there will be four fire.
places, one opening each way into the
room, where, in winter, four fires can be
kept burning all at once.
The front of the building is not aligned
with the sidewalk, but it is irregular. a
projecting round tower on the corner be-
ing an imposing feature. The windows
present to the street horizontal appear
ance rather than vertical, as several are
grouped together here and there, and di
vided by solid mullions of brick. The
panes will be some five feet square.
There is only one mistake about this
magnificent palace; there will be no green
grass or trees about it. 1t is the same
mistake that Stewart made and Wander
bilt copied. wonder why some million
aire doesn't build in the middle of
square, or at least half square, of land,
with the house in the centre of garden.