New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUsES,
THE UNION LEAGUES NEW HOME.

Thursday evening toward the realization of their
scheme of providing home for the club and for
Rrooklvn Republicans similar TO that which The
,ortv now has in New-York. The members Of the
i1rooLIvp organization are careful, however, when
making any comparisons with their elder name
sake 10 say that their own is intended to be more
aistjnctiyely. working club for the propagation
NJ Repubcan ideas and doctrines. While 1t will
have all the adjuncts and conveniences OF social
club, its main purpose will be TO keep before the
members and influential outsiders the aims, OBJ
iects and measures of the party, to push regisrs-
tiou TO induce members 10 vote, TO distribute dec
uments not merely during campaigns, but through
out the year, and TO provide lectures on political
, topics and governmental affairs of current in
terest,
II is the general sentiment of the club that the
building they erect shall be entirely in accordance
with these high aims and fitting home for the
Republican party in the third city Of the Union.
which is now believed 10 number not less than
$50, 900 inhabitants. They mean that it shall be
the handsomest clubhouse in the city, and the
building committee have been working quietly
but earnestly 10 carry out this wish Those who
compose the committee are: John w. Hussey,
chairman; d. NJ Munger, secretary; Andrew d.
Baird Joseph z. PuelS, and L. T. Weymouth. For
several weeks they have been considering the plans
submitted to them by seven OF the Leading archl-
tects of Brooklyn and Sew-York. Until they
reached a conclusion there was no stage OF their
deliberations when they knew whose plan 1t was
that they were considering There was a secret
mark on each of the plans, which was only made
known when the letters of the architects submit
ting them were opened. This was an important
feature, for there three prizes TO be awarded
Five hundred dollars and the supervision OF the
work was 20 be the reward of the successful COM
petitor, and $500 and $500 were TO be the second
and third prizes.
SELECTING THE PLAN.
Last Thursday evening the committee brought
the first stage Of their labors to close. Hang
ing on the walls OF Hancock Hall, on Bcdford-aVe.,
the clubs temporary quarters-were the three
deigns they had chosen. They were placed there
for the members OF the club to examine and
discuss preliminary to the meeting which was
held that ght. There were seventy present when
President Wilson raped for order. 1t was found
that those present were practically unit in
ratifying the choice Of the committee I. j.
Lauritzen, the designer Of the Smith and Gray
building at Flatbush and Fulton aves., and OF
.he Manhattan Athletic Club building in New
York was discovered 70 be the succe sfu architect
TO the committee was also given full power to
20 on and construct the new building ana 10
make whatever changes in the plans they deemed
best 1t was decided TO enlarge the present
building site Of the Club by the purchase OF two
adjacent vacant lots, giving frontage OF l22
feet on Bedford-ave, and 1l5 feet in Dean-st.
The building 10 be placed on this plot will
be four stories in height, and will have frontage
of e6 feet on Bedford-ave. 1t will extend
along Dean-st. for a distance Of SO feet, and
from that end four-Story l. Of As feet will
run out parallel with Bedford-ave. The main
front will be on this avenue, and the general
character Of the design is RomanesQue The
material used Will be granite TO the frststory
window-sills, and light shade OF chocolate brick
above, with window trimmings OF stone. The
entrance will be in the middle of the Bedford
ave. side, and will be approached by double
fight Of steps leading 10 portico thirty by seven
feet, fanked On the right or south side by the
cafe, the front of this portion of the building j
being treated gable end with an ornamental
curved bay window extending TO the hiproof
which forms the ceiling Of the gymnasium on the
fourth floor. The corner at the left hand of the
entrance Is treated as an octagon from the first
story up, and carried beyond the main roof a
lantern, or pavilion, surmounted with pointed
tower roof which forms the base Of the clubs
flag pole. The portico and the front window in
the parlor, which is in this corner form three
prominent arches, supported On short columns in |
the Romanesque order, the two spandrels between
the window being ornamented with carved work
within which will be set two nedallons in heroic
size, of Lincoln and Grant. On the Dean-st. |
side the ladies' entrance has been placed and its
will be carried out with the same |
meterial and In the same general design as the |
main front
A GLANCE At THE INTERIOR.
Within the general arran cement win not deviate !
from the architects plans although |
some slight changes may be made by the COM |
uittee The entrance on the first floor leads TO |
! large hallway with fireplace and Office. Oppo.
lite the entrance door, on the right, Is lobby
,cnnecting with the hat and coat room, with seats
for attendants etc. Toward the front Is the
afe overlooking the avenue. while the large
lining .hall is entered on the opposite side and
xtends the entire depth of the rear BUILDING,
silh an abundance Of Light on the court and over
ooktng Dean-st The two cross partitions sep
rating these two rooms with the lobby between
ne made movable, with bolts al top and bottom,
md thus three parts can be thrown into one
lrge dining-hall or ballroom. On the le1t OF The
pain hall is the man stairway, well Dghted from
boye and esSx TO ascend. Opposite tho stairs
the reception. room, and 10 the right OF that
] the mems parlor, overlooking Bedtord.ave and
)ean-st, with large and extensive window space.
The basement IS reached by a. broad platform
tarway, directly under the main stairs, and here,
h the left are the four bowling alleys. The
pace .unOef the bcdiOfudNc. IronJ IOIihinH INC
afious projections and veraDda, is utilized 80
hoctng gallery, with a g0Od-sized mems parlor
front under the Deanst. sidewalk.
The second floor has large, lobby over the hail
Glow. from which one enters the large billiard
NIL with cafe adjoining, the latter being raised
,me twenty-one inches over the former Back
I the cafe Is board of managers room, which
iso can be used for q eard-rOom general
e ing-roone when not required by the Board.
he library Is located directly over the mems par
y. and back OF this is a large card-room. There
another card.room over the Office. and two com
lttse-rooms over receptioD-roQfn and vesnoule. {
o The third floor are several sieeping-f0Ons on ,
Y Dean-sts and Bedtord-sve side, with toilet and
Ith focns accessible from any room. The GYM
hsilm y over the billiard room, with large dre-
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