Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-11-09
PRESIDENTS IN sTON<.
The Odd Isu lding Erected bv n Patriotic
iNzen Of New York.

The Odd Bu lding Erected bv u PHtrlOtc
ti~zen of New YORK.
Patriotism inspired during The re-
cent centennial celebration of Wash
ingtOn's Inauguration has shown itseli
IN many. ways. But probably the most
un.q que aud most lasting result ia
evidenced in building on Lexington
avenue. Architects and builders as q
rule prefer to follow the plans of the
ancient Caesars, and consider it quite
condescensiOu to come down to any
thing so modern as the French renais-
sance or the times of Queen Ann, but
there is one builder in town who is
satisfied with the history of the Re-
public rs an inspiration for an archi-
tectural design. The result is Il build
ing called the president"
1t is on the east side of Lexington
avenue. one door above Twenty
seventh street 1t is five stories in
height and two city lots in width The
front is of Connecticut brown-stOne,
and over each window is the massive
carved head of a President. Each
Htdu lOlIhS d 'dII VI inc "luuO" CoI-
nice, and is not merely carved in re-
lief, but stands out entirely free from
the front of the building. The cary
ing is remarkable for its accuracy TO
the likenesses of the Presidents. 1t is
the work of Albert Brewer, a gradu-
ate of the Cooper Union Art School.
He was at work on the cad OF
Washington which crowns the arch
over the entrance when reporter
called A frajl scatfolding barely Civ
ing him room to turn around was sus-
pende: in front of the head that his
chisel was rapidly cutting out from
the rough brownstoue. On each side
OF Washington, and over the windows
of the first floor, are the heads of the
two martyrs Lincoln and Garfield.
Underneath the window is Il devise OF
an eagle with spears and flags in re-
lief
The columns supporting the arch
over the entrance have for capitals the
heads of Indians, with their sharply
defined features. Above the windows
of the second story are heads of Grant.
the the sphinx; the benevolent feat
urcs Of Il Ztchary Taylor, the placid
countena1ce of james Monroe. all
the stern face of Thomas Jeffer-
son. The windows of the third story
bear the massive features of John
Adams, the sharp cOuntenance of An-
drew Jackson, the head of james K.
Polk and the benevolent features OF
John Quincy Adams.
On the next story are the heads OF
President Harrison and ex Presidents
Hayes, Cleveland and Buchanan. From
the top story Van Buren, Ty er. Madi-
son and Pierce look down on their
con1ractes Delo,v. m, -tr1as5i 70 -oor-1it,s=
of the building is surmounted by
large American eagle with Outstretch-
ed wings, and with talOns clutchin9
the typical bunch Of arrows. The tiles
III the vesjibule form the Stars and
Stripes in beautiful design. and many
other patriotic Inspirations are carried
out in different parts of the structure.
The novel design originated with Mr..
William Broadbelt the owner. He
explained to the reporter that the Cen
teunial celebration suggested 10 him
the idea Of putting up building in
the centennial year which would re-
mind the passer-by OF the first century
Of The Republic The building is in
tended for an apartment house, and
the interior is elegantly finished
throughout. 1t is already being WIS.,
tied by sightseers, and the opposite
sidewalk is usually blocked by a small
audience watching the stoue-carver
deity chipping out Presidents.-N Y.
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