New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
A WEST SIDE CLUBHOUSE
THE LUXURIOUS HOME BUILDING OF THE
COLONIAL.
LAYING THE CORNERSTONE WITH APpRoPRI.
ATE CEREMONIES

LAYING THE CORNERSTONE WITH APPRoPRI.
ATE CEREMONIES.
The Colonial Club. which has Just passed its second
rear and boasts membership OF over 400 laid yes
terday the cornerstone OF what is going TO be Of
the most charming cub-houses in this city The site.
At seventy secondst and the Boulevard is the choicest
mat could be found the West Side. Its cost was
$4,000. It is expected that the building can be
ensed for 1925 o00 and that the total expense with
frniture and equipments will be about $500 900. The
material in the house is gray limestone mp to the
second floor, and above that long, thin, gray brick
with Gotta trimmings, except for the top story,
which Is entirely OF terra Gotta and finished with
rich balustrade of the material. The roof will
b, fat and built of brick that 1t may be used as
sumner garden and observatory The main entrance
is on the Boulevard, through broad porch supported
by columns with carved capitals. The ladies' entrance
is through shallow porch the western end of the
seventy secondst. front.
The basement contains four bowling alleys seventy
feet long, 10 which there separate stairways for
ladies from the ladies( hall the first floor Con-
Meeting with the main entrance Is deep vestibule
opening into a wide hall, In the rear of which Is
double stairway, with broad landings, lighted by large
windows and extending from the basement to the roof
Of the building The ladies' entrance is connected
with the main hall by hall feet in width at the
end Of which, and connecting also with the main hail.
is a large elevator running from basement to roof
on the south side of the main hall is the Office and
beyond that the billiard room, AZ by 30 feet Back
of the billiard loom is cafe, with large open fire.
place. Adjoining this is the buffet.
on the right Of the main entrance is the smoking
roon of oval shape SO by "a feet with broad ooserva
ton windows on both Seventy secondst and the Boue-
ward over the biliard-room is assembly room, 60
nv 30 feet and 25 feet in height over the smoK-
lng-room is the library. Near by is card-room
The dining rooms are on the third floor. They
consist of a main dining 30 feet long, 80 feet
vide and 20 feet high and four small or private dining
rooms at the ends, arranged that they can be
thrown into the main room when required. The ladies'
dining room is above the library and is of the same
size and shape as the smoking room.
In tho fourth story ten suites OF apartments for
members each consisting of parlor, bedroom and
bathroom. The building is expected to be ready for
occupancy by January 1, 1892. Henry F. kllburn'
member of the club, is the architect.
The Colonial Club, formerly the Occdent Club, was
buried and resurTected not many months ago IN the
Sunday school room of the Rutgers Riverside Church.
AZ seventy thirdst and the boulevard and yesterday
tene took place i'm the chapel OF that church. II
should be very good club with church for its god
e =, HoIcSton addresses by the Rev Dr. r. X. Booth
and General Egbert L. Viele, laying Of the corner
stone By DaSd the B FSy ate ri SS 'iu
Many wenmown members Of the club were present
among F. edeek NJ htSed Iohn Sbs sHPheg
Drake George c. Batcheler, David ). Brown, George
c. Clarke. samuel Cocord Aon,o e. Conoyer' lanes
Frederick 5 Howard, John p Kane charles II; P INK
ham, IT, James A. PGnde1rd AeG d oT CSsnmen
Elisha II. Talbot Charles L. W. Eidltz, Charles r.
hammond A. Howard Hopping. L; Latin K KeHogg'
~ iobn Eiderldn Robert II. Greene. Edward };
Nems' George r. wilson, Henry J. swift, Rieh nlT
1 Itps smbert John A. Mccall and william II. Nc
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