The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
THE BIGGEST IN TIE WORLD.
a BUSINESS BUILDING $50 FEET HI0H
PROPOSED FOR BROADWAY

1917 " ''- O'~'~Op -
structed or Steel. with 20 Stories. More
Than I, 900 omces, and to Have . sum.
u.r Roof Garde, moo Feet IN tho Air
r,.- o. a.. T.r,h Floor.
an, r..,,...
'or inc rover "e"'' '"' '''-'
II Is proposcd to put up in this city the
largest business building in tho world. Tho
alto selected ia the vacant ground on tho west
side OF lower Broadway opposite Bowling
Green, extending from Broadway to Green
wich street and between tho Washington
building and the Stevens House. Charles w.
DAYTON owns the property and is trying to get
together tho capital necessary TO carry
tho project through, The plans wore
drawn for him by Architect +, p. Dinkelbere.
Tho building will cost about $4,000. 600.
Not only win this he thu largest pusiness
building in tho world placine New York a. far
ahead Of Chicago in this rnsnect as Chicago ia
now ahead ~ New York. but IL will aIso tats
first rank among the tall structures Of both
continents. Fcom tho ton Of the twenty. story
main s,ructure n grant tower will lift ia con.
DER dom. to an eitl.ude O, $50 feet. Cologne
Cathedral, which reaches about as high as any
great church OF the world. attains to only 51l
feet. Two struct,Ire. alone viii surnass Il ana
neither Of them can properly be called build.
inaa Ono of than ia Tho Einel Tower: tho other
IA tho washington Monument Consid.rine
on,v tn,l buildings for nu.ines. nurnoee. hov.
aver. tho nav strnc,ure viii bavs M sonal
Tho n,nna for IN. nr,no.aa hr,Id,,e n. Az
r,oinod hv th. archi,oot mari. a Siat,nct
advance in tho nav ara NJ co,struc,ion-
This ia tho aus Of metal Stone md hrIcL
are being largely suppanted BY wrought
steel frames and eirders. Building up
no,h .Ie srouno IL gong OUT OF Iasn.on'
Ea SSee.'n s0ns'rao',on 10 coming IN mas,
hsar a,l ths weight -, a s,r'o,nre Tbsx AZ
their ~ mari. hut the 4 ,nn.r n.twors o. s,ssI
ram.. is counted duo on d ior u.b Mr. p,ns.
lions sntirs, stans v"ils thar. r viii hs nart
OF tho way up but their object will bs show.
not utility. They will DO required to bear
rather terra Gotta blocks. to tho very
top Of the big building. bu. their outward
The building CIV, win dsri,: all ,ts strength from
n nj, block OF steel in which hall. and cor
.o,m,s .1 w.. o IT,. W.T. NIL un , ~ mo. %
; Sn,. SVel nk :. oock OF ~ooo: gu. never
'bs ua, rs n.y..
N nsos =, ssr.hoN,t ne'r ,n",d x nss,,
looscned and tumbled to tho street below, but
the steel building would hang together even
eensre Of GRAVITY and toppled it over , bods
upon the ground.
The plot ne OF Ground upon it is proposed
dissfsm has Br ~ 1e ,foGtaas ~ R9
dep tne 70 on STREE s sres
feet. The building viii consist virtusly Of two
s nI iIonting on each street
structure which will become the tower sboye
~ tXsatstn lioiT ri oor pisn SiiS.
If viii cover bot 70 on fest Of snrfsca ers q.
There VA BE- six stories IN Tho lower above
roas 81 and 5 Sire: tn.
GHors vii 10 BE- Of msss Ihs Ess ys
blocks eV,ng thS Whols strue.nrs an srnea9.
fonts vii TO terra r9;t. ancasine sba up st me
ssonssrnston: ana iaid On ior effect. bst
II q sGs 'front.' %ss b seen il tbs seeo n
RaVs srrs cas;a :t srshs I0w E.s s osm III
So% ~ FSet q shs main .sructa.s and ssilii
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pend for lis smppore nnon Se1 v W seem 10 de-
Tina m al ~ fhJo briIdIny >xn,~..>d
In rures viii MEAN verY s it,s ,o H.
nerson mnamiIiar wiz iha h.ob ns 81 sg bnid
fnvs r, n,svhnin WI, III H. ~, e * o. Duha.
s es IL SGh Tor sSI e % SRow hss
the resdsnca strast. az this s oitH IN r0m1a
eleven ,uSh houses nil.d nm n von nan oni
VIII epU yo to %
avenne are SIS feet hirS and Tro,H on s s9
feat The Foiter buildSa IN u ParE o s Iaa ISo
tnsf t,ii,c. ~ s1rdI ~ raIk how,nehr me
Of The city and et i only is 81 eet hHb
Enni AHA hmiidinv vital, on ."" 'oe. III
county bv ia szs IA III feat 10 ba 1s lnS
oentrsi towss Tha nav fn,on 'pe r top ; Us
IN nnnooi,e rr, HVW tnion 300 S1use puia-
ths dome Of ,hs Patser buiGip sei nss;
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alton AMI Won viii nst hattsr iaaa ~ ,h.
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itzer bu the noW ~ npgns me pn.
ny tne o iii ~ ~, ,no ruuaoIo nuilanE Inc
~. doms %h W NJ pear.y LOFTY leet short q
al he Posar hnIuirD n ~ ptopises. HF
ins and upon Ina nlant e toWsEnH sr.nf.
viii fal iAI nsariy twenty deet short '1I m.