New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-19

have In mind than any other in the city MuA
could be srid in testimony 10 the Internal splendor
or this great house an nc fac'aes have points II
decided interest," ~ our Illustration shows BT
the ches aim Of the later = 10 exhibit the IA.
porte cochere ono houses IN New-fork hayo
drlvcways Tho Hav,meye- house at Madison.
tive b. tho ARRANGEMENT g, It's courtyard and he
fine iron ssncs enclcsns ne Ia,,ar SUI isrth.i
mansion IS the fire, here to have really spacious
approach. with room for Plenty o. turf flowers and
eyGn tres tres r. the gre'Ga C9na9n bs or the P
course useless to look for vegetation whatever
The ground though. is there and Il, natural adora.
they will add the finishing touch to an archtectVd
scheme which IS perhaps imperfect IN details' b8
Is without doubt impoinS ana spenid as Who'll.
In It's completed state. too and this is the most
intercst!ns pono re res ., w,ii set much
OF persistent and prodeal Improvement, mora
natural and sem,-lat,lral ornamenta,Ieon: Trees
OF the Park: grass wherever possible Is 1
valuable element IN architectural! design ard arts.
tic fountains would he boon These thing, are
matters Of course in the great cities abroad. They
Every nlan which involves something more tran
sheer walls and pavements Is peculiarly welcome,
and for this reason II Is greatly to be hoped that
honn t1ilei Of IN roglrI T. the s. Luke's Hos
ritai nr5perv extending from Fftyfourth 10 Fifty.
mn -. on Fftb-ave and reaching down the stree,
covers 21} feet the Ffth-ave eide II goes WIN.
now available for building purposes in the city.
Vo one know, in whose hands the destiny OF the
lard ycst- II WIS purchased by syndicate. and
rufnors have jeoa launched and contr9lctef IS
- the probable disposition - be made oi u by the
ovrers The latter are unknown lndlyidufly' and
II NAV be true that they may erect glGlhuc NOEL
or orouD of hotels on the site. II may De taN
his v.tl b. abandonel ard that purely mercan,lls
scheme VIII be substituted This however Is hgay
ir,nrot,oble The scheme most llkey u pc reaze1
Ia ono Looking To the compete use OF the gTolnd
for Residential purposes The plan Of sale on ials
ia sis @ r1orehen1s certain number or lots sum
ciont IN siZa to make each house built thereon
l,r,,e one but ~ an enhancement Oi the properly.
carrlag@v'avs ten feet wide VIII run through rom
Fifty-fourth to Fif,y-nfth Il; and IN IrSm FiiA.
ave- and garden plot will be established as
nivotal feature The drives vii. meet az the tlrf
And The houses VIII gain from II s)methlng OF ne
,,n.,,~ol grace 10 which have referred v nether
~ Iri'ligut idea will really be applied or nN
is a bathing question, but there Is nope ior "
Mined with this hone H. c)mfortins assurances
~ wren In, land H. bull; UPON J. VII Ten cnances
~ ono i've handsomely adorned. The transition rom
h,d archi,ecture II COOL In New-lorf has not b,cn
Sudden a.i IL is not Yet compete py ahy 81,
There are s, honey buildings 70 be e1count.re h.
c3,nnlc, SI and IN process D; erection But near ue
IarI "a near the Battery. me average > glo"Lhs
eli tho time more gratifying. II these reInd'hs -
rcra intended q describe in deiau ire worhs y.
archi,octrre uGtown which are artistic ana ~ es.r!
sorgc c-e,lttabe 70 their designers rin W N'''
,e~y would have - be Indefinitely e%ienieh