Evening journal., 1895-09-03
A HANDSOME BUILDING
Just Completed for N. Smell
lenburg & Company.
FIRsT-OLAss IN EVERY REsPEor

Was tho Opinion Given By Philadelphia
Txperts-A Brief Description OF This
Magnificent Business Houao-A Credit
to Wilmington.
The man who raises a handsomely
carved marble over the grave OF his de
parted dead does honor TO himself and, TO
certain extent, his motive is selfish.
The man who erects a royal building not
only raises a monument to his own honor
but does credit 70 his city. Ia the one
case be benefits but the few. In the other
he adds 20 the welfare OF the many.
Wilmington has many monuments Of
both classes In the beautiful cities OF
the dead are numerous specimens Of the
artists work which compare favorably
With any city In this broad land But
they are only visible to those who make
a special errand to those quiet places. On
the streets however. freqaentsd BY busy
throngs OF people, and passed daily
by visitors from other cities are maRni-
fcent structures, devoted to buslAess
and tho professions which are equally
noticeable. Among them mono Ia more
striking than the new Snellenburg block
40 Seventh and Market streets, which
was turned over TO it's owners, N.
Snellenburg & Co. the famous clothierP,
yesterday by Contractors Lynn q
Phillips.
It. takes the place Of one OF Whining.
tons Oldest buildings aud ia IN all
respects one OF the handsomeat and most
complete IN the city. Tho experts who
examined u prior to its acceptance, we're
wen-known Philadelphia builders. and
they pronounced IL drsu class in every
respect aud superior IN very many
respects TO any building In the city Of
Brotherly Love.
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter visited the building and,
through the courtesy Of the contractors.
was taken through tho structure It
covers 30 by 65 feet on the ground and Is
three stories tall. room bslng left for
two more floors when necessity requires
Beginning at the cellar which Is
commodious, and has eemented hoor.
walnscoted walls and plastered ceiling,
a broad and easy stairway leads to the
| ground hoor.
This n Dor which will be used as the
/ principal selesroom, Is light and we'll
ventilated On the Seventh and Market
streets aides, huge plate lass windows
Il NNN nFAto NNeAN AtA "a
which Is set a continuous transom. The
glass in which cost 81 sfqaars foot.
The ceiling is Of steel. elegantly
decorated and this is held up
by massive pillars. weighing 800
pounda sach on the Seventh street. and
9 800 pounds on the Market street side.
This door Is finished In Lak and from the
rear rlses one OF the handsomsgt stair
ways ever placed IN 3 store In this city,
the handlwork OF Henry Evans
The second and third floors are finished
10 natural pine. the walls and ceilings
being stippled work All these floors
are upheld by iron glrders furnished by
the Harlan & HollinRsworth Company.
There is nearly 100 tons OF iron work In
this building and over three tons Of cop
per, the cornices and tower being Of that
metal Each Of the eirders weighs
from four TO Eve tons The brst spade
full Of dirt was turned three months ago
aud unless All signs fail N. Snelienburg
& Co. intend to have thtir store open for
customers by September 25, whom they
propose TO show the good people OF
Wilmington a. handsome and complete
a stock Of goods az was ever seen here,
or can be found elsewhere.