The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-17
THE NEW BANK BUILDING
THE BIG IRON AND STONE BUILD
ING NEARLY COMPLETED.


Bank When They Move Into Their Now
Build ldns-Directbrs' Room to be the
Finest in the Building-Double Elevators
The Fine View Obtained From the Roof.
The elegant new First National bank
building on the corner of Church and
Crown streets, which has been in the
course of construction for considerable
over a year. is now fast nearing COM
pletion and 1t is matter of only
few weeks before 1t will be entirely
ready for occupancy. Charles D. Kin
ney, the mason builder, has had full
charge of the carpenter, iron and mason
work under contract and the work has
been under his immediate supervision
and that of Mr.. c. A. Bedell who is
Mr.. Kinney's assistant. The plans Of
the building were drawn by l.. W. Rob-
inson, the architect.
The building now stands 113 feet
from the cornice to the sidewalk and
is eight stories high. The first floor
will be devoted exclusively to the use
of the First National bank. The main
room on the first floor, which Is to be
used as the public vestibule of the bank.
is supported by Ave steel columns COW
cred with adamant and plaster Of Paris.
The walls and ceiling of the banking
room are also finished In adamantine
and plaster Paris. The basemnt is oc-
cupied with a series of safe deposit
vaults which, as many who have watch
ed the progress of the building will re-
member, were constructed in the firmest
and most solid manner possible. Their
construction occupied considerable time
The electrical fixtures, which lights the
building and by which the two eleva-
| tors are run, are also in the basement.
On the first floor above the basement
| in back Of the main banking room is
the book vault, which is in part con-
structed of white glazed brick, the
money vault and another safe deposit
vault All the iron and steel work in
| the vaults Is to be white enamelled.
/ The entire public vestibule will be of
marble as well as the ladies waiting
| room. Two elevators operated by elec-V
| tricity and running side by side car
| ries one in a few seconds time to the
| roof. The roof Is made of tiles, and
l the outer edge Is surrounded with
stone wall about four and one-half feet
| high, the top Of which Is covered with
1
| srassl anu. ". IL puhuins is y
| u Wy nisl,es. y ans - - ame ~ o..s siie -
.ne NV ooeaiiieu Aioii sie tooA -
NJ se,,.,. ~ - j.,
al az lo,'o wtns s.,,,s,, 10, u " [ aa ~ -, as
| u. ~. ra,,,, i. m ,,,,h,,n ,,as+,h,,la 49,
siaort,e -oo,, ,+ha diractars, roa,,,
~ r. ,adtss. oo,,ro, roon, tbo een+s,
on,,,,oo roon, tba hanging roon and
tba Ioy.tor, rbe dlrecrnre. room, Vii
he r,ost elahorate1v ftted nm and will
| nrohah,v ha tho most elegant room IN
/ tho building The ceiling is finished in
| a most artistic design.
| The remainder of the building is de-
| votsa entirely tn offices. which are ali
| eniehad in antfoua white oa<. The
aoors ~ tha han are Of Mosaic work and
tha s1airca Soc are all Of metal and fire
| nroof n,.4a~..i
Among those who have already moved
into their offices are Messrs. Henry @.
| wb,+a ana + T,eonard NJ Daree+t attor-
revs.st.1ap. Tynch Z, Doroff attorneys
o+.tary. (sb,arlas wilson insnramce and
" Irdson real estate THE last +wo
r,er+to,nad occunv tha large double Of
ecas IN nc second foor in front
mr. ,,o,,s ~ +ba hanh;p., roon,s will
~ ,sre. r,tth a ,,rra ubIta finish NM q =
ter a fau vaars vii, nrohahIv he deco
ro+ad WITH frasco,n,o The FIRST Ma
,io,Io, howl ie ~ he CONGRATULATED cn