New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
PLANS FOR THE NEW SHERRYS
THE BUILDING AT TFORTY-FOURTH-s TO
BE ELEVEN STORIES HIGH.
ITS DETAILS ARRANGED on AN ELABORATE
sCALE-THE BIG BALLROOM OCCUPIES An
ENTIRE FLOOR-TO BE COMPLETED

ENTIRE FLOOR-TO BE COMPLETED
NEXT AUTUMN
The plans for Louis Sherrys new place at the
southwest corner of Forty -fourth-st and Fifth
ave. are now completed For the last few weeks
Mr.. Sherry has been in almost daily consulta ton
with the architects. McKim Mead White
perfectng all the important details as to the in
terror arrangement of the big structure. and yes
terday the plans filed with tho Building De-
partment II the skill OF the architect and the
untirng efforts of Mr.. Sherry to combine in his
new place the most pleasing and harmonious ef
fects in the way OF architectural design and
decorations with every provision for the comfort
of his patrons count for anything the new
Sherry's will be OF the attractive and
popular resorts for people in society In the city.
The plans. N their completed form by
Tribune reporter yesterday certainly justify such
a expectation Mr.. Sherry. however. Will doubt
less be compelled TO divide the honors with Charles
c. Delmonico. who announced his intention to
build new place in Ffth-ave.. on the corner
diagonay from Mr.. Shcrry's site. several
weeks before the latter had chosen his new loca-
ton. There seems to be little doubt now. how
ever. that Mr Sherrys building Will hc the first
Of the TO be completed. lie told a Tribune
reporter yesterday that he expected TO open for
business about November Of next year
The new building will cover the entire plot. ZIG
feet in Fifth-ave. by 225 feet in Forty fourth-st
1t will be in the Renaissance style and eleven
colonnade II will be constructed entirely Of cut
limestone and crowned by an elaborate cornice Of
cut stone and copper. The cellar. sub-basement
and the first four floors above Will be given over
entirely TO the restaurant. cafe and palm garden
the bathrooms. dressing rooms. parlor. supper
rooms and smoking rooms The floors above viii
be devoted exclusively to private apartments.
On the first floor will be the large restaurant.
having a frontage in Fifth-ave OF about ninety
feet. Next to this is the only entrance in the
avenue. that leading 10 the apartments and he
yond II Will be the confectionery store and Mr..
Sherry's Office. In Forty-fourih-st there Will be-
three separate entrances. one for the cafe at the
western end of the building; one leading TO the
restaurant and palm garden. and one 10 the ball
rooms on the floors above. Over the principal
entrance there is be immense marquee. Ad-
joining the cafe there will be a large palm gar
den 25xGO feet constructed entirely OF glass and
open TO the light. 1t will have a ceiling AZ feet
high reaching through to the third floor.
The third floor will be taken up principally by
two bathrooms each to have It's complete set OF
parlors supper-room. smoking and dressing rooms
The floor is arranged that dances may be IN
propress In both bathrooms at the same time with
out one party interfering at all with the pleas
ure of the other. complete can the separation
be made
The entire fourth floor is devoted to the princi-
pal ballroom and its suite Of dressing rooms re-
cen,ton-rooms smoking rooms and Conservatives.
II will be one OF the finest ballrocms IN the coun-
irv II is approached through a grand entrance
hall finished in white marble and gold ana Dy d
broad staircase. Spacious elevators conduct guests
10 the ballroom floor proper. rms balIfoor Is
s0 nv 90 feet connecting with suite OF reception
and conversation looms more than lVD feet lois
Open,ng off the ballroom are two large cohse,va,
tories and the freest circulation Is possible drouii
he ballroom. 1t will extend through three 81 stores
having a ceiling forty-nine feet high, ana VIII co
tain balconies. and be admirably adapted ior PHI
vate fheatricals and dinners. The cntic moor VII VIII
he finished in the style OF Louis Al', WIN iIo"
CONTAMINATION and gliding .
VI All The decorations of the bathrooms, ioyers.
restaurant and cafe will be in delicate tlnts ne
restaurant will be in oak and gold. ana me cdie
modelled in character similar TO the cares Il. IA iaiis H.
NH he in white and gold. and the paInroom III
VIII VIII =" md ~ gold the pa mroom Is OF lofty dlmen-
ss,nns and the most perfect system OF Vehtiia,io
ss hsine provided throughout lhe building Spec'a
attention will be paid to the decorations IN III @ NV
Snvers There will be large ones az an the ~ en
ramos and It is Mr.. Sherrys Intention 70 mar
eii the approaches to the interior as eIapo io a.
&C. &C. nossibie In the basement VIII De ihc VII VII
,ovite extending under the street ana arou',u ,
he hnilding Mr.. Sherry proposes TO make '"e"
the finest in the country ,u h orranped in
lar,ments of different sizes. with parlor bsu
nn, apn nj and ath running high az HShteeh roo"''
70 an APARTMENT OF all sizes l.. 49,, s,ahIo
piroctlv under the conservatory IL my Ia,
btch yin be distinct fea ture IN i,seli Al ,he
VII w0h he delivered from the building drect 10 c s''
naons in the stable by CONNECTING
IT, atone and iron work for the lou%nua'do,, % on
q, ws,, under way ST Clair & son nave ,a Wy, ~
o~t tor the former and the Roberts Peo1pc 1r ne
phia for the latter. The conlidct, ,o @ th,s
fauru work will be gwen out some ume 'i'