New-York tribune., 1897-11-16
ACADEMY OF DESIGN PLAN.
cARRERE & HASTINGS THE SUCCESSFUL
ARCHITECTS.
I'VE BUILDING TO COST HALF MILLIoN-A BEAU
r,yr,1 ADDITION TO THE GROUP ON MORN
1Nos1pE HEIoHrs-woRK TO BE-
GIN IN THE SPRING


GIN IN THE SPRING
Ce,eer, a Hastings. of No. A Broadway.
whose plan for the new Public Library was re-
cently chosen, will be the architects of the new
building for the Academy Of Design Their plan
vas unanimously chosen by the Jury appointed
"a select the most suitable of the six drawings
sent In. and last night the 1ury's report was
submitted to. and ratified by. the Council OF the
Academy.
The Jury consisted Of J. Carroll BecKwNA'
Edwin H. Blashfeid. William II. Hart and Fred
erick Delman. members of the Academy, and
three architects, r. S. Peabody. OF Boston;
Charles F. McKim, and John G. Howard
Messrs Beckwth and Dielman are also mem
bers Of the Council The other members OF that
body. who were present last night. were Thomas
W. Wood. president: James NJ. Hart. George II.
srillie. James D. Smille, Henry W. Watrous,
7. G. Brown, Robert Blum. F. s. Church and
r. Bolton Jones.
Carrere & Hastings have planned a noble
and d,enised. though not over ornate structure.
and the Academy Of Design will be beautiful
addition 10 the hne buildings which adorn
Morningside Heights Their plan for the
Academy is, according to the terms Of the COM
petttion. subject to any notifications the Coun-
ell may direct but 1t was said last night that
IN all probability the alterations called for. II
any will be Of an unimportant character. The
following may therefore be taken as fairly
accurate description Of what the new building
will be:
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING
II will stand on the East side Of Amsterdam
ave-. extending from One-hundred-and-nnth to
One-hundred -and-tenth-st The material will
biy ho Vyb rhl AT a rat te for
cade and main entrance, which will be on One
hundred and -tenth-st.. and face the new cathe-
dral Of St. John the Divine. The design will be
monumental in character. and provides spaces
for number Of allegorcal statues The building
will measure III feet on the avenue and 200 feet
on One e-hundred-and-ninth and One hundred and
tenth SITS. On the One-hundred- and-tenth-st
side 1t will be two stories hgn, and on One-hun-
dred-and- -nnth-st. 'our stories high. The latter
side Is 10 be devoted to the students quarters
On the other side there will be a staircase with
inches for many statues, leading to the exhibit
tion rooms. a centre court 60 feet square, COW
cred with glass; will be devoted to statuary and
works in relief. The historical galleries and mu-
scum will be on the Amsterdam-a ave. side, while
at the back Of the building facing the East will
be large lecture hall. The exhibition galleries
will give wall space 1000 feet long for hanging
pictures.
WORK TO BE BEGUN IN SPRING.
building early in the spring. The students
quarters will be completed first. and the rest Of
the structure finished as fast as the means at
the disposal Of the Academy permit
1t Is probable that the lease OF the Twenty
third-st building. which expires on June 6. 1898,
will be renewed for another year. and that II
will be more than eighteen months before the
new Academy will be completed
TO COST HALF A MILLION.
1t is expected that the work will cost $4,000.
OF this sum there is nearly 100000 In hand.
The Academy received 100000 for the site at
Twenty third-st.. and owed only S6S.OOO on
that property The new site cost S245,Ou, leav-
ing S2S1, 900 for the new building.
The six designs sent In will be on view at
the Academy to-day j. Carroll Beckwth. cor
responding secretary Of the Academy. and one
of the jury said yesterday that in the opinion
of the Jurors the competition had resulted in
the finest set of designs ever brought together
In this country. The six architects who COM
peted were George B. Post. Henry ]. Harden
bugh, Babb, Cook & Hard, Carrere & Hast
inEs. Edward p. Casey and Ernest Flagg.
Mr.. Casey sent in his plan in place OF Mckim,
Mead & White, who were invited to compete,
but declined. Each Of the competitors. with
the exception OF the successful firm. receives
S500