New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
The Association Of the Bar Of the City Of
New-York has ere octed this tablet TO
I SANFORD SIDNEY SMITH.
JOHN MLEAN NASH.
EDWARD WRIGHT SHELDON.
| for their services as a committee IN plann ng
| and supervising the building OF t,.a house.
13 October, 1S90
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF THE Hou sB

A FEATURES Ot TIE 1ttl NE
The main entrance hallway Is thirty feet Vide
and extends to the middle of the lot. which is
two hundred feet deep. A marble staircase
leads to the extension hallway which is eighteen
feet wide and extends through 10 Forty-thrd-st
AT the foot OF the staircase stands a statue Of
Demosthcnes. The hall is subdyided By two
rows Of Ionic columns Of Pavanazzo marble
which support the floor Of the great reception
room on the next story. The whole hailwa! Is
finished with Numidian and Pavana2zo marble
and the s,aircases throughout the building are
built Of the same material.
To the left of the entrance are the receptions
room and the Offices OF the association The
walls arc decorated with the portraits OF ON
nont juriss, among whom are John Due
Thomas Adds Emmet, Benjamin f. But"r
/ Rufus ". Choate, John &. Spencer and Chti
Justice Marshall To the right are two iai es
reading rooms. The portraits on the walls "
these apartments are of some Of the past presi
dents. and include James g. Carter, stephen +
Nash, Francis N. Bangs, Joseph H. Choate
William NJ Evarts and Frederic R. Coujerf
Beyond the reading rooms in the wing are com
mittee- rooms and five large conference-rooms.
On the second story, over the hallway, there y
/ u
seventy five feet deep and on either side of 'hi'
are the reading rooms, foreign library ara D.
! brary for special reference and to The left arr
! the supper and conference rooms.
The Forty third-st wing OF this floor Is de
voted entirely to a meeting hall fifty feet il
width and ninety y-fye feet deep and forty fee
/ in height, with a seating capacity OF six hun
dred This is lighted by a square clerestory
? .ba oip Al
ditional windows facing Oh Forty third ST. anc
on the court
! The third story, which is low or mezzanine
story Is devoted entirely to the stackroom OF th'
library, and has a capacity Of about one hundred
thousand volumes, including the books In iht
main reading room.
The main feature Of the building is The toI
floor This is devoted entirely TO the library oi
the association. This room has a frontage Il
eighty-fiye feet and an extreme depth OF ninety
feet The central part OF this room is an ais't
thirty feet in width and ninety feet in length
divided into seven bays, with granite Columns
Of the Ionic order. These columns are OF RED
granite. with marble caps and bases, anu sup
port a clere-story extending the entire length o'
the room. This clere-story is pierced with VIII
dows. which afford uniform and ample lsb'
throughout the entire room
On the flank walls. or wings TO the east ana
west are large stone freplaces, and at the "a'iS
the room is divided into alcoyes for special read
ing and research.
Tie building is massive in construction, IRE
proof throughout and the fronts are Of Indiana
limestone.
The interior, including columns pilasters o'
tho halls and staircases throughout, Is OF mar
| BILE Of various shades and the floors are Oh mo
sale and the whole composition Is classic IL
design
The library is considered by some lawyers The
best of it's kind In the world, and has been ae-
ouired at a cost Of upward OF 100000
NOT IN MUCH DANGER.
Considered from every point Of view, 'he Ear
Association seems to be in no immediate danger
Of disruption because OF the enmity Of Tam
many Hall. and 1t will continue to be the con
gregating place Of the best element of the New
York bar.
The past presidents are William Nj E'arts
Stephen p. Nash, Francis y. Bangs, James {.
Carter William Allen Butler, Joseph h. Choaue
Frederic r. Coudert, Wheeler H. Peckham and
Joseph Larocque.
The present officers are: President, James =
Carter: vice presidents. Augustus G. Bro"n
Stophen H. Olin, Peter 2. Olncy, Francis Lynde
Stetson and Edward Wetmore; recording se're-
+orv cuas b Brownei,; corresponding serretaiy
David Il. Ogden. and treasurer, :. Sdnc! smith