New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-11
H. A. SPAULDING'S PLANS.
He Wished to Build Museum Here
to Cost $50 900 900.

Henry A. spaulding. for nearly twenty years the
foreign representative Of Tiffany Co, whose
death on Monday at his home in Pelham Manor
was announced in Tuesdays Tribune, was inter
ested in most ambitious project. 1t was the
building, at cost OF s2OOOe0oo. of United states
Museum OF Living History and Court Of All Ma
tons, which should contain a permanent exhi-
bition Of everything good in contemperaneous art
and manufactures from every country Of the world
Mr.. Spauldiag was a member Of the Metropou-
tan Museum OF Art and Of the American Fine Arts
Society," and planned this costly structure in his
visits to European courts and palaces as Tlhany's
representative George B. Post. the architect. made
the drawings for the building. which 1t was planned
TO erect In Riverside Drive. Pelham Park. how
ever. was afterward considered more desirable. In
1901 Mr.. Spaulding announced that several men OF
this city had promised TO contribute several mill
ion dollars the project. and that he intended to
ask New-York man to finance the scheme and
choose trustees to aid in raising subscriptions and
taking care OF the funds. The city was TO be
asked to give twenty acres for site.
1t was proposed TO build the museum OF gray
granite and MARBLE OF the Greeian style Of archi-
lecture. and in form circle eight hundred Leet
In diameter, inelosing five circular galleries The
outer circular gallery would be known as tbs
Grand Court Of All Nations. and the inner circular
gallery the States Court. These galleries were
to be ntersscted diametrically on the ground moor
by four wings right angles to each other. having
each length Of 500 feet a width OF 200 feet and
height of IS feet. The wings to be known, re-
specdvely, as the Donors Hail. the Hall Of Liter
allure. the Hall Of Religion and the Hall Of Gifts.
and surmounted at their intersection by a central
and open dome rising TO a height OF 100 feet ana
having at its base a diameter Of $50 feet
The gallery inclosed by the circular base OF the
dome was TO be known as the Court Of Honor ana
devoted the United States. and the two floors OF
the outer circular gaieries were to De avlded nto
TGTd Eash hall would be NE malls tS9ca % &
country II represented The inner gallery Wonl9
be divided into halls one tor eaeh state ah ~
OF wood and stone native 70 the State TO which II
was delegated. and the floor space would pc uss9
sRs = permanent anu changing sA'''O''
OF the four great wings OF the museum the first
bronze Of the men whose munihcenee made the
tanning the representative literature of al nations
the Hail Of Religion was to be devoted TO the his
tory and deyelopment OF religions and Snow repre- repre-
and modern: the ground floor Of the fourth wing.
iR A9Y s Of S G you'd h R2gid s Tq
was TO be devoted 70 collections and models show
Mr. SpauIding received many promises OF support
for his scheme from influential men. President Nc
erected in Washington and suggested that bill
might b passed BY Congress spREo2TisslnE money '
Prince OF Wales. who was personal friend OF Ar.
after il Rad been further developed.
Mt spauldlng proposed 20 construct a great
end OF Central Park to the city limits. to be called
the National Boulevard and crossing II al rlgnt
angles In TIE centre would be another highway.
also 100 feet wide called the International Boule-
ward. and running from the Hudson River 10 the
Sound IL was proposed 10 place the museum al
the junction OF these two boulevards. occupying
q space OF twenty acres on either side OF the Ma
uonal Boulevard the ground was 20 be given over
% the use % each State Ia the Union. The Inter
national Boulevard would also be divided into plots
one Of which would De allotted 20 eSen
tional Boulevard TO be docks with anchorages
for seagoIng vessels OF ne largest draught, while
underground trains would bring the whole section
from shore TO shore within easy and direct com
municaton.