The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
THE WV COs RT HOt 50.
Tie ,,-wN ~ . n,ss,mxui.assi New vevs
Architect.

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tux made = monumental mistake IN placing
tho rUsi unl"s ~ the cav Hall Park. " 70
nov pToI-,-ei tn commit snot her Of the SANE
IND anil pla'- Tho new court house there
" ~ "f-r =" huN - Considerable part OF this
parA sa- made - would he srornfullv re-
i~,tct 80 IN I,ut m" rouFt house thsr~
pra"'t-sll, amounts IN doing this very thing
tor tho onl, eN-u~r Tor rafting n there 10 ."
save the 'o-t ~ another site. n " we're true
hat the '"-i oi e NOV site could be saved
b, ustng thi- rBs sbtrh the CITY alreadv
owns. tho thiug ought not - 10 done. but
b. - uot 'ru" for an, saving IN the cost 81
l.ud So ~ 30 mote than offset IN replacing
tho -ourt r""Iri- Uov Nv The DID ~ouTt houee
Irrm the a. hitr~tursi standpoint the
urot-,-''d g'lau .s-rurs io 'un ps.-ultaTty oh
i.',. tinuIhlr " Z understand n. n h pro-
posed - make auother building Of The sans
furw ANT general appearance as the CITY
IiRil. bat uVon much larger sale. When
'hi- h done u " ~ appear " the larger
huiding had hatrhed out = Young ons-ths
,ity HaW
" - pruI'o-ei 'o leave a margin oG Rrass
al around the new building. Or In other
voF,i- 10 -ct " back someN hat from the
.trreu 90 three sisics " the building must
go here. do lot ~ save all the grass and
nT"u spare there - an'i have II count IN
o." remnant 81 IN" paFb " would cer-
f,fnI, leo Ieti"r - pls~e The new building
"n ~" pr-prrtv l'us on ,harlherS streei
90" UfIlc "trip - gra-- which " h. proposed
." leave arouud u " ~ count for nothing
hil" " the nov huildinR " kept on the
. hsmh"r- street line " ~ take up leea
tnp'u. bsN" greater extent 1T facade
su'i consequently If light. for a longer
usrroN"r huilding IN al the rooms having
"Nt"rE.l cNIu-Hr" would BE- more service
.tl'l" han "ns nf the proposed depth 81 tss
f"r' m vhHh WanN ~ The Tpon- must ~
lighted from INTERVAL Court- 7 venture
10 SAY that ~ least ono quarter more DROP
"rlN lighted court rooms "ould be obtained
~ budding ~ the -ame height and area
~ -" Lind ! suggest han m me Kind pro.
To-r,i. and tho CITY would h~ -pa rel tho Iudi.
'ro,- appearance 81 a ric aud "A little CITY
llall side Nv side
m NV opinion It'll t-t'.r plan would
DO - leave ~" nli court house a, n II ami
huild 'all building ~ cithsr side Of o.
one AZ the corner nf BroadWHv and Cham
her~ street amt onc at The -orn~r ~ Centre
and Examiners streets VI threa could ne
Connected ON the lower hoOrS n desired
The old count house T. far from heinR q
triumph ~ architecture. bu' ~ ~ a service
ahl~ building the count rop'u~ are large
and VOL lgh'-'I and y would - an easv
matter to improve the elevator service
whi"h j. ~ chl"t Internal deTsct Even
the exterior ""uid h. r"n,s-l"li-.i for = frac-
'ion e" What " would -o-i - rebuild alI
the-" court rootn-
surely tho city, money could ha be,,sr
spent than In tearing down y ~erviceabl@
building aud r"pla, eng the rooms u CON
ttin- ~ another
hr obi court house - not beautiful. hut
venture IN say 'hs'. ugly - ~ v. n 10 far
lr~S object iouabls ~ appearance than .
uu' d larger building on the sane site would
10. up matter how welt designed
" h. not too late nov To sVoid great mis-
take The park. II changed AZ all. ought
10 be enlarged. not Diminished IN area n
the city can afford to tear down the present
Court HOUSE. then tho space Which n o-ryl-
pies ought To he added tn the park, but
a th our present taN rate the city shoull
not indulge itself Ia such luNurie@. and asr-
viceable buildings ought not tn be DESTROYED
for purely I--theiir reasons
several sites for this building have been
proposed Now I want 10 suggest one
That ~. the blocks opposite the new ferry
houses ~ the foot vt whitehall street Land
~ comparatively cheap here, rho apot v
wore easily Tearhed from all parts Of the
greater city than any other on Manhattan
island. and the new building would face
he water and have permanent light and =
hesuriful exposure tn the -outh ovartook
ing the bay In that lOcation. in full vSs1s
81 every vessel entering or leaving the
hsTDor. = fine mIildtng would add mora
to the beauty of the city than n could tn
any other place New Work has never
appreciated the uossibtlrte- for an artistic
deN ciopmsnt of is unsurps-ss,. waterfront
aud here " = chance tO make q beginning
In tIat direction. EENEsr FLAaa
NV NoRE. Marrh -