New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Building Where Fulton
Lived Will Occupy Plot
of 10000 Square Feet.
PREMISES AT STATE
AND WHITEHALL SITS.
Project Launched by Company
of Which William n. Cheese
brough Is the Head.

Excavation work has just been begun
on the site of the old home Of Robert
Fulton, at State and Whitehall SITS, for
the new twelvc-story building TO be
erected BY the South Ferry Realty
Company. of which William II. CHEESE
brough is president. The main build
ing will cover plot cf about 10000
square feet. with a frontage OF 1856
feet on State 81. and l3l feet on White
hall ST.. with a twostory annex run
nlng through TO Pearl ST.
The new building is being con-
structcd by the Thompson-Starrett
company. and the architects arc Star
rett & Van Week, who were the de-
signers Of the new Lord & Taylor
stare on Fifth av. at 3sth 81.
The facades are to he in the style
of Italian Renaissance. the lower three
stories Of granite and limestone and
the upper stories Of light faced brick
trimmed with terra Gotta. The archi-
tects expect that this building will be
the most imposing and best equipped
ever planned by them. The basement
is to be made extra light by raising
the ground floor several feet above the
curb.
Every effort has been made to in
cludc in the construction Of the build
ing the best class of work and inc
latest ideas. and the plan Of Offices
has been arranged to give the greatest
elasticity for subdivision.
The South Ferry Realty Company
also owns 4 and State ST., which VIII
be rcmodelled as a low building so
as to protect the light OF the larger
building. BY this means practically
every Office in the building will have
A permanent outlook over the harbor.
The Chesebrough family has long
been associated with this section OF
the CITY. They were pioneers III the
erection of Office buildings on the Bat
terry. The Chcsebrough. Battery Park
and Maritime buildings were success
sivcly built and rented. each time de-
fying and disproving the criticisms OF
those not familiar with the possiDll-
tiles of the nelghborhood. The old
whitehall Building, and the recent
large annex thereto, were built under
the direction of Mr.. Chcsebrougn. and
together with the other buildings
above mentioned. have formed the
nucleus for many important lines OF
business, among which are steamship
coal. exporting and other shipping
companies. There are over fifty steam
shop concerns in the buildings. Almost
all of the consuls general arc located
there and many well known corpora
tons have Offices in these buildings on
account Of the light, space and spIcn-
did view Of the hsrbor available there
from.
The success Of these operations has
been due TO the fact that these own
crs were the first to realize and avail
themselves of the unusual advantages
of this section. 1t is the southerly
apcx of Manhattan Island, where all
the present transit lines of the city
converge. The new Seventh sy., In
terborough and Broadway y. i. l.
subwavs will have stations directly IN
front of the new building. The Bat
tory is A public park running down TO
the edge of New York Bay. giving
pcrmancnt light and uninterrupted
view over the worlds greatest harbor.
This peculiar situation. when cannot
he duplicated in any other part OF the
stand. has stamped it with perma-
nency. which will exist as long as New
York stands.