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AND   BUILDERS'   GUIDE.







Vol. yi.





NEW YOSK, SATUEDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1870.





No. 141.





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GILSEY'S l^EW HOTEL.

Among the many imposing buildings tvliicli
h ave recently been erected in this city for ho¬
tels, there is perhaps not one -which deservedly
attracts more attention than the magnificent
structure noAv approaching completion, at the
comer of Twenty-ninth street and Broadway,
for Mr. Peter Gilsey. To any one coming up
or down Broadway,'it looms up in such lofty
proportions as to completely dAvarf all objects
in its immediate -vicinity, not excepting even its
big neighbor, the Grand Hotel. Standing as it
does upon an irregularly-shaped and somewhat
difficult piece of ground' on the N. E. corner of
the junction of Twenty-ninth street Ajvith Broad¬
way, the architect has very skilfully arranged
his plan so as to combine the most artistic ef¬
fect externally Avith the most convenient dis¬
position of rooms internally, by cutting ofE the
angle octagonally, and making of it a handsome
frontispiece and entrance. The entire length on
Twenty-ninth street is 148 feet 8^ inches; but
this space'is handsomely broken by making the
portion nearest Broadway project boldly forward,
with an eastern octagonal break corresponding
•with the one at the junction of the streets—
thus leaving the remaining portion on Twenty-
ninth street set back, with a bold projecting
portico in the centre as a side entrance. This
disposition, of the building breaks what would
have been, otherwise a long monotonous front¬
age, and produces great variety of effect, which
is consequently very pleasing. On Broadway
the frontage is 64 feet 6+ inches, with a central
doorway—making three entrances in aU. The
building would have been much more improved
had this frontage been longer; but the most has
been made of it in the design. But the most
remarkable feature of this building is its great
height. It is five stories high up to the cornice,
exclusive of the basement; aiid besides these
there are three more stories in the spacious Man¬
sard-roof—making nine stories in aH. To some
observers -there.inight seem to be a preponderance
of roof,; but the fact is, that in a building of such
enormous height (135 feet to the roof), to have
raised the front walls ajiy higher would have
•made them appear painfully lofty, while the
roof—large as it is—^is so diversified in its treat¬
ment as to please the eye and take awayaU
sense of superabundance.

The construction of the building throughout
is exceedingly massive and perfect, iron and
solid masonry being so largely introduced, both





internally, as -well as externally, as to render it
completely fire-proof from basement to roof.
The interior, which is calculated to contain
some 300 rooms, is admirably arranged aa to
ease of access, light, ventilation, and all the
other features so necessary in buildings of the
kind,—^the ceilings being of good height and the
doors of ample Avidth. The facilities for ascend¬
ing and descending are such that the upper
rooms wUl be rendered almost as available as
the lower. The utmost care seems to have
been lavished upon all such internal details as are
indispensable to a first-class hotel. One feature
in the interior which will be much admired is
the grand staircase, which is being constructed
entirely of what is called the New York build¬
ing stone-—an artificial material now coming
into rapid use, which competes with the best
stone not only in aU required forms, but in
hardness and durability. Some of it can be
seen laid doAvn to the sidewalk of this hotel as
paving blocks, where unsophisticated passers-by,
mistaking it for the ordinary blue-stone used in
our paving, are puzzled to think how such
enormous blocks of material could have found
their way there from the quany. The grand
newel to the staircase—^judging from a bold
draAving which was shoAvn us—Avill be quite a
rich and elaborate work of art. It is to be
of stone, with griffins Avrought [at the angles
in bronze; also festoons of floAvers and other
ornaments in tha same material.

The exterior of the building is an adaptation
of the PaUadian style of architecture; profusely
adorned -with little detached double columns—
Ionic on the first story, and composite on the
others—interspersed with straight and circular or
segmentalyheaded windows, in pleasing variety,
and rich in aH the ornamentation peculiar to
icon buildings. The effect is altogether grand
and imposing, and reflects high credit on its au¬
thor. It was designed and superintended by
Mr. S. D. .Hatch ; the masonry is some of the
finest work of Hull & Conolly; the car¬
penters' work was executed by John S. Myers,
and the iron work by the Architectiiral Iron¬
works. The building wiU, we understand, cost
altogether about |350,000, and is expected to
be opened some time in January next. If the
furnishing is carried out—as no doubt it wiB. be
—on the same scale of grandeur as the building
itself, this hotel -will certainly at once take its
rank as one of the most splendid and complete
ever yet erected in New York.





MECHANICS' .LIENS   AGAINST    BUILDINGS

.   IN NEW YORK CITY.

Nov.         ......

18 Baxter st. (No. 30'), bet. Park amd

Chatham, sts.    Lawrence Kenny et

al. agt. "W. D. Finelite...,........      :|77 73

18 Bboadwat, w. s. (No. 549), and No.

49 Merger .st.    Geo. Newman agt.

Mr. Mathews.....................        13 00





31 Baxter st., s. or w. side (No. 20),

" rear house."    Martin  Callanan

agt David Finelight..............       450 00

31 Same PROPERTY. John Kierst agt.

David Finelight..................       179 37

18 Catharine st., s. s. (No. 38). Pran-

cis E,. Adams agt.--------..........         11 50

18 Same PROPERTr.   Wm. Millerick

agt. Mr. Greene..................         11 50

18 Eighth at., aa^ s. (No. (5S3). Joseph

Hang agt. Fabian Kalisky.........         33 00

18 Fourteenth   st.,   s.   s.,   79.7   e.

University place and 13th st.   J. C.

Alfred et al. agt. H. C. Adams.... 34,000 00

18  Fourteenth ST.,s. s (No. 44EL), ak©

13th St.. n. s. (Nos. 45 and 47 R).
J. C. Alfred et al. agt. H. C. Ad¬
ams..............................  24,000 00

19  Fourth ay. andGSth st., n. e. cor.,

11 houses on st. running e.  of av.,

5  houses on av. running n. of st.
David Morrison agt. Allen SuUivan

etal.............................    3,.500 00

19 Fourteenth st., s. s. (No. 42 E.).
'Wm. Fulton agt. F. R.   SherAvin

6  Co....................■.........       273 95

19 Fourteenth  st., s. s., and   13th

ST., n.  s,, 79.7   6. of   University

place.    J. B & W. W. Cornell agt,

H. C. Adams et al................13,000 00

19 Fourteenth st., s. s., (No. 44 E.),

and 13thSt.,n. s. (Nos45and47E.).

J. B. & W. W. Cornell agt. H.  C.

Adams et al......................13,000 00

19 Same PROPERTY. Stewart H. Smith

agt. H. C. Adams et al...........   17,000 00

19 Same property.   Rhodes & Clark

agt. H. C. Adams et al............    3,736 02

19 Fourteenth st., s. s. (No. 43 E.).

Masterton Smith et al.   agt.  F. R.

SherAvm& Co....................    4,593 18

31  Frankfort & Nassau   sts.^   s.   e.

cor., ''Tammany Hall." S. & T. B.
GoodAVin agt. The Evening Tela-
graph Assn......................    3,200 00

32  Fifty-ninth st., n. s. (Nos. 535,537,

&539W.), bet. 10th & Ilth avs.
Michael Steinhauser agt. Miles
StoiFord...........................          37 00

33  Same property.     Martin Eaa'ai^t

agt.  same........................         33 00

33 Same property.  Martin Nicholas

agt.  same.......................          39 00

22 Same property'.   Solomon Hergig

agt.  same........................          27 00

33 Same property.   John Vockt agt.

same.............................         35 00

33 Fourteenth st.,   s. s. & 13th st.,

n. s., 79.7 e.  University place.   J.

C. .Alfred et aL agt. H. C. Adams.   24,000 00

32  Fourteenth ST., s. s.,(No44E.), &

13th St., n. s. (Nos. 45 & 47B.). J.

C. Alfred etal agt. H. C. Adams..   24,000 00

33  Forty-second st., n. s., com. 300 w.

9th  av.,  running 100 ft.     J.   W.

Duryee agt. J. R. Taylor......___    5,540 13

31 Hudson & Charles sts., n. e. cor.

John Kierst agt. Wm. Carroll.....         57 50

19 Lexington AV. ife79TH st., 19 houses
on St., running w. of cor. J. W.
Ogden, Jr., agt.William Britt et al.    3,500 00

31 Lexington av., w. s. (No. 712), bet.
57th and 58th sts. Thomas Mono¬
ghan agt. James Kelly et al.......         27 00

31 Laurens ST. (No. 87). Simon Weiler

agt. J. Bouldvires................       250 00

82 Laurens and Prince sts., n. av.
cor. Martin Honlahan agt. Claus
Ficken...........................       200 00

18  Mercer st., (No. 49) and Bboad-

way, w. s. (No. 549).   George Ncav-

man agb. Mr. Mathews......_......         13 00

19  Mulberry st., s. or w. s. (No. 3),

bet. Chatham and Worth sts. Al-
exandei: Davis agt. Meyer Rosen¬
thal.............................       165 00

21 Same PROPERTY. Martin Callanan

agt. same........................       853 67