Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . AT THE RAILROAD ELEVATOR. the material being granite from Virginia and mass of the structure will be four and the remain-der six stories in height. The main frontage is onNinth Street, where the lock-boxes, general delivery andstamp windows will be situated, with minor fronts onChestnut and Market Streets. With the exception of theChicago Post-Offlce, it will be the largest and most com-plete building of its kind in the country. The post- 524 A SYLVAy A MOMENT OF I,F:isri{E. masters private otTic
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . AT THE RAILROAD ELEVATOR. the material being granite from Virginia and mass of the structure will be four and the remain-der six stories in height. The main frontage is onNinth Street, where the lock-boxes, general delivery andstamp windows will be situated, with minor fronts onChestnut and Market Streets. With the exception of theChicago Post-Offlce, it will be the largest and most com-plete building of its kind in the country. The post- 524 A SYLVAy A MOMENT OF I,F:isri{E. masters private otTic(MVill belocated ill the soiitluaslerneoriK r. while the ;i»i>laiit])ostiiiaster ami cashier willoccupy the apartments to thewest of the Chestnut Streetentrance. The court, wliiciiis to he covered, will l)e de-votid to the carrier and mail-ing d«pa rt men t s , and (hercui-lrv rooms will l»e situ-ated in the rear of the luiildinu- iicxl lo Market soulhcrn half e set apart for the Inited States Courts. Four ele-vators will run from the l)asement to the upper sto-ries, and every modern improvement which can in anyway facilitate the transaction of business, or contributeto the comfort and conveinence of the public, will ])cadded. The line irroup of statuary which surmountsthe main entrance, or rather stands hiiih above it,with the dark slate (»f the mansard tor a backi^^round,i
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