. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . declined from 75c. and $ to 60c. and $;freestone from $ and $ to 75c. and $1 ; marble from $2 to$ and $, and other materials generally in similar propor-tion. Iron was higli, American ])ig ruling at $33 and $34 per ton,and wrought beams selling at cents per pound. The averagecost of the Iniildings declined from $19,021 in 1873 to $9,102 in1878. They jumped from the latter figure, however, to $17,381in 1882 and to $21,282 in 1893, not on account of anv increa
. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . declined from 75c. and $ to 60c. and $;freestone from $ and $ to 75c. and $1 ; marble from $2 to$ and $, and other materials generally in similar propor-tion. Iron was higli, American ])ig ruling at $33 and $34 per ton,and wrought beams selling at cents per pound. The averagecost of the Iniildings declined from $19,021 in 1873 to $9,102 in1878. They jumped from the latter figure, however, to $17,381in 1882 and to $21,282 in 1893, not on account of anv increase inprices or labor, for the increase had not yet taken ])lace, l)ut ratherbecause larger and better classes of buildings wer^ being erected. Notwithstanding these facts, from the ])resent ])oint of view allof the Imildings wdiich have been mentioned, as all that were builtprevious to 1889, were of very expensive construction. Althoughthe interior construction was much lighter than wt)ul(l have beenthe case had masonry supports Ix-en used, the main walls of all BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE IN NEW YORK. 387. HISTORY OF REAL ESTATE,
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