. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ng high rateswhere the_\ were ignored and reducing in ])roportion where the\were adopted, led to their widespread atloption even in this city. .\ list of the fire-])roof buildings in this city (or to be , inthe Borough of ^ilanhattan) would be an almost endless one, butmaking brief reference to the earlier ones of modern construction intheir chronological order, the Park Bank was constructed in 1868,and the old New York Life Insurance in i86q. TheEquitable building was
. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . ng high rateswhere the_\ were ignored and reducing in ])roportion where the\were adopted, led to their widespread atloption even in this city. .\ list of the fire-])roof buildings in this city (or to be , inthe Borough of ^ilanhattan) would be an almost endless one, butmaking brief reference to the earlier ones of modern construction intheir chronological order, the Park Bank was constructed in 1868,and the old New York Life Insurance in i86q. TheEquitable building was constructed in 1870; it was Innlt with gran-ite front walls, in the prevailing French style, with ^Mansard Ulterior construction was of masonry partition walls, iron beamsand segmental brick arches. It was originally five stories T. Smith was the mason, J. G. Batterson the granite contrac-tor, and J. B. & J. M. Cornell the iron contractors. In 1887 thebuilding was enlarged to its present symmetrical dimensions, Post being the architect and David H. King, the builder. In. New York City. TOWER OF MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. (1SS9.) McKim, Mead & White. Architects.
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