. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . it by either gas or electricity, andhas a large hydraulic elevator. It was erected from plans and under thesuperintendence of N. LeBrun & Son, architects for the Department . Napoleon Le Brux, the well-known architect, was born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, in which city at the early age of fifteen he began his professionalstudies in the office of the distinguished architect of the National Capitol atWashington, Thomas TJ. Walter. Mr. Le Brim was barely in his twenty-second year
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . it by either gas or electricity, andhas a large hydraulic elevator. It was erected from plans and under thesuperintendence of N. LeBrun & Son, architects for the Department . Napoleon Le Brux, the well-known architect, was born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, in which city at the early age of fifteen he began his professionalstudies in the office of the distinguished architect of the National Capitol atWashington, Thomas TJ. Walter. Mr. Le Brim was barely in his twenty-second year, when, with character-istic energy and industry, he had established a practice of his own, and beforetwo decades had elapsed, had designed and erected under his personal super-vision many prominent public and private buildings in his native city and State. Among the most noted of these public edifices may be mentioned theCathedral of Philadelphia, the American Academy of Music, the SeventhPresbyterian Church, the Girard Estate Buildings, and several prisons in theinterior of Pennsylvania. L046 OUR SlUROOATE UAMEL ( About twenty years a#o Mr-. Le Brim decided l make New York hispermanent home. In this city lie lias elected the Masonic Temple, the NewYork Foundling Asylum, severallarge and elegant churches, many ofthe latest improved engine houses,and the Headquarters of the FireDepartment in Sixty-seventh Street,recently finished. He is a Fellowof the American Institute of Archi-tecl s, and a n acl i\ e meinl>er of 1 heNew York Chapter of the said In-stitute, whose representative he is inthe Hoard of Fxaminers of 1 lie Build-in* Buieau of the New York Fire Depa it tnenl. Mr. Le Brims long, varied, andpractical experience have made hisopinion BOUghl for and valued as anexperl and adviser in many building enterprises throughout the country. His strict integrity and conscien-ious treatment of any subject whichlie undertakes, are characteristictraits which distinguish
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