A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . west of Broadway, liesin front of the university, and one of thereformed Dutch churches. Union Place, at the northern termi-nation of Broadway, is in an ellipticalform, enclosed with a fine iron fence,having a public fountain in the centre,with ornamental jets, and is a delightfulplace of resort to the inhabitants. Further up the city are other publicsquares, as Madison square, Hamiltonsquare, and others, not yet the east are Tompkins square andBellevue, the latter the seat of the alms-house. Wall Street, the central point
A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . west of Broadway, liesin front of the university, and one of thereformed Dutch churches. Union Place, at the northern termi-nation of Broadway, is in an ellipticalform, enclosed with a fine iron fence,having a public fountain in the centre,with ornamental jets, and is a delightfulplace of resort to the inhabitants. Further up the city are other publicsquares, as Madison square, Hamiltonsquare, and others, not yet the east are Tompkins square andBellevue, the latter the seat of the alms-house. Wall Street, the central point of thebanks, insurance offices, &;c., containsthe exchange and the customhouse. Theexchange is of Quincy granite, three sto-ries high, and a basement, covering ablock between four streets, and is 197feet 7 inches on Wall street, 144 on oneside, and 170 on the other, with a largedome above, 100 feet high. The customhouse, at the corner ofNassau street, is of white marble fromSing-Sing, and in the form of a Greciantemple, with a colonnade at each 192 DESCRIPTION OP THE STATE OF NEW YORK. and pilasters on the sides. The interioris ahnost wholly of hewn stone. Theprincipal hall is in the centre; and allthe departments are well arranged, withample accommodations for the numerousoffices and clerks. The CAUj-Hall.—This fine and spa-cious edifice occupies the centre of thepark, facing the south, and presents abeautiful Grecian front, of 216 feet inlength, rising from a broad tcriace. Aflight of wide steps leads up to archedentrances, above which is a balcony onthe second story. The two vvings havehalls in front, devoted to the commoncouncil, the superior court, &c., whileother courts and offices are accommoda-ted in other parts of the building. Onthe top is the great fire-bell, which in-dicates, by the number of strokes, thedistricts of the city in which fires areburning, for the direction of the fire-companies. A view from the cupolaaffords one of the finest prospects of thec
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