Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ^^^ a depth of 200 ft., ffl s^^^=^^^—=__ ^^ a frontage of 144 ft., and a rearbreadth of l7l height to thetop of the centraldome is 124 this dome,in the interior ofthe building, is theliotunda, sides of whichare eight lofty col-umns of Italianmarble, the superbCorinthian capi-tals of which werecarved in support thebase of the dome,and are probablyc ubtom-Hoube the largest and no- blest marble columns in the country. Tlie U. S. Snb-Treasury, formerly the Cus-tom-House, is a white-marble building at the
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ^^^ a depth of 200 ft., ffl s^^^=^^^—=__ ^^ a frontage of 144 ft., and a rearbreadth of l7l height to thetop of the centraldome is 124 this dome,in the interior ofthe building, is theliotunda, sides of whichare eight lofty col-umns of Italianmarble, the superbCorinthian capi-tals of which werecarved in support thebase of the dome,and are probablyc ubtom-Hoube the largest and no- blest marble columns in the country. Tlie U. S. Snb-Treasury, formerly the Cus-tom-House, is a white-marble building at the cor, of Wall and Nassau Sts. It is afinespecimen of Doric architecture, and is 200 ft. long, 80 ft. wide, and 80 ft. main entrance on Wall St. is reached by a flight of 18 marble steps, and in theinterior is a Rotunda 60 ft. in diameter, and surrounded by 16 Corinthian old Federal Hall used to stand on this- site, and the spot is classic as that where-on Washington delivered his inaugural address. Just opposite is the handsome. NEW YORK CITY. ]1 iJvexel Building^ in the Renaissance style, and a little farther S. on Broad St. arethe StocJc Exchange and Gold Room. The Corn Exchange., located at the upper endof Whitehall St., is a handsome brick building. Commencing at Wall St. (whither our visit to the Sub-Treasury, has broughtus) a saunter up Broadway, tlie building of the Equitable Life Insnrance Co., atthe corner of Cedar St., first attracts attention. It is of granite, in mingled Doricand Renaissance style, and is probably the most solid and substantial structure in thecity. It has a frontage of 87 ft., a depth of 200, and a height of 137. Just above,at the corner of Liberty St., is the six-story building of the American Banlc NoteCo., surmounted by a tower containing a clock ; and on the other side of Broadway,at the corner of Dey St., is the new building of the Western Union Telegraph ,ten stories high (including three in the roof), with a
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