Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . Dr. Chapin), 5th Avenue and 48th St. ; theChurch of the Disciples(Congregational), MadisonAvenue and 44th St.; theFirst Baptist, Park Ave-nue and 39th St. ; and theFifth Avenue Presbyteri-an (Dr. Hall), cor. of 55thSt. The largest churchedifice in the city, and oneof the largest and finest onthe continent, is St. Pat-rkks Cathedral, in 5thAvenue between 51st and52d Sts., commenced in1858, and now about halffinished. It is of whitemarble in the decoratedGothic style, and is 332ft. long, with a generalbreadth of 132 and at thetransept of 174
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . Dr. Chapin), 5th Avenue and 48th St. ; theChurch of the Disciples(Congregational), MadisonAvenue and 44th St.; theFirst Baptist, Park Ave-nue and 39th St. ; and theFifth Avenue Presbyteri-an (Dr. Hall), cor. of 55thSt. The largest churchedifice in the city, and oneof the largest and finest onthe continent, is St. Pat-rkks Cathedral, in 5thAvenue between 51st and52d Sts., commenced in1858, and now about halffinished. It is of whitemarble in the decoratedGothic style, and is 332ft. long, with a generalbreadth of 132 and at thetransept of 174 ft. At thefront will be two spires,each 828 ft. high, flankinga central gable 156 ft. church now used ascathedral is at the cor. ofMott and Prince Sts.; theexterior is unattractive,but the interior is quitestriking. St. Stephens(Roman Catholic), 149 St., is a very largechurch, with excellentpaintings and the most ex-pensive and elegant altar-piece in the country. Itis famed for its musicalservices. The Templeis the finest specimen of. New Roman Catholic Cathedral, 5th Avenue. Emaiinel (Jewish synagogue), 5th Avenue, cor. 48d St. Saracenic architecture in America; the interior is magnificently decorated in the Oriental style. Edncational and Charitable Institutions.—The number of these is so great that weshall not attempt to do more than mention a few of the more notable. There areupward of 400 schools and institutions of learning in the city, and 239 charitableinstitutions besides those administered by the Commissioners of Charity. The Uni-versity of the City of New York, on the E. side of Washington Square, is a grandGothic edifice of white marble, 200 by 100 ft. The chapel, with its noble window,50 ft. high and 24 ft. wide, is an extremely beautiful room. The University wasfounded in 1831, and in 1874 had 48 instructors and 426 students. Columbia Col-lege, Madison Avenue and 50th St., is the oldest college in the State, having beenchartered by George IT. in
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