Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . smain front on Canal St. is 334 ft.; that on Custom-IIouse St., 252 ft.; on thenew Levee, 310 ft., and on the old Levee, 297 ft. Its height is 82 ft. The LongRoom, or chief business apartment, is 116 by 90 ft., and is lighted by 50 building was begun in 1848, and is not yet entirely finLshed. The Posi-Oj^ceoccupies the basement of the Custom-IIouse, and is one of the most elegant andcommodious in the country. The U. S. Branch Mint stands at the cor. of Espla-nade and New Levee Sts. It is built of brick, stuccoed in imitation of
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . smain front on Canal St. is 334 ft.; that on Custom-IIouse St., 252 ft.; on thenew Levee, 310 ft., and on the old Levee, 297 ft. Its height is 82 ft. The LongRoom, or chief business apartment, is 116 by 90 ft., and is lighted by 50 building was begun in 1848, and is not yet entirely finLshed. The Posi-Oj^ceoccupies the basement of the Custom-IIouse, and is one of the most elegant andcommodious in the country. The U. S. Branch Mint stands at the cor. of Espla-nade and New Levee Sts. It is built of brick, stuccoed in imitation of brown-stone,in the Ionic style, and, being 282 ft. long, 180 ft. deep, and three stories high, presentsan imposing appearance. No coining has been done there since the war, but Con-gress has taken steps to recommence operations. The window, under the frontportico of the main building, from which Mumford was hung by order of GeneriilButler, June 7, 1862, is still pointed out. The City Hall, at the intersection of St. 142 HAND-BOOK OF AMERICAN Uuited States Mint. Charles and Lafayette Sts., is the most artistic of the public buildings of the is of white marble, in the Ionic style, with a wide and high flight of granite steps leading to an ele-gant portico sup-ported by eight col-umns. The Stateand City Librariesoccupy suitablerooms in this build-ing. The Court-Houses are on ther. and 1. of the Ca-thedral, in JacksonSquare. They wereconstructed towardthe close of the lastc e n t u r y, throughthe liberahty of thefounder of the Ca-thedral, Don AndreAlmonaster, and are conspicuous for their quaint style of architecture, which is Tusco-Doric. TheCity Prisons, which comprise a county jail and a police jail, are in Orleans andAnn Sts., opposite the Market-Place. They are of brick plastered to imitategranite, and three stories high. The Merchants Exdumge, a handsome marblestructure in Royal St. near Canal, was formerly a place of great resort, but sincethe removal of t
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