. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . he work requires complete andlong experience, and is of such a nature that none but skilled me-chanics attempt it. In Xew ^ork fine cabinet work is carried togreater degree of perfection than elsewhere in the countrv, whichdoubtlessly accounts for our tlie best class of journe\ nienin that branch. Prominent among our local carpenter buililers whohave attained a wide reputation {or interior and cabinet work is tlicsubject of our sketch, Mr. I>. D. Chandler, of Xo. 1 i Rec
. A history of real estate, building and architecture in New York City during the last quarter of a century . he work requires complete andlong experience, and is of such a nature that none but skilled me-chanics attempt it. In Xew ^ork fine cabinet work is carried togreater degree of perfection than elsewhere in the countrv, whichdoubtlessly accounts for our tlie best class of journe\ nienin that branch. Prominent among our local carpenter buililers whohave attained a wide reputation {or interior and cabinet work is tlicsubject of our sketch, Mr. I>. D. Chandler, of Xo. 1 i Rector Chandler has been actively connected with that branch of thebuilding profession for over thirty-two years. In the begiiniing ofhis career he served for many vears in the capacitv of superintendentof the Western Union Telegraph Coniijanys carjjentcr work, horover eighteen years he was identified with that company and travelledfrom citv to citv superintending the erection and finishing of the com-panys offices throughout the country. Mr. Chandler at the present 302 A HISTORY OP REAL BlILDlNG AND ARCHITECTURE IN NEW YORK. time manufactures and comjiletcs the tine cabinet work, the desk andtables and all the carpenter |)arai)hernalia of a teles:!;-raph office, andships tlie work from the factcjry on Kector street to its destination,whetlier it he as far Xorth as ilufYalo, or to the South as far as New( )rleans, and W est as San I>ancisco. Tele.^raphic office wurk is, however, not the only branch of l)nsine^s. In nian\- of the banking ofTfices in Wall streetand in the stock , there are to be found the handiwork of jounie\inen in tlie tine cabinet work and interior wood-work .Mr. Chandkr has been retanied b\ uell-knownfirms for many years, and the alteration work, repairing and t^encrali;verhauling that have been done for the past (|uarter centurv in tlioseoffices have been comi)lete(l bv Mr. Chandler. The wo
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