Identifier: pictureofnewyork00csfr (find matches)
Title: A picture of New York in 1850 : with a short account of places in its vicinity : designed as a guide to citizens and strangers ; with numerous engravings, and a map of the city
Year: 1846 (1840s)
Authors: C.S. Francis & Co Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC Nichols, George Livingston, former owner. NNC Day, Thomas, former owner. NNC Grolier Club. Library, former owner. NNC
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Publisher: New York : The Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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walls. The house of detention is a distinct and isolated ^;uild.ing, 142 feet in length, by 45 in width. It contains 148ceils. The lower cells are 6 feet 9 inches wide, II feethigh, and 15 feet long, diminishing 18 inches in lengthin each story. They are provided with cast-iron waterclosets, hydrant, water cock ventilators, and are warmedby hot water pipes. Every part of the building is con,sfucted in the most substantial manner, and with particu-lar reference to the security of prisoners. The buildingwas finished in 1838. The female department is enteredfrom Leonard-street. It is superintended by a matron,who keeps it in the most perfect order and neatness. Sheis very attentive to visitors, who can always have gratuitousaccess, between 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. The male prisonopens on Franklin-street. Persons can gain admittancehere on application for a written permit, at the keepersroom, between 10 A. M. and 5 P. M. CUSTOM HOUSE. This building equals any in the world, both in the beauty
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 31 of its design and the durability of its construction. It issituated on the corner of Wall and Nassau streets, and oc-cupies the ground where once stood the old Federal Hall,the scene of Washingtons inauguration. The building isin the form of a parallelogram, 200 feet long by 90 wide,and about 80 feet in height. Brick, granite and marblewere used in its construction ; but its outside is entirely ofmarble from Massachusetts, except the steps. It is design-ed in imitation of the Parthenon at Athens, in the Doricorder. At the southern end on Wall-street, is a portico ofeight purely Doric columns, 5 feet 8 inches in diameter,and 32 feet high ; and on the opposite end, on Pine-street,is a corresponding portico ; on each side are 13 pilasters, inkeeping with the front pillars. The front portico is ascend,ed by 18 granite steps. The interior is divided into agrand rotunda and numerous spacious rooms for the ac-commodation of officers. The rotunda is a magnificentroom, 60

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