A25 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FINE ARTS LIBRARY The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924016323499 INTRODUCTORY I respectfully place before you photographs of new and alteration work designed and executed by me during the past few years. For the success of this work I am indebted in a consider- able degree to the efficient work of my con- tractors. (See 1st page, following illustrations). gwH tuni// J JOHN E. NITCHIE, B.S., Arc^hitea 150 Nassau Street, : : : NLW YOKR CITY '^ Kzi 6 l^pfprnuf y'^'^ proper ty of ^v [Coliege 1/ ^ GCture^ Browning-King & Company, Cooper Square Browning Building, 1265-7-9 Broadway — 630-2-4 Sixtfi Avenue Bigelow Building, 106-108 Sixth Avenue Oliver Typewriter Company, 310 Broadway Henry Kahn & Co., 194 Broadway Oriental Bank, l84 Broadway, (See illustration) Residence, Henry C. Heissenbuttel " Col. Alex. S. Bacon " Jacob K. Draper J. W. Martenis Mrs. M. D. Ellison Magnolia Metal Co., 113-115 Bank Street Cedar Cliff Inn, Monroe, N. Y. St. Andrew's P. E. Church Union M. E. Church 1st M. E. Church, Parsonage, Asbury Park, N. J. Somers Building, No. 4, St. Paul's Place and Third Avenue, N. Y. C. Herald Square Baths ,, Alt^rationa , , .\ Residency, of Stephen Matherson _ Building, 31 Barclay Street, N. Y. Knickerbocker Field Club, Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y. Clipper Building, N. Y. C. Building, 223-225 Lincoln Place, And Others Brooklyn, N. Y. JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Res. Mrs. M. D. Ellison Res. Col. Alex. S. Bacon propp/ty of ""^ (Coliege ^ vit^cturci) , K. Draper, Esq. Res. J. W. Martinus, Esq. BROWNING, KING The Lower Stories The Store & COMPANY Facade Structural JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect D»« Construction THE ORIENTAL Marble and Bronze Partitions Cor. Broadway and John St. BANK JOHN E. NITCHIE lADrHiTErxs JOS. A. McCARROLLj '^''"-"'^^''^* Marble and Bronze Partitions The Directors' Room store Facade '^^^ \ ^«:' il ^~^^\7m ^^U^ 1 ^ BIGELOW BUILDING JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Lower Stories In Construction Sommers Building, No. Property o f [College of Arc•l!it"ct'^"^, lOHN-F. NlTCHlE. Architect Exterior Res. Mrs. M. D. Ellison JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Dining Room JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Res. Henry C. Heissenbuttel, Esq. JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Interior Res. Henry C. Heissenbuttel, Esq. Wilf, JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Res. Henry C. Heissenbuttel, Esq. Dining Room Oliver Typewriter Co. JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Parsonage of First M. E. Church •4, i ^Sal^i^^lKr fflB "^"^s^^^L .1 M H J^ ll^..: jB*jB^^^ — ■<»« S^B ^^1 ^ ^' '^ ^^S 1 9 1 mtmf»mfm' i^« i -^^^^S gr;;; " :."-• ■-•• ■-" '-''. i^i^id « '1 :;.;:..-- — .^ '*---*-^~-*4o«,*,,,,j,,,,^^^^^^^^^^^^L Store Lower Stories JOHN E. NITCHIE, ARCHITECT Res. J. K. DraD£r,,®t <^Mr Hall stair Hall JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect Res. J. K. Draper, Esq. tB^B^- m» ^^smimf. ^msmmm ■ X.:->.^ m J '/'/Vff^^', il iM 1 1 ?» bsm^ A 1 %i iJBnf , * ''i^Ss' 1 V ■ Second Story Hall Library St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea JOHN E. NITCHIE, Architect ilmportanl Olnntrarta (^xbm to BROWNING-KING & CO., Cooper Square L. G. Kirk, (s) Richard Deeves & Son, (g) Millilcen Bros., (s. i.) John W. Rapp, (f) E. W. Hazazer, (e) J. L. Mott, (p. f.) O'Brien & Ryder, (p) J. B. & J. M. Cornell, (o. i.) E. G. Hantsche & Co., (c) Boston & Phila. Face Brick Co., (n) N. Y. Prism Co., (k) Jacobs & Sons, (v. 1.) Toch Bros. BROWNING-KING & CO., 1265-7-9 Broadway McLeod, Ward & Co., (e) L. G. Kirk, (s) Chas. A. Cowen & Co., (g) Liebermann & Sanford, (o. i.) J. L. Mott, (p. f.) E. G. Hantsche & Co., (c) Jacobs & Sons, (v. I.) Yale & Towne, (h) Toch Bros. BIGELOW BUILDING, 106-108 Sixth Avenue Chas. A. Cowen & Co., (g) Liebermann & Sanford, (o. i.) Metropolitan Fireproofing Co., (f) Thos. H. Van Tine, (p) Hinkle Iron Works, (s. i.) Thos. F. Sayward Co., (s) Seger & Gross, (c) E. W. Hazazer, (e) Jacobs & Sons, (v. 1.) Toch Bros. OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO., 310 Broadway Leonard G. Kirk, (s) E. W. Chaffee, (c) John J. Hearn, (g) HENRY KAHN & CO., 19+ Broadway E. W. Chaffee, (g) Jacobs & Sons, (v. I.) MAGNOLIA METAL CO., 113 Bank Street C. F. Bond, (g) HERALD SO- BATHS, 1265-7-9 Broadway W. Y. Jack & Co., (p) Republic General Con. Co., (g) Wm. Kleeman & Co., (c) United Heating Co., (s) L.J. Wing Mfg. Co., (v) R. A. Schoenberg & Co., (e) Traitel Bros., (m) Traitel Bros., (t) J. L. Mott, (p. f.) Federal Brass & Bronze Co., (b) SOMERS BUILDING, 4 St. Paul's PI. & 3rd Ave. J. &. L. Moreland, (g) United Heating Co., (s) KNICKERBOCKER FIELD CLUB, Brooklyn E. W. Chaffee, (g) Ross & Snyder, (1) ORIENTAL BANK, 184 Broadway A. J. Robinson & Co., (g) W. Y. Jack & Co., (p) E. W. Hazazer, (e) J. B. & J. M. Cornell, (o. i.) Federal Brass & Bronze Co., (b) L. F. Kantor, (c) Finn Bros , (d) Yale & Towne, (h) (g) general contract; (s. i.) structural iron; (f) fireproofing ; (s) steam heating; (e) electrical; (p. f.) plumbing fixtures; (p) plumbing; (h) hardware; (o. i.) ornamental iron; (k) prisms; (m) marble; (c) cabinet work; (v) ventilating; (n) mantel; (t) tile; (b) bronze railings; (d) furniture, desks, etc.; (1) lumber; (v. 1.) vault lights. Modern Plumbing Imperial Porcelain and Porcelain Enameled Iron Baths f Lavatories, Etc. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION The J. L. Mott Iron Works 84-go Beekman Street, NEW YORK WASHINGTON rniLADELPHIA BRANCHES no FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO 28 57. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO ALONZO B. SEE WALTER L. TYLER A. B. SEE Electric Elevator C o m p dw n y NEW YORK OFFICE St. Paul Building. No. 220 Broadway PHILADELPHIA Real Estate Trust Building, Broad 6 Chestnut Sts. BALTIMORE No. 218 West Fayette St. FACTORY Pacific Ave. 6 Whiton St.. Jersey City. N. J. 29 IMUh l|f attng Ol^mpang Engineers and Contractors for SteanR and Water Heating and Ventilating Apparatus MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL, BRONX HEATING, VENTILATING AND POWER APPARATUS INSTALLED BY UNITED HEATING CO. Heating, Ventilating and Power Plant Installed Power Plants a Specialty 174 Wo00t^r mxnU N^fa fnrk 30 R-I-W-DAMP RESISTING PAINT {For Inside) KONRERIT COATING (trade mark REG.) \For Outside) On Walls Iron Work {Damp Proof) (Rust Proof) Limestone Insulation (Stain Proof) (Elec. Sr Cold Storage) OF YOUR BUILDING The Modern Paint for Modern Buildings TOCH BROTHERS PAINT MAKERS SINCE 1848 468, 470 and 472 West Broadway, New York 31 THE G. BICKELHAUPT J903 PATENT AUTOMATIC SELF-LOCKING SGUTTUB OPENER WHY TAKE CHANCES If you Value your Life, equip your house at once with a G. B. Automatic Self-Locking Scuttle Opener. It is secure from Burglars and a quick escape in case: of FIRE. It works quickly, easily, and would save your life and others. One pull of a cord unlocks and opens scuttle, which remains open, allowing an escape by way of the roof. No climbing of ladder to try to open rusty Bolts and Catches. THE G, BICKELHAUPT PATENT AUTOMATIC Skylight-Lift and l>ock SOLE MANUFACTURERS G* Bickelhaupt Skylight W^o^ks 243-245 West 47th Street, New York, N, Y. Telephone 675-38th 32 ESTABLISHED l874 Cassidy & Son MANUFACTURING COMPANY Electric Fixtures 133 a^nd 135 West 23rd Street &nd I24> 126 ewnd 128 West 24th Str e^± NEW YORK 33 W. V. JflCI^ T. C. CIiiPF W.Y.Jaek&Co. PLiUMBlHG flHD GAS FITTING «$ 618 Lie^^ington Ave., fleuu York TEliEPHOflE, 2052 PliRZA 34 OInmpang 17 Battery Place, NtW YORK 35 J. B. & J. |VI. GOHNEItIi GO. 26th St. and nth Ave., New York StrCiQtCiral di)d Ori)an)^0tal Metal Furniture for Offices Filing Devices in Steel Burglar Proof Vaults Steel Rolling Shutters Sidewalk Lights Castings of Every Description Ste^l ai)d Iroi) for BOildiogS BEAMS AND SHAPES ALWAYS IN STOCK . . AND , WEST POINT FOUpRY, Cold Spring on Hudson 36 Some of the High-class Cabinet Work shown in these illustrations executed by E. W. CHAFFEE General Contractor Fine Cabinet Work a Specialty PARTITIONS AND OFFICE FIXTURES 41 Ann Street, New York City 37 "HOW'S YOUR WIRING?" ...SEE... R. A. SCHOENBERG <& CO. Main Telephone 244 Riverside Main Office, 906 Sixth Avenue ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Manufacturers of Electric and Gas Fixtures Wire for us and we will Wire for you FACTORY AND SALESROOM, 404 COLUMBUS AVENUE Between ^■gth and eoth Streets Downtown Branch: "WHERE HOWARD AND ELM STS. MAKE A CORNER" Downtown 'Phone' 1162 Spring 38 TELEPHONE CONNECTION Republic general Contracting €o. Tncorporated 1181-1185 Broadway, Corner 28th Street NEW YORK Construction, Alterations and Repairs to Buildings 39 o o 2 o O CO 10 z: Q. — ;5: 40 Fact that Yale Hardware stands for correct designing and perfection of workmanship is well known. Tiiat it is made in many schools and designs to meet every taste is also well known. But that it is produced in various qualities to meet every purse and condition is not so well known, but is equally true. The Hardware Trade carry our Locks and Builders' Hardware and have our illustrated trade catalogue of looo pages. Brochures of special interest to Architects, Contractors and those contemplating building, will be sent on request. The Yale & Towne DMg. Company NEW YORK CITY EXHIBIT ROOM 242 Fifth Avenue GENERAL OFFICE 9 = 11 = 13 Murray Street 41 PHILLIPS & WORTHINGTON Contracting Engineers ARTESIAN WELLS and FOUNDATION TEST BORINGS Tanks, Towers and Wind Mills 56 Liberty Street, NEW YORK Telephone 5894 Cort Cable "Philworth" 42 L. J. WING. President L. J. Wing Mfg. Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Wing's Disc Fans, Exhausters, Blowers, Heaters, Electric Motors, High Speed Engines, Marine and Stationary Gas Engines, Acetylene Generators, JLXC • •• •• •■ "• OFFICE AND STORES 251 and 253 West Broadway, New York Telephone Call, 4283 Franklin 43 "THATCHER" WARM AIR FURNACES Steam and Hot Water Heaters— Ranges ^^S^^^^^l^^k Highest I^VK Economical Quality w^^^sttn ^^ Durable ^Lr H We have been making high grade heating apparatus for 54 years. We iniice only up-to-date heaters, the final result of careful study and exhaustive experiment. They are used by the Leading /ircbitects and Builders, because — our method is to have the most skilled workmen put the best material together under our personal supervision. It means a better value — a stronger guarantee. : : : Thatcher Furnace Company N J 2^0 Water Street, New York WORKS NEWARK, 44 E. BRADLEY CURRIER CO. mantels, fireplaces, Clles marble mosaics : : : : : 119-121 West 23rd St. 112-114 West 24th St. NEW YORK THE BRICK MANTELS SHOWN IN THIS BOOK FURNISHED BY Pbiladelpbia $ Boston face Brick £oitipanv 140 West 42nd Street, NEW YORK CITY Phone 25i6-36th Street SEND FOR SKELTCH BOOK Or 59 DESICSNS 45 UNION MARBLE WORKS 15 CLASSON A VENUE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Architectural Work of Every Description TELEPHONE- Cabinet-makers- Builders- 'm • contractors' ^C^' .725- 735- flRST-y\VENUE' ^ -NEAR- 42=^-5Tll- • New -York- 46 THE MITCHELL VANCE CO. Designers and Makers of Electric d^nd Gas Lighting; Fixtures ARCHITECTURAL AND DECORATIVE BRONZE WORK Designs, with estimates, submitted upon application. Kstimates furnished upon Architects' and Decorators' own Designs. Showroom exhibit comprises the best examples of Foreign and Domestic patterns. Showrooms, 836-838 Broadway, NEW YORK WHITNER 4-BOLT SAFETY Patented May roth. i8g2. May 8th 1894. " May 5th, 1896. June 28th, 18^8. THE ONLY PERFECT AND ABSOLUTE PROTECTION FOR WINDOW CLEANERS AND THE Whitner Shoe-Brake Fire Escdwpe MOST SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM FIRE Whitner 4-Bolt Safety device used on buildings shown here Telephone Connections P. O. BOX 458, NEW YORK CITY P. O. BOX 900, CHICAGO. ILL. 66 BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY 47 riNN BROTHERS manufacturers cf |^^|| £^p De$K$ Bank, Store and Office fixtures Estimates and Designs Turnisbed Counters, Sbelvings, Partitions, etc. Private Branch Exchange €onnectin9 all Departments Salesrooms, 28-30-32 Centre St., NEW YORK FACTORY, 85-87-89 = 91 ELM STREET Telephone .438 Franklin Established i860 M. GUSTINE RIESER, Prop. WM. KL.EEMAN & GO. Cabinet makers Specialists in Store fixtures and Business Interiors -. : : Libraries, Dining Rooms, Music Rooms Everything for every place in Wood, Metal, Marble and Glass 54th to 55th Streets=l 1th and 1 2th Avenues, NEW YORK Phones 422-423 Columbus 48 King's Windsor Cement -FOR- Plasterin^ Walls and Ceilings Elastic in its nature, can be applied with 25 per cent, less labor and has 12 >^ per cent, more covering capacity than any other similar material J. B. KING & COMPANY No. I Broadway, NEW YORK Superior to Wood or Met&.l L&.th in the construction of plastered walls and ceilings SAVES TIME IN CONSTRUCTION Made in Boards 32x36 inches of Incombustible Materials Naued Directly to THE Studding and Finished with Pl,ASTER. Walls and ceilings con- " structed on Sackett Plaster Board will not fall ; are Fire, Heat, Cold and Sound Resisting. Sample and Circular on Application SACKETT WALL BOARD CO. BATTERY PL. Whitehall Building NEW YORK 49 Sedgwick Machine Works Specialists in Hand Power Lift Work, including Dumb Waiters, Trunk Lifts, Carriage and Freight ILlevators, Hatchway Hoists, Sidewalk Z^levators, ILtc. ::::::: Their is no better work in the market than that which we build, and our prices are reasonable : : : • : No. no Liberty Street. NEW YORK Telephone 25116 Cortland Am^rtran lEkfaatnr Qlnrnpang 113-115 CKDAR STREET. - - NE'W YORK CITY MOST KiririCIP;NT EIXjE'CTRIOA-Xj elea-j^tor. j\ PP A R ATUS IPI-IONK CONNKCXIOTvT GE]>^ERi^I. TilLEA^i^TOR IlEr»JVIRS OFFICERS H. .T. PA-RIiS, PkeS'X-IVIgk. J. IJ- "U^ri.SON, A'ici;-Prks-t-Xreas. C. AI. AVA.XSON, SlX'Y t>.r SUPT. .TLTIs-. AM. ^;C1C. Nt. JO. 50 JOHN BENTLEY. President JAMES R. SEAL, Manager Federal Tiling and Mantel Co. mall and floor Ctllitg 6la$$ Olall tiling ana (Zeiltngs (Ceramic tiles Caid on (Uood floors 260 West Broadway. NEW YORK TELEPHONE CONNECTION WOOL EXCHANGE BUILDING /. & L. MORELAND COMPANY JOBBING OF ALL KINDS STORE AND OFFICE FIXTURES FINE INTERIOR WOOD WORK ,9,0 Park Avenue, NEW YORK NEAR ,jo,» STMET TELEPHONE ..„-/ HARLEM 51 SASH p% p^ I ^^ ■ fl ^^ Stores 200 feet deep CANOPY I 1 1 1 1 M^ " |U| ^^ Lighted with Daylight. SKYLIGHT B^B^ ■^^■■Wl^^l Basements made available SIDEWALK I I II^^IWI^^ for Salesrooms. Write for Particulars NEW YORK PRISM COMPANY 473 W. BROADWAY. NEW YORK Brass and Bronze work to Special Design Doors, Qrilles, Qates, Railings, ttc. Interior Bank Construction a Specialty Federal Brass and Bronze Company OFFICES 1 133 BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY Telephone 3434 Ma.d. Sq. Shops — Borough of QuecHs, N. Y. City This Book Published by Aubrey Harwell 52 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Engraving and Pi-iuting by The Chas. H. Elliott Co. PHILADELPHIA 52 Cornell University Library NA 737.N72A25 John E. Nitchie. 3 1924 016 323 499