Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1894 — TALLEST AND SMALLEST. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TALLEST AND SMALLEST.

Two Business Balldlnjcs—One Is 348 Feet, the Other 10 Feet High. To appreciate the difference bej tween the tallest and the smallest i buildings in New York City, it is necessary to know that one is 348 feet and the other 10 feet in height The tallest building is that of the

Manhattan Life Insurance Company, at No. 68 Broadway, which is just being completed. From the building level of Broadway to its top landing it is 348 feet; other measurements are in proportion. The Manhattan represents the most splendid type of the modern “sky-scraper. ” Handsome architecturally, imposing in its solidity, it is one of the most str.king buildings in the world. Its interior arrangement and finish are not only

beautiful, but, to some extent, original. The floors, the stairs, the walls and the multitudinous passages have been constructed regardless of expense. The smallest complete building in New York City is in Houston street, near Mulberry. It is so small, indeed, that one might question whether it is really a building in the accepted sense of the word; but since it is duly registered in the Department of Buildings, which not only issued it a certificate of inspection, but approved its construction, it must be be known as a building. By contrast with the mammoth Manhattan it is little more than a dry-goods box, but nevertheless it serves the purpose for which it was constructed. The dimensions of this iiliputian structure are: Front, 7 feet; depth, 10 feet; height, 10 feet. The contrast between it and the Manhattan does not lie alone in the difference in size, but rather in the conception, in finish and in the purposes for which they are used.

TWO BUILDINGS.