Word: amboy
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Dates: during 1888-1888
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...hoped that the building will be entirely closed in before winter, so that the plastering may be done during the cold weather. The exterior dimensions are 210x120 feet, and the material used in construction is a yellowish-brown brick, mottled with blue, which is made by the Perth Amboy Company in New Jersey. This material has been but little used as yet in this vicinity, and the house of Dr. Bradbury, at the corner of Marlboro and Exeter streets, is almost the only example. The bricks are laid in red mortar, and mottled terra cotta will be extensively used...
...plans as first proposed formed a hollow square-two wings connected with a porter's lodge by stone walls-but the present form is that of an L with the open side toward North Avenue. The material will be of Perth Amboy brick with terra cotta trimmings, and the floors will be composed of iron beams covered with terra cotta bricks, thus making the building as nearly as possible fireproof. There will be about fifteen suites on each floor, and the building will be four stories high above the street. Five entries, instead of the usual two or three, give...