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apermanciU clKirartor, will h(!l[) on the development of these 

 natural resources in the ureaLer use of stc^nc. What has l)e(;n 

 said of the cities ot Great Britain aj)j)li(.'s with even greater 

 force to New \'()rk ; the "general use of artificial materials 

 has stampcnl with an aspect oi comparati\e meanness the 

 street architecture ot main" lar^'e cities and towns, such 

 as London, itself, together with Duhlin, P)irminL;ham and 

 Manchester, while on the other hand, the emplo\-ment of 

 stone in the construction of (Kvellin^'diouses. as well as the 

 public buildings, has imparted to the cities of bdinburgh, 

 Aherdec'U, Glasgow, Brussels. Paris and Rome: a character 

 of solidit)' and beaLit)' which forces itself on the attention of 

 the most careless observer.""' 



The notes on stone construction in cities of the state are 

 restricted to those having a population of over twenty 

 thousand and are given under their respective headings, 

 arranged in a geographical order, beginning with Xew York. 



New York 



The division of the city into districts, which are bounded 

 by well-defined lines and which are marked b\' distinguish- 

 ing characteristics in their architectural features and in the 

 use of constructive material, is possible, within certain broad 

 limits, exclusive of many details and with many exceptions. 

 Business is seofreofated, to a crreat extent, in certain locali- 

 ties, and on lines which run out from these centers for 

 miles into the residence parts of the cit\'. The latter also 

 are remarkably diverse in the character of their population, 

 and in the style and cost of the buildings in which it is 

 housed. These distinguishing features are apparent in 

 close juxtaposition, and the}- mark sections whose bounda- 

 ries are very irregular, and which are in some cases so in- 

 terlocked as to make a delineation difficult without the aid 

 of illustration by maps, showing their limits. There are, 



*Hull; Building and Ornamental Stones of Great Britain and Foreign Countries, 

 London, 1S72, page i. 



