The walls of the buildings are best scarlet pressed bricks with white tuck joints; the wood framing is stained brown-black and well varnished; the windows finished white; cement filling, flat cream white; and Broseley strawberry tiles for roof. The buildings are situated in the center of a plantation, and the combination of color is most satisfactory. They are built at the principal entrance to Portington Grange, Eastrington, near Hull, and belong to Thomas Brearley, Esq., J.P. The works have been carried out under the direction of Mr. Walter Hanstock, architect, Batley.—Building News.
THE DECAY OF THE BUILDING STONES.[6]
By Dr. A. A. Julien.
The paper, which will be published in full by the Building Stone Department of the Tenth Census of the United States, considers the building stones employed in New York city and its suburbs, i. e., Brooklyn, Staten Island, Jersey City, and Hoboken.
I. THE BUILDINGS, THEIR NUMBERS, AND COMMON MATERIALS.
The materials of general construction occur in the following percentage proportion to the total number of buildings in the cities stated in the table below:
| New York. | Brooklyn. | Staten Isl'd. | Jersey City. | Hoboken. | Entire Metropolis. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of buildings. | 100,193 | 75,526 | 7,725 | 20,880 | 6,284 | 210,608 |
| Brick and stucco. | 63.2 | 30.9 | 9.5 | 22.8 | 32.7 | 47.9 |
| Frame. | 24.3 | 50.9 | 90.0 | 75.2 | 64.7 | 42.5 |
| Stone. | 11.6 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 9.1 |
| Iron. | 0.9 | 0.1 | .. | .. | .. | 0.5 |
In New York city proper, the several varieties of stone are used in the following proportion to the entire number of stone buildings:
| Brown sandstone | 78.6 |
| Nova Scotia sandstone | 9.0 |
| Marble | 7.9 |
| Granyte | 1.8 |
| Ohio sandstone | 1.6 |
| Gneiss | 0.9 |
| Foreign sandstone | 0.1 |
| Bluestone and limestone | 0.1 |
In Brooklyn, the Connecticut brownstone is the variety predominating among the stone buildings (95.7 per cent.), and is employed almost altogether for the fronts of residences. Very few iron buildings occur, but over three times as many stucco fronts as in New York. The frame buildings predominate, particularly in the outskirts, e. g., Long Island City (80.5 per cent).