THE
AMERICAN ARCHITECT
With Which Is Consolidated The Architectural Review
Volume cxxx NOVEMBER 20, 1926 Number 2509
CONTENTS
A Vision of New York. From the Original Oil Painting by N. C. Wyeth . Frontispiece The Barclay Vesey Telephone Building, New York City R. T. Walker, A. I. A. 387 Editorial Comment....................................................................................................................401 Andrew C. McKenzie, A. I. A., 1861-1926..................................................................402 The Interior of the Barclay Vesey Telephone Building.........................................403
The Structural Design of the Barclay Vesey Telephone Building....................411 Foundations of the Barclay Vesey Telephone Building..............................................414 Services of Transportation, Cleaning, Comfort and Security as Provided in
the Barclay Vesey Telephone Building ...................................................................418
PLATES The Barclay Vesey Telephone Building,
New York City.............................McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin . . 16 Plates
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