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This palatial structure, one of the happiest designs of the deceased architect, Ilillyer, is situated 011 Baronne. between Canal and Common streets, a central location which makes it convenient to the leading hotels of the city, and to all the street railway lines.
It is of extensive proportions, having a front. 011 Baronne street of 10.'> feet by a depth of ICO feet, and was built by that promising and enterprising merchant, Mr. Louis Grunewaid, in 1873.
The entrance to the upper stories of the building is in the centre of the front, a spacious stairway of easy ascent leading to the vestibule, parlors, dressing-rooms, the now famous concert hall, and other rooms. Tiie walls throughout a:e finished in elegant style. Those of the principal hall, the concert room, a spacious apartment 100x51 feet, being superbly frescoed, and decorated with portraits ot the ancient and modern leading musicians of the world. It has a seating capacity
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1000, and has been pronounced by De Murska, Wilhelmj, Hans von Billow, and others competent to give an opinion, to have the most perfect acoustics of any hall in America.
The extensive lower floors, Xos. 18, 20 and 22 Baronne street, are occupied by the proprietor as a music store, and show rooms for his very large stock of pianos, organs, and wind and string musical instruments, and even this large space is often crowded, as Mr. Grunewaid represents and has the exclusive general agency of the renowned pianos of Steinway & Sons, \Y. Knabe & Co., and the great Paris manufacturers, Pleye!, Wolff & Co. Keeps all styles of parlor, cabinet, upright and grand pianos of other celebrated makes," the organs of 4