have Italian Renaissance and Roman motifs, consisting of panels enclosing pierced acanthus scrolls. Above each individual window are keystones that depict poets and philosophers such as Homer, Socrates, Goethe, Dante, and Shakespeare. The row of arched windows is topped by rectangular openings on the sixth floor, which alternate with the carved college shields. There are six shields on 56th Street and four on Fifth Avenue. Above the center window on 54th Street is the club's shield, sculpted by Kenyon Cox. The top section has double-height arched windows at the seventh story, arranged in the same manner as the fourth-story windows. The seventh story has similar ornate balconies to the fourth story, but there is a single balcony spanning the center window at 54th Street and a three-bay-wide balcony spanning the three center windows on Fifth Avenue. The ninth-story attic windows are embedded within the deep cornice that runs above the building. The cornice is decorated with Italian Renaissance and Roman motifs, with dentils, eggs and darts, and brackets and lions' heads. The roof of the building is about above the pavement, though it had been planned to be . On top of the clubhouse building is a roof garden. The roof is entirely laid in stone and surrounded by a tall stone coping. Some sources considered the roof garden as a tenth floor since it is partially roofed over. Interior The interior arrangement was designed with three double-height main floors and three mezzanine stories above them. The first, fourth, and seventh stories were the main floors respectively contained the lobby, library, and dining rooms. The center of the building on each main floor is designed with a square hall containing marble columns. All stories are connected by elevators. The elevators and staircase are placed in the northwest corner of the building, and the elevators from the outset were meant to provide the primary access to each floor. The lack of a grand staircase allowed the building to be designed more efficiently. The staircase, connecting all the stories of the building, is made of marble with metal balustrade and wooden handrail. First through third floors The first floor of the Club is occupied by the central hall, with a lounging room on the east side and an office and cafe on the west side. The hall is rectangular in plan, measuring high, long, and wide. It has a vaulted ceiling supported