▁by ▁whom ▁the ▁records ▁in ▁their ▁charge ▁are ▁chief ly ▁and ▁most ▁frequently ▁consult ed ." ▁ ▁Nash ▁himself ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁near ▁fashion able ▁T raf al gar ▁Square ▁but ▁Nash ' s ▁elaborate ▁plan ▁proved ▁too ▁cost ly ▁and ▁am bit ious ▁for ▁the ▁College . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁College ▁also ▁asked ▁Robert ▁Abraham ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁them ▁a ▁second ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁building . ▁When ▁Nash ▁heard ▁that ▁another ▁architect ▁was ▁approached ▁behind ▁his ▁back ▁he ▁react ed ▁veh ement ly , ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁her ald s . ▁The ▁College ▁never theless ▁continued ▁with ▁their ▁plans . ▁However ▁they ▁were ▁constantly ▁bes et ▁by ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁different ▁officers ▁over ▁the ▁amount ▁needed ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁building . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁the ▁college ▁still ▁had ▁no ▁coh er ent ▁plan ; ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁ordered ▁the ▁College ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁matter ▁altogether . ▁By ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁the ▁her ald s ▁were ▁recon ci led ▁with ▁their ▁location ▁and ▁once ▁again ▁commission ed ▁Abraham ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁oct ag onal - sh aped ▁Record ▁Room ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Sug ar ▁House . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁a ▁proposal ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁road ▁from ▁Black fri ars ▁to ▁the ▁M ansion ▁House ; ▁this ▁would ▁have ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁complete ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁College . ▁However , ▁protest s ▁from ▁the ▁her ald