One of the half-dozen of those stately structures that our capital boasts had fallen to his lot.

He strolled down Broadway, admiring the massive and stately structures that lined the streets on either side.

The market district gave way to more stately structures, obviously the homes of an upper class, either merchants or low-level functionaries.

The result, of course, is very unlike the stately structures of Solomon's or of Herod's time, but it is enough for shelter.