The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-30

to. the main stair way from Third street.
The second story will be used principally for
law Offices, except one suite of rooms, at the
corner of Third and Wabashaw streets,
which is being fitted up for the Telegraph
Office. Fire-proof vaults have been built in
the basement and first story. One OF these
is for the Bank of st. Paul, which is to be
located in this building. The basement is
well lighted, and free from dampness, the lot
having been excavated the full depth OF the
basement to the line of the street, leaving
an area under the entire sidewalk at all
three fronts of the building. There is un-
der the basement floor large cistern, of suf
ficient capacity to hold 700 barrels OF wa
ter. This will be filled from the roof, by
conductors brought down alongside of the
chimney fues to prevent freezing, thus fur
nishing an abundant supply of water at all
seasons of the year. The exterior finish is
hammer dressed range work, with rustic an
ties and Doric cornice. Fluted iron columns,
with Corinthian capitals, are used in the
store fronts. The entire building is con-
structed of the best materials, end when
completed will not cost less thar $20,O 600.
| Contractor for mason work, A. T. Parker /;
wood work, Branch & DeGraw architect,
| F. j. Dewitt.
On Robert street, at the junction of the
Little Canada Road, there as been erected
very fine dwelling house for w. Ell. Peck
ham, ESQ. 1t is 40 feet front, by % feet
deep, with centre wing 26 feet wide by "a
feet deep. There are three bay windows,
one to the parlor, one to the dining room,
and one to the library. The whole is two
stories high, with attic and basement. VIM.
Smith, architect. Fitz & Grindall, build
ers. Cost, $500. The material of this
dwelling is wood, and it is one of the finest
buildings in the city.
Amherst Willoughby, a two story
dwelling house, back of the capitol. j..
Mabon, builder. Cost, $4,000.
Mrs. Postlewaite, house on Eleventh street.
Mr.. Danes, dwelling house on Sixth
street. Cost, 81 900.
Cost, 81 900.
Mr.. Muller, addition to the Wild Hunter
Hotel. Cost, $1,000.
Mr.. Patten, two story frame house on
Jackson street, near S. P. Folsom's. Cost,
$1,000.
Mr.. G. Greene, two story frame house
near the late residence of Judge Sherburne,
on the bluff. Cost, 81 500.
THIRD WARD.
BISHOP GRAcE's New RESIDENCE on
Sixth street is now completed, and in all
the essential elements of durability, conve'
nience and architectural finish it is, perhaps,
ahead of any other building in Minnesota,
and will compare favorably with the palatlIal
residences OF our Merchant Princes in the
Atlantic Cities. The main building, forty
by forty -four is three stories high, hankeo
on each side by wings twenty by twenty
four, and back wing twenty-four by thirty.
1t is built of solid masonry, the stone cut
in the "Draft rustic range" style, and tne
architecture is of the Corinthan order. Inc
large and massive doors and vestlbules
grained in imitation of English oak, with
the solid cut stone pillars in front, are Ger,
tainly grand and imposing. The splendid
cupoa on the top of the main building, the
corpices and all the wood work on the out
side of the building corresponding in finish
and color with the stone work, present an
appearance of elegant and architectural
completeness which reflects great credit on
the mind that conceived as well as on the
hands that executed it. The inside OF the
building is finished to correspond with the
outside. The rooms are large and convent
ent. The reception room, audience cham>
Der, drawing room, library, dining room,
bed room and dressing room, are on the
first floor. On the third floor are six well
finished chambers; in the back wing are
the kitchen, pantries. and servants apart
ments. Every room in the house is lighted
with gas. Taken all together the plan and
arrangements are such as to secure the
greatest comfort and convenience. The entire
cost, including gas, ranges, etc., is about
$4,000. The contractor and architect,
Joseph w. Smyth, is entitled to good
deal of credit for the beauty and chasteness
of the design and for the faithful manner in
which he filled up and executed all the
details. Such buildings not only add beau y
and grace to our unitarian city, but con-
vey to strangers and exalted idea of the
architectural taste and refinement of our
citizens, and we hope those who contem-
plate erecting good residences next season
may profit by and if possible improve upon
the example.
II. ROGERS & Son commenced part of
this block in the summer of 1857, and fin
ished it in 1858, and then commenced an
addition 10 the summer of 1860, and COM
pleted it. This block contains six stores
twenty by sixty feet, Banking House, a
Dwelling House which contains eight rooms
besides two large basement halls, one sixty
by sixty feet, the other forty by forty feet,
and dancing hall forty by forty feet ID the
second story. 1t also contains SIX large
basement rooms for storing grain, packing
pork, etc., besides some twenty-eight rooms
for Offices. The entire block cost some
twenty.six thousand dollars. The work OF
which is all done in the most substantial
manner, the walls in the rear being seven
and half feet at the base on solid rock
foundation. The entire work was done
under the supervision of H. Rogers. The
block is lS4 feet on Third street, by 60 feet
deep, six stories high in the rear and three
stories in front, on Third street. The cost
Of the portion of the block put up this
year, was about $4,000.
Caleb Knight, dwelling house on St.
Peter street. Cost $500.
Mr.. King, dwelling house on Franklin
street. Cost $1,000.
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