The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-03-04

BUnDINGs.-The prospect is that the
season will open with a rush of business for
the builders OF our city. Besides numerous
dwelling houses of substantial build, and some
of rich designs,swe have heard of the follow
ing public buildings proposed to be commenced
within few weeks.
NEW MERCHANTS HALL
The owners of the Merchants Hotel pro-
perty intend to put up for Col. Shaw new
building, IS feet front on Jackson street, by 80
feet deep, to occupy the vacant ground between
the present building and Judge Goodrich's
stone building. This new building will con
tain billiard room on the first floor, and
dining hall on the second foor each 81 #. by
AZ #. 10 inches in size, and on the upper or
third floor will have 26 large sleeping cham
bers. This building will be of stone, with an
ornamented front, and will be well lighted
with ample ventilation secured. The rooms
are unusually high from floor to ceiling, and it
will be noticed that the dining room will be
among the largest in the country. 1t is in
tended that this building shall be the COM
mencement of an enterprise to replace the
present building with a splendid stone building
occupying the whole ground included in the
vacant lot on Jackson street as well as the site
of the present building. This change it is
proposed to make in the next two seasons and
without interruption to the business of the
hotel.
THE THEATER BUILDING.
Col. Prince, as agent for P. Chouteau & Co.,
intends to put up four story stone block at
the corner of jackson and Third streets, oppo-
site the Merchants Hotel, which will extend
from Third to the Chouteau Block, to which
latter it is also proposed to add fourth story.
The elaborate designs for this building, by Mr..
Akeroyd, contemplate beautiful front to. the
whole building, and offices and halls on the
second, with a grand stairway entrance and
a convenient and commodiOus theater above.
THE CATHOLIC BLOCK.
Bishop Grace, for the Church, is having the
rubbish cleared away from the site of the lately
burned frame buildings on Third street next
is to be occupied by neat two story stone
building, for two stores, and offices or resi-
dences overhead.
NEW CHRIST CHURCH..
This building it is proposed to locate on
IL SAINT street. It will be one of the most.,
beautiful church edifces in the northwest
combining large room with convenience of ac-
cess to all parts of the building. Its high mar
row windows, and towers, and spire, will each
present attractive points to admirers of Orna-
mental architecture, while the whole effect
may be best represented by the one word
beautiful It is designed, by AkerOyd in the
early English style of the lancet period.
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This will be located in lower town, to ac-
comodate the Catholic residents of the First
and Fifth Wards. The design includes the
Priests residence and study in rear lateral
wing from the main building. 1t will be
remarkable one among the architectural Orna-
ments of our city, and we hope to present soon
a more extended description.
THE GERMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL.
The school building to be put up next to the
German Catholic Church, will be of stone,
two stories in height and correspond in design
TO the new Franklin School house being erect
ed by the Board of Public School Commis-
sioners of the city. This as well as the Frank
lin. is to be built from designs by Shere.