Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-20

Ontario STREET IMPRovENENT.-on the
18th April workmen began breaking ground
on the east side of Ontario street, adjoining
Churchills drug store, for the erection oil a
three STORY building. MI. ). Marchsnd
was the protector of the enterprise, n he
prosecuted il amid, and despite Of .ths
~eroakings and predictions Of men who pro
nouneed him hair-brained for putting up 3
large building for stores, dc, on chat pea
nut street" ,frWhat will you do with III"
they asked tauntingly. He has shown
them. The structure is rapidly approach
ing completion: and already two hrms Oh
dry goods merchants have taken quarters
in thu fiIl-starred" building, and one oil
them sold, on 'that peanut street" S7OO
worth of goods on their opening day, as the
report goes. Besides, every room, except
ing a small one, has been rented in adj
vance, at paying rates.
We propose giving a brief description Of
this building. 1t is built of brick, with
stone facings and trimmings, and French
roof. slated. 1t is three stories high, not in
Guiding a dry and thoroughly lighted base
| ment and large attic. The dimensions are;
| 1870 feet in depth by 4S in breadth. The
rooms of the first story are fourteen feet
high. of the second, thirteen feet, of the
third, twelve feet, and the attic, eleven
feet.
sFfe basement, first floor and second floor
of the rear half of the building, No. l24, IN
the southerly side, are occupied by }. M.
Hover, as a dry goods store. The cores
ponding apartments on the northerly side
No. 100, are taken by the new firm ofselby'
Brown & Pearson, dealers in staple and
fancy dry goods, who are just now opening
one of the finest lots of goods which has ever
been brought to this city. Mr.. E. G. selby
was formerly of Mansfield; Mr.. H. NJ
Brown has been in the establishment OF
Hover & Higbee several years, and Mr.. A
A. Pearson, in the house of Morgan d Root
Their stock of ladies' dress and general fan
cy goods is truly superb, and we know moi
where to match it.
Mr.. F. R. Davis has engaged two large
rooms on the second floor and one on the
third, for a millinery establishment. He
will soon exchange his old quarters on SUI
perior street for the more elegant apartments
in the new building. His front room will
he reached atthe head of the stairs. OpeT
a glass door, and, behold a splendid recep
ton and show room. In the rear, connect
ing by folding glass doors, is another apart
ment for manufacturing purposes.
Two front rooms in the second story have
been rented by a physician, whose name w
could not learn.
Passing to the third floor, we find tive
royal rooms, with a dressing apartment of
from them, which Messrs. Campbell
Coon, Of youngstown, nave rented for pho
tographie rooms, together with the com
modious attic, every foot of which has beer
utilized.
The building, although deep and withou
side windows, is we'll lighted by means 0
several skylights. Parrallelogram space
nave been cut underneaththi lightthrougl
the various floors, allowing food of ligh
to be poured from roof to basement.
Every suite. of rooms in the building j
pIONlucu win dhiFiC hdtci ducOihLlOuutiOh
The upper rooms have coal-closets. All til
rooms ON the second and third floors com
municate, by means of an internal stsir
way, with an apartment in the front of thu
basement, in which are water closets. I'm
der the front walk are vaults for coal anC
!, ashes.
The architect is''Alexander Koeiler, nov
of the firm of Blackburn & KoeAler. TIL,
r building alone shall sound his praise. MI
Henry Blair did the masonry; Georg
Fell, the carpentry; G. r. Adams, tn
t painting; Thomas Denham, the glazing; A
Muller, the fresco-worA (for the ceiling O
: Hower's store and sne photograph rooms ar
f~rescoed beautifully; H. Schneider, tn
iron work and sky-lightsi A. F.. strater, tn
: plumbing; Smith & Cosby, the gas-ftting
? Fogg furnished the -gas-fxtures, al
e obtained from Philadelphia; and t. J
Towson & Co, the stating.
= The entire cost of the building is $3.50 0
Mr.. Marchand deserves great credit for tax
ing the initiative in building. ornamental
public business blocks, which are in sue
sharp demand here. He has thereby don
the city substantial service. We need NOR
men of his true business insigh, enterpris
: and liberality.
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