The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-11-24

CASTLE IL COOKIES SToRE.-We notice
that the addition and Improvements to the
store of Messrs. Castle q Cooke, are about
completed. The new sign has been elevated
to its place on the caves, and the store adds
greatly to the appearance of King Street.
The building now, makes one of the largest
and roomiest stores in town, and will all be
needed, to accommodate their business; it
has been made thoroughly fre-proof, in
order to give greater assurance of safety, to
the large stocks of sugars, which occasional
ly are in hand awaiting shipment, as also to
protect their own stock of general merchan-
disc. We regard with qualification, this
growing disposition of our merchants, to
put up substantial and fire-p proof buildings.
Messrs. Castle & Cooke, are one of the Oldest
firms in our town, having formed their
partnership in June 1851. They locat-
ed themselves first, in the stone building,
near the Kawaiahao Church, but as they
deemed themselves too far away from the
centre of the town, in 1858 they estab-
lished branch store on King ST., near the
Bethel, on the premises now owned and &C.
cuped by J. L. Lewis, as a cooperage. The
following year, they moved this branch over
TO their present location, into another wood
en-, though more commodious building, than
the one they left. In 1855, their old branch
store building, which they had rented TO a
Chinaman, was burned down, in the fire that
destroyed the Varieties Theatre, the Police
Station House, and other buildings in that
neighborhood. This fire was most threat
ening one, and was only stayed from large.
spreading, by the fire-proof store of Mr.
Dimond on the East, and the Government.
House on the makai or leeward side of it. In
1861 they built their present fire-proof store,
with main floor and basement containing an
area of about 6o0O feet, of store and storage
room, and located there, their whole business.
The present enlargement consists of extend
ing the west wing TO King St, giving so feet
frontage, and covering the whole with an
other story, which gives about $500 more
square feet of additional room, and some
thing more than 10,5OO feet in ALL The
original building, was built of coral stone
with a brick front, the coral ext erior being
finished with Portland cement, the addition
is of black stone laid in lime, an d will be
outside, to correspond with the
former outside finish. The corners are laid .
with blocks of concrete A slate roof covers
the building. The work has been done in a
substantial and workman-like mann err, by
Mr.. Osborne, who on this, as on other bnild-
ings, has proved his abilities as a master
mechanic. Five weeks has sufficed to put
mp this addition, the business mean while,
being kept on, with no more inconvenience
than the litter and rubbish in the street, and
the noise Of the masons and carpenters. The
original fiat roof was not removed, until
after the present roof had been finished
Mr.. Osborne, we understand, win immedi-
ately go on with the new Post Office build
ing, that is to be erected, which viii be
made fire-proof, and will be another slightly
and substantial edifice, added to those which
now adorn our town.